Help Index Select one of the following help topics with or then or double-click with the mouse. Help Help User-defined Menus General Program Use File Manager System Menu Protection System File Menu Databases Edit Utilities Window Help on Help What you are looking at right now is the help system. Most of the help screens have some highlighted items (cross references) on them that lead to another help topic. The and keys highlight cross references on help screens. The key or a mouse double-click jumps to the help screen for the selected cross reference. The cursor keys scroll the screen to view long help topics. The [Index] button jumps to the help index where help topics are arranged for quick selection. The [Previous] button jumps to the last help topic displayed. This backward link is maintained throughout the help session. General Program Use The program consists of three main components: (1) The top line of the screen is the Menu Bar where most program commands are selected, (2) The large center area of the screen is the Desktop where all Program Windows are opened, and (3) The last line of the screen displays the Status Line. Menu Bar The Menu Bar is your primary access to all the program commands. One of the items on the menu bar will be highlighted when the menu bar is active. The highlighed item is the "selected" item. If a command is followed by an arrow, the command leads to another menu, (a pop-up menu). A command without an arrow indicates that the command will be immediately executed when selected. - To choose menu commands using the keyboard: 1. Press to make the menu bar active. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the menu you want to display, then press 3. Use the arrow keys again again to select the desired command from the pop-up menu. You can also use a number of shortcuts (or hot keys) to access the menu bar and choose commands. You can activate a menu bar item by pressing and the highlighted letter of the item. Once the pop-up has appeared, you can press the item's highlighted letter or the shortcut next to it. * To choose menu commands using the mouse: { 1. Click the desired menu item to display the pop-up menu. 2. Click the desired command from the pop-up menu. You can also drag straight from the menu title down to the menu command. Release the mouse button on the desired command. If you change your mind, just drag off the menu and no command will be chosen. (Drag means to hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse). Some menu commands will be disabled when it makes no sense to choose it. These items (shown in dim characters) can still be highlighted to get help. See also: General Program Desktop The Desktop is where a user interaction with the program takes place. Various Program Windows will be opened in this area. Consider the Desktop to be your workspace. See also: General Program Program Windows Most of what you see and do in this program occurs in a window. A window is a screen area that you can move, resize, zoom, tile, overlap, open, and close. Multiple windows can be open at the same time, memory permitting, but only one window can be "active" at any time. The active window is the one you are currently working in. Any command you choose or keystroke you press generally applies only to the active window. The active window has a double-line border around and it is the frontmost (top) window on the desktop if windows overlap. ' When multiple windows are open on the desktop, you can activate a window by clicking anywhere within the window. You can also choose Window List or press to select a window from a list. You can move in succession from window to window by selecting Window Next or by pressing . Some windows are temporary (like message boxes, dialog boxes that request user input, or this help system window). These windows must be closed before other windows on the desktop can be accessed. If the mouse seems to be unable to select the program Menu Bar or if other windows on the desktop cannot be selected, then the active window is probably a temporary window. Temporary windows usually have Push Buttons on them. k There are several types of windows in this program, but most of them have the following things in common: Y o A title o A close o A resize corner o A o Scroll Other items that might appear in a window include: } o Input Fields o Memo Fields o Push Buttons o List Boxes o Radio Buttons o Check Boxes o History Lists See also: General Program Window Title Bar The title bar is the top frame line of the window. The title bar contains the name of the window. You can drag the title bar with the mouse to move the window around on the desktop. You can also choose Window Size/Move or press to move a window. See also: Program Windows Window Close Box The close box is the small square in the upper left corner of the window's frame. You can click on this box with the mouse to close the window (or choose Window Close or press ). See also: Program Windows Window Resize Corner The resize corner appears in the lower right corner of the window as a single-line border. Resize corners only appear on some of the program windows. You drag the resize corner to make the window larger or smaller (or choose Window Size/Move or press ). See also: Program Windows Window Zoom Box The zoom box (text editor windows only) appears in the upper right corner of the window's frame. If the zoom icon is an up arrow, you can click the arrow to enlarge the window to the largest possible size. If the zoom icon is a double-headed arrow, the window is already at the largest possible size. In that case, clicking the zoom icon returns the window to its previous size. You may also choose Window Zoom or press to zoom a window. See also: Program Windows Scroll Bars Scroll bars are horizontal or vertical bars that are used by a mouse to move around in a window. Each end of the scroll bar has an arrow. Click on the arrow to scroll the associated view one line. Keep the mouse button pressed to scroll continuously. If the associated view spans more than one screenful, there will be a small box on the scrollbar indicating the current position in the list. Click on either side of this position box to page the associated view. Finally, you may drag the position box to quickly move to a relative position in the associated view. See also: Program Windows Field Editing Fields are areas on the screen where the program is asking for input. The following commands are used to edit data within a field. Note that some of these commands do not work with formatted fields such as dates and times. If the edited screen is part of a database, the commands marked with a '*' are also available. C Character left Character right Beginning of line End of line Insert mode on/off Delete character left Delete character at cursor Blank field or Auto Fill (Lookup) Next Field or Previous Field *Save/Done with edit *Previous Record *Next Record If more than one type of input area appears in the window, press or to move to the next area. Press to move to the previous area. See also: Program Windows Memo Editing A memo field is a mini text editor window. The following commands are used to edit text in memo fields: ! Cursor Movement --------------------------------------- Character left Character right Word left Word right Line up Line down Page up Page down Beginning of line End of line Top of window Bottom of window Beginning of text End of text General Editing ----------------------------------------- Insert mode on/off Delete character left Delete character at cursor Delete word right Delete line New line Block Commands -------------- A block of text is any amount of text, from a single character to an entire file, that is marked with special hidden block markers. There can be only one marked block of text in the text editor at a time. A block is marked by placing the cursor at the desired starting location and then using any of the standard cursor movement commands in combination with the key to mark the block (text will become highlighted as it is marked). The mouse may also be used to mark text by placing the mouse cursor at the desired starting location and holding the left button down while dragging the mouse over the text to mark. The mouse may be moved beyond the edge of the Text Editor window to scroll the screen while marking. X After the text is marked, any of the following commands may be performed on the block: Copy to clipboard & delete Copy to clipboard Paste from clipboard Delete block If more than one type of input area appears in the window, press or to move to the next area. Press to move to the previous area. See also: Program Windows Push Buttons Push Buttons are rectangular shaded areas in windows that have the appearance of a button. Push Buttons generally appear in temporary windows where access to the program menu bar is not allowed. Push on a button with the mouse or press the highlighted letter (if there is one) to perform the indicated action. A common button is the [OK] button, which is equivalent to the key. Another common button is the [Cancel] button which is equivalent to the key. See also: Program Windows List Boxes List Boxes let you scroll through and select a variety of types of items from lists throughout the program. Lists generally have scroll bars. All the usual arrow keys and mouse functions are used to examine lists. The key or mouse double-click selects an item from a list. If more than one type of input area appears in the window, press or to move to the next area. Press to move to the previous area. See also: Program Windows Radio Buttons Radio buttons are special lists that present choices that are mutually excluse, i.e., only one item can be selected at a time. One item in the Radio Button list will be marked with a (o) mark. To choose a radio button click on it or its text. From the keyboard, select the highlighted letter (if there is one) or use the arrow keys to choose an item. If more than one type of input area appears in the window, press or to move to the next area. Press to move to the previous area. See also: Program Windows Check Boxes Check Boxes are special lists that present multiple options. Any number of items in a Check Box can be selected (marked with a [X]). To check a box, click on it or its text. From the keyboard, press the the highlighted letter (if there is one) or use the arrow keys to choose an item and press to toggle the check mark. If more than one type of input area appears in the window, press or to move to the next area. Press to move to the previous area. See also: Program Windows History Lists History Lists record previous entries in an input field (areas in which you enter text). An input field has a history list if there is a down-arrow symbol just to the right of the field. Press down-arrow or click on the history icon to activate a history list. Highlight the desired item and press or double-click the mouse to select an item from the list and place it into the input field. The history list will display any text you typed in the input field the last few times you used the input field. See also: Program Windows Field Editing Status Line The Status Line appears at the bottom line of the screen. The Status Line provides many useful functions: o It reminds you of the Help and Menu hotkeys. o It lets you click on these hotkeys instead of using the keyboard. o It tells you what the program is doing. o It offers one-line hints on the selected menu item or active window. See also: General Program (System) Menu (Alt+Spacebar) The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the symbol. = The following commands are available under the System menu: About/Order - View copyright or print order Calculator - Open calculator window Calendar - Open calendar window DOS Shell - Open DOS Shell window System Info - View system information About/Order (Alt+A) The About/Order command displays copyright and program version information. An order form may be printed from the About dialog. About/Order The About window displays a detailed copyright notice for the program. Select the [Print] button to print an order form. Unregistered copies of the program will automatically display the About window for 3 seconds every 10th execution of the program. Calculator (Alt+C) When you choose the Calculator command, a four-function calculator is opened on the desktop. Calculator The calculator is a simple four-function calculator with add, subtract, multiply, and divide. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. See also: Save Button { Recall Button Mode Button Clrall Button clrEnt Button eXport Button Save Button Saves the current result in calculator memory. The current memory value is displayed in the top output line of the calculator. Recall Button Places the calculator memory into current entry. Mode Button Changes between decimal and hexadecimal calculator mode. The current calculation mode is displayed on the divider line in the output display as either "Dec" for decimal or "Hex" for hexadecimal. Clrall Button Clears the calculator entry window, but not memory. clrEnt Button Clears the current calculator entry. Export Button Exports the current calculator result into the next lower window. Calendar (Alt+L) When you choose the Calendar command a calendar window is opened which displays the current month. The calendar also allows you to view other months. The calendar also offers an Appointment Book and a Todo List. Calendar The calendar displays the current month, with the current day highlighted. The cursor keys or the mouse is used to move the highlight to other days. The top area of the calendar displays the date. f Four small arrow buttons appear in the top area of the calendar. Mouse clicks on the two left buttons change the date by one month, forward or backward. Mouse clicks on the two right buttons change the date by one year, forward or backward. The keys change the date by one month and the keys change the date by one year. { Pressing or double-clicking on the current day or pressing accesses the Appointment Book for the current day. Appointment Book The Appointment Book provides space to record appointments for any day of the year. A small memo field (500 characters) is also provided for notes. saves the current appointment book data and returns to the calendar. prints the current appointment book day. To select a different day, return to the calendar and select a new day. Move from field to field in the Appointment Book by pressing or . ; Note: The key must be used to exit the Notes field. " See also: Memo Editing Commands Field Editing Todo List The Todo List is a 16K editor accessible only through the calendar. Use the Todo List to save reminders or other information of interest. The [OK (F2)] button saves the