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FILEMAN (File Manager) Description FILEMAN allows easier copying and moving of files than the DOS COPY command, and also allows easy deletion of files. When you execute FILEMAN, a screen will be displayed showing a list of the files in the current directory, and the options that are available: ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | C:\ | | ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | BACK.BAT 856 bytes Sep 26, 1990 21:33:28 | | | | C.OBJ 1699 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:28 | | | | CC.OBJ 1720 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:34 | | | | CCI.OBJ 2016 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:46 | | | | CI.OBJ 1995 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:40 | | | | COMMAND.COM 35840 bytes Jun 30, 1989 12:16:00 RDONLY | | | | LINK.EXE 46631 bytes Oct 8, 1987 22:23:04 | | | | MAKE.COM 17130 bytes Dec 1, 1987 01:03:08 | | | | NL.LIB 86016 bytes Jan 15, 1988 02:42:52 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------; | | | | HOME - Top of list. END - End of list. ESC - Return to DOS. | | F1 - Help! F2 - Set parameters ALT-F1 - Process files | | F3 - Mark a file F4 - Unmark a file ALT-F2 - Edit file | | F5 - Mark all files F6 - Unmark all files ALT-F3 - Sort file list | | F7 - Set hidden flag F8 - Clear hidden flag ALT-F4 - Goto new directory | | F9 - Set read-only F10 - Clear read-only ALT-F5 - Enter search pattern | | | | Total bytes marked: 0 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Command Format fileman [filename] If the filename is not entered, FILEMAN displays a list of all the files in the current directory, and allows you to pick the ones you want to process. If a filename is entered, wildcards may be used, and all files in the current directory which are selected by the pattern entered will be displayed. This pattern can be changed from within FILEMAN. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 28 - The F1 key will display a context-sensitive help screen. These other functions keys are also supported: F2 - Set parameters Set function to perform and directory for copy and move functions. This determines what process will be used later when you use ALT-F1. This is the screen you will see after pressing F2: ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | F1 - Help! ESC - Return to main screen | | RETURN - Confirm entry of field TAB - Go to next field | | ,----------------------------------------^ | | | Enter M - To move files | | | | C - To copy files | | | | D - Delete with confirmation | | | | Z - Delete with NO confirmation| | | | | | | | C | | | | | | | +----------------------------------------; | | ,-------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | Enter destination directory: | | | | C:\TEST | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------; | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Enter the function M, C, D, or Z. For M and C (Move and Copy), you will also need to enter a destination directory. See Appendix A, "Entry Windows". DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 29 - F3 - Mark the selected file This marks the selected file to be processed later. All marked files have an asterisk (*) next to them. All files marked will be processed according to the choice you make with F2. F3 marks the file currently selected with the cursor. The files on this screen with an asterisk have been marked: ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | C:\ | | ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | *BACK.BAT 856 bytes Sep 26, 1990 21:33:28 | | | | *C.OBJ 1699 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:28 | | | | *CC.OBJ 1720 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:34 | | | | *CCI.OBJ 2016 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:46 | | | | *CI.OBJ 1995 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:40 | | | | *COMMAND.COM 35840 bytes Jun 30, 1989 12:16:00 RDONLY | | | | LINK.EXE 46631 bytes Oct 8, 1987 22:23:04 | | | | MAKE.COM 17130 bytes Dec 1, 1987 01:03:08 | | | | NL.LIB 86016 bytes Jan 15, 1988 02:42:52 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------; | | | | HOME - Top of list. END - End of list. ESC - Return to DOS. | | F1 - Help! F2 - Set parameters ALT-F1 - Process files | | F3 - Mark a file F4 - Unmark a file ALT-F2 - Edit file | | F5 - Mark all files F6 - Unmark all files ALT-F3 - Sort file list | | F7 - Set hidden flag F8 - Clear hidden flag ALT-F4 - Goto new directory | | F9 - Set read-only F10 - Clear read-only ALT-F5 - Enter search pattern | | | | Total bytes marked: 44126 Free bytes in destination dir: 248320 | | Destination directory: C:\UTILITY | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; F4 - Unmark the current file F5 - Mark all files listed