Hi! Daryl,   
      
   On Fri, 13 Dec 13, you wrote to me:   
      
    DS>   So would the command be something like:   
      
    DS> IF EXIST *LIST.Z0? ECHO O|PKUNZIP *LIST.Z0? *LIST.0??   
                                          ^   
   Insert the -o right here, Daryl. >-----+     It's a runtime option for   
   PKUNZIP.  Nothing to do with DOS.  (Cut that "ECHO O|" out.)  If you run the   
   PKUNZIP program by itself, you will see the option listed in the on-screen   
   help.   
      
    DS> Note: I'd also have the .Z#? with 1 through 9, and the last ones also   
    DS> as 1, 2, or 3.   
    DS>   This way, the batchfile updates the nodelist directories   
    DS> automatically when a new nodelist data file arrives.   
      
   Ooh, okay.  I use the Husky nodelist updater tool.  It figures all that out by   
   itself.  Here's a few snippets from my batch...   
      
   [ ...some bits beforehand... ]   
     :: Copy the inbound NodeList to a temp area before EzyTicIt catches it...   
       IF EXIST %DOWNLOAD%\NODELIST.* COPY /Y %DOWNLOAD%\NODELIST.* %TEMP%   
   [ ...some bits between... ]   
       CD %FIDOUTIL%   
         :: Do a full nodelist update,   
         nlupdate.exe   
   [ ...more bits afterward... ]   
      
   When it's finished, the nodelist has been updated.  (Since I only use full   
   nodelists these days, the old one is simply replaced.)  The %TEMP% copy bites   
   the dust after the updater tool runs.  Sure, it requires a config file but   
   it's intelligent enough to work with PKUNZIP and multiple filenames, as   
   required.   
      
    DS>   I can write a batchfile, but my programming ends at setting the   
    DS> clock on the microwave oven.    
      
   I can't do that.  It's in the kitchen, so it's the wife's job.  (Mind you, i   
   could never 'do' them anyhow.  Video machines, yeah, not a problem even for   
   days in advance.  Microwaves, nope.)   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Who is General Failure and why is he reading my disk?   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
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