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- DosPlus2.doc
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- Bill Beogelein
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- DosPlus adds additional commands to the Amiga's CLI. Add the
- following files to the `c' directory of your WorkBench disk,
- they will be available from CLI at anytime. The desciptions
- listed below are expressed in terms of parameters `passed' and
- values `returned'. Square brackets `[]' mark optional
- information, a vertical bar `|' represents any ONE of several
- choices allowed. Execute commands from CLI ONLY by entering
- command name and the parameter[s] as shown. Entering just
- the command will list the `Usage' template giving additional
- guidelines.
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- 1) LOCK v1.2 6) COL v1.1
- 2) UNLOCK v1.2 7) PREF v1.1
- 3) AREACODE v1.4 8) FIXED v1.4
- 4) TIMER v1.5 9) AUTONOTE v1.1
- 5) PRINT v1.1
-
- The original author offers these programs as `ShareWare'.
- Feel free to distribute them via user groups, BBS's, etc.
- If you've found the programs useful please send a small
- contribution to:
- Bill Beogelein
- P.O. Box 05256
- Detroit, MI 48205
- This support along with your suggestions will allow bug fixes,
- and updates for this and future software.
- Thank You
-
- 1) Usage: LOCK filename [filename] ...
- Pass any filename[s], protects from deletion.
- Allows wildcard search of current directory,
- `?' matches any single character.
- Either `#?' or `*' matches any number of characters.
- 2) Usage: UNLOCK filename [filename] ...
- Pass any filename[s], unprotects, permitting deletion
- with CLI `delete' command.
- Allows wildcard search of current directory,
- `?' matches any single character.
- Either `#?' or `*' matches any number of characters.
- 3) Usage: AREACODE nnn [nnn] ...
- Pass United States, Canada, or Mexico area code,
- returns geographic location.
- 4) Usage: TIMER [n] (n=cents per minute)
- a) Without a parameter, TIMER starts counting up
- from 00:00:00 in format hh:mm:ss.
- b) Entering optional amount in cents per minute of
- on-line service charge or phone rates, counts time
- and total dollar amount per minute.
- Example: If on-line service charge cost 10 cents per
- minute and phone call cost 3 cents per minute, entering
- `TIMER 13' counts hours, minutes, seconds, and continual
- running cost while online.
- Clicking the `[o]' gadget resets time and cost to zero.
- 5) Usage: PRINT filename
- Click gadgets for desired printer set-up, prints text
- filename. RUN PRINT filename immediately returns
- control to user while multitasking PRINTs file.
- 6) Usage: COL 60 | 80
- Pass either 60 or 80 for desired column display. Run
- before loading programs written specifically for one
- column size only.
- 7) Usage: PREF DEF | LAST | filename.
- Resets preferences to DEFault, LAST saved, or specified
- `filename' in drawer `sys:devs/'. This allows your
- choice several different `system-configuration' files
- to be activated without running Preferences.
- WARNING: No error checking is done to determine if
- `filename' is a valid `system-configuration' type file.
- 8) Usage: FIXED infile outfile [32] [200]
- Pass inbound and outbound filenames, deletes all binary
- characters as defined by CLI c/ed editor.
- Corrects c/ed's maximum number of characters per line
- restriction.
- Converts carriage returns to linefeeds.
- Optional ascii value replaces all binary characters with
- desired character.
- Optional line length inserts line feeds every n
- characters.
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- 9) Usage: AUTONOTE filename [filename] ...
- Pass filename[s], automatically sets FILENOTE to first
- valid text string contained in filename.
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