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OS/2 Help File | 1995-03-13 | 91.7 KB | 1,368 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this choice to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
keys.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Extended Help for EMTFORPM. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the first logo. Press  any key or left mouse button click to continue
without waiting for logo time to elapse:

You'll note that this program does not conform to any CUA guidelines, except
inside the help windows. You may want to read some help to understand how it
works, but you will gain productivity by the Redo button for repetitive tasks
and the Copy/Same button for multiple copies.

This is the "pop-up" menu. Press the right mouse button or escape to get it and
to quit:

Result shows the result window without executing any operation. This is useful
to diplay the result of the last operation.

Setup shows the Setup menu.

Version shows detailed information on the version.

Credit lists other people's contributions.

Help gives the how to help.

About gives the product information panel.

This is a help window:

Help buttons are context sensitive; F1 gives this panel.

EMTFORPM or "EMT for PM" stands for Electronic Master Transfer for Presentation
Manager.

The EMTFORPM program is a productivity tool which enables you to pack or unpack
diskettes using DiskImage,LOADDSK, EMTCOPY, or MIF files.

LOADDSKF file can be built for DOS, OS/2 and AIX diskettes. This is an
advantage over the SAVEDSKF program which packs only DOS or OS/2 diskettes.

Help is available any time you press the Help button from anywhere within the
program.  Because this is context sensitive help, the help information that is
displayed depends on where in the program the help button is pressed. Every
highlighted word can be selected to get more help.

Press Esc at any time to view the previous help window or to return to the
current EMTFORPM window if there are no other help windows.

EMTFORPM is a 32 bit version. It runs under OS/2 Version 2.x. Some functions
like compare, checksum, and compress are faster with this version than with the
16 bit version.

This program does not handle alternate logical diskettes (as B: for the A:
drive when only one diskette drive is installed). Be sure the active diskette
address for the diskette drive is the primary address (A: for A: drive for
example). Do not switch to the alternate address (B: for the A: drive when only
one diskette drive is installed) from another window when using the primary
address with this program.

The different EMTFORPM windows are:

The selection window

The result window

The setup window

The Working with label dialog

From this dialog you can select the file you want to create a diskette from or
the file you want to save the diskette image to.

To select a file, select the drive, directory and file.

When doing single file selection, you can either double click on the file name
or select the file name and press OK.

When doing multiple file selection select the files, then press OK.

The "select" file dialog

The "save as" file dialog

The label edit dialog

The font selection dialog

More help:

Exiting EMTFORPM

Keys help

General information

Credit


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. EMTFORPM by Daniel VALOT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How to ...

 When building diskette images, you have to choose the image format.

EMTxxx is the preferred format used by EPL because it supports different
diskette formats and includes label data. Its compression algorithm is
efficient only on repetitive data.

The DOS program to unpack these files is EMT4DOS  or EMTCOPY by Carsten
Groennemann who created this format.

MIFxxx is the corporate standard for exchanging files between plants.  It
features support for any kind of data. It is best to format the diskette before
writing the master diskette when using only part of the diskette. Then, when
creating the diskette image EMT4OS2 or EMTFORPM stores only used sectors.

DISKIMAGE is just a file with every diskette sector stored in the same file
without any added data, label, comments or check-sum. Is is good for fast
operations.

VMDISK is just a DISKIMAGE with a small header. You can unpack VMDISK to
diskette using this program. VMDISK files are diskette images built by the OS/2
V2.x VMDISK.EXE program to be able to boot from DOS diskette image.

LOADDSK is a DISKIMAGE file without unused sectors; data is compressed and a
label can be added, a check-sum is added to the file for comparison when
building the diskette. This is generally the best format for Diskette image.
When building images from diskettes filled with compressed files, use the
"UNCOMPRESSED LOADDSK" option to bypass compression.

