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- WILDCARD The "Wild Card" option allows for issuance
- of ANY valid DOS Command at the PC-Wizard
- Manager's Command Line.
-
- Command Mode: In PC-Wizard Manager's normal Command
- Mode, the user selects the desired command
- by either pressing an <ALT-Letter> combin-
- ation that corresponds to the menu command
- or pressing the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys
- until the desired command is highlighted.
- As each command is highlighted on the menu,
- detailed instructions on purposes, syntax
- and option "switches" (including examples)
- for that command are displayed. The user
- can then scroll through each page of these
- instructions by using the <PgUp> and <PgDn>
- arrow keys. When the user determines the
- way that the command is to be issued, based
- on examples provided, the command can then
- be initiated by pressing the <ENTER> key.
- As soon as <ENTER> is pressed, the command
- that was highlighted appears on the command
- line and waits for the user to complete the
- command by typing in the desired parameters
- for the command. (The screen that contains
- the description of that command will remain
- displayed to assist the user in ensuring
- that the proper syntax is used.) After the
- command is properly completed, the user can
- IMMEDIATELY execute the command by pressing
- the <Enter> key. The results of the command
- will appear on the screen and at the bottom
- of the screen a message will appear that
- shows the actual command that was executed
- and instructs the user to "Press any key.."
- to return to the PCW Manager Main Screen.
-
- WildCard Mode: In the WILDCARD mode the user can issue
- ANY valid DOS command without restrictions.
- After selecting the "WildCard" option, the
- user will receive the same prompt as would
- appear while at the DOS level and can issue
- commands at this prompt in the same manner
- as they would from the normal DOS prompt.
- (This includes executing program commands,
- batch files, any DOS commands that are not
- included in your version of the PC-Wizard
- Manager, etc.) The only difference being
- that PC-Wizard will automatically clear the
- screen after each command is executed and
- return you to the menu instead of leaving
- you at the cluttered and distracting screen
- that is so typical of DOS.