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XLIST (tm) Hard Disk Manager Version 2.70 06-02-92 Copyright 1985-1992 Gary W. Wood All Rights Reserved. XLIST /h for usage You are free to use, copy and distribute XLIST for personal use and shareware distribution IN ITS ORIGINAL, UNMODIFIED FORM PROVIDED NO FEE BEYOND REASONABLE MEDIA AND/OR SHIPPING CHARGES IS LEVIED. Gary W. Wood disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchant- ability, fitness for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity or protection. This program may not be used in a business, corporation, organization, government or agency environment without a negotiated site license. See documentation for further disclaimers and information. If you find XLIST fast, easy, and convenient to use, a registration of $25 would be appreciated. If you send $25 or more you will receive, when available, the next version of XLIST. Please state the version of the software that you currently have. Send check or money order to: Gary W. Wood 5401 Lakeview Road North Little Rock, AR 72116 ******************************************************************************* WELCOME! This is the latest release of XLIST version 2.70. This will be the most powerful version of XLIST ever released. It has new features as outlined below. Please read the documentation and review the XLIST.PRO file for processing options in order to set-up XLIST properly. XLIST function keys and *EXECUTE profile commands work in conjunction with your favorite browser, editor, word processor, etc... in order to make a seamless disk manager, and should be set-up properly within XLIST.PRO before using XLIST. INVENTORY of ZIP file. README.266 This file. XLIST.EXE Main program (DOS Version) * XLISTOS2.EXE Main program (OS/2 1.2 & 1.3 Version) XLIST.CNF Contains colors and keyboard settings (Binary file, Please don't edit this file). XLIST.PRO User options (should be reviewed and edited to specify user options). XLIST.DOC Documentation ????????.FNT Optional loadable fonts with *VGAMODE profile command. * Version for OS/2 1.0 available on request. ENVIRONMENT PARAMETERS: For best performance of XLIST, set the following environment parameters before using XLIST. This will page approximately 130K of memory to a virtual disk when XLIST launches a program if the *OVERLAY option in XLIST.PRO is set ON. (DOS Version) SET TMP=D:\ <-- Set to a virtual disk or temporary directory NEW FEATURES: Version 2.12 --- Access to .ARC files as directories. Version 2.20 --- Access to .ZIP files as directories. New *EXECUTE profile command. Version 2.21 --- The "/A" command will change all files in a subdirectory. New *ALLATTR profile command. Version 2.30 --- Corrected problem with incorrect DOS return code. New *PFKEYS-ZIP profile command. New *PFKEYS-ARC profile command. New *EXECUTE-ZIP profile command. New *EXECUTE-ARC profile command. Restricted for non-registered version's on LAN's. Display license when /L is entered at execution. Minor screen handling modifications. Version 2.31 --- Bug when using ESC key from the alt-t (tagging files) command. Version 2.32 --- Bug when using ESC key from the alt-a (change attributes) command. Beta version of the OS/2 version. Version 2.33 --- Partial mouse support. (OS/2 & DOS) Faster screen access when clearing the screen (OS/2) Version 2.40 --- Full mouse support. (OS/2 & DOS) Toggle menu by using <shift/shift> keys (non-mouse). Correct bug causing CapLock not to function for shift function key definitions. Version 2.42 --- Correctly reset background color to defaults instead of black / white. Mouse support of the keyboard window and directory tree. Enhancement to the /nnn command to position within the directory to suppor the + & - sign. Can be used to set a function key to position one entry up or down by setting the function key to /+1 or /-1. Enhancement to mouse functions to utilize double-click to select menu items. Enhancment to use middle mouse button or right & left button down to tag files. Use right button to un-tag files. Recompile of XLIST using Microsoft "C" Version 6.00A. Percentage on top line shows percentage of drive the directory space utilized. Extensive expansion of the menus available using <shift><shift> or clicking left mouse button on top line. These menus are redundant to available features from the command areas. Modification of the /FIND command