In an attempt to detect a non-standard diskette format, or to detect the format
of a defective diskette, the diskette drive may be set to an unknown state.
Generally, trying to format a diskette under OS/2 in the diskette drive is
sufficient to restore the diskette drive to a standard status.  In rare
situations you may need to shutdown and restart your workstation.

When building a diskette from an image, EMTFORPM selects the correct format,
and generally formats the diskette if necessary.  If a check-sum is included in
the file a comparison is made when building the diskette.

DISKETTE FORMATS supported by EMTFORPM

5.25"
     160k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     180k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     320k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes with special hardware and driver

5.25"
     1.2M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k XENIX   diskettes

5.25"
     1.2M XENIX   diskettes

3.5"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     720k AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     1.84M XDF diskettes by calling the system XDFCOPY utility if the system is
     XDF enabled.

3.5"
     2.8M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     2.8M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

WARNING: An OS/2 restriction exists with OS/2 2.x and above which prevent to
build reliably images from AIX diskettes (or any NON-FAT diskette) when a valid
media code exists in the first byte of sector two. To build AIX diskettes, use
the DOS version (EMT4DOS), or the 16 bit version under OS/2 1.3. EMTCOPY or
EPLCOPY can also be used (under native DOS).

5.25" 720k 80-track diskettes are not supported without using a low density
720k drive or a special device driver allowing a PC AT 1.2meg drive to run at
low density with single stepping. EXTDSKDD does not provide this feature.

Even if 127 MB Optical diskettes are correctly detected, this format is not
supported by this program.

==> ONLY 512 Bytes per sector is supported

Note that on single sided diskettes, the second side is not erased.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Editing label ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The label consists of 9 lines having up to 36 characters for EMT files, up to
72 characters for MIF files or up to 72 characters for LOADDSK files.

The LOADDSK label function is available only for files created with EMT4OS2,
EMT4WPS, EMTFORPM or EMT4PMWP. The files can be used by LOADDSK, but without
label functions.

BUTTONS

No Label
     Used to have no label in the file.

OK
     Used to enter the label in the file.

Return for EMT file type
     Used to have no label in the file.

Return for MIF file type
     Step back to previous menu.

File
     Used to save the label data in a file and use it.

Load
     Used to read the label data from a label file. Label files are either text
     files with nine lines of up to 36 characters each, or one line of up to
     36*9 characters.  (i.e. without the CR/LF characters.)

Help
     To get this Help.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Exiting EMTFORPM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use F3 or Alt-F4 to quit the EMTFORPM program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The list of keys is arranged in groups.

ACCELERATOR KEYS

F3
     End the program

ESC
     Get the POP-UP menu or quit the POP-UP menu.

Right mouse button
     Get the POP-UP menu or quit the POP-UP menu.

Alt-F4
     End the program

HELP KEYS

F1
     Get help

F2
     Get extended help (from within any help window)

Alt+F4
     End help

F9
     Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)

F11
     Go to the help index (from within any help window)

Esc
     Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel

Alt+F6
     Go to/from help and programs

Shift+F10
     Get help for help

SYSTEM KEYS

Alt+F6
     Switch to the next windowed program

Alt+Esc
     Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs

Ctrl+Esc
     Switch to the Task List

WINDOW KEYS

F3
     Close a window

F10
     Go to/from the action bar

Esc
     Cancel a dialog or the setup  and the result menus

Underlined letter
     Select using the Alt-letter

Alt+F4 or F3
     Close the window

Alt+F5
     Restore the window

Alt+F7
     Move the window

Alt+F8
     Size the window

Alt+F9
     Minimize the window

Alt+F10
     Maximize the window

Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
     Go to/from the system menu

Shift+Esc or Alt
     Go to/from the system menu of a text window


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Building diskettes from files. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this function to build a diskette from a packed file. The packed file
should have a supported format. The two methods to build diskettes:

Interactive mode. Start EMTFORPM and press enter when selection menu is set.

          Selection menu

Drag drop mode. Start EMTFORPM once to select the output drive (A: for
          example). then close EMTFORPM.

