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  1. 06601030305800
  2. 1Copyright (C) 1991FileTOOL v1.1Critical Mass Concepts
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  17.           Contents                                Page
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  19.           Introduction                            2
  20.           TheDoubleFileSelector                2ê
  21. Ç          FileOperations                         3
  22.           TheOptions                             3ê
  23. Ç          DisplayingCMCInformation              4
  24.           FutureEnhancements                     4
  25.           Changes                                  4
  26.           License                                 4
  27.           Registration                            4
  28.           SharewarePayments                      4
  29.           Disclaimer                              4    
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  31.  
  32. ê1.IntroductionÇ
  33.  
  34. FileTOOLisbothafilemanipulationaccessoryandareplacement
  35. fileselector.Itisbasedonadoublefileselector,with
  36. bothasourceanddestinationselectordisplayed.üÇWithFileTOOL
  37. manysimplefilemanipulationsmaybeperformedwithinaGEM
  38. basedapplication.
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  40. ÇFileTOOLisintendedtoformpartofACCTOOLv2.0,tohelp
  41. producedabetterqualityproductthecomponentsofACCTOOLv2.0
  42. arereleasedastheyarewritten.Thenextpartwillbe
  43. VirusTOOL,andwillbeavailablefrom12/91.
  44.  
  45. ê2.TheDoubleFileSelectorÇ
  46.  
  47. TounderstandhowtouseFileTOOLitisbesttoexplainhowthe
  48. doublefileselectorworks.
  49.  
  50. üSelectingasinglefileÇ-toselectasinglefileclickonit's
  51. entryinthefileselector.
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  53. üSelectingmultiplefilesÇ-holdtheshiftkeydownandclickon
  54. eachfile.Toselectallfilesintheselectorclickontheopen
  55. button(toprightoftheselector).
  56.  
  57. üChangingdirectory/folderÇ-clickonthefolderwhichyouwould
  58. liketoenter.Alternativelyclickonthefolderlabelled".."or
  59. theclosebutton(topleft)togouptothepreviousdirectory.
  60.  
  61. üViewingfileinformationÇ-clickingonthehorizontalscrollbar
  62. (bottomoftheselector),displaysthesize,timeanddateof
  63. creation.
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  65. üRe-displayingthefolderÇ-toredisplaythecontentsofafolder
  66. (eg.afteradiskchange)clickonthebaracrossthetopofthe
  67. fileselector.
  68.  
  69. üChangingthecurrentdriveÇ-tochangethecurrentdriveclickon
  70. thedriveletternexttothefileselector.
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  72. Whenusingthefileselectoryouwillnoticeasetofhighlighted
  73. arrowsatthebottomofthescreen.Filecopyingwilltakeplace
  74. inthedirectionofthearrows;alsothecurrentdriveyouare
  75. workingonwillbethedirectionthearrowsarepointingfrom.So
  76. ifthearrowspointlefttoright,fileswillbecopiedfromthe
  77. leftfileselectortotherightoneandthecurrentfileselector
  78. istheleftone.Youcanchangethedirectionbyclickingonthe
  79. othersetofarrows.
  80.  
  81. ê3.FileOperationsÇ
  82.  
  83. Nowthatyou(hopefully)understandhowtousethefileselectors
  84. thissectionwillexplainwhatFileTOOLcanactuallydo.
  85.  
  86. üCopyingfilesÇ-thisisthemainreasonforhavingadoublefile
  87. selector.Tocopyfilessimplyselectthem(seesection2),
  88. makingsurethedirectionindicatoriscorrect,thenclickonthe
  89. COPYbutton.
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  91. üMovingfilesÇ-simplyselecttheappropriatefilesthenclickon
  92. theMOVEbutton.
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  94. üDeletingfilesÇ-selecttheappropriatefilesthenclickonthe
  95. trashcanicon(itisagoodideatoselecttheconfirmoption
  96. first).
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  98. üPrintingfilesÇ-selecttheappropriatefilesthenclickonthe
  99. printericon.
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  101. üRenamingafileÇ-selecttheappropriatefile,rememberthatthe
  102. renamingtakesplaceinthedirectionofthearrows.Enterthe
  103. newnameinthecurrent-file-boxunderneaththeotherfile
  104. selectorthenclickonRENAME.
