|
Latest News
Page Updated: 26 March, 2021
A DOS color directory program - A more useful and efficient DOS DIR command that shows files in color and in columns, etc. Easily Configurable. See Readme or Fastread at left.
The most current PUBLIC release version of MaxDIR is v2.30, which was assembled on 21 March, 2020.
The filename of the .ZIP is mxdir230.zip
The Zip file is 55,991 bytes (55K) in length.
Zip md5sum = 13f0eae24b8abd83c26138b9d6202e18
It is also available as a FreeDOS bootable 720K Floppy Disk Image.
The filename of the .ZIP Image is mxdir230-720.zip
The Image Zip file is 195,977 bytes (195K) in length.
Image md5sum = 5030d0361f173ce09c064e22f44b96ec
For: Any version of DOS, like MSDOS, DRDOS, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, etc.. And/or, emulated DOS under any OS, like Windows 10 back to Windows 95. It works well under DosBox for Win or Linux x86/x64 or DOSEMU for Linux x86/x64. Windows 64-Bit (Win10, 8, 7, Vista, etc.) will need DosBox or another emulator.
First things first:
This 16-bit DOS software is considered obsolete by most of today's standards. It's meant for people who are using DOS software, and it isn't very useful all by itself.
Pros:
- Makes viewing a directory a lot easier and nicer
- Compact and easy to customize
- Shows available drive letters at a glance
- Can be configured to work with VT terminals and fossil drivers
- Download available as a 720kb disk image. Easily attaches to an emulator as a virtual floppy drive
Cons:
- You'll need to be familiar with classic DOS to find it useful, and you'll likely need a virtual environment or emulator like DosBox
- Still does not show Long Filenames. 8.3 format only. ie: A file called "Microsoft Example.txt" will show as "Micros~1.Txt"
- It uses a small memory model, so it can only show up to 2400 files in a directory. However, it should work on very old hardware
- Does not yet list multiple directory contents at a time
- The Configuration program will not work through a VT terminal.
Quick Start:
To INSTALL: Extract DI.EXE, CFG.EXE, ST.EXE, and the .CFG files to your DOS or WINDOWS (or WINNT) directory. Or, extract them to anywhere in your system PATH.
(FAQ Q3)
To USE: At a command prompt, type DI for a directory. Type DI /? for options. To customize MaxDIR, type MCFG and edit the MAXDIR.CFG file.
NOTE: The included Maxdir.cfg 'program colors' are set a little differently than the built-in defaults.
Info:
The download comes with MaxDIR v2.30, MaxDIR Config, Readme.txt, Fastread.txt, History.txt, and a Demo Config file. Now includes ScreenToggle (ST.EXE).
All features are working except Reverse Sort, and the configuration is there for you to customize or mess around with.
You can add/remove up to 25 of your own configurations from within MaxDIR Config.
To make one of them the default, simply rename it to maxdir.cfg. Otherwise, if you want to use maxdir2.cfg, you would type DI /zmaxdir2 .
If you are using it embedded or thru a VT terminal, then it is suggested to set a Maxdir.cfg with No Color or ANSI and No Pause.
If you have any questions about how to make MaxDIR run, please read the MaxDIR FAQ located in the left column.
If you are still having problems or if the FAQ sheet didn't answer your questions, please
 .
Source code is available upon request.
TIP: Use ScreenToggle (7K) Freeware. You can use it to switch your DOS screen between 25 and 50 line mode.
v2.30
What's New for MaxDIR v2.30: (August 2009, Fixed Current Release March 2020)
|
1)
|
Revamped all command switches. Working on making it similar to DOS's
DIR commands.
|
|
2)
|
Added file attribute display in 1/2 column mode.
|
|
3)
|
Added option (-) to disable Default switches, as well as others set in Maxdir Config.
Began reverse list order coding, not finished yet. Also started work on Custom colors
for File Day/Month/Year
|
|
4)
|
Made numerous small changes to MaxDIR and its Config. Renamed CFG.EXE
to MCFG.EXE to not interfere with other DOS config commands.
|
|
5)
|
MaxDIR Config: Updated arrow keys in Extensions. Prompt to save changes
only if changes made. Updated help windows. Other small changes, etc..
|
v2.29
What's New for MaxDIR v2.29: (Released January 2005)
|
1)
|
Added ability to set default number of columns in MaxDIR Config.
|
|
2)
|
Added background color checking. MaxDIR now displays data using your
current custom background color. DOS can only have 8 background colors.
