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                        F I L E B O S S




                   The Files Management System
                             Ver. 1.1
                          Copyright 1989
                       By Michael Kirchner
                       All Rights Reserved






                    U S E R ' S   M A N U A L


























    Software Copyright 1989, Michael Kirchner & BossWare (tm)
 Documentation Copyright 1989,  Michael Kirchner & BossWare (tm)

















                      FileBoss Users' Manual
                           Version 1.1


                             Contents


Introduction:

         Limited License .............................  1
         Registration ................................  1
         Warranty ....................................  2
         System Requirements .........................  3
         Before You Start :
           On Screen Instructions ....................  3
           Drive:\Directory Status Line ..............  3
           ESCAPE ....................................  3
           HELP ......................................  3
           The Field Editor ..........................  3
           Wild Card Characters ......................  4
           FileBoss Menus ............................  4
           Installing and Set-Up .....................  4
           Running FileBoss ..........................  4

FileBoss Commands:
           List/Select Files .........................  5
           Change Drive ..............................  6
           Change Directory ..........................  6
           Copy Files ................................  7
           Delete Files ..............................  7
              Standard Delete ........................  7
              Maximum Security Delete ................  7
           Move Files ................................  8
           Rename File ...............................  8
           Make Directory ............................  8
           Remove Directory ..........................  9
           Hide / Unhide File ........................  9
           Protect / Unprotect File ..................  9
           Execute File .............................. 10
           Read / Change System Time ................. 10
           Read / Change System Date ................. 10
           Browse / Edit Batch File .................. 10
              Edit Batch File ........................ 10
              Create Batch File ...................... 11
           Get Disk Information ...................... 11
           Toggle VERIFY ............................. 12
           Read Environment Table .................... 12
           Modify Search Path ........................ 12

The Clip Board:
           Introduction .............................. 13
           Clip Board Move ........................... 14
           Clip Board Copy ........................... 14
           Clip Board Delete ......................... 14











                        LIMITED LICENSE

    FileBoss  is  distributed  via  the  shareware concept. It is
not free software and it is not in the  public  domain.  You  are
granted  a limited license to use FileBoss for a trial evaluation
period of not more than ten (10) days. Use of this  software  and
its  accompanying  documentation beyond the trial period requires
registration. Use of FileBoss beyond  the  trial  period  (by  any
entity,    individual,    business,    non-profit   organization,
association,   government,   or   institution),   without   valid
registration, is expressly forbidden.

    You  are  granted  a limited license to copy FileBoss for the
purpose of sharing  it  with  others  subject  to  the  following
limitations:

1. No compensation (cash or kind) may be  requested  or  accepted
in  consideration  for providing a copy (copies) of FileBoss. BBS
operators who charge for general BBS access may post FileBoss  as
long as there is no charge specific to FileBoss downloads.

2.  FileBoss  and  all its accompanying files must be distributed
in unmodified form and must be complete as to file contents.

3.  FileBoss may not be included  with  another  software  product
in/on   the  same  disk  used  to  provide  a  FileBoss  copy  or
downloadable archive/packed-file.

4. Distributors of shareware software may  not  distribute  copies
of   FileBoss  without  a  distributor's  license  which  is  not
included in this limited license and/or documentation.



                           REGISTRATION

    When you register your copy of FileBoss  you  are  granted  a
license  to  use  the  software beyond the trial period. You will
receive a copy of the latest FileBoss release and the most recent
documentation. Other BossWare products will be included for  your
review.  Registered  Users  received  mailed  notification of new
FileBoss releases and other BossWare developments.

                  PLEASE  Support This Software

    If  you  use  this  software,  please  register.   Doing   so
encourages those involved with its development to continue making
products available to you through shareware.


         Use the Form on the next page for Registration.











