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Copyright (c) 1986 by Bill Neidert all rights reserved. Bill Neidert 1225 Via Balboa Mesquite, Tx 75150 214 681-0702 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Contents Disclaimer ....................................................... 2 Copyright ........................................................ 3 Registration ..................................................... 3 Distribution ..................................................... 3 User Supported Software .......................................... 3 Trademark ........................................................ 4 General Description ............................................. 5 Concepts ........................................................ 5 Current Window ................................................ 5 Command Line .................................................. 6 Function keys ................................................. 6 Window File Data .............................................. 6 Statistical Information ....................................... 7 Moving Within A Window ........................................ 7 Group Command.................................................. 7 Function Key Command Description ................................ 7 F1 ............................................................ 7 F2 ............................................................ 7 F3 ............................................................ 7 F4 ............................................................ 8 F5 ............................................................ 8 F6 ............................................................ 8 F7 ............................................................ 8 F8 ............................................................ 8 F9 ............................................................ 8 F10 ........................................................... 8 SF3 ........................................................... 9 SF4 ........................................................... 9 SF5 ........................................................... 9 SF6 ........................................................... 9 SF7 ........................................................... 9 SF8 ........................................................... 9 Command Line Commands ............................................ 9 Clear_marks ................................................... 9 Copy .......................................................... 9 Backup ........................................................ 10 Delete ........................................................ 10 Move .......................................................... 10 Rename ........................................................ 10 Execute ....................................................... 10 Show .......................................................... 10 Quit .......................................................... 11 Program Execution ................................................ 11 Appendix A ....................................................... 12 Appendix B ....................................................... 13 Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 1 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Disclaimer This program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantibility or fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by the user. Should the program prove defective, the user assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 2 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Copyright This program is copyrite (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert. All rights reserved. Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use this product on a trial basis. Registration If you intend to use F.EXE on a regular basis please support the author through your registration. Commercial or business use of this program is prohibited by non-registered users. If you need an invoice for registration, one is provided in appendix A. If you are interested in use of multiple copies of this program or a corporate site license, fill out the information request form in appendix B. User feedback has been very instrumental in changes that have been made to this program. If you have suggestions and are a registered user, please send your request for changes or enhancements. They will be considered for future releases. Distribution PC DOS 2 Filer is distributed under the file name F30.ARC. This file contains the following archived files: F.EXE - the PC DOS 2 Filer program F.DOC - the document file you are reading The primary means of distribution is through Bulletin Boards. User Supported Software User supported software is a concept started by Andrew Fluegleman. Software is distributed to the user with out cost. You are allowed to evaluate this product on your own system on a trial basis. If the you find the product of value and continue to use it, you are ask to send $35 to: Bill Neidert 1225 Via Balboa Mesquite, Tx 75150 This consideration provides you with a license for continued use of the product. You will also be notified of major new releases of the product. Major releases will be distributed to registered users for a fee of $10.00. This covers the cost of diskettes, mailers, stamps and time to produce the diskettes. Your use of this product has the following limitations: This program must be distributed in an unmodified form. No fee, charge or consideration may be received for Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 3 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 distribution of copies of this program This product is not to be distributed as part of any other software without the authors consent Trademark IBM PC DOS and PC DOS are registered trademarks of the IBM corporation. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 4 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 General Description The DOS 2 Filer is a program written to simplify file management in a multi directory environment. The program accomplishes its objectives with windows. The program allows the user to visually follow actions that take place on disk. As file additions or deletions are performed on a directory, they are displayed in a window. This keeps the user aware of changes as they effect the directory. DOS 2 Filer is compatible with IBM DOS 2.1 and above. The program has been tested with IBM TOP VIEW and with MICROSOFT WINDOWS. The program provides the following functions: Selective file copying from directory to directory Selective file deletions from a directory Subdirectory creation Rename a file Rename a directory (DOS 3.0 and higher) Moving a group of files from one directory to another File protection File backup Display a directory sorted by file name Display a directory sorted by file extension Display a directory sorted by creation/update date Display a directory sorted by file size Hide/Unhide files Execute a program Delete file selectively Show a files contents in Hex or Display mode Concepts The fundamental concepts used in the design of DOS 2 Filer are described in the following sections. A good understanding of these concepts make the utility more functional to the user. Current Window The screen is composed of two windows that contain either the initial User Supported Software notice, a help screen, or a disk directory. One of the two windows is the current window. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 5 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 When the program starts, a small right pointing triangle or arrow is in the upper left corner of the left window. This symbol is always in the current window. The arrow points to the file within the directory that is effected by commands when executed. When the program starts, the current window ( the left window ) contains the current directory that was in effect at the time the program the program was executed. The left window has the DOS file path to the current directory. If you wanted to display another directory on the right window, press function key 6 (F6) and when the program prompts for 'NEW PATH ?' enter the path of the directory desired. If you are not familiar with directory paths, refer to the DOS 2 or DOS 3 documentation. Command Line The command line is the across the bottom of the screen. It contains the names of some of the commands that can be performed. To change selection from one command to another, simply press the space bar on the keyboard. You can also use the TAB key on the upper left of the keyboard. The TAB key is to the left of the 'Q' key. If you use the TAB key, the directions will reverse when the shift key is depressed at the same time. The first character of each command can be used to invoke the command. Function keys The function keys are the keys labeled F1 to F10 on the left end of the keyboard. The function keys perform program commands. Some commands performed by the function keys effect one window only. If this is the case, the function key on the left effects the left window and the corresponding function key on the right effects the right window. Several of the function keys perform different functions when the shift key is pressed when they are used. Window File Data Information within a window is displayed for a file entry as follows: File name File extension File size in K (1024 character) bytes Date the file was created or last modified Time the file was created or last modified File attributes (S - system file, H - hidden file, R - read only file) Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 6 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Statistical Information At the bottom of each window, the panel contains "disk left - XXXXK" and "dir size - XXXXK". "Disk left" gives the amount of disk space left in K bytes. "Dir size" specifies the number of K bytes the directory in the window occupies on disk. After a file within a window has been marked, "marked - XXXXK" replaces "disk left" in the panel. "Marked" gives the K bytes of disk space that the marked files occupy on disk. If a group of files are moved from a hard disk to a floppy, the disk space required for the file will be slightly different. This is caused by the disk cluster size that each disk has. Moving Within A Window To move within a window, the up arrow and down arrow keys on the numeric keyboard are used to move the window up and down 1 entry. The PGUP and PGDN keys are used to move through a directory one page at a time/ The Home key will move the current window file pointer to the first entry of the window. The End key moves the current file pointer to the last entry on the window. Ctrl and Home will redisplay the directory from the beginning. Ctrl and End will display the end of the directory. Group Commands Function key F9 marks files for group commands. Most commands perform their function on the file pointed to by the current window file pointer or all files that are marked within the current window. Marked files are displayed in high intensity. Function Key Command Description F1 The F1 command displays help information about the function commands on the left window. If the left window is the only window that contains a directory, F1 will not display help. At this time you should use F2. F2 The F2 command displays help information about the function commands on the right window. F3 The F3 command is effective only if the current window file pointer is pointing at a directory entry. The directory entries have a '<DIR>' in place of the file extension. When the current window file pointer is pointing at a directory, the directory will be displayed on the left window. If the left window was the current window, its contents are replaced by the new Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 7 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 directory. If the right window is the current window, it remains unchanged and the left window is replaced by the new directory. F4 The F4 command is effective only if the current window file pointer is pointing at a directory entry. The directory entries have '<DIR>' in place of the file extension. When the current window file pointer is pointing at a directory, the directory will be displayed on the right window. If the right window was the current window, its contents are replaced by the new directory. If the left window is the current window, it remains unchanged and the left window is replaced by the new directory. F5 The F5 command changes the path of the left window. The path is the list of directories that the directory is part of. The path of the root directory of drive C is "C:\". Directories within the root directory have "C:\path-name" path where path-name is the name of the directory. If one of these directories contains a directory, the path would look like this "C:\path-name\path-name". This continues to whatever depth the directory in question resides. F6 The F6 command changes the path of the right window. The path is the list of directories that the directory is part of. The path of the root directory of drive C is "C:\". Directories within the root directory have "C:\path-name" path where path-name is the name of