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Darrell Bivens, Silver Bullet BBS (423) 337-9683
(423) 337-0773
(423) 337-3441
internet: darrell.bivens@silver.org
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What is ShezShow? ShezShow is a collection of text files, batch files
and sample files, that show you how to get MORE from the Shez Archive
Manager Program.
The Batch files are mainly concerned with using multiple virus scanners
with the Shez program. The SHEZSHOW.TXT text file explains several
enhancements that you can make to your Shez program. These enhancements
are numbered 1) through x) so you can search for ") " (parentheses
and two spaces, don't type the quotes) to find the first of each
enhancement section.
These files, hints, and suggestions have been used on Shez version 10.9
with NO detected problems.
Use and enjoy.
Darrell Bivens
How to Enhance your Shez program for maximum use!
1) Loading Shez in the TAB Window. SHEZA.BAT as an alternate viewer!
Shez does not OPEN archive files inside the TAB window (on the right
side of the screen) like it does in the File Window when you press the
[ENTER] key. To allow Shez to work with archives in either window, I
created a batch file, SHEZA.BAT, that loads another copy of Shez as an
alternate viewer when you press [CTRL]-[ENTER].
To use the SHEZA.BAT file you need one line in SHEZ.INI for each
file/archive type you want Shez to work with.
(Sample SHEZ.INI entry, to be placed below the [External Viewers])
(line which is already in the SHEZ.INI file )
[External Viewers] ;THIS IS A REQUIRED ENTRY, TELLS SHEZ WHERE
;THE EXTERNAL VIEWER DATA BEGINS
ZIP=SHEZA $F
UC2=SHEZA $F
ARJ=SHEZA $F
LZH=SHEZA $F
Now when you press [CTRL]-[ENTER] in either Window when a file with one
of the above extensions is high lighted, Shez launches SHEZA.BAT as a
file viewer. SHEZA.BAT file looks through several directories looking
for a directory where Shez was NOT loaded from. It then changes to that
directory and loads another copy of Shez against the high lighted file.
When you are through working with the file, Exit Shez and you will be
returned to the previous copy of Shez in memory EXACTLY where you were
when you pressed [CTRL]-[ENTER].
(This works best if you have plenty of memory or a VERY FAST hard drive
because Shez automatically uses the Shell function for uSer programs).
2) SHEZA.BAT as a uSer program!
I have setup SHEZA.BAT as a uSer program. I left off the $f after
SHEZA.BAT so I could use Shez to access any file (normal load).
The only drawback in this use is that SHEZA.BAT loads Shez in the first
directory where it found that Shez had NOT been loaded. For this reason
you should setup SHEZA.BAT starting with the directory you WANT Shez to
be loaded from on the first line and continue to the least desired
loading directory as the last entry. SHEZA.BAT will only move from one
directory to another if it finds Shez has already been loaded in the
current directory (finding Z#\PRN).
[User-menu]
Name=Sheza Alternate Shez load
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZA.BAT|C:\TEMP
When you are through working with the file(s), Exit Shez and you will be
returned to the previous copy of Shez in memory EXACTLY where you were
when you pressed [CTRL]-[ENTER].
3) How to use alternate Virus Scanners in Shez!
A Shez configuration file only has one entry for your virus scanning
program filename and command line options.
There are several ways to use more than one virus scanner in Shez.
The simplest way: If you ALWAYS want to use the same scanners with the
same options: create a batch file that has the correct commands and
command line options for scanning.
Sample SHEZSCAN.BAT:
ECHO OFF
IF EXIST %1 C:\TBAV\TBSCAN %1 IN NM BA LOG LN=C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG NB NH
IF NOT EXIST %1 C:\TBAV\TBSCAN %1\*.* IN NM BA LOG LN=C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG NB NH
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL C:\SECURITY\SHEZFAIL TBSCAN %1
IF EXIST %1 C:\SECURITY\F-PROT %1 /REPORT=C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG /APPEND /NOMEM /NOBOOT
IF NOT EXIST %1 C:\SECURITY\F-PROT %1 /ALL /REPORT=C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG /APPEND /NOMEM /NOBOOT
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL C:\SECURITY\SHEZFAIL F-PROT %1
C:\SECURITY\SCAN %1 /A /SUB /NOMEM /NOEXPIRE /NOPAUSE /HISTORY C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL C:\SECURITY\SHEZFAIL SCAN %1
C:\SECURITY\SCAN2 %1 /SUB /NOMEM /ALL /APPEND /REPORT C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL C:\SECURITY\SHEZFAIL SCAN2 %1
C:\SECURITY\AVSCAN %1 /R /S /NM /V /L+C:\TEMP\SHEZSCAN.LOG
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL C:\SECURITY\SHEZFAIL AVSCAN %1
and then configure Shez to use that batch filename.ext as your virus
scanner.
A second method is also simple: Setup different uSer Menu entries for
your different Viri scanners. The limit here is that the uSer Menu
entries were designed to work with the high lighted file only. To get
around this, Jim added some uSer command line variables to specify
different paths and directories.
Added $? command line input to user menu variables.
Added $CD current drive to user menu variables.
Added $CP current path to user menu variables.
Added $ED extract drive to user menu variables.
Added $EP extract path to user menu variables.
For some examples, your uSer Menu can be setup to use your favorite Viri
scanner on the directory where you just extracted the files to.