Todo List and returns to the calendar. The [Open (F3)] button lets you select other Todo Lists or enter the name of a new Todo List. The [Save As (F4)] button saves the current Todo List with a new name. The [Print (F9)] button prints the Todo List. " See also: Memo Editing Commands DOS Shell (Alt+D) With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. DOS Shell The DOS Shell provides access to the DOS command line without exiting the program. When DOS Shell is selected, a window appears with an input line used to enter DOS commands. Any DOS command may be entered in the input line with the following exceptions: I o DO NOT execute terminate and stay resident programs (TSR's). o Available memory is substantially lower than if at the real DOS command line, so only execute small programs or DOS commands. The input line contains a history list that is selected with the key or by clicking on the history icon (at the end of the input line). The history list records prior commands. After a command is entered, will execute the command. After the command has finished, press any key to return to the program. Alternately, may be used to temporarily shell to DOS. To return to the program from shell mode, type EXIT at the DOS prompt. See also: History Lists Field Editing System Info (Alt+S) The System Info screen displays a variety of information about the computer including disk space, memory, and protection system information. System Info The System Info window displays disk space, memory, and protection system statistics. Disk space information for each disk drive is selected by pressing the letter associated with the desired drive. See also: Protection/Logging < Utilities Environment Program Windows Window (Alt+W) The Window menu provides access to commands used to manipulate program windows. The following commands are available: @ Note: some of these commands may be disabled for some windows. / Close - Close the window Size/Move - Resize/move the window Zoom - Zoom window to full size Next - Make next window active Cascade - Arrange windows cascaded Tile - Arrange windows tiled Erase All - Close all windows List - List active windows Window Close (Esc) The Close command closes the currently active window. The key serves the same purpose, as does a mouse click on the close icon of the active window. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Size/Move (Alt+F4) The Size/Move command changes the size or position of the active window. The arrow keys move the window to a new location, and accepts the new position. The mouse can be used to drag the top line of the window to a new position. All program windows can be moved. resize the window and accepts the new size. The mouse can be used to drag the lower right corner of the window to the desired size. Only windows that have a single line lower right corner (like the text editor and user-defined menus) can be resized. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Zoom (Alt+F5) Zoom resizes the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, selecting Zoom will restore the window to the original size. Double-clicking the mouse anywhere in the title line or the Zoom icon (arrow in upper right corner) will also zoom/unzoom the window. Only a few of the program windows are zoomable (like the text editor). See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Next (Alt+F6) Next makes the next window active which makes it the topmost open window. Use Next to cycle through windows if more than one window is open on the desktop. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Cascade (Alt+F7) Cascade stacks all open windows. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Tile (Alt+F8) Tile attempts to arrange all open windows to be visible on the screen. Due to size limitations on many types windows, the tile command may overlap windows. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window Erase All (Alt+F9) Erase All removes all open windows from the desktop. Some windows may request save confirmation before closing. If the Force User Menus option is enabled in Utilities Environment, then the default user menu will be opened after all windows are closed. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Window List (Alt+0) The List command opens a window which lists all of the open windows on the desktop. From this window, select or delete any of the windows. See also: Window List 2 Window Program Windows Window List (Alt+0) The List command opens a window which lists all of the open windows on the desktop. From this window, select or delete any of the windows. The titles of all open windows are shown in a scrollable list. Position the highlight bar on the desired window, then press or double-click with the mouse to make that window active. Select the [Delete] button to remove the window from the desktop. See also: Window Menu Program Windows Clock The clock displays the current date and time. The clock may be selected like other pull-down menu items to change the system date and time. ) See also: Setting System Date/Time Clock Set The Clock Set window is used to set the system date and time. Select the [OK (F2)] button to set the system clock. Select the [Cancel] button or press to quit without changing the date and time. Press or to move from field to field. Avoid changing the system clock if Time Logging is enabled in Utilities Environment. See also: Field Editing File Exit (Alt+X) Exit leaves the program and returns to DOS. If any modified windows are open, the program prompts for save confirmation. If the Logons Enabled option is set in Utilities Environment and the current user is not allowed access to DOS, then the program will log the current user off the system, clear the desktop, and request a new User ID. See also: Protection/Logging Edit (Alt+E) The Edit menu item is a dynamic menu. The contents of the Edit menu will change depending on the currently active window. The following Edit menus are available for different windows: Edit-Data - database commands Edit-File - file list commands Edit-Tree - directory tree commands Edit-Menu - user menu commands Edit-Text - text editor commands Edit-Hex - hex editor commands Edit-Disk - disk editor commands File (Alt+F) The File Menu contains the major program applications: 0 Menu Manager - user-defined menus Tree/File - directory and file management Generic Database - general use database Project Database - projects database Timelog Database - time logging database User Database - user database Exit/Logoff - leave the program User ID Enter your User ID in the space provided then press . The User ID must be available from the User Database. If you can't remember your User ID, you must see the system administrator. If you are the system administrator and you can't remember your User ID, you must reinstall the program to gain access. See also: Field Editing Protection/Logging Password Enter the appropriate password in the space provided and press . The password must be the one associated with your User ID from the User Database. If you can't remember your password, you must see the system administrator. If you are the system administrator and you can't remember your password, you must reinstall the program to gain access. See also: Field Editing Protection/Logging Project ID Enter the Project ID associated with the program that is about to run and press . The Project ID must be available from the Project Database. The time spent in that program will then be logged to the Timelog Database. Leave the Project ID blank if no project should be associated with the program to be run. See also: Field Editing Protection/Logging File Menu Manager (Alt+M) The Menu Manager is used to create user-defined menus and to run programs. Each menu may contain up to 30 entries. Each entry can either run a program or open another menu. With this unique linking of menus, the menu manager can contain an unlimited number of menus. See also: User Menus Edit-Menu Commands User Menus The following topics describe user-defined menus: General Description Adding/Changing Items Special Commands Execute Executing Batch Files Selecting Window Linking Menus Together Rearranging Items Changing Title Resizing Running Programs See also: Program Windows User Menus General Description User-defined menus are used to run programs or DOS commands. Each user menu window has space for 30 entries. Each of these entries can either run a program or open another user menu window. The entire user menu is stored in a file with a .MNU extension. The bottom of the menu shows the name of the menu file if the Menu Filenames option is set in Utilities Environment. A '*' will also appear in the lower left corner of the menu if it has been modified and not yet saved. See also: User Menus Fake for hint. User Menus Adding/Changing Menu Items To add or change an item, select the position within the menu that the item will occupy. Next, select the Edit-Menu Item command to set the parameters for the highlighted menu item. After the desired parameters are set, the menu should be saved with the Edit-Menu Menu or Edit-Menu As command. See also: User Menus User Menus Executing Batch Files Executing batch (.BAT) files requires special attention. If you are using DOS 3.3 or greater (check with Sys Info), use the CALL command immediately before the batch file name in the Command Execute field, e.g. CALL TESTBAT. This technique is used regardless of the Swapping Mode setting. Make sure none of your batch files end with the command used to start this program (as was required in earlier versions of this program). Use the Edit-File|Text Editor command to modify batch files. If your DOS version is 3.2 or less then you must pay attention to the Swapping Mode setting. If Swapping Mode is enabled, make sure none of your batch files end with the command used to start this program (as was required in earlier versions of this program) unless the NOSWAP command is used. If Swapping Mode is disabled, batch files MUST end with the command used to start this program. Use the Edit-File|Text Editor command to modify batch files. z Read the documentation regarding "Executing Batch Files" to make sure the correct modifications are made to batch files. In many cases, the entire contents of the batch file can be entered directly in the Command to Execute field and the batch file can be eliminated. See also: User Menus User Menus Selecting a New Menu Window New menu windows are selected in numerous ways. If a user menu item is executed and its Command Execute field contains the OPENMENU command, then the designated menu will be opened. The Edit-Menu Menu command can also be used to directly select another menu. If the selected menu does not yet exist, it is created automatically. The Edit-Menu First Menu command opens the default menu (set in Utilities Environment) and the Edit-Menu Menu command opens the last menu that was open. See also: User Menus User Menus Linking Menus Together Multiple user-defined menus can be linked together in a chain to create an unlimited number of menu choices. To create a link from one menu item to another menu, use the OPENMENU, FIRSTMENU, or LASTMENU command in the Command Execute field of the Edit Item dialog. See also: User Menus User Menus Rearranging Menu Items User menu items may be rearranged using a hidden "clipboard". The clipboard can hold one menu item. The Edit-Menu Item and Edit-Menu Paste Item commands store and retreive items to/from the clipboard. The clipboard is available even after switching to a different menu, allowing items to be clipped from one menu and pasted to another. See also: User Menus A Edit-Menu Edit-Menu Paste User Menus Changing the Menu Title Change the menu title (on top line of menu window frame) by selecting the Edit-Menu Title Change command. See also: User Menus User Menus Resizing the Menu The Window Size/Move command can be used to change the width of user-defined menu windows. One, two, or three columns of user menu items will be shown, depending on the selected width. The menu may also be resized by dragging the lower right corner of the window. Resizing the window counts as a modification of the menu, so the menu should be saved after resizing. See also: User Menus User Menus Running Programs User menu items are selected in one of three ways: (1) The highlight bar may be moved with the arrow keys until the desired item is highlighted, then the key selects the highlighted item, (2) Most menu items contain one character that shows in a bright color. This letter may be pressed to directly select the menu item, or (3) The desired menu item may also be selected by double-clicking with a mouse. 8 Note: This program must run in the supplied batch file loop before programs will properly run from the user-defined menus. Read the documentation regarding "Starting the Program" if the user-defined menus don't appear to work correctly. Also, make sure you read about Executing Batch Files and Swapping Mode. See also: User Menus Edit-Menu (Alt+E) The Edit-Menu menu contains commands used to manipulate and select user-defined menus. Open Menu - Opens a new menu Save Menu - Saves the current menu Save As - Saves the menu with a new name First Menu - Opens the default menu Last Menu - Opens the previous menu Cut Item - Removes a menu item to clipboard Edit Item - Opens Edit Item dialog Paste Item - Inserts clipboard to position Title Change - Changes the menu title Edit-Menu Open Menu (F3) The Open Menu command opens a user-defined menu. A list of files ending with .MNU is presented for selection. Select an existing menu file or type the name of a new menu to create. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Save Menu (F2) The Save Menu command stores the current user menu to disk. If the menu has not been named, a dialog will prompt for a file name for the menu. All user-defined menu files end with the .MNU extension. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Save As (F4) The Save As command stores the current user menu to disk after prompting for a new filename. If the selected file already exists, the program will ask for replace confirmation. All user-defined menu files end with the .MNU extension. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu First Menu (Ctrl+F) The First Menu command opens the first defined menu. If Logons are enabled in Utilities Environment then the first defined menu is from the User Database, otherwise the first defined menu is the User Menu in Utilities Environment. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Last Menu (Ctrl+L) The Last Menu command selects the previously open menu if any. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Cut Item (Shift+Del) The Cut Item command removes the highlighted menu entry from the current user menu and places that entry on a clipboard. The clipboard can hold one menu entry at a time. The contents of the clipboard can be inserted to a new location in the menu with the Edit-Menu Paste Item command. The Cut/Paste combination can be used to move menu entries to a different user menu by cutting an item, opening a new menu, and then pasting the item. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Paste Item (Shift+Ins) The Paste Item command copies the current contents of the menu clipboard to the currently highlighted menu entry. The clipboard is not erased after pasting. The clipboard gets its contents from the Edit-Menu Item command. See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Edit Item (Ctrl+E) The Edit Item command opens a dialog box from which information related to the highlighted menu entry may be edited. The and keys move from field to field. The Edit Item dialog box contains the following fields: < Entry Title - Title for item Password - Password for item Command Execute - Program to run Status Hint - Hint for status line Path From - Where to run program Path Selection Tree - Directory tree Executable List - .COM, .EXE, .BAT list See also: Edit-Menu User Menus Entry Title Entry Title is a title for the menu item that will appear on the user menu. The first capital letter or number in the title will appear in bright color and is used as the shortcut key for the entry. See also: Edit-Menu Item / User Menus Field Editing Password If passwords are enabled in Utilities Environment, then the user will be prompted for this password when the menu entry is selected. See also: Edit-Menu Item M User Menus Field Editing Protection/Logging Command to Execute Command to Execute is the command(s) that will be executed when the menu entry is selected. Several commands can be included by separating them with the vertical line '|' character. Normally, the command to execute is name of a program (.COM or .EXE) file. Several special built-in commands may be used in the Command to Execute line. See Special Commands Execute for details. Also, make sure you read about Executing Batch Files and Swapping Mode. See also: Edit-Menu Item H User Menus Swapping Field Editing Special Commands to Execute Following are special commands that may also be used in the Command Execute field: V OPENMENU "filename" - Opens a new menu FIRSTMENU - Opens the default menu LASTMENU - Opens the previous menu ASK - Asks for parameters PAUSE - Pauses after execution STOP - Stops in DOS after execution NOSWAP - Suspends swapping mode See also: User Menus OPENMENU "filename" The OPENMENU "filename" command is equivalent to Edit-Menu Menu. The "filename" parameter must name a menu file and the file name must be enclosed in double quotes. The menu file extension 'MNU' is automatically appended to the file name. If the named menu file does not exist, a new blank user menu will be opened. Example: OPENMENU "UTILITY" See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus FIRSTMENU The FIRSTMENU command is equivalent to Edit-Menu First Menu. FIRSTMENU can be used to make a menu entry that will jump to the first defined menu for a user. See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus LASTMENU The LASTMENU command is equivalent to Edit-Menu Menu. LASTMENU can be used to make a menu entry that will jump to the menu that called the current menu. See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus ASK The ASK command prompts for user input before running the Command Execute. ASK can be used to prompt for parameters for programs that have command line options or for input for batch file parameters. DO NOT use the | character before ASK. Example: TESTBAT ASK See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus PAUSE The PAUSE command pauses after running the Command Execute until the user presses a key. See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus Example: DIR|PAUSE STOP The STOP command stops in DOS and does not return to the menu program. See also: Edit-Menu Item [ Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus Example: TESTPROG|STOP NOSWAP The NOSWAP command temporarily suspends swapping mode for execution of this menu item and reverts to the normal batch file loop execution mode. The NOSWAP option should be used when executing any programs that perform low level disk alterations since this program's swap file remains open during execution of the menu item. NOSWAP is also useful if running a program that requires EMS memory and there is insufficient EMS memory to run the program (swapping mode utilizes EMS memory if it is available and the Use Memory option is enabled). See Executing Batch Files for special batch file requirements. Example: TESTBAT|NOSWAP See also: Edit-Menu Item t Command Execute Special Commands Execute User Menus Swapping Status Line Hint The text entered for the status line hint will appear on the status line (last line of the screen) whenever this menu item is highlighted. See also: Edit-Menu Item / User Menus Field Editing Path to Run From Path to Run From is the location on the hard disk from which the Command to Execute will be executed. To select the path from the tree, use the key to select the tree box, then highlight the desired path and press or double-click with the mouse. Press to leave the tree without changing the Path to Run From. If the tree does not show all directories, select the [Build Tree] button to rebuild the tree. Also, make sure all drives are set correctly in Utilities Environment. See also: Path Selection Tree U Executable Edit-Menu User Menus Path Selection Tree Use the cursor keys to select the desired path, then press the key to insert the highlighted path into the Path From field. Press to leave the tree without changing the Path to Run From. The Executable List displays .COM, .EXE, and .BAT files from the highlighted path. If the tree does not show all directories, select the [Build Tree] button to rebuild the tree. Also, make sure all drives are set correctly in Utilities Environment. See also: Edit-Menu Item User Menus Executable File List The Executable File List displays .COM, .EXE, and .BAT files from the highlighted path on the Path Selection Tree. Files shown are the possible choices for the Command Execute field. Press to place the highlighted file name into the Command to Execute. Press to leave the file list without changing the Command to Execute. See also: Edit-Menu Item User Menus Build Tree (F3) The [Build Tree] button rebuilds the menu tree. See also: Path From T Path Selection Edit-Menu User Menus Edit-Menu Title Change (Ctrl+T) The Title Change command changes the title of the current user menu. The title appears on the top frame line of the menu. The title is set to "New Menu" by default. The program will prompt for a new title. See also: Edit-Menu / User Menus Field Editing File Tree/File (Alt+T) The File Manager window provides a comprehensive set of functions for file manipulation. The File Manager window contains a directory tree and one or two file lists from which files and directories are managed. See also: Tree/File Manager < Edit-File Commands Edit-Tree Commands Tree/File Manager Note: Although not shown specifically, file and tree command hotkeys are the single characters associated with the commands found in the program's Edit pulldown menu, i.e. "C" for Copy File, "B" for Build Tree, etc... a IMPORTANT: Always select Origin and Target directories before using File commands! If a floppy disk is changed, remember to reset the Origin and Target to re-log the disk or the file display will be incorrect. If the tree does not show correct drives/directories, check the settings in Utilities Environment or use the Edit-Tree Build Tree command. 8 The following topics describe the File Manager window: ` General Description Origin/Target Concept Block Commands File Commands Tree Commands See also: Program Windows General Description The File Manager window provides a comprehensive set of functions for file manipulation. The File Manager window contains a directory tree and one or two file lists from which files and directories are managed. The program's Edit menu will show Edit-File or Edit-Tree depending on the active subwindow of the File Manager window. Move between the subwindows with the left and right arrow keys or with the key. The bottom portion of the File Manager displays the origin and target directores, a count of files and their total size for each file list, and a count of tagged files and their total size. See also: Tree/File Manager Origin/Target Concept The File and Tree commands work in concert. The upper or leftmost file list always displays the files from the directory marked on the tree with an "O" denoting the Origin. To select an Origin, move the highlight bar on the tree to the desired directory and press , double-click the left mouse button, or select the Edit-Tree Origin command. 7 The tree also marks a directory with a "T" denoting the Target. The Target is where files will go as a result of file commands such as Copy or Move. To select a Target, move the highlight bar on the tree to the desired directory and double-click the right mouse button or select the Edit-Tree Target command. If the tree does not show correct drives/directories, check the settings in Utilities Environment or use the Edit-Tree Build Tree command. See also: Tree/File Manager Block Commands A powerful feature of the File Manager is the ability to perform file commands on groups of files called blocks. Blocks are created by tagging files in the file list. Tagged files are marked with a check mark on the left side of the list. After desired files are tagged, a single block command can be selected to manipulate the entire block of files. See also: Tree/File Manager Edit-File Block Edit-Tree (Alt+E) Note: Although not shown specifically, tree command hotkeys are the single characters associated with the commands found in the program's Edit-Tree pulldown menu, i.e. "B" for Build Tree, etc... @ The following commands are available for directory management: Add Floppy - Add floppy directories to tree Build Tree - Rebuild tree from disk Delete Dir - Delete an empty directory Edit Disk - Edit disk in hexadecimal mode File List - Goto the file list Goto Dir - Quit to DOS in selected directory Hide Dir - Hide/unhide a directory Make Dir - Make a new directory Origin - Set the origin directory Print - Print tree and file names Rename Dir - Rename a directory Swap O/T - Switch origin and target Target - Set the target directory Undelete - Undelete files and directories Verify Disk - Verify condition of disk See also: Edit-Tree Tree/File Manager Edit-Tree Add Floppy Add Floppy scans the selected floppy disk for subdirectories and adds them to the tree. If a floppy disk is not present in the drive or if the disk contains no subdirectories, only the drive letter will be shown on the tree. By default, the directory tree does not include floppy disk subdirectories. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Build Tree The File Manager stores the directory tree in a disk file for quick loading. If a directory is added or removed outside of the program (as is common when other software is installed), the File Manager will not be aware of this activity. The Build Tree command rereads the directories from the hard disk to update the File Manager's tree. Use this command whenever the tree does not look correct or if any software has been installed. Build Tree relies on drive settings found in Utilities Environment to correctly build the tree. If the tree does not include all drives and directories, check these settings. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Delete Dir Delete Dir deletes the currently highlighted directory. Only directories that are completely empty (no files or child directories) may be deleted. The program directory also cannot be deleted. If the directory is appears to be empty and still cannot be deleted, check the Edit-File Filter command to make sure the file filter is allowing all files to be displayed. The current file filter is shown at the end of the Origin path in the lower portion of the File Manager window. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Edit Disk The Edit Disk command invokes a disk editor window to allow editing of data on the selected disk. The disk editor does not edit files like a text editor, but rather deals with the actual data stored on the disk. The disk editor is capable of altering system areas of the disk as well as data areas, so caution should be used. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Disk Edit-Tree File List (right-arrow) The File List command moves to the File commands (same as right-arrow). The Origin directory will be moved into view on the directory tree if it is not already in view and the Edit-Tree program menu will change to Edit-File. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Goto Dir Goto Dir immediately exits the program and moves to the highlighted directory. If this command does not appear to work correctly, make sure the program was started with the supplied batch file and read the documentation regarding "Starting the Program." See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Hide Dir Hide Dir toggles the hidden file attribute of the currently highlighted directory. If hiding, the directory name is masked with asterisks to show that it is hidden. The File Manager can find these hidden directories, but they are invisible to the DOS DIR command. If the directory is already hidden, then the Hide Dir command unhides it. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Make Dir Make Dir creates a new subdirectory as a child of the currently highlighted directory. The program prompts for a new directory name which is in the same format as file names. The new directory is inserted in the tree at the correct sorted position. See also: Edit-Tree Field Editing Edit-Tree Origin Origin selects the currently highlighted directory as the Origin for File commands. The key or a double-click of the left mouse button will also select the Origin directory. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Print Print offers several options to print the directory tree and file names within subdirectories. Following are the Print options: Directory Only - Prints the tree only Expanded List - Prints the tree and long file list File Names Only - Prints the tree and short file list See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Print Directory Tree Only Prints the directory tree. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Print Edit-Tree Print Expanded File List Prints the directory tree with an expanded list of files contained in each directory. The file list includes file name, size, date, and time. A summary of file counts and sizes is printed after each subdirectory and at the end of the printout. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Print Edit-Tree Print File Names Only Prints the directory tree with a short list of files contained in each directory. The file list includes only file names. A summary of file counts and sizes is printed after each subdirectory and at the end of the printout. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Print Edit-Tree Rename Dir Rename Dir changes the name of the currently hilighted directory. The program prompts for a new directory name which cannot duplicate an existing name. The program directory cannot be renamed. See also: Edit-Tree Field Editing Edit-Tree Swap O/T Swap O/T exchanges the current Origin and Target directory marks and rereads the Origin and Target file lists. No files are actually moved on the disk, only the display is changed. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Target Target selects the currently highlighted directory as the Target for File commands. If the second file window has been opened using the Edit-File Window Split command, then the files from the Target directory will be shown in the lower or rightmost file display. The Target can also be set by double-clicking the right mouse button. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Undelete Undelete provides the remarkable capability of retrieving files and directories that have been deleted. When the File Manager (or DOS) deletes files or subdirectories, the actual disk data is not removed; the file name is just marked as deleted and its space is marked as available. ? When Undelete is selected, the File Manager uses special techniques to peek at the disk to find those files in the Origin directory that are marked as deleted. The deleted files are shown in a list with the first letter of each file marked with a "?" (because DOS uses the first character to mark a file as deleted). A check mark next to a file indicates that the file MIGHT be fully recoverable (i.e., the File Manager's best guess at where the file's data should be indicates the data is still available). Files without the check mark have been partially or completely overwritten. To undelete a file or subdirectory, move the highlight bar to the selected name and press "U" or click on the [Undelete] button. The program will prompt for the original first letter of the file or directory name. The program will then attempt to undelete the file or directory. The Verify option causes the program to show each cluster of data and ask for verification. This option is useful in recovering partially overwritten files. As with any file recovery program, this program must make some assumptions during file recovery, therefore: any file or subdirectory that is undeleted should be checked after recovery using the Edit-File File command or another method. Undelete makes changes to the system areas of a disk and has not been checked on all brands of computers and hard disks, so careful testing should be used when first using Undelete. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-Tree Verify Disk Verify Disk attempts to read all sectors of the selected disk to determine whether there are any bad (unreadable) sectors that are not marked bad. If Verify Disk finds a bad sector that contains data, the program displays the owner (file name) of the data and asks whether to attempt to relocate the data. If a bad sector is found that does not contain data, the program asks if the sector should be marked bad. If data is relocated, it is quite likely that the relocated data will not be complete and the owner file will not be completely usable. Be sure to examine any relocated file's data after Verify Disk is used. If Verify Disk relocates data or marks sectors bad, changes are made to the system areas of the disk. For safety reasons, the computer will be rebooted after data relocation to make sure the disk is not damaged. Verify Disk's data relocation has not been tested on all brands of computers and hard disks, so careful testing should be used when first using Verify Disk if data relocation is requested. See also: Edit-Tree Edit-File (Alt+E) Note: Although not shown specifically, file command hotkeys are the single characters associated with the commands found in the program's Edit-File pulldown menu, i.e. "C" for Copy, etc... ; The following commands are available for file management: 7 Attribute - Set file attributes Block - Perform block commands Copy File - Copy file to target Delete File - Delete selected file Edit File - Edit in text of hex mode Filter - Restrict file list to filter Gather - Gather files into one list Krunch - Compress/decompress files Locate Text - Locate text in files Move File - Move file to target Newer Copy - Copy if newer than target Print - Print file or file list Rename File - Rename selected file Sort Files - Sort the file list Tree List - Goto the directory tree View File - View selected file Window Split - Select 1 or 2 file list display Execute - Execute selected file (.COM/.EXE) Zero Out - Write zeroes then delete file See also: Tree/File Manager Edit-File Attribute Changes the attributes, date, or time of the currently selected file. Attribute choices include Read-only, Hidden, System, and Archive. A list is presented from which the current attribute settings, date, and file time are viewed or modified. See also: Edit-File 0 Field Editing Check Boxes Edit-File Block Block commands perform an Attribute, Copy, Delete, Move, Newer, Rename, or Zero Out operation on a group of tagged files. Tagged files have a check mark to their left in the file list. After the desired files are tagged, the block operation may be executed by using the pull-down menu to select the desired block command, or by press + the first letter of the desired block command (i.e., for Block Copy). See also: Edit-File Block Edit-File Block Attribute (Ctrl+A) Block Attribute presents a dialog box with a choice of file attributes to set for all files currently tagged. After the desired attribute choices are selected, will proceed to change all tagged files' attributes. See also: Edit-File Q Edit-File Block Edit-File Attribute Check Boxes Edit-File Block Copy Files (Ctrl+C) Block Copy copies all tagged files to the Target directory. See also: Edit-File Q Edit-File Block Edit-File Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Block Delete Files (Ctrl+D) Block Delete deletes all tagged files after the program prompts for delete confirmation. See also: Edit-File 7 Edit-File Block Edit-File Delete Edit-File Block Move Files (Ctrl+M) Block Move moves all tagged files to the Target directory. See also: Edit-File Q Edit-File Block Edit-File Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Block Newer Copy (Ctrl+N) Block Newer Copy copies each tagged file to the Target directory if the Target has an older copy of the file or if the file does not exist in the Target directory. See also: Edit-File R Edit-File Block Edit-File Newer Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Block Rename Files (Ctrl+R) Block Rename renames all tagged files. As each tagged file is encountered, the program will prompt for the desired new name. See also: Edit-File P Edit-File Block Edit-File Rename Field Editing Edit-File Block Zero Out (Ctrl+Z) Block Zero Out writes zeroes to and then deletes each tagged file after the program prompts for delete confirmation. See also: Edit-File 5 Edit-File Block Edit-File Edit-File Block Block Tags There are several methods to tag files for block operations: toggles tag <+> tags all <-> untags all retags prior tagged files tags one and moves up tags one and moves down untags one and moves up untags one and moves down In addition to keyboard tagging, the mouse may also be used for file tagging. Double click on a file to toggle its tagged status. To tag multiple files, hold the left mouse button down until the selected file becomes tagged, then drag the mouse to tag additional files. To untag multiple files, hold the right mouse button down until the selected file becomes untagged, then drag the mouse to untag additional files. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Block Edit-File Block Tag & Up (LShift+Up) Left-shift up-arrow tags one file and moves the cursor up. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Tag & Down (LShift+Down) Left-shift down-arrow tags one file and moves the cursor down. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Untag & Up (RShift+Up) Right-shift up-arrow untags one file and moves the cursor up. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Untag & Down (RShift+Down) Right-shift down-arrow untags one file and moves the cursor down. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Prior Tags (Shift+Ins) After block operations, a tagged file is untagged. If the Prior Tags command is issued after a block command has completed, then the files that were tagged before the block command will be retagged. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Single Tag (Enter) Single Tag toggles the tagged status of the selected file. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Tag All (+) Tag All tags all files in the list. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Block Untag All (-) Untag All untags all files in the list. See also: Edit-File 1 Edit-File Block Block Edit-File Copy File Copy File copies the currently highlighted file from the Origin directory to the Target directory. If the Origin and Target directories are the same, then the program prompts for a new file name and a copy of the file is made. If the selected file exists in the Target directory, then the program will prompt for replace confirmation. See also: Edit-File 8 Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Copying file status indicator. Edit-File Delete File Delete File deletes the currently highlighted file. The program prompts for delete confirmation before the deletion takes place. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit File Edit File has three options: Text Editor - Opens current file in text editor New Text - Opens blank text editor Hex Editor - Opens current file in hex editor See also: Edit-File Edit-File Text Editor The Text Editor is a 64K editor used to edit standard text files. A complete description of the text editor is found in Text Editor. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit-File New Text New Text opens a blank text editor. A complete description of the text editor is found in Text Editor. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit-File Hex Editor The Hex Editor is used to edit any file in Hex/Ascii mode. A complete description of the Hex Editor is found in Hex Editor. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit-File Filter Filter restricts the file search for the file display lists. The default filter is "*.*" which will find all files. File filter strings are the same as used in DOS (see your DOS manual for details). When Filter is selected, the program prompts for a new file filter. If a blank Filter is entered, the default "*.*" is assumed. The current filter is always shown in the lower portion of the File Manager window, at the end of the Origin path. ^ If the file lists do not appear to include all files, make sure the filter is set correctly. See also: Edit-File Field Editing Edit-File Gather Gather searches the entire hard disk for files matching the current file filter. After the Filter command is used to select the desired files, the Gather command will scan the entire disk and prepare a single list of files. This command is particularly useful to find duplicate files or to eliminate backup files from the disk. After Gather has prepared its file list, the highlight bar may be moved from file to file and the location of the selected file is shown both on the directory tree and just below the Gather file list as the Origin. The Gather window includes buttons to Copy, Delete, Move, or Newer Copy individual files. Remember that the Copy, Move, and Newer Copy commands will act according to the current Target directory so make sure the desired Target is selected before using the Gather command. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit-File Delete Edit-File Edit-File Newer Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Krunch The Krunch command compresses or decompresses groups of files into a single file. Compressed files require from 30% to 70% less disk space than uncompressed files. The following topics are available for Krunch: P General Discussion Compress Files Decompress Files Selected Decompress See also: Edit-File General Discussion File compression performs two important tasks; it reduces the amount of space required by a file, and it combines multiple files into a single file. The result of compression is more disk space and better organization. l The file compression techniques used in this program are proprietary. Files created by compression in this program may not be decompressed with any other compression programs. All compressed files created by this program end with the ".APK" file extension. Files placed into a .APK compressed file must be decompressed before they are useful to other software. z There are many compression programs available to computer users, several of which have become quite popular. This program's compression IS NOT intended to compete with other programs, but rather to provide an integrated solution to hard disk management. The author of this program fully supports programs considered to be the established standards for file compression and does not encourage the use of this compression for uploads to bulletin boards or other uses where the general public is concerned. Please contact the author if you are interested in further information regarding publicly accepted file compression programs. See also: Edit-File Krunch U Compress Files Decompress Files Selected Decompress Krunch Compress Files Compress Files attempts to compress all files from the Origin file list to a single file in the Target directory. The program will prompt for the desired name of the resulting compressed file, which always ends with the ".APK" file extension. If the selected file already exists, the program will prompt for replace confirmation. The original file names are preserved in the compressed .APK file. p After the files from the Origin file list are compressed, the program will ask to delete the compressed files. This command is useful in saving disk space, particularly with files that are seldom used. A common practice is to create a single directory on the hard disk to store compressed files, then use Compress with a work directory as the Origin and the compressed file directory as the Target, or Decompress with the compressed file directory as the Origin and a work directory as the Target. } Note: The compression methods used in this program are proprietary and are not compatible with other compression programs. See also: Edit-File { Edit-File Krunch Edit-File Krunch Decompress Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Krunch Decompress Files Decompress Files is the opposite of the Compress Files command. Select a compressed file (".APK" extension) from the Origin file list. The compressed file will be decompressed to its seperate files into the Target directory. If a file already exists in the Target, the program will prompt for replace confirmation. After decompression, the compressed .APK file remains intact. } Note: The compression methods used in this program are proprietary and are not compatible with other compression programs. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Krunch Edit-File Krunch Compress Edit-File Krunch Selected Decompress Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Krunch Selected Decompress Selected Decompress allows individual files to be decompressed from a compressed .APK file. Select the desired compressed .APK file from the Origin directory and a list of files contained in the compressed file is presented. Highlight the file to decompress and select the [Decompress] button. The selected file is then decompressed to the Target directory. If the file already exists, the program prompts for replace confirmation. } Note: The compression methods used in this program are proprietary and are not compatible with other compression programs. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Krunch Edit-File Krunch Compress Edit-File Krunch Decompress Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Locate Text Locate Text locates text strings in files anywhere on the hard disk. The program prompts for a text string to find and for locate options. A history list is provided to select previous search strings. Options include: All Directories - Searches all directories Current Directory - Searches Origin only Forward Only - Searches Origin and below If the search text is found, a portion of the file that contains the text will be shown with the search text highlighted. Options then include continuing the search in the same file, skipping to the next file, and skipping to the next directory. The key aborts the search at any time. See also: Edit-File g Field Editing Edit-Tree Origin Radio Buttons History Lists Search String Enter the text to locate. Use the History List to select previous search strings. See also: Edit-File : Edit-File Locate Field Editing All Directories Search for text in all directories. See also: Edit-File : Edit-File Locate Radio Buttons Current Directory Search for text in Origin directory. See also: Edit-File V Edit-File Locate Edit-Tree Origin Radio Buttons Forward Only Search for text in Origin and all following directories. See also: Edit-File V Edit-File Locate Edit-Tree Origin Radio Buttons Edit-File Move File Move File moves the currently highlighted file from the Origin directory to the Target directory. If the selected file exists in the Target directory, the program will prompt for replace confirmation. If a file appears to be lost after File Move, double check which directory is set as the Target, then look there for the file. See also: Edit-File 8 Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Newer Copy Newer Copy is similar to the Copy File command except the selected file is only copied to the Target directory if it is newer than an existing file with the same name in the Target, or if the Target does not contain a file with the same name. Think of this command as a method to freshen up a Target directory with newer files. See also: Edit-File 8 Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Print Print is used to print text files or the Origin file list. The following Print options are available: Expanded List - Print file list with all info File Names Only - Print file list with names only Hex Print - Print selected file in hex mode Laser Column - Print selected file in 2 columns Text Plain Print - Print selected file See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Expanded File List Expanded File List prints the Origin file list including the file name, size, date and time. A summary of the file count and total size is printed after the file names. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Edit-File Print File Names Only File Names Only prints the Origin file list with file names only. A summary of the file count and total size is printed after the file names. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Edit-File Print Hex Mode Print Hex Mode Print prints the selected file in Hexadecimal mode. The printed output is similar to the screen displayed in the Hex Editor. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Edit-File Print Laser 2 Column Laser 2 Column prints the selected file in a special compressed character set in 2 columns on HP Laserjets and compatibles. The text is printed in landscape mode with 80 character columns, 60 lines per page. This command is useful for large text files or program documentation. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Edit-File Print Text Plain Print Text Plain Print prints the selected file with no modifications. Only standard text files should be printed with this command. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Edit-File Rename File Rename File changes the name of the currently highlighted file. The program prompts for a new file name. Duplicate file names are not allowed. See also: Edit-File Field Editing Edit-File Sort Files Sort Files determines the display order of the files shown in the file lists. Sort Files presents the following sort options: Name - Ascending name order Extension - Ascending extension order Date/Time - Ascending date/time order Inverse Date - Descending date/time order Size - Ascending size order Reverse Size - Descending size order See also: Edit-File Radio Buttons Edit-File Tree List The Tree List command moves to the Tree commands (same as left-arrow). Edit-File program menu will change to Edit-Tree. See also: Edit-File Edit-File View File View File opens the highlighted file in a scrollable window. The View File window includes buttons for the following: Hi-bit Filter - Display ASCII 127 or lower, subtracts 128 from higher values Print Filter - Display only printable characters See also: Edit-File Hi-bit Filter Hi-bit Filter filters the displayed text to ASCII characters 127 or lower. If a character has a value higher than 127, 128 is substracted. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Print Filter Print Filter filters the displayed text to only the characters that are printable. This filter excludes control characters and ASCII values greater than 127. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Edit-File Window Split Window Split allows selection of one of three files list display options: o Single List - Show only origin files o Two Columns - Show origin & target in two columns o Upper/lower - Show origin on top/target on bottom The key is used to move between the windows. File commands only operate on the Origin file list. See also: Edit-File 8 Edit-Tree Origin Edit-Tree Target Edit-File Execute Executes the currently highlighted file in memory (.COM or .EXE files only). 2 DO NOT EXECUTE MEMORY RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS!!! D The ability to execute programs is limited by the amount of memory currently available since this program remains in memory while the selected program executes. If the Swapping Mode option is set, this program will swap to disk or EMS memory, leaving all but approximately 8K of memory available to the executing program. If using the swapping mode option, DO NOT execute any programs that perform low level disk alterations, such as DOS CHKDSK/F, disk defragmenting, or file undelete programs. The swap file used by this program remains open during child execution and disk damage could result. See also: Edit-File Edit-File Zero Out The Zero Out command is similar to the Delete command except before the file is deleted, zeroes are written over the file's data. This command is useful to avoid access to a file's data via Undelete. See also: Edit-File Text Editor Topics available for the Text Editor include: n General Description Cursor Movement General Editing Block Commands Search Commands Misc Commands See also: Edit-File Editor Program Windows Edit-Text The Edit-File Editor command invokes a text editor window to edit files up to 64K in size. The text editor supports all standard editing commands as well as search and replace capabilities. See also: Text Editor General Description The Text Editor window is used to edit text files of up to 64K in size. The top line of the window displays the file currently in editor memory. The lower left corner of the edit window displays the row and column location of the cursor and a star "*" to indicate that the file has been modified. Scroll bars are shown on the right and bottom edges of the text editor window to indicate the position in the file and to facilitate mouse use. See also: Text Editor Cursor Movement The following commands are used to move the cursor in the Text Editor window: Character left Character right Word left Word right Line up Line down Page up Page down Beginning of line End of line Top of window Bottom of window Beginning of file End of file See also: Text Editor General Editing Commands The following commands are used for general editing in the Text Editor window: Insert mode on/off Delete character left of cursor Delete character under cursor Delete word right Delete line New line See also: Text Editor Block Commands A block of text is any amount of text, from a single character to an entire file, that is marked with special hidden block markers. There can be only one marked block of text in the text editor at a time. A block is marked by placing the cursor at the desired starting location and then using any of the standard cursor movement commands in combination with the key to mark the block (text will become highlighted as it is marked). The mouse may also be used to mark text by placing the mouse cursor at the desired starting location and holding the left button down while dragging the mouse over the text to mark. The mouse may be moved beyond the edge of the Text Editor window to scroll the screen while marking. X After the text is marked, any of the following commands may be performed on the block: Cut (Shift+Del) - Copy to clipboard & delete Copy (Ctrl+Ins) - Copy to clipboard Paste (Shift+Ins) - Paste from clipboard Delete (Ctrl+Del) - Delete block Print (Ctrl+P) - Print block Export (Ctrl+X) - Write block to file See also: Text Editor Search Commands Search commands are used to find and optionally replace text in the Text Editor window. The following search commands are available: | Find Text - Find selected text Replace - Find and replace selected text Last Find - Repeat last find/replace See also: Text Editor Misc Commands Miscellaneous editing commands include: Save - Save editor text Save Done - Save editor text & close Save As - Save editor text with new name Import - Read text into editor from file See also: Text Editor Edit-Text Save (F2) Saves changes made to the current file. If the file does not have a name, the program will prompt for a new name for the file. If the Editor Backups option is set in Utilities Environment then a file with a .BAK extension will be created to store the previous contents of the file. See also: Text Editor Misc Commands Edit-Text Save Done (Ctrl+F2) Saves changes made to the current file and closes the text editor window. If the file does not have a name, the program will prompt for a new name for the file. If the Editor Backups option is set in Utilities Environment then a file with a .BAK extension will be created to store the previous contents of the file. See also: Text Editor Misc Commands Edit-Text Save As Save the current file with a new name. If the selected new name exists, the program will prompt for replace confirmation before saving the file. After the Save As command is used, the default name for the file will be the new name. If the Editor Backups option is set in Utilities Environment then a file with a .BAK extension will be created to store the previous contents of the file. See also: Text Editor Misc Commands Edit-Text (Shift+Del) Deletes the marked block of text from the editor and places it on the clipboard. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Copy (Ctrl+Ins) Copies the marked block of text to the clipboard without deleting it from the editor. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Paste (Shift+Ins) Copies the contents of the clipboard to the current cursor position. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Delete (Ctrl+Del) Deletes the marked block of text without copying it to the clipboard. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Print (Ctrl+P) Prints the marked block of text. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Import (Ctrl+I) Imports (reads) text from a file to the current cursor position. The program will prompt for the name of the file to import. There must be sufficient memory in the editor to import the file (current text + new text must be less than 64K). See also: Text Editor Misc Commands Edit-Text Export (Ctrl+X) Exports (writes) the marked block of text to a file. The program will prompt for a file name to export. If the selected file already exists, the program will prompt for replace confirmation. See also: Text Editor Block Commands Edit-Text Find Text (Ctrl+F) Finds user-specified text in the current file. The program will prompt for the text to find. A history list is provided to select previous search strings. Search options include Case Sensitive and Whole Words Only. See also: Text Editor d Search Commands History Lists Field Editing Check Boxes Edit-Text Replace (Ctrl+R) Finds user-specified text in the current file and replaces it with the desired replacement text. The program will prompt for the text to find and the replacement text. A history list is provided to select previous search and replacement strings. Search options include Case Sensitive, Whole Words Only, Prompt On Replace, and Replace All. See also: Text Editor d Search Commands History Lists Field Editing Check Boxes Edit-Text Last Find (Ctrl+L) Repeat the last Find command. See also: Text Editor Search Commands Hex Editor Select between the Hexadecimal and Ascii sides of the Hex Editor with the key or by clicking on the appropriate side with a mouse. . Topics available for the Hex Editor include: " Read Again - Reread current block of file Save - Save current file/don't close Save Done - Save current file and close editor Find Text - Find text anywhere in the file Last Find - Repeat last find command Print Page - Print current page See also: Edit-File Editor Program Windows Edit-Hex The Edit-File Editor command invokes a hex editor window to allow editing of data from the selected file. See also: Hex Editor Edit-Hex Read Again (F3) Read the current block of the file again to erase changes. See also: Hex Editor Edit-Hex Save (F2) Save changes made to the current file. See also: Hex Editor Edit-Hex Save Done (Ctrl+F2) Save changes made to the current file and close the hex editor window. See also: Hex Editor Edit-Hex Find Text (Ctrl+F) Find user-specified text in the current file. If the search is performed from the Hex Values side of the Hex Editor window, an exact match is performed. If the search is performed from the Ascii Values side of the Hex Editor window, a case-insensitive search is performed. W The Find Text dialog contains a history list which to select previous search strings. See also: Hex Editor 2 Field Editing History Lists Edit-Hex Last Find (Ctrl+L) Repeat the last Find command. See also: Hex Editor Edit-Hex Print Page (Ctrl+P) Print the current hex editor page. See also: Hex Editor Disk Editor Select between the Hexadecimal and Ascii sides of the Disk Editor with the key or by clicking on the appropriate side with a mouse. / Topics available for the Disk Editor include: Read Again - Reread current sector Save - Save current sector/don't close Save Done - Save current sector and close editor Find Text - Find text anywhere on the disk Last Find - Repeat last find command Print Page - Print current page Goto Area - Goto a selected disk area Disk Info - Display information about the disk Map Disk - Display a map of the disk Name File - Find owner of tcurrent sector Where File - Map location of current file See also: Edit-Tree Program Windows Edit-Disk The Edit-Tree Disk command invokes a disk editor window to allow editing of data on the selected disk. The disk editor does not edit files like a text editor, but rather deals with the actual data stored on the disk. The disk editor is capable of altering system areas of the disk as well as data areas, so caution should be used. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Read Again (F3) Read the current sector of the disk again to erase changes. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Save (F2) Save changes made to the current sector. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Save Done (Ctrl+F2) Save changes made to the current sector and close the disk editor window. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Find Text (Ctrl+F) Find user-specified text on the current disk. If the search is performed from the Hex Values side of the Disk Editor window, an exact match is performed. If the search is performed from the Ascii Values side of the Disk Editor window, a case-insensitive search is performed. \ The Find Text dialog contains a history list from which to select previous search strings. See also: Disk Editor 2 Field Editing History Lists Edit-Disk Last Find (Ctrl+L) Repeat the last Find command. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Print Page (Ctrl+P) Print the current disk editor page. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Goto selected disk areas. Choices include: Boot Record - Goto boot record sector of disk FAT - Goto File Allocation Table Root Dir - Goto Root Directory area Data Start - Goto first data sector Cluster - Goto a selected cluster number See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Boot Record Loads the boot record sector into the disk editor. The boot record is usually the first sector on the disk. The boot record is critical to the correct operation of the disk and should be modified with extreme caution. See also: Edit-Disk Area Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Loads the first sector of the File Allocation Table into the disk editor. The FAT contains information related to the space allocation for files and directories on the disk. The FAT is critical to the correct operation of the disk and should be modified with extreme caution. See also: Edit-Disk Area Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Root Dir Loads the first sector of the root directory into the disk editor. The root directory contains information about the files and directories on the disk. The root directory is critical to the correct operation of the disk and should be modified with extreme caution. See also: Edit-Disk Area Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Data Start Loads the first sector of data into the disk editor. The data area of the disk is where actual file data is stored. See also: Edit-Disk Area Disk Editor Edit-Disk Goto Area Cluster Prompts for a cluster number and then loads the selected cluster into the disk editor. Clusters are the smallest amounts of space that can be allocated to a file and are some multiple number of sectors. Clusters only identify the data areas of the disk, starting with cluster number 2. See also: Edit-Disk Area Disk Editor Edit-Disk Disk Info (Ctrl+I) Disk Info displays a window with information about the current disk: Bytes/Sector: Number of bytes/sector Sectors/Cluster: Number of sectors/cluster Mapped Clusters: Clusters used by data Sectors/Disk: Number of sectors on the disk Bytes/Disk: Total disk space in bytes Data Space: Total bytes in data area Bytes Marked Bad: Total bytes marked unusable Usable Space: Total usable bytes in data area Number of FATS: Number of File Allocation Tables FAT Start: Sector number where FAT starts FAT Size: Size of each FAT Root Entries: Capacity of the root directory Data Start: Sector number where data starts FAT Type: Type of FAT (12, 16, or 16 DOS 4.0) See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Map Disk (Ctrl+M) Map disk displays a map of the space allocation of the disk. The map presents a scaled version of the location of data on the disk. The disk map is useful to visualize the space used and available on a disk and to determine the amount of fragmentation on the disk. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Name File (Ctrl+N) Name File attempts to determine the owner of the sector currently in the disk editor. See also: Disk Editor Edit-Disk Where is File (Ctrl+W) Where is File displays the location of the current file manager selected file on a disk map. This command, in conjunction with the Edit-Disk Disk command, is useful to determine the amount of fragmentation present on the disk. See also: Disk Editor Utilities (Alt+U) The Utilities menu provides access to program features that do not fit in other categories. Utility options include: _ Auto Creation - Automatically create menus Color Selection - Set program colors Database Utils - Export, repair, or trim timelog Environment - Set program options Format Disks - Prepare disks for data Password Change - Change your password Upgrade Data - Upgrade data from older versions Utilities Auto Menu Creation Auto Menu Creation scans the hard disk(s) for recognized programs and automatically places them in user-defined menus. Existing menus will be overwritten by this command, so it should not be used after menus have been created. This routine makes assumptions about the way you want to run programs, so menu items should be checked after using Auto Menu Creation. See also: Utilities Utilities Color Selection The color selection window has four areas of interest: Group - List of different program regions Item - Views within group regions Foreground - Foreground color setting Background - Background color setting Use the key to move to each area in the Color Selection window. To change program colors, select the Group of interest, then select the Item within the group, and finally set the Foreground and Background colors for the Item. As colors are changed, the program immediately shows the new colors and the Sample Text shows the color settings. Black on Black is not allowed and will result in a flashing white on red color. Predefined color palettes can be selected with the Predefined command. Customized color palettes are loaded from disk with the Load command and saved with the Save As command. The top frame line of the color selection window shows the file name of the current custom palette, if any. See also: Utilities Color Group List The Group list contains the names of the different regions of the program that can be customized. Each of these groups contains different Items that can be individually customized. The following groups are available: Desktop - Center portion of the screen Program Menus - Pull-down menus and status line Text Editor - File Manager's text editor Dialogs - All other program windows See also: Color Selection Color Item List The Item list contains the names of the different views for each program Group. A Foreground and Background color may be selected for each item. See also: Color Selection e Following is a detailed list of the color Groups and Items and the program views that are affected: Desktop (center portion of screen) ------------------------------------------------------ Background - Main screen background area Program Menus (pull-down menus and status line) ------------------------------------------------------ Normal color - Normal color of the menu item Disabled item - Item is not selectable. Make calculator window active and look at Edit menu for example. Shortcut key - Hotkey for item, e.g. "F"ile Selected item - Cursor is on item Selected disabled - Cursor is on item but item is disabled Selected shortcut - Hotkey when cursor is on item Text Editor (File Manager's text editor window) ------------------------------------------------------ Frame inactive - Frame when text editor is open but is not the active window Frame active - Frame when text editor is the active window Frame icons - Close, resize, and zoom icons Scroll bar page - Long portion under icons Scroll bar icons - Arrows and position indicator Normal Text - Regular text in editor Selected Text - Text selected for block command Dialogs (all program windows that open on desktop) ------------------------------------------------------ Frame inactive - Frame when window is open but is not the active window. Info in bottom area of File Manager also appears in this color. Frame active - Frame when window is active Frame icons - Close, resize, and zoom icons Scroll bar page - Long portion under icons Scroll bar icons - Arrows and position indicator Normal text - Information text in windows. The Sys Info window is drawn exclusively in Normal Text Note: Labels are the text used to identify areas in dialogs, e.g., the Group and Item text on the Color Selection window. Label inactive - Label when not selected Label selected - Label when selected Label shortcut - Hotkey for label Note: Buttons are the square items like [OK] and [Cancel] that appear in various places in the program. Button inactive - Normal colors for the button Button default - Button if it would be selected when is pressed. See the Window List dialog's [OK] button for an example. Button selected - Button if selected. See the calculator's buttons for examples. Press the key several times in the calculator to watch the selected button change. Button disabled - Button if not selectable. Button shortcut - Hotkey for button. See the buttons on the Color Selection window for examples. Button shadow - Shading under button Note: Clusters are the selection lists like the Settings in Utilities Envrionment and the Predefined Color Palette list. Cluster normal - Item normally (not selected) Cluster selected - Item if selected Cluster shortcut - Hotkey for item Note: Input lines are used whenever user input is requested by the program. Look at any of the database screens for good examples. Input normal - Normal color Input selected - Color of text if selected Input arrow - Arrow for text longer than displayed width Note: History Lists are used in the DOS Shell window and in many of the search input windows. History icon - Arrow for history activation History icon side - Sides of activation arrow History bar page - History's scroll bar History bar icons - History's scroll bar icons Note: Lists are used in the Group and Item areas of the Color Selection window, in file selection prompt windows, as User-defined menus, and for the Tree and File lists in the File Manager window. List normal - Normal color of item List focused - Item when cursor is on it List selected - Item when cursor is on it but the view is not the focused view. See the File Manager's Tree and File lists for examples. List divider - Divider line between columns of a list. See the User-defined Menu windows for examples. Foreground Color Foreground color is used in combination with Background Color to set the color for the selected Item. The cursor keys or the mouse is used to select the desired color. See also: Color Selection Background Color Background color is used in combination with Foreground Color to set the color for the selected Item. The cursor keys or the mouse is used to select the desired color. See also: Color Selection Load Palette Load Palette loads a customized color palette from disk that was previously saved with the Save As command. The program prompts for the name of the custom palette to load. All custom palettes end with the ".PAL" file extension. When the custom palette is loaded, the color changes are shown immediately. The name of the custom palette in use is shown on the top frame line of the Color Selection window. See also: Color Selection Save Palette Save Palette saves a customized color palette to disk. The program prompts for the name of the custom palette to save. All custom palettes end with the ".PAL" file extension. If the selected file already exists, the program will prompt for replace confirmation. When the custom palette is saved, the name of the custom palette is shown on the top frame line of the Color Selection window. Customized palettes may later be loaded from disk using the Load command. See also: Color Selection Predefined Palettes Predefined palettes are built into the program. The program displays a list of the predefined color palettes for selection. After a palette is selected, changes are shown immediately. A predefined palette may be customized and then saved using the Save As command. See also: Color Selection Utilities Database Database utilities include the following options: Export Data - Export data to text file Repair Condense - Rebuild data & remove blanks Trim Timelog - Delete old records See also: Utilities Databases Utilities Database