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Fmap is a full screen drive map editor for Novell Netware. Drives can be mapped to any valid Netware Server/Volume:Directory. Fmap also edits Netware search drive assignments, updates the netware search drive table, and updates the DOS PATH environment variable. Map profiles can be saved and restored from disk file. Fmap is written in Clarion Professional Developer version 2.0 using a custom bindery interface. Registration This software is not free. You may use this software for a limited time to evaluate it for usefulness. If after evaluation you find that you intend to keep it you must register it. Register this software by sending $35.00 to: DAKWARE D. Kelleher 113 Grove Street Bangor, Maine 04401 Support will only be given to registered users. All registered users will receive the most up to date copy and a printed manual. Improvements will be made periodically, suggestions and comments are welcome. Please write to the above address or leave messages on the Educational Performance BBS (207) 827-0512. New releases will be made available to registers users. System Requirements Fmap requires a work station running DOS 3.x, with 640k RAM, attached to a Novell File Server running Novell 2.1 or greater. Files The following files are on the distribution diskette: FMAP.EXE The FMAP program FMAP.HLP The On-Line Help file FMAP.DOC The Documentation file Installation Install Fmap by copying the files listed above to any drive. It is suggested that the files be copied to the SYS:PUBLIC directory on the file server. This will allow access to Fmap from any directory while logged into the server. Assuming floppy drive is A: NCOPY A:FMAP.* SYS:PUBLIC A search drive should be mapped to SYS:PUBLIC so that the Fmap utility can be accessed from any directory. Startup Start Fmap by typing FMAP at the DOS prompt. Drive Assignment Table ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Fancy Map V1.00 Monday September 28, 1992 10:06pm │ │ User SUPERVISOR On File Server SERVER1 Netware V2.00 │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Drive Type Path │ │A: LOCAL │ │B: LOCAL │ │C: LOCAL │ │D: LOCAL │ │E: LOCAL │ │F: NETWORK SERVER1/SYS:SYSTEM │ │K: NETWORK SERVER1/SYS:WS │ │P: NETWORK SERVER1/PRIVATE: │ │Y: NETWORK SERVER1/SYS:MSDOS │ │Z: NETWORK SERVER1/SYS:PUBLIC │ │S1: SEARCH Z:. │ │S2: SEARCH Y:. │ │S3: SEARCH C:\MSDOS │ │S4: SEARCH C:\ALDUS │ │S5: SEARCH C:\PM4 │ │S6: SEARCH C:\CLARION2.1 │ │S7: SEARCH C:\ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ F3 = SAVE MAP FILE F4 = LOAD MAP FILE Keys UpArrow - Up One Line DownArrow - Down One line PgUp - Up One Page PgDn - Down One Page Home - Top Of Page End - Bottom Of Page Ctrl+PgUp - First Page Ctrl+PgDn - Last Page ENTER - Change Map INSERT - Add Map DELETE - Remove Map ESC - End FMAP F1 - Help F3 - Save Drive Map File F4 - Load Drive Map File The Fmap screen is divided into three columns, Drive designator, Drive type, and Directory. Drive Designator Drive designator are logical drive assignments from A: through Z: or search drive assignments S1: through S16:. Drive Type Each drive designator can be one of five types: LOCAL - Local Drives are not assigned to any Netware devices. These drives are considered local to the work station. Local drives can be REMAPPED to Netware drive assignments. REMAP - Remapped drives are drives that were originally LOCAL drives, but have re-assigned as Netware drives. NETWORK - Network drives are logical assignments of drive designator (A: through Z:) to Netware Server/Volume:Directory combinations. ROOTMAP - Root mapped drives are either REMAP or NETWORK drive types that support Netware fake root assignments. SEARCH - Search drives (S1: through S16:) are read from the DOS PATH environment variable. Netware also keeps track of search drives in the Search Drive Table. Search rules are controlled by the SHELL.CFG file. Because of the 16 search drive limit in Netware, all path variables will be ignored after the 16th semi- colon, and the path will be truncated. Path variables over 255 characters will be truncated t 255 characters. Directory The directory column shows the Netware directory assignment for the drive designator (NETWORK, REMAP, ROOTMAP), or the path variable (SEARCH). Netware directory assignments are in standard netware format: SERVER/VOLUME:DIRECTORY/SUBDIRECTORY Root map assignments are displayed as a " / " (space, slash, space) where the root map is assigned. For example: G: ROOTMAP SERVER1/SYS:PUBLIC / DOS shows drive G:, root mapped at SERVER1/SYS:PUBLIC and mapped to DOS. The dos prompt would display G:\DOS. ChDir commands can be used to change directories on back only as far as: SERVER1/SYS:PUBLIC Search drive directories are displayed as they appear in the PATH environment variable, without the trailing semi-colon. Operation Drive mappings can be INSERTED, DELETED, and CHANGED from this screen. Insert To add a new drive mapping (A: through Z: or S1: through S16:) press the INSERT key while any line is highlighted. The Drive Map Form will be displayed, with the next available drive mapping displayed in the DRIVE field. Drive Map Form ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ADD DRIVE MAP │ │ DRIVE TYPE HANDLE │ │ │ │ SERVER : │ │ PATH : │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Fields: DRIVE - A: Through Z: Enter the new drive designator to be mapped. If the drive already exists in the mapping list, an error will be displayed at the top of the form and the drive designator will not be accepted. S1: Through S16: Enter the search drive designator to be mapped. If the search drive already exists, the search drive mapping will be inserted in the list at the designated position (1 - 16). Keys ESC - Return to Mapping list Enter - Accept drive designator F1 - Display Help Screen SERVER - Enter the server name for the drive map assignment. If the