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CHAPTER 1
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Introduction
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A Full working version of Universal Globals is available
for $49.95 + $5.00 shipping and handling. Arizona Residents
add 6.7% sales tax. A typewritten manual is included with order. Send
Check or money order to:

Nathan Goldenthal

Universal Globals

P.O. Box 1178

Peoria AZ. 85345

Certain software such as text editors and language compilers require
the user to copy the program to each subdirectory where a file is
processed. If you want one of the data files not located in the current
subdirectory then you have to copy the file into the current subdirectory.
If a new configuration file is to be used only temporarily, you would
have to save the old configuration file and rename it, and then copy
the new configuration file into the current subdirectory you are using.
Now with Universal Globals 3.40 there no longer is need or any transfer
copying. Process a file from whatever subdirectory you are now in.
You can keep data files in one subdirectory, overlay files in another,
command files in yet a third, and using Universal Globals 3.40 have
them all available for you in whatever subdirectory you desire, all
without actual copying or transferring.

With Universal Globals 3.40 it becomes easy to use Ram disks and speed
up Pipes and numerous other programs.


Support
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Universal Globals 3.40 runs on MS-DOS and PC-DOS 2.xx, Dos 3.xx and
will run on systems with or without hard disks. The Globals resident
portion requires approximately 3k to 4k of memory.

Universal Globals 3.40 supports DOS versions with its Setpath command.

Universal Globals' has a smaller self contained direct path command
support referred to as Globals 3.4.


Copyright
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Universal Globals 3.40 and Globals 3.0 are Copyrighted <189> 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 by

Goldensoft Software

P.O. Box 1178

Peoria Arizona 85345

Limited Warranty

This program product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program product
is with you, the buyer and user.

In no event will Goldensoft Software, Nathan Goldenthal or any of
its employees, personnel, concubines or slaves be liable for damages,
including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential
damages arising out of the use or inability to use this program product,
even if Goldensoft Software or authorized Goldensoft personnel have
been advised of the possibility of damages, or for any claim by any
other party.

By the use of this product you acknowledge that you have read this
agreement, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. You
may not use, copy, modify or transfer the program product, or any
copy, modification or merged portion, in whole or in part except as
expressly provided in this licence.


CHAPTER 2
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Universal Globals Subdirectory System
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Version 3.40
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 Universal Globals allows subdirectories to appear transparent for               software
that has difficulty or is unable to properly use the path and
subdirectory commands.


UNI Syntax:
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UNI .Rand [arg1 arg2 ... argN]

and = A,C,D,E,G,K,M,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X

and is any Universal Global Command

A = ATTRIB, C = CLEAN, D = CDSECR, E = ALTER

G = GLOBALS, K = CLOCK, M = MDSECR, P = SETPATH

R = RDSECR, S = SDIR, T = README, U = UNIV

V = SAVDATE, W = SYSDATE, X = SXDIR, 1 = DIREN

2 = SUBD, 3 = ALS, 4 = MEM, 5 = MODE43, 6 = RESERVE

7 = RESERVE

Universal Globals is a registered trademark of Goldensoft Software.             Copyright
(c) 1983 thru 1987 Goldensoft Software <MO>


Installation of Universal Globals
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Before you can use the benefits of Universal Globals 3.40 you must
first install the program on your computer system. The installation
of Universal Globals 3.40 requires several steps. This chapter will
guide you in installing the Universal Globals 3.40 System on your
computer.

It is not necessary to modify any DOS system program to install Universal
Globals.


Backup Copies
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Before you proceed any further you should make a back up copy of your
Universal Globals 3.40 program disk. This disk is not copy protected
so either the DOS diskcopy command or copy command will work.   To
copy this disk to a backup disk, Place the Universal Globals master
disk in drive A: and a blank formatted disk in drive B:. It is advisable
to place a write-protect tab on the Master disk.

Now type:

              Copy a:*.* b:/v

or

              Diskcopy a: b:

Place your master disk away for save keeping and now use the copy
disk.

The Universal Globals 3.40 System files will be copied from Drive
A: to your root directory on drive C:.

The following are the files that will be copied onto your system:

Globals.SYS: the Universal Globals 3.40 device  driver

Uni.com   :the control program for Universal Globals

Readme.COM: automatic pager for univ.doc

Univ.DOC: the documentation file

You must add the statement

              Device = Globals.sys


in your Config.SYS file. Global.SYS should be in the base
subdirectory C:\.


