Hi Larry,

Actually, I have to incorporate a feature to stop scrolling in a batch file
using <Ctrl S> or <Ctrl Q>. Hence, I can't pipe to "more".
There definately, should be some way.
Thanks for your help.

** Anil Chawla **

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----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Stewart <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] HELP in DOS.


> Anil
>
> To pause the screen display for a listing of files etc. use the "More"
> command preceded by the vertical bar (generally found as the upper case of
> the backslash key). For example,
>
> Dir c:\windows | More will pause after each screen is filled with the line
> "-------- More -------------" and the user just has to hit any key to
> continue with the next screen, etc., until the end of the listing is
> reached. If you've seen enough, press the break key <Ctrl><C>.'
>
>
> Larry Stewart
> Ottawa, Canada
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anil Chawla <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [PCSOFT] HELP in DOS.
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > 1) I have to make a batch file that searches all files in a directory
> > "c:\temp", thereafter it lists the file names & their purpose. If there
> are
> > more than 6 files in the directory, the info will naturally scroll off
the
> > screen. It is assumed that the user will be able to control scrolling
> using
> > "control + S / control +Q".
>
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