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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Mr. File/PM Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get extended help, to go to a list of keys, or to go to the help index. Help for help Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to use help. Extended help Displays general help. Keys help Displays a list of keys. Help index Displays the help index. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Use this choice to obtain general information on the tasks you can perform while you are viewing a help window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Use this choice to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Use this choice to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the keys. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Extended Help for Mr. File/PM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Mr. File/PM is a simple OS/2 file manager that provides: 1. Traversal of directories and drives in the OS/2 file system including: o file/directory sorting o file attribute display o file/directory copy, move, delete, and rename operations o file/directory attribute modification o mask specification to view matching file names o display of drive, memory, and selected file size statistics 2. Entry of commands that get executed immediately as separate tasks o including the ability to execute commands using selected files from the file display 3. Customizing the Mr. File/PM file pull-down menu to automate selected commands against selected files 4. Customizing Mr. File/PM to determine commands that automatically get executed against files when double-clicked 5. Customizing Mr.File/PM to invoke certain commands when file are dropped on specified windows on the desktop. 6. Customizing Mr.File/PM so that it starts with selected default features (font, mask, hidden files, temporary disk space, etc) 7. Support for the OS/2 1.X and 2.0 Drag-Drop protocol for files selected on the screen including dropping on a drive letter to copy to a subdirectory on the selected drive, or dropping on a Communications manager 3270 Emulator screen to copy the files to that host session, using a program like almcopy. Select one of the following to find out more information about the function provided o Traversing the File System o Remembering a Drive's Current Directory o Selecting Files o JUMPing to a particular File o 'Opening' a File o Copying, moving, renaming, cloning or deleting files o Showing all files on a logical drive o Executing Commands o Changing the File Mask o Changing the File Display Length o Showing sizes of sub-directories o 'Quick Change' to Previous Directories o Dragging and Dropping files o Defaulting to the WorkPlace Shell or the Configurable Drag/Drop protocol o Changing the font for the file display o Displaying Size Information o Starting another copy of MrFile/PM o MrFile/PM Preferences o Customizing Mr. File/PM (The Profile Menu) o The MRFILEPM.INI file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The list of keys is arranged in groups. ACCELERATOR KEYS (for Mr. File/PM) Ctrl+/ Select all directories/files in the current directory Ctrl+a Select all directories/files in the current directory Ctrl+b Change the attributes of the selected files Ctrl+c Copy the selected file to another drive/directory Ctrl+d Delete the selected directories/files Del Delete the selected directories/files Esc Brings up the Command Dialog so that a command can be entered, or a previously entered command selected for execution Ctrl+e Sort the file list by file extension Ctrl+f Refresh the file display Ctrl+k Change the file display mask Ctrl+h Change the font for the file display Ctrl+i Brings up the Command Dialog so that a command can be entered, or a previously entered command selected for execution Ctrl+Ins Copy a list of the selected directory/file names (fully-qualified) into the PM clipboard You can use this method to copy a file name to the clipboard, an then insert it in an entry field for another program by pressing shift-ins when the cursor is active in the edit box. This is a handy method to open a file without typing its name or searching through the directory tree in the open file dialog of another program. Ctrl+l Toggle the Length of the files displayed (from short length to long length and visa versa). Long length shows the file attributes. Ctrl+m Move the selected file to another drive/directory Ctrl+n Sort the file list by file name Ctrl+o Clone the selected files Ctrl+p Save the current Mr.File/PM configuration (screen position, font, etc.) so that it is re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is invoked. Ctrl+q 'Quick Change' to a previous directory in which you performed operations or executed commands Ctrl+r Rename the selected directories/files Ctrl+s Display statistics on the size of the current disk drive, selected files, free disk space and memory Ctrl+t Sort the file list by file modification date Ctrl+u De-select all files in the file list Ctrl+\ Deselect all files in the file list Ctrl+v Save the current directory in the quick change list Ctrl+w Change to the last directory in the quick change list Ctrl+x Toggle the mode to display all files in the current directory tree (directory tree downward from the current path) Ctrl+y Create a new directory Ins Create a new directory Ctrl+z Sort the file list by file size in descending order Display the Mr. File/PM extended help menu F3 Exit program HELP KEYS F1 Get help F2 Get extended help (from within any help window) Alt+F4 End help F9 Go to a list of keys (from within any help window) F11 Go to the help index (from within any help window) Esc Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel Alt+F6 Go to/from help and programs Shift+F10 Get help for help SYSTEM KEYS Alt+F6 Switch to the next windowed program Alt+Esc Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs Ctrl+Esc Switch to the Task List WINDOW KEYS F3 Close a window F10 Go to/from the action bar Arrow keys Move among choices End Go to the last choice in a pull-down Esc Cancel a pull-down or the system menu Home Go to the first choice in a pull-down PgUp Scroll the contents of the window up one page PgDn Scroll the contents of the window down one page Underlined letter Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs Alt+F10 Go to/from the action bar Alt+F4 or F3 Close the window Alt+F5 Restore the window Alt+F7 Move the window Alt+F8 Size the window Alt+F9 Minimize the window Alt+F10 Maximize the window Ctrl+PgDn or Shift+F8 Scroll the contents of the window right one page Ctrl+PgUp or Shift+F7 Scroll the contents of the window left one page Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar Go to/from the system menu Shift+Esc or Alt Go to/from the system menu of a text window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for the Destination Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The destination dialog helps you choose a destination for a move or copy operation on selected files or directories. To choose the destination for the operation, double click on the disk drive letter for the drive you wish to target and then select the directory you desire on the drive by double-clicking on the directory name. The directories are displayed one level at a time. You may traverse the directory tree by selecting a subdirectory to go down the tree, or by selecting the ..