P---+---T1----+LT--2----T----3--T-+----4T---+---T5----+-T--6----T----7--J
L---+---T1----+-T--2----T----3--T-+----4T---+---T5----+-T--6----T----7--J
This ÿhelp ÿfile ÿis user editable. ÿForm Feed and ÿParagraph ÿcharacters 
(ASCII ÿ12 ÿand 20) ÿare how the program recognizes help pages ÿand ÿhelp 
leaves within pages and should not be removed. 

 HELP INDEX
SECTION  FUNCTION   Option                                      HELP PAGE
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
INTRODUCTION........................................................ 1
MAIN MENU........................................................... 2
         SETUP FUNCTION MENU........................................ 3
                    Data Path....................................... 4
                    File Select..................................... 5
                    Monitor......................................... 6
                    menu Colors..................................... 7
                    edit Print...................................... 8    
                    save Options.................................... 9
         VIEW FUNCTION MENU......................................... A
         EDIT FUNCTION MENU......................................... B
                    Backup before edit.............................. C
                    edit File....................................... D
                    edit Size....................................... E
                    edit Date....................................... F
                    edit Time....................................... G
                    Globally modify................................. H
SECTION  FUNCTION   Option                                      HELP PAGE
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         PRINT FUNCTION MENU........................................ I
                    Print full file................................. J
                    print Selected.................................. K
                    output To....................................... I
                    print Control chars............................. I
         EXIT FUNCTION MENU......................................... L 
                    Return to DOS................................... L
                    save Options.................................... 9
                    Erase backup file............................... M
MACRO DEFINITION AND USE............................................ N
DISK/PRINTER NOT READY.............................................. O 
SHAREWARE REGISTRATION.............................................. P 
PRODUCT SUPPORT INFORMATION......................................... P 
BRANDING THE SYSTEM................................................. Q 
In this Help Module, the use of brackets [ ] denotes a specific key. 
Parenthesis ( ) are used for comments. 

The bottom line of the display is used for help ÿkey information, showing 
the currently active help action keys and their function. 

 INTRODUCTION
VIEW_MAN ÿis a utility to display, ÿedit and/or print a selected file ÿin 
both Hex and ASCII. 

It has a variety of options, among which are:

*úView ÿthe selected file in Hex and ASCII simultaneously, ÿwith ÿoptions 
  to: ÿÿview any specific location, ÿsearch for and display ÿa ÿHex/ASCII 
  string, ÿÿand ÿsearch ÿfor and count the number ÿof ÿoccurrences ÿof ÿa 
  specific string. 
*úEdit ÿthe selected file in either Hex or ASCII, ÿwith options to: ÿview 
  and the edit any specific location, ÿsearch for and display a Hex/ASCII 
  string, ÿÿsearch for and count the number of occurrences of a ÿspecific 
  string, ÿÿand ÿsearch ÿfor ÿa specific string and replace ÿall ÿof ÿits 
  occurrences with another. 
*úGlobally ÿmodify ÿthe file by making it all upper or ÿlower ÿcase, ÿÿor 
  changing all words to proper - first letter of each word capitalized. 
*úEdit the files date and/or time.
*úPrint the selected file in Hex and ASCII simultaneously, ÿwith ÿoptions 
  to: ÿprint only a specific block of the file, ÿdirect the output to any 
  serial ÿor parallel port or to a disk file, ÿand optionally ÿprint ÿthe 
  ASCII control characters. 
*úPrinted output includes a header of file and print information. 
*úPrinted ÿoutput to a disk file may be printed by the utility ÿLASR_MAN, 
  at up to sixteen text pages per sheet, to conserve paper. 
*úSearches may be case sensitive or insensitive. 
*úOptionally ÿbackup the selected file before editing: ÿoptionally ÿerase 
  the backup file before exiting the program. 
*úNo limit on the selected file size for viewing or editing.
*úA macro may be defined through a "learning" process and then repeatedly 
  run. 
*úProgram options may be saved.

 MAIN MENU
   The ÉÍÍµ NORMAL SEQUENCE OF VIEW_MAN OPERATIONS ÆÍÍ» is:
       ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
    1.úSETUP ÿthe ÿdrive/directory ÿon ÿwhich ÿthe ÿfile ÿto ÿbe ÿviewed/
       edited/printed resides. 
    2.úVIEW the selected file, and/or 
    3. EDIT the selected file, and/or
    4. PRINT the selected files.