Installing An Autoexec.BAT File
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Whenever you start up your system DOS looks first for a Config.SYS
file and then for an Autoexec.BAT file. If it finds one present
then it's automatically run. Thus the Autoexec.BAT file is a
good place to put commands or programs that you want run immediately
on staring the computer. Also it is advisable to put the Path
command here. The Path command tells DOS where and in what drives
and subdirectories to look for an executable .COM or .EXE file.


Example:
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              Path = c:\;c:\util;a:\;c:\bat


tells DOS to look in the following order for an executable file typed
at the > prompt. Look in the root directory of drive c:\, if not found
look in the c:\util subdirectory, if not found look in drive A: root
directory a:\, if not found look in drive c: bat subdirectory c:\bat,
if not found give up and print bad command or file name. Make sure
that the Universal Globals programs are located on one of the specified
path directories. You should place them on drive C: root directory
c:\ or in the root directory of drive b:\, or on the root directory
of the drive specified.


Installing the Preconfigured Programs
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Now you can study the individual discussions on the program files
available. You'll be told how to set up files and directories for
each program. You'll be given the batch file on each disk to copy
and when you want the program just run the batch file.


Activating Universal Globals
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You are now ready to begin. At this point all you need to do is restart
the computer with a control-alternate-delete making sure that
the Config.SYS program is on the system disk be it floppy or
harddisk. If you would like to set up Universal Globals 3.40 to do
more then read the rest of the manual before beginning. Once you reboot
you can still continue to read the rest of the manual. You can change
the Universal Global processing environment any time without rebooting.

If you have set a number of paths you may get the following DOS message:

              OUT OF ENVIRONMENT SPACE

If this occurs use the UNI .RE to increase the size of the DOS
environment. See Alter command.


CHAPTER 3
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Controlling the Path Environment
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You can control how Universal Globals Works in two ways:

You can specify processing rules that tell Universal
Globals in what drives, subdirectories and files to look for files
of a particular name or group of names and what restriction should
be placed on those names or subdirectories.

You can specify the Uni command . RU with options to control the results.


Set Paths
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One way to think of Universal Globals 3.40 processing Set Paths
is that they specify how the file requests form the command or programs
are to be routed to other locations or waiting files. Universal Globals
3.40 uses the Set path = command similar to Globals 3.0 . The
Set command is used to define the environment and as a set of
strings are kept in the main environment storage accessible to all
programs. These character strings can be set to basically anything,
although there are some programs that require exceptions.

You use the DOS Set command to specify path locations and Universal
Globals 3.40 reads the DOS environment to process these paths. You
can delete any set path no longer needed or add any new ones as required.

If you use any of the predefined batch file, these are pre-configured
to support its particular program and automatically define appropriate
set paths for the program. Later these paths are erased.

You can also create your own set of batch files to create new set
paths and you can add Set commands to the Autoexec.Bat
file at startup.

Each path is defined by one Set command. For example to tell
Universal Globals to reroute the requests for the file Config.DB
to the dBASE III subdirectory on the fixed C drive write the following:

              Set Config.DB=C:\dbaseiii\config.db

This now tells Universal Globals that whenever a request from a program
occurs to access config.db, this request is to be rerouted to the
dBASEIII subdirectory, regardless of the status of the current drive
or subdirectory. Usually even if a program is written to search a
particular drive or subdirectory, the set command should override
it.

Now suppose you have a text editor that can contain an external macro
file which when this editor loads a series of keys will then be predefined.
Now suppose that you wish to create several such external macro files
for different needs. You could create these macro files and place
them on different subdirectories. The editor requires that the external
macro file be called Key.FNC. You might want to keep a main
macro file on your editor subdirectory (\editor), and perhaps several
other macro files on each of several different data directories. Thus
if you wished to work on a specific data directory you would want  this
current subdirectory searched before the editor subdirectory. This
can be accomplished in one of three ways by creating the following:


1. set key.fnc=c:\data\key.cnf;c:\editor\key.fnc or

2. set 'key=c:\data;c:\editor or

3. set .fnc=c:\data;c:\editor

The above 1. option states that the file Key.FNC can be
found in the data subdirectory shown by c:\data\key.fnc and if not
found there then look in c:\editor\key.fnc.

The Set path also implies that if you use the editor to alter
the Key.FNC file, this file will be saved in the current directory,
thus the original main file is available for general use and the modified
data Key.FNC is used whenever you edit a file in the current
data subdirectory.

