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UWS Menu File Manager Version 1.0 Version date: 6/27/87 Program Help ------- ---- This help information is displayed by viewing the file "FMGR.HLP" (press <H> from the Main menu). You may scroll through this file with the arrow-keys, the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys, and the <Home> and <End> keys. See the "View" command help screens for more information. The on line help for UWS MenuFile Manager is in a file named "FMGR.HLP". It is actually a text file, and may be listed or printed with DOS commands. To get a hard copy of this file, type: COPY FMGR.HLP PRN: at the DOS prompt (make sure your printer is ready). Press <PgDn> to continue. Program Help Continued ------- ---- --------- The easiest way to get help information for any subject is to use the "Search" command. It is not case-sensitive, and may be used to search for parts of words. It will search from the second line displayed to the bottom of the file. If a match is found, the line containing the search string is displayed at the top of the screen. If you wish to see the index of help information, press the <Home> key to go to the top of the file, then press the <S> key, and enter a search string of "help_index" (Note: the underscore (_) is used to signify a space, do not put an underscore in the search string, put a space there). The index will be displayed. Any of the subjects listed may be quickly found in the same manner. For each entry in the index, the right column contains unique search strings to go directly to that subject. HELP INDEX ---- ----- Command Search String ------- ------ ------ Attribute ATTRIBUTE COMMAND Copy COPY COMMAND Dir DIR COMMAND Erase ERASE COMMAND Fedit FEDIT COMMAND Group GROUP COMMAND Help HELP COMMAND Move MOVE COMMAND Quit QUIT COMMAND Rename RENAME COMMAND Set SET COMMAND Tree TREE COMMAND View VIEW COMMAND (Press <PgDn> for General help and information.) General Help ------- ---- At any time during program operation, the <F1> key may be pressed to display screens showing and describing the keys used in this program. /* show how to select files and directories. */ /* show what the display stuff means (attributes, etc.). */ /* talk about the auto-select feature. */ /* talk about entering responses, using <ESC> etc. */ /* talk about the function keys */ /* talk about pressing ESC to exit from a menu. */ /* talk about the marked file display when a command is selected. */ The ATTRIBUTE Command --- --------- ------- The ATTRIBUTE command on the Main Menu is used to change the attributes of one or more files. The attributes that DOS keeps for all files are: Read-only Set if file cannot be written to. Hidden Set if file is not normally displayed. System file Set if file belongs to DOS or network. Archive Set if file has changed since last backup. Attributes are either on or off (yes or no) for a given file, and are checked before DOS does any operation with that file. The attributes of any files can be changed by selecting them, and selecting the ATTRIBUTE command from the Main menu. The following menu will be displayed: "Read Only Hidden System file Archive set Go" The attributes desired ("Read Only", "Hidden", "System file", or "Archive set") may be selected in any combination. The attribute selections toggle on/off to allow de-selecting an attribute after selecting it. As attributes are selected, the lower-right corner of the screen will display an "attribute box" showing the currently selected attributes. When the "Go" command is selected, all marked files will have their attributes set to those in the attribute box. If "Go" command is selected with no attributes as previously selected, the marked files will have all attributes turned off. The COPY Command --- ---- ------- The COPY command is used to copy one or more disk files to another drive, directory, or to files of different names. When copying files to other drives or directories, the files can optionally be given different names. At least one file must be marked when COPY is selected. When selected, the user will be prompted for the destination drive, directory, and/or wildcard. By pressing <F2> the auto-select feature may be used to automatically select the destination drive and directory. If a response is entered manually, it may optionally include: a drive specifier, a DOS path, and/or a file wildcard. If only a drive is specified, the current DOS directory for that drive is assumed. If only a directory is entered, the current drive is assumed. If only a wildcard or filename is entered, the current drive and directory are assumed. Attempting to copy a file to itself, or copy multiple files onto one file will cause an error. The DIR Command --- --- ------- The DIR command is used to change the displayed drive and/or DOS directory. By pressing <F2> the auto-select feature may be used to automatically select the drive and directory desired. When another drive or directory has been selected, it will be sorted and displayed. At that point, the Main menu functions may be used to manipulate the files in that directory. The function key <F3> is used to re-read a directory from disk without changing to another directory. This is useful for floppy disk drives - the current diskette can be removed, another inserted and <F3> pressed, to re-read the disk directory and display it. The ERASE Command --- ----- ------- The ERASE command is used to erase (delete) one or more files from the currently displayed directory. At least one file must be marked when ERASE is selected. After selecting ERASE, the following menu will be displayed: "Abort Erase" Selecting ABORT will return to the Main menu without erasing the marked files. Selecting