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- TO - RETURN
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- Version 1.1
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- Directory Changing Utility for the IBM
- Personal Computer and Other Compatibles
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- User's Manual
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- (c) 1988 PC Soft-Tech
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- Table of Contents
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- Introduction/Overview.......................................1
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- How TO.COM and RET.COM Work.................................2
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- How to Use TO.COM ..........................................3
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- How to Use RET.COM .........................................4
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- Sample - The TO.TRE File....................................5
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- System Requirements.........................................6
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- Disclaimer..................................................7
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- Registration................................................8
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- PAGE 1
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- -- Introduction/Overview --
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- TO - RETURN is a utility to help the user move around the
- various directories and drives of their PC in a fast,
- efficient manner. It eliminates the need for typing long path
- names with the DOS Change Directory (CD) command. TO.COM and
- RET.COM may also be used in batch (.bat) files such as
- autoexec.bat or menu systems.
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- Unlike many similar utilities, TO - RETURN is NOT sensitive to
- one drive only. As many as five drives can be accessed at any
- time with TO - RETURN. Even the order in which to process the
- drives can be specified with TO - RETURN.
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- TO - RETURN has the added capability of being able to go back
- to the last drive/directory the user was working in by simply
- typing "RET". And not only once, but three times to the last
- three drives/directories to be made current with the TO
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- TO - RETURN has a simple description of how to use the program
- included on-line simply by typing "TO".
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- TO - RETURN is available as share-ware from many public
- bulletin board systems. The user may register his/her copy by
- sending $10.00 to:
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- PC Soft-Tech
- P.O. Box 742
- Mequon, WI 53092
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- Registration of TO - RETURN gives to user the following
- additional benefits:
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- o Support by phone, mail, or PC Soft-Tech's private
- bulletin board.
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- o Notice of significant upgrades or bug fixes. You
- will be notified by mail for any such updates. There
- will be no charge for updates as long as you send us
- a diskette and return postage. You may also receive
- a free update through the PC Soft-Tech Bulletin
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- PAGE 2
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- -- How TO.COM and RET.COM Work --
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- TO.COM and RET.COM are written in Assembler language and are
- therefore extremely fast in operation. When TO.COM is started
- for the first time (or in subsequent updating), a file TO.TRE
- is created in the root directory. This file contains three
- pieces of information used by TO.COM and RET.COM. On the
- first line of the file is information regarding the drives to
- be processed by TO.COM and RET.COM. The next three lines of
- the file contain the last three drive/directories moved to
- with the TO or RET command. The rest of the file contains a
- snapshot of the users directory tree.
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- When the TO command is issued, followed by a string (full or
- partial path name - see page 3) representing the
- drive/directory to move to, the TO.TRE file is searched for
- the for the drive/directory and automatically issues the DOS
- command to move to that directory. The TO.TRE file is then
- updated to record the directory moved to. If multiple
- directories contain the identical string, TO.COM will move the
- user to the first directory it finds containing the requested
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- When the RET command is issued, the TO.TRE file is searched
- for the last directory moved from that is stored in the file
- and issues the DOS command to move to that directory. The
- TO.TRE file is then updated and rearranged so that subsequent
- issuing of a RET command will continue to move the user
- through the last three directories used in the same continuing
- order until another TO command is issued.
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- A number of error messages have been included in the
- programs to notify the user of any problems the program is
- having with executing the commands as typed by the user.
- These error messages include, NO MATCHING DIRECTORY FOUND,
- DRIVE LETTER ENTERED DOES NOT EXIST ON THIS SYSTEM, TO.TRE HAS
- BEEN CORRUPTED, INVALID DIRECTORY TREE - RESCANING, etc.
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- PAGE 3
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- -- How to Use TO.COM --
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- TO.COM should be placed on the users hard disk in a utility
- directory or some other directory which is contained in a path
- statement installed in the root directory's autoexec.bat file.
- Otherwise the TO command will only work if the user is in the
- directory containing the TO.COM file.
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- To use TO.COM for the first time, simply type:
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- TO /(Drives)
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- Where (Drives) are a list of drives to be processed by the TO
- command. Up to five drives may be processed (C,D,E,F,G...)
- in user defined order. As and example, if the user wishes
- the TO command to include one floppy and two hard drives,
- he/she would type:
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- TO /ACD (or TO /CDA to process drive C: first)
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- This command creates the TO.TRE file used by the program to
- move the user from directory to directory. If the user wishes
- to update the TO.TRE for added or deleted directories or
- drives, he/she issues the same command used to create the file
- initially.
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- Once the TO.TRE file has been created, the user can move to
- any directory on their system by typing:
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- TO (Path)
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- Where (Path) can be any full or partial path name. As an
- example; to move to the directory C:\UTILITY\BATCH\SPECIAL,
- the user could type any of the following:
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- to special
- to ut\spe
- to ty\tch\ial
- to bat\spec
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- If a user attempts to move to a recently added or nonexistent
- directory (not in TO.TRE file), an error message "NO MATCHING
- DIRECTORY FOUND" will be given. Many other error messages are
- included as part of the TO.COM program to tell the user if an
- invalid drive was specified, or the TO.TRE file has become
- corrupted, etc, to aid the user in running the program.
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- SPECIAL NOTE: The user must be aware that if he/she wishes to
- move to the root directory c: (or a:, d: etc), the user must
- type the ":" as typing just "to c" will cause the program to
- search for the first directory containing a "c". As an
- alternative to typing c:, the user may type "to \" to move to
- the root directory of the current drive.