The 2. option uses the apostrophe ' to imply any file
with the name key regardless of the extension will be found in the
following path. In this way if several files had the first name key
such as Key.ONE, Key.FNC, Key.TWO, all such files
would be searched for first in the c:\data and if not found then the
c:\editor subdirectories.

The 3. option used the period . to imply that any file
with the extension of .FNC such as Key.FNC, My.FNC,
Yours.FNC should be searched for first in the c:\data and then
the c:\editor subdirectory.

If you wanted to save an edited report on the present default subdirectory
or if you wished to use the default subdirectory searched first then
you would type the following:

              set 'key=;c:\data1;c:\editor

The semi-colon at the beginning after the equal sign tells Universal
Globals to look at the present default subdirectory for any file beginning
with the name key and if a file named key is saved then it will be
saved to the default subdirectory and not the editor directory.

As shown in 2. and 3. it is not necessary to write a Set
command for each file with either the same first names or the same
last extensions. In this way the . and ' are used as wild
cards to specify files.


Implied Filenames
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Similar to DOS Universal Globals allows you to use wildcards of *
and ? as well as Universals wildcards of . and '.
The following file specifications show how implied characters and
wild cards can be used.

Myfile.DAT  this is one file with the name Myfile.DAT

'123  all files with the name 123

te*.txt  all files beginning with te


te?  all files with a three character file name beginning with te

'??t all files of three characters ending with t

All wild cards must precede the = sign. A ? replaces one
character, and an * replaces more than 1 character.


Protected Subdirectories
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Any or all subdirectories in a set path can be set to the directory
in that subdirectory location.

The Set command will not reroute or request to create a file
in that subdirectory. If the file request is to do a create that subdirectory
is skipped and the next subdirectory in the command is examined.

The Set command will not reroute a request to delete or rename
a file to that location. If the file request is to do a delete or
rename, the subdirectory is skipped and the next subdirectory is examined
in the Set command.

Subdirectories are protected in a Set command by one or both
of the following prefixes:

a double quote " indicates that the subdirectory
in the path must not have any files added to it or created.

an exclamation mark ! indicates that the subdirectory must not be modified
with any renames or deletes or change of attributes (archive to hidden etc.)


Example:
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              set .txt="c:\text;;J


specifies that all files with an extension of .TXT should be
rerouted first to the text subdirectory but must not be newly created
here. If a file is to be created then it will be done on the current
directory.

              set myfile.hlp=!;c:\data\myfile.hlp

specifies that all requests for Myfile.HLP should be routed
to the current default subdirectory. If it is not found then search
the data subdirectory. The Myfile.HLP file in the current subdirectory
cannot be renamed, or deleted.

              set te*.doc=!"c:\word

specifies that all requests for any file starting with Te and
having the extension .DOC should be searched for in the word
subdirectory but no new files with Te*.DOC can be created, erased
or renamed in this subdirectory.

This protection is only available if Universal Globals is active and
does not exist with Uni .RU off.


Reviewing the Set Path Commands
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To find out what set paths are currently in effect just type at the
> prompt

              SET

DOS will give you a complete listing of the environment.


Deleting the Set Path Commands
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You can delete a processing rule any time you wish by entering a Set
command that specifies the rule you want to remove with no string
to the right of the equal sign. For example after typing Set you
see the following path in the environment:

              'dbase=C:\dbaseii\util;a:\

You would remove this path by typing:

              set 'dbase=


Using Ram Disks
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A ram disk is an electronic storage disk created in memory. Ram disks
are combine the speed of electronic storage and processing under the
guise of a disk drive but are volatile. Turn the and the information
is gone. Universal Globals 3.40 treats ram disks like any other drive
and paths can be set to these locations.


Ram Disks With Files
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All temporary files can be sent to a ram disk designated as D:


Example:
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              set .tmp=D:\

              set .dat=D:\


would send all data files and listing files with the appropriate extensions
to the root directory of ram disk D:

Suppose you would like to speed up WordStar you could do the following:


              Copy c:\wordstar\ws.* d:/v

              Copy c:\wordstar\*.ovl d:\v

              Set 'ws=D:\

              Set .ovl=D:\

Now whenever you want WordStar from any subdirectory it would an operate
much faster being located on the ram disk and your .DOC or .TXT
files would be on the default subdirectory on a permanent disk.


Ram Disks for Pipes
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Ram disks are very useful with pipes. A pipe is a temporary file that
is created by DOS so that the output of one program can be used directly
by another. The piping facility of DOS uses indirect %PIPEn
files to provide the inter-command communication. The path for such
pipes are

              d:/%PIPEn.$$$


where d is the current device or drive and n is the number
of the particular pipe.