          You can then drop a file or a group of files from a drive folder on
          the EMTFORPM Icon.

          The Workplace Shell start EMTFORPM and start building the first
          diskette.

          If you dropped several files, the order in which they will be
          processed cannot be predicted, but a dialog tells you the diskette
          name. Do not drop too many files in one operation unless you have lot
          of memory available. Be sure to drop the files on the EMTFORPM Icon
          when a box is around the icon, otherwise the files will be moved.


Technical data

The drag/drop operation is started by the Workplace Shell which starts as many
instances of EMTFORPM as the number of files you drop.The first EMTFORPM
becomes an inbound server for the next instances of the program. Do not use
this option if you are short of memory.

The input file must be in one of the following formats: a DISKIMAGE file, a
VMDISK file, an EMTCOPY file, an MIF file, or a LOADDSK/SAVEDSK file.

Be sure to put a diskette of the correct type in the output drive before
starting the operation.

When building a diskette from a SAVEDSK/LOADDSK file, set the FORMAT option to
ON if the output diskette is unformatted or if the output diskette format does
not match the input file format.

Copy protected diskettes are not supported by EMTFORPM.

If you have a problem when building a diskette from a file on a remote drive,
copy the source file to a local drive before using it.

DISKETTE FORMATS

5.25"
     160k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     180k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     320k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes with special hardware and driver

5.25"
     1.2M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k XENIX   diskettes

5.25"
     1.2M XENIX   diskettes

3.5"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     720k AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     2.8M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     2.8M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

WARNING: An OS/2 restriction exists with OS/2 2.x and above which prevent to
build reliably images from AIX diskettes (or any NON-FAT diskette) when a valid
media code exists in the first byte of sector two. To build AIX diskettes, use
the DOS version (EMT4DOS), or the 16 bit version under OS/2 1.3. EMTCOPY or
EPLCOPY can also be used (under native DOS).

5.25" 720k 80 tracks diskettes are not supported without using a low density
720k drive or a special device driver allowing PC AT 1.2meg drive to run at low
density and single stepping. EXTDSKDD does not provide this feature.

Even if 127 Mo Optical diskettes are correctly detected this format is not
supported by this program.

==> ONLY 512 Bytes per sector is supported

Note that on single sided diskettes, the second side is not erased

Building a diskette

To make a diskette:

o Select File to diskette
o Select the diskette address from the listbox
o Press the Enter button
o Select the input file name when the file selection is displayed
o Press OK

Options are:

o Force formatting (generally not needed)
o Suppress beep

 Building several diskettes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for No Beep ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this choice to suppress success or error beep at end of each operation.

Success beep is a low tone to high tone beep.

Error beep is high to long low tone beep.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Query file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Testing file for validity gives information on the packed diskette.

DiskImage file have no information added to the file; for these files only the
diskette format is displayed.

VMDISK is just a DISKIMAGE with a small header. You can unpack VMDISK to
diskette using this program.

LOADDSK, EMT and MIF files may have information added to the file.

Some MIF files are not supported by this program. Files with concatenated EMT
of MIF files are not supported. Each file must include only ONE diskette image.

Diskette images with trailing garbage due to host transmission may produce
unexpected error depending on the length of the trailing garbage. Avoid using
transmission scheme with such deficiencies.

Use BINARY send or receive when transferring files between workstation and
host.

to analyze a file

Select Query file

Press the Enter button

Select File

Select file name

Press Ok

Option :

 - Suppress beep


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Diskette Test ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Diskette Test to display the disketter format.

The information displayed is valid only if the diskette format is supported by
EMTFORPM.

DISKETTE FORMATS

5.25"
     160k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     180k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     320k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     1.2M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

5.25"
     360k XENIX   diskettes

5.25"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes with special hardware and driver

5.25"
     1.2M XENIX   diskettes

3.5"
     720k DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     720k AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     1.4M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

3.5"
     2.8M DOS-OS/2 diskettes

3.5"
     2.8M AIX-PS/2 and RS6000 diskettes

WARNING: An OS/2 restriction exists with OS/2 2.x and above which prevent to
build reliably images from AIX diskettes (or any NON-FAT diskette) when a valid
media code exists in the first byte of sector two. To build AIX diskettes, use
the DOS version (EMT4DOS), or the 16 bit version under OS/2 1.3. EMTCOPY or
EPLCOPY can also be used (under native DOS).