to search for a matching set of files and display the results as a combined directory. Creation of optional batch file has been removed as a feature. Removed *FINDFILE, *DIRSAVE, *DIRCLEAR, and *MEMORY options. Support of the COUNTRY= command in PC-DOS CONFIG.SYS to select the format for date & time displayed. Major testing using Microsoft & Logitech serial mouse. Changed *OVERLAY option stores memory to directory pointed to by the TMP= environment parameter instead of the OVERLAY= environment paramenter. Version 2.43 --- Dec. 1990 Saved & restored mouse status when launching applicatons. Change MS "C" optimization options to correct strange behaviors. Tighten the editing for using the /SET command. Version 2.50 --- March 1991 Replace *EGA43 profile command with *VGAMODE profile command. Provide character definition files (fonts) to use with *VGAMODE command. Change *DIRATTR profile command to use acronyms instead of numbers. Remove /Mnn command line option at startup. Enhance speed of routines that write the XLIST.CNF file. Change the /Fnn command so that function keys can be envoked by entering a mnemonic instead of numbers. (see /Fnn in docu.) Always display the copyright statement when exiting XLIST. Untag unexecuted commands that cause errors. Correct cursor disappearing when exiting from XLIST corrected. (OS/2 Ver.) Disable blinking color attributes within XLIST, thereby allowing use of high intensity colors. Use DOS prompt to provide a notice on returning to XLIST Provide *MOUSE profile command to disable or enable mouse functions. Provide the ability to enter profile commands on the startup of XLIST. Provide *HOTKEY profile command to redefine menu keyboard hotkey. Provide *KEYWAIT & *SLEEP profile command to address background performance problems with OS/2. Remove directory tree from PC-DOS version. (on request) Added /MAP command to provide allocated memory map for PC-DOS version. Provide /START command to start OS/2 session. Version 2.50A --- March 9, 1991 (corrections) Correction to problems using /FIND command. Correction to problems with function keys set to multiple functions. Version 2.50B --- March 18, 1991 (corrections) Use DOS prompt to return to XLIST only on DOS command. Corrected XLIST causing a protection exception after envoking DOS commands multiple times. (OS/2) Correction to use *PFKEY-ZIP function key definitions. Allow mouse scrolling for all corners of the screen. Version 2.60 --- May 30, 1991 High Performance File System (HPFS) support. (OS/2 Version) Menu item to display disk usage statistics report (CHKDSK). Menu item to display defined function keys. Correction to function key definitions for shift, alt and control that inserted a single number into the command. Consistent handling and border style of popup windows. Retention and respect of display video mode. Modification of sort by extension & file attributes to sort by name within extension. Support enhanced keyboard for F11 & F12 keys. Enhanced keyboard activiated by *KEYBOARD profile command. (PC-DOS) /RD* command will bypass automatic directory sorting. Version 2.61 --- June 20, 1991 Separate versions of XLIST for OS/2 V1.0/1.1 and V1.2/1.3 Correction to popup windows not staying up when used without mouse. Version 2.62 --- June 29, 1991 Enhanced the directory tree to be a popup window and provided the feature with both OS/2 & PC-DOS version. Corrected and enhanced the speed of viewing ZIP & ARC file directories. The filename was corrupted in ZIP files having paths stored with filenames. Truncated the leading zero from file dates on screen display. Display the file attributes consistent with OS/2 PM format. Version 2.63 --- August 26, 1991 Provide the ability to take advantage of 12 row video modes for vision impaired users. Access to .LZH files as directories. Modify the directory tree to slow down davigation movements when using mouse. Enhance to /EXE command to provide a window to enter DOS commands with a command buffer accessable using PgUp & PgDn. Enhanced memory management whereby XLIST uses on 7K of memory when executing DOS commands & launching programs when the *OVERLAY switch in XLIST.PRO is ON. Additionally, will use EMS memory when available. Version 2.64 --- August 31, 1991 Located bug in recognizing number of rows & columns on a EGA adapter. Corrected mouse cursor leaving a blank space at initial mouse cursor location. Decrease