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     ▀▀ File Manager - EzFile
       ■ Features
         . Features (cont'd)
         . Features (cont'd)
       ■ Menu Formats
       ■ Terms
         . Terms (cont'd)
         . Terms (cont'd)
         . Terms (cont'd)
       ■ File Operations
         . View or Display
         . Copy
         . Delete
         . Move
         . Type or Print
         . Sort
         . Change
         . Decode
         . Other
       ■ Utilities
       ■ File Menu Function Keys
       ■ Shift Function Keys
       ■ Error Messages
         . Error Messages (cont'd)
       ■ Technical Operation Notes
         . Default Settings
         . Parameter Passing
           · Parameter Syntax (one parameter)
           · Parameter Syntax (two parameters)
           · Parameter Syntax (three parameters)
         . End of Topics List













































───────────────────What is a File Management System───────────────────
EzFile is a File Management System that includes dozens of file
operations such as: view, copy, delete, move, transfer, rename, type,
execute, join, empty, attributes and file modification options.

 │EZBANK.EXE  ┌───███▀▀▀█─────────███▀▀▀█──██──███────────────┐
 │EZCOOK.EXE  │   ▐██     ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▐██     ▄▄▄   ██  ▄▄▄▄▄▄    │
 │EZDATA41.HLP│   ▐████       ▄▄█ ▐████    ██   ██ ▐█    █▌   │
 │EZDATE.EXE  │   ▐██     ▄▄▀▀▀   ▐██      ██   ██ ▐█▀▀▀▀▀    │
 │EZDEMO.EXE  └───███▄▄▄█─█▄▄▄▄▄▄─████────████─████─█▄▄▄▄▄────┘
 │EZFILE.EXE  │┌──────Defaults───────────┐
 │EZFILE41.HLP││Source C:\EZ41           │   ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
 │EZGATE.EXE  ││Target B:\               ────These default options▒
 │EZHELP.EXE  ││Execut C:\EZ41           │   ▒save time by reducing▒
 │EZHEXD.EXE  ││Last   C:\EZ41\README.DOC│   ▒repetitive keystrokes▒
 │EZINDX.EXE  ││Filter All Files         │   ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒
 │EZINIT.EXE  ││Sort   Ascending by Name │
 │EZKEYS.EXE  │└─────────────────────────┘

──────────────────────────EzFile Features─────────────────────────────
░▒▓█  ░▒▓█  ░▒▓█  ░▒▓█    Easy-Fast-Powerful    ░▒▓█  ░▒▓█  ░▒▓█  ░▒▓█

 ■ View, browse or search the contents of a text file
    The "View" option appears as the first EzFile selection option on
    as this is a very fast way to view the contents of a file.
    EzRead starts when you select the file to view.  This program can
    also be used as a stand-alone program from the DOS command line.
 ■ Copy single, multiple or all files.
 ■ Delete single, multiple or all files.
 ■ Move single, multiple or all files.
    Moving a file or group of files involves copying the selected
    file(s) to the designated target directory and then removing these
    files from the source directory.  EzFile combines both of these
    steps into a single operation that saves you time.
 ■ Transfer a file.
    Transferring a file allows you to copy a file and specify the
    target path such that you may create a different file name without
    effecting the original source file.
───────────────────────EzFile Features (cont'd)───────────────────────
 ■ Rename a file.
 ■ Print a file.
    EzType is a stand-alone program that starts when you select a file
    to print or may be used as a stand-alone printing program.
 ■ Sort and filter file display.
    EzFile has several different sorting options that are useful in
    file management.  These sort files by name, size or date in either
    ascending or descending order.
 ■ Execute another program
 ■ Join more than one file into a single file
 ■ Empty a file's contents without deleting file
 ■ Create a new file containing the modified contents of a selected
   source file.  These "Modify" options do not change the source
   file(s).  Instead, a target file is created by one of the following
   file modification options: remove whitespace, delete blank lines or
   change record length.
 ■ Decode a file by display each character and it's corresponding
   unsigned decimal and hexidecimal values.
───────────────────────EzFile Features (cont'd)───────────────────────
 ■ DOS Gateway.
 ■ Sort files and attributes several different ways
 ■ Individual file attributes as well as total size of displayed files
   are displayed on the file menu screen
 ■ User may stop a multiple file operation at any time
 ■ Speed move files on hard disk
 ■ Simple or complex file filtering
 ■ Displays up to 132 files per screen
 ■ Error checks provide feedback and safe file management
 ■ Reports changes in disk space
 ■ Working directory restored upon normal exit
 ■ Default directories and file filter are remembered
 ■ Directory entries are validated
 ■ File filter allows selective display and manipulation of files
 ■ Total size of marked files is updated and displayed during marking
 ■ At a bar menu in EzFile, <F3,K> will display show some of the
   hundreds of EzFile features!

