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Eluent Dir is a file finder and lister. You
can use it to construct and test Path Plans, and you can also save its
output to a file, possibly for use by another program. For example, it's
possible to create a simple but useful backup system based on Eluent Dir, Path Plans, and
an archiving program.
Using Eluent Dir Eluent Dir has two modes of operation, Window View and Text Output, which are distinguished by the presentation of the search results. In each mode, you can specify the search parameters in a dialog box, which collects the information necessary to perform the search. Window ViewWhen you start Eluent Dir from the Windows Start Menu, an Explorer context menu, or from the command line as eldirg, Eluent Dir presents the search results in a window, containing a file list similar to Explorer's Find window. Text OutputWhen you start Eluent Dir with the command eldir, Eluent Dir prints the file list to stdout or a file of your choice. This Text Output mode is similar to running a traditional directory listing program, except Eluent Dir's graphical front-end makes it more pleasant to use, and its Path Plan support makes it easy to specify complex directory searches. Text Output mode is of interest primarily to users that want to save the file listing, possibly for use by other programs. Eluent Dir Mini-Tour The Dir Task dialog box appears below. This is where you define your Path Plan, and it's the first thing you encounter when you start Eluent Dir. This Dir Task recursively finds all the doc and pdf files on the G: drive. Because Eluent Dir is running under Windows 2000, Indexing Service options appear at the top of the dialog box. While unused in this example, these options allow you to easily conduct an Indexing Service query over a Path Plan.
After pressing OK, Eluent Dir's main window appears, and Eluent Dir begins to execute your Dir Task. |
