INDEX

(Click on an item in the above menu facsimile for help on that option)

DISK MANAGER HELP is an "on-line" documentation for the DISKMAN program.  Use menu facsimiles, topic names and keyword search sequences to navigate through the documentation.

Depressing F1 while in DISKMAN will present this help index for entry into DISKMAN's help system.  Depressing the F1 key at any DISKMAN HELP window to will provided help on using the Windows help system.

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 KEYBOARD

In addition to the normal Windows use of the keyboard to access the menu options , DISKMAN, while in the listings display (not search), makes use of several other keys:

 U	-	When the current working directory is a sub-directory (not the root), the 'U' key will be enabled and when depressed will force DISKMAN to change the current working directory to the parent directory of the present working directory (see Directory|Log-in to New Drive/Directory).

 D	-	The 'D' key will reset the current working directory to that specified in the Other|Setup Parameters dialog box, and cause a Directory|Re-read command to be executed.

 O	-	If files are tagged or the highlight bar is over a file (not a directory), this key is enabled and when depressed will toggle the file overwrite prompt on and off (see Other|Toggle Overwrite Prompt) for copy operations.

 I	-	This option is always enabled (if there are items in the display area) and toggles the display between the columnar listing and full file info format (see File|Full File Info Toggle).

 DEL	-	If there are no tagged files and the highlight bar is over a file, depressing the DEL key will act as though the File|Delete Files|Current option was selected.  However, if the highlight bar is over a directory, an advisory box is displayed telling you that a directory cannot be deleted.

 	If there are tagged files, the current highlight is ignored and the DEL key acts as though the File|Delete Files|Tagged option was executed.

 SPACE	-	Depressing the space bar while a file is highlighted will toggle the tag flag on or off as though the menu option Tag/Untag|Current File was selected or the item was double clicked with the mouse.

 	If the space bar is depressed while a sub-directory is highlighted, DISKMAN will change to that sub-directory.

 HOME	-	Depressing the HOME key will force the highlight bar to move to the first file/directory in the listing and position it to the upper-left corner of the display.

 END	-	The END key operates in the same fashion as the HOME key, except it refers to the last listing.

 SHIFT	-	The SHIFT key is used in several ways:

 	Holding the SHIFT key down while depressing the space bar will cause the same action as the space bar alone except in the reverse direction.

 	Depressing the HOME key while holding down the SHIFT key, will move the highlight to the top most listing on the current page, rather than the first item in the listings as the HOME key does alone.  With the SHIFT key held down while depressing the END key will force the highlight to the bottom of the current page.

 	If the SHIFT key is depressed when a file is selected with the mouse, the file execute dialog box will be presented in an attempt to execute the selected file just as if the File|Execute Current File option or the Xecute|Current File option had been selected.

 	Attempting to click on a directory while holding down the SHIFT key will result in an advisory that a directory cannot be viewed or executed.

 CTRL	-	Holding the CTRL key down while clicking on a file will execute the File|View File command.

 	Attempting to click on a directory while holding down the CTRL key will result in an advisory that a directory cannot be viewed or executed.

COLUMNAR DISPLAY FORMAT:

 RArrow	-	The right arrow key will advance the highlight one column to the right until the right-most column is highlighted.  The next depression of the right arrow key will force the highlight down one row and to the left-most column.

 LArrow	-	The left arrow key operates the same as the right arrow key, except in the opposite direction (right to left).

 DArrow	-	Depressing the down arrow key will advance the highlight bar down the current column until the bottom-most listing in that column is reached.  The next depression of the down arrow key will move the cursor right to the top of the next column (if there is one).

 UArrow	-	The up arrow key operates the same as the down arrow, except in the opposite direction (bottom to top).

FILE INFO DISPLAY FORMAT:

 Arrows	-	The right and down arrow keys advance the highlight down the listing while the left and up arrow keys move the cursor up the listing.

MULTIPLE PAGES DISPLAY (columnar or file info formats):

  	If there are multiple pages available for display (as evidenced by the appearance of the "Top" and "Btm" buttons being visible in the button bar described in the procedures topic), movement of the highlight forward (or backward), using any of the methods described so far, beyond the last (or first) listing on the screen will advance the entire display to the next (or previous) page with the highlight positioned at the top (bottom) of the listing.

 PageDn	-	The page down key will advance to the next available page.

 PageUp	-	The page up key advances to the previous page (if available).


 COMMANDS

KEYBOARD OPTION SELECTION:

DISKMAN's main menu is accessed by tapping the Alt key.  A menu option is then selected by using the arrow keys of your computer to show any submenus.  Once you have placed the highlighted bar over the option desired, depressing the <ENTER> key will select that item.  While a menu option is highlighted, depressing the F1 key will bring up a help topic relating to the option highlighted.

MOUSE OPTION SELECTION:

If you are using a mouse, placing the mouse over the desired option and click the left mouse button to select that option.  Use the mouse to select any submenu options that may be applicable.

Under some conditions (or if an option has not been implemented), certain menu options and sub-menu options are disabled.  These will be displayed in a subdued gray color if they are disabled.  When the condition becomes valid, the item is returned to its normal black color.

DISKMAN's help system permits the user to select items from the graphics menus shown in the help file for the various commands (options).  One can navigate through the help menus for the commands (options)  just as you would select options from the DISKMAN's menu.

Place the mouse over the desired menu item in the above main menu facsimile and click to begin navigating through the command help (you can also use the tab key and <ENTER> to select an item).


 PROCEDURES

The full displays available in DISKMAN can be referenced by viewing the displays topic.  Some of the following explanations can be better understood by referring to the depictions or the actual program in a window that can be switched to from this help topic.

The basic display format of DISKMAN is divided among five separate windows.

The first window contains the program title bar and main menu at the top of the display and the DISKMAN icon located in the bottom center of the display area.

The second window (hereafter, referred to as the upper status area), consists of two status items which provide the volume ID of the current drive and the current working directory.

The third window, just below the upper status area (referred to herein as the button bar), contains three or five buttons, depending upon the number of items selected for display.  This status bar contains three buttons, each roughly one-fourth the display width and equally spaced across the display.  The left-most permits changing to the current working directory's parent directory (if not presently in the root directory).  The center button permits toggling the copy overwrite prompt on and off provided copying is permitted and the remaining button toggles the listings area between the columnar and full file info formats.

If their are more listings than can fit on one screen, two buttons, labeled "Top" and "Btm" are displayed between the first and second and second and third longer buttons, respectively.  When these buttons are clicked, the selection highlight bar will move to the first item in the listing or the last item in the listing, respectively.  The buttons can also be used as indicators that more than one screen of information is available.

The fourth window, referred to as the listings area, is where the action is.  This area displays the file/directory listings in either the columnar or file info formats.  If in the columnar display mode, a horizontal scroll bar is located at the bottom of the listings area, while a vertical scroll bar is located at the right of the listings area if the selected display format is the full file info mode.

The thumb buttons can be used to position the highlight bar to any desired item in the listings and provide an indicator as to the relative position of the highlight bar with respect to the first and last items in the listing.  These thumb buttons move in response to the keyboard arrow keys, home, end and page up and down keys as well as mouse clicks re-positioning the highlight bar.  Double-clicking a selection will tag or untag that item.  Certain keys also provide other capability as described in the keyboard topic of this help file.