    ÛÛÛÛ The VIEW, EDIT and PRINT function are NOT available until a ÛÛÛÛ
    ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ file is selected ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

    5. EXIT the program.

In this Help Module, the use of brackets [ ] denotes a specific key. 
Parenthesis ( ) are used for comments. 

The bottom line of the display is used for help ÿkey information, showing 
he currently active help action keys and their function. 
         The ÉÍÍµ MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS ÆÍÍ» include:
             ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
SETUP........Change the data drive/directory/file path & program setup. 
VIEW.........View the selected file, and/or
EDIT.........Edit the selected file, and/or
PRINT........Print the selected file.

    ÛÛÛÛ The VIEW, EDIT and PRINT function are NOT available until a ÛÛÛÛ
    ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ file is selected ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ

EXIT.........Return to DOS & optionally erase the backup file.

Í>To select a FUNCTION ÿand ÿhave ÿits option ÿmenu displayed, ÿpress its 
highlighted ÿletter or move the highlight bar to it using the arrow ÿkeys 
and press [Ù]. 

Any FUNCTION may be accessed from the MAIN MENU, or any ÿoption menu, ÿby 
pressing its [highlight letter] or [ALT][highlight letter].

 SETUP MENU
           The ÉÍÍÍµ SETUP FUNCTION ÆÍÍÍ» MENU includes:
               ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
DATA PATH...........Change ÿeither the drive and/or the directory path to 
                    the data file to be processed.
FILE SELECT.........Select the data file to be processed.
MONITOR.............Toggle the display between monochrome, ÿCGA color ÿ(8 
                    background colors) and EGA/VGA color (16 background). 
MENU COLORS.........Change the colors of any of the eight menu types.
EDIT PRINT..........Edits transparent print data control strings.
SAVE OPTIONS........Save the current program option settings.

Í>To ÿselect ÿa SETUP OPTION, ÿpress its highlighted letter or ÿmove ÿthe 
highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 

Í>To select a MAIN MENU FUNCTION, press its highlighted letter. 

 CHANGE DATA PATH
This ÿoption will set the drive and directory, ÿfrom which files may then 
be selected for processing. 
The DRIVE MENU displays all valid drives, "A" thru LASTDRIVE, ÿas defined 
by CONFIG.SYS. 

Those ÿdrives ÿthat are CAPITALIZED are currently available, ÿÿwhile ÿthe 
lower case drives are not. 

The current DRIVE is highlighted.

Í>To select the DATA PATH DRIVE, press its highlighted letter or move the 
highlight bar to it and press [Ù].
The ÿSUBDIRECTORY PICK LIST displays the available subdirectories of ÿthe 
currently defined drive/directory DATA PATH. 

The "accept path" option will accept the DATA PATH as currently displayed 
to the right of the DIRECTORY DATA PATH option. 

The ". [root dir]" option (if shown) will reset the DATA PATH to the root 
directory of the current drive. 

The ÿ".. ÿ[parent]" ÿoption (if shown) ÿwill remove the last subdirectory 
that was added to the DATA PATH. 

Pressing  ÿ[highlight ÿletter] will move the highlight bar to ÿthe ÿfirst 
subdirectory whose name starts with that letter.

Í>To select ÿone of these options or to add another subdirectory ÿto ÿthe 
DATA PATH, move the highlight bar to the desired item and press [Ù]. 

 FILE SELECT
When the FILES SELECT option is selected, ÿa ÿPICK LIST of files from the 
selected drive/directory is displayed. ÿAll files (up to 75 ÿÿper display 
screen) on the current drive-directory are displayed in the PICK LIST. If 
there are no files on the directory, a message is so displayed. 

Í>To ÿchange ÿthe selected drive/directory, first press [ESCAPE] and then 
press 'D' to switch to the DATA PATH option menu.

Í>To select a FILE for processing, move the highlight bar to it and press 
[Ù].
Í>To leave the currently selected file as is, press [ESCAPE].

 MONITOR
This ÿoption ÿwill toggle the display between monochrome, ÿCGA ÿcolor ÿ(8 
background colors) and EGA/VGA color (16 background). 

 CHANGE MENU COLORS MENU
The ÿCHANGE ÿMENU ÿCOLORS MENU options include the eight ÿTYPES ÿOF ÿMENU 
windows used by VIEW_MAN and a default colors reset. 

Í>To reset all of the menu colors to the original defaults, press [D].

Í>To ÿchange ÿthe ÿcolors of a MENU TYPE window, ÿpress ÿits ÿhighlighted 
letter or move the highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 

A ÿsample menu window with the current colors is displayed. ÿThis ÿsample 
will show how the menu will appear as the colors are changed. 

