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- S_e_c_t_i_o_n_______ P_a_g_e_
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- 1.0 Introduction 2
- 2.0 Hardware Requirements 3
- 3.0 Installing DIRMM 3
- 3.1 Copying the Program 3
- 3.2 Licensing the Software 4
- 3.3 Hints on Using DIRMM 4
- 3.4 Using DIRMM with Windows/DeskView 4
- 3.5 Customizing Display Colors 5
- 4.0 Using DIRMM 6
- 4.1 Non-Resident Mode 6
- 4.2 Resident Mode 7
- 4.3 Selecting Memory Size 7
- 5.0 Responding to DIRMM Prompts 8
- 6.0 DIRMM Command Set 9
- 6.1 C Copy Document 9
- 6.2 D (Changing) Drive/Directory 10
- 6.3 E Erase Document 10
- 6.4 M (Changing from Document to Backup) Mode 11
- 6.5 N Naming (Renaming) a Document 11
- 6.6 R Restore a Backup Document 11
- 6.7 S Sort Documents by Name or Creation Date 11
- 6.8 V View a Document 12
- 6.9 Q Quit (Exit) Program 12
- 7.0 Possible Error Messages 13
- 8.0 User Registration 14
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- DIRMM is a trademark owned by Ed Derzawiec.
- Multimate is a trademark of Ashton Tate.
- Sidekick is a trademark of Borland International Inc.
- Freelance is a trademark of Lotus Development Corp.
- Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
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- 1.0 Introduction:
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- DIRMM is a utility to be used in in conjunction with Ashton Tate's
- Multimate (TM) Word Processors. It is intended to make the the
- management of Multimate documents (files) simpler than through the use
- of Ashton Tate and DOS supplied tools. It is a file utility that
- enables you to view, copy, etc. Multimate documents in a very user
- friendly fashion. Some of the features of DIRMM are:
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- o Can be active within Multimate or other programs (Memory Resident
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- o Displays all MM documents (Including v4.0) in a directory
- o Documents can be sorted by last edit date or name
- o Allows documents to be selected by pointing to them
- o Supports document Copying, Erasing, Naming and Restoring
- o Documents can be Viewed without editing
- o Copy and Delete functions can operate on several documents at a
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- o Supports Document Backups
- o In Resident Mode, DIRMM can provide the name of the currently
- selected document to Multimate or other programs to act upon.
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- DIRMM is an effective tool for user's of Ashton Tate's series of
- Multimate word processors. A non-liscensed version is distributed via
- Electronic Bulletin boards which enables users to evaluate the
- software.
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- Several features are NOT AVAILABLE in the non-liscensed version as
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- 1. COMMANDS: ERASE, NAME, and RESTORE are not supported.
- 2. VIEW will only display a single screen of TEXT. (i.e. paging through
- the text is not possible.)
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- To fully utilize all of DIRMM's features, you must become a registered
- user. As a registered user you will be entitled to receive all future
- updates. Section 8 describes how to register.
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- DIRMM is copyrighted software and all rights are reserved by the author.
- You are free to use or distribute the non-liscensed version (Serial# =
- DemoCopy) to anyone who accepts the terms herein. Copies must be complete
- (including this file) and unmodified. Modifying the program or
- redistribution for profit is a violation of copyright law.
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- DIRMM has been extensively tested on various IBM PCs and compatibles to
- perform as described in the accompanying documentation. However, the user
- is responsible for determining the ultimate fitness of this program for
- use. I assume no liability for failure of this product to perform as
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- I thank you for your comments and suggestions for improving the program.
- I hope you enjoy using DIRMM.
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- 6 Sweet Fern Rd
- Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
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- 2.0 Hardware Requirements:
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- DIRMM will work on an IBM PC/XT/AT or any Compatible with 25K Available
- RAM operating under MSDOS version 2.0 or above. (Actual installed
- memory requirement depends on which version of DOS you are using. DIRMM
- will work on a 64K PC running MSDOS versions through 3.3) When used in
- resident mode, DIRMM can use as little as 21K of RAM.