The final window is located just below the listings area and contains ten child windows which provide various bits of information about DISKMAN's operation, such as the number of files/directories available to be listed, the selection criteria used to choose these items, number of items tagged and the count of bytes included in the tagged items, etc.

CANCELING OPERATIONS:

Certain operations can be canceled before they complete.  This is very useful when doing tagged operations.  Those operations which can be canceled are identifed by a simple dialog box indicating the type and progress of the current operation.  The dialog box contains one pushbutton (the default) of CANCEL.  Depressing <ENTER> or clicking on cancel will terminate the current operation.

The operations which can be terminated are:

 1.	Reading a directory (or directories if read all or read sub options are active).

 2.	Sorting operations.

 3.	Renaming files.

 4.	Copying files.

 5.	Deleting files.

 Notes:	During copy operations, if the program is busy copying a file, the cancel button will not appear to depress.  However, when the current file being copied is completed, the cancel action will terminate the copy operations.  Copy operations are not suspended in mid-stream.

 Depending on the speed of the host computer, some operations (such as renaming) may occur so rapidly that it completes before the cancel operation can be executed.


 DISPLAYS

Columnar display format:

DISPLAYS

Full File Info display format:


 COLUMN DISPLAY FACSIMILE


 FULL FILE INFO DISPLAY FACSIMILE


 DISKMAN OVERVIEW

DISKMAN is a Disk and File manager program that is compatible with Windows 3.x.  It permits the user to manage the files on his entire system (limited only by available host computer memory up to 32,767 displayed files/directories).

The program can use as much memory as the host system has available.  Therefore, the number of files that can be manipulated simultaneously is limited by the amount of memory available.

Each file listing requires 128 bytes of memory.  For each 1 megabyte of host computer RAM (Random Access Memory) available, DISKMAN can manipulate approximately eight (8) thousand files.

The program screen has the general appearances as shown in the displays topic

Using menus and dialog boxes, the user is able to copy files singly or in groups from one location to another; rename or move files; delete files singly or in groups; display files with only user specified attributes; change the date and time of a single file or groups of files; tag files by date/time or a range of date and times, make and remove sub-directories and many other functions that are detailed in various command topics of this help file.

Both the keyboard and mouse may be used for selecting menu items, positioning and selecting items in the dialog boxes and selecting displayed files.

The DISKMAN display consists of the normal window heading and menu bar, areas for displaying certain program statistics and a "Listing" area in which the files are listed.

The files listing area can be shown in columnar format where only the file names are listed, or in a tabular form where file statistics such as size, date, attributes, etc., are displayed.  These formats are selected by clicking on the File Info Button at the top right of the Listings section or by choosing File|Full File Info Toggle from the menu.

The statistics sections of the display provide information to the user and are relatively self explanatory.  Further explanation of these statistics sections is described in the topics that affect their contents.


 DISKMAN WILDCARDS

Wildcards (* and ?) can be used with DISKMAN's File|Copy, File|Rename,  Other|Selection Criteria (mask), Tag/Untag|by Name, and Xecute|DOS Command options.

The wildcard usage in these options perform just as the DOS wildcard equivalents.  That is, the '?' wildcard character represents a single character while the '*' character represents one or more characters up to the maximum characters permitted in the name or extension field of a file name.

The process used to generate a wildcard mask involves substituting into the null mask "????????.???" any non-wildcard characters in the input at their respective positions in the mask.

For instance the supplied wildcard spec of ??dm*.ex? is converted to "??DM????.EX?" and *DM.* is converted to ????????.???.  The '*'  can be used anywhere in a file name or extension, but it only makes sense to use it as all of the name or extension or as the last character in the name or extension, since when '*' is encountered, it fills the rest of the field with '?'.  The wildcard spec ?DM?x.ex? will be converted to ?DM?X.EX? while ??DM. will convert to ??DM."

Wild card characters can be used alone or in combination as shown above.

Perhaps the best way to understand the operations of wildcards is by example.  The following examples are not all-encompassing, but should suggest the versatility their usage provides:

 1.	File|Copy|Current A.*

 This usage will change the name of the file currently highlighted to A.<original extension>.  If the highlighted file was DISKMAN.BMP the new file will be in the current directory as A.BMP.

 2.	File|Copy|Tagged D??X*.??M

 This usage will cause all files beginning with 'D' and having 0 to 2 characters before an X and any or no characters after the 'X'.  That is, DIX.BMP and DISX.M would be selected for copying and would be copied as DIXX.BMM and DISX.M respectively.

3.	File|Rename|Current SS?SS.SS?

 Application of this wildcard mask would result in any files with a fivecharacter name starting with two S's and ending with two S's with one intervening character, and an extension of two or three characters in length, with the first two beings S's and the last (if any) being anything (Note that when a ? is used alone as in this example, unlike when used in combination with consecutive ?'s, it does not represent zero or one character, but only one character).  The file SSSS.SSD would not be processed nor would  SSDDSS.SSD as it has two intervening D's between the first and second group of S's, while the mask requires only one intervening character.

4.	Tag/Untag|by Name *.?M?

 Files meeting this criteria might be: d.xm, diskman.tme, jim.emt, or jim.em but not d.exe, diskman.com, jim.mt, or jim.me.

 5.	Xecute|DOS Command dir d*.*

 This DOS command would provide a directory listing of the current drive showing all files with a name of any length starting with 'D' and any extension, while

Xecute|DOS Command dir d?x*.x*

 would list all files from the current directory that have a filename of three to eight characters in length, of which the first character must be d and the third x and must have a file extension one to three character's in length, starting with an 'x'.

Certain combinations and command options can result in error messages, so prudent use of wildcards is required.  For example, assume the following files (among others) exist in the current directory: DISK.DRV, DISK.ERV.  Further, assume you have requested the highlighted file (DISK.DRV) to be renamed to *.ERV.  Obviously, this would result in an attempt to rename DISK.DRV to DISK.ERV.  But, since DISK.ERV already exists, a "permission denied" error will be displayed.

In using the Copy Current command with the above example, an advisory message will be displayed informing the user that the DISK.DRV file already exists and that a file cannot be copied to itself.


 FILES MENU ITEM

syntax:	File

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


 FILE DIALOG BOX

 syntax:	File|Copy|Current; File|Copy|Tagged; File|Rename|Current; File|Rename|Tagged

The file dialog box (facsimile shown above) is shared between the File|Copy and the File|Rename options.  When the dialog box is presented, the title bar of the dialog box will reflect which option has been selected, including the sub-options of Tagged or Current.  For example, File|Copy|Tagged would cause a title of "Copy tagged files" to be included in the dialog box or File|Rename|Current would yield "Rename current file".

If a tagged operation is indicated, the file list box is disabled and grayed permitting only selections from the directory list box to be performed.  An exception to this statement results when there is only one file tagged.  In which case, the file list box can be used.

As directories or files are selected from the respective list boxes, a full path/file specification is built in the edit box, indicating the current target for the operation.