Í>To ÿchange ÿthe BACKGROUND COLORS, ÿuse the [UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys. 
There are sixteen background colors. 

Í>To change the FOREGROUND COLORS, use the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] arrow keys. 
There are sixteen foreground colors. 

Í>To accept the menu color change, ÿpress [Ù]. The display will then ÿbe 
refreshed to show the changed colors. 

 EDIT PRINT
The ÿTRANSPARENT ÿPRINT ÿDATA ÿCONTROL STRINGS allow ÿprinting ÿof ÿASCII 
control characters (0-32) by printer that support this feature. VIEW_MAN, 
as ÿnormally distributed, will print the control characters with Hewlett-
Packard ÿDeskJet/LaserJet ÿprinters or compatibles. ÿThe START string ÿis 
"[ESC]&p1X" and the END string is null. ÿIf your printer does not support 
this ÿcontrol ÿcode, ÿcheck your printer manual and replace ÿit ÿwith the 
appropriate code(s). 

Í>To change the START CODE, ÿedit the CONTROL STRING displayed as desired 
using the action keys shown on the bottom help line. 
Í>To cancel the changes made, press [ESCAPE].
Í>To accept the CONTROL STRING as edited, press [Ù]. 

The END CODE CONTROL STRING can then be edited in a similar manner. 

 SAVE OPTIONS
The ÿvarious VIEW_MAN program option settings, ÿsuch as MENU ÿCOLORS ÿand 
CASE SENSITIVE option may be saved to an option file, VIEW_MAN.CFG, which 
is then processed when the program is loaded. ÿThese options will replace 
the program default options normally set. 

Í>To ÿsave ÿthe current program option settings, ÿpress [O] or ÿmove ÿthe 
highlight bar to ÿit and press [Ù]. An option file save complete message 
will be displayed. Press any key to continue. 

 VIEW FILE
The VIEW FILE Function has no option menu. The selected file is displayed 
in ÿboth ÿHex ÿ- on the left - and ASCII - on the right ÿ- ÿwith ÿsixteen 
characters per line and twenty line per display. ÿThe character ÿposition 
in the file of the beginning character of each line is given on the left.

VIEW cursor keys that are active include:

[Pdn][Ù]........Display the next page of the file.
[Pup]............Display the previous page of the file.
[Home]...........Go to the start of the file.
[End]............Go to the end of the file.

VIEW options that are available and which are described below include:

[F3] GoTo........Position the file at a specific location.
[F4] SetSrch.....Set/edit the search string.
[F5] Srch........Search the file FORWARD for a defined string.
[SHIFT][F5] Srch.Search the file BACKWARDfor a defined string.
[F6] SrchCnt.....Count the occurrences of a defined string in the file.
[F10] Done.......Exit the VIEW Function.
 GOTO [F3]

The ÿGOTO ÿVIEW ÿoption ÿwill position the file ÿdisplay ÿat ÿa ÿspecific 
location. 

Í>To ÿGOTO ÿa specific file location, ÿpress [F3]. ÿA ÿdata entry box ÿis 
displayed ÿon the top line position, ÿcontaining the current file display 
position. ÿEdit this display for the desired file position and then press 
[Ù]. 

Í>To ÿcancel ÿthe ÿGOTO ÿoption after its selection and ÿleave ÿthe ÿfile 
display in its current position, press [ESCAPE]. 
 SET SEARCH [F4]

The ÿSET ÿSEARCH ÿentry ÿwindow may be called on its own or ÿit ÿwill ÿbe 
displayed ÿwhen ÿeither SEARCH or SEARCH AND COUNT are selected ÿand ÿthe 
SEARCH string has not been defined.

The SET SEARCH options include:

[F2] Hex/ASC...Toggle the search STRING entry between Hex/ASCII.
[F3] Case......Toggle the CASE SENSITIVE search option between Yes/No.
[F5] Search....Search the file FORWARD for the defined STRING.
[SHIFT][F5] Search....Search the file BACKWARD for the defined STRING.
[F6] Count.....Count the occurrences of the defined STRING in the file.
[F10] Cancel...Cancel defining the SEARCH STRING and return to file VIEW.

Í>To cancel SETting the SEARCH string, press [ESCAPE].

