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- Directory Manager/PM Version 01 Release 01d
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- QB Software
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- CONTENTS
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- Introduction to DirMan/PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- Traversing the file system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- Selecting previous directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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- Selecting Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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- Dragging and Dropping Selected Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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- Operations on Files/Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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- Cancelling a Active Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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- Destination Dialog for Copy/Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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- MACRO Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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- Executing Commands and Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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- Command Substitution Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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- Variable Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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- Changing the File Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- Changing the Startup Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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- Changing the Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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- Changing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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- Changing the File View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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- Changing File Details View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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- Creating a new directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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- Changing attributes of a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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- Creating a Clone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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- Saving Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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- Search for Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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- Using Quick View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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- Using the ICONS or TOOLBAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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- Using the POPUP Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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- Key Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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- Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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- Find Error Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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- Disk Full Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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- Executable File Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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- Rename File Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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- Delete File Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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- Path Not Found Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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- Existing File Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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- Make Directory Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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- Executable file not found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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- INTRODUCTION TO DIRMAN/PM
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- Directory Manager (DirMan/PM) is a simple OS/2 directory and file
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- 1. Traversal of either the OS/2 HPFS or FAT file systems that
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- ■ file sorting
- ■ file/directory copy, move, delete, and rename operations
- ■ mask specification to view matching files
- ■ display of disk space, and marked file size information
- ■ marking and un-marking of files for further processing
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- 2. OS/2 command entry
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- 3. Custom macro execution against marked files
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- ■ Customize the FILE pull-down to automate selected macro
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- 4. File search capability
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- 5. Support for the Drag-Drop protocol for marked files.
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- For more information about DirMan/PM's various functions select one
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- ■ Traversing the file system
- ■ Selecting previous directories
- ■ Selecting Files
- ■ Dragging and Dropping Selected Files
- ■ Searching for Files
- ■ Using Quick View
- ■ Operations on Files/Directories
- ■ Using the ICONS or TOOLBAR
- ■ Using the POPUP Menu
- ■ Destination Dialog for Copy/Move
- ■ Executing Commands and Macros
- ■ Command Substitution Format
- ■ Variable Substitution
- ■ Changing the File Mask
- ■ Cancelling a Request
- ■ MACRO Creation
- ■ Changing the Startup Directory
- ■ Changing the Font
- ■ Changing Colors
- ■ Changing the File View
- ■ Changing File Details View
- ■ Creating a new directory
- ■ Changing attributes of a file
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- ■ Saving Setup Options
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- TRAVERSING THE FILE SYSTEM.
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- DirMan/PM initializes by displaying files and sub-directories on
- either the current drive and directory from which DirMan/PM was
- started from or a pre-selected default startup drive and directory.
- The display is split into:
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- ■ pull-down drive selection box,
- ■ a file mask entry field,
- ■ a directory listbox, and
- ■ a file listbox
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- The current directory and file mask are displayed in the title bar
- and in the OS/2 task selection listbox.
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- ■ Using the Mouse to Traverse the File System
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- To display files/directories on another drive, click on the down
- arrow of the drive selection pull-down and use the up and down
- arrows within the pull-down to scroll thru the drive list. Once
- you find the drive you wish to view, single click on that entry.
- You may also just click on the drive letter and over-type the
- default drive letter displayed. Please note that the drive must
- exist or the new drive letter you are, entering will not be
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- To change to another directory, double-click on a directory
- entry in the directory listbox on the left of the display. The
- .. in the directory listbox indicates the parent directory, and
- may be doubled-clicked to move back to the parent. Please note
- that if using HPFS, a .. will appear even when you are at the
- root directory. You may use the scroll bar to scroll thru the
- list of files or directories or click on the directory or file
- listbox and type the first letter of the file/directory name.
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- To change the mask of files displayed, single-click on the mask
- entry field ( to the right of the drive selection box ) and
- enter the mask that you wish to be displayed. An example would
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- DINO.*
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- This would display all file(s) in the directory selected that
- have a file name of DINO and all file extensions possible.
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- To execute a file(s) ( open a file ) double-click on the file
- name. Only executable files will be processed.
