lcscigra@watserv1.waterloo.edu (BEST G - PHYSICS) (10/04/90)
Does anyone have a small program that allows you to save what disk and directory you a presently in and later return you to that directory? What I have in mind is something like the following application: --------------------------------- @echo off [save current directory] d: cd \wherever [run application] [return to original directory] --------------------------------- In short, nothing fancy but good for running applications from anywhere on the disk, without losing what place you are on the disk. (Ideal for the helpless using the office software barely knowing what they are doing.) Thanks for any replies. - garland -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Garland Best | "It is for the blind that I grieve; for Dept. of Physics | their world is one without stars." U. of Waterloo | "When it comes to telescopes, it's not how
ESR@SLACVM.BITNET (Ed Russell) (10/04/90)
>Does anyone have a small program that allows you to save what disk and >directory you a presently in and later return you to that directory? >What I have in mind is something like the following application: > >--------------------------------- >@echo off >[save current directory] >d: >cd \wherever >[run application] >[return to original directory] >--------------------------------- > >In short, nothing fancy but good for running applications from anywhere on >the disk, without losing what place you are on the disk. (Ideal for the >helpless using the office software barely knowing what they are doing.) That is a simple matter using functions available in Personal REXX
rreiner@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Richard Reiner) (10/04/90)
ESR@SLACVM.BITNET (Ed Russell) writes: >>Does anyone have a small program that allows you to save what disk and >>directory you a presently in and later return you to that directory? >That is a simple matter using functions available in Personal REXX Definitely overkill. I've got a TSR utility called pushdir (with a companion program popdir) which maintain a six-deep stack of directory contexts. The resident, including the dir stack, is under 1Kb. They're on simtel, in pd1:<msdos.dirutl>.
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (10/05/90)
In article <1990Oct3.191915.27046@watserv1.waterloo.edu> lcscigra@watserv1.waterloo.edu (BEST G - PHYSICS) writes: >Does anyone have a small program that allows you to save what disk and >directory you a presently in and later return you to that directory? You'll find what you're looking for in the following batch collection available by anonymous ftp or mail server (if you don't have ftp) from chyde.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland, 128.214.12.3, directory /pc/ts. TSBAT21.ARC Batch file collection, T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time CRC -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- --- ADDPATH.BAT Append directories to the path 03-04-90 16:31:40 BBB1 APATH-OM.BAT Otto Makela's version of addpath 01-13-90 12:32:30 BB69 ARC2ZIP.BAT Single .arc to .zip with comment 02-28-90 12:52:34 9666 BLANK.BAT Poor man's screen saver 03-28-90 10:42:54 B2C8 C.BAT Lazy changing of directory 03-14-90 15:39:46 C7EC COLOR.BAT Set screen color attributes 06-23-90 20:39:30 80A9 D.BAT Directory with sort & wildserach 03-04-90 15:40:00 67BF DAILY.BAT Run a program only once a day 01-25-90 22:27:02 109A DELDIR.BAT Remove directory and its files 02-25-90 18:41:54 61C6 DELPATH.BAT Delete a directory from the path 01-16-90 12:00:34 EBC6 LASTBOOT.BAT Show date + time of previos boot 04-15-90 22:33:12 CC6A LINK1.BAT How to link batch files together 10-31-89 14:26:14 5946 LINK2.BAT Batch link demo's second file 11-15-89 12:23:24 3048 LOCATE.BAT Wildcard file find 01-14-90 11:22:56 3A11 LOGRUN.BAT Log program usage & time and run 04-15-90 22:46:54 92CC M.BAT Give multiple MsDos commands 03-04-90 11:08:08 4256 MAKESURE.BAT Simple command.com virus warning 01-14-90 11:54:56 4B0F POPDIRE.BAT Restore (pop) saved directory 01-14-90 11:57:14 3AF7 POPPATH.BAT Restore the saved path 01-14-90 11:59:44 5655 PUSHDIRE.BAT Non-resident push directory 01-14-90 11:58:18 7D9C PUSHPATH.BAT Save the current path 01-14-90 11:58:44 BB6D RUN.BAT Testing for viruses 01-14-90 12:11:24 EB7D SCANZIP.BAT Scan for viruses (incl. lzexed) 06-07-90 12:02:28 4C3D SCOPY.BAT Copy a file with a single device 03-18-90 11:50:32 7783 SETCOM.BAT Secure your command.com 10-28-89 19:41:08 B488 SETPUSHD.EXE Program for nonresident pushdire 01-13-90 17:33:42 2BBD SETVAR.BAT Sets a variable for delpath.bat 01-15-90 22:19:38 875B SHOW.BAT Wildcard multifile type command 06-01-90 06:08:16 BBE6 SHOW1.BAT Auxiliary batch for show.bat 06-01-90 06:07:08 789D TSBAT.INF Document 06-24-90 03:18:22 8FC9 TSBAT.NWS News concerning this package 06-24-90 03:12:22 1951 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 04-03-90 17:37:40 38AB UNPACK.BAT Unpack-test-view any archivetype 03-11-90 17:17:48 047F VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 02-02-90 11:52:54 F6C0 VIRUS.BAT Another batch-based virus test 03-17-90 20:38:34 CAE6 WHERE.BAT Generic searchstring fname find 01-14-90 12:02:16 13E3 ZIPDATE.BAT Equate .zip date to latest file 01-10-90 22:49:00 F131 ZOO2ZIPH.BAT Single .zoo to .zip on harddisk 03-01-90 11:21:30 BF2F ---- ------ ------ ----- 0038 72331 41705 43% ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
mpe@shamash.cdc.com (Mike Ebsen) (10/06/90)
There are a set of utilities called PUSHDIR and POPDIR available from the new-rag PCMAG. I think that there might also be a copy archived under the msdos:utility subdirectory at the SIMTEL20 site?!?!
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (10/06/90)
In article <26671@shamash.cdc.com> mpe@shamash.UUCP (Mike Ebsen) writes: >There are a set of utilities called PUSHDIR and POPDIR available from >the new-rag PCMAG. I think that there might also be a copy archived >under the msdos:utility subdirectory at the SIMTEL20 site?!?! More precisely pushdir.com and popdir.com can be found eg in the /pc/pd2/cpcug.zip collection. The wares are available by anonymous ftp from chyde.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland, 128.214.12.3, or by using our mail server (use the latter if, and only if you don't have anonymous ftp). If you are not familiar with anonymous ftp or mail servers, I am prepared send prerecorded instructions on request (provided that your email address is reachable). ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
gail@wet.UUCP (Gail Gurman) (10/06/90)
In article <1990Oct3.191915.27046@watserv1.waterloo.edu> lcscigra@watserv1.waterloo.edu (BEST G - PHYSICS) writes: >Does anyone have a small program that allows you to save what disk and >directory you a presently in and later return you to that directory? I have two suggestions. PC World publishes a book called PC POWER TOOLS which includes a disk of very useful utilities. One pair is PUSHDIR.COM and POPDIR.COM. These would be exactly what you want. My other suggestion is to install 4Dos (there have been other messages about this and you can ftp it from somewhere). It has PUSHD and POPD as internal commands. Good luck Gail -- Respond to claris!wet!gail@ames.arc.nasa.gov or gail@wet.UUCP