Í>To SET the SEARCH STRING, ÿtoggle the entry to Hex/ASCII as desired and 
then enter the desired data. ÿWhen the SEARCH STRING is SET, ÿselect ÿthe 
desired option. 
 SEARCH [F5]

The SEARCH ÿoption will SEARCH the file FORWARD from the current ÿdisplay 
position for the defined SEARCH STRING. ÿThe file display will have ÿshow 
the ÿnext ÿoccurrence ÿof ÿthe ÿSEARCH string in the upper ÿleft ÿof ÿthe 
display. 

Í>To ÿSEARCH the file BACKWARD from the current display position, ÿÿpress 
[SHIFT][F5]. 

If ÿthe ÿSEARCH ÿstring ÿis not located, ÿÿan ÿinformational ÿmessage ÿis 
displayed and the file display is not changed. Press any key to continue.
 SEARCH AND COUNT [F6]

The ÿSEARCH AND COUNT will SEARCH the entire file for the defined ÿSEARCH 
STRING and display the total number of its occurrences. The file position 
and display are not changed. ÿAfter the count is displayed, press any key 
to continue. 

 EDIT MENU 
           The ÉÍÍÍµ EDIT FUNCTION ÆÍÍÍ» MENU includes:
               ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
BACKUP BEFORE EDIT..Backup the selected file before editing.
EDIT FILE...........Edit the selected file.
EDIT SIZE...........Change the selected file's size.
EDIT DATE...........Change the selected file's date stamp.
EDIT TIME...........Change the selected file's time stamp.
GLOBALLY MODIFY.....Make a global change to the selected file.

Í>To ÿselect ÿa ÿEDIT OPTION, ÿpress its highlighted letter or ÿmove ÿthe 
highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 

Í>To select a MAIN MENU FUNCTION, press its highlighted letter. 

 BACKUP BEFORE EDIT
A ÿbackup of the selected file may be made before it is ÿmodified. ÿÿThis 
backup ÿis saved on the same drive-directory as the selected file, ÿÿwith 
the same name and an extension of ".BK!". This option is highlighted if a 
backup does not exist. 

Í>To make a backup of the selected file be fore editing, press [B]. ÿIf a 
backup ÿalready exists, ÿand informational message will be displayed. ÿTo 
cancel the backup, press [ESCAPE]; to continue with the backup, press any 
other key. 

After the backup is made, an informational message is displayed followed 
by the EDIT window display.

 EDIT FILE
The selected file is displayed in both Hex - on the left - and ASCII - on 
the right - with sixteen characters per line and twenty line per display. 
The ÿcharacter ÿposition ÿin the file of the beginning character of ÿeach 
line is given on the left. ÿA ÿblock cursor will appear in either the Hex 
or ASCII data, depending on the current edit mode. 
EDIT cursor keys that are active include:

    [Pdn][Ù]......Display the next page of the file.
    [Pup]..........Display the previous page of the file.
    [Home].........Go to the first character of this display block.
    [End]..........Go to the last character of this display block.
    [Ctrl]+[Home]..Display the first block of the file.
    [Ctrl]+[End]...Display the last block of the file.

EDIT options that are available and which are described below include:

    [F2] Hx/AS.....Toggle the Hex/ASCII edit mode. 
    [F3] GoTo......Position the file at a specific location.
    [F4] Set.......Set/edit the search string.
    [F5] Srch......Search the file FORWARD for a defined string.
    [SHIFT][F5] Srch..Search the file BACKWARD for a defined string.
    [F6] SrchCnt...Count the occurrences of a defined string in the file.
    [F7]úSrchRep...Replace ÿall ÿoccurrences of a defined string in ÿthe 
                   file with another defined string. 
    [F10] Done.....Exit the EDIT Function.
 DISPLAY BLOCK CHANGE MENU

When any edit change has been made to the current display block, ÿand the 
display is to be changed, a DISPLAY BLOCK CHANGE menu is displayed. 

Í>To ignore the CHANGES made to this BLOCK, press [I].
Í>To save the CHANGES that have been made to this BLOCK, press [W].
 HEX/ASCII [F2]

This option will toggle the edit mode between HEX and ASCII. ÿThe current 
mode ÿis ÿdenoted ÿby which side of the display the ÿflashing ÿcursor ÿis 
located: HEX on the left side and ASCII on the right. 
 GOTO [F3]

The ÿGOTO ÿEDIT ÿoption ÿwill position the file ÿdisplay ÿat ÿa ÿspecific 
location. 