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FileBoss Software Registration

      Product:   FileBoss                 Version: _____________

         Name:   _______________________________________________

      Company:   _______________________________________________

      Address:   _______________________________________________

                 _______________________________________________

    Telephone:   Day: __________________ Eve: __________________


Quantity                                     Each     Extended
~~~~~~~~                                  ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
______       FileBoss Registration         $25.00   ___________

         Less Multiple Copy Discount:

           10 to 30 copies    10%
           31 to 60 copies    15%
           61 or more copies  20%

                        Less _______%    Discount: <___________>

                                         Sub-Total  ___________

                  Mass. Residents add 5% Sales Tax  ___________

                                             Total  ___________


Make Checks Payable To:

                    Michael Kirchner BossWare
                         85 Parker Street
                      Pittsfield, MA  01201





Orders outside the USA:
    Include $15.00 for shipping and collection fees.


Sorry, no C.O.D. orders accepted.



















                         W A R R A N T Y


    This software is provided "AS IS"  without  warranty  of  any
kind,  either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to
the implied warranties  or  merchantability  and  fitness  for  a
particular  purpose.  The  entire  risk  as  to  the  quality and
performance of the program is with you. Should the program  prove
defective, YOU assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing,
repair  or  correction. Some states do not allow the exclusion of
implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to  you.
The  warranty  gives  you  many specific legal rights and you may
also have other rights which vary from state to state.
    BossWare  (tm)  and/or  Michael  Kirchner does/do not warrant
that the functions contained  in  this  program  will  meet  your
requirements  or  that  the  operation  of  the  program  will be
uninterrupted or error free.
    In  no event will BossWare (tm) or Michael Kirchner be liable
to you for any damages, including any lost profits, lost  savings
or  other  incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use or inability to use this program even if BossWare (tm) and/or
Michael Kirchner has/have been advised of the possibility of such
damages, or for any claim by any other party.




































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                     I N T R O D U C T I O N
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Files:
~~~~~
         You should have the following files:
              FB.EXT         - FileBoss
              FBHELP.DAT     - The Help file
              FILEBOSS.DOC   - Documentation file



System Recommendations:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

         IBM PC, XT, AT, or 100% Compatible
         512K or more installed memory
         Hard Disk
         DOS 3.1 or Higher

    FileBoss may be run from any drive (5.25" floppy, 3.5",  Hard
Disk).  Monochrome  and  Color  video  options are supported. The
program is best suited to Hard Drive environments.
    FileBoss   requires   temporary   disk  storage  during  some
operations. If you start the program from a  removable  disk  you
should not remove the disk until ready to quit FileBoss. FileBoss
will  attempt  to access its start-up directory for the help file
and other temporary file i/o.



                  G E T T I N G    S T A R T E D
                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


User Instruction and the Status Line
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Brief  instructions  are  displayed  on the last few lines of
the screen during all data entry and item  selection  operations.
A  current drive/directory status line is always displayed at the
bottom of the screen.

Oops!, Escape
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    You  can  escape  from  all  commands by pressing the escape
key [ESC].

