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- Hi,
- This is just a quick description of what MaxFile/2 can
- presently do.
-
- MaxFile/2 is shareware and carries a registration fee of $25.
- This is not IMHO an extravagent fee and the program is quite useful
- for the Maximus/2 sysop. Please consider registering even though the
- price is low.
-
-
- MaxFile/2 is a Maximus file manager for OS/2 2.x. It will not
- run under DOS and probably won't ever unless someone else takes the
- time to port it themselves. Dos port will be attempted by Craig
- Morrison@1:201/60.0 at some point in the (probably distant) future.
-
- Maxfile/2 presently has the following features/abilities:
-
- --Text based with support for any window with size greater than 80x20
- --Move files
- On moving a file (hurling), all of the file's date
- attributes are retained (unlike Maximus).
- --Delete files
- --Adopt files
- --Verify integrity archived files
- --View contents of archived files
- --Edit file descriptions in files.bbs (limit of 249 chars)
- --Remove file descriptions from files.bbs
- --Replace file descriptions in files.bbs
- --Two windows open at a time to view different file lists
- --Sort files.bbs based on date, size, or name, increasing or
- decreasing.
- --Extract FILE_ID.DIZ and attempt to use as file description
- when file is adopted or on demand (any high ascii chars are
- changed to ' ').
- --Change archive type of files while retaining old file dates.
- This is done in a background thread and the priority can be
- changed by a .cfg variable. Note that the window in which
- the re-archiving is being done is locked to that file area
- until the re-archiving is finished. You also cannot exit
- until the re-archiving is finished.
- --"Touch" files to change last modfied date to current date
- --Run fbp.exe on only the modified areas when done.
- --Spawn GIF/JPG/BMP/PCX/TIF/TXT viewer. This is done in a
- separate thread so you can edit file descriptions as you view
- the file.
- --Run external Virus scanner
- --Select files for multiple move, extract file_id.diz,
- delete files,...
- --Search for duplicate files.
- --Extended description support.
-
- Planned enhancements:
-
- -None at this time. Make a suggestion if you think MaxFile/2
- is lacking a particular feature.
-
- Hoped enhancements:
-
- --Mouse support with drag-n-drop b/t windows.
- --More Multi-threadedness: move files in a thread
-
- Problems/Features:
-
- --Growing file window is relatively slow.
- --Does not run in a Max door (uses _read_kbd() and video uses
- hardware, not stdout...)
-
- Known Bugs:
- --None