If you are using Windows, then MaxDIR will use the nearest DOS
compatible color selected by Windows..
|
|
3)
|
Backward compatibility with custom configurations upwards from v2.26.
|
|
4)
|
Removed cursor code from MaxDIR for better compatibility.
|
v2.28
What's New for MaxDIR v2.28: (Released October 2003)
|
1)
|
Fixed problem for Win9x based boot disks. After booting from the boot disk, MaxDIR would show wrong 'Total Clusters', causing
it to display incorrect disk size and percentage full. Using the /X option, it would also show incorrect total clusters and
clusters used. This problem did not occur on any other OS's, and it did not occur on fully booted Win9x OS's.
|
|
2)
|
Added error checking code for illegal cluster values received from OS. See #1 above.
|
|
3)
|
Added error checking to MaxDIR Config. Began coding for backward compatibility with old config files when new features are added.
|
v2.27
What's New for MaxDIR v2.27: (quickfix for v2.26, ~ January 2003)
|
1)
|
Fixed 'Divide Error' on last line of /x (extra drive info) option. Somehow missed a silly typo when testing 2.26...
This prevented it from showing the drive type.
|
|
2)
|
Added pause for /? (command list) on 25 line screens.
|
|
3)
|
Modified (Show available Drives) to show drives A / B if the current or checked drive is A / B.
|
v2.26
What's New for MaxDIR v2.26: (Released December 2002)
|
1)
|
Completely re-wrote the entire screen display system to allow for more display options and to allow for standard device
output. (stdio)
|
|
2)
|
Added ability to re-direct output to files/printers/ etc., when using the no color (/c) option or the ANSI option
(/j). ex: di /c > file.txt. ( This is good for exporting output to other applications. )
|
|
3)
|
Added code to print colors using ANSI codes.
|
|
4)
|
Added the /j option (Show colors in ANSI format).
|
|
5)
|
Added ability to customize colors for 'Available Drives', File Sizes, and Volume Label.
|
|
6)
|
Updated MaxDIR Config (CFG.EXE) to let you customize: 'Available Drives' color; File Size color; Volume Label color; Command Switch for Use ANSI/ No Color/ Standard Color.
|
|
7)
|
Made numerous changes to MaxDIR Config (CFG.EXE) to make it more user friendly. Updated all help screens, and each window has its own help.
|
|
8)
|
Optimized MaxDIR Memory for 128K model. Upped max files to 2400.
|
|
9)
|
Added ability to show space used up to 4GB. Previous limit was 2GB.
|
|
10)
|
Added ability to show files in 1, 2, 4, or 6 columns. It now shows filedates and times in 1 or 2 column modes.
|
|
11)
|
Added code to sort files by filedate/time.
|
|
12)
|
Add the /t option (Sort by Date/Time)
|
|
13)
|
Added ability to customize colors for 'File Dates' and 'File Times'.
|
v2.25
What's New for MaxDIR v2.25: (Project Dropped April 2001)
|
1)
|
Major re-write of several routines to allow for customization of colors, extensions, default command switches,
and program colorization.
|
|
2)
|
Developed configuration program (MaxDIR Config) to ease the customization of MaxDIR v2.25. MaxDIR Config uses
a GUI-like interface.
|
|
3)
|
Added code to allow the use of multiple configuration files. MaxDIR Config will allow up to 25 different configurations
an can use them via the /z command switch.
|
|
4)
|
Removed code (that's a first!) for the INI config files. Using an INI file approach was not going to work. Therefore,
MaxDIR Config was needed and is now much easier to use.
|
v2.24
What's New for MaxDIR v2.24: (Released May 2000)
|
1)
|
Added code to show available HD and network drives at top of listing.(I kept it from looking for floppy drives A & B
because it might activate the drive each time you execute DI.EXE. I will code in an option to check them in a future release.)
|
|
2)
|
Added the /v option to disable show available drives.
|
|
3)
|
Added code to show build id and system information in the /b option.
|
|
4)
|
Completely re-wrote extension sorting/coloring routines to allow customized user configurations.
|
|
5)
|
Added "Check C-Shore.com/maxdir for latest info." in the /? option.
|
|
6)
|
Fixed Bug from v2.23 beta1: Typing DI followed by a drive designation caused your Current Drive to be switched to
that drive. ie: DI F: left you at the F: prompt.
|
|
7)
|
Completed coding and testing of custom command switch .INI files. MaxDIR can now read command switches from a default
or specified .INI file.
|
A few reveiws:
In the works for the next version
1 - Attributes shown in 1 and 2 column modes. (done)
2 - Date/Time format user configure-able.
3 - More user configure-able colors, like File Attributes, File Month, etc.
4 - 32-Bit version for Win32/64 and Unix/ Linux.
5 - Any suggestions from MaxDIR users?
|