[User-menu]
Name=McAfee Assts. Scan
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SCAN.EXE $EP*.* /NOMEM /A /BELL /NOPAUSE|C:\TEMP
Name=F-Prot Virus Scan One
Program=~C:\SECURITY\F-PROT.EXE $EP*.* /NOBOOT /NOMEM|C:\TEMP
Name=ThunderBYTE TBScan One
Program=~C:\TBAV\TBSCAN.EXE $EP*.* NB NM NH AF IN BA|C:\TEMP
A third method is more flexible but a little harder to setup: This
method uses SHEZSET.BAT to choose which virus scanner(s) to use.
You will need to make a uSer Menu entry to select your Viri Scanner
using SHEZSET.BAT. You will also need to make uSer Menu entries to use
SHEZSCAN.BAT for Viri Scanning. After that you can reconfigure Shez to
use a different Viri scanner while Shez is loaded.
[User-menu]
Name=SHEZSCAN Extracted
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZSCAN.BAT $EP|C:\TEMP
Name=SHEZSCAN Current
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZSCAN $CP
Name=SHEZSCAN A File
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZSCAN $F
Name=SHEZSCAN Any
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZSCAN $?
Name=CFG SHEZSCAN
Program=~C:\SECURITY\SHEZSET $?|C:\SECURITY
4) RENAME (or Rename Tagged) to FAST MOVE on the Same drive:
This suggestion has been removed. Shez now uses the RENAME function
internally when you choose the MOVE menu option (moving from/to the same
drive). The result is the move of a file that happens just as fast as
the rename of that file, even on an XT.
5) Create a file list for other programs to use.
Many programs, Virus Scanners, Archive Utilities and others, can use a
File List to process a BATCH of files with one command.
Shez has the ability to TAG files and then run a uSer Program against
these tagged files. To create a file list for other programs to use is
easy. Add this uSer Menu item to the end of your SHEZ.INI file.
Name=Create File List (FL.TXT)
Program=COMMAND /CECHO $F >> FL.TXT|C:\TEMP
You will need to change the file name (FT.TXT) to the filename.ext you
want to use. Also change the default directory to the one where you
want your file list created.
This will always ADD to the list if it exists. Use Shez File Window to
display *.* and delete the file to create another new list. Or you can
use another uSer Menu entry to delete the existing file.
Name=Delete File List (FL.TXT)
Program=IF EXIST FT.TXT DEL FL.TXT|C:\TEMP
6) User Menu Option Freshen Extract for ZIP files.
This option works best if you ONLY have SOME of the files extracted from
a ZIP archive. I found that after I had registered my shareware, I removed
most if not all of the DOC/README... files and often I only install SOME
of the EXE/COM type files. When I update to the latest versions all I
want to do is update the files (by name) that I already have installed.
If additional files need to be updated/read... I use SHEZ on these files
one at a time while the files are still inside the archive.
Warning: This option will let PKUNZIP REPLACE files without asking for
permission. This replacement is based on NAME match and a NEWER date on
the file in the archve!
To add the Freshen/Extract option to your User Menu you need to use a
text editor and edit the SHEZ.INI file. Search for the section titled
[User-menu] and under that title add the following two lines.
Name=Freshen/Extract -> Extract
Program=~C:\SECURITY\PKUNZIP.EXE $F $ED$EP -F|C:\TEMP
After adding this opiton, you need to do two things for this to work.
First, change your extract path (ALT-P) to the proper location. Second,
you MUST be at the File Window. Now, high light filename.ZIP or
have the ZIP files tagged (if you are processing a batch of files).
When you choose "Freshen/Extract" menu option, Shez will call PKUNZIP
and only UPDATE EXISTING files in the EXTRACT PATH to the latest versions.
7) SHEZ has a very powerful Macro recorder where you can record all
keystrokes into a file and then playback the macro from inside Shez or
from the command line. One macro that I have created, Invokes the virus
scan routine on all files in the file window (SHEZAZ.MAC - now
included). This works fine from within Shez but when you try to do this
from the command line (specifing a file to scan), Shez first Opens the
archive then scans the file. Shez is designed to Pause for review if an
archive is scanned from the Compression Window (vs the File Window) thus
you must play a Trick on Shez so it does not find an exact filename.ext
on the command line.
For instance, say you want to use Shez to virus scan a file named
C:\DOWNLOAD\NEWFILE.ZIP, you must do the following.
SET SHEZLOG=C:\SHEZ\SHEZ.LOG
C:\SHEZ\SHEZ C:\DOWNLOAD\NEWFILE.ZIP* /PLAY=C:\SHEZ\SHEZAZ.MAC
SET SHEZLOG=
If you leave off the trailing * on the filename.ext, Shez Opens the
archive first, which causes Shez to pause at certain screens during the
Virus Scanning process. The trailing * lets SHEZAZ.MAC virus scan the
file without intervention. This works great for BBS Operations...
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This file/information is Freeware but I retain all rights to this
work. You may use this information freely and pass it on in its
unaltered form. I accept no money! If you want to pay someone
then Register your copy of Shez with Jim Derr.
I hope this information helps others find Shez as useful and as
powerful as I have. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions
please leave me E-Mail using one of the methods below.
Darrell Bivens, Silver Bullet BBS (423) 337-9683
(423) 337-0773
(423) 337-3441
or via internet: darrell.bivens@silver.org
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