HELP!
~~~~~
    Context sensitive help is available  from  function  key  one
[F1].




The FileBoss Field Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    All  data  entry  is  accomplished through the use of a field
editor. Your entry is always pre-set to  a  default  input  based

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upon  your  last  entry  or  file  selection.  You may accept the
default value by pressing  [RETURN],  [ENTER]  or  change  it  as
needed.

    USES: Field Editor Commands

    1.  Characters  typed  at  the  keyboard  are  inserted at the
        cursor.
    2.  Pressing [END] places the cursor at the end of the field.
    3.  Pressing [HOME] places the cursor  at  the  start  of  the
        field.
    4.  Pressing [DEL] deletes the character above of cursor.
    5.  Pressing [BACKSPACE]  deletes  the  character left of the
        cursor.
    6.  Pressing [RETURN],[ENTER] accepts the input as it appears
        in the field.



Wildcard file names
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Many   FileBoss   commands   accept   wildcard   file  names.
Wildcards are accepted if they follow regular DOS conventions.


FileBoss Menus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    All FileBoss menus are "Point-and-Shoot".  Select  a  command
option  by  moving  the highlight bar with the cursor up and down
keys or type  the  short  cut  command  letter.  Press  [RETURN],
[ENTER] or the Space Bar to execute the command.



Installing FileBoss
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    FileBoss  and  its accompanying Help file must reside in the
same directory (FB.EXE and FBHELP.DAT).  Hard  Disk  installation
is recommended for monochrome systems.


Running FileBoss
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Change to the directory where FileBoss resides.  At  the  DOS
prompt  type  FB  and  strike [RETURN]. Press any key to stop the
initial greeting display or wait for the time down.












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                     The FileBoss Command Set
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                        Main Menu Commands
                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


L  LIST/SELECT FILES:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    1.  Review  a  list  of  files,  sizes,  and  attributes
        residing in the current Drive:\Path.
    2.  Add File(s) to the Clip Board.
    3.  Select  a  file  name  to  be  used by the file name
        buffer.
    4.  Delete a file On-The-Fly.
    5.  Perform a Clip Board move.


HOW TO USE:
    Select [ L List Files] by pointing to  the  option  with  the
cursor keys or press L. Press [RETURN] to run the option.
    FileBoss will ask for a Search Mask. If you haven't entered a
search  mask yet, FileBoss defaults to *.* . FileBoss will accept
DOS wildcards * and ?.

For example:
    *.*      = List all file in the directory.
    *.com    = Lists all files with the extension of .COM
    K*.*     = List all files starting with K

    The file listing may be sorted by answering [Y] at  the  SORT
LISTING prompt.


THE FILES WINDOW:
    FileBoss  displays  scrollable file windows that can be paged
forward and back by pressing [PgUp] and  [PgDn].  The  number  of
files  matched  to the search mask and their total occupied bytes
is displayed at the bottom of the window.
    If you point beyond the boundaries of the window, the  cursor
is  automatically placed at the top or bottom of the listing. For
example, the quickest way to reach the last file from  the  first
file listed is to press cursor-up.

SELECTING A FILE NAME:
    Select a file name with the high-light select bar  and  press
[RETURN].  The  high-lighted  file  is entered into the file name
buffer. The buffer is used for default settings in other FileBoss
commands.

AVAILABLE SECONDARY COMMANDS:

1.  Delete Files:
    You  can  delete  any  of the listed files by pressing [DEL].
Select the file to delete with the select bar  and  press  [DEL].
FileBoss  will  ask  for confirmation of the delete by prompting,
"Delete File?". Press [Y] to delete the  high-lighted  file.  Any
other  response  aborts  the  delete  command.  FileBoss will not
delete files that have been protected or hidden. Review the  file
attribute information listed on screen before selecting the [DEL]
option. (See Protect/Unprotect and Hide/Unhide for information on
file attributes).

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2.  Add Files to the Clip Board:
    You  can  add  files  to  the  Clip  Board  for future use by
pressing the Gray + key. The high-lighted file  will  be  entered
into  the  FileBoss  Clip Board. The Clip Board will retain up to
100 files.

3.  Do a Clip Board Move:
    You can move all files from the Clip Board into the displayed
directory by pressing [INS]. See the Clip Board section for  more
information on Clip Board use.


D CHANGE DRIVE:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Change the current default drive.

HOW TO USE:
    Select  [  D Change Drive] by pointing to the option with the
cursor keys or press D. Press [RETURN] to run the  option.  Enter
the desired drive ID letter at the prompt. Be sure to have a disk
in the drive when selecting a removable-media drive (ie. A , B).
Press any key to continue.


P CHANGE DIRECTORY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Change the current default directory.
    Remove Directories.
    Create Directories.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [ P Change Directory ] by pointing to the option  with
