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DIR command output??
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11/08/2011 09:36:08
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01520669
Message ID:
01520676
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79
>>>Is there any way to make the output from the DIR command show more information about the files in the current directory? I would expect to see output much like the old DOS command where it shows columns of information that include the filename, date, and file size in a vertical flowing format.
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>>>It seems that the DIR command in FoxPro is designed to work with DBF files be default, and it does show more info about those files.
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>>>However, if you use Dir *.*, then what FoxPro spits out is some dorky sideways list of just file names, without the date and filesize. It's just really hard to read. What were they thinking?
>>>
>>>
>>>Has anyone developed a better DIR command for VFP????
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>>Why do you need one?
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>I have found that from my recent work in other coding environments such as Ruby on Rails, PowerShell, and doing server work in a terminal window, that I am missing out of some of the "terminal window" type features when I go into the FoxPro IDE.
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>For instance, if I CD into a directory, and then I want to see the files in there so that I might issue a MODIFY COMMAND statements, I need help seeing or remembering the filename. I find the current output format hard to read, and I don't always want to use the mouse and a dialog box.
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