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**** COMMENTED DIRECTORY ****
Version 2.0
by Dennis L. Raney
(C) Copyright PC Applications 1985, 1986
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COPY NOTICE
This is a user-supported program and is protected by the federal
copyright laws. It is intended for personal use only. Commercial
users are requested to send a very nominal donation. It is not to be
distributed with any other product or service. No charge may be made
for its distribution, including any "Disk fee". Nor may it be
distributed in any modified form.
You are encouraged to to distribute this program, whether you use
it or not. Support the freeware concept.
REGISTRATION
This program is provided on an "as is" basis. No further support
will be provided for version two point zero (2.0). If you like the
program, and would like an opportunity to acquire a more enhanced
version, along with support, you will need to register as a user. To
register costs nothing. As a registered user, you will receive
notices of enhancements, and be allowed to receive them for a very
nominal fee, normally at cost. There will be no further releases of
newer versions to the public domain, only to registered users. New
versions will only be released when there has been a substantial
number of enhancements made to the program. So fill out the
registration at the end of this document, and send it in. It will
cost you only a stamp to register, and then it is up to you as to
whether you wish the up graded version.
INTRODUCTION,
In a computer system of any size, it is often very easy to forget
what the many programs, documents, and various files are. With only
eight characters available for file names, it is often hard to create
names that are meaningful, especially when viewed months later. CDir
was created to alleviate this problem. With CDir you can create a
file of comments for every program, document, spreadsheet, etc. that
you may have on your disks, whether you are using floppies or a hard
disk.
You could create a text file of comments on your own. In fact you
may have already done such. If so, you know that recalling a comment
from such a file can be tedious at best. With CDir you will be able
to create a comment for all of your files, up to 65 characters long,
that can be easily recalled with a simple command. There are some
disk library programs, but these are quite often large programs, and
require a large amount of disk memory. With CDir, you only need about
3k of storage for the program, and up to 57k for each comment file.
You may have one master comment file. You may have one for each
directory or floppy disk.
You may find other uses for CDir. For my own use, I sometimes
create comments to show the proper syntax of various DOS commands,
program switches, etc. The main purpose is to have the information
about a file available when and where you need it the most, right
where you are working.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS,
These are the minimum requirements of CDir:
* IBM-PC/XT or close compatible.
* MS-DOS 2.0 or higher version.
* Minimum of 128k total memory (64k free).
* Monochrome or Color card.
USING CDIR,
On floppy based systems place a copy of CDIR.COM on your DOS
disk. If you are using a RAM disk you can place a copy there when you
boot your system. On a hard disk system, place a copy in your DOS
directory, or wherever, as long as DOS can locate it in the current
path.
For CDir to be usable you must have a comment file in the root
directory of the default disk (CDIR.CMT). If this file is not present
you must create it using the /A switch or with a text processor. If
you use a text processor such as WordStar (tm), use the non-document
mode. The comment file must follow a strict format.
The format is as follows:
CDIR.COM;Displays a commented directory to the user.
CDIR.CMT ;Comment file for CDIR.COM program.
The filename must be in upper case letters, followed by an
optional space and a semicolon, then your comment. If the comment is
longer than 65 characters it will wrap around and throw the display
off. Future versions will correct this, and allow for a much larger
comment. The filenames may be kept in alphabetical order, but it
makes no difference to CDir. The easiest way to create and add to
your comment file is using CDir with the /A switch, (Append comment).
All CDir comment files are easily edited, using any good word
processor. As it stands right now with version 2.0, you must use a
word processor to edit comments, or delete comments from the comment
file. Once again, future versions will include these features. This
is a usable version, but newer versions will include these features
and more as they are suggested.
SYNTAX OF CDIR,
The basic syntax of CDir is as follows:
CDIR [d:] [pathname] [filespec] [/x]
[ ] is an optional parameter.
< > is a necessary parameter.
[d:] is any allowable drive letter.
[pathname] is any allowable path name.
[filespec] is an legal filename. Wild cards may be used, ? and *.
[/x] is a switch to select several options. (/A, /D, /H, /P, /S).
CDIR SWITCHES,
You have several option switches available with CDir, an
explanation of them follows.
Switch Explanation
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/A Appends file comments to the current comment file. If the
comment file does not exist CDir creates one. If a
comment file exists it renames it with a .BAK extension, and
creates a new comment file. CDir will display a filename &
a comment if one exists. If no comment exists, then CDir
will prompt you for one. If you wish to enter a comment,
type it in and press return. If you wish to not enter a
comment simply press the return key. When all files
matching the <filespec> have been displayed CDir will write
the new file to the disk, and display the amount of memory
left in the comment buffer. (Limit 57k bytes in size).
This is enough memory to hold about 1,400 average comments.
Enough to handle a large hard disk system, about 20 meg.
/D Display subdirectory names also. Normally CDir displays only
Archive, Archived, and Read only files. If you wish to add
comments for subdirectories use the /D switch along with
the /A switch.
/H Display hidden files. Used to display hidden disk files.
Use with the /A switch to create comments for Hidden files.
/S Display system files. Use with the /A switch to create
comments for system files.
/P Pause display when screen is full. Use this switch when you
you have a long directory listing.
These switches may be used in any order or combination. The out
put may also be redirected using the DOS redirection commands to send
the output to another device, such as the printer, or a disk file, etc.
For more information on DOS redirection, see your DOS manual.
NOTE: CDir may be used in the default drive and directory without
any pathname or file specifier.
EXAMPLE: CDIR or CDIR /D etc.
This will display all files in the current directory. To display
files in another directory, other than the one you're in, you must
provide a file mask also. Such as, CDIR \BASICA\*.BAS, using any
allowable wild cards.
You may also use a file name, such as, CDIR \ASM\CDIR.COM. This
will display only the selected file. You may use this to add comments
or display comments for one file.
It is recommended that you thoroughly test this program, to ensure
that it will suit your needs. Whether you decide to use it or not, you
are encouraged to share it with others.
CDir was written entirely in assembly language using MicroSoft's (tm)
Macro Assembler 1.27. The source code may be purchased by contacting
the author at the following address.
Dennis L. Raney
%PC Applications
2612 Castle Dr.
Blue Springs, Mo. 64015
Phone# (816)229-8699
Mail to: PC Applications
2612 Castle Drive
Blue Springs, Mo. 64015
REGISTRATION FORM
REQUIRED FOR PERSONAL USE,
NAME ___________________________________________________________
STREET ADDRESS __________________________________________________
CITY ____________________________ STATE _______ ZIP ___________
HOME PHONE ___________________
REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS USE ONLY,
COMPANY NAME ____________________________________________________
COMPANY STREET ADDRESS __________________________________________
CITY ___________________________ STATE _________ ZIP __________
BUSINESS PHONE __________________
MODEL COMPUTER __________________________________________________
DOS VERSION __________________ TOTAL MEMORY INSTALLED __________
NUMBER OF DRIVES _____________
WHAT ADDITIONAL FEATURES WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AVAILABLE IN CDIR.
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS _______________________________________________
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