5.25" 720k 80 tracks diskettes are not supported unless you are using a low
density 720k drive or a special device driver allowing PC AT 1.2meg drive to
run at low density and single stepping.  EXTDSKDD does not provide this
feature.

Even if 127 Mo Optical diskettes are correctly detected this format is not
supported by this program.

==> ONLY 512 Bytes per sector is supported

Note that the second side of a single-sided diskette is not erased.

To analyze a diskette

o Select Query Diskette
o Select the Diskette Address in the listbox
o Press the Enter button

Option :

 - Suppress beep


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Building an image file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To pack a diskette to an image file:

o Select Diskette to file
o Select the diskette address in the listbox
o Select the type of file you need: DiskImage, LOADDSK, Uncompressed loaddsk,
  EMTCOPY, MIF or Simple MIF.  However, avoid Simple MIF when possible.

  Selection menu
o Press the Enter button
o enter output file name and fill dialog data

Options are:

 - Suppress beep

 - HDR=a for APAR file

o Diskimage file

o Loaddsk file

o Uncompressed Loaddsk file

o EMTCOPY file

o MIF file

o Simple MIF file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. Building a DISKIMAGE file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to build a DISKIMAGE file.

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by DISKIMGE, OS2IMAGE, EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM or
DSKIMAGE to build a diskette later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.2. Building a LOADDSK file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to build a LOADDSK file.

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by DISKIMGE, OS2IMAGE, EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM or
DSKIMAGE to build a diskette later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.3. Uncompressed Loaddsk file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Building a Uncompressed LOADDSK file

This function allows you to build a LOADDSK file without compression.

Usually this function is the best for diskette filled with compressed files.

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by DISKIMGE, OS2IMAGE, EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM or
DSKIMAGE to build a diskette later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.4. Building a EMTCOPY file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to build an EMTCOPY file.

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM, EPLCOPY or EMTCOPY to build a
diskette later. The owner of the EMTCOPY format and program is Carsten
Groennemann. EMTCOPY is a subset of EPLCOPY. The EMTCOPY format store the track
format and data in the packed file. The OS/2 version is a subset of EMTCOPY,
and allows only to store standard 512 bytes per sector diskettes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.5. Building an MIF file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to build a MIF file.

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM ,EPLCOPY or EMTCOPY to build a
diskette later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.6. Building a Simple MIF file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to build a SIMPLE MIF file (UNCOMPRESSED MIF file).

Do not forget to put the source diskette in the source drive before starting
the operation.

The output file may be used by EMT4OS2, EMTFORPM ,EPLCOPY or EMTCOPY to build a
diskette later.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.7. XDF format. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The XDF format is introduced by IBM to pack diskettes. This format is supported
by OS/2 directly during installation. Then the system is enabled to read OS/2
XDF diskettes.

Some version of EMTFORPM call XDFCOPY directly. Any problem related to XDF
format should be directed to OS/2 support.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Format diskette ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Unless you are using diskette formatted with an incorrect format, this option
should not be set. EMTFORPM automatically formats the diskette if needed.

EMTFORPM will always verify the diskette.  When the diskette is formatted
before writing, the verification takes place between the format and write
operation. When the diskette is already formatted, the verification takes place
after the write operation.

If EMTFORPM detects data check errors, please discard the diskette as it is
probably not reliable. A diskette which shows intermittent errors is a BAD
diskette.

