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- ▒▒ ARC-AID ▒▒
- ▒▒ version 1.02 ▒▒
- ▒▒ (C)opyright GSoft 1987 ▒▒
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- DISCLAIMER?
- -----------
- GSoft is in no way responsible for anything done by the
- program! It should not do anything harmful, but if it does, don't
- blame us. This program was written in Turbo Pascal, and it uses
- BOOSTERS.
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
-
- Have you ever tried to archive several different files which
- cannot be archived using wildcards? Well, here is a program which
- works in conjunction with your archiving program. It can read the
- directory from any path, then you tag the files you want to
- archive, press F10, and the archiving begins.
-
-
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ------------
-
- At the DOS prompt, type ARCAID. This will start the program.
- Now you will see the ARCAID screen. On the left half of the
- screen is the directory, on the right half is the path, arc file
- name, arcer name, and a list of the function keys. The files
- which are tagged, will be archived.
-
- Left Side of Screen: Here the directory is displayed. The
- filenames, dates, times, and sizes are displayed. Using the up
- arrow, down arrow, Page Up, Page Down keys, you can move through
- the directory. When you find a file which you will want to add to
- the archive, press the space bar to tag of un-tag the file.
- Later, all the tagged files will be added to the archive.
-
- Right Top of Screen: Here the Current Directory Path, the arc
- path and file name, and the ARC-er file name are displayed and
- edited. Pressing F2 will allow you to edit the Current Directory
- Path, F3 the arc file name, and F4 the ARC-er file name.
-
- Right Bottom of Screen: Shows a list of the function keys.
-
- To make an archive, tag all the files you want, supply an arc
- file name, and an ARC-er name, and press F5.
-
- The program sends its commands to DOS in the following way:
-
- ARC-er filename ARC_file_name path+Tagged_File
-
- THE KEYS
- --------
-
- SPACE BAR: Tag or UnTag a file.
-
- F1: Tag ALL files
-
- *F2: Change current directory path.
- NOTE: the directory name must always end in a wildcard!
- ( ex. C:\FILES\*.* or A:\ARC\HE?????.* )
-
- *F3: Change arc file name.
- This is the name of the file to which the archive will be written.
-
- *F4: Change ARC-er file name.
- This is the path and file name of your program which you use for
- archiving. This should include the extention of the filename, and
- any command afterwards which are used by the archiver.
- (ex. C:\ARCDIR\ARC.EXE A ) where a is for ADD to archive.
-
- F5: Start archiving.
-
- F6: Save the Directory Path, arc file name, and arcer file name
- as defaults.
-
- F7: Sort according to name, extension, file size, date, or time. You
- can also choose ascending/descending order.
- NOTE: The time sort doesn't acknowledge the am or pm.
-
- F10: Exit.
-
- * --> For these commands where you enter a path or filename, you
- can use the HOME, Left ARROW, Right ARROW, Delete and
- BackSpace keys.
-
- ETC.
- ----
-
- If you have any problems, suggestions, or donations, please
- send them to
-
- GSoft
- 13918 Notley Rd.
- Silver Spring, MD 20904
- (301)384-8325
-
- Send your acknowledgement even if you just like the program. I
- would really like to know whether this program is useful to others
- as it is to me. The source code is not available. If you don't like this
- documentation, please send any suggestions to the above address.
- I don't think that I am too good at writing documentation.
- One can probably reach me on Eagle's Aerie BBS, phone #(301)652-
- 6832. Write a message to Gyuri Grell. Please do consider a donation,
- even a small amount ($1 - $10), because it did take time and energy to
- write this program. Thanks.
-
- FUTURE VERSIONS?
- ----------------
-
- For future versions I have thought about giving the
- possibility to sort the directory according to filename, size,
- date, or time. Any other suggestions?
-
- 1.00 - First version
- 1.01 - Added the file sort, revised this document.
- 1.02 - Changed bug in 1.01 where you could archive even
- if an ARC file name or an Arcer file name weren't
- given.