cursor keys or press P. Press [RETURN] to run the option.


THE DIRECTORIES WINDOW:
    FileBoss  begins searching for sub-directories in the current
directory. Select a directory in the same manner  as  you  select
file names. FileBoss will change to the directory you've selected
and look for more paths. You may select another path, the Current
directory  or  Parent  directory. The directory selections can be
terminated at any time by pressing [ESC].

AVAILABLE SECONDARY COMMANDS:

1. Remove Directory
    Select  a  directory  from  the  listing  with the high-light
select bar. Press [DEL]. FileBoss  will  not  remove  directories
that are not empty or are parents to other sub-directories.

2. Create Directory
    Press  [INS].  FileBoss  will  prompt with "Directory to Add:
DRIVE:\{path}\".  Enter  the new sub-directory  name.

ERRORS:
    When creating sub-directories all aspects of the parent  path
must  exist.  For  example, in order to create C:\DOS\UTILS\CLOCK
the paths C:\DOS and C:\DOS\UTILS must exist.

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C COPY FILE(S)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Copy files across directories or drives.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [C Copy File(s)] by pointing to the  option  with  the
cursor keys or press C. Press [RETURN] to run the option.
    Enter  the  source  DRIVE:\DIRECTORY\file(s)  at  the  source
prompt.  Wildcard  file  names (*, ?) are accepted if they follow
valid DOS conventions. Enter the destination DRIVE:\DIRECTORY\ at
the destination prompt.  You  must  enter  the  full  destination
path.

NOTE:
    The  original File remains intact in its directory of origin.
To copy files and remove the file from the old directory use  the
M - Move File(s) command or the Clip Board Move.

ERRORS:
    You must follow legal DOS conventions. Files cannot be copied
over themselves. File and directory names must  be  valid.  If  a
file  with  the  same  name  already  exists  in  the destination
directory it will be written over. If you attempt to write over a
protected file, the copy option  will  be  terminated.  Specified
file name(s) must be valid.



E DELETE FILE(S):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Perform bulk or single file deletions.
    Perform Maximum Security Deletes on single files.

HOW TO USE:
    Select  [E  Delete  File(s)] with the cursor keys or press E.
Press [RETURN] to run the option.

SELECT A DELETE METHOD:
Two types of deletion are possible:
    1. Conventional (std) deletion - files are  recoverable  with
most  undelete  utilities.  Use  this  option to delete every day
files.
    2.  Maximum  Security  deletion  - these files are completely
un-recoverable. Use this option to delete  sensitive  files  that
you do not want recovered.

DESIGNATE THE FILE(S):
    Enter the name of  the  file  to  delete.  Use  DOS  wildcard
characters  (*) for multiple deletes when in the STD Delete Mode.
Wild Card characters are not accepted  in  the  Maximum  Security
Mode.

NOTE:
    File  can also be deleted from the List/Select window or with
the Clip Board.

ERROR:
    FileBoss  will  not  delete  a  protected  or  hidden file. A

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"Path/File Access", "Access Denied", or "File  Not  Found"  error
will be returned. Specified file name(s) must be valid.




M MOVE FILE(S):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Move files from one directory to another.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [M Move File(s)] with the  cursor  keys  or  press  M.
Press [RETURN] to run the option.
    Enter  the  source  directory  PATH\FILE  information  at the
SOURCE prompt. Enter  the  destination  directory  PATH\  at  the
DESTINATION prompt. Perform BULK file moves by entering valid DOS
wildcard characters at the SOURCE prompt.

NOTE:
    The Main Menu Move command may access only one directory  for
SOURCE.  To  access  several  source directories at once, use the
Clip  Board  Move  options.  The  Clip  Board  allows  much  more
flexibility in SOURCE file selection.

ERRORS:
    FileBoss  will  not over-write an existing file with the same
name in the Destination directory. Files cannot be  moved  across
disks.


R  RENAME FILE:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Change file name.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [R RENAME FILE] with the cursor keys or press R. Press
[RETURN] to run the option. Enter the OLD file name and  the  NEW
file name at the prompts. Press [RETURN].

ERRORS:
    FileBoss  will not over-write an existing file already having
the file name designated as NEW.



X  MAKE DIRECTORY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Make a new directory.

HOW TO USE:
    Select  [X  MAKE  DIRECTORY] with the cursor keys or press X.
Press [RETURN] to run the option. At the prompt enter the name of
new directory. Press  [RETURN].

NOTE:
    Directories may also be created  from  within  the  directory

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listing window.

ERRORS:
    See P Change Directory section



Y  REMOVE DIRECTORY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Remove (delete) a directory.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [Y REMOVE DIRECTORY] with the cursor keys or press  Y.
Press  [RETURN].  Enter  Directory  name  to  be  removed  at the
prompt.

NOTE:
    Directories  may  also  be  removed from within the directory
listing window.

ERRORS:
    See P Change Directory section

H  HIDE/UNHIDE FILE(S):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Hide or Unhide Files.