─────────────────────────EzFile Menu Formats──────────────────────────
There are two types of menus.  Bar menus appear on the second to the
last line of the screen.  This type of menu is fixed.  The selection
options may not be changed.  The other type of menu is the variable
menu that appears in the center area of the screen.  These menus may
be changed by the user.

 ■ You may use the "Bar Menu Direction Keys" to view each of these
   descriptions, then press the Return key < <─┘ > to select the cur-
   rent menu option.

 ■ To make a selection from the variable menu, use the direction keys
   to highlight the desired item and press the Return key < <─┘ >.






───────────────────────────EzFile Terms───────────────────────────────

 ■ Attributes─────── Qualities associated with a file which include:
                     read only, archive, system and hidden.
 ■ Compress───────── Create a new file with contents similar to the
                     source file except this new file typically
                     occupies less disk space depending on the type
                     of file compression selected.
 ■ Copy───────────── Read a specified file(s) from the disk and write
                     to a different directory or disk using the same
                     source and target file names.
 ■ Created (date)─── Date the file was last saved to disk.
 ■ Decode─────────── Display a source file contents in character,
                     unsigned decimal and hexidecimal character form.
 ■ Delete─────────── Remove a file and its contents from the disk.
 ■ Drive──────────── Drive letter of the path of the selected file.
 ■ Empty a file───── Remove the contents of the source file without
                     removing the file name from the disk.

────────────────────────EzFile Terms (cont'd)─────────────────────────

 ■ Exclude────────── Compression option that creates a target file
                     without effecting graphics characters.
 ■ Execute────────── Start another program.
 ■ File directory─── The root and subdirectory(s) of the file path.
 ■ File name──────── A 1-8 character name with an extension.
 ■ File extension─── The file name extension consists of a period
                     '.' followed by a maximum of three characters
                     Refer to your DOS manual for a listing of
                     "invalid" characters.
 ■ Filter─────────── A filter is using a combination of '?' and\or
                     '*' in the file name and or file extension in
                     order to display certain groups of files.  Refer
                     to your DOS manual for more information about
                     global file name characters.
 ■ Full file name─── File name including the file extension.


────────────────────────EzFile Terms (cont'd)─────────────────────────

 ■ Join───────────── Create a new file by combining the contents of
                     two or more source files.
 ■ Move───────────── Copy a file contents from the source to the tar-
                     get directory and remove the file from the source
                     directory.
 ■ Path───────────── Combination of the drive, file directory,
                     file name and file extension.
 ■ Rename─────────── Change the name of a source file.
 ■ Size───────────── Size of the file in number of bytes.
 ■ Sort───────────── Arrange files and directories for display on
                     the file menu screen.
 ■ Source─────────── The current directory.
 ■ Strip──────────── Compression option that creates a target file
                     without extended (graphics) ASCII characters.
 ■ Target─────────── Default directory where file contents are copied,
                     moved or transferred.