F6 - Unmark all files listed DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 30 - These function keys change file attributes: F7 - Set hidden flag for a file When the hidden flag is set, the file will not be shown by a DIR command. The file will also not be touched by the Sort Directory program (SD). If your system files are not normally hidden, it may be necessary to use this to hide them before using SD. The files LINK.EXE and PRINT.COM have been hidden in this example: ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | C:\ | | ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | *CC.OBJ 1720 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:34 | | | | *CCI.OBJ 2016 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:46 | | | | *CI.OBJ 1995 bytes Jan 9, 1988 12:29:40 | | | | *COMMAND.COM 35840 bytes Jun 30, 1989 12:16:00 RDONLY | | | | LINK.EXE 46631 bytes Oct 8, 1987 22:23:04 HIDDEN | | | | MAKE.COM 17130 bytes Dec 1, 1987 01:03:08 | | | | NL.LIB 86016 bytes Jan 15, 1988 02:42:52 | | | | PRINT.COM 16958 bytes Jun 30, 1989 12:16:00 RDONLY HIDDEN | | | | SBE.COM 43908 bytes Sep 22, 1990 02:28:32 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------; | | | | HOME - Top of list. END - End of list. ESC - Return to DOS. | | F1 - Help! F2 - Set parameters ALT-F1 - Process files | | F3 - Mark a file F4 - Unmark a file ALT-F2 - Edit file | | F5 - Mark all files F6 - Unmark all files ALT-F3 - Sort file list | | F7 - Set hidden flag F8 - Clear hidden flag ALT-F4 - Goto new directory | | F9 - Set read-only F10 - Clear read-only ALT-F5 - Enter search pattern | | | | Total bytes marked: 44126 Free bytes in destination dir: 248320 | | Destination directory: C:\UTILITY | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; F8 - Clear hidden flag F9 - Set read-only flag By setting the read-only flag, you protect a file from being erased accidentally. The file cannot be updated or erased. In the screen above, COMMAND.COM and PRINT.COM have been marked as read-only files. F10 - Clear read-only flag DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 31 - These options are all selected by holding down the ALT key, then pressing the function key: ALT-F1 - Process all marked files When you press ALT-F1, FILEMAN will perform the process selected (Copy, Move, Delete, Zap) for each marked file in the list. ALT-F2 - Edit the current file Pressing this will execute the SBE editor to allow you to edit the file selected with the cursor. If have another editor which you prefer, use the DOS SET command to specify another editor: SET EDITOR=C:\UTIL\EDITOR See the example shown later for more details. ALT-F3 - Sort file list This option will sort the list of files shown on your screen. It does not touch the directory list stored your disk. Use the SD command to sort a directory. When you press ALT-F3 this screen is displayed: ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | F1 - Help! ESC - Return to main screen | | RETURN - Sort file list | | ,---------------------------------------^ | | | Enter a letter for each sort | | | | parameter in the order that | | | | you want to sort the file list. | | | | A '-' will reverse the order of | | | | any sort parameter. | | | | N - Name | | | | E - Extension | | | | S - Size | | | | D - Date | | | | T - Time | | | | | | | | NESDT | | | | | | | +---------------------------------------; | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 32 - ALT-F4 - Go to a new directory This option will allow you to select another directory as the current directory. Whatever directory you enter will become the current working directory. You may enter a directory on a drive other than the one you are currently working on. ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | F1 - Help! ESC - Return to main screen | | RETURN - Confirm entry of directory | | ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | | | Enter new current directory: | | | | C:\ | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------; | | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; The directory that you enter will become the current directory, and files from that directory will be shown in the list. The directory can be one that is on the current drive or on another drive. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 33 - ALT-F5 - Enter a new search pattern When you enter FILEMAN, all files in the current directory are shown, unless you specified a search pattern on the command line. (e.g., fileman *.com) This option allows you change the search pattern without leaving FILEMAN. ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ | FILEMAN - File Manager, Copyright (c) 1988-1990 by Don Branson | | | | F1 - Help! ESC - Return to main screen | | RETURN - Confirm entry of search pattern | | ,-----------------------------^ | | | Enter new search pattern. | | | | *.