\ directory to go up the tree (to the parent directory). As drives and directories are selected, the destination will be displayed in the box at the bottom of the dialog window. Optionally, you may type in the destination path name in this box instead of selecting the drives and directories from the list selections. If you have selected the Remember Drive's Current Directory from the Options pull-down menu (the item is checked in the Options menu), the last directory accessed on each drive will be shown FIRST when you double-click on a drive letter. To change to the root of the drive for the target, double-click again on the drive letter. The Replace Existing Files check box may be marked if you do not want to be prompted when a directory or file name that you are copying/moving conflicts with the name of an existing file/directory at the target location. Conflict files or directories will be erased before the selected file/directory is copied to the target, if it has the same name. Do not check this box, if you want to confirm (via. a dialog box) the replacement of existing files or directories at the target destination. If you want to replace files only if their modification date is earlier than the source file date, then the Replace Older Files check box should be selected. You may change the operation from Move to Copy or from Copy to Move by selecting the proper radio button beside the MOVE or COPY words in the dialog window. Select the OK push-button to start the move/copy to your selected target, or select Cancel to abort the operation. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for the Command Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The command dialog is shown when you press the ESC key or start to type in a command. The dialog displays a list for the last 20 commands that you executed so that they may be chosen again for execution. You may remove saved commands from the command dialog list box by pressing the Delete key on the dialog when a command is selected in the list box. You may type in a new command to execute. Optionally, the command you specify can use the selected files/directories in the command line. The following section illustrates the format for a command you enter: o Command Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Traversing the file system ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Mr. File/PM initializes by displaying files and subdirectories on the current drive and in the current subdirectory. The default display shows files in a column-row format similar to a spreadsheet. This can be changed with the Length menu selection to show file/directory attributes as well. Disk drives are displayed across the top of the window with ICONS that indicate if the drive contains removable media, is a local fixed disk, or is network accessed. The current directory and file mask are displayed in the title bar. o Using the Mouse to Traverse the File System To display files/directories on another disk drive, double-click with the primary mouse button on the drive letter for the drive. To change to another directory, double-click on the directory (with the primary mouse button) in the file display window. Directories include the '\' character at the end of their name. The '..\' directory indicates the parent directory. To 'open' a file , double-click on the file name. One or more directories or files may be selected to perform other operations on (like copying, renaming or deleting). o Using the Keyboard to Traverse the File System To display files/directories on another disk drive, press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the letter for the drive that you want to change to. The yellow folder icon in the drives window will appear when the contents of a subdirectory are displayed. Double-click on this special icon if you want to display files in the parent directory. To change to another directory, use the arrow keys to position the selection box over the directory you wish to change to in the file display window. Pressing enter when the desired directory is selected will change to that directory. Directories include the '\' character at the end of their name. The ..\ indicates the parent directory, and may be selected to move to the parent. To 'open' a file , press enter when the file name is selected. One or more directories or files may be selected to perform other operations on (like copying, renaming or deleting). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Remembering a Drive's Current Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To display files/directories on another disk drive, double-click with the primary mouse button on the drive letter for the drive, or press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the letter for the drive that you want to change to. MrFile/PM will normally display the root directory for the drive selected. If Remember Drive's Current Directory is selected from the Options pull-down menu, however, a drive's current directory is displayed when it is switched to. The current directory for a drive is normally the last directory that was displayed on that drive, when you switched to a differing drive. The state of this Remember option is displayed with a check mark next to the selection in the Options pull-down menu when active. The state is saved in MRFILEPM.INI when Save Current Options is selected from the Profile pull-down menu. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Showing All Files in a Directory Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ When Show All Files in Current Tree is selected from the View pull-down menu, Mr.File/PM will scan the current directory for all files, recursively through all directories, downward from the current directory ( all files on the drive, if the current directory is the root (\) ). The scan may take a while to accomplish, depending upon the size of the current directory. The fully-qualified file name for each file in the tree will be displayed in the file display window. The following summarizes some of the uses for Mr.File/PM in this mode: o you can find the largest files in the tree (sorting by file size) o you can find the latest file updated in the tree (sorting by date) o you can look for duplicate files in the tree (sorting by file name) o you can search the tree for all instances of a certain file name pattern (by changing the file mask using the File Mask option from the View pull-down menu) Most file operations will be available when operating in this mode. The only notable exception being traversal of the drive's directory tree. If you click again on the current drive letter, you will see all files in the tree from the root, or all files on the current drive. The Quick Change option can be used to change to other directory trees that you have been using to see the files in their trees. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Selecting Files and Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ One or more files may be selected so that operations can be performed upon them (e.g. copy, delete, rename...). A single file, or group of files and subdirectories can be selected within the directory displayed. o Using the Mouse to Select files/directories To select a file/directory with the mouse, click on the file or directory name with the primary mouse button. Other files/directories that were selected will be de-selected when this is done. A number of files/directories my be selected by moving the mouse over their name while holding down the primary mouse button. To select a list of files/directories that follow each other in the display window, click on the first file/directory, and then, while holding down the shift key, click on the last file in the list. To select a number of files/directory from differing positions in the display window, click on them while holding down the ctrl key. This will select the file or directory with out de-selecting those currently selected. The secondary mouse button may also be used to select files in this manner. To de-select a file/directory click on it while holding the ctrl key down, or click on it with the secondary mouse button. ALL selected files/directories can be de-selected by selecting another file/directory by clicking on it with the primary mouse button (shift or ctrl keys are not held down). o Using the Keyboard to select files/directories. To select a file or directory with the keyboard, user the arrow keys to place the selection bar on the desired file or directory name. To select a list for files/directories that are located next to each other on the display, use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the first bar, and then move the selection bar to the last file while holding down the shift key. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. JUMPing to a file in the display window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ When large directories are displayed, you can use the JUMP feature of MrFile/PM to quickly position the selection bar to a particular file name. While holding down the Space Bar, a key press will cause the MrFile/PM selection in the display window to JUMP to the first file whose name begins with the letter pressed (if it exists). More keys may be pressed (while the space bar remains down) to further qualify the search. When the down or right arrow is pressed (while the space bar remains down), the next file matching the search string is selected, the up or left arrow keys move the selection bar to the previous file that matches the search characters. Once some search criteria has been used to jump to a file (space bar held down while a search prefix is typed in), the same search may be used again at a later time by again holding down the the space bar, and then pressing an arrow key. If you start to type in a new search prefix after re-pressing the space bar, then the new characters typed will be used to find the file, and the old search will not be used. For example, to locate MRFILEPM.EXE in the current directory, hold down the space bar and press the 'M' key. The selection bar will jump to the first file whose name begins with an 'M' (if any exist in the current directory). With the space bar still down, press the 'R' key to jump to the first file whose name begins with 'MR'. Pressing the right or down arrow key, with the space bar still held down will jump to the NEXT file whose name begins with 'MR'. The up or left arrow keys will jump to the previous file beginning with 'MR'. To start a new search, release the space bar, press the home key (to position the window to the beginning of the display), hold down the space bar and start pressing keys again. After releasing the space bar, pressing it again and then pressing an arrow key will jump (again) to the next or previous file that starts with 'MR'. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Performing operations on selected files/directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ A number of actions can be performed on selected files or directories o Files/directories can be copied to another drive or directory by selecting the Copy menu option from the File pull-down menu or by pressing ctrl-c. The destination dialog will be displayed so that you can selected a destination for the files/directories to be copied to. If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected directory will be copied to the destination drive/directory, subject to the file mask specified. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the directory and any of its child directories. You may choose to replace files in the target directory if they have the same name as the files being copied, or you may choose to replace those files only if they have the same name as the files being copied, and they are older (have an earlier modification date) than the files being copied. o Files/directories can be moved to another drive or directory by selecting the Move menu option from the File pull-down menu or by pressing ctrl-m. The destination dialog will be displayed so that you can selected a destination for the files/directories to be moved to. If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected directory will be moved to the destination drive/directory, subject to the file mask specified. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be moved from he directory and any of its child directories. You may choose to replace files in the target directory if they have the same name as the files being copied, or you may choose to replace those files only if they have the same name as the files being copied, and they are older (have an earlier modification date) than the files being copied. o Selected files/directories can be cloned (copied to another name in the current directory) by selecting the Clone menu option from the File menu or by pressing ctrl-o. A dialog box will be displayed so that you can enter the name to which the file or directory should be cloned. When directories are cloned, all files and subdirectories under the selected directory will be copied to the new directory. o Selected files/directories can be renamed (to another name in the current directory) by selecting the Rename menu option from the File menu or by pressing ctrl-r. A dialog box will be displayed so that you can enter the name to which the file or directory should be renamed. o To Delete selected files/directories, choose the Delete menu option from the File menu or press ctrl-d. A dialog box will be displayed showing the candidate files for deletion. You can change your mind about deleting certain files by double-clicking on the to remove them from the list. Choosing OK will delete the files/directories listed. When a directory is deleted, all files and subdirectories in the directory are also deleted, as defined by the directory mask. If the mask is set to '*.txt' for example, only files with the .TXT suffix will be deleted in the directory and all child directories. If a directory is found to be empty after these files have been deleted, then the directory itself will be deleted. o To change the Attributes of selected files/directories, choose the Change Attributes menu selection from the File menu or press ctrl-b. The dialog displayed will allow to choose attribute values for setting or clearing on the selected files/directories. o To DRAG the selected files over the window of an application that supports the drag-drop protocol, hold down the secondary mouse button (manipulator button), and move the mouse pointer over the target application window or icon. The mouse pointer icon will change to indicate whether or not a target application can receive dragged files. Files must be selected in the Mr. File/PM window to be eligible for dragging. The files may be dragged over a disk drive letter to copy them to a directory on the indicated drive. The destination window will be shown when the files are dropped on the drive letter prompting for the directory desired on that drive. If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected directory will be copied to the target drive/directory, subject to the file mask specified in the source MrFile/PM window. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the directory and any of its child directories. The files may be dropped over a Communications Manager 3270 Emulator session to copy them to the host (using a program like ALMCOPY - pleas refer to Customizing Mr File/PM for instructions on specifying this copy program. The files may be dropped over another MrFile/PM window (another copy of MrFile/PM) to copy the files to the directory displayed in the second MrFile/PM window. o To execute a command against selected files/directories, select the Commands menu option from the File menu or press ESC. The command display will be displayed so that your command can be entered. The Command Dialog will be displayed automatically anytime you start to type a command on the file display. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Executing Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may type in an OS/2 or DOS command to execute at any time, by pressing the ESC key or simply by starting to type the command. The command dialog will be displayed, and your command will execute as a separate process when OK is selected (when you press enter after typing the command). Any OS/2 or DOS command or program name can be specified for execution. You may also specify a command that will execute against selected files/directories. Select the following for more information on specifying commands against selected files or directories: o Help with the Command Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Customizing Mr. File/PM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Mr. File/PM can be customized in a number of ways through the use of the Profile pull-down menu. The Save Current Options selection saves the current state of the following settings so that they will be re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is started: o the font being used to display drives, directories, and files o the sort order for the file/directory display o whether or not file attributes are displayed in the file display window o the mask that is used for selecting files or directories to be displayed in the window o the default drag/drop protocol, and sort ordering for the file display window The Specify Drive for Temporary Files option from the Profile pull-down menu allows you to specify the drive on which temporary files will be stored by Mr.File/PM (command files for execution). A virtual drive is an excellent choice for this option, since it will improve performance. The Save Position/Size selection saves the current window size and position on the screen so that they will be re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is started. Other Mr.File/PM customizations that can be made from the Profile pull-down menu are discussed in the following three sections (select one of the following form more details): o Custom Menu Options o File/Command Associations o Drag/Drop Window Associations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Changing the File Mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The file mask determines which files are displayed in the Mr. File/PM file display window. All subdirectories are displayed, regardless of the file mask specification. The * and ? wildcard characters may be used for the mask specification in the same manner as with the DIR command. The default file mask is *. To change the mask, select the File Mask... selection from the View pull-down menu, or type ctrl-K. You may also use the Change Mask dialog to display system or hidden files. These files are not normally shown in the file window. Multiple mask specifications can be used to determine which files are to be shown. Each mask wildcard should be separated by a space, comma, or semi-colon. For example, the *.c;*.h specification will show all C programs and header files in the current directory (files having an extension of .c or .h.). When a mask other than the default (*) is displayed, the line between displayed drive letters and directories/files will be dashed, to remind you that all files that exist in the directory may not be shown. When the default file mask is used, the line between the drives and directories/files is solid. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Changing the File Display Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Files are normally displayed in the display window by file name only. To see file attributes (such as date modified, size and other attributes), select the List File Attributes selection from the View pull-down menu or press ctrl-L. The List File Attributes selection or ctrl-L may be used to toggle between long and short file display modes. All Mr. File selection and command options operate with the display in either long or short modes. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Showing the size of sub-directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ If you select the Show Sizes of Sub-Directories from the View pull-down menu (so that this item is checked in the pull-down), the sizes of all files in child directories shown in the current directory window will be displayed when the long display mode is chosen. The calculation of these sizes may take some time when you change directories or drives, so it is not recommended that you leave this option on all of the time. You will find better performance if you only use the option when you want to see these sizes, and then turn the option off for traversing the file system. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Opening a File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To 'open' a file, double-click on the file name in the file display window, or press enter when the selection bar (dotted box) is positioned on the file name. The action performed on a file when 'opened' is determined by the file's filename and is specified in the Profile menu. These actions may be customized so that your desired actions occur automatically when the file is opened. If there are no MrFile/PM File/Command associations that match a file when opened, then the file name is passed to the WorkPlace shell to perform the default open action for the file. When OS/2 2.0 is first installed, the default action for non-executable files is to load them into the system editor. Program-filename associations for the WorkPlace shell are made with the Association tab in the settings book for the appropriate application program icon. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Quick Change to a Previous Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Whenever you perform an operation in Mr. File/PM (e.g copying files or executing commands), the directory you are operating in is saved. After traversing to another directory in the system, you may switch back to a previous directory by selecting Quick Change to Previous Directory from the Options pull-down menu, or by pressing Ctrl-Q. A dialog will be displayed that lists the last 20 directories in which you performed an operation. Simply select the directory that you wish to return to and Press the Switch to button to quickly change back to that directory. If you would like to remove a directory from the quick change list, select the directory and press the Delete button. If you would like to save a particular directory in the quick change list so that you can move back to it using this option, select Save Current Directory for Quick Change from the Options pull-down menu or press Ctrl-V while you are in the desired directory. The current directory will be saved in the quick change list so that you can switch to it quickly from another place in the file system. The Ctrl-W key will switch you back to the most recent directory in the quick change list (displayed from most recent to least recent when Ctrl-Q is pressed). You may use this option to toggle between two directories of interest by following this procedure: 1. Change to the first directory 2. Press Ctrl-V to save the directory ion the quick change list. 3. Change to the second directory 4. Press Ctrl-V to save this directory in the quick-Change list 5. Press the Ctrl-W (walk-back) key to toggle between the first and second directories. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Dragging and Dropping Files/Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Mr. File/PM supports the Drag/Drop protocol implemented by programs such as File Manager, Drives, and the EPM (Enhanced) editor. The WorkPlace shell drag/drop is supported as well as a "configurable" drag/drop protocol (used in OS/2 1.2 and 1.3). To use the drag drop protocol, do the following: 1. Select files/directories to be transferred to a target application (like EPM 5.2) in the Mr. File/PM file display window. 2. Press and hold the secondary mouse button (manipulator button). 3. Move the mouse pointer, noting that the pointer image changes as it is passed over windows or icons that do and do not support the drag/drop protocol. 4. While over an application that does support drop, release the secondary mouse button to transfer the selected files to the application. You may move or copy selected files/directories to another drive/directory by dropping them on a drive letter at the top of the Mr. File/PM display. The destination dialog will be displayed to prompt you for the directory on the selected drive that you wish to move/copy the files/directories to. By default, selected files and directories are MOVED when dragged and dropped over a drive letter or another copy of Mr.File/PM. To COPY the files/directories, hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the files. The MOVE default can be changed in the Preference selection under the MrFIle/PM Profile pull-down menu. If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected directory will be copied to the target drive/directory, subject to the file mask specified in the source MrFile/PM window. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the directory and any of its child directories. Files may be moved or copied between two instances of Mr.File/PM using the drag/drop operation. You may also copy selected files to a host session, using a program like ALMCOPY.EXE, by dropping the files over the host session window or icon (3270 Emulator window). Mr. File/PM must be configured correctly to do this. Please refer to Customizing Mr File/PM for more details. As with the WorkPlace Shell, you need not Select a single file before dragging it. If you want to drag a file that is not selected (highlighted in the file display window), position the mouse over the file name, press the secondary mouse button and drag the file. If the file you drag is NOT one of the selected files, then only that file will be dragged. If the file you drag IS one of the files you have marked as selected, then the drag operation will operate against all selected files. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Defaulting to the WorkPlace Shell or the Configurable Drag/Drop protocol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ When Mr.File/PM is started the first time, it defaults to use the OS/2 2.0 WorkPlace shell drag/drop protocol when selected files or directories are dragged with the secondary mouse button. If you wish to configure Mr.File/PM to perform specific actions when files are dropped over other application windows (Drag/Drop Window Associations), you must use the 'configurable' drag/drop protocol to do this. The configurable drag/drop protocol is used when you hold down the Alt key before starting a drag operation. You can change the default drag/drop protocol to the 'configurable' variety (so that you do not need to hold down the Alt key to invoke it), by de-selecting the proper choice from the Preferences dialog under the Profile menu. The WorkPlace Shell drag/drop protocol will then be invoked only when the Alt key is pressed before starting a drag operation, and the default drag operation will be the 'configurable' protocol. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Changing the font for the file display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To change the font that is used to display files in Mr. File/PM, choose the Change Font... option from the Profile pull-down menu or press Ctrl-h. The font dialog will be display, initialized with the names of all fonts that could be found on your system. Click with the primary mouse button (or use the keyboard to position the highlight bar) over the font that you would like to switch to. The Mr. File/PM display will change immediately to the font that you have selected, or an error message will be displayed if that font is already being used in the Mr. File/PM window. Press the OK button on the dialog when you are satisfied with the font that Mr. File/PM is using, or press the Cancel button to return to the font that was active before the font dialog was displayed. You may specify a default font to be used when starting Mr.File/PM. Please refer to Customizing Mr File/PM for more details. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Displaying Size Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To display information on the size of the current directory, selected files, space allocated and free on the current disk drive, drive label, and largest block of memory free, select Size Information from the Options pull-down menu, or press Ctrl-s. The size dialog may be moved to the side of the MrFile/PM window, and will remain active until the OK button is pressed, or the dialog window is closed with the dialog system menu. As you change drives, directories, or select files, the size statistics in the dialog window will be updated. This mode may be useful when you are interested in determining sizes for marked files, or are interested in the sizes of directories in your file system. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Starting another copy of MrFile/PM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Sometimes it is useful to have more than one directory displayed at one time. If you start another copy of MrFile/PM, you can quickly examine the contents of two directories and use Drag/Drop to copy files between the two directories (dragging files from one copy of MrFile/PM to another MrFile/PM window). To start another copy of Mrfile/PM, displaying a specific directory, double-click with the secondary mouse button on the drive letter or directory name of the specified drive or directory (optionally, you can double-click with the primary mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key). Another copy of MrFile/PM will be started displaying the contents of item clicked on (the root for a drive, if a drive is clicked, or the contents of a specific directory, if you double-clicked on a directory). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Custom Menu Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Custom Menu Options dialog lets you specify customized actions to be added to the File pull-down menu for MrFile/PM, or create and add items to your own pull-down menus from the main action bar. These actions can be used to execute commands you specify against selected files in the file display area of the Mr. File/PM window. Select Custom Menu Options from the Profile pull-down menu to get to this option. The dialog box displays menu titles for the actions that you configure in a list box at the top of the dialog. For the selected title, the title text and associated command is displayed in entry boxes near the bottom of the dialog. The following actions may be used to change your pull-down menu options: o To add a new item to a pull-down menu, Type in the Menu Option text that you would like to appear in the pull-down menu, and specify the command that should be executed when the option is selected. To do this, you may have to replace (over-type) the text that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Add button to add your new command to the Menu. The command will be added immediately after the options that is currently selected in the list box at the top of the dialog. o To change an existing menu option, select the option in the list box, and change the menu option title, and associated command in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Change button to have the menu option changed. o To delete an existing menu option, select the option in the list box, and press the Delete button. o The pull-down menus will display the options you specify in the order that they appear in the list box at the top of the dialog. You may change the order that these commands appear in by selecting an option in the list box, and pressing the To Top button to move the option to the top of the list box. Normally, the item you describe will be added to the File pull-down menu. You may, however, create your own pull-down menu from the action bar by specifying the special character '|' or '_' (underscore) in your menu option text. When the '|' or '_' character is used in menu option text, the text specified to the LEFT of the '|' or '_' character is assumed to specify the name of the new pull-down menu, and the text to the RIGHT of the '|' or '_' character species one of the selections that will be available in the new pull-down menu. For example, lets assume that you wish to add a new pull-down menu for 'Editors'. The following entries could be added to the Custom Menu Options dialog to accomplish this: Menu Option Text Command to be Executed ------------------- ------------------------- Editors | System Editor .start e.exe / Editors _ EPM Editor .start epm..exe / When these options are saved, a new pull-down menu, Editors, will be appear on the Action bar for MrFile/PM. Selections 'System Editor' and 'EPM Editor' will appear when the Editors menu is selected. Note that the 'Editors |' specification in the menu option text for the two selections must be identical so that both selections appear under the same pull-down menu. Three special commands may be used to build pull-down menus to change the file display mask or change to a certain directory. The MASK command may be specified on the command line with wildcard characters to change the directory mask that is used to display files in the file display window (similar to the File Mask dialog selectable from the View pull-down menu). The CD command may be used with a fully-qualified directory name to change MrFile/PM to a certain directory. The ALLTREE ON command can be used to display all files downward from the current directory. This is the same as selecting Show all Files in Current Tree from the View pull-down menu. The ALLTREE OFF command is used to reverse the action so that only files in the current directory are shown. Custom pull-down menus that change the file mask and change to specific directories can be configured as shown below: Menu Option Text Command to be Executed ------------------- ------------------------- Masks | All Files mask * Masks | Source Code mask *.c;*.h Masks | Executables mask *.exe;*.com Directories _ Root cd c:\ Directories _ Accounting cd D:\finances\acct Directories _ System cd C:\os2\system\ Directories _ FindFile mask &&filepattern && ALLTREE ON When these options are configured, two new menu items will be displayed on the MrFile/PM action bar: Masks, and Directories. The Masks menu will display 3 selections that can be selected to alter the file display mask to show file names that match the wildcard patters shown above. The Directories menu can be used to change to the directories specified. Using these two commands, you can configure your most often-used file masks and directories so they appear as MrFile/PM pull-down menus. The FindFile option will prompt you for a search mask and then display all files that match this specification downward in the current directory tree using the ALLTREE ON option to show all files downward from the current tree. Once you are finished making your changes, you may press the Save button to save the changes and immediately change your File pull-down menu. If you decide that you do not want to make the changes, press the Cancel button to cancel your updates. The Help button will display help text for using the dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for File/Command Associations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The File/Command Associations dialog lets you specify customized commands that should be executed when files matching specific patterns are opened (double-clicked on with the mouse, or selected when enter is pressed in the file display window). Select File/Command Associations from the Profile pull-down menu to get to this option. The dialog box displays file matching patterns in a list box at the top of the dialog. For the selected pattern, the pattern and associated command is displayed in entry boxes near the bottom of the dialog. File pattern use the normal OS/2 convention: '*' matches 0 or more characters in a file name, and '?' matches a single character. To match all files, '*.*' would be specified for the pattern. The following actions may be used to change your file/command associations: o To add a new file pattern/command association, Type in the file name pattern, and specify the command that should be executed when files matching this pattern are opened. To do this, you may have to replace (over-type) the text that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Add button to add your new association. The command will be added immediately after the pattern that is currently selected in the list box at the top of the dialog. o To change an existing association, select the pattern in the list box, and change the pattern and/or associated command in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Change button to have the association changed. o To delete an existing association, select the pattern in the list box, and press the Delete button. o When a file is opened, the patterns in the association list are searched from top to bottom; the first match found specifies the command to be invoked. Knowing this, you may want to order the list so that more specific patterns appear first, and more general patterns appear near the end of the list ('*.