[comp.windows.ms] FileMgr Directory Updates

acoolidg@wpi.WPI.EDU (Aaron P Coolidge) (04/12/91)

	Hi. I have not had the problem the peron a few posts ago said about
the directories updating in the FileManager. Whenever I do anything that
has to do with reading/writing/moving/copying/etc files, the filemanager
updates its directory windowz! I even think that it's kinda neat to watch..
put the filemanager in a convient spot, leave the directory open that you're
writing files to, and save a file ino that dirctory! Bingo, the filemanager
updates and redraws! Note that this only works for WINDOWS applications..
applications running in a dos window or a dos full-screen session don't
have the same effect. If this is the problem (stuff at dos prompt doesn't
get updated in the filemanager), you can hit <F5> to manually redraw the 
selected window, or you can add the line:

	FileSysChange=on  (the case IS important)

*** this command, and many others, are documented in the SYSINI*.TXT files.
This file says that the line above has a <boolean> setting, but I don't know
if that means <true> & <false>, or <yes> & <no>, and the manual has _both_
in the examples.
	Your mileage may vary.
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Aaron Coolidge
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