旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � OnLine, Version 2.3 쳐� �(c) 1992-1994 � Brown Business Software� � � Philip K. Brown, Programmer � � 읕쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� How This All Began: A few years ago, I was working on my SPITFIRE BBS at work and I wanted a way for my users to browse the file listings offline. I decided to write a program to allow them to search filenames and descriptions or both.. just like this one.. David Martin of CMS Software contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in writing a File Retrieval System to be included on his CD's and that is how this program started. This program is being used on other Cd's being published today. Features: o Supports multi-line file descriptions (5 lines) (using SF 3.4's structure) o .GIF file viewing -- Coming Soon -- o .ZIP File uncompression using PKUNZIP Version 2.04g o Copy individual files with progress bar! o View individual .ZIP files (DOS MORE No Longer Required!) o View individual compressed .EXE files (DOS MORE No Longer Required!) o View text files within .ZIP's! (only 1 layer deep) o View individual .GIF and .BMP files (in some releases) o File Tagging (copying, viewing, unzipping) o Make directories on the fly when copying, unzipping files o When searching/loading, display percent completed o F2 displays Program/Programmer Information o ALT-M - Memory available at the time o ALT-J - Jump To DOS! o Run in COLOR or MONOCHROME o View COMPLETE listing o View INDIVIDUAL File Areas o Search filenames (3 levels) o Search descriptions (3 levels) o Search filenames and descriptions (3 levels) o Easy to use installation procedure o Many More.... Special Thanks: A person who really needs to be acknowledged is my wife, April who has stood by me while writing/updating this program and hearing my 'Just a little longer..' when I have a brainstorm. I would like to thank my Dad, Don Brown for his help in general and starting a Computer Consulting Company. This program is written using Clipper, a dBASE Compiler. Many thanks to Doug Stevens and Larry Taylor, two instructors who taught dbase II and Advanced dBASE III+. dBASE Compiler: Clipper, Summer Of '87 Copyright, Trademark and Service Mark Notices CLIPPER is a Copyright (c) 1985-1987 by Nantucket Corporation CLIPPER is a trademark of Nantucket Corporation NANTUCKET is a registered trademark of Nantucket Corporation SPITFIRE is Copyright (c) 1987-1994 by Mike Woltz SPITFIRE is a registered trademark of Buffalo Creek Software. PKZIP is a Copyright (c) 1989-1994 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. SWAP is a Copyright (c) 1988-1991 by Berner & Associates. -= Technical Notes =- If you are running MS-DOS 6.x you will need to add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You can do this with your favorite TEXT editor or MS-DOS's EDIT command. SET CLIPPER=E000; The reason I mention this is because if you run the file retrieval software and it might return a message: Not enough memory and return to the DOS prompt. MS-DOS 5.0 works just fine (and releases below) but MS-DOS 6.x needs that command. (Don't know why) This command tells MS-DOS not to use extended/expanded memory. You ask why? Well, the compiler I am using says that it isn't stable so I won't use it. I just uses your base 640k RAM and if it needs to 'drop to dos' to perform a task, it takes what is memory and swaps it to a swap file on your computer. If you have any questions, you can call The Flaming Star BBS, 24 hrs a day and 7 days a week (except for maintenance and storms) at 812-898-2561. Leave a message to the sysop and we will work with you on any problems you might have. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The File Retrieval Software! ONLINE, Version 2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would like to take this time to see if you would do me a favor? Could you fill out the form below and mail it to the address shown below. We would like to see how many people are using the 'Retrieval Software'. Thank you. Flaming Star Computer Accessories A Division of Brown Business Software c/o Philip K. Brown 28 West Sutliff Drive Terre Haute, Indiana 47802 Your Name:_____________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________ City:__________________________ State:__________ Zipcode:_____________ CD Name:_____________________________________________ If you have any comments on how we can improve this software or anything you would like to say, please feel free. 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