Night Owl 9/Night Owl CD-ROM (NOPV9) (Night Owl Publisher) (1993).ISO/036a/zipshell.zip/HELPARCS.TXT

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                     I N D I G O    C I S
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    ║The COMmunications NETwork School and Publishing Co. ║
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║ Welcome to HyperHelp.  This program is provided as ShareWare ║
║ for you to use and pass around.  If you use this program for ║
║ more than 15 days you should register this program.  To send ║
║ your registeration in see ORDER FORM.  You may get a copy  ║
║ for a 286 or 386 computer.  This version is for the PC class.║
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MENU
              COMmunications NETwork S&P Co.
                      P.O. Box 376
                  Farmington, NM 87499

(c) Copyright 1993 by COMmunications NETwork S&P Co.
All rights reserved.

Click the mouse over one of the topics below for more
information.  Or press TAB to select a topic then press ENTER
to jump to that topic.

Warranty          ZIPing Files             Search
Using Help        Self Extracting Files    Run
SetUp             UnZIPing Files           ORDER FORM
                    ZIP Fixer
                    Virus Scan
                    Making a DIR
                    Removing a DIR
                    Delete a File
                    Format a Disk
                    Copy File(s)

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Warranty
IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY

SHAREWARE (TRIAL USE) VERSION WARRANTY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The COMmunications NETwork School and Publishing Co. as well
as INDIGO Computer Information System provides Shareware on
(trial use) version AS IS.  COM-NET S&P and INDIGO CIS
MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED

INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

COM-NET S&P Co. and INDIGO CIS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS OTHER
WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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SetUp
To SetUp this program you need to place the program  in the same
directory with your PKZIP and Virus scan files.  Place the help
text file (HELPARC3.TXT) is your root directory (C:\).

Add the directory to your PATH in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.  Remember
that all items on your PATH statement MUST be on the same line.
This line may be upto 256 spaces long.  To do this you may use
an ASCII word editor that dose not wordrap.  The ASCII editor
that comes with SCREEN MINDER II is a very good file editor for
this type of entry.

Example:     PATH C:\DOS;C:\ZIPS

NOTE: be sure to place a  ;  between PATH entries.

To RUN  ZIP Shell program type ZIPSHEL.EXE at the DOS prompt.

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ZIPing Files
ZIPing Files is the act of arciving or combinding files into one file.
This generally includes compressing the files down so that they take
less space on the disk or can be sent over the phone lines, via
modem, at a faster rate.

Select "ZIP Files" on the ACTION list

Enter "Source Mask".  This should be the drive, directory, and
      the filespects that you wish to have ZIPed.  You may select
      a Drive & Directory by using the Drive Select Box in the
      lower left corner or select a drive by use of the Drive
      Select Menu above Source Mask.  You may also use the Direct
      Entry method.
      Example: C:\HOLD\*.*   C:\HOLD\WORK*.*

      If you use the Target DIR Menu to select  a Target Drive,
      then the target file will be HOLD.ZIP by default.  By
      placing the curser in the Dialog Box, you may edit the
      Default Target Name.

Enter "Target Name".  This should be the drive, directory, and
      the filename that you wish to have the ZIPed files in.
      Example:  C:\HOLD\WORKFIL.ZIP    B:\WORKFIL.ZIP

Select <RUN>.  This will ZIP your files.

NOTE:  It is not required that you UnZIP only files with the .ZIP
extension, however if you try to UnZIP files that were not ZIPed
you will get an error.  For this reason, you should always specify
the .ZIP extension.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Source Dir     Target Dir
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Self Extracting Files
Self Extracting means that an archived file will extract the archived
files that it contains with out the use of an extractor program like
PKUNZIP.  These files will have an .EXE extension and are treated
like a standard program.  They are larger than a standard archived file,
but are more convent to us when dearchiving.

Select "Self Extract" on the ACTION list

Enter "Source Mask".  This should be the drive, directory, and
      the filename that you wish to have made into a Self Extracting
      file.  This file Must have been ZIPed and have a .ZIP extension.
      This must be exact and will not except wild cards.
      Example:  C:\HOLD\WORKFILE.ZIP

      You may use the File Listing to select the file to be worked on.

