       Triple Directory  Triple Directory  Triple Directory 
                        V1.06 by Dave Reynolds

                   internet -    dave.reynolds@canrem.com
                   CRS      -    in conf 315 chit_chat

      FREE WARE!!! PAST IT AROUND, JUST DON'T ALTER IT PLEASE!!! 
          
          v1.04 - fixes bug when there is only 1 file in a dir.
                - fixes bug when there are no dirs in base dir.
                - adds other drive listings eg.  C:> TIR B:\*.*  [enter]
                  will show you the files and free size of the disk in
                  drive b:. Then return you to the current directory.
          v1.05 - fixes up the paths when calling TIR's on other drives.
                  eg. C:> TIR B:   and  C:> TIR D:\ZIPS   now works.
                - adds a bit more color to the display
          v1.06 - fixes incomplete filemasks  A* will now work.

    This simple program is intended to supliment the Dos DIR command
  not (at this point anyway) replace it. I found that working with the
  Dos DIR often gives you information that you don't really care about
  eg. the time.  I almost never look at the time or date.  I started to 
  use the WIDE switch with DIR. Now you don't even get the file size!

    In answer to my own needs I worte this little program to display
  my directorys three wide WITH the filesize. Also Dos DIR would only
  pause if you told it to, so if a directory had tons-o-files you had to
  do a DIR command twice. Once to find out you couldn't read them all
  and the second to add a /P or /W switch. Humm. 

   TIR will pause after 24 lines of display by default. If you need to 
  have it zip by for some reason the /P switch will turn OFF pause.

   Having the files sorted by Name is nice to. So thats the default. If
  you want No sort then add the /N switch.  Text (name/etx) sorts are in
  assending alphabetical order. ie. abc.  File size sorts are decending.
  Meaning largest to smallest.
   
   Then I though "it would be nice to see all the files on the disk" not
  not just the "normal" files.  But how to display the attributes without
  putting all kinds of letters and junk on the screen? COLOR! Each attribute 
  or combination of attributes has it's own color code. To see the codes
  type TIR /C and there you are.

   To install just copy it to your utils directory or any other directory
  in your DOS PATH.  See your Dos manual if you need help with that.
   
   Switches can be combined and a filemask can be added. The one thing to
  remember is the switches MUST come AFTER the filemask on the command line.

  examples:      (for a list of all switches type TIR /?)
    
  TIR            normal 3 column display of ALL files with pause ON
  
  TIR /N         normal 3 column display of ALL files. Pause is ON.
                 Sort by name is OFF.

  TIR /S         single column display of ALL files with pause ON
  
  TIR x:\DIR     where X is another drive, will display all files in
                 directory DIR on that drive.
  
  TIR .ZIP /D    double column display of ONLY the files with .ZIP extention
                 pause is ON

  TIR A* /P      3 column display of all files that start with 'A' the
                 pause is OFF

  TIR /C         will bring up the COLOR CODES.

  TIR /E         3 column display sorted by Extention.

  TIR A* /D /E   All files begining with 'A' sorted by their Extention in
                 double columns.
 
PROBLEMS!  TIR wont handle more that 500 files... I guess it could.. 
           but I'm not sure how big I can go with arrays on my compiler.
           Learing all the time....
            

STANDARD DISCLAIMER....
          
          NOTHING HERE WILL WORK ON ALL MACHINES OR AT ALL TIMES 
         OR IN ALL WEATHER OR WHEN ITS DAYLIGHT OR WHEN IT'S DARK.
      IN OTHER WORDS USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT THAT I THINK IT WOULD
           BUT IF SOMETHING BLOWS UP BECAUSE YOU USED THIS PROGRAM
                         DONT COME CRYING TO ME.

 