Í>To ÿGOTO ÿa specific file location, ÿpress [F3]. ÿA ÿdata entry box ÿis 
displayed ÿon the top line position, ÿcontaining the current file display 
position. ÿEdit this display for the desired file position and then press 
[Ù]. 

Í>To ÿcancel ÿthe ÿGOTO ÿoption after its selection and ÿleave ÿthe ÿfile 
display in its current position, press [ESCAPE]. 
 SET SEARCH [F4]

The ÿSET ÿSEARCH ÿentry ÿwindow may be called on its own or ÿit ÿwill ÿbe 
displayed when either SEARCH, SEARCH AND COUNT, or SEARCH AND REPLACE are 
selected and the SEARCH string has not been defined. 

The SET SEARCH options include:

[F2] Hex/ASC...Toggle the search STRING entry between Hex/ASCII.
[F3] Case......Toggle the CASE SENSITIVE search option between Yes/No.
[F5] Search....Search the file FORWARD for the defined STRING.
[SHIFT][F5] Search....Search the file BACKWARD for the defined STRING.
[F6] Count.....Count the occurrences of the defined STRING in the file.
[F10] Cancel...Cancel defining the SEARCH STRING and return to file EDIT.

Í>To SET the SEARCH STRING, ÿtoggle the entry to Hex/ASCII as desired and 
then enter the desired data. ÿWhen the STRING is SET, ÿselect the desired 
option. 
 SEARCH [F5]

The ÿSEARCH option will SEARCH the file FORWARD from the current ÿdisplay 
position for the defined SEARCH STRING. ÿThe file display will have ÿshow 
the ÿnext ÿoccurrence ÿof ÿthe ÿSEARCH string in the upper ÿleft ÿof ÿthe 
display. 

Í>To ÿSEARCH the file BACKWARD from the current display position, ÿÿpress 
[SHIFT][F5]. 

If ÿthe ÿSEARCH ÿstring ÿis not located, ÿÿan ÿinformational ÿmessage ÿis 
displayed and the file display is not changed. Press any key to continue.
 SEARCH AND COUNT [F6]

The ÿSEARCH AND COUNT will SEARCH the entire file for the defined ÿSEARCH 
STRING and display the total number of its occurrences. The file position 
and ÿdisplay are not changed. ÿAfter the count display, ÿpress any key to 
continue. 
 SEARCH AND REPLACE - DEFINE SEARCH [F7]

The SEARCH AND REPLACE entry window is used to define both the SEARCH and 
the REPLACE strings. 

The SET SEARCH options include:

[F2] Hex/ASC...Toggle the SEARCH STRING entry between Hex/ASCII.
[F3] Case......Toggle the CASE SENSITIVE search option between Yes/No.
[F7] SetReplace.Accept the SEARCH STRING and set the REPLACE STRING.
[F10] Cancel...Cancel defining the SEARCH STRING and return to file EDIT.

Í>To SET the SEARCH STRING, ÿtoggle the entry to Hex/ASCII as desired and 
then ÿenter the desired data. ÿWhen the SEARCH STRING is SET, ÿselect the 
desired option. 
 SEARCH AND REPLACE - DEFINE REPLACE [F7]

The SEARCH AND REPLACE entry window is used to define both the SEARCH and 
the REPLACE strings. 

The SET REPLACE options include:

[F2] Hex/ASC...Toggle the REPLACE STRING entry between Hex/ASCII.
[F3] Case......Toggle the CASE SENSITIVE search option between Yes/No.
[F7] ÿReplaceAll.Accept ÿthe REPLACE STRING and search the file ÿfor ÿall 
               occurrences of the defined SEARCH STRING and replace ÿthem 
               with ÿthe REPLACE STRING.
[F10]úCancel...Cancel ÿdefining ÿthe REPLACE STRING and ÿreturn ÿto ÿfile 
               EDIT. 

Í>To SET the REPLACE STRING, toggle the entry to Hex/ASCII as desired and 
then enter the desired data. ÿWhen the STRING is SET, ÿselect the desired 
option. 
 SEARCH AND REPLACE - REPLACE [F7]

SEARCH ÿAND REPLACE always works on the full file and will SEARCH for the 
defined SEARCH STRING based on the setting of the CASE SENSITIVE toggle. 

When ÿthe ÿSEARCH ÿAND ÿREPLACE operation is complete, ÿan ÿinformational 
message is displayed. Press any key to continue. 
 INSERT BLOCK [INS]

INSERT ÿwill ÿinsert ÿa block of characters at the position of ÿthe ÿEDIT 
CURSOR. ÿÿThe ÿsize of this block is specified in the INSERT ÿBLOCK ÿdata 
entry ÿwindow. ÿThe characters inserted are NULL, ÿi.e, ÿthey have a ÿHex 
value of 00. 

