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The PATH
The PATH
Suppose we saved a MEMO file and gave it the name NOTES. It turns out that
although we just gave it the name NOTES, the "real" name of the file is
C:\_DAT\NOTES.TXT. This gives you complete information about the name of
the file and its "path" (where you'll find the file stored). In other words,
the whole file name of any given file consists of the 8 character name
you gave it plus its 3 character extension (.TXT in the case of MEMO files),
plus its location or "path".
The path describes how you would get from the main or root directory
to the file. The main or root directory of a disk is designated with a
backslash symbol (\). Therefore, the main or root drive directory is designated
as C:\ and the A drive root directory is designated as A:\. Sometimes DOS
lets you abbreviate.
So at times, you could designate the root C drive as simply C:
and the root drive as simply A:, but until you understand how to use these
abbreviations, it is much safer to use the actual names (A:\ or C:\) when
referring to a directory.
The path traversed to get to NOTES.TXT is C:\_DAT.
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Notice about Palmtop.net
The
Palmtop Network with its S.U.P.E.R. (Simply
Unbeatable Palmtop Essentials Repository) software is now
available under the domain name of
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