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- At the top of the file listbox and to the right of the mask
- entry field, will be the current allocation status for the
- selected drive. This will include the number of
- sub-directories, number of files in the currently displayed
- directory and the number of bytes of dasd space both used and
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- ■ Using the Keyboard to Traverse the File System
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- To display files/directories on another drive; use the TAB key
- to move the focus to the drive selection pull-down and either
- over-type the drive letter or use the up/down arrows on the
- keyboard to select a drive.
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- In order to change to another directory, use the TAB key to move
- the focus to the directory listbox and then use the up/down
- arrows on the keyboard to scroll thru the list. When selecting a
- a directory, press enter. The .. in the directory listbox
- indicates the parent directory, and may be selected to move back
- to the parent. Please note - when using HPFS, a .. will appear
- even if you are at the root directory.
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- To change the mask of files displayed, use the TAB key to move
- the focus to the mask entry field ( to the right of the drive
- selection box ) and enter the mask that you wish to be
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- This would display all files in the selected directory that have
- a file name of DINO and all file extensions.
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- To execute a file ( open a file ), use the TAB key to move the
- focus to the file listbox then use the up/down keyboard arrow
- keys to select the file to be executed and press enter.
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- At the top of the file listbox and to the right of the mask
- entry field, will be the current allocation status for the
- selected drive. This will include the number of
- sub-directories, number of files in the currently displayed
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- SELECTING PREVIOUS DIRECTORIES.
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- DirMan/PM keeps the last 10 unique selected directories, these
- directories may be selected via the VIEW pull-down. The list of
- directories is in a last used format, so the first directory shown
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- One or more files may be selected (marked) so that operations may
- be performed upon them (e.g. copy, delete, move ... ), MACRO
- operations may also be performed. A single directory may also be
- selected to perform operations against.
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- ■ Using the Mouse to Select files/directories
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- To select a file with the mouse, click on the file name, this
- can be repeated for as many files as you wish.
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- To select a directory with the mouse, click on the directory
- name, only one directory may be selected at a time.
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- To de-select a file/directory click on the already selected
- file/directory entry.
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- ALL files can be selected or de-selected by using the EDIT
- pull-down on the menu bar and selecting either MARK ALL ENTRIES
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- ■ Using the Keyboard to select files/directories
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- To select a file/directory, use the TAB key to move the focus to
- either the directory or file listbox. Then use the up/down
- arrows on the keyboard to scroll thru the list. To select a
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- DRAGGING AND DROPPING SELECTED FILES
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- DirMan/PM supports supports the drag-n-drop protocols implemented
- in programs such as the OS/2 File Manager. In order to use the
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- 1. Select the file(s) to be transferred to a target application.
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- it passes over windows or icons that may or may not support the
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- ■ Files/Directories can be copied to another drive or directory by
- first selecting the file(s) or directory from which to copy.
- Select the Copy icon (in the menu bar) or press the ctrl-c key
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- The destination dialog will be displayed so that you may select
- a destination on which the files/directories may be copied.
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- Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL
- will cancel the entire process.
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- ■ Files/Directories can be moved to another drive or directory by
- first selecting the file(s) or directory to move and then
- selecting the Move icon (in the menu bar) or pressing the ctrl-m
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- The destination dialog will be displayed so that you may select
- a destination for the files/directories to be moved to.
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- When moving directories, the original directory or
- sub-directories will NOT be deleted.
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- Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL
- will cancel the entire process.
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- ■ Files/Directories can be renamed in the current directory by
- first selecting the file(s) or directory to rename and then
- selecting the Rename icon (in the menu bar) or pressing the
- ctrl-r key combination. A dialog box will be displayed to in
- order to allow you to change the name of the file/directory.
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- Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL
- will cancel the current process.
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- ■ Files/Directories can be deleted (along with sub-directories)
- directory by first selecting the file(s) or directory to delete
- and then selecting the Delete icon (in the menu bar) or pressing
- the ctrl-d key combination. A dialog box will be displayed (if
- you have selected the "Confirm on Delete" option from the SETUP
- pull-down menu) to allow you to review the file(s) or directory
- name(s) being deleted. You may remove an item from the delete
- list by double-clicking on the the item in the listbox.