Export Data Export Data sends all data from a database to a text file. The program first prompts for the database to export and then the name of a file to send the data to. If the selected file already exists, the program prompts for replace confirmation. All data is exported in quote/comma delimited format, i.e., all text fields are enclosed in quotes and each field is separated by a comma. See also: Database Utilities Utilities Database Import Data Utilities database import help. Not used in this program. See also: Database Utilities Utilities Database Trim Timelog If Time Logging has been enabled in Utilities Environment, then program usage is logged to the Timelog Database database. After using the time logging feature for a long period of time, the Timelog Database will grow large. The Trim Timelog command offers a quick method to delete old, unwanted timelog records. After selecting the Trim Timelog command, then program will prompt for a date from which older records will be deleted, i.e., the program will delete all timelog records in which the Start Date is older than the selected date. See also: Database Utilities Utilities Database Repair & Condense Repair & Condense serves two purposes: (1) Attempts to reconstruct a database that has been damaged, and (2) Removes unused records from a database. Power outages and other problems may corrupt a database. A corrupt database is indicated if garbage appears in the database or if a program error occurs when attempting to open a database. The Repair part of Repair & Condense attempts to eliminate these types of problems. > When database records are deleted, the space occupied by the deleted record is not reclaimed unless new records are added to the database. If many records are deleted and it is not expected that records will be added back into the database, the Condense part of Repair & Condense will reclaim the empty record space. When Repair & Condense is selected, the program prompts for the database to Repair & Condense and then proceeds to rebuild the database. See also: Database Utilities Databases Utilities Environment Environment options determine the behavior of the program. Move from area to area on the environment screen with the or keys. The following options are available: Settings - General program options Protection/Logging - Passwords and logging Valid Drives - Drives to use for trees Floppies - Floppy disk drives User Menu - Default user menu file Mouse Double Click - Delay allowed between clicks Swapping Path - Directory for swap files Printer - Printer port Dates - Date format Times - Time format See also: Utilities Environment Settings Settings determine many characteristics of the program. To change a setting, move the cursor to the desired setting and press or click with the mouse. The following settings are available: Prompt Quit - Ask before quitting program Attention Bell - Ring bell on errors Hourly Chime - Ring bell on the hour Force Menu - Force a user menu to be open Menu Filenames - Show file names on user menus Editor Backups - Make .BAK files in Text Editor Show Files - Show system files in file list Use Memory - Use EMS memory if available 43/50 Mode - Use 43/50 line mode on EGA/VGA Swapping Mode - Swap to disk or EMS/stay resident See also: Environment Check Boxes Prompt on Quit Program will prompt for quit confirmation before quitting. ! See also: Environment Settings Attention Bell Program rings bell whenever errors occur and the user's attention is desired. This feature can become annoying and may be disabled with this setting. ! See also: Environment Settings Hourly Chime Program rings the bell twice on the hour. This feature can become annoying and may be disabled with this setting. ! See also: Environment Settings Force User Menu This setting works in conjunction with the User Menu and the settings in Protection/Logging. If set, this option forces a User-defined menu to always be open on the screen. Whenever a user menu is closed, the prior menu will be opened. If there is no prior menu, the default user menu will be opened. If Logons are enabled, then the default menu is determined from the User Database, otherwise, the default menu is determined from the User Menu setting in the Environment window. ! See also: Environment Settings User-defined Menus Menu Filenames This setting determines whether the name of the current user-defined menu file will be shown on the user-defined menus. The user-defined menus appear somewhat cleaner if this feature is disabled. ! See also: Environment Settings User-defined Menus Editor Backups This setting determines whether a backup file will be made of the Text Editor data when a the current text editor file is saved. If set, a file with a .BAK extension will be created and the previous contents of the text editor will be copied to this file before the new text is saved. ! See also: Environment Settings Show Sys Files This setting determines whether files with the System file attribute will be shown in the File Manager's file lists. System files are normally created when a disk is formatted and should not be tampered with. Only knowledgable users should enable this setting. ! See also: Environment Settings = Tree/File Manager Edit-File Attributes Use EMS Memory Use EMS memory if available for program overlays and execution swapping. If EMS memory is not available, this setting is ignored. Check the System Info window to determine if your computer has EMS memory. ! See also: Environment Settings Swapping 43/50 Line Mode Computers with EGA or VGA monitors are capable of displaying 43 or 50 lines of text rather than the standard 25 lines. With this option set, more space is available on the desktop to display windows. Setting this option on computers without EGA or VGA monitors has no effect. If you switch from 43/50 line mode to 25 line mode and can't find some windows, they may be off the screen. Change back to 43/50 line mode and move the windows back into view. ! See also: Environment Settings Swapping Mode This setting affects the method used by this program to run programs from user-defined menus, the operation of the DOS Shell window, and the operation of the Edit-File Execute command. In normal mode (Swapping Mode off), programs from user-defined menus are executed via a batch file loop and this program is completely removed from memory. The Shell (F2) mode of the DOS Shell window and the Edit-File Execute command will only have the memory above this program (about 200K) available. This mode is the slowest but makes the most memory available for user-defined menu item execution. In Swap Mode (Swapping Mode on), this program uses a special technique to swap itself to disk or EMS memory when executing other programs. A small (about 8K) kernel remains in memory. The Shell (F2) mode of the DOS Shell window, the Edit-File Execute command, and user-defined menu items have all but 8K of memory available for program execution. This mode is very fast, particularly if EMS memory is available and the Use Memory setting is enabled. The Swapping Path determines where the swapping will occur. If the field is left blank, the program directory is used. If EMS memory is used, the Swapping Path is ignored. : Several rules MUST be followed if Swapping Mode is used: o DO NOT run programs like DOS CHKDSK with the /F parameter, file undelete utilities, or disk defragmenters when Swapping Mode is set. These types of utilities make low level changes to disks. Swapping Mode uses a swap file which is left open during swapping and these utilities do not take this into account, possibly damaging the disk. You may run these types of programs from user-defined menus if the NOSWAP option is used. o If running batch (.BAT) files from user-defined menus, DO NOT include the command to return to this program at the end of the batch file. See Executing Batch Files for more details on executing batch files. o ALWAYS return to this program and then Exit to DOS before turning the computer off. This will guarantee that the swap files are closed. See also: Environment Settings Protection/Logging The protection system offers various levels of protection and computer usage tracking. Use the cursor keys and or click with the mouse to toggle selections. These options depend on the User Database. Make sure you understand and have made entries in the User Database before Logons are enabled! If Logons are enabled, the program will request a User ID from the User Database and optionally a password. If you can't remember your User ID and Password and you will be forced to reinstall the program to gain access. K Following are the valid settings for the four Protection/Logging options: R [X] Enable Logons [ ] Time Logging [ ] Project Logging [ ] Use Passwords Enable Logons option forces a prompt for a User ID from then User Database. Access to program features are restricted based on settings for each user. Add appropriate records to the User database before setting this option. R [X] Enable Logons [X] Time Logging [ ] Project Logging [ ] Use Passwords Time Logging option will log all use of the computer to the Timelog Database. This option can only be used in combination with Enable Logons. R [X] Enable Logons [X] Time Logging [X] Project Logging [ ] Use Passwords Project Logging prompts for a Project ID from the Projects Database to add to the timelog entry when a user-defined menu item is executed. This option can only be used in combination with Enable Logons. t [*] Enable Logons * (optional with passwords) [ ] Time Logging [ ] Project Logging [X] Use Passwords Use Passwords option forces a prompt for password when a user-defined menu item is executed (if that menu item has a password assigned). If Enable Logons is also set, a password is requested after User ID entry when logging onto the system. See also: Environment Check Boxes Valid Drives This setting determines which drives will be used to construct directory trees for the File Manager and the Path Selection Tree in user-defined menu editing windows. Enter the drive letters in the space provided. Directory trees will be automatically reconstructed if changes are made to this setting. See also: Environment Floppies This setting determines which drives that are identified in the Valid Drives list are floppy disks. This setting affects the directory trees and the Format Disks window. Position is important for this setting. Floppy disk drives are numbered from 0 to 3. The first position in the Floppies field corresponds to floppy disk number 0, the second position corresponds to floppy disk number 1, etc. Normally, A = 0, B = 1, etc... If your computer has external floppy disks beyond the A and B designation, place the corresponding drive letter in the correct position in the Floppies field. Examples: System descriptions Floppies setting ----------------------------------- ---------------- Standard floppy disks A & B "AB" Only floppy disk A "A" Floppy disk A, no B, external F "A F" See also: Environment User Menu This setting determines the User-defined menu file that will be loaded by default when the Menu Manager command is selected if no user menu window is currently open. Blank in this space defaults to the name of this program with the ".MNU" extension. This setting is overridden if Logons are enable in the Protection/Logging settings and the logged on user has a different default menu specified in the User Database. See also: Environment User-defined Menus Mouse Double Click Rate This setting determines the speed required when double-clicking the mouse to select items throughout the program. The default setting is 8 and can range from 1 to 20. Lower numbers require faster double-clicks, while higher numbers allow more delay between clicks. See also: Environment Swapping Path This setting determines where the program swap files will reside if Swapping Mode is enabled. If this field is left blank, the program directory is used for swapping. Up to 1 megabyte of disk space may be required for swapping, so make sure the path specified for swapping has sufficient free space available. If EMS memory is used, the Swapping Path is ignored. See also: Environment Printer This setting determines where printed output from the program will be directed. See also: Environment Dates This setting determines the format used to display dates throughout the program. Options include MM/DD/YYYY format or DD/MM/YYYY format. See also: Environment Times This setting determines the format used to display times throughout the program. Options include HH/MM/SSam 12-hour format or HH/MM/SS 24-hour format. See also: Environment Utilities Format Disks Format Disks prepares disks for data storage. Use or to move between option groups. The following options are available in the Format Disk window: _ Drive: - Drive to format. If all drives do not appear in list, check Valid Drives and Floppies settings in Utilities Environment Type: - Type (capacity) of drive to format Volume Label: - Name to write to disk after format (see Volume Label) After the desired settings are selected, selecting the [OK (F2)] button starts the formatting process. After formatting is complete, a summary of available space on the disk is presented. This command WILL NOT format hard disks. See also: Utilities Format Drive See Format Disks Format Drive See Format Disks Format Drive See Format Disks Format Drive See Format Disks Format 360K Formats the disk as a 360K 5-1/4" disk. See also: Format Disks Format 1.2M Formats the disk as a 1.2MB 5-1/4" disk. See also: Format Disks Format 720K Formats the disk as a 720K 3-1/2" disk. See also: Format Disks Format 1.44M Formats the disk as a 1.44MB 3-1/2" disk. See also: Format Disks Volume Label The Volume Label is written to the disk after formatting is complete. The DOS DIR command will show the Volume Label and this name is useful to identify disks. The Volume Label is optional. See also: Format Disks Utilities Password Change If the Enable Logons option is set in the Protection/Logging options in the Utilities Environment window, users that log onto the system have a password assigned from the User Database. The Password Change command allows the current user to change their password. Utilities Upgrade The Upgrade command upgrades data from older program versions to the current program's format. The following Upgrade commands are available: d Database Upgrade - Upgrades Databases User Upgrade - Upgrade the user-defined menus See also: Utilities Utilities Database Upgrade Database Upgrade upgrades database data from older program versions to a format that is usable by the new version. The program will prompt for the database to upgrade, then will proceed with the upgrade. Make sure the old databases reside in the same directory as this program before using this command. This command overwrites any new databases that may have been created, so do not use this command if valuable data has already been added to new databases. See also: Utilities Upgrade Utilities User Menu Upgrade User Menu Upgrade upgrades User-defined Menus from older program versions to a format usable by this program. Make sure the old menu file resides in the same directory as this program before using this command. This command overwrites new menu files that have already been created, so do not use this command if new menu files already exist. See also: Utilities Upgrade Databases A Database is a special type of file that is similar to a box of index cards where each card has preprinted fill-in-the-blank area. In a database, each card is called a record. Each piece of information on a single card is called a field. A computerized database keeps all the records sorted automatically and can quickly find, sort, and print the records. Databases are manipulated through the Edit-Data menu. + There are five databases in this program: Appointments - Appointment book Generic - Generic information Projects - Project ID data Timelog - Time logging data Users - User ID & access data See also: Program Windows Edit-Data Databases are manipulated from the Edit-Data pull-down menu item. The commands shown below are available for databases. Note: Although not shown specifically, database command hotkeys are the single characters associated with the commands found in the program's Edit-Data pulldown menu, i.e. "A" for Add, "B" for Browse, etc... Add Records - Add new records to database Browse Records - Browse records in tabular format Delete Record - Delete current record Edit Records - Edit existing records Find Record - Find a specific record by key Order/Sort - Change record display order Reports - Print database reports Save/Done - Save current record/done editing Lookup Data - Automatically fill field's data Goto Record - Goto specific records See also: Databases Program Windows Edit-Data Save/Done (F2) The save/done command is active only when in Add or Edit modes. Save/Done saves the current record to disk and then returns to view-only mode. See also: Edit-Data . Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Lookup Data (F3) Lookup Data automatically fills in data for some fields in a database. In particular, date and time fields can be automatically filled with the current date or time with this command. Other automatic lookup fields that might be available are described in the help section specific to each database. See also: Edit-Data . Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Goto Record Goto Record provides several commands that allow jumping quickly from record to record: Prev Record - Goto previous record in sort order Next Record - Goto next record in sort order First Record - Goto first record in sort order Last Record - Goto last record in sort order See also: Edit-Data . Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Prev Record (F5) The Previous Record command jumps to the previous database record in the current sort order. The Previous Record command is available in view or edit modes, but not in Add mode. See also: Goto Record C Edit-Data Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Next Record (F6) The Next Record command jumps to the next database record in the current sort order. The Next Record command is available in view, add, or edit modes. See also: Goto Record C Edit-Data Field Editing Databases Edit-Data First Record (Ctrl+PgUp) The First Record command jumps to the first database record in the current sort order. The First Record command is only available in view mode. See also: Goto Record C Edit-Data Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Last Record (Ctrl+PgDn) The Last Record command jumps to the last database record in the current sort order. The First Record command is only available in view mode. See also: Goto Record C Edit-Data Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Add Records Add Records puts the database into Add mode with a new blank record on the screen. Add Records is used to add new records to the database. Each database record is modified using the Field Editing commands. When database modifications are complete, the Save/Done or Next Record commands may be used to save the record. can be selected to abandon changes to the current record. See also: Edit-Data Databases Edit-Data Browse Records Browse Records shows the records in tabular format. The following commands are available in Browse mode: < - Scroll up/down one line - Scroll up/down one page - Scroll horizontally - First/last field horizontally - First/last record in database or Dbl click - Select record/return to view - Return to original record - Quick search [Find (F3)] - Browse [Find Up (F5)] - Find Backward [Find Down (F6)] - Find Forward [Detail (F9)] - Show Detail See also: Edit-Data . Field Editing Databases Browse Quick Search (A..Z) Quick Search is initiated by pressing any letter. The program will prompt for text to find. The field searched is the current sort order field. The program performs a fast partial match to find the first record whose sort field starts with the Quick Search string. See also: Browse Records Y Sort/Order Edit-Data Field Editing Databases Browse Find (F3) Browse Find is a slower version of the Quick Search command. Browse Find does not depend on the current sort order, and does not look for a field that starts with the selected match string. Rather, the Browse Find command searches the field that is currently on the left side of the Browse window for the selected match string to appear anywhere in the field. After the desired match string is entered, the Find Backward or Find Forward commands must be used to initiate the search. See also: Browse Records * Edit-Data Databases Browse Find Backward (F5) Browse Find Backward is used to initiate or continue a search after a match string is selected with the Browse Find command. The search progresses in backward record order. See also: Browse Find D Browse Records Edit-Data Databases Browse Find Forward (F6) Browse Find Forward is used to initiate or continue a search after a match string is selected with the Browse Find command. The search progresses in forward record order. See also: Browse Find D Browse Records Edit-Data Databases Browse Show Detail Show Detail takes a quick peek at the current record in view mode. This command allows the detail of a record to be viewed without actually leaving the browse mode. No action can take place on the record when viewing with the Show Detail command. returns to browse mode. See also: Browse Records * Edit-Data Databases Edit-Data Delete Record Delete Record removes the current database record from the database after the program prompts for delete confirmation. If many records are deleted, refer to the Repair Condense command to recover excess used disk space in the database. See also: Edit-Data Databases Edit-Data Edit Records Edit Records puts the database into Edit mode with the current record on the screen. Edit Records is used to modify existing database records. Each database record is modified using the Field Editing commands. When database modifications are complete, the Save/Done, Next Record, or Prev Record commands may be used to save the record. can be selected to abandon changes to the current record. See also: Edit-Data Databases Edit-Data Find Record Finds a record matching the current order key. You will be prompted to enter a key to match. You may enter a partial key and the program will attempt to find the closest match. See also: Edit-Data . Field Editing Databases Edit-Data Order/Sort Order/Sort changes the order that records from the database are displayed. The program presents a list of possible sort options. After the new sort order is selected, the database will display the first record in the new sorted order. This command affects some of the database reports. See also: Edit-Data Databases Edit-Data Reports The Reports command provides selection of reports to records from the current database. The Reports menu item changes with each database. The following categories of database reports are available: j Generic Database Reports Project Database Reports Timelog Database Reports User Database Reports See also: Edit-Data Databases Generic Database Reports The following reports are available for the Generic Database: k All Entries Detail Report Current Entry Detail Report Keyword Match Report Single Category Report See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases Timelog Database Reports The following reports are available for the Timelog Database: All Entries Detail Report Current Entry Detail Report Project Summary Report User Summary Report Summary Activity Report See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases User Database Reports The following reports are available for the User Database: Q All Entries Detail Report Current Entry Detail Report User Summary Report See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases Project Database Reports The following reports are available for the Projects Database: ; All Entries Detail Report Current Entry Detail Report See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases All Entries Detail Report The All Entries Detail report prints all the fields from each record of the current database. The report is printed in the current sort order. Use the Order/Sort command before printing this report to select the desired print order. See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases Current Entry Detail Report The Current Entry Detail report prints all the fields from the current database record. See also: Edit-Data 1 Database Reports Databases Keyword Match Report The Keyword Match report prints records from the Generic Database that have a Keyword field that contains a selected match string. This report is useful to print a selection of records that have a particular topic in the Keyword field. % See also: Generic Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases Single Category Report The Single Category report prints records from the Generic Database that have a Category field that is equal to a selected match string. This report is useful to print a selection of records from a particular Category. % See also: Generic Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases Project Summary Report The Project Summary report prints records from the Timelog Database summarized by Project ID. Records with no Project ID are not printed. Total hours are summarized by Project ID and totalled for the report. The program prompts for a start and end date for the report, where blank dates mean no limits. % See also: Project Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases User Summary Report The User Summary report prints records from the Timelog Database summarized by User ID. Total hours are summarized by User ID and totalled for the report. The program prompts for a start and end date for the report, where blank dates mean no limits. % See also: Timelog Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases Summary by Activity Report The Summary by Activity report prints records from the Timelog Database summarized by Activity. Total hours are summarized by Activity and totalled for the report. The program prompts for a start and end date for the report, where blank dates mean no limits. % See also: Timelog Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases User Summary Report The User Summary report prints a summary of each record from the User Database. " See also: User Database Reports F Edit-Data Database Reports Databases File Generic Database The Generic Database stores general information of interest. See also: Databases Generic Database The Generic Database stores general information of interest. This database is primarily designed to use for file names and descriptions to facilitate locating files, but the database may also be used for lists of any types of items. The Category field is useful to separate items in the database if more than one type of item is stored. Database fields include: Item - Unique key field for the record Category - Duplicate key field, general category Date - Date field for optional use Keys - Key words to categorize record Notes - Memo field for optional description See also: Database Commands a Field Editing Memo Editing Program Windows Databases File Timelog Database The Timelog Database stores records for the time logging system in the program. See also: Databases Protection/Logging Timelog Database The Timelog Database stores records for the time logging system in the program. Whenever a user logs on or off, or runs a program from a user-defined menu, an entry is made in the timelog database. There is normally no need to directly modify the timelog database. Database fields include: ( Entry Num - Count of entries, automatic User ID - User ID of user generating entry User Name - Name of user generating entry Project ID - Project ID assigned to entry Proj Desc - Description of project for entry Activity - Description of activity for entry Start Date - Date when activity started Start Time - Time when activity started Finish Date - Date when activity finished Finish Time - Time when activity finished Elapsed Hours - Elapsed time in hours of activity See also: Database Commands g Field Editing Protection/Logging Program Windows Databases File User Database The User Database stores records for each user who is provided access to the system under the Protection/Logging System. See also: Databases User Database The User Database stores records for each user who is provided access to the system under the Protection/Logging System. If you are the system administrator, make sure you give yourself access to all parts of the program! Note: the user database consists of two pages of data. Database fields include: User ID - Unique identifier for user User Name - Name of the user Password - Optional password for logons User Menu - Default user menu to display General Commands - Access to general commands File Commands - Access to file commands Tree Commands - Access to tree commands Utilities - Access to program utilities See also: Database Commands ` Field Editing Check Boxes Program Windows Databases File Projects Database The Projects Database stores records for projects that are tracked in the time logging system. See also: Databases Protection/Logging Projects Database The Projects Database stores records for projects that are tracked in the time logging system. Database fields include: Z Project ID - Unique identifier for project Description - Description of project See also: Database Commands g Field Editing Protection/Logging Program Windows Databases