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- VIEW Chicago!
- A Utility for Users of
- RBBS-PC of Chicago
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- This system is designed to make it easier for you to search and list
- the files available on RBBS-PC of Chicago. The utility VD (View Directory!)
- will bring up our master directory of files in exactly the format you are
- used to seeing it on the board with the most recent files displayed first.
- There is a built-in help system which is accessed by typing H while in VD.
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- To use the system, have VD on the same drive as CHICAGO.DIR and DIR.DIR.
- It looks for these two files at startup. Once loaded, you can scroll back
- and forth through the directory. You can use the up and down arrow, PgUp
- and PgDn, as well as the Home and End keys. Beware of Home...it works in
- conjunction with some other options listed below and it will respond
- differently depending on which of those options you have selected. There
- are several other options which I will detail for you.
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- List: Type L to List our directory of Download categories. Type any other
- key to return to the files listing.
-
- Dir: To view a particular category of files, select the Set Dir option by
- type D. Enter the the category number that you are looking for as
- either "15" or "015" (no quotes needed. To begin the display of
- those files press the Home key. Now, as you scroll back and forth,
- you will only be looking at that specific category of files.
-
- To return to a view of the entire directory, select the Set Dir
- option again, and then press return in reponse to the prompt for the
- category.
-
- Find: To Find a file type F. The system will prompt what you want to
- "Find". This is the same as the Search function on RBBS. It not
- only searches the filename, but also searches the description. You
- can search on anything you want, but don't use the "*.*"
- method...this is a straight string search, not a DOS search! It
- will usually begin searching right away. It can act a little
- strange if you already have performed one search and are now
- wishing to do a second. You can stop a search at any time by
- pressing the * key. (Don't ask me why!) Tip: After doing a
- "Find" I have found selecting "Find" and then just pressing return
- in response to the next prompt will return me back to the normal
- mode. Play with it...you'll get the hang of it.
-
- Exit: To exit, type X.
-
- There are a number of other options, but the foregoing are the ones you
- will use most often. If you get stuck, hit the Help key (Type H).
-
- This handy utility was written by Jim Grettum, a long-time friend and
- assistant Sysop in Fargo, North Dakota. He took over the operation of my
- board in Fargo when I moved to Chicago. You can reach Jim at RBBS-PC of
- Fargo at (701) 293-5973.
-
- I hope this makes your use of RBBS-PC of Chicago even more beneficial!
-
- Loren D. Jones, Sysop
- RBBS-PC of Chicago
- P.O. Box 127
- LaGrange, IL 60525-0127
- (4/1/88)
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