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- InterView (version 3.1)
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- Author --
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- Written by John Sawaya, 18 Rocky Glen Road, Oxford PA 19363.
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- Restrictions and warranties --
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- None. This program is available to use, share and distribute.
- Upgrades are sent to registered users and gratuities are appreciated.
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- What it does --
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- InterView helps you organize NUMEROUS files on disks by providing
- easy to use options that list, copy, delete, sort, search and more.
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- Each catalog can contain upto 10,000 files and 2,000 directories.
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- How to start --
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- Double-click the IV icon or "RUN IV" in the CLI, it works either way.
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- The default size for the catalog of files and directories:
- = 1000 files
- = 200 directories (number of files divided by 5)
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- If you need upto 10000 files (approx. 400 disks): RUN IV 10000
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- If you have very little memory, try just 100 files: RUN IV 100
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- Or, you could choose any number between 100 and 10000.
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- Memory is allocated as needed.
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- The catalog --
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- The catalog contains file-names, the parent directory, number of days
- since the files were revised (or copied), time last saved, file size
- (in BYTES and BLOCKS), and the file comments.
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- The catalog also contains the disk-volume names (like WorkBench:),
- subdirectory names (WorkBench:devs/printers), drive names (DF0:),
- and even your printer (PRT: used to "copy" files to).
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- The available space in each directory is displayed, along with the age
- (in days) of the directory listings.
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- Slide Bars --
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- The LEFT slide bars make large jumps. They scale from 1 to the
- maximum number of files or directories. If you use the default
- setting of 1000 files, then moving the LEFT slider down halfway would
- show file number 500 (if you have that many in your current catalog).
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- The RIGHT slide bars smoothly (dynamically) scroll the catalog, both
- up-down and left-right (for long file names).
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- Menu options can control the scroll rate (fast, medium, or slow).
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- Instead of using the slide bars, you may prefer using the arrow keys.
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- Directory listings --
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- Select a drive name (such as df0:), then pick "List All". This will
- create a catalog of all file names, and directories on that drive.
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- (To refresh a single directory, use "List Dir". Note, you should
- select the actual disk-volume name from the directory catalog, NOT the
- drive name. For example, select "WorkBench" not "df0:". The reason
- for this is that more than one disk may have the same name. InterView
- keeps track of each directory by using index numbers and pointers.)
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- Sorting --
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- There are many options to sort the file catalog: by name, by directory,
- by size (largest first), by date last modified (latest first), and/or
- by grouping the "selected" files at the top of the catalog.
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- The sorting is fast, because only the pointers are swaped, the actual
- information stays where it is in memory.
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- "AutoSort On" means that subsequent directory listings will resort the
- files according to the last sort performed.
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- Selecting files and directories --
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- When a row in a catalog is selected with the left mouse button,
- it changes colors.
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- Functions are performed using the selected items. For example, to
- copy several files to some directory: select the files, the directory,
- and select the "Copy" block.
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- You can select files by entering part of the file name, or some text
- contained in the file comment. The search is not case sensitive,
- 'a' == 'A'.
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- Messages --
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- Messages are displayed under the title bar to explain various
- functions as they are performed. For example, when you copy a bunch
- of files, the messages will tell you which file is currently being
- copied.
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- Comments --
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- To add a comment to a file description:
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- (1) select the "Show Comm" block to see the file comments,
- (2) select a file,
- (3) type your comment into the text block (DO NOT PRESS RETURN),
- (4) select the "Comment" block.
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- Save and load catalogs --
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- You can save catalogs. If you have LOTS of disks, you probably don't
- remember what's on half of them! When you want to locate some file
- you got some time ago, you can find it by searching the catalog.
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- To save a catalog, type in a complete filename (don't hit RETURN key),
- and choose the "Save" menu option.
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- To load catalogs, type the filename and choose "Load", instead.
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- Of course, you could just select the catalog file name if it happens
- to be there.
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- Hot-keys --
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- ESC Exit from INTERVIEW program
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- RETURN Used for key-word search to select file names.
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- keypad "0" List all files in df0: (they don't AutoSort)
- keypad "1" List all files in df1:
- keypad "2" List all files in df2:
- keypad "3" List all files in df3:
- keypad "." List all files in vd0:
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- BACKSPACE Makes the INTERVIEW screen invisible
- (puts INTERVIEW behind all other screens)
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- SPACEBAR Makes the INTERVIEW screen visible
- (puts INTERVIEW in front of all other screens)
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- UP (ARROW) Scrolls the file catalog up
- DOWN (ARROW) Scrolls the file catalog down
- LEFT (ARROW) Scrolls the file catalog left
- RIGHT (ARROW) Scrolls the file catalog right
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- SHIFT-UP Scrolls the directory catalog up
- SHIFT-DOWN Scrolls the directory catalog down
- SHIFT-LEFT Scrolls the directory catalog left
- SHIFT-RIGHT Scrolls the directory catalog right
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- Future enhancements --
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- Write down your ideas, and send them to the above address.
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