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- Monochrome, CGA, EGA and VGA adapters are supported. When using DIRMM
- in resident mode, the program will not "pop-up" if the current
- application is utilizing a graphics mode. Multimate does not require
- these modes.
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- No hard Disk is required with DIRMM versions up to 3.0.
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- DIRMM can read document files for currently released versions of
- Multimate (through version 4.0) and Multimate Advantage (I and II).
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- 3.0 DIRMM Installation Instructions:
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- These instructions suggest one installation method. Experienced DOS
- users may prefer alternative methods.
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- 3.1 COPYING THE PROGRAM TO THE APPROPRIATE DRIVE/DIRECTORY:
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- Floppy Disk users will probably want to copy DIRMM to a working
- Multimate boot/system disk or the utility disk if there is available
- space. Hard disk users will probably want to copy DIRMM into the
- subdirectory containing the Multimate program files (typically c:\wp or
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- FLOPPY DISK SYSTEMS: At the A> prompt, place the DIRMM program diskette
- into the A: drive and the Multimate boot/system or utility disk into the
- B: drive. Then type:
- COPY DIRMM.COM B:
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- HARD DISK SYSTEMS: At the C> prompt, place the DIRMM Program diskette
- into the A: drive. Then type:
- COPY A:DIRMM.COM \mm (or \wp if Multimate files are in the
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- 3.2 LICENSING THE SOFTWARE:
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- The full features of DIRMM are not enabled until the software is
- licensed. A licensed user is provided a unique serial #. To license
- DIRMM, make the drive/directory containing the copied DIRMM file the
- "Current" directory.
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- FLOPPY DISK SYSTEMS: If the disk containing DIRMM has a write protect
- tab, remove it. Then, at the A> prompt, place the disk into the A:
- drive and type:
- DIRMM Serial #
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- HARD DISK SYSTEMS: At the C> prompt type:
- CD \mm (or \wp if DIRMM has been copied to the
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- DIRMM Serial #
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- In either of the above, the Serial # must be typed in exactly as
- provided in your registration letter, including capital letters. A
- serial # includes numbers 0-9 and letters A-F. Zeros should not be
- confused for the letter "O", which is not valid.
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- Upon successfully completing this procedure, the DIRMM will display the
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- DIRMM Licensing Successfully Completed.
- Type DIRMM to use program.
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- 3.3 HINTS ON USING DIRMM:
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- Since DIRMM starts by displaying the contents of the current directory,
- it may be convenient to use a .BAT file to initiate DIRMM which makes
- the directory containing your Multimate documents the current
- directory. For a hard disk system, such a .BAT file might look like:
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- CD \mm\doc !Assuming your documents are in the \mm\doc subdirectory
- \mm\DIRMM !Begin DIRMM (assumed to be in the \mm subdirectory)
- CD \ !Return to root directory after exiting DIRMM
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- 3.4 USING DIRMM WITH WINDOWS/DESKVIEW
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- Windows and DeskView are Enhanced Operating environments which supplement
- the capabilities of DOS. They provide multitasking which means that more
- than one program may be operating at a time. Without DeskView or Windows,
- DIRMM provides the capability of operating at the same time as Multimate
- or other programs through its resident mode (see section 4.2). There are
- advantages to allowing an enhanced operating system manage multiple
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- There are three key facts about DIRMM that a windowing operating system
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- 1) DIRMM Data Files (Multimate Documents) are in your Multimate
- document directory (i.e. C:\MM\DOC). Since DIRMM defaults to the
- current directory, you should the program from an initial directory
- containing your document files.
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- 2) DIRMM in Non-Resident mode requires a Minimum or 22K of RAM. Any
- additional RAM made available will enable it to work more efficiently
- with large directories. (See section 4.3) In no instance will the
- program use more than 64K of RAM.
