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- FILE.COM 02/27/84
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- SYSOPS: This is an ideal pgm for use as: A0>FILE.COM to augment
- (or replace) things like: DIR NAME*.* $U0AD.
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- This program finds a requested file on any/all disk drives and
- any user area allowed by the system. Just say:
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- A>FILE NAME*.*
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- and it will find any file commencing with 'NAME' on any disk drive
- and any user area. It doesn't matter what user area or drive you
- are in when you start, it commences at A0: and searches all disks
- and allowed areas.
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- This takes the place of things like: A>DIR NAME*.* $U0AD, or
- A>DIR NAME $AD, etc. (Those commands normally commence at what-
- ever drive you are already on. If starting from D3:, you must
- reset to A0: before commencing the search or it will skip the
- A: B: and C: drives completely. 'FILE' starts at A0: regardless,
- making it very convenient to use.) It is an universal program
- that adapts equally well to CBBS, RBBS, ORACLE, METAL, DATATECH,
- OXGATE, MBBS and other similar RCPM systems. It is easy to use
- and gives all users on all systems a common command.
-
- (You can also get the entire directory of all drives and all
- available user areas by saying:
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- A>FILE *.*
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- Version 22 added several new features:
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- A>FILE *.* <ret> will display all files except system files
- A>FILE *.* S<ret> will display all files including system files
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- system files fill be flagged as follows:
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- -s-- = system file
- -sro = system file also set for read-only
- --ro = read-only file
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- The system test may be turned off completely by changing
- a conditional equate in the source code file.
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- Any drive and or user may be disabled on a one by one basis i.e.,
- you can turn off drive A: completely, while allowing dirve B:, C:
- to display all users. You may also turn off any user such as A:
- user 0 on, 1-15 off, B: 1,3,5,7 on, 2,4,6,8,9-15 off C: 0-14 on,
- 15,16 off. This has been done with a table that is very easily
- changed prior to assembling, or with DDT.COM after assembling.
- - Ron Lambert
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- NOTE TO SYSOPS: If you have SAP.COM on A0: then you or others can ask
- for SAP at periodic intervals. This alphabetizes the
- directory automatically, and FILE.COM will then show
- the requested files in proper alphabetic order. Under
- normal circumstances this is not important since the
- user generally is looking for a specific file, not for
- for a list of everything you have.
- - Notes by Irv Hoff W6FFC
-