the directory. If one of these directories contains a directory, the path would look like this "C:\path-name\path-name". This continues to whatever depth the directory in question resides. F7 The F7 command sorts the contents of the current window by file name. This command just effects the window display and does not sort the files on disk. F8 The F8 command sorts the contents of the current window by file extension. F9 The F9 command marks the file entry the current window file pointer points to. Marked files are used in group commands. If the file the current window file pointer is pointing to is a marked file, pressing F9 will remove the mark. F10 The F10 command is used to create a directory. The command prompts for a file path and a directory name. If the directory does not exist in the path given, it is added. If a path is not entered, Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 8 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 the current directory path is used. SF3 The shifted F3 command is used to set the hidden file attribute. This causes the file to become invisible to DOS. SF4 The shifted F4 command is used to remove the hidden file attribute from a file and make it visible to DOS. SF5 The shifted F5 command is used to set the read only file attribute. This can be used to protect files from accidental deletion. Do not protect files that are to be written to unless they are unprotected before they are used. SF6 The shifted F6 command is used to remove the read only file attribute. This unprotects a protected file. SF7 The shifted F7 command is used to sort the current window by file size. SF8 The shifted F8 command is used to sort the current window by creation/update date. Command Line Commands The command line commands are selected by pressing the space are or tab key. The command displayed in reverse video is the command selected. When the desired command is selected then press the Enter key. Clear_marks The Clear_marks command clears marks placed on any file in the current window. Copy The Copy command copies the file the current window file pointer is pointing to or all files that are marked within the current window. The Copy command will prompt for the copy destination. If a directory is displayed in the other window, the command will ask if the file or files are to be copied to that window. At this point enter 'N' for no or 'Y' for yes. If the answer is 'N' the program will prompt 'Destination ?'. At this point, enter the path to the desired disk and directory. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 9 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Backup The Backup command backups a directory. The command uses the Archive flag within the DOS directory to determine wi the file has been modified since the last backup. If you are backing up and the disk becomes full, the command will prompt for a disk change if files are being backed up on floppy disk. The destination is selected in the same manner as with the copy command. Delete The Delete command deletes the file the current window file pointer is pointing to or all files that are marked within the current directory. Move The Move command is used to move files from one directory to another on the same disk. The move command does not copy the file, it removes the file from one directory and places it in another. The source directory and the destination directory must be on the same disk. Rename The Rename command is used to change the name of the file or directory that the current window file pointer is pointing to. If a file is pointed to - if the same path with a new file name is used, the files name will be changed. If a new path is entered, the file will be moved to the new directory given in the path. The file will have the name given in the command. If a directory is pointed to, it name is changed to the value given( DOS 3.0 and higher). Execute The Execute command is used to run the current file if it is a "COM" or an "EXE" file. IF BASIC programs are to be executed run BASIC or BASICA, then enter the program name as a command line parameter. Once a file has been selected, the following message appears at the bottom of the screen "Enter command line information - ". Enter any parameters required by the program being run. When the program executes, PATH is set to contain the current path of each of the windows, the environment is set to correctly contain the path. Show The Show command is used to look at the current file's contents in one of two formats. The hex formats displays the files contents in hexadecimal notation on the left of the screen and on the right side of the screen, the equivalent ascii character data. The text format displays text files in their normal display format. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 10 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 If the text format file does not terminate with a carriage return, the last page may not stay on the screen long enough for you to see it. If this occurs, look at the data in hex format. Quit The Quit command terminates the program. Program Execution F.EXE is executed by typing: F at the DOS prompt (C>). If you are using a monochrome screen on a color adapter, you may need to turn color off to get better screen contrast. This is done by typing: F M The M parameter tells the program to remove color from the display. On a color monitor, F displays white characters on a blue background. The Windows are bordered in white with black text. Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 11 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Appendix A To: Bill Neidert 1225 Via Balboa Mesquite, Tx 75150 ----------------------------------------------------------------- QUANTITY DESCRIPTION PRICE ----------------------------------------------------------------- ( ) Registration 35.00 ( ) Registration + Updated copy of F.exe 45.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Texas residents add 5.25% sales tax Total ______ Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 12 PC DOS 2 FILER VERSION 3.0 Appendix B To: Bill Neidert 1225 Via Balboa Mesquite, Tx 75150 214 681-0702 Name and title of person negotiating license _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Company Name _________________________________________ Company Address _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Telephone No. ____________________________ Number of copies of F.EXE equired ___________ Planned use of program: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Questions: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Copyright (C) 1985, 1986 by Bill Neidert 13