* | | | | | | | +-----------------------------; | | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Only files matching the search pattern will be displayed in the list. If you enter *.COM, for example, all files with a file extension of COM will be displayed. Entering F*.* would list all files starting with an 'F'. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 34 - By using the arrow keys, the HOME, END, PgUp, and PgDn keys, you can select files and mark them for processing. You should mark all the files for which you will perform the same function (copy, move, delete.) For example, if you have a number of files which you want to copy to another drive, you should start by setting the process you want to perform, using F2. In this case, since you want to perform a copy, the function 'C' will be used. You will also supply a destination directory, which is the directory to which the files will be copied. Next, mark all the files you want to copy, using F3/F5 to mark files, and F4/F6 to unmark files. Finally, use ALT-F1 (hold down the ALT key and press F1) to begin the copy process. FILEMAN will ask for confirmation before beginning any process. Before marking files to move or copy, set the process and the destination directory so that FILEMAN can check the space available at the destination. FILEMAN will also check to see if the file exists at the destination (unlike DOS). If the file exists, FILEMAN will display some information about the file in the current directory and the same file in the destination, and ask if you want to replace it. To make it easier to select the files you want to process, FILEMAN allows you to change the file pattern without leaving the program. You can also sort the filelist on name, extension, date, time and/or size, in ascending or descending sequence. FILEMAN also allows you to edit a file. This is helpful when deciding what files to move, copy, or delete. FILEMAN normally uses SBE as the default editor, so SBE should be in the current directory or in a directory specified with the DOS PATH command. You can tell FILEMAN to use a different editor by using the SET command at the DOS prompt, or in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, if your editor called "EDITOR" is in the directory "UTIL" on your C drive, this command will tell FILEMAN to use your editor: SET EDITOR=C:\UTIL\EDITOR This command could be entered at the DOS prompt, or put into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you put it into AUTOEXEC.BAT, then FILEMAN will use your editor whenever you edit a file. If you do not specify an editor, FILEMAN will use SBE. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 35 - Examples fileman Displays a list of all the files in the current directory, and allows you to select files to be copied. fileman *.com Displays a list of all files in the current directory with an extension of COM, and allows you to select the files to process. fileman event.* Displays a list of all files in the current directory with a filename of EVENT, and with any extension. This search pattern can also be changed from within FILEMAN by using Alt-F5. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 36 - LD (List Directories) Description LD lists all directories on the current drive, starting with the root directory. Command Format ld [d:] [-s] Where 'd:' is an optional drive letter which can be specified to list the directories of a drive other than the current drive. Hidden directories will be displayed. Use -s to print a summary of each directory. The summary includes a count of the files in the directory (not including subdirectories) and a sum of the file sizes in the directory. Examples ld will list all directories in the current drive. ld a: will list all directories in drive A ld -s will list all directories on the current drive, and show the total number of files, and the sum of their file sizes. The count and sum include hidden files. ld a: -s will list all directories on the A drive, and show the total number of files, and the sum of their file sizes. The count and sum include hidden files. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 37 - These are examples of what the output from LD looks like: B>ld LD (List Directories) Version 2.00 (C) Copyright 1988,1990 by Don Branson C:\ C:\DABUTIL2 C:\DABUTIL2.DOC C:\DLC C:\DLC\INCLUDE C:\DLC\LIB C:\DOS C:\KERMIT C:\KERMIT\DOWNLOAD C:\PKZIP C:\UTILITY 11 directories. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 38 - B>ld -s LD (List Directories) Version 2.00 (C) Copyright 1988,1990 by Don Branson C:\ Files: 12 Size: 78716 C:\DABUTIL2 Files: 76 Size: 912895 C:\DABUTIL2.DOC Files: 6 Size: 85764 C:\DLC Files: 9 Size: 385905 C:\DLC\INCLUDE Files: 15 Size: 18715 C:\DLC\LIB Files: 15 Size: 394879 C:\DOS Files: 42 Size: 538702 C:\KERMIT Files: 20 Size: 136061 C:\KERMIT\DOWNLOAD Files: 4 Size: 54076 C:\PKZIP Files: 2 Size: 53430 C:\UTILITY Files: 60 Size: 307022 11 directories. Total files: 261 Total size: 2966165 DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 39 - PROCESS (Process Events and Processes) Description PROCESS is used in conjunction with EVENTMAN. It runs processes established in EVENTMAN. For the use of PROCESS, see the description of EVENTMAN. Command Format process [-txxx] Where "-t" specifies testing mode, and "xxx" specifies the size of the testing increment in minutes. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 40 - SBE (Text Editor) Description SBE is a general-purpose text editor for modifying text files, such as .BAT files and input files for compilers. SBE stands for Split-Buffer Editor, which describes the internal representation of the text. While knowledge of the internals of the editor is not necessary to use SBE, This structure does have some advantages. One advantage to the approach used is that the speed of entry of characters is not affected by file size, as can be the case with some editors. With SBE, you can load up to eight files in memory at one time, if you have enough memory to do it. Each file is loaded into a buffer, and each buffer uses 64K, no matter what the size of the file is. This means that the largest file you can edit is a 65535 bytes. Command Format sbe filename Where the filename can be a file in the current directory, or a pathname with a filename to specify a file in another directory. The Status Line The top line of your display is used by SBE to display the current status of the file you are editing. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 41 - This is the information found on SBE's status line: +- The current buffer number, 0-7 | | +- The file currently being edited, not including the path name | | | | +- Insert mode/Overlay mode flag | | | | | |+- An '*' here indicates that the file has been changed | | || 0:test.c I* 16:227 F1-Help ESC-Menu SBE Copyright 1990 Don Branson | | | | | | | | | +- Copyright message | | | | | | | +- ESC displays menu options | | | | | +- F1 displays help | | | +- The total number of lines in the file | +- The is the line number that the cursor is on The buffer number can be 0 through 7, and it indicates the buffer number of the file that you are currently editing. The name of the file in the current buffer is shown. The directory in which the file resides is not shown. The Insert/Overlay flag will be 'I' when you are in insert mode. Anything you type will be inserted before the character under the cursor. The flag will be 'O' when you are in overlay mode. Anything you type will replace (overlay) the character under the cursor. If there is an asterisk next to the Insert/Overlay flag, that means that you have changed the file. SBE will ask you for a confirmation before it does anything that will throw away the changes you have made. SBE continuously displays the line number that your cursor is on, and the total number of lines in the buffer. The number before the colon is the current line. The number after the colon is the total lines in the buffer. The status line also displays the functions of the F1 key and the ESC key. The F1 key displays help, and the ESC key displays the function menu. The status line also continuously displays the copyright message for the SBE editor. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 42 - Cursor Movement These are the key combinations and the resultant cursor movements: (Ctrl-key indicates that Ctrl should be held while pressing another key). Keystroke Resulting cursor movement --------- ------------------------- Left - One character to the left Ctrl-Left - To the beginning of the previous word Right - One character to the right Ctrl-Right - To the end of the next word Up - To the previous line in file Down - To the next line in file Home - To the first character of current line Ctrl-Home - To the upper-left corner of screen End - After the last character of current line Ctrl-End - To the lower-left corner of screen PgUp - Scroll to previous page of text Ctrl-PgUp - To the beginning of file PgDn - Scroll to next page of text Ctrl-PgDn - To the end of file Tab - Moves the cursor to the next tab stop Shift-Tab - Moves the cursor to the previous tab stop These are the other keys that SBE supports and what they do: Del - Deletes the character under the cursor Ins - Toggles insert/overlay modes Backarrow - Deletes the character to the left Enter - Ends the line and moves the cursor to the next line Pressing ENTER in the middle of a line will split that line. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 43 - Deleting and Undeleting SBE allows you to easily delete text using any of these keystrokes: Ctrl-d - deletes the current line Ctrl-c - deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the line Ctrl-w - deletes to the end of the current word Whenever you delete text using Ctrl-c, Ctrl-d, or Ctrl-w, the text is saved in a buffer. If you delete more than once without moving the cursor, the subsequent text is added to that buffer. For example, if you delete ten adjacent lines using Ctrl-d, without moving the cursor, Ctrl-u will undelete all ten lines as a block. You can use Ctrl-u more than once to undelete the same block in many places. This is an easy way to copy or move a few lines. SBE saves up to ten buffers of text which you have deleted. You can select the buffer before the current delete buffer by using Alt-u after a Ctrl-u. Alt-u causes SBE to re-delete the text you just undeleted, then to undelete the previous block of text that was deleted. This allows you to have more than one block of text which can be copied or moved. Ctrl-u - undelete the text deleted by the previous Ctrl-c, Ctrl-d, or Ctrl-w Alt-u - re-deletes the text undeleted by Ctrl-u, and undeletes the text deleted by the prior Ctrl-c, Ctrl-d, or Ctrl-w The Menu Bar When you press the ESC key, a menu of options will be displayed at the top of your screen. You can select one of the options by pressing one of the following keys: F - File : Load, save, rename, discard file B - Buffer : Select a buffer, number 0-7 S - Search : Find and optionally replace text in the current buffer M - Mark : Mark block and copy, move, delete or print a block D - DOS : Enter the DOS shell; 'EXIT' command returns to editor Q - Quit : Leave the SBE editor and return to DOS O - Other : Some miscellaneous functions and settings ESC - return to edit mode DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 44 - The File Submenu These are the options on the file submenu. Type one of these letters to select a function: L - Load a file into a new buffer. SBE will ask you to enter the name of the file. You should enter the complete path of the file if the file is not in the current directory. If the file is in the current directory, you may enter the name without the path. If the file is a new file, SBE will create an empty buffer with the name you gave it. The total length of the name you enter may not exceed 159 characters. See Appendix A, "Entry Windows" for more information on entering text. S - Saves the file in the current buffer to disk. SBE uses the path and the name given for the file when the file was loaded, unless the name was changed with the rename option. R - Enter a new name for the file in the current buffer. The path for the file will stay the same. The total length of the name you enter may not exceed 12 characters. See Appendix A, "Entry Windows" for more information on entering text. D - Discards the file from the current buffer, then asks you to enter a new buffer number. If this was the only file, SBE returns you to the DOS prompt. This command does not effect the file on disk, only the copy you have in the editor. ESC - Return to edit mode DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 45 - The Buffer Submenu SBE displays all the buffers 0-7. Buffers which are in use will have a file name next to the number. You can select any buffer with a file in it by typing the digit next to the file you want. Pressing the ESC key will return you to edit mode without changing to another buffer. The Search Submenu Select: F - Find text in a file. SBE will ask you to enter the text to search for. The text may contain upper and lower case characters and also special characters. The total length of the search text cannot exceed 159 characters. The display will scroll left and right as needed when you enter the text. See Appendix A, "Entry Windows" for more information on entering text. You will also be asked to enter to options that effect the manner in which the search is done: I - Ignores case when searching. R - Reverse search. Search toward beginning of file. A - Repeats the previous search, using the same search parameters R - Search for text and replace it. The search text is entered as with a regular find. SBE will also ask for the text which will replace the original text, wherever it is found. The total length of the replacement text may not exceed 159 characters. See Appendix A, "Entry Windows" for more information on entering text. SBE will also ask you enter options which effect the way the search operation and the replace operation are performed. I - Ignores case when searching. G - Global search. Remainder of file from current cursor position is searched. When this option is off, the search stops after the first replace. C - Confirm. With this option on, SBE will highlight the text to be replaced and ask you to confirm before it does the replace. R - Reverse search. Search toward beginning of file. G - Go to the line entered. SBE will move the cursor to the