A Set command would be as follows:

              set '/PIPE?=d:\


where d: is the ramdisk and with the P mode on or alternatively

              set .$$$=d:\

with P mode on and the Q mode reset.


Set Path Command Examples
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The following examples show some of the uses of the DOS Set
path command for use with Universal Globals 3.40


Example 1:
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              set '123=;!C:\lotus

All requests for files with the file name of 123 and any extensions
are to be rerouted first to the current default directory, if not
found then search the lotus subdirectory. All new files with the same
name are to be created in the current directory and may not be erased
or renamed in the lotus subdirectory.


Example 2:
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              set .doc=";c:\docs\dates;c:\docs\data

All requests for files with the extension .DOC are to be rerouted
first to the current directory but no doc file may be added to this
directory. If not found here then search subdirectory \docs\dates
and finally search \docs\data.


Example 3:
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              set univ.doc=c:\wordstar\global.txt

Whenever an editor or word processor calls to read Univ.DOC,
Universal Globals redirects this to read Global.TXT in the WordStar
subdirectory on the C: drive.


The Uni Commands
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The second way on controlling the Universal Globals environment is
by invoking Uni.COM with parameters. There are a number of parameters
that allow you to specify when and how you want Universal Globals
3.40 to function.


Turning Univ On and Off
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The basic command is simply Uni .RU on. This turns Universal
Globals processing on. When you first start up your system Uni is
inactive unless explicitly set on.

To turn Univ off

Type Uni .RU off

When you turn Uni .RU off the mode options are not changed.


Univ Parameter Options
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In addition to turning Uni .RU on and Uni .RU off you
can invoke certain options. There are two kinds of options:

Search Parameters: These tell Universal Globals
how to handle file specifications that match set commands.

Modifier Parameters: These direct Universal Globals to take some action.


Search Mode Parameters
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Universal Globals allows you to specify whether or not you want the
system to handle file specifications that contain explicit file and
or path specifications. If you do not want Universal Globals to handle
such specifications it passes them back to DOS without searching or
changing them. If you do want these handled then the system reroutes
the requests according to specifications.


F mode:
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Filename implicit mode. Filenames without extensions are searched
for after prefixing a single quote '. The strings to the right
of the equal sign are considered as subdirectories. Thus filename
implicit mode is on. Required if Set command contains the following
':

              set 'dbase=c:\dbaseii


E mode:
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Extension Implicit mode. Extensions without filenames are searched
for after prefixing a single period . . The strings to the right
of the equal sign are considered as subdirectories. Thus the extension
implicit mode is on. Required if Set command contains the following
.:

              set .ovl=c:\wordstar


X mode:
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Explicit mode on. The complete filename or path is searched for. The
strings to the right of the equal sign are considered as files.

Modifier Mode Parameters
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D mode:
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Device Specification on. To direct Universal Globals to handle file
specifications in which the drive is explicitly specified use the
D mode parameter. Required if the Set command contains the
following:

              set A:new.lst=c:\old

Thus filenames including a device specifier will be rerouted only
if this mode is set. Some programs automatically add drive and path
specifications to your file specifications so you may have to turn
either D or P mode on to allow Universal Globals to work
as you want to. Universal Globals will not process any global filename
characters ? or * unless both the D and P
modes are on .


P mode:
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Paths are rerouted. Entire paths may be rerouted . Occasionally DOS
may parse the path before presenting it to file system and thus Universal
Globals may not know that the original request included a path. If
the P mode is on, Universal Globals ignores path specifications
in files specified to a command or program, whether on not the set
path command specifies a path. You should note that although implicit
set paths mean that the actual file specification is to be used, Universal
Globals will only process file specifications that contain a path
if P mode is on and will only process file specifications that
contain a drive if the D mode is on.


T mode:
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Temporary paths on. This mode must be on in order to process paths
in the environment that contain a # (pound sign) prefix. Such
paths are only rerouted when this mode is on. This mode is needed
in the following Set path command:

              set .ovr=#C:\era   S mode:


Ignore paths.
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Filenames beginning with an @ sign are not processed. This parameter
when turned on allows you to exclude certain files. Use with the following
Set command.

              set @myfile.COM=C:\money


Q mode:
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Quality Mode. Will allow paths to be processed only with the F
and X mode.


* mode:
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Turns on all modes.