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  106. üCreatinganewfolderÇ-simplyclickontheFOLDERbuttonand
  107. enterthenameofthenewfolder,rememberthatthefolderwill
  108. becreatedinthecurrentfileselector.
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  110. üDeletingthecurrentfolderÇ-simplyclickonthetrashcanwhen
  111. insideanemptyfolder.
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  113. ê4.TheOptionsÇ
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  115. TheoptionsmenuisobtainedbyclickingontheOPTIONSbutton.
  116. OptionsavailableinthecurrentversionofFileTOOL(1.0)are:-
  117.  
  118.      *Confirm-confirmallfileactions.
  119.      *Formfeeds-sendaformfeedaftereachprintedfile
  120.      *Header-sendaonelinefileheaderbeforeeachfile
  121.      *Install-(accessoryonly)installasfileselector
  122.  
  123. WhenINSTALLisselectedandtheOKorSAVEbuttonisselected
  124. thenthesystemfileselectorisreplacedbyFileTOOL.By
  125. deselectingINSTALLthenselectingOKorSAVEyoucanrestorethe
  126. systemfileselector.
  127.  
  128. IfyouclickonSAVEthecurrentoptionswillbesavedin
  129. FILETOOL.INFinthecurrentdrive.
  130. ê5.DisplayingCMCInformationÇ
  131.  
  132. Informationaboutregistrationandcopyingcanbefoundby
  133. clickingonthecopyrightmessageatthetopofthescreen.
  134.  
  135. ê6.FutureenhancementsÇ
  136.  
  137. SeveralenhancementsareplannedforFileTOOL,includingaSORT
  138. option(todecidehowfilesaresorted),asetofwildcardsto
  139. choosefrom(eg.*.**.DOC*.PRG)andafileattributechanger.
  140.  
  141. ê7.ChangesÇ
  142.  
  143. FileTOOLautomaticallystartsupwithbothselectorsondriveA,
  144. curingtheproblemfacedbysingledriveownerswithv1.0.Alsoa
  145. mediachangecheckismadebeforeeveryoperation.Folder
  146. creationbugnowfixed.
  147.  
  148. ê8.LicenseÇ
  149.  
  150. ThelicenseforFileTOOLshouldbesuppliedwithFileTOOLinthe
  151. fileLICENSE.CMC;thissoftwareiscoveredbytheSHAREWARE
  152. sectionofthelicense.
  153.  
  154. ê9.RegistrationÇ
  155.  
  156. Toreceivesupport,upgradeinformationanddetailsofnew
  157. productspleasesend£5.00(chequesmadepayabletoCritical
  158. MassConcepts).
  159.  
  160. ê10.SharewarepaymentsÇ
  161.  
  162. SinceCriticalMassConceptsisentirelydependantonshareware
  163. contributions,thisistheimportantsection.Allpeople
  164. registeredwithCriticalMassConceptswillreceiveupgrade
  165. informationanddetailsofnewproductsetc.howeverthelevelof
  166. supportwegiveisentirelydependantonsharewarecontributions.
  167. Alsoifyouhaveanysenseoffairnessyouwillrealisethat
  168. withoutyourcontributionswearewastingourtime.Howcanyou
  169. expecttogetfurtherproductsifwecannotaffordtowritethem.
  170. Ifyoudonotsupportoursharewareproductswewouldhaveto
  171. resorttosellingthemasbudgetsoftware.
  172. Sharewareisbestforallconcernedsopleasesupportit.Ok
  173. beggingover,nowforarecommendeddonationlevel.Although
  174. FileTOOLisveryusefulIamcurrentlyonlyaskingfordonations
  175. of£5.00(excludingregistration).Largerdonationsreceive
  176. bettersupport.
  177.  
  178. ê11.DisclaimerÇ
  179.  
  180. AlthoughCriticalMassConceptsendeavourstoproducereliable
  181. andsafesoftware,wearenotresponsibleforanydamageorloss
  182. ofdatathroughuseofthissoftware.Thatsaid,wedohowever
  183. offersupportandadvicewithanyproblemsifadonationismade.
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