────────────────────────EzFile Terms (cont'd)─────────────────────────

 ■ Transfer───────── Read a specified file and write the contents to
                     a different directory or disk with the same or
                     a different target file name.
 ■ Transform──────── Various file operations that in some cases may
                     change the source file.
 ■ Type───────────── Send the contents of a source file to a printer.
 ■ View───────────── Display a source file's contents.










───────────────────────────File Operations────────────────────────────
All EzFile operations are available from an EzData module by select-
ing the "File" option from the utilities menu.  Below is a table taken
from the keystroke index program <F3,K> that groups the file opera-
tions into eight groups.

 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
 ║                       FILE FUNCTIONS                          ║█
 ╠KEY╤════CATEGORY════╤KEY╤════CATEGORY════╤KEY╤════CATEGORY═════╣█
 ║<C>│ COPY           │<O>│ OTHER          │<T>│ TRANSFORM       ║█
 ║<D>│ DELETE         │<P>│ PRINT          │<V>│ VIEW OR DISPLAY ║█
 ║<M>│ MOVE           │<S>│ SORT           │   │                 ║█
 ╚═══╧════════════════╧═══╧════════════════╧═══╧═════════════════╝█
  █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████





──────────────────────────View or Display─────────────────────────────
The "View" option appears as the first selection option on EzFile's
main menu as this is a very fast way to view the contents of a file.

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │ATTRIBUTES────────────────────────<U,A>│
    │DECODE────────────────────────────<U,D>│
    │FILTER-BY FILE EXTENSION──────────<P,F>│
    │FILTER-COMPLEX────────────────────<P,M>│
    │FILTER-DISPLAY ALL────────────────<P,A>│
    │PATH-CHANGE SOURCE─────────<P,S,<─┘,F6>│
    │PATH-CHANGE TARGET─────────<P,T,<─┘,F6>│
    │PATH-CHANGE PROGRAM────────<P,E,<─┘,F6>│
    │VIEW-BROWSE, OR SEARCH──────────────<V>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘




────────────────────────────────Copy──────────────────────────────────
These functions are some of the most frequently used EzWare utilities.
They provide an easy means of saving various combinations of files
with a minimum number of keystrokes.

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │COPY ALL─────────────────────<C,F10,F8>│
    │COPY MULTIPLE──────────────<C,<─┘..,F8>│
    │COPY SINGLE──────────────────<C,<─┘,F8>│
    │TRANSFER────────────────────────<X,<─┘>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘








───────────────────────────────Delete─────────────────────────────────
Deleting files is part of a good disk maintenance program.  These
deletion options may save time when used with EzFile's file filter
option that allows you to selectively work with group of files.

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │DELETE ALL─────────────────<D,F10,F8,P>│
    │DELETE MULTIPLE──────────<D,<─┘..,F8,P>│
    │DELETE SINGLE──────────────<D,<─┘,F8,P>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘









────────────────────────────────Move──────────────────────────────────
Moving a file or group of files involves copying the selected file(s)
to the designated target directory and then removing these files from
the source directory.  Both of these steps are performed for you by
EzFile when you use one of the following options:

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │MOVE ALL─────────────────────<M,F10,F8>│
    │MOVE MULTIPLE──────────────<M,<─┘..,F8>│
    │MOVE SINGLE──────────────────<M,<─┘,F8>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘








─────────────────────────────Type - EzType────────────────────────────
To send a text file to the printer, select the "Type" option from
EzFile's main menu.  After selecting a file to print from the file
menu, the following options become available:
╔══KEY(S)═══╤═══PROMPT═══╤═════════ACTION══════════════╗
║ <G>       │Go          │BEGIN PRINTING FILE          ║█
║ <S>       │Settings    │CHANGE PRINTER SETTINGS      ║█
║    <S,L>  │Left        │SPECIFY LEFT PRINT MARGIN    ║█
║    <S,R>  │Right       │SPECIFY RIGHT PRINT MARGIN   ║█
║    <S,T>  │Top         │SPECIFY TOP PRINT MARGIN     ║█
║    <S,B>  │Bottom      │SPECIFY BOTTOM PRINT MARGIN  ║█
║    <S,P>  │Printer     │SPECIFY THE PRINTER NUMBER   ║█
║    <S,N>  │Number      │SPECIFY THE LINES PER PAGE   ║█
║    <S,K>  │Kind        │CONTINUOUS OR MANUAL FEED    ║█
║ <F>       │File        │SPECIFY PATH OF PRINT FILE   ║█
║ <E>       │Exit        │QUIT AND SAVE SETTINGS       ║█
║ <Esc>     │            │QUIT WITHOUT SAVING SETTINGS ║█
╚═══════════╧════════════╧═════════════════════════════╝█
 ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
────────────────────────────────Sort──────────────────────────────────
EzFile has several different sorting options that are useful in file
management.  These sort files by name, size or date in either ascend-
ing or descending order.

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │SORT ASCENDING BY DATE────────────<S,3>│
    │SORT ASCENDING BY NAME────────────<S,1>│
    │SORT ASCENDING BY SIZE────────────<S,6>│
    │SORT BASED ON DISC ORDER──────────<S,5>│
    │SORT DESCENDING BY DATE───────────<S,4>│
    │SORT DESCENDING BY NAME───────────<S,2>│
    │SORT DESCENDING BY SIZE───────────<S,7>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘





───────────────────────────────Change─────────────────────────────────
EzFile has a several unique operations that allow you to create new
files by modifying existing ones.  The source files are not changed.
The target file is a new file created by one of the following file
modification options:

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │CHANGE RECORD LENGTH (EXCLUDE)<U,M,L,E>│
    │CHANGE RECORD LENGTH (STRIP)──<U,M,L,S>│
    │COMPRESS-DELETE BLANK LINES─────<U,M,B>│
    │COMPRESS-WHITESPACE─────────────<U,M,W>│
    │EMPTY-WITHOUT REMOVING FILE─<U,E,<─┘,P>│
    │JOIN────────────────────────<U,J,<─┘..>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘





──────────────────────────Decode - EzHexd─────────────────────────────
EzHexd is a program that opens a file, reads each character and dis-
plays the character along with the unsigned decimal and hexidecimal
values.  To decode a file, select the "Decode" option from EzFile's
utility menu.  After selecting a file to decode from the file menu,
the following options become available:

 ■ Selection Options
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║              EZHEXD SELECTION OPTIONS              ║
╠══KEY(S)═══╤═══PROMPT═══╤═════════ACTION════════════╣
║        <C>│Continue    │DECODE NEXT LINES OF FILE  ║
║        <R>│Restart     │GO TO BEGINNING OF FILE    ║
║        <F>│File        │OPEN A FILE FOR DECODING   ║
║        <H>│Help        │EZHEXD SELECTION OPTIONS   ║
║<Esc>   <E>│<Esc>=Quit  │QUIT EZHEXD                ║
╚═══════════╧════════════╧═══════════════════════════╝


────────────────────────────────Other─────────────────────────────────
The "Rename" option from Ezfile's main menu allows you change a file's
name.  The "Start" option from EzFile's utility menu will send the
selected file as a command to your processor.  Most executable files
have the ".EXE" file extension.

    ┌DESCRIPTION──────────────────KEYSTROKES┐
    │EXECUTE-ANOTHER PROGRAM───────────<U,S>│
    │RENAME──────────────────────────<R,<─┘>│
    └───────────────────────────────────────┘









─────────────────────────Standard Function Keys───────────────────────
Press <F1> to activate the Main Help Menu or go directly into a help
utility by pressing <F2> thru <F10>.