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- -- How to Use RET.COM --
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- As with TO.COM, RET.COM should be placed on the users hard
- disk in a utility directory or some other directory which is
- contained in a path statement installed in the root
- directory's autoexec.bat file. Otherwise the RET command will
- only work if the user is in the directory containing the
- RET.COM file.
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- Unlike TO.COM, RET.COM has no special requirement for first
- time running. However, TO.COM must have be run to set up the
- TO.TRE file before RET will work. To return to a directory
- that a user moved from, he/she simply issues the RET command.
- RET.COM uses lines 2 through 4 of the TO.TRE file to review
- the last three directories the user moved to with the TO
- command. When the RET command is issued, the program will
- execute and move to the latest directory moved from. This is
- on line 2 of the TO.TRE file. After the move is complete, the
- program will update the TO.TRE file moving the directories on
- lines 3 and 4 to lines 2 and 3 respectfully. It then moves
- the directory that was on line 2 to line 4. In this manner
- the user may return to the last three directories in the same
- order over and over (roll through).
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- If TO.COM has not been run to set up the TO.TRE file and the
- RET command is issued, an error message "NOWHERE TO RETURN TO"
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- -- Sample - The TO.TRE File --
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- Following is a sample of the TO.TRE File as created for a
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- 1: DRIVES PROCESSED: CD
- 2: C:\SYMPHONY\FILES
- 3: C:\UTILITY\ARCHIVE
- 4: C:\COMM
- 5: C:\
- 6: C:\ACCNTING
- 7: C:\AST3270
- 8: C:\AST4-02
- 9: C:\CM
- 10: C:\CM\CERTIF
- 11: C:\CM\CMDIR1
- 12: C:\COMM
- 13: C:\DBASE
- 14: C:\SYMPHONY
- 15: C:\SYMPHONY\FILES
- 16: C:\UTILITY
- 17: C:\UTILITY\ARCHIVE
- 18: C:\UTILITY\MACE
- 19: C:\UTILITY\SPF
- 20: D:\
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- PAGE 6
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- -- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --
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- TO - RETURN has been successfully run using DOS 2.0 through
- DOS 3.3 and has been run on the following machines (not all
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- o IBM PC
- o IBM XT
- o IBM XT/286
- o IBM AT
- o IBM PS/2 Model 50, 60 and 80
- o Compac Deskpro
- o Leading Edge Model D
- o Panasonic Business Partner
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- PAGE 7
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- -- DISCLAIMER --
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- The following disclaimer should be viewed as a legal
- obligation on PC SOFT-TECH's part to protect itself. We by no
- means imply that TO - RETURN is flawed in any way. We have
- every intention to make modifications and enhancements to
- ensure that TO - RETURN is the best possible product. If you
- are having problems with TO - RETURN or suspect that it may be
- flawed in any way, notify PC SOFT-TECH and we will make the
- necessary changes as soon as possible, and distribute it
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- TO - RETURN is distributed as is, with no guarantee that it
- will work correctly in all situations. In no event will the
- Author be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost
- savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising
- out of the use of or inability to use this program, even if
- the Author has been advised of the possibility of such
- damages, or for any claim by any other party.
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- TO - RETURN distribution package, consisting of the program
- and documentation file are copyright (c) 1988 PC SOFT-TECH.
- The author reserves the exclusive right to distribute this
- product, or any part thereof, for profit.
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- Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES may modified versions or disassembled
- versions be distributed, either for profit or in the public
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- User's groups, clubs, libraries and clearing houses are
- authorized to distribute TO - RETURN pursuant to the
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- 1. No charge is made for the software or documentation.
- A nominal distribution fee may be charged, provided
- that it is no more that $5 total.
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- 2. The program and documentation are distributed together
- and are not modified in ANY way.
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- PAGE 8
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- -- REGISTRATION --
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- Once you become a registered user of TO - RETURN, you will
- receive you will receive the following benefits:
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- o Support by phone, mail, or through our private bulletin
- board system. Support will only be provided to
- registered users.
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- o Notice of significant upgrades and bug fixes. You will
- be notified by mail for any such updates. There will be
- no charge for updates as long as you send us a diskette
- and return postage. You can also receive a free update
- through our private bulletin board.
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- Each copy of TO - RETURN is registered for use on one computer
- only and a registered copy is required for each additional
- computer. The price per registered copy of TO - RETURN is
- $10.
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- The registered version of TO - RETURN can be used in
- commercial, educational, and governmental institutions.
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- The free version of TO - RETURN is expressly prohibited for
- use in commercial, educational, and governmental institutions
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- PAGE 9
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- -- REGISTRATION FORM --
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- Please add me to the list of registered users, to be eligible
- for support and update notices. Enclosed is my check or money
- order for $10.
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- Computer Model: ________________________________________________
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- Company Name: ________________________________________________
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- Your Name: ________________________________________________
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- Title: ________________________________________________
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- Address: ________________________________________________
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- City, State, Zip: ____________________________________________
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- Any initial comments about TO - RETURN? ________________________
- _________________________________________________________________
- _________________________________________________________________
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- Where did you hear about TO - RETURN? __________________________
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- Send registration form and check or money order to:
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- PC SOFT-TECH
- P.O. Box 742
- Mequon, Wi. 53092
- (414) 241-9119
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