Sometimes, after problems during the format operation, EMTFORPM does not
succeed in resetting the diskette drive to its normal state.  You may try to
use the OS/2 FORMAT  program with this drive to reset it, or the CHKDSK
program. If none of the above succeed, you will have to restart your system to
recover the drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for HDR=APAR ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function is used to produce EMT or MIF file for APAR as opposed to PTF
files. More information is needed to produce the file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Label file information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Label file format

These are either label files gotten from EMTFORPM or EMTCOPY

(9  * 36 characters strings - file length = 333)

or plain text file:

(9 lines having up to 36 characters)

To print label use or not the PagePrinter option

Without this option the page length is set to one line.

You may want to change your SPOOLER printer setup according to the label
length, and suppress or not any form feed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Maximize window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this option, the program starts maximized. Options are stored in the
EMTFORPM.INI file and the Default button erases EMTFORPM options from
EMTFORPM.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Iconize window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option minimizes the window during diskette or file built.

The window is restored when the operation ends.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Save window position ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option saves window position in EMTFORPM.INI. At the start of the program,
the window is restored at the saved position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for retore default values ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option restores EMTFORPM default values and erases saved values from
EMTFORPM.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Copying diskette ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Diskette copy

This function allows you to copy any diskette format supported by EMTFORPM

o Select Copy diskette

o Select the diskette address in the listbox

o Place the input diskette in the drive

o Press the Enter button

After the input diskette has been read, remove it from the drive, replace it
with an output diskette and press the Copy/Same button.  You may make as many
copies of the input diskette as you want: as each copy completes, remove it,
insert another output diskette and press the Copy/Same button again.  When you
have the copies you want, press the Stop/New button.

To continue copying with a different input diskette, insert the input diskette
in the drive and press the Redo button.  Don't forget to change the input
diskette before pressing REDO.

The Stop/New button stops the operation, and Return returns to the main window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Page printer option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If your printer prints labels with a line per page, set this option on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. What is the CRC code? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

What is the CRC code/value?

---For the EPL/EMT format, this is the sum of all vital data in the packed
file, excluding the comments and label data. This includes all diskette data
before compression. This CRC is not affected by the compression.

This is not the CRC code given by the CRC program. This code is included in the
file and displayed when testing the file or building the diskette.

---For the MIF format, this is also a word checksum of the data stored in the
*DATA* portion of the MIF file.  This excludes the label data and any
description record included in the file. This Checksum depends on the
compression algorithm used, and is often different from the value given by the
DOS EMTCOPY program. Both DOS and OS/2 programs give the same diskette and
display the expected/actual CHECKSUMs.  This code is included in the file for
comparison when building the diskette.

---For the DiskImage format, the CRC value is the same value calculated by the
CRC program with the default parameters. This CRC value is NOT included in the
file and may be included in the Package file.

---For LOADDSK file this is the double-word sum of packed sectors before
compression. Only used sectors are packed on DOS-OS/2 diskettes. Every sector
is packed on non-DOS-OS/2 diskettes.  This code is included in the file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Building several diskettes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Building several diskettes

You can build more than one diskette at a time:

o Interactive mode

o Drag/Drop mode

o Batch mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22.1. Interactive mode: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Select file to diskette operation

o Select the Diskette address in the listbox

o Press the enter button

o In the select dialog file list, select all needed source file.

o Press OK when ready to write the first diskette

o When operation completes for one diskette, a dialog box asks you to replace
  the destination diskette.

This feature can be used to compare diskettes and files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22.2. Drag/Drop: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Use the Drag/Drop feature.

  See the building diskette building part to understand the direct manipulation
  feature.

   Building diskettes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22.3. Batch processing: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Be sure EMTFORPM is set for the proper output diskette.(A: for example)

o Build a batch file which says:

  start emtforpm file1

  start emtforpm file2

  ...

o start the batch file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Compare diskette and source file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To compare a diskette and a file, the file must be the image of the diskette.
For example, if you compare an image file from a 9 sectors per track diskette
and a 18 sectors per track diskette, you may end up with undetermined errors.

The comparison stops on the first error (showing the track number where the
error occured for DISKIMGE, EMT or MIF files).

