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- ' *** SHELL_EX.BAS ***
- '
- DECLARE FUNCTION GetName$ (DirLine$)
- LINE INPUT "Enter target drive and directory: ",PathSpec$
- SHELL "DIR > DIRFILE" 'Store directory listing in DIRFILE.
- DO
- OPEN "DIRFILE" FOR INPUT AS #1
- INPUT "Enter date (MM-DD-YY): ",MDate$
- PRINT
- ' Read DIRFILE, test for input date.
- DO
- LINE INPUT #1, DirLine$
- ' Test directory line to see if date matches and the line
- ' is not one of the special directories ( . or .. ).
- IF INSTR(DirLine$,MDate$) > 0 AND LEFT$(DirLine$,1) <> "." THEN
- FileSpec$ = GetName$(DirLine$)
- ' Don't move temporary file.
- IF FileSpec$ <> "DIRFILE" THEN
- ' Build DOS command line to copy file.
- DoLine$ = "COPY " + FileSpec$ + " " + PathSpec$
- PRINT DoLine$
- ' Copy file.
- SHELL DoLine$
- END IF
- END IF
- LOOP UNTIL EOF(1)
- CLOSE #1
- PRINT "New date?"
- R$ = INPUT$(1)
- CLS
- LOOP UNTIL UCASE$(R$) <> "Y"
- ' KILL "DIRFILE".
- END
-
- FUNCTION GetName$ (DirLine$) STATIC
- ' This function gets the file name and extension from
- ' the directory-listing line.
- BaseName$ = RTRIM$(LEFT$(DirLine$,8))
- ' Check for extension.
- ExtName$ = RTRIM$(MID$(DirLine$,10,3))
- IF ExtName$ <> "" THEN
- BaseName$ = BaseName$ + "." + ExtName$
- END IF
- GetName$ = BaseName$
- END FUNCTION