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Number   :  4778
Date     :  2003-06-09
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Installing Xxcopy
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "ray_mccormick" 
> 
> 
> For installing Xxcopy I conclude that double-clicking is 
> fine some or most of the time, but not foolproof. Given 
> that ^C and ^V don't work between a cmd box and elsewhere, 
> I find that changing the folder in the cmd box is tedious 
> and liable to error when the files are several folders deep. 

Cut and paste does work in a cmd/command window. Click on the icon at 
the left edge of the title bar, select Edit then Mark to copy text or 
Paste to insert previously copied text. If you set the Cmd window 
Properties to enable QuickEdit mode, you can also do this with the 
mouse.

You can also drag and drop a file or directory name directly to the 
cmd line. In a Cmd window, type CD{space), open explorer and pick a 
directory then drag it to the Cmd window. If the Cmd window is 
obscured, drag it to the task bar over the Cmd Icon until the Cmd 
window opens. When you release the mouse button within the Cmd window 
the directory name will be inserted into the Cmd line.

You can also download Microsoft's Power Toys which includes a 
registry edit to allow a right click in explorer to open a dos prompt 
at the selected directory. A google search on DosHere will turn it up.

Garry



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