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                   THE CLI WIZARD
                Written By J.L. White
                  (C)1987 Merlin's Software


Yet another Disk Utility. I decided to write this because I could not find
one that did everything I wanted. One thing I hated was having to resize
the window all the time to get to icons or other windows, so I put it on a
separate screen. Since I am into graphics so much I added a little Window
Dressing (HAHA). I liked Greg Cunningham's DiskMan but I HATE Hi res flicker,
and I never did care for the double windows. So Anyway this is my rendition.

This is a Shareware program. If you like it and use it send $10.00 to:

J.L. White
1304 Four Seasons Blvd.
Tampa, Fla. 33613
[phone]

We will keep you informed of latest releases of this and other software.




First off I would like to thank Athan Kartsatos (A.K.A. Souli). He got the
main bugs worked out of this thing and got me up and running. Without his
help you probably would not be reading this. Thanks to Greg Cunningham for
helping me with loading the Graphics. To some this might be an easy task but
since this is only my second project in C it was a big problem. Also thanks
to Chris Nicotra and Nathan Barber for getting the ball rolling with the
early versions of DirUtil.

10/3/87
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*                      Instructions for THE CLI WIZARD                      *
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To start program go to cli and type RUN WIZARD. It looks for a file called
Wiz.Pic so CD to the directory first. Sorry it does not run from Workbench
at this time.

There are 8 gadgets that you can customize yourself. I will explain these
later. I will now briefly explain each of the gadgets functions.

You will need the following files in your C directory:

Run, Ed, Show, Arc, Execute,
Assign, Zap, Install, Format, Newcli, FACC, On-Off, Quickcopy

If these files don't exist those gadgets won't work but the rest will.
The files must be named as show above.


DF0: DF1: DH0: RAM: VD0:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 These gadgets will list the files in the chosen device. These can be changed
like the custom gadgets. (read below).

S:
~~
 This shows the current source directory. Click in here to manually select
a directory.

D:
~~
 This shows the current destination directory. Click in here to manually
select a directory.

E:
~~
 This is used for extentions for files that you Run. Also to rename files or
name arc files. I did not like to use the D box for this cause then you had
to enter the destination directory again to copy the files.

TIME:
~~~~~
 This displays the current system time. At this time you have to click a
gadget to see it update.

RAM:
~~~~
 This displays the available memory that you have left. At this time you
have to click a gadget to see it update.

GETDIR:
~~~~~~~
 Click on a subdirectory (in red) then click this gadget to read that
directory.

DELDIR:
~~~~~~~
 Use to delete selected subdirectory. Error will occur if you try to delete
a directory that is not empty.

MAKEDIR:
~~~~~~~~
 Creates a directory with the name taken the the E box.

ROOT:
~~~~~
 Reads the current root directory.

PARENT:
~~~~~~~
 Reads the current parent directory.

SWAP:
~~~~~
 Switches the source and desitnation directories.

ALL:
~~~~
 Selects all files in directory ( including those not seen in window).

CLEAR:
~~~~~~
 De- Selects all files in directory.

BYTE:
~~~~~
 Shows amount of Bytes in all selected files.

SINFO:
~~~~~~
 Shows how much disk space is left on source device.

DINFO:
~~~~~~
 Shows how much disk space is left on destination device.

RUN:
~~~~
 Will run another program. Any output from the program will be directed to
the cli window you ran Wizard from. Select a file then click gadget. It will
also accept an extention form the E box.

COPY:
~~~~~
 Copies selected files from source to destination.

DELETE:
~~~~~~~
 Deletes selected files from source device.

MOVE:
~~~~~
 Moves a file from one directory to another on the same device.

RENAME:
~~~~~~~
 Renames a file or directory to the name in the E box.

LISTARC:
~~~~~~~~
 List the files in an arc file. Flip to Workbench to see listing.

EXECUTE:
~~~~~~~~
 Excutes a batch file. Oftened used to rename files extracted from an Arc
file.

SHOW:
~~~~~
 Displays IFF pictures. Uses any iff reader named show in the C directory.
Click upper left corner to exit picture.

READ:
~~~~~
 Used to read ASCII files (doc files, source code, etc.). Click on files to
read then click gadget.

EDIT:
~~~~~
 Used to edit ASCII files. Loads file called ED (ED, TXED, etc.). Click on
file to edit then click gadget.

PRINT:
~~~~~~
 Will print text file to printer.

ARC:
~~~~
 Use to add files to an arc file. Use E box for name of arc then click on
files to add. Flip to Workbench to see files being added.

UNARC:
~~~~~~
 Will extract files from selected arc file. Flip to Wbench to see files. If
you get caught when you try to unarc over an existing file it will lock up.
Click in the cli window and hit ^C to exit.

STATUS:
~~~~~~~
 This is where errors are displayed and also shows what the current function
is.



CUSTOM GADGETS:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There are 8 gadgets that can be changed. These are at the bottom right hand
corner of the screen. I will explain what they do now then how to edit them.


ASSIGN:
~~~~~~~
 This will reassign devices. Use the E box for extentions (ex. C: RAM:C).

ZAP:
~~~~
 This loads a file zap program called ZAP. It will also accept a filename
from the E box.

INSTALL:
~~~~~~~~
 You can install a disk with E box (ex. DF1:).

FORMAT:
~~~~~~~
 This allows you to format a disk (ex. DRIVE df1: NAME Data). WARNING: Make
sure the E box is correct because it does not wait for a carriage return.

NEWCLI:
~~~~~~~
 Opens a newcli on the Workbench screen.

FACC:
~~~~~
 This is a commercial piece of software. Its like addbuffers but much better.
If you copy files alot it is well worth the price.

ON-OFF:
~~~~~~~
 For those with extra memory you know what this is. Some programs don't work
well with extra memory so this allows you to toggle the ram on and off.

Q-COPY:
~~~~~~~
 This is a PD copy program. It is fast and simple and small. But you can
edit it and change to your favorite.

EXIT:
~~~~~
 I think you can figure this out.



EDITING CUSTOM GADGETS:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 The 4 gadgets on the top will accept info from the E box the bottom 4 will
not. You will need to programs to edit this. A paint program (ex. DPaint)
and a file zap (ex. NEWZAP). Load the picture and change the text on the
gadgets with the names of the files you want. Don't let the green throw you.
Next you need to Zap the file WIZARD. Search for the string (ex. Newcli).
You will notice that there are alot of blank spaces in front. In fact you
have room for 12 characters. Just make sure the last character is in the same
position.

"      Newcli"
"  Df1:DPaint"

Try this on a backup O.K.

Notice you can tell it where to look for the file by adding that to the name.
I hope this has been clear enough. I plan on many new enhancements in the
future. Let me know what you like and dislike about it...Later....J.L. White