Í>To INSERT a block of characters into the file, position the EDIT CURSOR 
at ÿthe desired position and press [INSERT]. ÿThe INSERT BLOCK menu ÿwill 
be ÿdisplayed. ÿEdit the number of character to insert at this point ÿand 
press [Ù]. ÿThe characters will be inserted into the file and ÿthe ÿEDIT 
CURSOR will be positioned on the first INSERTED character. 

Í>To cancel INSERTING after it is selected, press [ESCAPE].
 DELETE BLOCK [DEL]

DELETE ÿwill ÿdelete ÿa block of characters at the position of ÿthe ÿEDIT 
CURSOR. ÿÿThe ÿsize of this block is specified in the DELETE ÿBLOCK ÿdata 
entry ÿwindow.

Í>To DELETE a block of characters from the file, position the EDIT CURSOR 
at ÿthe desired position and press [DELETE]. ÿThe DELETE BLOCK menu ÿwill 
be ÿdisplayed. ÿEdit the number of character to delete at this point ÿand 
press ÿ[Ù]. ÿThe characters will be deleted from the file and ÿthe ÿEDIT 
CURSOR will be positioned on the first character after the deleted block. 

Í>To cancel DELETING after it is selected, press [ESCAPE].

 EDIT SIZE
The ÿSIZE ÿof the currently selected file may be modified. ÿThe file ÿmay 
either be shrunk, ÿin which case data will be lost, or expanded, ÿwhere a 
number of ASCII NULL character are added to the end of the file. 

Í>úTo ÿchange the currently selected file's SIZE, ÿselect the SIZE option 
by pressing [S] or moving the highlight bar to it and pressing [Ù]. ÿThe 
current SIZE of the file will be displayed for editing. ÿEdit the SIZE as 
desired ÿusing ÿthe keys noted on the bottom help line. ÿWhen editing ÿis 
complete, ÿpress [Ù] to accept the edited SIZE or [ESCAPE] to restore it 
to its original value. 

 EDIT DATE
The DATE stamp of the currently selected file may be modified. 

NOTE THAT IF THE DATE IS CHANGED AND THE FILE IS THEN EDITED, ÿIT WILL BE 
DATED ÿWITH THE CURRENT DATE. ÿTHE DATE SHOULD ONLY BE CHANGED AFTER ÿALL 
EDITING TO THE FILE IS COMPLETED. 

Í>úTo ÿchange the currently selected file's DATE, ÿselect the DATE option 
by pressing [D] or moving the highlight bar to it and pressing [Ù]. ÿThe 
current DATE of the file will be displayed for editing. ÿEdit the DATE as 
desired ÿusing ÿthe keys noted on the bottom help line. ÿWhen editing ÿis 
complete, ÿpress [Ù] to accept the edited DATE or [ESCAPE] to restore it 
to its original value. 

 EDIT TIME
The TIME stamp of the currently selected file may be modified. 

NOTE THAT IF THE TIME IS CHANGED AND THE FILE IS THEN EDITED, ÿIT WILL BE 
TIMED ÿWITH THE CURRENT TIME. ÿTHE TIME SHOULD ONLY BE CHANGED AFTER ÿALL 
EDITING TO THE FILE IS COMPLETED. 

Í>úTo ÿchange the currently selected file's TIME, ÿselect the TIME option 
by pressing [T] or moving the highlight bar to it and pressing [Ù]. ÿThe 
current TIME of the file will be displayed for editing. ÿEdit the TIME as 
desired ÿusing ÿthe keys noted on the bottom help line. ÿWhen editing ÿis 
complete, ÿpress [Ù] to accept the edited TIME or [ESCAPE] to restore it 
to its original value. 

 GLOBALLY MODIFY
The selected file may be GLOBALLY MODIFIED in any of the following ways:

        Í>úChange all alphabetic letters to lower case.
        Í>úChange all alphabetic letters to upper case.
        Í>úChange all alphabetic words to proper, ÿwhere the first letter 
           is capitalized, and the remainder are lower case. 
        Í>úSearch ÿthe ÿfile ÿfor ÿa character ÿstring ÿand ÿreplace ÿall 
           occurrences of it with another of equal length. 