╔══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤═════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╗
║ <F1> │ <F2> │ <F3> │ <F4> │ <F5>│ <F6> │ <F7> │ <F8> │ <F9> │ <F10>║
╠══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪═════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╣
║Help  │System│Help  │Macro │Run  │Screen│Calcu-│Disk  │Time  │DOS   ║
║      │Utils.│Topics│Utils.│Log  │      │lator │Utils.│Utils.│Gate  ║
╚╤═════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧═════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧═════╤╝
┌┘ <F1>=Help Menu                      <F6>=Screen Utilities        └┐
│  <F2>=System Utilities               <F7>=Math Utilities           │
│  <F3>=Help-On-Help Menu              <F8>=Disk Utilites            │
│  <F4>=Macro Utilities                <F9>=Time Utilities           │
│  <F5>=Runtime Status                <F10>=DOS Gateway              │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Other standard utilities available from the main help menu include:
    <K>=Function Keys Maps
    <R>=Registration
────────────────────────File Menu Function Keys───────────────────────
These function keys are active when the file menu is displayed.  Some
may not apply to the specific situation.  For example, <F7> is only
active when there are more than 132 files to display and you want to
look at the next screen of files.  <F9> and <F10> are only in effect
when you have selected a file operation that may involve more that one
file.
╔══════╤══════╤═════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╗
║ <F1> │ <F2> │ <F3>│ <F4> │ <F5> │ <F6> │ <F7> │ <F8> │ <F9> │<F10> ║
╠══════╪══════╪═════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╣
║Help  │<A:>  │<B:> │<C:>  │User  │Select│Show  │Pro-  │UnMark│Mark  ║
║      │Drive │Drive│Drive │Input │Dir   │More  │cess  │All   │All   ║
╚╤═════╧══════╧═════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧═════╤╝
 │  <F1>=Help Menu                  <F6>=Current Directory          │
 │  <F2>=Select Drive A             <F7>=Show More Files            │
 │  <F3>=Select Drive B             <F8>=Start Function             │
 │  <F4>=Select Drive C             <F9>=Erase File Flags           │
 │  <F5>=Input a Directory         <F10>=Flag All Displayed Files   │
 └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
──────────────────────────Shift-Function Keys─────────────────────────
For a complete listing of the function keys, press <F3,K> from any
bar menu.  Below are the Shift-Function keys in effect for EzFile.



      ╔══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╗
      ║ <F1> │ <F2> │ <F3> │ <F4> │ <F5> │ <F7> │ <F9> │<F10> ║
      ╠══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╪══════╣
      ║Source│Target│Exe   │All   │Show  │Snap  │Erase │Erase ║
      ║Dir   │Dir   │Dir   │Files │Macros│Shot  │EOL   │Line  ║
      ╚╤═════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧═════╤╝
 ┌─────┘                                                     └───────┐
 │<Shift-F1>=Change Source Directory                                 │
 │<Shift-F2>=Change Target Directory  <Shift-F7>=Save Screen Image   │
 │<Shift-F3>=Change Execute Directory                                │
 │<Shift-F4>=Do Not Filter Files      <Shift-F9>=Erase to End of Line│
 │<Shift-F5>=Show Current Macro Set   <Shift-F10>=Erase All of Line  │
 └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
────────────────────────EzFile Error Messages─────────────────────────
Error messages are displayed in the center of the top line on your
screen.
 ■ Buffer full────── Insufficient system memory to execute requested
                     command.  Press <F5> or use the DOS "CHKDSK"
                     command to check status of system memory.
 ■ Cancelled──────── File operation was terminated.
 ■ Directory not found─ Specified directory was not located on your
                     disk.  Check the syntax.
 ■ Disc Full──────── File copy operation was terminated due to lack
                     space on the target disk.
 ■ File not renamed─ Error in renaming current file to specified name.
                     Check syntax of specified path.
 ■ Finished───────── File operation was completed.
 ■ Inactive selection─ Requested function key is not available.
 ■ No files found─── No files located in source directory using
                     current file filter.
 ■ No selection made─ When in the file menu, press the return key
                     < <─┘ > to make a selection.
────────────────────EzFile Error Messages(cont'd)─────────────────────
 ■ No target──────── Requested operation requires specifying a target
                     path.
 ■ Only one file selected─ More than one file is required to perform
                     the requested operation.
 ■ Read error─────── Problem with reading specified file.  Check the
                     file name to insure that file exists on your
                     disk.
 ■ Syntax error───── Parameter syntax error.  Refer to, "Parameter
                     Syntax" help topics.
 ■ Write error────── Problem writing specified file to disk.  Check
                     to insure the file exists on your disk.







