ACCESS Librarian/File Manager for your CD-ROM Version 1.00 Unauthorized distribution prohibited. All Rights Reserved (c) 1993 Vince Sorensen Important: 컴컴컴컴컴 Always run the program from a floppy or hard drive. If you use any of the commands that need to call DOS Execute a DOS Command, View Inside ZIPs), and there is not enough memory to load the extra command in, the program will swap out to the current drive in order to make room to run the command. The configuration and file listing format databases have to be on a floppy or hard drive in order for you to make changes to them. An option (ACCESS /nowrite) has been included so that you can run the program from your CD-ROM without using any hard drive space at all, but you will be unable to use all the features of the program for the reasons above. This is *not* recommended. DO NOT RUN THE PROGRAM FROM YOUR CD-ROM UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIED THIS OPTION ON THE COMMAND LINE. Quick Set-Up 컴컴컴컴컴컴 From your hard drive, type X:\INSTALL where X: is the CD-ROM drive's letter. Follow the on-screen instructions. The INSTALL program will copy whatever files are necessary to your hard drive, and create a batch file so that you can easily access your CD-ROM. You'll need as little as 27K of hard drive (or floppy) space to use all the features of ACCESS. For an additional increase in speed, the ACCESS program and the files database may also be copied to your hard drive. This can require as much as 3-4 megabytes of free hard disk space. Please be you have sufficient hard disk space prior to running INSTALL. Note: Pressing F1 gives context sensitive help wherever available. Keyboard Commands 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ENTER [F2] - View the contents of the highlighted archive file. CTRL-C - Copy the file to the default hard disk directory CTRL-D [F3] - View expanded text description of the archive file. CTRL-N - Next occurance of a phrase (specified by the last CTRL-S) CTRL-S - Search for a keyword or phrase in the file lists CTRL-Z - UnZip the file to the default hard disk directory CTRL-X - Execute special DOS command on tagged files SPACE BAR - Tag/Untag highlighted file for further action. F1 - On-line help information F10 - Clear all tags ARROW DOWN - Next file ARROW UP - Previous file PGDN - Next page of file listings PGUP - Previous page of file listings CTRL-PGDN - End of file listings CTRL-PGUP - Top of file listings LETTERS A-Z - Go to Index location specified by the letter(s) entered BACKSPACE - Delete character to the left of the cursor ESC - Return to previous screen Text File Viewing: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CD-ROM Access contains an internal file viewer, with Search and Line Jump Functions. However, if you have another text file viewer you prefer, you can specify it in the Configuration menu. To return to using the internal viewer, specify INTERNAL or leave the TEXT VIEWER line blank. Please note that the internal file viewer tries to load the file into memory - if you are viewing files over 140K in size, it is recommended that you use an external viewer. Please note that only the file you are highlighting when you press ENTER will be viewed (and the files it contains, if it is archived) - tagged files are only used when executing DOS commands with the CTRL-X key (see below). Executing Commands: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 1) CTRL-X - executing special DOS commands on an archived file 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 You have the option to execute a DOS command from within the program in a number of places by pressing CTRL-X. When you do, you'll be presented with the following screen: �袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � EXECUTE COMMAND (up to 130 characters): � �COPY C:\001A\42BOOT.ZIP � � � � 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Pressing CTRL-END clears to the end of the line � � � � Pressing ESC exits without executing command � � � � Pressing ENTER accepts and executes the command � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � � ^ Indicates "Next command" (Divides multiple commands) � � -> Indicates "Change to this directory before executing command" � � %TAG Indicates execute command for all tagged files � � � 훤袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴暠 You can alter the command (between the symbols  and ) however you wish. Press ENTER, and the program will shell out to DOS and execute it. The default command is the one you specified in the Configuration screen, followed by the last path and file name referenced, unless you have tagged files, in which case the file name is replaced by %TAG. Tagging notes: Before calling the command screen, you may select (tag) files using the SPACE BAR. F10 will clear all tags. When entering commands, put %TAG where you would normally put the file path and file name. When the command is executed, the program will execute your command once for each tagged file, replacing the %TAG with the file path and name. I.E. Below shows the results of pressing SPACE on INSTRUCT.ZIP and INSTRUC3.ZIP. The � symbol shows that the file is tagged. INSTRUCT.ZIP� 64234 01/01/93 Instructions for using this CD-ROM. INSTRUC2.ZIP 141434 01/01/93 Instructions for getting more CDs from us. INSTRUC3.ZIP� 25234 01/01/93 Advanced info for using this CD-ROM. CTRL-X is pressed, and the following is entered: COPY %TAG \TEMP The two tagged files are then copied into the \TEMP directory. 2) CTRL-C and CTRL-Z Copying and Unzipping files to the default directory 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CTRL-C and CTRL-Z are also available. You are still presented with a default command, but CTRL-C will always begin with COPY instead of your default command, and CTRL-Z will begin with PKZIP instead of your default command. In addition, the default target directory you specified within Configuration will be appended to the end, following a "->". This way, you can copy, or even unzip the chosen file into a selected directory within a minimum of keystrokes. Exporting File Listings: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Using the Create File Listing option (also know as Create Listing of Files in a Directory) allows you to generate a formatted DOS file or printout of the list of files in a directory. As an aid to BBS Sysops, a variety of output formats can also be generated for use by various BBS programs. All FILES.BBS file listings that are created using the "Create/Print File Listings" option will use one-line descriptions, unless a "~", "|" is contained within the format name or one of the proprietary formats (described below - see "Format Conventions") is used. Format Conventions: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If the format title contains a "~" character, it indicates that the format is multi-line. The "~" should be followed by the number of lines of description allowed per file. I.E.: MAXFMT~2 will output 2 line descriptions for each file. If the format title contains a "|" character, it indicates that the description should be preceded by a "|". Note that the description is still placed at the position indicated in the format configuration. The "|" is placed two spaces before the description. If both "|" and "~" are in the format title, the "|" is always placed before the 2nd and following lines, but only before the 1st line if the "|" precedes the "~". I.E.: Taking the format "WILD" and simply changing the format name has the following results: If WILD outputs: FILENAME.ZIP 91810 01-01-93 Description then WILD| outputs: FILENAME.ZIP 91810 01-01-93| Description and WILD|~2 outputs: FILENAME.ZIP 91810 01-01-93| Description | Description Line 2 and WILD~2| outputs: FILENAME.ZIP 91810 01-01-93 Description | Description Line 2 and WILD~2 outputs: FILENAME.ZIP 91810 01-01-93 Description Description Line 2 Also note that if there are not two spaces between the description and the previous field, and "|" is used, the previous field will be over-written. Special Case (Proprietary Formats): 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 If either the "PCBOARD" or "WILDCAT_2" file listing formats have been specified, special logic comes in to play to ensure the resulting FILES.BBS looks more like the proprietary formats used by these boards. I.E.: PCBOARD ARJ230.EXE 200363 02-07-92 This is what you'll use to extract files | that end in the ARJ extension. Its self- | extracting, so just type in ARJ230, and | then use the ARJ.EXE that comes out to | extract other files! WILDCAT_2 ARJ230.EXE 200,363 02/07/92 | This is what you'll use to extract files DwnLds: 3 DL Time 00:17:23 | that end in the ARJ extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 This software is based on CD-ROM PRO Version 2.0 and above.