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1993-07-23
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Date: July 23, 1993 Version 2.51
Purpose: Organize File Lists so YOU can find a program Easily!
How: Imports File lists from TEXT Files (BBS file lists).
Imports ALL Files from ANY DOS Directory or Device
CD's, Network drives, Hard & Floppy drives
Imports a Directory Listing (DIR [options] >dirxx.txt)
This simple program is to make life easier for Bulletproof BBS users. Here
you can search for files by many different means while OFFLINE!. Simply
Press the F2 key and type a few letters and BINGO! The Closest thing you
have in your data base that matches will be displayed in a LIST format that
will expand/shrink to take advantage of ANY size screen from 9 lines to 50
lines. Same thing for File Descriptions but Press the F3 key instead. Will
allow you to MARK files to print a list from or to delete!
Print reports of files by Name, location, Description you can even have an
optional 3 line heading!
Files Needed. F-list.exe
Files Used. Archive.txt (When you Print to a File)
Bps.dbf Main Database for ALL records.
Bps.ndx File Name Index.
Bps1.ndx File Descritpion Index.
Bps.mem Holds program defaults, number of marked records.
system colors, insert mode, filter settings ect.
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The file format's read (Imported) are:
1. Wildcat! WCPRO File Lists
Files.bps Lists from WCPRO, Single Line Format.
Allfiles.bps Lists from WCPRO, BBS Double line Format.
2. The lists generated by this program. (Archive.txt, Public Domain Format)
Archive.txt Lists in the Public Domain Format
3. The Output of the DOS Dir Command ( DIR [any switches] >dir.txt )
Dir*.txt Lists created by the DOS DIR Command
DIR *.* >dir*.txt
4. Any DOS Disk or File available to the Program, Including CD-Roms and
Network Drives, one Directory at a time.
Other listing formats:
If I get enough requests I will add other file formats. I will require a copy
of the file list, Please none over 500 records, 100-150 is the preferred size
(3 pages so I can have 2 page breaks).
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I hereby donate this file structure to the World at large for General
importing and Exporting file data.
The Import and Export {Archive.txt} File Structure is:
Data Len Start
---------------- ------ ------
File Name & Ext 12 0
File Size 9 13
File Date 10 24
File Location 8 35
File Description 76* 44
* Printed length is set at print time from 1 to 76 (File Limit).
25 is best for printing, it will leave room for margins.
35 is best for viewing on a 80 column display
76 is best for printing in the condensed mode or Wide carriage printers
with wide paper and for Extended viewing modes.
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The DIR*.txt Import file is the output of the DOS command DIR as:
dir *.* >dir*.txt
NOTE: You may have up to 4,090 dir[?????].txt files. the file name MUST start
with the first 3 letters being "DIR" and a file extension of ".TXT"
Dir-area.txt, Dirarea.txt, dir.txt, dir_off.txt, dir12345.txt are all legal
file names to this program.
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Keys Used and what they do.
F1 Help Call the Help Screen.
F2 Name Find a File by NAME, Use 1 or 2 characters for best results.
Will stop at the CLOSEST/FIRST match.
Set's the file Display Order to File Name.
F3 Desc Find a File by it's Description.
Same as for Name above.
Set's the file Display Order to File Description.
Shift F3 Find the NEXT file by description.
F4 Copy Copy the file Description to the NEXT record displayed on
the screen.
Shift F4 Copy the file Description to the Previous record displayed.
F5 Mark Mark the Highlighted file.
The number of Marked files is shown at bottom right of screen.
Marked files can be Deleted, Displayed or Printed.
ALL new (just Imported) records are marked.
F6 Global Changes the Top Screen line with different options"
F8 Add a NEW Blank Record. then Edit it.
F9 Change system Colors.
Shift F9 Change Screen size. (Mono, Cga, Ega and Vga modes supported)
F10 Exit Quit the Program. Writes all data, closes all files and Ends.
Alt R Reset the program to it's starting defaults.
Alt E Edit the Current Record
ESC Will about/terminate just about ALL operations.
including All printing..
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Global Menu
F1 Help Call the Help Screen
F Filter This will limit the data that the Program will work on!
View ONLY the Marked, Unmarked or All files
Selects which records to View, Edit or Print.
Viewing Marked records will ONLY display Marked files.
Viewing Unmarked files will NOT display any Marked files.
Viewing ALL is the Default.
P Print Print the Active Data Base.
Only prints the data in the FILTERED (displayed) Database.
Select ALL files, Marked files or Deleted files to process.
You can Print to:
a printer connected to LPT1 (if Available)
a file {Archive.txt}
the Screen.
To stop any print operation just press the ESCAPE key.
M Mark Mark or Unmark Groups of files.
Mark Some, Clear Some or Clear All marked records.
Mark Some and Clear Some selections are:
Name, Description or Location
R Remove Remove Records
Marked (will also remove Deleted).
Deleted, only deleted records are removed.
I Import Update the database from One of Four Files
Files.bps, Single line file listing.
Allfiles.bps Double line file listing.
Archive.txt General Offline Import/Export File format.
Dir[?????].txt The Output of the DOS Dir Command redirected
Browse Search any/all Drives and Directorys.
F10 Return to the Main Menu
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This program will restore your startup video mode upon exit.
This program has been tested on the following machines and performed Great!
80486/66 w/16 meg of Ram, 512k cache, VESA Local Bus.
2 ea. MAXTOR 245meg Hard Drives
DTK VESA VLB caching controler with 8 meg of ram
Archive 250 Meg Tape drive
Sony CD-rom
ATI Stereo F/X sound card
ZyXEL 16,800 FAX/Modem.
Viper VESA VLB w/2 meg ram.
Microsoft Mouse
MS-DOS 5 & 6
80386/40 w/8 meg of ram, 256k cache, IIT 80387 math co-processor
Conner CP30104h hard drive
ATI Stereo FX sound card
GENIUS serial mouse on com 1
Fahrenheit 1280 Video
Mitzume CD-ROM
MS-DOS 5 & 6
80386/33 w/4 meg of ram, 64k cache
Maxtor 80meg hard drive
Dexa mouse on com 1
Trident 1meg SVGA
MS-DOS 5
80386sx/25 w/2 meg of ram
Conner 60 meg hd
Genius Mouse on com 1
Generic 256k vga
MS-DOS 5
80286/16 w/1 meg of ram
OLD Segate ST-238r RLL hd.
Mono video
Compaq DOS 3.31
This program is written in Clipper 5.2a using Clipper Tools 3.0 libraries.
It has never hurt my system! I hope it dosent hurt yours.
I assume No (Zero, zilch, nada) resposibility whatsoever for anything that
happens to your computer. Use it at your own risk. If anything does happen
Please let me know. I use this program every day to organize the file lists
on My BBS.
Program and Documention written by:
Art Richardson
dba Bulletproof Software
4286 Menlo Ave.
San Deigo Ca 92115-4844
Support for this program is available at:
Bulletproof BBS, using Wildcat 3.9m
Please set your comm program to 8-N-1 for fastest thruput altho ANY
combination can be used.
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Node 2, (619) 284-5174 (ZyXEL 16,800 v.32/v.42) Registered users only
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