Anton:
<snip>
> dir? only works in the current directory.
> If you look at the source of dir?, you will
> see that. Do this:
<snip>

and separately...

Joel:
<snip>
> Relative file names always have to be
> interpreted in the context of some
> specific (absolute) directory if we're
> asking for info about actual files in
> the filesystem.
<snip>

Thanks, Anton and Joel.  You have certainly cleared up my ignorance, and in
retrospect, it seems as though the "reason" should have been more obvious.
Such is life.  Thanks again.
--Scott Jones




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