beginning of the line number you enter. ESC - Return to edit mode DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 46 - The Mark Submenu SBE allows you to mark the beginning and end of a block, and then perform certain functions on that block. The characters in the block are highlighted. Select: B - This sets the beginning of the block at the cursor position E - This sets the end of the block R - Use this to unmark (reset) the block Use these once the beginning and end of the block have been marked: C - Copy the block to the current cursor position M - Move the block to the current cursor position D - Delete the block (CTRL-U undeletes block) P - Print the block on a printer ESC - cancel and return to edit mode The Other Submenu These are the options on the Other submenu. Type one of these letters to select a function: T - Set tab positions Enter the tab stops, separated by commas. The total length of your entry cannot exceed 159 characters. The display will scroll left and right as needed when you enter the tab stops. This changes the tabs for the current session. The tab settings are saved when you select the option to save editor parameters. K - Toggle key click Selecting this option turns key click on if it is off; and off it is is already on. C - Set screen colors This option is used to set text, background, highlight, and reverse colors. P - Parameter save and load Select: S - Save tabs, key click option, and colors to disk L - Load same parameters from disk ESC - cancel and return to edit mode DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 47 - SD (Sort Directory) Description SD reads the current directory, sorts it based on sort options specified, and writes it back to the disk. Command Format sd {nedts} [-d] Where n, e, d, t, and s are the sort options. Any or all of these may be specified, and in any order. Sort options: n - Sort on filename (Alphabetically) e - File extension (Alphabetically) d - Date (Oldest to newest) t - Time (Oldest to newest) s - Size (Smallest to largest) The '-d' parameter specifies that all subdirectory entries in the directory be sorted to the top of the list. If not specified, the subdirectory entries are sorted with the other files. Deleted entries are always sorted to the end of the directory. (When a file is deleted by MS-DOS, the entry is not physically removed, but is flagged to indicate that it can be used for another file entry.) A '-' can be used after any sort option to reverse the order of that sort. Hidden files are not touched, so that entries for system files used by DOS are not moved. If the DIR command on your system displays either system file, you should use FILEMAN to hide them before using SD. For MS-DOS, these are the files to check: IO.SYS MSDOS.SYS For PC-DOS, these are the file to check: IBMBIO.COM IBMDOS.COM For DR-DOS, these files are the system files, but it is not necessary to hide them, since DR-DOS can find them even if the entries are moved: DRBDOS.SYS DRBIOS.SYS If you accidentally use SD without hiding the files, under MS-DOS or PC-DOS, you will need to boot from another diskette, DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 48 - then use the DOS TOUCH command to set the date and time for these files to January 1, 1980, midnight. Use TOUCH to set any other files with that date and time to a later time. Finally, run SD sorting on date, time, and name to sort them to the beginning of the directory. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 49 - Examples C>sd ne SD (Sort Directory) Version 2.00 Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by Don Branson Sorting C:\KERMIT on Name Extension C>dir Volume in drive C does not have a label Directory of C:\KERMIT . <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a .. <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a $DOSM01$ BAT 0 1-01-91 9:40p AUTODEF KRM 94 12-04-90 6:52p AUTODIR KRM 1500 1-01-90 7:46p AUTOLOG KRM 3616 12-01-90 2:32p AUTOLOGI KRM 178 11-28-90 6:46p AUTOPROC KRM 2 11-22-90 10:04p BLITZ BAT 31 12-21-90 11:35p BLITZ KRM 3655 12-29-90 2:27p BP ASC 8749 5-23-90 9:29p DEFCMDS KRM 218 12-04-90 6:52p DIRECT KRM 54 12-28-89 6:39p DOWNLOAD <DIR> 1-01-91 7:58p KERMIT BAT 32 1-01-91 6:35p KERMIT KRM 132 1-01-91 6:36p KERMIT SCN 5615 4-14-90 8:43a KERMIT TXT 3058 10-10-89 3:24p KEYBRD1 KRM 1234 12-04-90 6:52p KEYBRD2 KRM 1357 12-04-90 6:52p MSK232A EXE 102131 2-07-89 12:58p SOUTH KRM 4403 12-01-90 1:42p USERCMDS KRM 2 12-28-89 6:39p 23 File(s) 6905856 bytes free Note that the files are now sorted by name first, then by extension within name. Also notice that the subdirectory DOWNLOAD is listed with the rest of the files. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 50 - C>sd en -d SD (Sort Directory) Version 2.00 Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by Don Branson Sorting C:\KERMIT on Extension Name Subirectory entries will move to top of directory list. C>dir Volume in drive C does not have a label Directory of C:\KERMIT . <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a .. <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a DOWNLOAD <DIR> 1-01-91 7:58p BP ASC 8749 5-23-90 9:29p $DOSM01$ BAT 0 1-01-91 9:40p BLITZ BAT 31 12-21-90 11:35p KERMIT BAT 32 1-01-91 6:35p MSK232A EXE 102131 2-07-89 12:58p AUTODEF KRM 94 12-04-90 6:52p AUTODIR KRM 1500 1-01-90 7:46p AUTOLOG KRM 3616 12-01-90 2:32p AUTOLOGI KRM 178 11-28-90 6:46p AUTOPROC KRM 2 11-22-90 10:04p BLITZ KRM 3655 12-29-90 2:27p DEFCMDS KRM 218 12-04-90 6:52p DIRECT KRM 54 12-28-89 6:39p KERMIT KRM 132 1-01-91 6:36p KEYBRD1 KRM 1234 12-04-90 6:52p KEYBRD2 KRM 1357 12-04-90 6:52p SOUTH KRM 4403 12-01-90 1:42p USERCMDS KRM 2 12-28-89 6:39p KERMIT SCN 5615 4-14-90 8:43a KERMIT TXT 3058 10-10-89 3:24p 23 File(s) 6901760 bytes free The files are now sorted by extension first, then by name within extension. DOWNLOAD, a subdirectory, is now the first item in the list. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 51 - C>sd d-t-sne SD (Sort Directory) Version 2.00 Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by Don Branson Sorting C:\KERMIT on Date (reverse) Time (reverse) Size Name Extension C>dir Volume in drive C does not have a label Directory of C:\KERMIT . <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a .. <DIR> 1-01-91 10:19a $DOSM01$ BAT 0 1-01-91 9:40p DOWNLOAD <DIR> 1-01-91 7:58p KERMIT KRM 132 1-01-91 6:36p KERMIT BAT 32 1-01-91 6:35p BLITZ KRM 3655 12-29-90 2:27p BLITZ BAT 31 12-21-90 11:35p AUTODEF KRM 94 12-04-90 6:52p DEFCMDS KRM 218 12-04-90 6:52p KEYBRD2 KRM 1357 12-04-90 6:52p KEYBRD1 KRM 1234 12-04-90 6:52p AUTOLOG KRM 3616 12-01-90 2:32p SOUTH KRM 4403 12-01-90 1:42p AUTOLOGI KRM 178 11-28-90 6:46p AUTOPROC KRM 2 11-22-90 10:04p BP ASC 8749 5-23-90 9:29p KERMIT SCN 5615 4-14-90 8:43a AUTODIR KRM 1500 1-01-90 7:46p USERCMDS KRM 2 12-28-89 6:39p DIRECT KRM 54 12-28-89 6:39p KERMIT TXT 3058 10-10-89 3:24p MSK232A EXE 102131 2-07-89 12:58p 23 File(s) 6905856 bytes free The files are now sorted from newest to oldest. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 52 - SETPRT (Set Printer) Description SETPRT will send special codes to a printer for the purpose of setting fonts, underline mode, and other features particular to each printer. The flexibility of SETPRT will allow it to be used for any printer. The examples given here are for an Epson LX80, so you will need to look up your printer's capabilities and codes in the manual that came with your printer. Command Format setprt code1 code2 code3 ... coden The codes specified may be: ESC - Sends an ESC character to the printer CTRL - This works in combination with the next code, see examples \xx - Specifies a number from 0 to 255 which is sent to the printer Other - Any other characters are sent to the printer as-is Examples SETPRT ESC E - Sends an escape character followed by an upper case 'E' to the printer. On an Epson LX80, this turns emphasized mode on. SETPRT ESC x1 - Send an escape character followed by a lower case 'x' and a '1' to the printer. This sets Near- Letter-Quality mode on an Epson LX80. SETPRT CTRL N - Send a CTRL-N to the printer. The turns compressed mode on for an Epson LX80. SETPRT \15 - Send a decimal 15 to the printer. Decimal 15 is same as CTRL-N, so this does the same thing as the previous example. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 53 - SETPRT \15 "Test string" \18 "Test string" \13 \10 - This sends a decimal 15, followed by the phrase "Test string", followed by a decimal 18, followed by the same phrase again. On a Epson LX80, this prints the phrase "Test string" in compressed and draft modes. Any combination of codes can be used. That is, ESC, CTRL n, \nnn, and strings can be combined in any way to set the printer fonts and send strings to the printer. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 54 - Appendix A - Entry Windows Many of the programs in DABUTIL use full-screen entry windows where you will enter text, such as a filename, or a search string. FILEMAN, DIRM, SBE, and EVENTMAN are examples of programs that use Entry Windows. When an Entry Window is displayed, you can use these keys to modify the entry: Enter - Confirm entry and continue Home - Go to beginning of entry End - Go to end of entry (not applicable in every program) Ins - Toggle insert mode Del - Delete character under cursor Left/right arrow - move cursor left and right Backarrow - Delete character before cursor ESC - cancel entry and return to edit mode Any valid characters that you type will be added to the entry. If the character is not a valid character in the context of the entry, the bell will sound, and the character will be rejected. DABUTIL Version 2.0 Documentation - Page 55 -