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- When a directory is selected, all files and sub-directories in
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- Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL
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- ■ Files can be printed to PRN by first selecting the file(s) to
- print and then selecting the Print icon (in the menu bar) or
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- that supports the drag-drop protocol, hold down the secondary
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- change and indicate whether or not the target application will
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- Note: File(s) must be selected before you can drag them.
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- ■ To EXECUTE a program you may double-click on the selected file.
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- ■ To EXECUTE a command against selected files/directories, by
- first selecting the file(s) or directory and then selecting the
- Delete icon (in the menu bar) or pressing the ctrl-o key
- combination. A dialog box will displayed to allow you to enter
- your command. The last 10 commands are retained and may be
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- You may cancel a ACTIVE request ( move, copy, rename, delete, and
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- DESTINATION DIALOG FOR COPY/MOVE
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- The destination dialog helps you choose a destination for a move or
- copy operation on selected files or directory.
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- To choose a destination for the operation, select disk drive letter
- ( via the drive drop-down list ) for the drive you wish to use as
- the target and then select the directory you desire on the drive by
- double-clicking on the directory name. The directories are
- displayed one-level at a time. You may traverse the directory tree
- by using the same method outlined in Traversing the file system
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- As drives/directories are selected, the destination will be
- displayed in the destination entry box at the bottom of the dialog
- box, along with the amount of free space left on the target drive.
- Optionally, you may type in the destination path name in this entry
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- Macros are commands that follow the rules outlined in the Command
- Substitution Format section. To create a macro select the SETUP
- pull-down and then select MACROS. The macro dialog box will be
- displayed, the first 2 entries are reserved for a EDITOR and
- BROWSER program. The next 8 entries are open for your use, the
- command goes on the left and a description of the command goes on
- the right. The command entry field has a limit of 50 characters and
- the description entry field has a limit of 30. Contents of the
- description field will show up in the FILE pull-down and will
- change when ever you change the contents. For more information on
- how to execute macros see Executing Commands and Macros.
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- For best the best performance the command should also include the
- filetype ( i.e. .EXE ) and either be in the DPATH or be a FULLY
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- Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL
- will cancel any changes made since the last time.
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- A sample of some MACROs are as follows:
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- ■ Zip marked file(s) - This macro will prompt you for a ZIP name
- to either create or modify, then add the marked file(s) to that
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- !pkzip.exe &ZipName / -a ( full screen mode )
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- and place the files in the current directory.
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- pkunzip.exe / ( run in a window )
- !pkunzip.exe / ( full screen Mode )
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- name to either create or modify, then ZIP all the files in the
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- You may type in a OS/2 command to execute at anytime, by selecting
- the File pull-down and selecting Command or ctrl-o. You may also
- select any user created macro from the File pull-down ( or by
- pressing the ctrl-1 thru ctrl-8 keys ).
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- When the Command option has been selected the command dialog
- will be displayed, and your command will execute as a separate
- process when OK is selected ( or pressing the ENTER key).
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- Any OS/2 command or program name can be specified for execution.
- Optionally, the command you specify can use the selected files
- in the command line. For more information on the format of the
- command substitutions see Command Substitution Format
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- Macros may also be selected for execution, optionally, the
- command you specify can use the selected files in the command
- line. For more information on the format of the command
- substitutions see Command Substitution Format and also see MACRO
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- The following diagram illustrates the format for a command you
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- | ! | | parms | | / |
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- The <command> symbol represents the name of the command you
- specify. command can only be a OS/2 command or program. The
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- / Substitutes the fully-qualified name for selected
- file(s). The specified command will be repeated for each
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- // Substitutes the '/' character in the command line.
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- /n Substitutes the file name for each selected file. The
- specified command will be repeated for each file that is
- selected on the file listbox.