You can compare LOADDSK files to diskette.

You can compare several diskettes in one operation by selecting several files
in the file selection list box.

After each diskette completes you are prompted for the next.

Do not interchange diskettes, or you will get an error on track zero.

At the end of each comparison the CRC value is displayed if available.

This function compares any EMT, MIF, LOADDSK or DiskImage file and the source
or target diskette.

The source file must be the diskette image or undetermined errors may occur.

Multiple source files can be selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Result window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the "Results" window:

This window displays the file label and any data available in the packed file,
such as the checksum, the file creation date or the tool name used to pack the
file.

The window displays a bar graph showing processing progress and successful
(green) or unsuccessful result (red).

The Return button gives you the selection panel.

The Help button gives this help.

The Label button gives the "Working with label" dialog.

The Redo button restarts the last operation. If you want to start a different
operation, push the Return button instead.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> The Setup window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the "Setup" menu:

 1. Display the Selection panel.
 2. Press the SETUP button.
 3. Select the check box according to your need.
 4. Press the Return button

For specific help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save position       Iconize
Maximize            5.25 / 720k
HDR=a               Formatting
Page printer        no Beep
Default             General information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for 96 TPI 5.25" diskettes. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option must be set if you build files from 80-track low density 5.25"
diskettes (720KB diskettes). If you do not set this option, the file will look
like a 3.5" 720KB diskette.  This options is valid only when building EMTCOPY
files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Default Font selection. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the font used by the program to display its messages.

The selected font name will be saved in EMTFORPM.INI for future invocations of
EMTFORPM


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Credit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Time to write the program:  My family.

Compression algorithm:  Ziv, Lempel, Victor S. Miller, Mark N. Wegman, Richard
          Redpath, Robert Cahn and Deborah Kruesi.

EMT file format:  Carsten Groennemann

MIF file format:  IBM corporate standard.

LOADDSK file format:  Jack Gersbach.

CRC code for DISKIMAGE:  Donald R. Blake.

The author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Uncompressed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Software distribution diskettes are already compressed. Do not compress them,
as you would then get larger files.  For LOADDSK files, set this option to
bypass compression (when building files). Other formats are not affected by
compression problems. The Checksum is not affected by compression. This is the
DATA checksum before compression (for "loaddsk" format).

SIMPLE MIF is an old MIF format maintained for compatibility only. In Simple
MIF files, every sector is stored as-is (same as DiskImage). DATA are never
compressed in MIF files, but consecutive sectors filled with unique byte data
are stored as 80 bytes records. This works even with UNIX backups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Working with Label help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the label selection dialog:

You can either edit or print label.

Help for Print label from packed file

Help for Print label from label file

Help for Edit label


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31.1. Help for Print label from packed file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When building a diskette you may want to print the diskette label from the
packed file.

Only EMT, LOADDSK or MIF files can include label data.  Many of them have no
label data included or the label data format does not match the limited set
supported by EMTFORPM

EMTFORPM supports 9 * 36 character lines for EMT files and 9 * 72 characters
for MIF or LOADDSK files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31.2. Help for Print label from label file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Label files are plain text files having 9 lines of 36 characters each.

This format was created with the EPL/EMT format and does not support every
label format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31.3. Help for Edit label ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the label edition dialog:

The EMT label consists of 9 lines having up to 36 characters.

When editing lines you may have to remove trailing space characters.

The MIF or LOADDSK label consists of 9 lines having up to 72 characters.

When editing lines you may have to remove trailing space characters.

BUTTONS

No Label
     Used to have no label in the file.

OK
     Used to enter the label in the file.

Return for EMT file type
     Used to have no label in the file.

Return for MIF file type
     Step back to previous menu.

File
     Used to save the label data in a file and use it.

Load
     To get the label data from an EMT label file. Label files are either text
     files with 9 lines of up to 36 characters, or one line of up to 36*9
     characters.  (i.e. without the CR/LF characters.)

