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- ACFiles On-Line Help
- Version 5.16
- Area Help
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- F, L - File List
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- Both F and L do the same thing in ACFiles. They list the files in the area.
- What is different about ACFiles from most other File Systems is that it has
- a selection bar for ANSI users to mark the files in the list for later
- download. No more writing down files to type back in later. You may select
- files in multiple areas and download them all at once, or you may mark them
- in one area and download just from that area
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- To Tag files...use the arrow keys to move the prompt through the file names.
- When you want the file you have marked, press the space bar. Presto..it is
- tagged and you can move to other areas and do your downloading at the end.
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- Note that at the bottom of the screen you can see your limits displayed and
- some statistics on the files you have marked. This is to aid in keeping you
- within your limits.
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- For ASCII Users, you may also tag files like above. The difference is that
- you will have to enter in the number next to the filename to tag/untag. This
- provides an easy means of file tagging for ASCII.
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- Note that file tagging is available even on the searches. Up to 100 files
- may be tagged total.
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- If Your Arrow Keys Don't Work: Using The Numerical Key Pad 8/2 and 7/1
- To Emulate UP/DOWN and HOME/END.
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- NOTE***
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- The Following Commands Are Available At The Menu AS WELL AS DURING THE FILE
- LISTING! This means that you can move up to a file and hit C, R, V, etc.
- Without Having To Exit Back To The Menu!
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- X - View Extended Description
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- If an X appears between the date and description of a file it means that
- it has an Extended Description to go along with it. Simply hit X on that
- file or use it from the menu. The extended description will display a full
- file containing extended information.
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- C - Clear Tagged Files
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- This command clears your selected files list so that you don't have to go
- through the file list unmarking each and every one. You can clear the files
- just for 1 area or you may clear them for all the areas.
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- R - Review Tagged Files
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- This command displays all of the files you have tagged. This is helpful to
- know what you have marked previously.
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- E - Edit Tagged List
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- Edit tagged list means that you can edit what files you have selected.
- Wildcards ARE accepted here, but are trimmed to only a certain number of
- files. This also helps ASCII users mark files and all users to weed out
- files they don't really want to download if they are informed they have
- exceeded their limits.
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- V - View Archive
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- This allows you to view the filenames of the archive. It supports .ZIP,
- .PAK, .ZOO, .LZH, .ARC, .ARJ, and .ZOO formats. Simply enter in the filename
- to look inside. Upon listing the files inside the archive, ACFiles will
- prompt you for a filename to view from the list it gives. This allows you to
- enter in a textfile name. Hitting enter simply quits the View Archive
- command. With this command you can view a program's documentation before
- downloading it.
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- Hitting space bar for ANSI users on this prompt will cycle through your
- selected files.
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- B - Build a User Packet
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- This option allows the user to pull a file from ANY archive type
- and place it into your own personal User Packet to download. You
- get to name your packet and archive type to use for your packet.
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- Wildcards are permitted so if you want to convert a file into another
- format it is made easy with ACFiles.
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- Read the Build Help for more information.
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- G - View .GIF Header
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- If the above command is not available, this one will be. It allows you to
- view .GIF headers revealing the picture's resolution characteristics.
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- Hitting space bar for ANSI users on this prompt will cycle through your
- selected files.
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- T - Type a Textfiles
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- This allows a user to view a text file. Any ASCII text file is valid.
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- Hitting space bar for ANSI users on this prompt will cycle through your
- selected files.
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- P - Search by Phrase
- S - Search by Filespec
- N - Search for New Files
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- Those three commands allow you to search for files by a Keyword, by a filespec,
- or by date. You may select [A] for All areas or [T] for just the area you are
- in.
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- U - Upload a File
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- This allows you to upload a file to the BBS. You may use all protocols
- available including Zmodem, Xmodem, or Ymodem.
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- Please note that you can hangup after the transfer. You can specify the
- filenames and descriptions as well as personalize the file(s) before
- uploading.
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- If you make a file "Personal" then that file will only be available to the
- user you specify (and the SysOp, of course). It's neat to ensure a user
- gets your file.
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- D - Download a File
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- This allows you to download files. You may choose to download all the files
- you have marked in all the areas, download global files (enter filespecs and
- ACFiles will search & d/l them), or use the old method of just plain old
- entering in the filespecs themselves. After download, a "Times Downloaded"
- counter will be updated in the file listing. This is in []'s and tells the
- user how many times that file has been downloaded.
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- A - Area Change
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- This allows you to change to a different file area.
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- Y - Yell at SysOp
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- Pages SysOp for chat
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- # - Global SubMenu
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- This allows you to do many global operations. For more information, hit
- # and request help from it's menu.
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- ! - Exit ACFiles
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- This brings you back to the BBS and exits ACFiles.
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- For more information, contact the SysOp.
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