Manually typing in the target can be accomplished when the edit box has the focus (use the tab key or the Alt-T combination to set this focus to the edit box).  The entries of full path specifications or just file names can be entered, including  the use of drive letters, wildcards and relative path indicators (i.e., ..\..\??mm.x? is valid, assuming that the current working directory is at least two levels below the root directory).

If the drive letter supplied is not the current drive, the path specification is relative to the current working directory of the target drive.


 SET FILE ATTRIBUTES

syntax: 	File|Set File Attributes

The above dialog box is displayed when the File|Set File Attributes|Current or |Tagged  options are selected.

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

If no files have been tagged, the sub-menu available under this command has the tagged option dimmed indicating that only the current file or directory may have it's attributes changed.

You can change the attributes of a directory entry, except as indicated in the above dialog box, the directory bit cannot be set or changed.

The user has the option to change the Hidden, Archive, System, or Read Only bits of the archive bit.  If the current file is being operated on, the current file bits are shown checked when the dialog box is initially presented; if tagged files are being operated on, no attributes are checked.

The description block indicates whether tagged files are being changed  or it shows the full path name of the current file.


 COPY FILES

syntax:	File|Copy Files

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

When this option is enabled and selected, a sub-menu is displayed permitting copy operations to be performed on the current file (if the highlight is over a file and not a directory), or tagged files (if there are tagged files).  If the operation is not permitted, the current or tagged item is dimmed.

When current or tagged is selected from the sub-menu, the file dialog box is presented to complete the operations (see the file dialog box topic for further information on the it's use).

Unlike the DOS "copy" command, this option permits copying files with any attributes set.  However, the destination file will not reflect the attributes of the source file (.e.g., a source file with the hidden attribute bit set will copy to another file, but the destination file will NOT have the hidden bit set).  Only the archive bit will be set for the destination file.

Wildcards may be used in the copying process.


 SET FILE DATE AND TIME

syntax:	File|Set File Date/Time

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

If no files have been tagged, the sub-menu available under this command has the tagged option dimmed indicating that only the current file may have it's date and time changed.

The dialog box (shown above) enables the entry of date and time data to be applied to the file(s).  The time format can be supplied in 12 or 24 hour format.  If supplied in 12 hour format, the current setting of the AM/PM button will be applied to the time.

Hours, hours and minutes, or hours,, minutes and seconds can be supplied.  Any non-numeric character (including spaces) can be used to de-limit the time and date fields.

When the date/time of a file is changed, the archive bit of the attribute byte is automatically set.

The description block indicates whether tagged files are being operated on, or shows the full path name of the current file.

See the comments relative to file time given in topic Tag/Untag|Date/Time for pertinent information.


 DELETE FILES

syntax:	File|Delete Files

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

This option permits the deletion of a single file or group of tagged files.  When the file(s) is/are deleted, the listing is NOT re-read but the file(s) is/are deleted from the display.

If no files have been tagged, the sub-menu available under this command has the tagged option dimmed indicating that only the current file may be deleted from the listing.

When either selection is chosen, a confirmation dialog box is presented, permiting the cancelation of the operation if desired.

If cancelation is not enforced, the operation commences and an operation cancelation box is presented to abort the process.


 FULL FILE INFO TOGGLE

syntax: 	File|Full File Info Toggle

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

When this item is selected, it acts as a toggle.  It can also be toggled using the File Info Toggle button (which is also dimmed if not applicable) at the far top right of the listing box.

(Click a button to view facsimile).

The display is alternately changed from a columnar format listing of file names to a tabular listing of filename, allocated bytes for the file, actual used bytes for the file, the date and time the file was last written, the file attribute byte bits listed as alpha characters and the directory the file is located in.  Facsimile's of these formats is shown in the displays help topic.

If the path to the directory containing the file is a long name, all of the directory name may not appear on the display (depending on the display resolution, etc.).  However, at the top of the file listing, the full directory path is listed in the current directory window for any file that is selected (highlighted).


 RENAME

syntax:	File|Rename

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

When this option is enabled and selected, a sub-menu is displayed permitting renaming operations to be performed on the current file or directory and on tagged files (but not directories).  If the operation is not permitted, the current or tagged item is dimmed.

When current or tagged is selected from the sub-menu, the file dialog box is presented to complete the operations (see the file dialog box topic for further information on the it's use).

Renaming of a single sub-directory can be accomplished but it will NOT create a new sub-directory.  For example:

Assume that the current selected sub-directory is c:\bc\cp\diskman\diskman.new (yes, you can use extensions on sub-directory names) and an attempt is made to rename it to \a\b\c when neither the a or b sub-directories exist.  This will result in an error notification of "Target path is invalid".

However, if \a\b DOES exists and there is not a file or sub-directory named c:\a\b\c, the operation will be successful resulting in the creation of sub-directory c:\a\b\c and the elimination of sub-directory c:\bc\cp\diskman\diskman.new.  All of the files that were originally contained in sub-directory c:\bc\cp\diskman\diskman.new will then be contained in sub-directory c:\a\b\c.  Renaming to \a\c would also be successful, resulting in the creation of sub-directory \a\c.  Again, assuming that a file or sub-directory c:\a\c does not exist.

Attempting to rename a file or sub-directory to an existing file or sub-directory results in an error notification of "Permission denied."

Wildcards may also be used in the renaming process for files.


 VIEW FILE

syntax:	File|View File

Selecting this option from the menu or by clicking the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key opens the file viewer window for the highlighted file.  The view window menu facsimile, shown below, can be used (by clicking on the appropriate option) to navigate through the view window help system.

The file may be viewed in either Ascii (text) or hexadecimal format, using the ANSI (Windows) or OEM character set (DOS) with 7 bit or 8 bit characters displayed.

Search of the file for ascii strings (as full or partial words/phrases) or hexadecimal strings can be performed by selection of the appropriate search dialog box item(s).  The search can be started at the beginning of the file and search forward or at the end of the file and search backward.


 VIEWER FILE

syntax:	File|View File|File

As is indicated by the dimmed items, the Print and Print Setup options are not yet implemented in DISKMAN.  This sub-menu, therefore, is used only to exit the viewer and return to the DISKMAN listings and main menu by selecting the Exit option.


 VIEWER PRINT

syntax:	File|View File|File|Print

When selected, this option presents a print dialog box where the print parameters, including printer setup,  may be selected.  The file will be printed in the format currently selected (Hex or Ascii).


Viewer printer setup
 VIEWER PRINT SETUP

syntax:	File|View File|File|Print Setup

Selecting this option will provide a printer setup dialog box which can also be accessed through the viewer print option.


 VIEWER EXIT

syntax:	File|View File|Exit

Execution of the Exit option will close the search dialog box (if open), close the viewer window and return to the DISKMAN listings display.


Search
 VIEWER SEARCH

syntax:	File|View File|Search

When the search menu option is selected from the viewer main menu, the following dialog box is presented:

Using the dialog box, the search string  and search parameters can be selected.  Upon opening of the dialog box, the cursor is positioned to the string field.  Enter the desired search string into this field.

If an ascii (text) string is to be searched for, insure that the ASCII radio button is selected.  If a hex string is to be searched for, the HEX radio button should be selected.

