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Does the program Copy or Move the files?
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lyle Cox
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:17 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Off Topic : Windows vRamDir
Daniel,
It does not put existing files into RAM.
It puts all new files that are written to that folder into ram.
Yes you loose the files when you re-boot or shutdown.
For the Sreports folder (system tests) I created 2 batch files to save and
restore the reports, if I wish to.
Lyle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Martinez" <DanM@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic : Windows vRamDir
> Lyle,
> When you specify a folder as a RAM folder, what exactly does it do?
> Does it place the files already in the folder into RAM? What happens
> to the files in the RAM folder when you shutdown Windows and turn off
> your PC? Do you have to manually copy the files in the RAM folder to
> another folder before you shutdown?
>
> Daniel.
>
>
> Lyle Cox wrote:
>
> > I have used vRamDir utility for over 2 years.
> > http://www.virtusoft.com/ and it is only $10.With it you can specify
> > any directory as a RAM directory.I have C:\temp, C:\windows\temp,
> > C:\MetaStock\DataOnDemand Cache and C:\Program
> > Files\Equis\MetaStock\Sreports setup as ram directories.When I am
> > running MSK Pro with 8 intraday charts open or running system test
> > my HD hardly ever runs.I have found no compatibility problems.Note
> > when adding "New RAM Directory" the "Browse" feature only works on
> > Win95, not on 98.Also there seems to no support, but I really have
> > not needed any other than to ask about the browse feature not work
> > when I switched to 98. I am running on a P233 with 128MB ram. I
> > other members may find this information useful. Lyle Cox
>
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