Í>úTo ÿGLOBALLY ÿMODIFY ÿthe selected file, ÿpress ÿthe ÿdesired ÿoptions 
highlighted ÿletter ÿor move the highlight bar to it and press ÿ[Ù]. ÿAn 
informational ÿmessage, ÿÿdenoting ÿthe number of changes made, ÿwill ÿbe 
displayed upon completion of the operation. Press any key to continue. 

 PRINT MENU
                       The ÉÍµ PRINT FUNCTION ÆÍ» MENU includes:
                           ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
PRINT FULL FILE.................Print the full file in display format.
PRINT SELECTED..................Print a selected block of the file in the 
                                display format.
OUTPUTúTO.......................Toggle ÿwhere the printer output will ÿbe 
                                directed to. ÿÿ(Press [PAGEDOWN] for more 
                                information. 
PRINTúCONTROLúCHARACTERS........Toggle ÿwhether the ASCII ÿprint ÿof ÿthe 
                                control ÿcharacters will be as ÿdisplayed 
                                or ÿwith ÿthe ÿ'¨' ÿÿcharacter. ÿÿÿ(Press 
                                [PAGEDOWN] for more information. 

Í>To ÿselect ÿa PRINT option, ÿpress its highlighted letter ÿor ÿmove the 
highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 
 OUTPUT TO

Printer ÿoutput ÿis normally directed to the LPT1 ÿport. ÿÿThis ÿtoggling 
option allows the printer output to be directed to LPT1-3, ÿCOM1-4, or to 
a disk file, VIEW_MAN.PRN. 

Í>To toggle ÿthe OUTPUT TO option, ÿpress the option's highlighted letter 
or move the highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 
 PRINT CONTROL CHARACTERS

Control ÿcharacters ÿ(ASCII 0-31) ÿare usually used for ÿprinter ÿcontrol 
functions and not printed. ÿHowever, many printers allow printing control 
characters ÿwhen ÿthey ÿare ÿpreceded and followed ÿby ÿspecific ÿcontrol 
character strings. ÿVIEW_MAN has these strings defined in the OPTION file 
for the ÿHP ÿLaserJet printers. ÿThese strings may ÿbe ÿedited ÿfor other 
printers, by use of the SETUP function. 

Í>To toggle whether control characters will be printed, press [C] or move 
the highlight bar to the option and press [Ù]. 

NOTE: If the output is being directed to a disk file, which will later be 
printed using LASR_MAN, this option should be set to "No". 

 PRINT FULL OR SELECTED BLOCK
The full file, or a selected block, is printed in a format similar to the 
display ÿformat, ÿÿwith ÿsixteen characters in both Hex and ASCII on each 
line. There is a three line header with file and print information, and a 
blank ÿline is inserted after every tenth data line. ÿNo pagination (form 
feeds) are included. 

An ÿaction ÿmessage ÿis displayed during printing showing ÿthe ÿcharacter 
position printed/last character position to print. 

Í>To terminate printing at any time, press [ESCAPE].

After printing is complete, ÿan informational message is displayed. Press 
any key to continue. 
 DISK FILE EXISTS ...?

Output has been directed to a disk file, ÿ"VIEW_MAN.PRN", ÿwhich ÿalready 
exists. ÿÿThis ÿselection ÿmenu will determine how that ÿoutput ÿwill ÿbe 
handled. 

Í>To ÿerase the contents of the current printer output disk file, ÿÿpress 
[E]. 

Í>To ÿappend ÿthis output to the current contents of the ÿprinter ÿoutput 
disk file, press [A]. 
 ESCAPE PRESSED

During printing, the [ESCAPE] key has been pressed.

Í>To terminate printing, press [ESCAPE] again.

Í>To continue printing,press any other key.

 PRINT SELECT
A printing range data entry window is displayed, to allow definition of a 
block of the selected file to print. 

Í>To ÿcancel ÿthis ÿprint option at any time during ÿdata ÿentry, ÿÿpress 
[ESCAPE]. 

Edit the first file position to print (the first character in the file is 
at position 0) ÿusing the action keys shown on the bottom help line. When 
complete, press [Ù].

Next, ÿedit the last file position to print. ÿWhen complete, ÿpress [Ù]. 
The selected file block will be printed. 

 EXIT MENU
          The ÉÍµ EXIT FUNCTION ÆÍ» MENU includes:
              ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼
RETURN TO DOS........Exit VIEW_MAN.
SAVE OPTIONS.........Save the current program options.
ERASEúBACKUP FILE....Erase the backup file, ÿ..BK!, ÿthat exists for ÿthe 
                     currently selected file. 

