is a Desk Accessory that let's you quickly find a file on any disk in any drive. You simply type in the search phrase and it will search for the first nine filenames that match your phrase.
Now for the instructions. It is quite simple actually, however there are some neat tricks that are provided, that you wouldn't easily discover without reading these docs first.
@The interface.
When you run FindFile, it will draw it's box on the screen. This box has a title, and three icons.
@DRIVE
icon let's you switch to the next logical drive. So, from drive A, DRIVE will move to drive B. Hitting it again will move you to drive C, and again will wrap around to drive A. If you manage to configure a drive D, FindFile will use it as well, but since Configure doesn't allow four drives, it isn't likely that you will have a D drive.
@DISK
icon merely reopens the disk in the current drive. To swap disks, eject the disk that is in the drive, and insert a new one, then hit the DISK icon.
@DONE
icon will exit back to whatever application you were orginally in. If you have swapped disks, FindFile may ask you to re-insert the orginal disk that was in that drive. It will not exit until the disk it asks for is in the drive you ran it from.
@text
field. This is where you type in the search phrase. You can type up to 22 characters; more than 16 because FindFile allows for the use of wildcards. The wildcards are explained on the next page.
@list
field. This is where the file names that match your search phrase will be listed. It can list up to nine names. The display will show the FILENAME, PAGE, and POSITION. The page and position tell you exactly where the file is on the disk. The page directly corresponds to the DeskTop "page" on the notepad. The position is the position the file occupies on that page. A position of 5 means it is the first icon on the second row of the notepad page.
@Wildcards.
The asterisk is a special character in FindFile. You could call it a wildcard if you want. The * makes all characters beyond that point in the target filename wild. That is, a
@Wildcards.
The asterisk is a special character in FindFile. You could call it a wildcard if you want. The * makes all characters beyond that point in the target filename wild. That is, a "John *" will find:
John Smith
John Doe
John Boy, but not JohnSmith, since it is missing the space. FindFile will find the first nine "John *" filenames that match. And just typing * will list the first nine files on the disk.
The question mark is also special. It makes that character in the target filename wild. That is, a "John Sm?th" will find:
John Smith
John Smyth, but not John Smythe, since there was not an * at the end to include the e.
So, a phrase like "John M?ll*" could find:
John Miller
John Mill
John Millor
John Moller
John Mull
John Mgllrhtkdhf
You get the idea.
The exclamation mark is also special, but can also be confusing. I will try to explain it as best I can. The ! will force FindFile to ignore the next * or ? in the search phrase. So "Sm!?th" will find "Sm?th". Strange filename, but it can happen. Also, "Sm!*th" will find "Sm*th". Now the confusing part. If the character after the ! is not * or ?, the ! will be treated as a normal !. So, "Sm!th" will find "Sm!th".
@Compatibility
FindFile is compatible with every application I have, which includes: geoWrite, geoPaint, geoPublish, geoFile, geoCalc, goeChart, geoSpell, geoSlides, Scribble, geoBASIC, and the DA-RUNNER by Jim Collette. In every instan
@Compatibility
FindFile is compatible with every application I have, which includes: geoWrite, geoPaint, geoPublish, geoFile, geoCalc, goeChart, geoSpell, geoSlides, Scribble, geoBASIC, and the DA-RUNNER by Jim Collette. In every instance, FindFile ran perfectly.
There you have it. You now know exactly how to use FindFile. Go off and try it out now. After you have played with it, and discovered files on your disks that you forgot were there, you can consider mailing me on Quantum-Link and thanking me. Yes, that's right, I am not asking for money. Why bother when no one sends money anyway?
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