───────────────────────Technical Operation Notes──────────────────────
EzFile is designed to be easy-to-use and to save you time in managing
files.  There are many advantages of using some of the advanced
features of EzFile such as using default settings and passing
parameters.














──────────────────────────Default Settings────────────────────────────
Default settings are values that EzFile loads from EZFILE.EZB upon
initial program startup.  Any changes are automatically saved when you
exit from EzFile so you need not redefine them at the start of each
session.  Below is a table of the defaults and keystrokes used to
change them:

          ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
          ║   GLOBAL DESCRIPTIONS AND KEYS TO CHANGE THEM  ║
          ╠════════════DESCRIPTION══════════╤══KEYSTROKES══╣
          ║ SORT LOGIC                      │      <S,|| > ║
          ║ LAST FILE                       │      VARIOUS ║
          ║ SOURCE DIRECTORY                │  <P,S,||,F6> ║
          ║ TARGET DIRECTORY                │  <P,T,||,F6> ║
          ║ EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY            │  <P,E,||,F6> ║
          ║ SOURCE FILE FILTER              │     <P,F,||> ║
          ╚═════════════════════════════════╧══════════════╝

 Note: the '||' symbol indicates multiple choices are available.
──────────────────────────Parameter Passing───────────────────────────
Passing information into a program is done with parameters. Parameters
may be passed into EzFile from the command line.  When no parameters
are used, the file named, "EZFILE.EZB" will set defaults upon program
startup.  Each parameter is separated by a single space.  The sequence
of parameters is important.

EzFile will accept up to three parameters.
 ■ A first parameter may be used to set the source directory
 ■ A second parameter may be used to set the file filter
 ■ A third parameter may be used to set the default file








───────────────────Parameter Syntax (one parameter)───────────────────
Below is an example of sending a directory for EzFile to display upon
initial startup:

>EZFILE C:\EZ41\DATA
 ┬    ┬ ┬          ┬
 │    │ └────┬─────┘
 └─┬──┘      ╘═SINGLE PARAMETER═
   │
   ╘═PROGRAM═









───────────────────Parameter Syntax (two parameters)──────────────────
Below is an example of sending a directory and file filter for EzFile
to selectively display upon initial startup:

>EZFILE C:\EZ41\DATA *.1
 ┬    ┬ ┬          ┬ ┬ ┬
 │    │ │          │ └┬┘
 │    │ │          │  ╘═SECOND PARAMETER═
 │    │ └────┬─────┘
 └─┬──┘      ╘═FIRST PARAMETER═
   │
   ╘═PROGRAM═







──────────────────Parameter Syntax (three parameters)─────────────────
Below is an example of sending a directory, file filter and default
file for EzFile to selectively display upon initial startup:

>EZFILE C:\EZ41\DATA *.* FAMILY.1
 ┬    ┬ ┬          ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬      ┬
 │    │ │          │ │ │ └──┬───┘
 │    │ │          │ │ │    ╘═THIRD PARAMETER═
 │    │ │          │ └┬┘
 └─┬──┘ │          │  ╘═SECOND PARAMETER═
   │    └────┬─────┘
   │         ╘═FIRST PARAMETER═
   │
   ╘═PROGRAM═





────────────────────────────End of Topics─────────────────────────────
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