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- 3) DIRMM writes directly to first text page in video RAM to optimize
- performance. Windows and DeskView need to know this.
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- To make using DIRMM in these environments as easy as possible, I have
- included Program Information Files (PIFs) for DeskView (DM-Pif.DVP) and
- Windows (DIRMM.Pif). They may require some modification based on your
- particular PC configuration (typically paths for program and data files).
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- 3.5 CUSTOMIZING DISPLAY COLORS
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- If you have any display other than Monochrome, you can customize the
- colors DIRMM uses in displaying information. DIRMM detects Monochrome
- displays (single color black and white) and inhibits colors from being
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- To change the screen colors (or Grey scale for B&W VGA, Hercules,
- AT&T6300, etc.), enter DIRMM /c at the DOS prompt. This will display a
- sample DIRMM screen. Pressing the keys 1 through 0 will change character
- and background colors of the display as follows:
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- 1- Changes Character color of the document viewer
- 2- Changes Background color of the document viewer
- 3- Changes Character color of the frame boarder
- 4- Changes Background color of the frame boarder
- 5- Changes Character color of file status area
- 6- Changes Background color of file status area
- 7- Changes Character color of file directory area
- 8- Changes Background color of file directory area
- 9- Changes Character color of commands area
- 0- Changes Background color of commands area
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- Each time you press a number you change the character (foreground) or
- background color. There are 16 character and 8 background colors to
- choose from. Experiment until you find a combination which suits you and
- press return to make the changes permanent. Pressing Escape at any time
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- 4.0 Using DIRMM:
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- DIRMM can be used in either or two ways. In its "memory resident
- mode", you can enter the program while you are using most other
- programs by entering a "hot key" sequence. This use is similar to
- programs such as Sidekick (TM). If you are unfamiliar with such
- programs, read section 3.2 to determine whether you would like to use
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- You can also use DIRMM in "Non-Resident mode". This is the only mode
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- 4.1 Using DIRMM in "Non-resident Mode"
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- To use the program in "non-resident mode", type DIRMM at the DOS
- prompt. The screen display will then look like the example below.
- The display is broken into three areas- Status, Directory, and
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- | MULTIMATE (TM) DIRECTORY UTILITY V3.0 Copyright 1990 by Ed Derzawiec |
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- | MEMO.DOC 07/07/86 09:53:34 DOCUMENT MODE Sort on: NAME |
- | SERIAL # 1234567890 |
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- | MEMO.DOC | AT&T.DOC | DATABOOK.DOC | STRATEGY.DOC |
- | CUSTOM.DOC | ISSUES.DOC | TRADE.DOC | TRIP.DOC |
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- Line1 Program name and copyright notice
- Line2 Current disk drive and subdirectory
- Line3 Currently selected (highlighted) document, creation (or
- last update) date and time.
- Notification whether Document or Backup mode is active.
- Notification of directory sort criteria.
- (a blinking plus "+" indicates a Directory buffer
- overflow. See section 4.3)
- Line4 Licensed serial number. Unlicensed copies of the program
- would have "DemoCopy" in this area.
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- The next area of the display, the directory area, is split into four
- columns and contains all the Multimate documents in the currently
- selected drive and subdirectory (as identified on line two). If no
- documents are in the current directory, a message in line 3 will
- inform you of that condition.
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- The final area of the display is the command line. This identifies
- the commands available and is also used for prompting additional
- information or informing you of error conditions.
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- DIRMM can also be used in "Resident Mode". This enables you to use it at
- ANY time by simply typing a "Hot Key Sequence" (ALT-SHIFT-U). This
- feature can be extremely beneficial since it allows you to view, copy,
- restore, etc. documents while within Multimate or any other program.
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- DIRMM requires approximately 20K of memory when used in this fashion.
- This means there will be less memory available for other application
- programs you may be using. In most cases this presents no problem (20K is
- a relatively small amount of memory).
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- To invoke DIRMM in this mode, simply type "DIRMM /R". DIRMM will inform
- you that it is successfully installed by displaying a message similar to
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- DIRMM Successfully Installed
- PRESS ALT-SHIFT-U To Activate
- DIRMM installed at segment:3E20
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- Once installed in this fashion, simply type "U" while holding down the ALT
- and LEFT-SHIFT keys simultaneously to enter the DIRMM program. Don't
- worry about what you were doing. After exiting the program, DIRMM will
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- Due to memory constraints, DIRMM will not interrupt a program if the video
- mode is "GRAPHICS". In such instances, DIRMM will BEEP if the ALT-SHIFT-U
- sequence is pressed. It is possible that you will not be able to Hot-key
- to DIRMM inside of graphics orientated programs such as FreeLance (TM).
- DIRMM prevents such access to limit the memory requirements of storing
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- ONE PRECAUTION. IF YOU ARE USING DIRMM INSIDE MULTIMATE, DO NOT DELETE OR
- RESTORE A DOCUMENT YOU ARE CURRENTLY EDITING. DIRMM cannot know that a
- document is currently being used by Multimate. Unfortunately, either of
- these actions can have unpredictable results. DIRMM asks that you confirm
- either of these commands.
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- When using DIRMM in Resident mode, the program will remember where you
- were when you last exited. Whatever Drive and Directory you were using
- will be restored when you again type the "hot key". DIRMM establishes
- this default drive and directory when it is first loaded. This allows you
- to easily install DIRMM via a BATCH File to automatically default to the
- drive/directory containing your document files.
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- For example, if a batch file were created to contain the commands below,
- DIRMM would be installed in resident mode and Multimate would be started
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- CD \wp\Doc ! Documents are in the \wp\Doc subdirectory
- \wp\DIRMM /r ! Load DIRMM in Resident Mode
- CD \wp ! Multimate Programs are in the \wp subdirectory
- wp ! Use the Multimate Word Processor
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- The second line (\wp\DIRMM /r) assumes DIRMM is installed in the same
- subdirectory (\wp) as the Multimate program. (\wp can be replaced with
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- This short manual is not meant to completely describe the use of BATCH
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- In Non-Resident mode, DIRMM will use all available RAM, up to 64K, so that
- it can efficiently work with large directories. If 64K were available,
- DIRMM would be able to Sort and Mark directories with over 2500
- documents. If the available memory was not sufficient to hold all your
- documents, a blinking plus "+" sign will appear on line 3 of the status
- area next to the sort criteria. You would still be able to work with the
- entire directory contents, but sorts and operations on "all marked
- documents" would be limited to available memory.
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- defaults to two display pages (128 documents). This can be modified by
- following the /r parameter with a number from 1 to 9. The number refers
- to the display pages stored in RAM. Each page holds 64 documents and
- requires approximately 1K of RAM. DIRMM /r1 will store 64 documents and
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- Several DIRMM Commands prompt you for additional information. These
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- When you enter the program, you can perform any command appearing on the
- command line by typing its first letter. Commands are performed on the
- highlighted document or on "marked documents" in the directory area of the
- screen (see below). The cursor keys are used to point to any document to
- be operated on. In addition PgUp and PgDn keys can be used to display
- additional documents if all cannot fit on a single screen.
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- If you enter a command which DIRMM is unable to interpret, it will be
- ignored. Similarly, if your response to a prompt is not valid (i.e.
- changing to a drive/directory which does not exist) the command will be
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- Marking documents: Copy and Delete commands can operate on all currently
- marked Documents. This is a timesaving feature which eliminates
- the need to repeatedly enter the same command for several
- documents. Documents are marked and unmarked by highlighting
- them and then pressing the space bar. A ">" before the document
- name identifies that it is marked.
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- A second way to mark files is to hold down the shift key and
- press the space bar. This will "TOGGLE" all the marks. If no
- documents are marked, typing SHIFT-SPACEBAR will mark all
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- Once Marked, documents can be copied or deleted as a group.
