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- EASYFILE 2.0
- by Dennis LaBelle
-
-
-
- It is recommended that you use the INSTALL.BAT program to copy the files to
- your hard drive.
-
- The following program and documentation files should be included with the
- distribution copy of EASYFILE version 2.0
-
- APPSMENU.TXT - Sample application menu file
- COMLIST.TXT - Sample command list file
- EASYFILE.EXE - Executable program
- EASYFILE.DOC - The documentation for EASYFILE
- EZINST.EXE - EASYFILE configuration utility
- EZMENU.EXE - EASYFILE application menu generator
- EZMONO.CFG - Sample command list file for monochrome screens
- GAMEMENU.TXT - Sample application menu file
- INSTALL.BAT - Hard disk installation file
- README - Additional information on EASYFILE
- REGISTER.TXT - Registration form for EASYFILE
- ZIPCOM.TXT - Sample ZIP comment file
-
-
- Version 2.0 of EASYFILE corrects the following problems with version 1.9 of
- the program and adds some new features. A summary of the changes follows.
-
-
- *** Problems Corrected by Version 2.0 ***
-
- 1 - Archive file "subdirectories" are now correctly restored on return from
- eXecuting a program.
-
- 2 - Changing to a <PARENT> directory no longer requires the presence of a ".."
- entry in the directory list. This is important to LAN users.
-
- 3 - The UnTagAll feature now correctly updates the tag information on the
- window border.
-
- 4 - Application menus had a problem with the use of the @ expansion function
- in the default response specification. Archived files were not being
- unpacked before use if the @ function was used in the default response.
- This has been corrected. An archived file specified with the @ function is
- now unpacked properly.
-
- 5 - The pop-up window for specifying a disk drive can now correctly support
- up to 9 drives.
-
-
- *** NEW FEATURES in VERSION 2.0 ***
-
- 1 - Support for Extended and Expanded memory have been added.
-
- a) EASYFILE can use either Extended memory, Expanded memory, DOS
- conventional memory or disk files to store file information. The
- preferred memory use may be specified in the COMMAND LIST file.
-
- b) EASYFILE can use either Extended memory, Expanded memory or a disk
- file to swap itself out when using MINIMIZE mode.
-
- c) The extended memory manager HIMEM.SYS, available from Microsoft, must
- be used in order to access Extended memory with EASYFILE.
-
- d) An Expanded memory manager must be installed on your system in order
- for EASYFILE to access Expanded memory.
-
- 2 - The program EASYMIN.EXE is no longer needed when using the MINIMIZE mode.
- The MINIMIZE mode uses as little as 5K of memory. EASYFILE will now use
- Extended or Expanded memory, if available, to MINIMIZE itself in
- conventional DOS memory.
-
- 3 - The application menu can now be displayed on startup of EASYFILE. This
- can be controlled by an option command in the COMMAND LIST file.
-
- 4 - EASYFILE can now be used to display a menu by itself in the center of the
- screen. No other part of the EASYFILE screen is displayed. This will
- occur only if all the EASYFILE features which may be deactivated are
- turned off. This allows, if you desire, the use of EASYFILE solely as an
- application menuing system.
-
- 5 - EASYFILE's built-in file LISTer can now handle files of any size. It is
- no longer restricted to the available memory size.
-
- 6 - A hexadecimal viewing mode was added to EASYFILE's built-in file LISTer.
-
- 7 - The response targets in the pop-up windows have been enlarged for easier
- access with a mouse.
-
- 8 - A file mask, at EASYFILE startup time, can now be specified in the
- COMMAND LIST file.
-
- 9 - The search string used in the built-in file lister is now remembered when
- moving between files.
-
- 10 - EASYFILE now requires a minimum of 150K RAM compared to the 187K required
- by version 1.9.
-
- 11 - The ability to deactivate EASYFILE features has been extended by five
- more items. They are:
-
- a) Enter file mask
- b) Print current directory list
- c) Superdirectory of a disk
- d) Set system bit on files
- e) Clear system bit on files
-
- These five commands may now be deactivated using the OFF option of the
- COMMAND LIST file.
-
- 12 - You may now quit EASYFILE directly from an application menu.
-
-
- ??? Feedback ???
-
- If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to provide any feedback
- on the operation of EASYFILE, you may leave a message to:
-
- 71350,3312 on CompuServe
- D.LABELLE on the GEnie network
-
- Dennis LaBelle on the following BBS's
-
- Endeavor (203) 763-0016
- Generation 5 (301) 680-9302
- Consulting Tech (301) 340-2212
-
-
- Let me know what you think of the program. You may even see your suggestions
- implemented in a future release.
-
-