ERASE will erase all marked files, and return to the Main menu. The ERASE command is identical in operation to the DOS "ERASE" command. Erased files are not recoverable except with the help of some utility designed to recover erased files. Also, erased files are not "wiped" (useful for security reasons) from the disk except via some utility designed to wipe files. The FEDIT Command --- ----- ------- (File Edit) ----- ----- The FEDIT command is used to execute the text file editor specified in the SET EDITOR command. This command allows easy editing of one or more files. If one or more files are marked, then the editor will be executed once for each marked file with the file name on the command line. If no files are marked, then the file name that the file pointer is on will be put on the editor command line. If the cursor is on a directory and no files are marked when FEDIT is selected, the command will be ignored. An EDITOR program name must be entered (via the SET EDITOR command), and the editor specified must be in the DOS path to be able to use the FEDIT option. The GROUP Command --- ----- ------- The group command is used to mark or un-mark any group of files matching a wildcard. The wildcard may contain any valid file characters, '*', and '?'. When the GROUP command is selected, the following menu will be displayed: "Mark files Unmark files Quit" If MARK FILES or UNMARK FILES is selected, the user will be asked to enter a file wildcard. The MARK command will cause all files matching the specified wildcard will be marked, even if already marked. The UNMARK command will cause all files matching the specified wildcard will be un-marked, even if not currently marked. The QUIT command will return to the Main menu after file marking or unmarking is complete. The HELP Command --- ---- ------- The HELP command will VIEW the file "FMGR.HLP". The help file may be scrolled through, or searched for a desired keyword or topic. See the help screens for the VIEW command for more information about viewing this help file. To get a hard copy of this file, type: COPY FMGR.HLP PRN: at the DOS prompt (make sure your printer is ready). The MOVE Command --- ---- ------- The MOVE command is used to move one or more disk files to another directory on the same disk. At least one file must be marked when MOVE is selected. When selected, the user will be prompted for the destination directory. By pressing <F2> the auto-select feature may be used to automatically select the destination directory. If a response is entered manually, it must be a DOS path, and may not contain a drive (unless it is the same drive), or a file wildcard. Note that because the MOVE command does not copy then erase files it is much faster than copying, but can only move files to other directories on the same drive. The QUIT Command --- ---- ------- The QUIT command allows the user to exit UWS MenuFile Manager, and return to DOS. When QUIT is selected, the following menu will be displayed: "No Yes Current" If NO is selected, the user will be returned to the Main menu. If Yes is selected, the program will end execution and return to DOS. The current DOS dos drive and directory will be the same directory the File Manager was executed from, or the last directory selected in the CURRENT DIRECTORY option of the TREE menu. If CURRENT is selected, the program will end execution and return to DOS. The current DOS drive and directory will be set to the directory being displayed. The RENAME Command --- ------ ------- The RENAME command is used to rename one or more files. At least one file must be marked when RENAME is selected. When selected, the user will be prompted for the new filename(s). Wildcards are allowed, and must be used if more than one file has been marked for re-naming. An error will occur if a file with the new name already exists (in the current directory), and the file will not be renamed. If more than one file has been marked, when a file name conflict occurs, the re- name command will abort. The SET Command --- --- ------- The SET command is used to change any of the default program options. When SET is selected, the following menu will be displayed: "Sort order Hidden Colors Overwrite Editor" Each of these options and their settings will be discussed below. When any of these options are changed, the new option settings will be saved upon exiting UWS Menu File Manager. The option settings are saved in a file named FMGR.INI. This file should be kept in the same directory as UWS Menu File Manager(FMGR.COM). If this file cannot be found, it will be created, and have the new options in it. If the option settings are not the same as when you last exited the program, make sure the file FMGR.INI is located in the DOS path, or in the directory you normally run FMGR from. SET SORT ORDER --- ---- ----- The SORT ORDER option allows UWS Menu File Manager to display the files in the current directory in any of the following orders: Name - By file name (ascending). Extension - By file extension, or type (ascending). Size - By file size (smallest to largest). Date - By file date (newest to oldest). Note that this will not change the order of the files on the disk. The file names are only sorted for displaying. SET HIDDEN --- ------ The HIDDEN option allows the user to decide whether to display hidden files or not. Note that if hidden files are not displayed, they cannot be marked. Normally there is no reason to display hidden files (that is why they are hidden), except to use them with the commands in the File Manager. SET COLORS --- ------ The COLORS option allows the user to change the various program colors. When selected, the following menu will be displayed: "Text Cursor Primary Highlight Secondary