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- To help you see which documents are being copied or deleted, the
- document's name is displayed on the third line (document line) of
- the display as the action takes place. This can provide useful
- information if an error occurs during a copy or erase procedure.
- Copying (erasing) a group of documents occurs from left to right,
- top to bottom. If an error occurs during the process, the
- document which caused the error will be identified on the
- document line. The error message will be on the last line
- (command line). The document identified on the document line has
- not successfully completed the copy or delete operation, but the
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- specify (you will be prompted after typing "C"). You can also
- mark documents and copy all marked documents to the same
- Drive/Directory in a single command.
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- If a Document with the same name exists on the Drive/Directory
- you specify, DIRMM will ask you whether you want to over write
- the file. This feature prevents accidental damage to documents.
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- The Copy command can also be used to copy a single document to
- the current directory with a new name. This can be useful if you
- want to create a new document which is similar to an existing
- document. To copy a document to the current directory with a new
- name, hit the return key at the "Enter the Drive\Directory
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- command. You will be prompted for the new drive/directory.
- Either or both the drive and directory can be changed. The
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- B: Change to the current directory of drive B:
- B:\DOC Change to the \DOC subdirectory of drive B:
- \WP\JUNE Change to the \WP\JUNE subdirectory of drive C:
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- E_n_t_e_r_ A_c_t_i_o_n_
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- I.E. if you are in the subdirectory \wp\doc\eds,
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- the current directory to \wp\doc.
- Subdir Change to the next lower level subdirectory.
- I.E. if you are in the subdirectory \wp\doc,
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- SUBDIRECTORY HELP: If you type a "?" at the "Enter New Drive:Directory"
- prompt, DIRMM will display any subdirectories (of the current
- drive:directory) in the document area of the screen.
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- The cursor keys can be used to highlight whatever subdirectory
- you would like to make the current directory. Pressing SPACEBAR
- will temporally make the highlighted subdirectory the current
- directory (the current drive and directory are always displayed
- on the second line of the display) and display any of its
- subdirectories in the document area. This enables you to easily
- go down several levels of subdirectory. To go up in the
- directory tree, highlight the ".." subdirectory and press
- spacebar. (The ".." is an abbreviation for the parent of the
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- view its documents, press the ENTER key.
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- If at any time you want to abort Subdirectory help and return to
- your original directory, press the ESC key. This will take you
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- In document mode, all Multimate Documents in the current
- directory are displayed (.DOC or .DOX files). In backup mode
- Multimate Backup documents are displayed (.DBK or .DBX files).
- Not all versions of Multimate support Backup documents. In
- versions which do, you have the option to request that a backup
- is created prior to editing old documents. Then if, for some
- reason, you want the backup version to replace the edited
- version, you can use RESTORE (see below). Backup documents can
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- will be prompted for the new name. It differs from the Multimate
- rename function in two respects. First, the file's date is not
- changed so sorting by date will not be effected. Second, if you
- supply a space in the first 8 characters of the document name,
- DIRMM will use the name up to the first space for the file
- associated with the document. For example, If you supply the
- document name "Sugar and Spice", the associated file will be
- named "SUGAR.DOC", while the document name will be "Sugar and
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- highlighted document with the backup version. You will be
- prompted to verify this command. The current version (if it
- exists) is destroyed in this process. RESTORE has no effect in
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- It allows you to sort the documents displayed by either the date
- they were last edited or by name. This can help to quickly
- locate recently edited documents.
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- Your sorting preference is displayed on the third line of the
- display (Sort on:..). As you move through directories and
- drives, your sorting preference will be maintained. This is also
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- in Multimate, is VIEW. This will display the highlighted
- document (or backup) and allow you to page through it prior to
- copying, deleting, etc. VIEW supports the following keys.
