Append.dll?

[PlainDave]

I use Windows XP Prof. When I click on "Save As..." from
Notepad, IE, etc., is there a .dll (or any program) that
will allow me to append/join/merge/combine (whatever you
want to call it) text files? I want to be able to save a
text file as an existing text file name, and then get the
options of "Replace existing, Append, Cancel" to where I
can add that text file to the bottom of an existing text
file. I was doing this ten years ago with a DOS program,
but it seems non-existent now.

Thanks,
PlainDave

 

[Tim Slattery]

I use Windows XP Prof. When I click on "Save As..." from
Notepad, IE, etc., is there a .dll (or any program) that
will allow me to append/join/merge/combine (whatever you
want to call it) text files? I want to be able to save a
text file as an existing text file name, and then get the
options of "Replace existing, Append, Cancel" to where I
can add that text file to the bottom of an existing text
file. I was doing this ten years ago with a DOS program,
but it seems non-existent now.

If you open a console window, you can use the copy utility to
accomplish this. A command like this:

copy a + b + c d

concatenates files a, b, and c, and writes the result to d. Type "copy
/?" for full details.

 

[PlainDave]

Thanks Tim. That's much easier to understand than the
following DOS command:
type 1.txt>>2.txt (for example). Plus, your suggestion can
do multiple files.

However, I was hoping to accomplish this with a patch,
like a .dll or simply a 3rd party prog. I like the "point
and click" idea, and I guess I've grown lazy since the DOS
days. I will be using your method, however, until I find
something a bit easier.

Thanks much!
PlainDave

 

[Rob Schneider]

In absence of finding something like this, you could hire a programmer
to write something like this for you. Shouldn't be hard, but requires
connecting to and adjusting the Windows API to offer you addtional choices.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms