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File Finder Pack
Version 4.1
11-09-92
by
Jim Derr
Member of
Association of Shareware Professionals
CSERVE ID 76266,2634
HARDWARE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
QUICK START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PERFORMING A FUZZY SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CONFIGURING THE FFF.EXE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CONFIGURING THE FF2.COM PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MEMORY USAGE IN THE FFF.EXE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
FF2 PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FFF PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FFF HOT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SMART LAUNCH FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MEMORY SWAPPING OPTION IN FFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MONOCHROME MONITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MISC. INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
THE SGREP PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
REVISION HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-3-
Please note this is a shareware product. If you find these utilities
useful please register and keep shareware alive. Only registered
users will be supported. The fee is small and not unreasonable.
HARDWARE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Both FF2 and FFF can be run on any DOS based PC having a CGA, MDA,
EGA, VGA, or HERC monitor.
The DOS operating system must be 3.1 or greater. Both program will
also operate correctly in the DOS compatibility box of OS/2 1.2 or
greater. Token ring networks or Novell networks are also supported.
DOS memory requirements range from a low of 160K to a high of 400K
depending on how the FFF program is configured.
QUICK START
FF2 and FFF use basically the same format for the command line option.
All command line parameters MUST be separated by blanks and all
options MUST begin with a forward slash /. The options may appear
anywhere on the command line. The format of the command line for
both programs is:
FFx [options] [[drives:] [filespec]] [options]
If the drives parameter is omitted the programs will search all hard
drives that can be identified. If the drives parameter is included
then only the drives specified will be searched. (PLEASE NOTE THE
COLON MUST BE ENTERED AFTER THE DRIVE LETTERS).
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-4-
PERFORMING A FUZZY SEARCH
Beginning with this release, you can also perform a fuzzy search.
This is useful if you are trying to locate a file but don't know the
exact filename. The fuzzz search routine will attempt to locate files
that sound like the filename entered on the command line. To indicate
that you want a fuzzy search performed place the ~ character in front
of the filename. PLEASE NOTE: WHEN PERFORMING A FUZZY SEARCH DO NOT
INCLUDE A FILE EXTENSION. See the examples below.
If the colon is entered without any drive letter preceding it then FFF
and FF2 will only search for files on the current default disk drive.
For example:
FFF : *.bat
This will search for all files on the current default drive that have
a file extension of bat.
Multiple filespecs may be entered along with multiple drives. For
example:
FF2 *.BAK CD: \UTILITY\*.COM DE: \TEMP\*.* C:\JIM\*.*
This example will:
1) Find all files that have a file extension of BAK that resides on
any identifiable hard drive.
2) Find all files that have a file extension of COM in the UTILITY
directory or any sub-directory of the UTILITY directory ONLY ON
HARD DRIVES C AND D.
3) Find all files that reside in the TEMP directory or any sub-
directory of the TEMP directory ONLY ON HARD DRIVES D AND E.
4) Find all files that reside in the JIM directory or any sub-
directory of the JIM directory ONLY ON THE C DRIVE.
FFF ~QRT
Perform a fuzzy search looking for all files that sound like qtr on
all drives.
FFF ~QTR *.COM
Peroform the same fuzzy search as above, in addition locate all .COM
files.
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-5-
Any options that appear on the command line are active for all search
operations.
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-6-
CONFIGURING THE FFF.EXE PROGRAM
The FFF.EXE program has numerous configurable options. To configure
the FFF.EXE program the configuration program FFFCFG.EXE must be run.
Simply enter FFFCFG at the DOS command prompt and the following items
will appear:
FFF configuration program Version 3.6
ENTER THE FULL PATH NAME OF THE FFF.EXE PROGRAM TO MODIFY.
FFF-PGM->
(Enter the full path name of the FFF.EXE program to configure.)
(I.E. C:\UTILITY\FFF.EXE)
Do you have a serial number to install? Y or N->
(Respond Y to this prompt if you have a serial number to
install.)
(Installing the serial number will remove the shareware screen.)
ENTER YOUR SERIAL NUMBER ON THE LINE BELOW
SERIAL#=
(Enter your serial number here.)
ENTER WHO FFF IS REGISTERED TO ON THE LINE BELOW
REGISTERED NAME->
(Enter your name or your company name here.)
ENTER THE NAME OF THE EDITOR PROGRAM TO USE ON THE LINE BELOW
EDIT-PGM->Q.EXE
(Enter the name of the editor program you want FFF to invoke.)
ENTER THE NAME OF THE WORDPROCESSOR PROGRAM TO USE ON THE LINE BELOW
WORD-PGM->D:\WP51\WP.EXE
(Enter the name of the wordprocessor program you wish FFF to
invoke.)
ENTER THE NAME OF THE LIST PROGRAM TO USE ON THE LINE BELOW
LIST-PGM->LIST.COM
(Enter the name of the list program to invoke.)
ENTER THE NAME OF THE SHEZ PROGRAM TO USE ON THE LINE BELOW
SHEZ-PGM->C:\UTILITY\SHEZ.EXE
(Enter the full path name where FFF can find the SHEZ program.)
(Leave blank if you don't need to invoke SHEZ.)
FFF's current search default is to search all hard drives.
Do you wish CHANGE this default? Y or N->
(Respond Y if you wish to change this default.)
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-7-
Enter an A to search All drives or a C to search only the Current
drive.
Enter A or C->
FileFinder Version 3.6 User Manual Page-8-
FFF is configured to not to search networked drives.