field is left blank or an invalid server name is entered, a list of valid netware connections will be displayed. (See Server Selection Table) Keys ESC - Return to DRIVE field. Enter - Accept server name. F1 - Display Help Screen Search drives do not require a SERVER entry, and this field will be skipped. DIRECTORY - Enter the directory name for the drive map assignment in the following format: VOLUME:PATH\SUB-DIRECTORY / [optional root map] The directory name must be a valid netware directory name. If the VOLUME name is omitted or invalid, a list of valid volume names for the server will be displayed. (See Volume Selection Table). Keys ESC - Return to SERVER field. Enter - Accept directory name. F1 - Display Help Screen Search drives do not verify directory names, as PATH variables in general are not checked for syntax. If the first two characters of the directory contain drive letter characters (A: through Z:), the shell search drive table will be updated to reflect them. Once the directory name has been accepted, the system will return to the drive map table. Change To change a drive mapping, select the mapping to be changed by highlighting it on the drive map table and press ENTER. Once the drive map form is displayed, the SERVER and DIRECTORY fields may be edited to reflect the new map assignment. Delete To delete a drive mapping, select the mapping to delete by highlighting it on the drive map table and press ENTER. The drive map form will be displayed. Verify the delete operation by pressing ENTER, or press ESC to abort the delete operation. Select Connected File Server List ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ File Server ║ ╠═════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │SERVER1 ║ ║ │SERVER2 ║ ║ │SERVER3 ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝ Keys UpArrow - Up One Line DownArrow - Down One Line Home - Top Line End - Bottom Line Esc - Quits File Server Screen ENTER - Selects Highlighted File Server F1 - Display Help Screen If the server field on the mapping form is left blank, or the server name entered is invalid during an insert or change operation on a network map assignment, the select server list will be displayed. The select server list displays a list of up to eight file server names. These name represent the eight possible connections in netware. Select the appropriate file server by highlighting the server name and pressing ENTER. If the file server to map the drive to is not displayed, the user may attempt to login to a file server by using the INSERT key. (See Login Form). Login to Server When the INSERT key is pressed from the connected file server list, a list of operating servers on the network will be displayed. Known File Server List ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Select Server (Known Netware Servers) ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ │ SERVER1 ║ ║ │ SERVER2 ║ ║ │ SERVER3 ║ ║ │ SERVER4 ║ ║ │ SERVER5 ║ ║ │ ACCOUNTING ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ║ │ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Keys UpArrow - Up One Line DownArrow - Down One line PgUp - Up One Page PgDn - Down One Page Home - Top Of Page End - Bottom Of Page Ctrl+PgUp - First Page Ctrl+PgDn - Last Page ENTER - Attempt Login ESC - Return to connected file servers list F1 - Help Select the file server to attempt login to, by highlighting the name and pressing ENTER. If a file server that is already in the connected file servers list is selected, the 'ALREADY ATTACHED' message will be displayed and login attempt will not be allowed. Login Form ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ LOGIN TO SERVER │ │ Server : ACCOUNTING │ │ Login ID : │ │ Password : │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Enter the login id and password for the selected server. If an incorrect login id / password combination is entered, the 'ACCESS DENIED' message will be displayed. Pressing the ESC key while login id is highlighted will return to the select known file server list. When a successful login is accomplished, the system will return to the connected file server list. Save Map Profile Drive maps may be saved to a file. This allows drive mappings to be reloaded. To save a map profile, press the F3 key from the drive map list. Save Map Form ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SAVE MAP FILE │ │ │ │FILENAME: │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Enter the DOS file name to save the map profile to. The file name must conform to DOS file naming conventions. When a valid file name is entered, the profile will be saved and the system will return to the drive map table. Load Map Profile Drive map profiles may be loaded from a file created with the save map profile function. To recall a map profile, press F4 from the drive map table. Load Map Form ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ LOAD MAP FILE │ │ │ │FILENAME: │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Enter the DOS file name of the map profile to be loaded. The file name must conform to DOS file naming conventions. When a valid filename is entered, the profile will be loaded and all currently mapped drives will be deleted. The drive map profile follows the following steps when a valid profile file has been entered: 1. All search drives mapped to network drives are removed from the search drive list. 2. All network drive assignments are deleted. (A: through Z:) 3. Network drive assignments are loaded from the designated file. If drive map assignments cannot be performed, the drive map list will contain the attempted mapping, with an error message preceding the directory assignment. 4. Search drives with valid network drive assignments in the first two characters of the directory field will be merged into the search drive list. All locally assigned PATH variables remain and are not loaded from the map profile.