      The filename of the file being worked on will be used as the
      filename of the new .EXE file.

Select <RUN>.  This will create your file.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Source Dir     Target Dir
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UnZIPing Files
Select "UnZIP File" on the ACTION list

Enter "Source Mask".  This should be the drive, directory, and
      the filename that you wish to have UnZIPed.
      Example: C:\HOLD\*.ZIP   C:\HOLD\WORK*.ZIP  B:\WORKFILE.ZIP

      (Cation would be used in using wild cards as it is not
      uncommon for ZIPed files to contain ZIPed files.  It is also
      easier to evaluate programs if only one per subdirectory is
      unziped.)

Enter "Target Name".  This should be the drive, directory, and
      the filename that you wish to have the UnZIPed files in.
      Example:  C:\HOLD\    B:\

Select <RUN>.  This will UnZIP your files.

NOTE:  It is not required that you UnZIP only files with the .ZIP
extension, however if you try to UnZIP files that were not ZIPed
you will get an error.  For this reason, you should always specify
the .ZIP extension.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Source Dir     Target Dir          ZIPing Files
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ZIP Fixer
ZIP Fixer should be ran on a .ZIPed file when it will not dearchive.
This will fix the problem most of the time.  However, you should be
weary of the files that require ZIP Fixer as they may have been
tampered with or contain a Virus.

Select "ZIP Fix" on the ACTION list

Enter the drive, directory, and filename to be acted upon.
      Example:  C:\HOLD\WORKFILE.ZIP

Select <RUN> to fix your file.

NOTE: You can not use wild cards.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Target Dir
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Virus Scan
You should use a virus scan program that will receive parameters and
execute from an other program.  We recommend the SCAN programs produced
by McAfee Associates.  Your execution program MUST be named SCAN.EXE.

Select "VIRUS Scan" on the action list.

ENTER the drive, drive & directory, or drive & directory & filename to
         be scanned into the Target Name Dialog Box.

ENTER <RUN> to scan your program(s).

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Target Dir
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Making a DIR
This will let you add SubDirectories to your disk.

Select "Make Dir" on the ACTION list.

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the drive or drive & directory that
         you wish the new directory to be subordinate to.
      EXAMPLE:  C:\HOLD    B:\

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the name of the new subdirectory.
      EXAMPLE: C:\HOLD\NEWDIR   B:\NEWDIR

ENTER <RUN> to make the new directory.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry
    Target Dir
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Removing a DIR
This will let you remove SubDirectories from your disk.  The directory
to be deleted MUST not have any files in it at the time.  To remove
files see Delete a File

Select "Remove Dir" on the ACTION list.

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the drive or drive & directory that
         you wish to remove.
      EXAMPLE:  C:\HOLD\NEWDIR    B:\NEWDIR

ENTER <RUN> to remove the directory.

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry
    Target Dir     Delete a File
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Delete a File
This function will let you remove or delete a file or files from
      any directory on any drive.

Select "Delete File(s)" on the ACTION list.

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the drive or drive & directory that
      the file or files that you wish to remove are located.
      EXAMPLE:  C:\HOLD    B:\

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the filename of the file(s) to be
      deleted.
      EXAMPLE: C:\HOLD\NEWDIR\*.*   B:\NEWDIR\*.TXT  D:\OLDFIL.DOC

ENTER <RUN> to remove file(s).

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Target Dir
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Format a Disk
This will let you Format your disk.

Select "Format Disk" on the ACTION list.

ENTER in the Target Dir Dialog Box the drive to be Formatted.
      EXAMPLE:  C:\    B:\

ENTER <RUN> to display Dormant Selection list.

Select the disk size that fits your disk type (5 1/4 or 3 1/2).
      You may also select to have the SYStem placed on the disk,
      space left on the disk for SYStem, or no special action.

ENTER <Format> to format your disk.