How To Set Parameters
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The command Uni .RU -.*FEX on turns the filename and extension
implicit, and explicit modes on but all modifier modes are off. A
. (period) before any mode letter turns off that mode. So a
period before the * turns off all the modes and then FEX
are turned back on.

The command Uni .RU -* on turns on all the default modes.

The command Uni on turns on whatever modes were activated previously.

The all modes on setting is a good default setting. The Uni .RU
command with no parameters displays the previously active modes and
the latest path used. A * for the last file indicates that no
paths from the environment could find the file.


CHAPTER 4
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Other Universal Global Commands
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Uni .RA <options>
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Used to change the attributes of a file or directory. This command
will set or reset specific attributes leaving the others unchanged
and  displays the current attributes. Wildcards are allowable.


Uni .RE <options>
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Increases the size of the initial DOS environment so a larger number
of set path commands can be used. The default is 10 or 160 bytes.


Uni .RK <options>
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Displays a 24 hour clock in the right upper quadrant of the screen.
Operates with Universal Globals 3.40


Uni .RW <options>
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Loads  the date and time saved within Command.COM, to be used with
Savdate.


Uni .RV <options>
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Saves the date and time within Command.COM to be used with Sysdate.


Uni .RC<options>
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Clears the environment of temporary strings.


Uni .RX  <options>
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Shows entire directory with attribute type, date, length etc. It will
also show any hidden directories created with Mdsecr.COM.


Uni .RD <options>
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Change directory into a hidden directory. The standard cd or
chdir will not locate a directory created with Mdsecr.COM.
You can use this hidden directory as you would use any other subdirectory.


Uni .RM <options>
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Make a hidden directory. The program will prompt you for a 7 letter
name and create a hidden directory that will not display on a normal
DOS listing. Its contents will also be hidden.


Uni .RR <options>
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Will remove the hidden directory from the disk. Same as rd but rd
will not find a hidden directory created with Mdsecr.COM. The
directory must have all files removed first in order to be erased.


Uni .RP <options>
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This command is used when a program overrides all device specification
parsing and insists that an overlay must be in the default subdirectory.


The ATTRIB Command (Uni .RA) NOT IN DEMO VERSION
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Syntax:
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              Uni .RA [-attributes] [filename]


where attributes is any combination of the following attribute letters:

 S System

 H Hidden

 A Archive

 R Read Only

A . (period) before any attribute letter will remove the attribute.
Any attributes not referred to in the command line are not changed.



Example 1:
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              Uni .RA -hsr hideme.fil

reply is

              hideme.fil hsr


Example 2:
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              Uni .RA -hsr ibm*.*

reply is

              Ibmbio.COM hsr

              IbmDOS.COM hsr


Example 3:
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              Uni .RA -.h.r.s ibm*.*

reply is

              Ibmbio.COM

              IbmDOS.COM

If attributes are not provided then the current attributes of the
files are displayed. If no extension is provided all extensions match.
Wild cards of ? and * are permitted. The directory D
may be displayed but cannot be altered.


The Alter Command (Uni .RE) NOT IN DEMO VERSION
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As previously stated, the paths are setup using the DOS Set command.
The command which is part of the DOS instruction set puts whatever
string follows it into the DOS environment.

If you define a large number of set instructions or use many set statements
you will quickly run out of room in DOS. DOS 2.xx usually has room
for approximately 10 set commands. If this number is exceeded then
the error message:

              OUT OF ENVIRONMENT SPACE


occurs. In this case you can use the Uni .RE command to change
IBM DOS size and define more set statements.

To use Uni .RE make sure that the default drive is the boot
drive or in other words has the Command.COM on this drive and
make sure that you are in the root directory with the Command.COM.


Syntax:
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              Uni .RE [-size] [new header]


where -size is the DOS environment size desired created in 16 byte
sections ( if size=20 then 320 bytes are created) where [new header]
is a 29 character string that replaces the IBM message. This header
would be displayed at startup. You could use the header as follows

Uni .RE -20 Command altered by 320 bytes.

The syntax structure is displayed whenever you type alter without
any parameters following.

The -size specified must be between 10 and 45 or greater than
68. This gives 160 to 720 bytes or greater than 1088 bytes additional
storage space. The default for command com is 10 or 160 bytes.

Do not specify size between 45 and 68 or the Command.COM initialization
code will be overwritten.

An ideal -size is 45 or 720 bytes additional.


Clock Command (Uni .RK)
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The Uni .RK  command displays a 24 date clock in the right upper
quadrant of the screen. It will beep on the hour and can be set to
ring an alarm at any given time. It takes its time from the system
time either set by date and time at the initial sign-on or from an
onboard battery clock.

To turn the clock on type

              Uni .RK + on

To turn the clock off type

              Uni .RK  - off


this will stop the clock and have it disappear from the screen. To
set the alarm type

              Uni .RK hh:mm:ss


in 24 hour format so that one pm is 13:00 etc. where hh is hours,
mm is minutes and ss is seconds.


Sysdate Command (Uni .RW)
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This command is useful for those who do not have an on board system
battery clock. This command loads the date and time most recently
saved by UNI .RV. This command is useful in an Autoexec.BAT file
when there is no hardware clock. Sysdate would be called prior to
use for the date and time and UNI .RV is run immediately after.


Savdate Command (Uni .RV)
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This command is useful for those who do not have an on board system
battery clock. This command saves the current date and time for Uni
.RW. This command is useful in an Autoexec.BAT file when
there is no hardware clock. UNI .RW would be called prior to
asking for the date and time and UNI .RV immediately after.


Clear Command (Uni .RC)
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This command removes broken strings from the environment and if followed
by the parameter will remove all temporary designated strings.

To remove broken strings from the environment type

              Uni .RC

To remove all temporary strings and paths designated in the set path
command by:

              set 'rbase=#C:\rb5k


with the # (pound sign) then type

              Uni .RC -#

The environment is searched and the string paths containing =#
are broken and if the -# parameter is specified, all broken
strings are removed.

Broken strings are considered as null terminated strings that have
no equal signs.


Diren Command (Uni .R1) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO
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The UNI .R1 command allows the renaming of files, subdirectories
first level from the root directory, and volume labels. To rename
a file type

              Uni .R1  [d:][oldfilename.ext] [newfilename.ext]


where d: is the current drive, oldfilename is the filename you
wish to change and new filename is the new filename you wish to change
to.

To change a subdirectory type

Uni .R1 [d:][oldsubdirectory name] [newsubdirectory name]


where d: is the current drive, oldsubdirectory name is the subdirectory
in the first level (C:\oldsubdirectory) not (C:\name\oldsubdirectory)
that you wish to change and newsubdirectory name is the new name for
the subdirectory.

To change a volume label type

              Uni .R1 [d:] [oldvolume label] [newvolume label]


where d: is the drive the volume label is located on, oldvolume
label is the old volume labelname and newvolume label is the new name
you wish to change to.


Sxdir Command (Uni .RX)
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This command is used to display the entire contents of a directory
or the directory can be selected by attributes and/or pathname.


Syntax:
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              Uni .RX [-attributes] [d:][path]


where -attributes is any combination of the attribute characters
or . (period) preceded attribute characters.

The attributes are as follows:

 S System

 H  Hidden

 A  Archive

 R  Read only

 D  Directory

A . (period) preceding any of the above attributes is considered
as a "not" or "don't want attribute." Any attribute not given in the
parameter is not considered.



Example 1:
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              Uni .RX -hrs C:\util


Display all the files that are hidden, read only or system in the
subdirectory util on drive C:


Example 2:
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              Uni .RX -h.r.sa B:\over

Display all the files that are hidden or archived but display no files
that are hidden read only system, read only system, read only or system
on drive B: subdirectory over.


Setpath Command (Uni .RP) NOT IN DEMO VERSION
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Occasionally a program due to some oddity creates a problem with the
device use and drive allocation. One such program is DbaseII by Ashton
Tate. Dbase.COM only calls Dbaseovr.COM in the same default
subdirectory. If you should find this occurs with certain programs
use the Setpath command in the batch file.


Syntax:
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              Uni .RP =[d:]\filepath

where [d:] is the drive and \filepath is the subdirectory of the difficult
program. For dBase II this would then be:

              Uni .RP =C:\dbaseii

After this you will have no further problems with drive allocations.
See the udb2.bat file on the disk for use of this command.


CDSECR.COM (Uni .RD)
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Change directory to a hidden directory.



Syntax:
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              Uni .RD <option>

You will be asked to enter a 7 letter hidden directory name that you
wish to change to.


MDSECR.COM (Uni .RM)
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Make a hidden directory. Note!! you will not be able to remove
this directory if you are using the DEMO Version.


Syntax:
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              Uni .RM <option>

You will be asked to enter a 7 letter hidden directory name that you
wish to create.