ADVANTAGES OF HIDDEN FILES:
    These files are not detected by a DOS DIR  command,  nor  can
they be deleted with a [DEL] or DOS ERASE command.

HOW TO USE:
    Select  [H HIDE/UNHIDE FILE(S)] with the cursor keys or press
H. Select a hide operation, Hide or Unhide. Enter the  file  name
at the prompt.

NOTE:
    FileBoss  detects  Hidden  Files  and will list them as such.
Hidden files may be modified by programs that recognize them. For
added protection, you may combine HIDE and PROTECT attributes.



O  PROTECT/UNPROTECT FILE(S):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Protect/Unprotect file(s) from modification.

ADVANTAGES OF PROTECTED FILES:
    They  may  not be modified or deleted. DOS returns an "Access
Denied" error if an attempt is made  to  delete  or  write  to  a
protected file.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [O PROTECT/UNPROTECT] with the cursor keys or press O.
Select a protect mode, Protect or Unprotect. Enter the file  name
at the prompt.

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NOTE:
    FileBoss lists protected files as Read Only (The conventional
DOS attribute description).
    To  modify  a  PROTECTed file, first UNPROTECT the file. Make
your changes and re-protect it.
    For added protection combine HIDE and PROTECT attributes.


T TEMPORARY D.O.S.:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Temporarily access DOS.

HOW TO USE:
    Select [T TEMPORARY D.O.S.] with the  cursor  keys  or
press  Y.  FileBoss places you at the DOS prompt. Enter "EXIT" at
the DOS prompt to return to FileBoss.


Z Miscellaneous:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

USE TO:
    Activate FileBoss' secondary menu.






                      Miscellaneous Commands
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E Execute File:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use  this  command  execute files and return to FileBoss. Any
executable .EXE, .COM, .BAT file or intrinsic DOS command may  be
run.  This  command  is  useful when you need to test batch files
created with the Browse/Edit utility.
    At the File-To-Run prompt enter the  appropriate  file  name.
Be  sure  to  enter a path if required. At the Parameters-To-Pass
prompt enter any commands you want passed to the executed file.


S Read/Change System Time:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use this command to read or set  the  system  time.  On-board
system clocks will not be permanently effected by this command.


C Read/Change System Date:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use  this  command  to  read or set the system date. On-board
system clocks will not be permanently effected by this command.


B Browse/Edit Batch/Text File:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use this command to review and/or edit a  batch  file.  Enter
the  name  of  the  file  to  be browsed at the prompt. Only true
text files will be read by the utility.  If  FileBoss  finds  any
control  or  extended characters it will assume the file is not a

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batch file and exit to the menus.
    Once the file has been read it is displayed in a view window.
The window scrolls by pressing the cursor up and down keys. Press
[ESC] to quit browsing the file.

F2 - Enter the File Edit Mode.
    Press  F2  to  enter  the file edit mode. The hi-lighted line
is now in the field editor.  Make changes as you like.

    Edit Mode Command Keys: Insert Lines = F3 & F5
                            Delete Lines = F9
                            Move Up      = Cursor Up
                            Move Down    = Cursor Down, [RETURN]
                            [ESC]        = return to the Browse
                                           mode

Creating New Files:
  This  utility  may  also  be  used to create new files. Enter a
new file name at the file  name  prompt.  FileBoss  will  respond
that  the  file  was  not found and ask you if you want to create
it.  Type Y to create the file.
    The new file is created and  displayed.  At  this  point  the
window  is  empty as it should be since the file has no contents.
Press F2 to enter the edit mode. Once  you've  finished  entering
text,  press  [RETURN]  and  [ESC]  twice. Answer "Y" at the save
changes prompt.


NOTE -  Do  Not  attempt  to  use  this  utility  to  edit  large
documents.  The  Browse/Edit feature has a capacity of 1000 lines
of 80 character text. Any text beyond  8000  characters  will  be
truncated if the file is edited.



I Get Disk Information:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This command returns  several  facts  about  current  default
disk.

    Disk  Type  -  Floppy  or  Hard Disk. If the disk is a floppy
         the number of sides and format scheme are displayed. For
         example, double sided - 9 sectors per track.

    Number  of  Disk  Clusters  -  This information indicates the
         type  of  FAT (File Allocation Table) in use. Disks with
         less  than  4,086 clusters use 12-bit FAT entries. 4,086
         or more clusters indicates 16-bit FAT entries.

    Sectors Per Cluster  -  This  may  vary  depending  upon  DOS
                            version and media type.

    Individual  Sector  Size  -  This is usually 512 bytes for XT
                                 disks.

    Disk Capacity - The total disk storage capacity in bytes.

    Free Capacity - The amount of available space in bytes.

    Formatted Using - Returns the DOS Version used to format  the
                      disk.