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- /e Substitutes the file extension (without the preceding
- '&dot.') for each selected file. The specified command
- will be repeated for each file that is selected on the
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- /d Substitutes the drive letter (with the trailing ':') for
- for each selected file. The specified command will be
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- /p Substitutes the fully-qualified path name (without the
- trailing '\') of the current directory in the command
- line. The specified command will be repeated for each
- file that is selected on the file listbox.
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- Within a macro or command you may use a '&' followed by a name
- (i.e.'&ProgName') to indicate that you wish to be prompted for a
- variable substitution when the command or macro is selected. The
- substitution will occur only once, that is if multiple files were
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- The file mask determines which files are displayed in the file
- listbox. All directories are displayed, regardless of the file
- mask specification. The normal wildcard characters of * and ? may
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- The default mask is *.*. To change this mask either place the mouse
- pointer over the file mask edit field ( to the right of the drive
- selection ) and click to bring the focus to that field and type in
- the new mask, or use the TAB key to bring the focus to the file
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- You can change which directory is displayed upon startup by first
- by double-clicking on the directory you wish to use, then select
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- Default". A message box will be displayed asking you to confirm
- your request (the name of the selected directory will be
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- cancel the entire process and reset the default directory displayed
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- with a dialog box, the dialog box will show you the current
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- A clone is a exact copy of a file with a different name. You can
- create a copy of a file and give it a different name via the CLONE
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- CLONE option from the FILE pull-down, you will be prompted for the
- new name(s) of the file(s) being cloned. You can only clone a file
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- After you have made the desired changes, you may select the FILE
- pull-down and select SAVE SETUP. A file names DIRMANPM.INI will be
- created in the directory where DIRMANPM was started from. This file
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- search dialog can search for files matching a given mask on a
- single drive or across multiple drives. When the search dialog is
- displayed the focus is on the mask entry field, this may be changed
- to any mask. For further information on changing the mask see
- Changing the File Mask. You may select one or more drives to be
- searched. The default drive selected is a result of the current
- drive on the main window. Once you have selected the proper file
- mask and drive(s) you may press the GO icon in the menu bar. The
- files that match the file mask are displayed in the file box.
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- ■ Selecting Files
- ■ Operations on Files/Directories
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- Quick View is a built-in simple and basic file viewer that allows
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- or more files, then move the mouse pointer to the Quick View icon (
- the Window Pane ) and press mouse button 1. If you selected more
- than 1 file, Quick View will place these files in a file ring for
- future selection. Quick View will always display the first file
- selected ( if you selected more that 1 ). To view the the other
- files selected, click on the VIEW pull-down and click one the file
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- To change the FONT, select the VIEW pull-down and select FONT, then
- select the size font that fits your needs.
- You can change the BACKGROUND and FOREGROUND (text) color. To
- change the BACKGROUND color select the VIEW pull-down and then
- select COLOR, the BACKGROUND. The color choices are now displayed,
- select the one that fits your needs. You can save your choices by
- selecting the FILE pull-down and selecting SAVE OPTIONS. This will
- save ALL of your current settings for DirMan/PM.
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- the same time then repeat the above steps for each individual file
- that you wish to view and DirMan/PM will start a Quick View session
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- The TOOLBAR is located on the menu bar of each window, each ICON
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- The above icon will perform the MOVE function.
- The above icon will perform the COPY function.
- The above icon will perform the DELETE function.
- The above icon will perform the RENAME function.
- The above icon will perform the PRINT function.
- The above icon will perform the SEARCH function.
- The above icon will invoke the Quick View function.
- The above icon will perform the EDIT function if a EDIT macro has
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- The above icon will perform the VIEW function if a VIEW macro has
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- listbox area and press and release secondary mouse button. A menu
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- The following is a list of control and function key support for
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- F1 Help
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- RELEASE INFORMATION
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- ■ Release 1.0 Version 01b
- - Problems fixed
- -- Fix Drop n'Drag problem with some applications
- -- Fix Move/Copy read-only files problem
- -- Fix Move/Copy dialog return problems
- -- Fix incorrect ICONBAR message when using a SVGA display
- -- Program launch improvements
- - New features
- -- Quick path to last 10 unique directories viewed
- -- Create Directory option
- -- Clone File option
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