*' at the top of the list would always be matched, ignoring any other patterns you have specified). To move a pattern to the top of the list, select the pattern and press the To Top button. If a pattern in the list does not match a file that you double-click on, then the file name will be passed to the OS/2 WorkPlace shell so that the default WorkPlace action will be executed against the file. Once you are finished making your changes, you may press the Save button to save the changes. If you decide that you do not want to make the changes, press the Cancel button to cancel your updates. The Help button will display help text for using the dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for Drag/Drop Window Associations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Drag/Drop Window Associations dialog lets you specify customized commands that should be executed when files are dropped over windows whose titles match the text specified. With this option, you can do things like automatically send file to the host when they are dropped over a communications manager 3270 Emulator window. Select Drag/Drop Window Associations from the Profile pull-down menu to get to this option. The configured drag/drop is not compatible with the WorkPlace shell drag/drop. To invoke the configurable drag/drop, hold down the ALT key before beginning the drag operation. Please see WorkPlace Shell vs. Configurable Drag/Drop for more information on this. The dialog box displays window titles in a list box at the top of the dialog. For the selected title, the title and associated command is displayed in entry boxes near the bottom of the dialog. The Window title does not have to be specified in its entirety - Mr. File/PM will ensure that the title specified matches the left-most portion of a window title over which files are dropped. The following actions may be used to change your drag/drop window associations: o To add a new drag/drop window association, Type in the Window Title, and specify the command that should be executed when files are dropped over windows with this title. To do this, you may have to replace (over-type) the text that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Add button to add your new association. The command will be added immediately after the title that is currently selected in the list box at the top of the dialog. o To change an existing association, select the title in the list box, and change the title and/or associated command in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog. Press the Change button to have the association changed. o To delete an existing association, select the title in the list box, and press the Delete button. o When files are dropped over a window, the titles in the association list are searched from top to bottom; the first match found specifies the command to be invoked. Knowing this, you may want to order the list so that more specific titles appear first, and more general titles appear near the end of the list. To move a title to the top of the list, select the title and press the To Top button. Once you are finished making your changes, you may press the Save button to save the changes. If you decide that you do not want to make the changes, press the Cancel button to cancel your updates. The Help button will display help text for using the dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Command Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The following diagram illustrates the options that are available to you when specifying a command for Mr.File/PM to execute: ΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼Γö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼<command>ΓöÇ Γö£ - ΓöñΓööΓöÇ dos ΓöÇΓöÿ Γö£ + Γöñ Γö£ ++ Γöñ Γö£ . Γöñ Γöö .. Γöÿ ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ Γöé ΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓö┤ Γö£ΓöÇ parms ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ / ΓöÇΓöñ ΓööΓöÇ &var ΓöÇΓöÿ Γö£ΓöÇ // ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /f ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /n ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /e ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /p ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /d ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /l ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ /m ΓöÇΓöñ ΓööΓöÇ /cbΓöÇΓöÿ The <command> symbol represents the name of the command you specify. This command can be any OS/2 or DOS command or program. The following list describes the other command parameters. - Does not pause after the <command> is executed. Normally, the command is paused after execution until a key is pressed. The '-' specification at the beginning of the command line cancels this pause and the task immediately exits after execution of the command. + Operates the same as the - parameter above, but starts the session with the screen MAXIMIZED on the screen. ++ Operates the same as the + parameter above, but pauses until a key is pressed after the command executes. . Operates the same as the - parameter above, but starts the session with the screen MINIMIZED (as an icon) on the screen. .. Operates the same as the . parameter above, but pauses until a key is pressed after the command executes. dos Executes the <command> in the OS/2 DOS box. Any DOS command or program can be specified as the <command> symbol using this option. Under OS/2 2.0, the command is started in a DOS session, using the paths specified in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the root of the boot drive, if it exists. You can change the started DOS window session to a full-screen session by pressing Alt-Home after the session has started. parms Any needed command parameters. &var Parameter variables that must be specified before the command is executed. The Ampersand(&) character before a variable name indicates that you want Mr.File/PM to prompt you for a parameter value before executing the command. When the command is executed by Mr.File/PM, a dialog box will be displayed, showing the command, and asking for the value of the variable. You may then type in the parameter value, and press enter to have the value used in the execution of the command. A special variable, &path, may be specified to cause Mr.File/PM to prompt the user for a directory path (using a special directory dialog to traverse the file system). The directory selected is then substituted into the command in the place of the &path specification. Two ampersand characters (&&) may be specified to place a single ampersand in the command stream. A single ampersand can be placed in the command stream between commands that should be executed. In this manner, more than one command may be specified on a single command line. For example, the command 'dir && date' will execute the directory command followed by the date command. / Substitutes the fully-qualified name(s) for selected file(s)/directory(ies). The specified command will be repeated for each file/directory that is selected in the file display window. // Substitutes the '/' character in the command stream. /f Substitutes the file name (name + extension) for each selected file/directory. The specified command will be repeated for each file/directory that is selected in the file display window. The full directory path will not be included with the name. /n Substitutes the name for