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- ' * DeleteBackUp_doc.ASC *
- ' * by Alan F Pfeil for free distribution by *
- ' * the AMOS Public Domain Library 30-10-90 *
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- ' A Utility to Delete all those disk eating .bak Files.
- ' You can load it as an accessory by changing the .AMOS to .acc
- ' The program is fully documented but this is provided in case
- ' you want to strip out the Rems to save memory.
- '
- ' Note: For Safety, only .bak files are displayed by default.
- ' Other files can be shown or deleted by erasing '*.bak'
- ' from the Requestor window and pressing the Return key.
- '
- ' Operating Instructions.
- ' Alter lines 40 to 42 to suit your setup, and run,
- ' Select any file and then Clik the Right Mouse button to show
- ' the existing free disk space, or the Left Mouse button to select
- ' the Drive, Directory and File from the File Requestor.
- ' The program will then display your selection and ask for
- ' confirmation, then delete it and show the disk space left free,
- ' and offer the option to quit or a further deletion.
- ' If no file is selected you will be returned to Edit mode.
- '
- ' The following lines are provided to activate the file
- ' requestor, edit them to suit your Drive setup or Directory
- ' usage. Leave one active and 'Rem' or delete the other two.
- '
- F$=Fsel$("DF0:*.bak","","Kill a Bak_up prog")
- Rem F$=Fsel$("DF1:Amos_Progs/*.bak","","Kill a Bak_up prog")
- Rem F$=Fsel$("RAD:Amos_Progs/*.bak","","Kill a Bak_up prog")
- '
- ' The program quotes to the screen the full path and filename selected.
- ' As this may overflow a screen line they are shown on seperate
- ' lines, viz:
- Locate 1,3 : Ink 3,0 : Print " DELETE Program: ";Left$(F$,8);" "
- Print " "+Mid$(F$,9)+" "
- ' You may want to alter the '8' or '9' to give a better layout
- ' so that a long filename comes on a seperate line.
- '
- ' Control is by means of Zones and the one active is visually
- ' confirmed by its number being shown in the top left corner of
- ' the screen.
- '
- ' Once a file has been selected, a RightMouse Clik will show
- ' the Free Disk Space without deleting the file; a second Clik
- ' will quit to Edit.
- '
- ' After deletion the free disk space in bytes is automatically
- ' displayed, and a LeftMouse Clik will recall the File Requestor
- ' regardless of where the pointer is located.
- ' NB. This is the free space on the Disk in the Drive called
- ' by lines 40, 41 or 42 as above; not necessarily the one from
- ' which you delete a file, or the current directory disk, if the
- ' selection was changed from the Requestor.
- 'AFP
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