RDSECR.COM (Uni .RR) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO VERSION
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Remove a hidden directory.



Syntax:
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              Uni .RR <option>

You will be asked to enter a 7 letter hidden directory name that you
wish to remove.


SUBD.COM (Uni .R2) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO VERSION
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Transfer file from one subdirectory to another.


Syntax:
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              UNI .R2 [\source_path]\source_filename[.ext] [\target_path]

Example:
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              UNI .R2 \TEST\FILENAME.* \NEWTEST\LEVELONE

              NOTE: 1) Use any combination of case letters

              NOTE: 2) You can use wildcards (* or ?)


ALS.COM (Uni .R3) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO
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Will search for a file type on a range of disks.


Syntax:
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              UNI .R3

Example:
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              File name to be searched :  new

              Search start from Drive :  A B C D E F

              Select drive letter from above : c

              Search starts at Drive C

              Search to Drive :  C D E F

              Select drive letter from above : c

              Search stops at Drive C

              press escape to exit or press RETURN when ready...


MEM.COM (Uni .R4) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO VERSION
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Will return the amount of available ram for usage by a program


Syntax:
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              UNI .R4

MODE43 (UNI .R5) NOT AVAILABLE IN DEMO PROGRAM
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will change the screen in EGA from 25 to 43 lines and back


Syntax:
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              UNI .R5 /25:/43


CHAPTER 5
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Some Guidelines
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Like all powerful utilities Universal Globals can be extremely
useful but it can also have some unexpected results if you are not
familiar with it or are not careful. If you create set paths that
overlap one another and try to copy or erase files you may receive
some unpleasant surprises. Also if you use both the DOS Path
command Path =  and Universal Globals 3.40 Set path commands
to handle programs and batch files and leave the D, P and
or Q modes on, some unexpected results may occur. The computer
and Universal Globals will do exactly what you program so be careful!!


Turn Universal Globals 3.40 off whenever you wish to copy, backup,
restore, or delete unless you are sure you know what the list of set
path commands will do.

To turn off all the help screens at the beginning of Uni.COM or any
other program issue the command:

              Uni .RU on> null

or

              Uni . RU off >nul


whenever you operate Uni .RU or any other command. In this way
all that sign on information will not be displayed to the screen.


When possible, use batch files containing temporary set path commands
for running a particular program as is done with the sample bat programs
supplied. Issue a Uni .RC  -# > null at the end of the bat file
to clear all temporary strings.


Example:
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echo off Rbase 5000

cls

echo ... Rbase 5000 Operating under Universal Globals

echo ... Please wait

set 'Rbase=#C:\rb5k

set .dat=#C:\rb5k

....

....

set .ovr=#C:\rb5k

Uni .RU -* on > null

rbase

UNI .RC -# > null

Make your set path commands specific as possible. If you want to reroute
a file named Employ.DBF then write it as

              set employee.dbf=C:\data\employee.dbf

and not

              set 'employee=C:\data

or

              set .dbf=C:\data

If you choose to create a permanent series of Set path commands
as in the case of frequently using WordStar or for files copied to
Ram disk, put them all in a single .BAT file where they will
be easy to find and modify.

It is a good idea to add the following line to your Autoexec.BAT
file.

              Prompt $P$G

This makes DOS display the default drive letter d: and the current
directory you are in. This is displayed routinely with the prompt >.

Universal Globals set path commands may or may not work the same way
with all DOS commands. For example the Dir command strips off
path specifications before processing and thus gives the same result
whether or not the P mode is on, but the Type command
uses the full name as specified.

If you are specifying a Set path command for an executable .COM,
.EXE or .BAT file, the Set path should specify only
one location. This is necessary for DOS 3.xx and is a good idea for
DOS 2.xx.

When Uni .RU is turned on with the Uni .RU on command
the D mode is by default on and the P mode is off. The
D mode is made active by default because many programs automatically
specify a drive specification. Also D mode must be on for piping
to Ramdisks. The P mode is off by default since it is assumed
that if you specify a path with a command from the keyboard, such
as Dir or Type, you want the exact path specification
followed as entered. However depending upon your personal desires
you may want the D and P mode either off or on at initiation.
You can then specify this requirement in the Autoexec.BAT file
as Uni .RU .DP on. These modes will be remembered in subsequent
Uni .RU off and on commands.