When entering a hex search string, any non-hex character (i.e., not 0-9 or A-F), including spaces, can be used to de-limit the individual hex characters.  Hex characters may be entered as one or two digit characters, e.g. 0f or f is valid.  Case is not significant in the search or when entering the hex search string.

The search can be RESET for the search mode currently selected (forward or back), at any time.  If the forward mode is selected, RESET will position the file at the beginning of the file, while it will be set to the end of the file if back mode is in effect.

If a match is found, the first charcater of the search string is highlighted in red and the system speaker is sounded.  Subsequent matches using the next or previous selections will highlight the next character found that begins the search string and again beep.

Case sensitive and insenstive searchs as well as whole or partial searches can be performed.  For example, a search for "and" in the insensitive mode will find "and" or "AND".  Partial searches for this word would find "Command", "Landscape", etc.

While the search dialog box is displayed, only the ASCII, HEX, or TRACK options are enabled in the viewer, View option.

When the search dialog box does not have the focus (it's title bar is white), the keyboard will respond to the keyboard characters underlined in the dialog box as though the dialog box item itself was selected.

While the search box is present, all other functions of viewer window are available, such as scrolling, paging, and even changing between ascii and hex modes.


 VIEWER VIEW

syntax:	File|View File|View

This menu option provides selection of viewing attributes and modes.  Select the option from the facsimile above for further definition of these selections.

All of these options, except the OEM/ANSI, can be selected and saved as defaults using the main menu Other|Setup Parameters option.


 VIEW ASCII

syntax:	File|View|View|Ascii

The Ascii view mode is a regular text display mode.  However, it can be used on non-text files (i.e., binary) such as .com, .bmp, .exe, etc. files, but generally one would use the hex mode for viewing these type files.

The file may be viewed with the high bit of the character masked out (7 bit) or with all 8 bits available in either OEM or ANSI format (see OEM acronym and ANSI acronym for definition of these terms).  The options can be selected as defaults using the Other|Setup Parameters from the DISKMAN main menu.

The file also can be searched for a string using the File|View|Search option of viewer window.

If the text file you are viewing in Ascii view mode contains embedded tab characters (hex 0x09), the File|View|View|Tabsize can be used to determine the display spacing effect of each tab.  This option has no effect in the hex view mode.  This parameter value can be set as a default using the Other|Setup Parameters from the DISKMAN main menu.


 VIEW HEX

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syntax:	File|View|View|Hex

This mode is generally used while viewing binary (non-text) type files. It can be used, however, for any type file.

The left side of the display shows the offset into the file (in hex notation) with sixteen hex digits displayed in groups of four.  The right side of the display shows the ascii values of the sixteen hex digits.

Search capability is also present in this mode


View 7 Bit
 VIEW 7 BIT/8 BIT

syntax:	File|View|View|7 Bit	File|View|View|8 Bit

These options provide the capability to mask out the high order bit of the character byte (7 bit), or not (8 bit).  This effects only the ascii representation of the character displayed in Hex or Ascii modes.  It does not affect the hexidecimal characters shown in the hex mode


View Oem
 VIEW OEM/ANSI

syntax:	File|View|View|Oem	File|View|View|Ansi

The OEM and ANSI options provide the capability of displaying the ascii character representations of the file characters in either the Windows character set (ANSI) or the character set supplied by the manufacturer for use in Windows.  Again, this does not affect the hexidecimal character display in the hex mode.

Further, since DISKMAN uses the system fixed font, this will rarely result in any noticeable change in the ASCII view mode of a normal text file.  It will, however, have an effect on the ascii viewing of a binary file since the characters above hex 0x80 (decimal 128) vary widely between OEM suppliers.


 TABSIZE

syntax:	File|View|View|Tabsize

When viewing in the ASCII mode, tab characters (hex 0x09, decimal 9) are expanded by the value supplied in the dialog box presented when this option is selected.  This applies to both normal text AND binary files.  Generally, tabsize should be set to 0 when viewing binary files in the ascii mode, but it is not a necessity.

This option has no effect when in the hex view mode.


Track Scroll
 SCROLL TRACK

syntax:	File|View|View|Track Scroll

This option enables the updating of the displayed information as the thumb button of the vertical scroll bar is dragged.  By doing so, it provides instant feedback as to the position in the file that is being viewed.

It should be noted, however, that  as the bottom of the file is  approached while viewing extremely large files in the ascii mode, the display updating slows down as a result of the time required to update the display.  This is not the case in the hex mode.


 EXECUTE CURRENT FILE

syntax:	File|Execute Current File  & Xecute|Current File

This option is dimmed if the indicated operation is not legal or available (i.e., no files selected, no files tagged, illegal operation, not implemented, etc.)

The Execute Current File option permits the execution of the file that is highlighted.  This can be accomplished through the menu item selection, or by using the mouse to point to the file which is to be executed and click once with the left mouse button while holding down the SHIFT key.

A dialog box is presented to permit any optional parameters to be added to the command line.  This parameter line can be edited in the standard fashion.  When satisfied with the parameters, click on OK or depress <ENTER> to execute the file with the chosen parameters.

If the selected file is not an executable file, an error is presented to the user.  At this time, when the user clicks on the OK button or depresses <ENTER>, the execution is aborted and the display is returned to the DISKMAN file listing.

Valid executable files normally have the extension .EXE , .COM, .BAT, or .PIF.


 PRINT

syntax:	File|Print

This option is not currently implemented.  However, when it does become functional, in a later release of DISKMAN, it will cause a sub-menu to pop up which will contain options for printer setup, printing the file list in the format currently active (columnar or full file info), printing the directory tree and printing the currently selected file in ASCII format.  To print a file in the Hex display format, use the Print option of the viewer File menu.


 EXIT

syntax:	File|Exit

Selecting this option terminates DISKMAN and returns to Windows.  No prompting for confirmation is provided, so be sure you want to do this.


 DIRECTORY MENU ITEM

syntax:	Directory

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


 LOG IN TO NEW DRIVE/DIRECTORY

syntax:	Directory|Log-in to New Drive/Directory

When the Log in to New Drive/Directory item is selected, the above dialog box pop-ups with the cursor positioned in the new directory name field which shows the name of the current directory.  The user can type in a new directory name, using a full path specifier, or use the ".." to change to the parent directory of the current directory.  The button labeled "Up one Directory Level" [image] can be used in place of the "..".  The button is dimmed if not valid.

Relative path names may also be used (i.e. ..\..\diskman) as can sub-directory names of the current directory.

If a drive letter is specified in the path name that is different than the drive currently logged to, the program will attempt to change to the designated drive and directory.  If the new drive and/or directory does not exist, or if it cannot be read, an error message is displayed to the user and the current drive/directory is not changed.

A single mouse click on a directory, or drive, listed in the list box, will cause the list box to reflect the directory contents of the selected directory but will not read the contents of the selected directory into the listing area until the <ENTER> key is depressed or the OK button is selected.

Manual selection of items in the list box using the tab and arrow keys is not possible for this dialog box.

Selecting <OK> with the mouse, or depressing the <ENTER> key, will close the dialog box and read the files in the currently selected directory into the listing area using the current selection criteria and sort options.

Clicking on <CANCEL> or depressing the <ESC> key, will close the dialog box, but will not read the directory into the listing area.

