Using Wildcard Characters - Tandy 600 Owner's Manual

Enter work file name
Press I
TAB
I to move to the file prompt. The message line displays:
If you place the cursor over
PLAN,
and press
I
ENTER
I,
the following
prompt/response fields appear in the command area:
Using Wildcard Characters
file"
put·~
applic.:Jt.ion.
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Type a name for the new work file you are creating, for our example,
ESTIMATE. (The correct extension, .PLN is added automatically;
you do not see it on the screen unless you list the files.)
Press I
ENTER
1to carry out the command. A new Plan file is created,
and the first part of the worksheet appears on the screen. Plan:
ESTIMATE appears on the status line. Press I
CTRL
I [ITQ] to return to
the System Manager screen.
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"Wildcard" characters
(*
and
?)
let you specify all files that match a partial
filename you enter. This enables you to use a command on more than one
file at a time. Copy, Name, Delete, and List allow the use of wildcard
characters.
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The most common use of wildcards is copying a group of files from disk to
RAM or RAM to disk. If a file exists with the same name, a message asks
you if you wish to overwrite it. If you use a combination of wildcard
characters that is not valid, a message informs you that you have entered an
invalid filename.
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