Microsoft KB Archive/74213

= MS-DOS Shell: Select Across Directories Option =

Article ID: 74213

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q74213



SUMMARY
If you have Select Across Directories selected under Options, and you use MS-DOS Shell to copy, move, or delete a file, more than one file may be copied, moved, or deleted.



MORE INFORMATION
If you have Select Across Directories enabled, each time the directory is changed and another file is highlighted, the previous file retains its highlighted or selected status. Therefore, when you issue the COPY, all files that have been highlighted are copied. The MOVE command functions in the same way.

The DELETE command also functions in much the same way; however, you are prompted before each file is deleted.

The CHANGE ATTRIBUTE command prompts you to choose between changing attributes for the last file highlighted or all highlighted files.

The RENAME command prompts you for a new filename for each highlighted file.

Select Across Directories does not support selecting files across disks.

To avoid the above problem, disable the Select Across Directories option, then choose Deselect All from the File menu.

For More information on selecting/deselecting files in the MS-DOS Shell query on the following words:

Dos 5.0 and shell and ctrl and spacebar

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 6.00 autoexec.bat autoexec multiple

Keywords: KB74213

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