The dialog box will not close until the <ENTER>  or <ESC> keys are depressed or the <OK> or <CANCEL> buttons are clicked.


 RE-READ FILES

syntax:	Directory|Re-read

The re-read files option of the Directory Menu permits the user to re-read the file list using the current criteria set with the Other|Selection Criteria, the current sort parameters and in the directory show mode determined by the Directory|Show All Directories or Directory|Show Sub Directories options.

This capability comes in handy if the user has changed the drive or directory contents, using some other method, while DISKMAN is still active.  Changes will be picked up and displayed after the re-read is complete.


 DEFAULT

syntax:	Directory|Default

This option resets the current working directory to that specified in the Other|Setup Parameters dialog box and to the default drive at the time DISKMAN was loaded.  It then performs a re-read command as though the Directory|Re-read command was executed.

This option can also be executed using the [image] button and the 'D' key as described in the keyboard help topic.


 ADD NEW DIRECTORY

syntax:	Directory|Add New Directory

This option should be used with EXTREME CAUTION as  it permits the user to add individual directory listings to those that are already displayed.  It is possible to add a directory that has already been included, resulting in multiple entries of the same files.  Subsequent operations on these duplicate files could cause confusing (at best) results.

The above dialog box is displayed when this option is selected (See the Directory|Log in to New Directory  command for more information on the operation and use of this command).

Drives other than the current one can be selected for inclusion in the listing.

Selection criteria can be changed prior to selecting this option to include a different set of files in the listing.


 MAKE DIRECTORY

syntax: 	Directory|Make Directory

A new directory can be created with this command.  When this item is selected, a dialog box is presented, permitting a full path name with the new directory name to be entered, or just a name if the new directory is to be a sub-directory of the current directory.


 REMOVE DIRECTORY

syntax: 	Directory|Remove Directory

A directory can be deleted with this command.  The directory to be deleted must be empty (i.e., contains no files).  When this item is selected, a dialog box is presented, permitting a full path name with the directory name to remove, or just a name if the directory is to a sub-directory of the current directory.


 SHOW DIRECTORY TREE

syntax:	Directory|Show Directory Tree

This option (when implemented) from the Directory Menu presents a graphical representation of the current drive's directory structure.

Selecting a directory with the highlight bar, or double clicking on it with the mouse, causes that directory to become the current directory and it's contents to be read into the display using the current Selection Criteria and sort options.

This function is not yet available and is disabled.


 SHOW ALL DIRECTORY FILES

syntax:	Directory|Show All Directories

Selecting this option from the Directory Menu will cause DISKMAN to include files from all the directories and sub-directories on the current drive that meet the current Selection Criteria  as determined from the Other menu item options.


 SHOW SUB DIRECTORY FILES

syntax:	Directory|Show Sub Directories

This option is similar to the Show All Directory Files except that it operates only on the current working directory and any of it's sub directories.

It includes all files from the current working directory and it's sub-directories using the current Selection Criteria as determined from the Other menu item options.


 OTHER MENU ITEM

syntax:	Other

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


 SELECTION CRITERIA

syntax:	Other|Selection Criteria

When this dialog box is presented, the user can determine the characteristics of the files that will be included in the search.

Logical "or" and "and" operations can be applied to two or more selected attribute bits as well as a logical "not" operation.  The logical "not" is available for single bit selections as well.  The status of the selection criteria is shown in the selection attributes window in the lower status area.

A mask, using DOS wild cards, can be used to further limit the files/directories included in the search.  This mask is also displayed in the lower status area.

Resetting and clearing the selection criteria is accomplished by selecting the appropriate button controls.

In the Selection Attributes status field, the '~' represents a NOT function of the chosen attributes.  A '+' is an OR while '·' is an AND.

By selecting the the Add Directory button in the dialog box, a new directory can be added to the existing listing with a new set of attributes if desired, by changing the selection criteria before selecting the AddDir button.

If the Directory|Show Sub Directories option or Directory|Show All Directories is checked prior to selecting this option, the new added directory and all it's subs  or the entire disk, respectively, will also be shown with the new selection criteria.   If the show all mode is in effect, however, the directory selected in the add directory dialog box will be meaningless and the entire disk will be read.


 SET VOLUME LABEL

syntax:	Other|Set Volume Label

This option can be used to set, delete or change the Volume Identifier of the current disk.  A blank name will delete any previous name.

Identifiers can be up to 11 characters in length and can include spaces.


 SETUP PARAMETERS

syntax:	Other|Setup Parameters

This dialog box enables the user to select the default values for the items shown in the dialog box.

The Files to Store field can be any number from 100, up to the limitations of available RAM memory in the host computer.  Use the approximate relationship that 8000 files can be processed for each 1 megabyte of available memory.

When setting a default directory, the full path specifier should be used, starting with a '\'.  The drive letter and following colon should not be included in this parameter.

The Exit confirmation check box, permits selecting whether an exit confirmation message will be presented upon exit from DISKMAN.

Un-registered copies of DISKMAN  have the Files to store field crippled and limited to 1000 files/directories maximum.


 TOGGLE OVERWRITE PROMPT

syntax:	Other|Toggle Overwrite Prompt

The Toggle Overwrite Prompt option can be selected through the main menu, Other option, or by clicking on the Overwrite button [image] in the upper center of the listing box.

When the overwrite option is on, a check mark appears beside the menu Other|Toggle Overwrite Prompt option, and the Overwrite button indicates that the Overwrite prompt is enabled.  This can also be accomplished with keyboard actions and clicking on the overwrite prompt button described in the procedures topic (and shown in facsimile form above) of this help file.

This option provides security (or disables it) from inadvertently overwriting a file.

If this option is invalid, the menu item as well as the button are grayed.


 SORT MENU ITEM

syntax:	Sort

When the Sort item is selected, the above dialog box is displayed.

The dialog box provides a group of radio buttons  for selecting the sort order (ascending, descending or unsorted), and another group for selecting the sort key (directory, name, extension, date, size, or none).  Unavailable buttons are grayed out.

When the appropriate buttons have been selected, clicking on the dialog box OK button (or depressing the <ENTER> key) will begin the sort operation.

Depressing cancel, leaves the radio buttons unchanged and no new sort is performed

If a large list of files is being sorted, this option can take a good while to compete.


 TAG/UNTAG MENU ITEM

syntax:	Tag/Untag

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


 CURRENT FILE (TAG)

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Current File

This option permits tagging and untagging the file currently highlighted.

Files can also be tagged by double clicking an entry with the left mouse button or by using the space bar (double clicking the mouse or depressing the space bar on a directory name will change to that directory).

After the file is tagged (or untagged), the highlight moves down one file.  Depressing the space bar while the highlight is on a tagged file will untag that file.

Holding down the SHIFT key while depressing the space bar causes the selection process to proceed as described above except in the reverse direction.


 DATE/TIME

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Date/Time

This dialog box can be used to tag a group of files that fall within the range of date and times supplied in the dialog box (inclusive - see note below).

Note:  Since file times are kept on disk in increments of 2 seconds, options reflecting odd number of seconds are rounded down to the prior even second.