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    Number of FAT's - This is usually 2.

    Sectors Per FAT - This may vary with different media types.

    Number  of  heads - This is usually 2 for floppy drives, 4 or
                        more for hard disks.

    Hidden Sectors - This is the starting sector  number  of  the
                     DOS partition.

    Reserve  Sectors  - A value of 1 or more usually indicates a
                        bootable disk.

    Maximum Root Directory Entries - 512  is  standard  for  Hard
                                     Disks. Floppies  may  return
                                     112.



V Toggle Disk Verify Function:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use  this  command to turn on/off DOS's disk Verify function.
You may want to turn the Verify  on  if  you  suspect  your  disk
files  have  been  corrupted  due to disk errors. The Verify will
remain on after leaving FileBoss. Disk  I/O  will  slow  down  if
Verify is ON.

NOTE  -  Your  disk  controller  must  support VERIFY to use this
function.


R Read Environment Table:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This command returns information about the current  operating
environment such as, COMSPEC, PATH and PROMPT.


M Modify Search Path:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Use  this  command  to change the current search path. NOTE -
there are subtle differences in  DOS  versions  used  by  various
clone manufacturers.  This command may fail on some machines.



















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                     The FileBoss Clip Board
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Features:

    The  Clip  Board  is  a powerful utility that provides enhanced
execution of  various  FileBoss  commands.

    Clip Board Features:
      1. Selectively  Move files from one or more directories at
         the same time.
      2. Selectively Copy files from one or more directories and
         drives at the same time.
      3. Selectively  Delete  files from one or more directories
         at the same time.

    The  FileBoss  Clip  Board  does  for  files what text editor
clipboards do for text. Move/Insert, Copy and Delete whole blocks
of files easily and efficiently.


2. Adding Files to the Clip Board:
    Before  you  can  use  the  Clip  Board  utilities  you  must
designate  the  Clip  Board  files.  Files  are selected from the
List/Select files window by hi-lighting the file  name  with  the
cursor  keys.  Copy the file name into the Clip Board by pressing
the Grey+ key. The Clip Board will retain up to one-hundred  file
names  per  command. Don't worry if you select the wrong file. It
can be removed from the file list before you execute a Clip Board
command.
    The Clip Board  allows  selection  of  files  from  different
drives  and  directories.  This is handy if you need to work with
files from different sources at the same time.


3. Reviewing the Clip Board contents:
    You can review the Clip Board from the Main Menu by  pressing
Alt-V  (Alt  and  V  at  the  same  time). Use the cursor keys to
scroll the Clip Board window.


4. Removing Files from the Clip Board:

    a. Clearing the Clip Board:
         In some instances you may want to clear the  Clip  Board
    of  all  files.  You  can  do  this  from  the  Main  Menu by
    pressing Alt-N. Note that this feature  is  turned  off  when
    you are in the Clip Board View mode.

    b. Selective File Removal
         Files  may  be  selectively removed from the Clip Board.
    You may want to do this if you've entered the wrong  file  or
    have encountered an error during a Clip Board operation.
         From  the  Main Menu press Alt-V to enter the Clip Board
    View mode. Use the cursor  keys  to  hi-light  the  file  you
    want to remove.  Press the [Del] key.





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5. The Clip Board Move command:

    The  Clip  Board  Move  command enhances  the  FileBoss  Move
utility  in several convenient ways.
    - One keystroke operation.
    - Select files individually (as opposed to the  Move  command
      search mask operation).
    - Move  files  from  many  different  directories at the same
      time.


    Moving Files from the Main Menu:
         You can move files when in the  Main  Menu  by  pressing
    Alt-M.  The  Clip  Board  files  will be moved to the current
    directory displayed at the bottom of  the  screen.  Use  this
    option when you want to move files to an empty directory.

    Moving Files when in the List/Select window:
         You  can  move files by pressing the [Ins] key. The Clip
    Board  files  will  be  moved  to  the  currently   displayed
    directory.   FileBoss  will  display  a  new  files  list  to
    include the new files.


6. The Clip Board Copy command:

    The Clip Board enhances the FileBoss Copy utility as it  does
the Move function above.
    Press  Alt-C  from  the  Main Menu to activate the Clip Board
Copy  option.  Enter  the  destination  Drive:\Directory  at  the
prompt.  You  must  enter the full destination path. For example,
to copy the Clip Board files to drive A: enter A:\


7. The Clip Board Delete command:

    The  Clip  Board  enhances  the FileBoss Delete utility as it
does the Move function above.
    Press Alt-D  from  the  Main  Menu  to  activate  the  delete
utility.  You  must  confirm  the  Clip  Board  files  delete  by
answering "Y" at the prompt. Any other  response  terminates  the
Clip Board delete.

















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