FILES Statement
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 Action

 Prints the names of files residing on the specified disk.


 Syntax

  FILES  -filespec$-


 Remarks

 The argument  filespec$ is a string variable or constant that includes
 either a filename or a path, and an optional device name.

 If no argument is specified, the  FILES statement lists all the files in the
 current directory. You can use the DOS wildcard characters -- question
 marks ( ?) or asterisks (*). A question mark matches any single character in
 the filename or extension. An asterisk matches one or more characters
 starting at that position.

 If you use  filespec$ without an explicit path, the current directory is the
 default.


 Examples

 The statements below illustrate the use of  FILES.

 Note that execution halts if you try to run this example without a disk in
 drive B or if the specified files cannot be found.

 FILES' Show all files on the current directory.
 FILES "*.BAS" ' Show all files with the extension .BAS.
 FILES "B.*.*" ' Show all files in current directory of drive B.
 FILES "B." ' Equivalent to "B.*.*".
 FILES "TEST?.BAS" ' Show all five-letter files whose names start
 ' with "TEST" and end with the .BAS extension.
 FILES "SALES\"' If SALES is a directory, this statement
 ' displays all files in SALES.