As an example, if the user supplies a "From" date and time of  06/04/93 9:30:01 AM, files with the date and time of  06/04/93 9:30:00 AM will be included in the listings.

See File|Set File Date/Time for other pertinent information on data entry.


 INVERT

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Invert

When the TagUntag/Invert option is selected, any tagged files are untagged, and any untagged files are tagged. The display is updated to reflect these changes.

If there are no files tagged when this option is executed, all files will be tagged (tagging does not operate on directory entries).

If all files are tagged, then this option untags all files (just as the TagUntag/Untag All option does).


 MODIFIED

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Modified

Selecting the TagUntag/Modified item, will flag only those files that have the Archive bit of the attribute byte set.

Flagging of a file is indicated by the symbol (») at the left of the filename and by changing the color of the data associated with that file name to white.


 BY NAME

syntax:	Tag/Untag|by Name

When the Tag by Name option is selected, a dialog box is presented to the user which permits entry of  a name mask to be used to select files for tagging.  Wildcards can be used in choosing the tagged files.


 TODAY

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Today

This option will tag all files which have a file date equal to the current system date.


 UNTAG ALL

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Untag All

Selecting this menu option will untag any files that have been previously tagged and update the display reflecting no tagged files.

The tag flags (») are removed and the color is reset to it's normal black.


 SELECT TAGGED

syntax:	Tag/Untag|Select Tagged

This menu option will display only those files in the current listing that have been previously tagged by any of the tagging methods.

This operation does not read any new files but any non-tagged files are deleted from the stored listings.  To retrieve these removed files, a Dir|Reread command should be executed and the tagging process re-done.


 XECUTE MENU ITEM

syntax:	Xecute

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


 CURRENT FILE (XECUTE)

syntax:	Xecute|Current File

When this item is selected, the above dialog box is displayed enabling the user to enter any required parameters for the command.

The parameters block will include the current file name to which can be appended any parameters which might be required by the file, or the user can enter a new command and parameters to be executed.

The program to be executed can be defined by a full path spec.

This option will not execute any DOS internal commands such as copy, rename, delete, etc. (use Xecute|DOS Command for these commands).


 DOS COMMAND

syntax:	Xecute|DOS Command

DOS internal commands, such as Copy, Rename, Delete, etc. can be executed with this option, as can other DOS commands normally executed from the command line.

Wildcard usage as in normal DOS operations is supported.

Any necessary parameters needed by the command can be included in the dialog box edit box show above.


 DOS SHELL

syntax:	Xecute|DOS Shell

Executing this menu option will shell out to the DOS prompt where normal DOS commands and actions can be taken.

Typing EXIT from the DOS command line will return the user to DISKMAN operations.


 RUN

syntax:	Xecute|Run

This dialog box [image] can be used to execute any program except DOS internal commands (which can be executed with the Xecute|DOS Command option).

See the comments about file extensions under the topic File|Execute Current File for eligible executable files.


Help Menu Item
 HELP HELP

syntax:	Help

Select an item from the list above for more Help information on that command.


Help on Index Help
 INDEX HELP

syntax:	Help|Index

This option provides an entry into the DISKMAN help system where a facsimile of the main menu provides navigation of the help system similar to an index.


 KEYBOARD HELP

syntax:	Help|Keyboard

When this option is selected from the menu, the keyboard help topic is presented which defines the special keys used in DISKMAN.


Help With Commands
 COMMANDS HELP

syntax:	Help|Commands

Selecting this option takes the user to the help topic Help with Commands (Main Menu) which is a brief description of the DISKMAN help system.


 PROCEDURES HELP

syntax:	Help|Procedures

When this option is selected, the procedures help topic can be viewed.  The topic provides general instructions on the use of DISKMAN.


How to Use Help (Help)
 USING HELP HELP

syntax:	Help|Using Help

This menu item places the user into the DISKMAN help system with an explanation of how to use the DISKMAN help system itself.


Versions (Help)
 VERSIONS HELP

Syntax: 	Help|Version History

This option provides a brief description of changes incorporated with each release of DISKMAN and provides a history of the version progression.


Acknowledgements (Help)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HELP

Syntax:  	Help|Acknowledgements

This option provides acknowledgements to those people and organizations who contributed to the development of this product.  Select this topic to see those acknowledgements.


About Diskman (Help)
 ABOUT DISKMAN HELP

syntax:	Help|About Diskman

The About DISKMAN menu option brings up a dialog box providing information about the program.  This dialog box can be used to determine the version number of  the DISKMAN program as well as obtain the address and phone numbers of the copyright holder.  Registered copies also include the registration ID for ready reference.

The about dialog box will resemble the following:


 VERSION HISTORY

 11/28/93	-	Version 02.31	1.	Maintenance release:

 	2.	Added version and release date to version history topic for previous release.

 	3.	Corrected problem of help topic for Xecute|Current File menu item not being displayed.

 	4.	Added Alt+F4 to exit menu in Main and Viewer windows and D, I and O to appropriate menu items in the main window.

 	5.	Fixed problem of View File help topic being displayed when using the "P" key in Viewer searches.

 	6.	Fixed problem of the hex highlight find in File view searches not being displayed correctly.

 	7.	Fixed problem with <ENTER> key causing skipping finds in file viewer search mode.

 	8.	Problem of receiving a divide by zero error when attempting to view a zero length file was fixed.

 	9.	Changed program to allow multiple instances of the program to be launched.

 	10.	Fixed problem of attempting to load second instance of program while program is iconized, not restoring title properly (this problem does not exist on any released versions).

 	11.	Added French Speaking European pricing and ordering information to help topic order form.

 09/21/93	-	Version 02.30	1.	Added OEM and ANSI options to the Options|Setup Parameters default options dialog box and updated bitmap in help file.

 	2.	Provide the capability to disable the File|Exit confirmation prompt in registered versions and set the choice as a default.

 	3.	Fixed the Oem/Ansi options in the file viewer menu so that the selection currently active is still active upon re-entry to the viewer while still in DISKMAN.

 	4.	Fixed problem with File|Set File Date/Time default time showing 00:00:00 through 00:59:59 and AM/PM indicator showing AM when actual default time was 12 Noon to 12:59:59 PM.

 	5.	Insured that registration form button included in all help topics.

 	6.	Fixed problem with Tag/Untag|Date/Time not tagging properly and cropping of the HH:MM:SS titles in both the from and to sections of the dialog box.

 	7.	Added an exit confirmation check box to Other|Setup Parameters default dialog box.

 	8.	Fixed problem of File|Set File Date/Time default time incorrectly displaying hours.   This problem does not exist in any distributed versions of the program.

 	9.	HH:MM:SS title in set file date/time dialog box was being cropped.

 	10.	Fixed problem of executing F1 key on a grayed menu item not displaying help and carrying over to the next executable command in both the main listings window and the viewer window.

09/09/93	-	Version 02.20	-	Maintenance release and added capability:

 	1.	Added version number to 09/03/93 release information in help files version history topic.

 	2.	Corrected problem of getting an error message when trying to rename a current file when there are tagged files.

 	3.	Enabled closing of search dialog box with the <ESCAPE> key when the search box has the focus.

 	4.	Corrected problem of the delete key removing a directory from the listing (but not from the disk), which is an illegal operation.