Í>To ÿselect ÿan EXIT option, ÿpress its highlighted letter ÿor ÿmove the 
highlight bar to it and press [Ù]. 

 ERASE BACKUP
This option is only displayed if a backup file, ÿone with an extension of 
".BK!", for the currently selected file exists. 

Í>To erase the ...BK! ÿfile for the currently selected file, press [E] or 
move ÿthe ÿhighlight bar to this option and press [Ù]. An ÿinformational 
message will be displayed. Press any key to continue. 

 DEFINE MACRO AND ITS USE
VIEW_MAN ÿhas ÿthe ability to record keystrokes as they are ÿentered ÿand 
then "play" ÿthem back on demand. ÿThis MACRO capability can handle up to 
200 ÿcharacters. ÿIt is especially useful when the same changes are being 
made to a series of files. 

Í>úTo start defining a MACRO, ÿpress [ALT]+[D]. The letters 'MD' ÿwill be 
displayed ÿin ÿthe upper right corner and an informational ÿmessage ÿwill 
also be displayed. Now press the desired sequence of keys. Each key press 
will cause a beep, signifying the recording of the MACRO.

Í>úTo end the MACRO definition, ÿpress [ALT]+[D] again. ÿÿThe upper right 
letters ÿwill change to 'Mû', ÿto signify the MACRO is recorded and ready 
to run, and an informational message will be displayed. 

Í>úTo run the MACRO, ÿpress [ALT]+[D]. ÿThe recorded keys are played back 
in ÿthe same order as they were originally entered. ÿThere is no ÿmessage 
displayed.

NOTE:úThe ÿMACRO should always be run from the SAME point in the ÿprogram 
      as the MACRO definition started. 

 DISK/PRINTER NOT READY
If ÿan ÿerror ÿcondition is encountered while transferring ÿdata ÿto ÿthe 
printer or to/from the disk drive, an informational message is displayed. 

Í>To cancel this operation and exit from the program, press [A]. 

Í>To ÿcontinue ÿwith the program, ÿcorrect the error condition ÿ(make the 
printer ready, close the floppy diskette door, etc.) ÿand press [R]. 

 VIEW_MAN QUICK ORDER FORM

NAME_______________________________ COMPANY______________________________

ADDRESS________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP___________________________
    VIEW_MAN, Version 1.0, single system registration............... $25. 
    VIEW_MAN, Version 1.0, site license.............................$125. 
     Both include a printed/bound manual and the latest version diskette
        Check one ( )5 1/4"LD  ( )5 1/4"HD  ( )3 1/2"LD  ( )3 1/2"HD
    Shipping - US/Canada/Mexico...................................... $5.
    Shipping - Outside of the US/Canada/Mexico...................... $10.
        Florida residents, add 7% sales tax
        COD(Add $5)/Credit Card orders, call the toll free order line.
Press ÿ[PrtScreen] ÿto print this quick order form, ÿenter the ÿnecessary 
data and mail, with a check in US funds for the total amount, to: 
         MicroMetric
         98 Dade Avenue
         Sarasota, FLorida  34232-1609  USA
Voice: (813) 377-2515  Toll free Order line: (800) 929-0184 (ORDERS ONLY)
  FAX: (813) 377-2091           Support BBS: (813) 371-2490 RIME Í>ACTION

 BRAND THE SYSTEM
The ÿBRAND ÿfunction accepts entry of the system serial number, ÿsupplied 
upon system registration. 

A ÿREGISTRATION ÿINFORMATION data entry window is displayed. ÿEnter ÿyour 
company ÿname/your name and then the system's serial number (from ÿinside 
the front cover of the system's manual) ÿusing the alphanumeric  keys and 
the cursor control keys shown on the bottom help line. 

->To exit the program without completing the registration process, ÿpress 
[ESCAPE]. 

->To accept ÿthe name and then the registration number as ÿedited, ÿpress 
[Ù]. ÿAn ÿinformational ÿmessage ÿwill be displayed ÿwhen ÿthe ÿbranding 
process is complete for this system. Press any key to continue. 

->If ÿthe registration number as entered is NOT valid, ÿpressing any key, 
other ÿthan [ESCAPE], ÿwill allow re-entry ÿof ÿthe registration ÿnumber. 
Pressing ÿÿ[ESCAPE] ÿwill ÿexit ÿthe ÿprogram ÿwithout ÿÿcompleting ÿÿthe 
registration process. 