Load
     To get the label data from an MIF or LOADDSKF label file. The label file
     is a text file with 9 lines of up to 72 characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31.4. The selection window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the "Selection" menu. Press enter when selection is complete. (source
or destination drive, operation, type of file):

On this menu, mouseless operation is available by pressing
Alt-Underlined-letter, for window selection, by pressing the " : " to set focus
on the diskette drive list-box, or by using the TAB key, or the Shift-TAB key
combination.

Type of operations :

File to diskette
Query file
Diskette to file

   Diskimage file
   Loaddsk file
   Uncompressed Loaddsk file
   EMTcopy file
   MIF file
   Simple MIF file

Query diskette
Copy diskette
Compare file and diskette


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Support and Wishes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There is no support for this program. It is distributed "AS IS" with no
guarantee.

However you are encouraged to report.

Problems and comments can be sent by mail to:

Daniel VALOT

18, Boulevard de la Republique

69410 - CHAMPAGNE au Mont d'Or

FRANCE

The program will be updated when possible.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
    drives on your system.
 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
 4. Select a file name from the File list or type in a file name and select the
    Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.

For specific help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

File name           Drive
File                Directory
Open pushbutton


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type the name of the file you want to open in the File name field and select
the Open pushbutton.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

File name           Drive
File                Directory
Open pushbutton     General help


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Drive list displays the drives on your system.  Select the drive that
contains the files you want to edit.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
Directory list.  Select the file you want to open.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive.  Select a
directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
box.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Help for Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Open pushbutton to display the file you want to edit.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Help for Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 1. Select the down arrow to the right of the Drive list to display all the
    drives on your system.
 2. Select a drive from the Drive list.
 3. Select a directory from the Directory list.
 4. EMTFORPM fill in the file name field with a dummy file name which will be
    used if no letters are replaced. The last two digits of the file name will
    be incremented for each diskette. You may want to replace the six first
    letters by something more significant. If the last two digits are replaced
    by digits, they will be incremented. If they are replaced by letters, they
    will be replaced by 01 on the next file selection operation.
 5. Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and
    select the Ok pushbutton.

For specific help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

File name           Drive
File                Directory
Ok pushbutton


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Help for File name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

EMTFORPM fill in the file name field with a dummy file name which will be used
if no letters are replaced. The last two digits of the file name will be
incremented for each diskette. You may want to replace the six first letters by
something more significant. If the last two digits are replaced by digits, they
will be incremented.  If they are replaced by letters, they will be replaced by
01 on the next file selection operation.

Type the name of the file you want to save in the File name field and select
the Ok pushbutton.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. List of Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

File name           Drive
File                Directory
Ok pushbutton       General help


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Help for Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Drive list displays the drives on your system.  Select the drive that
contains the files you want to save.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The File list displays all the files in the directory you selected from the
Directory list. You cannot select a file in a save operation but only in a
diskette build operation.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Help for Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Directory list displays the directories on the selected drive.  Select a
directory to display the list of files from that directory in the File list
box.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Help for Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Ok pushbutton to save the file to the drive and directory you
selected and with the file name you specified.

For more help, select a topic below.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Beep is just here to call attention at end of unattended operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Success means that operation completed without error or that the error message
has already been displayed and answered.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Error means that the operation was invalid for that file or diskette, or the
diskette format does not match file format, or the file is not a valid or
supported file format for EMTFORPM


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

EMT file or EMTCOPY file describes a diskette image packed with the Carsten
Groennemann method.

This file type allows support for Copy protected diskettes.

To support copy protected diskettes, the EPLCOPY program should be used to pack
and to unpack them.

Standard diskettes can be packed to this format using EPLCOPY, EMTCOPY, EMT4OS2
or EMTFORPM.

Only standard 512 bytes-per-sector diskettes are supported by EMTFORPM.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The MIF format is the corporate standard format for diskette interchange.

Only standard 512 bytes-per-sector diskettes are supported by EMTFORPM.