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SUGGESTIONS:
You can see a sorted listing of all the filenotes in the current
directory (at the time you activated FN) by <V>iewing the FILENOTE
file. That way, when you find yourself looking for a certain file
but can't remember it's name, you can glance thru the filenotes and
see if anything rings a bell.
Some word processors save files by compressing them or substituting
some characters with other control characters. This can make it more
difficult to decipher the file's contents when you <V>iew it. If you
consider this an annoyance, check to see if your word processor has
the option of saving files in ASCII. Most do.
If you've deleted a lot of files and you'd like a cleaned up
directory listing, use <D>riveChg to "change" the disk drive to the
drive you're currently using. Of course, if you don't mind staring
at all those zeros, you can just re-<S>ort the listing.
If you have a large directory that takes a long time (more than 3
seconds) for PC-FileNotes to display, chances are you can speed
things up a lot by having DOS open an extra buffer when it boots up.
DOS normally reserves space for 3 buffers when it boots. To add an
extra buffer you would put the statement "BUFFERS = 4" in the
CONFIG.SYS file that resides on your DOS disk, or in your root
directory. If you don't have a CONFIG.SYS file then create one using
any editor. Of course you can always specify more than 4 buffers if
you want/need to. But keep in mind each additional buffer takes up
528 bytes of RAM.
Using PC-FileNotes for making backups is a breeze. Sort the
directory listing by date. Hi-lite the first file with the same date
as the date of the last backup. Hold down the <T>ag key until all
the files following that file are tagged. Then move to your backup
disk using <D>riveChg. Press <C>opy to initiate the copy process.
One easy way to keep track of when the last backup was made is to
leave yourself a note in the notebox for FILENOTE.
While Viewing a file, pushing the V key twice in rapid succession is
a quick way of returning to the beginning of the file. The first
push returns you to the directory and the second push quickly begins
the View process over again, thereby putting you at the beginning of
the file.
Keeping File Notes on your files is something you probably haven't
done before. Force yourself into the habit. We've all forgotten
what's in a file. While using <V>iew can often help figure things
out, it's not very helpful with binary files. Besides, a simple
reminder in the notebox is easier. You'll be pleased at the time,
effort, and frustration you'll save by using the File Notes.