Include Lists
Any internal command that accepts multiple filenames will also accept one
or more include lists. An include list is simply a group of filenames,
with or without wildcards, separated by semicolons [;]. All files in the
include list must be in the same directory. You may not add a space on
either side of the semicolon.
For example, you can shorten this command which uses multiple file names:
[c:\] copy a:\details\file1.txt a:\details\file1.doc c:
to this using an include list:
[c:\] copy a:\details\file1.txt;file1.doc c:
Include lists are similar to multiple filenames, but have three important
differences. First, you don't have to repeat the path to your files if
you use an include list, because all of the included files must be in the
same directory. Second, if you use include lists, you aren't as likely to
accidentally overwrite files if you forget a destination path for commands
like COPY, because the last name in the list will be part of the include
list, and won't be seen as the destination file name. (Include lists can
only be used as the source parameter - the location files are coming from
- for COPY and other similar commands. They cannot be used to specify a
destination for files.)
Third, multiple filenames and include lists are processed differently by
the DIR and SELECT commands. If you use multiple filenames, all of the
files matching the first filename are processed, then all of the files
matching the second name, and so on. When you use an include list, all
files that match any entry in the include list are processed together, and
will appear together in the directory display or SELECT list. You can see
this difference clearly if you experiment with both techniques and the DIR
command. For example:
[c:\] dir *.txt *.doc
will list all the .TXT files with a directory header, the file list, and a
summary of the total number of files and bytes used. Then it will do the
same for the .DOC files. However,
[c:\] dir *.txt;*.doc
will display all the files in one list.
Like extended wildcards and multiple filenames, the include list feature
will work with internal commands, but not with external programs (unless
they have been programmed especially to support them). The maximum length
of an include list is 260 characters.
Created using Inf-PHP v.2 (c) 2003 Yuri Prokushev
Created using Inf-HTML v.0.9b (c) 1995 Peter Childs