The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software,
purely for historical purposes.
If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming,
you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully
out of date.
dSelect
Select
To highlight one character or a group of
characters that will be affected by the next
command.
The highlighted character or group of characters
that will be affected by the next command is
referred to as the "selection."