CHAPTER 6
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GLOBALS Version 3.40
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July 1987

Copyright <189> 1983,1984,1985, 1986, 1987 Goldensoft Software

P.O. Box 1178

Peoria Arizona 85345

Globals 3.40 derived from Universal Globals by Goldensoft is a path
altering and maintaining utility allowing your computer to maintain
any set subdirectories as one big directory.

Globals 3.40 is a general purpose replacement for the Path command
but unlike Path, Globals 3.40 allows the computer to access
files of all types, .COM, .EXE, .OVL, .DAT
etc. Similar to Universal Globals 3.40, Globals 3.40 works with basically
any file type. Data files, help files, overlay files, batch files,
.COM files, .EXE files, text files, program files, object
files, and library files all become available from any subdirectory
within the same drive. What Universal Globals doesn't operate on Globals
3.40 will and vise versa.

Globals 3.0 is a memory resident program which occupies approximately
1K of memory and will operate with MS-DOS and PC-DOS 2.xx and 3.xx.


Command Syntax
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Globals' 3.40 command syntax is similar to Universal Globals The Globals
3.40 path is set by typing

              UNI .RG =[d:]\path;[d:]\path\path;[d:]\path...

By just typing

              UNI .RG


with no arguments the existing path will be displayed

              Universal  Global defined path =C:\utility\backgame

If no paths were defined then by just typing globals you will see


              Universal  Global  3.40 path is not presently defined

Type

              Uni .RG .?


for help

Uni .RG  (Uni .RG;) followed by a semi colon clears the
defined path so by now typing Global you will see

              Universal  Global  3.40 path is not presently defined

              Type Uni .RG .? for help

It is advisable to deactivate Uni .RG 3.40 if you do not actually
require a defined path at the present. The previously defined path
will be maintained. To deactivate type

              Uni .RG .-

The following message is displayed:

              Universal  Global  3.40 defined path=C:\basica

              Universal Global  3.40 is now de-activated

You may re-activate globals 3.40 at any time by typing

              Uni .RG .+

The following message is displayed

              Universal Global  3.40 is Now Active

It is possible to edit the defined path without retyping by entering
Uni .RG .*.  This places you in the edit mode and the following message
is displayed

              Universal Global defined path =C:\basica

              Type Uni .RG .? for help

              - {this is the editing line} {you may use function keys}


Help
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If you need help the as stated

Type

              Uni .RG .?


and the following help screen is displayed

GLOBAL 3.40

Global is a general purpose replacement for the DOS path command.
Global works with arbitrary programs on arbitrary files.

To use global type

              Uni .RG .[<option>]


where option is the global option or function.

Available Functions are:

 Set Global Path........ .RG [d:]\path;[d:]\path\path

 Clean Environment........ .RG;

 Display Global Set Path.. .RG

 Turn on Global........... .RG .+

 Turn off Global.......... .RG .-

 Edit Global Path......... .RG .*

 Help with Global......... .RG .?

 Registration Please...... .RG .@

Copyright (c) 1983,1984,1985,1986,1987 by Goldensoft Software P.O.
Box 1178 Peoria Arizona 85345


User Notes
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1. It is advisable to place UNI.COM in a defined path
subdirectory that is initially defined with the DOS path command in
a .BAT file.

General.BAT

echo off

cls path=c:\util;c:\;c:\bat

etc ...

^Z

Uni would normally be placed on the c:\util subdirectory and thus
may easily be found.

2. Globals 3.4 (.RG), is a smaller version without the directory
control available in Univ 3.40 (.RU).

3. If both a global's defined path and a DOS path are specified
the globals path takes priority.The path will only be invoked if globals
is unsuccessful.

4. The Globals' 3.40 .RG .* edit function will not work with
the function keys if they have been changed with a key macro program.

5. Should any programs be incompatible with Globals 3.4 then
simply de-activate Globals 3.40 with .RG .- command. You may
later re-activate Globals 3.40 with .RG .+ command.


Example .BAT File
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copy con Example.BAT  ;created from console

echo off

rem turn echo off

rem clear screen

cls

rem dbase ii is in subdir C:\dbaseii

UNI .RG C:\dbaseii

rem turn globals 3.40 on dbase active dbase

UNI .RG .+

rem turn globals 3.40 off

Uni .RG .-

rem press F6 to end file

^Z


Example Autoexec.BAT File
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copy con Autoexec.BAT  ;created from console

echo off

Rem turn echo off

Rem clear screen

cls

path=C:\;C:\bat;C:\util ;bat files located in C:\bat

rem globals 3.40 located in C:\util other programs loaded

rem load other programs

^Z       ;press F6 to end file