each selected file/directory. The specified command will be repeated for each file/directory that is selected in the file display window. File extensions will not be included. /e Substitutes the extension for each selected file/directory. The specified command will be repeated for each file/directory that is selected in the file display window. File names will not be included. /p Substitutes the fully qualified path name for the current directory in the command. Selected file/directory names are not included. /d Substitutes the Drive letter for the current directory. The colon (:) character is not included. /l Substitutes a list containing all selected files/directories in the command stream. The selected files/directories are all substituted in one string and the command is not repeated for each selected file/directory. This option is a good choice for loading all selected files into a single instance of an editor (e.g. epm). /m Substitutes the current directory mask into the the command. /cb Substitutes a line of text from the Presentation Manager clip board into the command. The command will be repeated as many times as there are lines of text in the clipboard (or as there are selected files, which ever is greater), substituting each line of text found in the clipboard in a command. For example, to download a list of files from your Communications Manager emulator session, MARK the file names (in fulist or filelist), and COPY them to the clipboard. The following command can then be used to download the filenames in the clipboard to your current MrFile/PM directory: almcopy ha:/cb ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. The MRFILEPM.INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Mr.File/PM will create a configuration file named MRFILEPM.INI to store configuration information for Mr.File/PM. This file can be located in any directory specified in your PATH= parameter in CONFIG.SYS. If you wish to locate the MRFILEPM.INI file in a directory that is not in your PATH specification, you can specify the directory in a special environment variable, MRFILE_PATH= in CONFIG.SYS. If this variable is used, it will take precedence over directories specified in the PATH= (e.g. MRFILE_PATH=C:\MYINIDIR\). The following sequence describes how Mr.File/PM attempts to locate MRFILEPM.INI when starting: 1. Mr.File/PM looks to see if MRFILE_PATH= has been specified. If it has, the program checks to see if MRFILEPM.INI exists in the directory specified. If MRFILEPM.INI exists in the directory, then it is used. Otherwise, the user is prompted for the location of the MRFILEPM.INI file, using the directory specified in MRFILE_PATH as the default. 2. If Mr.File/PM finds that MRFILE_PATH= has not been specified, then the path is searched (list of directories in PATH= in CONFIG.SYS) looking for the MRFILEPM.INI file. If MRFILEPM.INI is found in a directory in the path, then it is used. Otherwise, the user is prompted for the location of the MRFILEPM.INI file, using the directory from which MRIFLEPM.EXE was loaded as the default. Please note that if you specify MRFILE_PATH=, then the PATH= is never used to search for MRFILEPM.INI. The easiest thing to do is to place the MRFILEPM.INI file in a directory in your PATH=, usually in the same directory in which MRFILEPM.EXE is located. The About Mr. File... selection from the Help pull-down menu will display the fully-qualified name of the MRFILEPM.INI file that is currently being used by the program. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Mr.File/PM Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Preferences dialog from the Profile menu can be used to set a number of default behaviors for MrFile/PM. These behaviors are described below: o Display Arrangement o Default Drag/Drop Protocol o Copy/Move Defaults o Default Drag/Drop Action o Handling Files Marked Read-Only o Prompt on Directory Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Display Arrangement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Display Arrangement settings determine whether file names should be sorted down displayed columns (top-to-bottom) or across displayed rows (left-to-right). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Default Drag/Drop Protocol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Default Drag/Drop Protocol settings determine whether the default drag operation should conform to the WorkPlace Shell drag/drop, or to a configurable for of the function If the WorkPlace Shell drag-drop protocol is selected as the default, you may interact with other objects on the desktop, or use the configurable drag drop by pressing the Alt key before dragging selected file/directories. When the Configurable drag/drop protocol is selected, the Alt key must be pressed before a drag operation begins to interact with other WorkPlace shell objects (such as the shredder or printers). The configurable drag/drop protocol can be configured, using Drag/Drop Associations to perform specific actions when files/directories are dropped over certain open windows. In addition, the configurable drag/drop protocol will operate more smoothly when copying or moving a large number of files. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Copy/Move Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Copy/Move Defaults settings determine the default boxes that will be checked when files are moved or copied with Mr.File/PM. You can configure the defaults to be set to replace existing files at the target location, or to replace only older file copies at the destination. The defaults that you specify can be overridden during any move or copy operation by checking the appropriate check box in the destination dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Default Drag/Drop Action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Default Drag/Drop Action settings determine if the default action when a file or set of files are dragged is to copy the files or move the files. Using the WorkPlace Shell drag/drop, the default action is normally to move files unless the target media is removable. The COPY operation requires the Ctrl key to be pressed while the files are being dragged with the secondary mouse button. This preference setting allows you to change this behavior so that the default action is to copy files. The Default Drag/Drop Action settings apply only when dragging files between two running instances of MrFile/PM or within the window of a single copy of MrFile/PM. The WorkPlace shell defaults for interaction with other WorkPlace objects will be the same as that supported from the DRIVES program that is delivered with OS/2 2.0. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Handling Files Marked Read-Only ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Handling Files Marked Read-Only settings allow you to specify how read-only files will be handled by Mr.File/PM. You can specify that files marked read-only can be replaced during a move or copy operation, or that they can be deleted. Mr.File/PM will not allow you to replace or delete files marked read-only if these settings are not selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Prompt on Directory Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Prompt on Directory Delete check box determines whether a confirmation will be requested when you choose to delete a directory tree. Mr.File/PM will not confirm directory tree deletions if this box is not checked.