 	5.	Added DEL key usage to keyboard help topic.

 	6.	Cleaned up the File|Delete help topic to reflect the latest configuration of DISKMAN.

 	7.	Added button to button bar to permit return to boot up default directory; modified Directory menu to include this option; and enabled the 'D' key to perform this function from the keyboard.  Updated the help file to reflect these changes.

 	8.	Changed the AddDir ability of Other|Selection Criteria to add selections with the Directory|Show All Directories set.  This permits picking different attributes file name masks from an entire disk.  Updated help file to reflect this change.

09/03/93	-	Version 02.10	-	Maintenance release:

 	1.	To fix wildcard operations on files without extensions.  Files without extension were being accepted if there was any mask operations on the extension field.

 	2.	Fixed bug that prevented adding directories to current listing.

 	3.	Provided capability to add a directory and it's subs to the current listing.  See Other|Selection Criteria for information on performing this operation.

 	4.	When attempting to copy a file to itself, a message box now pop ups aborting the operation when exited.

 	5.	Fixed problem of cursor remaining a wait symbol when in Hex view mode with a search box displayed and using keyboard to scroll.

 09/02/93	-	Version 02.02	1.	Maintenance release to correct a bug that causes display to be erroneously updated after deletions on a sorted list.

 08/31/93	-	Version 02.01	1.	Maintenance release to correct several minor bugs.

 	2.	Wildcard usage would truncate some file names.

 	3.	Using the copy/rename directory listing to choose targets, dialog box would exit to target directory.  Fixed to remain in source directory.

 	4.	Directories were being tagged with the tag by date and tag by name functions

 	5.	Reduced program title length to program name only when iconized.

08/25/93	-	Version 02.00	1.	Massive changes including:

 	a.	Incorporation of registration ID checking and registration ID entry to un-lock crippled functions of un-registered copies.

 	b.	Incorporation of wildcard usage while copying, tagging and renaming files.

 	c.	Standardized dialog box for changing directories, adding directory files, copying and renaming for both tagged and single files.

 	d.	Enhanced the DOS command option to permit pausing in DOS after the dos command has executed.  Depressing any key returns to Windows.

 	e.	Smoothed out operation of the RUN option to conform more to Windows run function.

 	f.	Overall display changes to improve readability.

 	g.	Incorporated wildcard usage in several of the diskman file functions.

 	h.	Incorporated ASCII file viewer to supplement the already existing HEX viewer.  Updated help file to include these capabilities and the search capability for the hex and ascii viewers as well.

 	2.	Updated help system to reflect changes.

 07/15/93	-	Version 01.11	1.	Changed registration form and README.TXT file to reflect registration also through CompuServe Registration ID 979.

 	2.	Corrected help error message of no topic available for How to use Help.

 	3.	Added oval CSS logo to about box.

 	4.	Disabled ASCII setup until ASCII viewer is implemented and made file view option HEX only.

 	5.	Disabled Xecute current file will current file is a Directory.

 	6.	Changed default sort option from ascending to none.

 	7.	Updated version history information in help file.

 06/23/93	-	Version 01.10	1.	Corrects help system to enable context sensitive help on the help menu AND let the menu operate properly.  Choosing any help item was selecting the context help for that help menu item instead of the topic for that item.

 06/13/93	-	Version 01.00	1.	Formal release.


 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Grateful appreciation is extended to:

James Mathews of Blue Sky Software whose excellent DOS program OVERVIEW provided the fundamental inspiration for this work.

Charles Petzold and Microsoft Press for their third edition of Programming Windows 3.1 without which I would have been floundering in a sea of confusion.

Borland International for the outstanding Borland C++ IDE and compiler for Windows.

Sandra Traster for her continuing patience, understanding and encouragement during the developmental and distribution phases of this effort.

And to Harold Alexander who receives my deepest gratitude for his many hours of testing and support that he provided.  Many of the features in DISKMAN are the direct result of his suggestions and ideas.


Registration Form
Yes! I want to Register my copy of DISKMAN

                (Select File|Print Topic to print this registration form)

Name:     ____________________________________________________

Company:  ____________________________________________________

Address:  ____________________________________________________

          ____________________________________________________

City:     _____________________ State: ______ Zip: ___________

Phone:   (_____)____________________ Country: ________________

 Your version number? (Use the program's Help|About)	__________

(___) 	registered licenses @ $25.00 USD (175 FF)	__________

(___)	registration w/diskette @ $30.USD (210 FF)	__________

Diskettes: (___) 3-1/2" HD	(___) 5-1/4"

@ $5.00 USD (35 FF)	__________

US S&H @ $5.00 USD (35 FF)	__________

                                        Total	__________

______________________________________________________________

Enclose a check or money order payable to:

Custom Software Services

P.O. Box 850776

Richardson, Texas 75085-0776 USA

Voice:	214-231-2922	(8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)	Fax: 214-231-0713

CompuServe ID: 72223,466       BBS:  214-231-2765  (2400 bps, 8N1, 24 hrs daily)

French Speaking European Orders should be farwarded to:

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Metz, France 57050


This Application and Windows Help
THIS APPLICATION AND WINDOWS(tm) HELP

THIS HELP is an "on-line" documentation supplement for THIS CSS program.  The contents, topic names, keyword search sequences and browse commands can be used to navigate through the documentation.  Depress the F1 key at any CSS PROGRAM help window to receive help on how to use the WINDOWS(tm) help system.

THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR PROTECTION!!!

General Interest topics:

Registration Form

Using This Help

Shareware


REGISTRATION

This is a product of Custom Software Services designed to run under Windows(tm).  It is currently being released under the SHAREWARE concept.  However, it is anticipated that the product may soon be available as a commercial item - selling at a much greater price than the registration amount asked for under the SHAREWARE concept.  At that time, the product will no longer be available as SHAREWARE.

As development continues, and until the final commercial version is fully implemented, SHAREWARE registered users will be notified of any significant updates which can be purchased for the  fee specified on the registration form to cover the cost of the computer media and shipping and handling costs.

Registering your copy of the CSS product also entitles you to product support from CSS engineering staff. Additionally, fully registered users (those who have purchased the product computer media prior to the release date of the first commercially available product) will have the opportunity to purchase the first commercially released version for the additional cost of twice the computer media fee shown on the registration form  to cover the cost of the media, shipping and handling, and additional database management costs.  This is a one time offer and will not be valid for subsequent commercial releases of this software.

This product is currently distributed under the SHAREWARE marketing concept.  It is not free software and it has not been released to the public domain.  If the program doesn't meet your needs, you're under no obligation to pay for it.  However, you are not licensed to use the software under the copyright laws until it is registered with the copyright holder.

You may evaluate this product for five days at no charge.  If at the end of that time, you find the product to be a useful addition to your software library, you must become a registered user by sending the registration fee shown on the registration form (registration only) or  a  FULLY registered user by sending the registration fee and latest shareware version on disk media cost (both shown on the registration form) to the address shown on the form.

If you do not decide to register the software, you must dicontinue it's use and destroy all copies in your possession.

If you register, be sure to include your name and address.  Also, indicate which version of the product you are currently using.  Use the Help|About option from the program's Help Menu to determine the version you currently have.

