ich@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Il-hyung Cho) (03/30/91)
Hi. I think some of you would have a solution of a problem that I have. I am trying to copy a 4MB size file stored in hard disk to 4 1.4 MB floppy diskettes. Is there any way to do it? I currently have DOS3.30 running on PC XT. If there is a way to save the big file contiguously, it'll be great! Any help through e-mail will be appreciated. Bye.
BMS101@psuvm.psu.edu (03/31/91)
the command, BACKUP comes to mind it comes with dos. If you have this huge file alone in a subdirectory, set up a subst, making that subdirectory a logical drive. then do the backup of that "drive". Something like subst Q: c:\thisdir\thissubdir backup Q:\ A: once you have done this you must use the restore command to put it back on a ha rd drive. (as a side note I know that there are some utilities that let you "play with" the file in the backed up format but at this time I cannot think of one.) ----------------- B O R N T O C O D E ! Luck is directly |BRADLEY SMALL | Is it really "PROGRAMMING" proportional to how |BMS101 AT PSUVM | when it works right the hard one works! |BMS101@PSUVM.PSU.EDU | first time.