screen flashing on DOS when using the /+1 & /-1 commands. Version 2.65 --- January 30, 1992 Add support for LZH archive files. Registration prompt at startup of program. (Unregistered Version Only) Wouldn't locate the VGAMODE files when whole drive & path specified. Enhanced processing of archive files to emulate directory structures when paths are available in archive directory. Corrected problems with the alt-x (exclude entry) command. Ability to set defaults using *CMD-DEFAULT profile command. Provides for PgUp & PgDn using the directory tree. Test for invalid XLIST commands and display error message. New "/reset" command to return to current drive & path. Correct bug in the "/find" command when entry not found and not finding files without extensions. Bug sometimes caused directories to show empty when they contained only sub-directories. Creates work file for directory tree to enhance performance when *TREE profile is set ON. Remove the *DIRCLEAR profile command. Modify the /p (i.e. pause) command to have CRLF after message. Link program without using /EXEPACK to keep from hanging running under MS DOS 5.0 when loaded in low memory locations. Went to lower case on the display. Function key headings on bottom line are now case sensitive. Display filenames in upper or lower case depending on using the *UPPERCASE profile command. Fix divide exception when accessing a drive with zero free space. Make directory sort for OS/2 HPFS case insensitive. Version 2.66 --- February 23, 1992 Add support for ZOO archive files. Correct bug causing /EXP command not to recognize LZH files. Modify the directory search method for file find and attribute chg. Display a files & directories read message when building directory tree. Display a searching message when using the /find command. Supply additional example fonts. Enhanced performance of the ZIP archive access by using the central directory. Changed all reading/writing files to be buffered I/O. Corrected error in setting keyboard where it wouldn't save settings. The /find command will expand arguments using XLIST macros (i.e. $n, $f, etc.) Provided return codes when errors occur when paging Xlist to EMS memory or a temporary disk. (See *OVERLAY docu.) /find & /tree commands can be aborted by pressing the Esc key. Recompiled with large data pointers increasing the maximum *ENTRIES to 2500 files & increasing the maximum *BUFSIZE to 65,535. Supplied TSRINT.EXE TSR program to load before using XLIST when unsafe interrupts cause "Unsafe interrupt ?? vector" message when the *OVERLAY option is set ON. (Enter "TSRINT /U" to unload from memory) Added option to load all files on drive when using the "-a" option on startup of XLIST. Additional sort command "/sp" that will sort by file name including the full path. Can be of use when multiple directories are displayed. Version 2.66A --- February 25, 1992 Uses unbuffered I/O when accessing archive files. One less I/O per directory entry when accessing LZH archive files. Scan of archive directories can be aborted by pressing the Esc key. Correct ability to access LZH archives with embedded pathnames having/not having leading backslashes. Version 2.66B --- April 26, 1992 To make LZH archive access faster for emulating the directory structure the program creates a temporary file on the drive pointed to by "TMP" environment variable. The file has the same name as the archive file with the extension changed to "$$$". Contains on the directory information for subsequent access to the archive directory structure. Corrected creation of partial directory trees when interrupted by the ESC key at initial startup. File created by the *TREE profile command is now hidden in the root directory as XLIST_x.LOG where 'x' is the drive letter. Remove TSRINT.EXE program because it is unnecessary. Known problem with *OVERLAY option used with Digital Research's Dr. DOS 6.0 will be resolved in future release. Version 2.70 --- June 2, 1992 Preview file entries when browsing the directory tree when the new profile command *TREESCAN is ON. Option to reload directory tree when a XLIST_x.LOG file exists is controlled by the *TREEDATE profile command. Position to archive file when exiting directory scan of archive. Un-highlite current command line when executing commands. Correct the space utilization "allocation unit" amount. Some color changes to the directory tree & /exe window.