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- UP Arrow Go to top of Current Page
- DN Arrow Display next line
- PgUp Go to top of previous page
- PgDn Display the next 25 lines in the document
- F1 Go to page .. You will be prompted for the page #
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- can't remember its name. Press "Shift-F8" to start Multimate's
- external copy command, then press the DIRMM hot key, and search
- each listed document until you find the one you were looking
- for. Press the shift key while exiting DIRMM and the document
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- Hopefully, you will never see these messages on the last line of the
- display. However, we all make mistakes, and these messages can be very
- helpful in correcting problems and continuing with your work.
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- They are grouped below by the command which could result in the error.
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- COPY & RESTORE Errors
- ERROR Opening Source File (OR)
- ERROR Opening Destination File
- Most often results form the Source or Destination Drive not being
- ready during a copy or restore operation. Insert the proper disk,
- turn on the drive, or close the drive door.
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- ERROR Reading Source File
- A rare error which would result from an inability to read the file (a
- media error). Check the disk and drive. If both appear to be OK, the
- disk may be bad or the drive may require repair.
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- ERROR Writing Destination File
- A rare error which would result from an inability to modify the file
- (a media error). Check the disk and drive. If both appear to be OK,
- the disk may be bad or the drive may require repair.
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- ERROR Insufficient Disk Space to Complete Operation
- The Target Drive is full. If Several files were marked for copying,
- some may have been copied before filling the disk.
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- ERASE Errors
- ERROR Deleting File
- Typically drive not ready (i.e. Door not closed, disk removed, etc.)
- or write protected file or disk (remove any write protect tabs).
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- NAME Errors
- ERROR Renaming File
- Most often results from another file having the same name. Can also
- result from a disk error (no disk in drive, drive door not closed,
- write protect tab on, etc.)
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- ERROR Renaming Document
- A rare error which would result from an inability to modify the file
- (a media error). Check the disk and drive. If both appear to be OK,
- the disk may be bad or the drive may require repair.
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- VIEW Errors
- ERROR Opening Input File (OR)
- ERROR Reading Input File
- Most often results if the Drive is not ready during a view operation
- (no disk in drive, drive door not closed, etc.)
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- Color Customizing and Registration Errors
- ERROR Writing to DIRMM.COM. Hit any Key to Continue.
- DIRMM.COM could not be found or written to. Either the program was
- executed from a directory other than where it exists, or the file or
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- 8.0 User Registration:
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- I initially wrote this program for my own use. Several friends found it a
- useful tool so I wanted to make it available to the public. What I ask in
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- That you provide suggestions for future enhancements.
- That you promise never to use my name in vane.
- That you help me put my two kids through school.
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- The latter point is hopefully the least difficult. In order to receive
- the most recent version and all future releases (for a modest handling
- fee) I ask that you send a the registration form at the end of this manual
- along with a check for $11.00 and $3.00 postage/handling (plus 5% sales
- tax for Maine residents) payable to your choice of:
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- Jamie Jean Derzawiec (age 6)
- Gary William Derzawiec (age 3)
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- A laser printed version of this manual is available for an additional
- $2.00. Site licenses are available, please write for details.
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- The address is:
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- 6 Sweet Fern Road
- Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
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- Again, I Hope you enjoy using DIRMM.
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- Ed Derzawiec
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- DIRMM 3.0 Multimate (TM) utility Order Form/User Registration
- Copyright Ed Derzawiec 1989, 1999
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- Company: ____________________________________
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- copy (plus 5% Sales tax for Maine residents). Also send (____) printed copies
- of the DIRMM users manual at $2.00 each.
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- Please make checks payable to:
- Jamie Jean Derzawiec OR Gary William Derzawiec
- 6 Sweet Fern Road
- Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
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- Signature: ____________________________________
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- 1. Not to make copies of the software received for purposes
- outside of my own use on a single personal computer.
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- 2. Not to modify the software without written consent of
- the author.
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- I welcome your comments on the merits or limitations of DIRMM, or
- enhancements you would like to see added.
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