Highlight Quit" Each of these options (except QUIT) lets the user select foreground and background colors for the specified region. When one is selected, the foreground color is selected with the up and down arrow keys, and the background color with the left and right arrow keys. Pressing <ENTER> when the desired color is displayed will save the desired color, and return to the set color menu. The QUIT command will exit the SET COLOR menu, and return to the Main menu. There are 16 foreground, they are : Black, Blue, Green, Cyan, Red, Magenta, Yellow, White, and the same eight in high-intensity. There are eight background colors (same as those listed above) in non- blinking mode, and the same eight in blinking mode. The four color regions are as follows: Text - The color of most of the text on the screen. Note that the background color of the TEXT selection is the background color for the entire screen. Cursor - The color of the menu cursor, and the file pointer. Primary - The color of marked (highlighted) files. Secondary - The color of marked files when the file pointer on one. SET OVERWRITE --- --------- The OVERWRITE option allows the user to specify whether or not to be asked before writing over an existing file. This option will display the following menu when selected: "Yes No" If YES is selected, then anytime a file is about to be written over with the contents of another file, the user will be asked: File: XXXX exists. Over-write it (Y/N)? (Where: XXXX is the name of an existing file.) If Y is pressed, the file will be written over, if N is pressed, that file will be skipped. If NO is selected on the OVERWRITE option, then the user will never be asked before writing over a file with another one. SET EDITOR --- ------ The EDITOR option allows the user to specify the name of the text editor that will be executed when the FEDIT command is selected. The editor may be any text editor (or even word processor) that will allow the target file name on the command line. For example, if the EDITOR is set to EDLIN, and the file AUTOEXEC.BAT is marked when FEDIT is selected, then EDLIN will edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. An EDITOR program name must be entered (via the SET menu), and the editor specified must be in the DOS path to be able to use the FEDIT option. The TREE COMMAND --- ---- ------- The TREE command allows the user to make, remove and change directories easily. Also, the current directory for any drive may be set via the TREE menu. When this command is selected, the following menu will be displayed: "Make directory Remove directory Set current Quit" Each of these selections is discussed below. When the TREE menu (above), the normal file name listing will be replaced by a sub-directory name listing. This is because the TREE menu has only directory manipulation commands. Pressing the <SPACE> key will select the directory that the file pointer is highlighting. The MAKE DIRECTORY command allows the user to create a new sub- directory. When selected, a directory name will be asked for. If a name is entered, the directory will be created, and the display updated. The REMOVE DIRECTORY command allows the user to remove a sub- directory. When selected, the user will be asked for the directory name to remove. The auto-select feature (<F2> key) may be used to select the directory to remove. When a name is entered or selected, the directory will be removed, and the display updated. Note that to remove a directory, it must not have any files or sub-directories in it. The SET CURRENT command is used to tell DOS what directory is the "current" directory for a drive. When selected, the user will be asked for a directory name. The auto-select feature (<F2> key) may be used to select the directory. This is useful when copying files back and forth between disk drives. For instance, if the current directory for drive C: were set to \LOTUS, and the current directory for drive D: set to \PFSPRO. Then by selecting some files in C:\LOTUS, selecting the COPY command, and entering only "D:" as the destination drive and directory, the files would be copied to D:\PFSPRO. The QUIT selection will return to the Main menu, and replace the file name listing on the screen. The VIEW COMMAND --- ---- ------- The VIEW command is used to "browse" a text file. If one or more files are marked, then the VIEW command will allow the user to browse each marked file, one at a time. If no files are marked, then the file name that the file pointer is on will be browsed. If the cursor is on a directory and no files are marked when FEDIT is selected, the command will be ignored. When VIEW is selected, the first page of the file will be displayed. The bottom of the screen will show the file name, the viewing location within the file (in percent), and the keys used to scroll through the file. The keys used are: <ESC> This will end viewing the current file, and continue to the next, if more are marked, or return to the Main menu. <up-arrow> Scroll up one line. <dn-arrow> Scroll down one line. <Home> Go to the top of the file. <End> Go to the bottom of the file. <PgUp> Display previous video page. <PgDn> Display next video page. <S> Search file for a text string. The Search command will search through the currently displayed file for specified text. When chosen, you will be asked what to search for. The search text may be up to 50 characters long, is not case sensitive (upper or lower case does not matter). If a match is found, the line containing the matching text will be displayed at the top of the screen. Note that in order to search for more occurances of the same text, the search starts with the second line displayed, and continues to the bottom of the file.