Individuals who become fully registered users by submitting the registration fee and media cost (registration with disk, 3-1/2", high density, 1.44Mb, or 5-1/4" high density, 1.2Mb) will receive the latest version of this product on disk media.  Please specify 3-1/2" or 5-1/4" diskettes.

You can click on the topic Registration Form or this button [image] to access a form that can be printed and mailed in with your registration fee or to determine current registration and media costs.

The SHAREWARE marketing concept can work ONLY if you do your SHARE in supporting the authors of such software by registering your copy of their packages.  Keep SHAREWARE alive by registering your copy of this product immediately!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

This appplication is a copyrighted product of Custom Software Services and all rights therein remain the sole property of Custom Software Services.


USING THIS HELP

For information on using Help, or to find out about moving, scrolling, or sizing windows, press F1 from within any program Help window. This will take you to the Microsoft Windows(tm) Index to Using Help. From there, you can get to Help topics within Microsoft's Help file.

When you want to return to the program Help, close the Windows(tm) Help window and choose the desired topic from the program's Help menu.

From within the program's help system, you can find help in the following ways:

Help Search

1.	Choose the Search button (Alt+S) from the top of the Help window (just below the menu bar).

2.	In the Help Search dialog box, under Search For, type in the term you want Help for.

If the term is indexed in the Help, you will go to that term in the upper list box.

If the term is not indexed, you will go to the closest lexical match instead.

3.	Press Enter or choose the dialog's Search button. You will see a list of 1 or more Help topics in the Topics Found list box.

4.	Scroll through the list to find a specific topic, then press Enter or choose the Go To button to jump to that Help topic.

Help Index

1.	Go to the Help Index and choose the category that best describes the term of interest.

2.	Then traverse Help links through the topics until you find what you are looking for. If the term is documented in the Help system, you should be able to find it within 4 or 5 topics.


CUSTOM SOFTWARE SERVICES

Custom Software Services (CSS)

P. O. Box 850776

Richardson, Texas 75085-0776

 	Phone:	214-231-2922 (08:00-16:30 CT, Mon-Fri)

Fax: 	214-231-0713 (0600-2200 CT, daily)

BBS: 	214-231-2765 (2400 bps, 8N1)

CompuServe ID:	 72223,466

For prompt, complete and friendly support, registered users can contact CSS at the address and/or phone numbers shown above or through CompuServe.

CSS specializes in DOS and Windows(tm) application development.  Services are also available for tutoring, training and consultation on various computer related matters.

Send for our resume' and brochure to the above address.


 SHAREWARE

Shareware is a way of distributing computer software that allows you to try out a program before you purchase it.  It is NOT free software!


 REGISTERED USER

A person who submits the shareware registration fee to the copyright holder, but does not purchase the latest version of the product available on computer media as described in the registration topic of this help file.


 FULLY REGISTERED USER

A person who submits the shareware registration fee to the copyright holder AND purchases the latest version of the product on computer media as described in the registration topic of this help file.


 MENUS

Generally, menus appear in the program as a menu bar across the top of the display or as pop up menus which are displayed as a result of selecting an item from the menu bar.  Several tiers of menus may be available to the user.  A menu item suffixed with a  right pointing triangle indicates another pop-up menu will be displayed when the item is chosen, while ellipses (...) indicate a dialog box results from it's selection.


 DIALOG BOX

A dialog box is a pop up window that permits the user to supply additional information required by the program.  The dialog box can contain edit boxes, list boxes, push buttons, radio buttons and other controls designed to assist in the input of data to the application.


 OK

Clicking or selecting this button in a dialog box, accepts the data displayed by the dialog box.  This may be the default values or values typed/selected by the user.


 CANCEL

Clicking or selecting this button in a dialog box, rejects any changes that might have been made by the user prior to selecting cancel.


 DESCRIPTION

The description usually indicates whether a group (tagged) files or a single file whose name is displayed is to be operated on.


 EDIT BOX

An edit box permits entry and editing of data using the backspace and arrow keys.


list_box
 LIST BOX

A list box contains a list of items which can be selected and the list scrolled using scroll bars.


 PUSH BUTTON

A push button is activated by clicking on the button, or selecting it and then depressing the <ENTER> key. The button gives the illusion of being depressed when the left mouse button is held down.


 RADIO BUTTON

A radio button generally is used in groups.  Each button in a group is exclusive to the other buttons in the group when selected.  In CSS applications, radio buttons are raised diamond shaped symbols which have a black diamond in the center when it is selected.


 ATTRIBUTE BYTE

The file attribute byte indicates the attributes of the file (Volume Label, Directory, Archive, Read Only, System, or Hidden).  These bits can be in any combination, however only certain ones make sense.


Archive Bit
 ARCHIVE

The archive bit of the file attribute byte is set whenever a file has been updated by copying to it, or updating it in it's normal usage.  Usually, the archive bit is reset during a "backup" operation.


 HIDDEN

The hidden bit of the file attribute byte indicates that the file will be hidden from view when doing a directory listing with the DOS command.


 READ ONLY

The read only bit of the file attribute byte, when set, will permit reading of the file only.  Any attempt to write to a file so flagged will result in an error message.


 SYSTEM

When the system bit of the file attribute byte is set, the file is generally used by the system.  IO.SYS is a file so flagged, for example.


 BACKUP

Backup is the operation of archiving files to another location for safe keeping.  This is usually accomplished by some software designed for the purpose (such as DOS's BACKUP command, or a tape archiving program), which reset the archive bit to indicate it has been archived.


 MASK

A name used to match against the items in the list.  This mask normally contains DOS wildcard characters (* and $).


 WILDCARDS

Symbols (* and ?) used by DOS in a mask to select files.


 PATH SPEC

The path spec (path specification) is the full DOS specification, identifying the location, including drive (optionally), and sub-directories of the file.


 DOS

An acronym for Disk Operating System, i.e. MSDOS stands for MicroSoft Disk Operating Systems.  Windows(tm) is a DOS of sorts, but still relies on the underlying DOS for most file operations.


 SCROLLBAR

A bar that appears at the right side and/or bottom of some windows and in some dialog boxes.  The scroll bar contains a scroll arrow at either end and a scroll box that moves within the scroll bar, reflecting your position in a file.  Mouse users click the arrows or drag the scroll box to move forward or backward through the document or list.  Keyboard users use the direction keys to accomplish the same thing.


 WINDOWS

Windows is a registered trademark(tm) of MicroSoft Corporation.


 LANDSCAPE

A term used to indicate that the printed line is parallel to the long edge of the paper.


 PORTRAIT

A term used to indicate that the printed line is parallel to the short edge of the paper.


 OEM

Acronym for "Original Equipment Manufacturer".  This term is used to designate the original maker of the item (be it a computer or a character set font, etc.).  DOS uses the OEM character set while Windows uses the ANSI character set.


 ANSI

Acronym for "American National Standards Institute".  This term refers to a set of standards for many things, including the Windows character set.  DOS uses the OEM character set while Windows uses the ANSI character set.


 NOT AVAILABLE

This option is not currently available but it is anticipated that it will be available in some future release of the program.