See Target Dir
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Copy File(s)
This will let you copy a file or files from one disk to another or from
        one directory to another.

Select "Copy File(s)" on the ACTION list.

ENTER in the Source Mask Dialog Box the drive or drive & directory that
        contains the file(s) to be copied.
      EXAMPLE:  C:\HOLD    B:\

ENTER in the Source Mask Dialog Box the filespects of the file(s) to be
        copied.
      EXAMPLE: C:\HOLD\WORK*.*   B:\*.*  C:\WORK???.DOC

ENTER in the Target Name Dialog Box the drive & directory that the
      file(s) is to be copied to.

ENTER <RUN> to copy your file(s).

See Direct Entry   List Select Entry   Search Entry
    Source Dir     Target Dir
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Search
This function will locate a certain file or group of files in any
          directory or group of directories on the specified drive.

ENTER <Search> key.  This will bring up the Search Menu.

ENTER the Search Mask for the files you wish to locate.
          You may use wild cards <*> <?>.

From the listing high-light the file you wish to work with.
         This will replaced in the Source Mask Dialog Box.
         You may then enter any of the functions that display
         the Source Mask Dialog Box.
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Using Help
Selecting a Help link:
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With a mouse - click on phrases outlined by two triangles.
With the keyboard - Press TAB or Shift-TAB to select a link.
   Press ENTER to jump to that topic.

Scrolling the Help window:
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With a mouse - click on the horizontal or vertical scroll
   bars.
With the keyboard - press the cursor navigation keys (arrow keys).

Closing the Help window:
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With a mouse - double click on the window's control box icon.
With the keyboard - press Ctrl-F4.

Command Buttons:
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Applications may use one or more of the following command
buttons.  Use a mouse to click a button or press the letter
mentioned below.

Contents - displays a table of contents for the application's
   Help.  Press C to select Contents.

Search -  opens a dialog box that lists all available Help
   topics.  Select a topic from the list box and press ENTER.
   Press S to select Search.

Back - jumps to the last Help topic viewed. Press B to select
    Back.

History - lists the last 20 Help topics viewed.  Jump to a
    topic by selecting from the list box and pressing ENTER.
    Press H to select History.

Print - Prints the contents of the current Help topic to
    a printer or a file.  Select the text you want copied to the
    Clipboard and choose Print.  Choosing Print without selecting
    any text in the edit area prints the entire Help topic to
    the printer or a file.
    Press P to select Print.

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ORDER FORM

     The COMmunications NETwork School and Publishing Company
       P.O. Box 376  /  Farmington, New Mexico  87499-0376
            voice [phone]  modem [phone]

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3|  U24   | ZIP Shell                     | | | | 15.00 |      |
4|  P10   | HyperText Help&Catalog System | | | |150.00 |      |
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Direct Entry
You may select the Dialog Box that you wish to make the enter in
with the mouse or the <Tab> key.  Then, type in the filespect needed.

Example C:\test\workfil.doc    C:\test\*.*    C:\test\work???.*

You may use wild cards <*> and <?> in your filespects.

This method may also be used the Edit data that is in any Dialog
Box.

The Dilog Boxes are: Source Mask and Target Dir
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List Select Entry
Select the default drive by clicking on the down arrow above the
directory list box in the lower right of your screen.  Select the
desired drive.  In the directory list box you should select the
desired subdirectory.

You will see the files of the selected subdirectory in the file
list box in the lower middle of your screen.  You may click on
the desired file.

NOTE: some actions take a double-click and some may take a triple-
click from your mouse.
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Search Entry
Press the <Search> key and enter the search parameters.  You will
see a file list box with all the files that fit your parameters.
You may click on the desired file.

Entering search parameters.  Enter parameters so as to give
you only the files that you wish to look at.
Example C:\test\workfil.doc    C:\test\*.*    C:\test\work???.*

To check all of the disk enter only drive letter and the <*>
wild card.
Example  A:\*.*    B:\*.*   C:\*.*   D:\*.*

You may use wild cards <*> and <?> in your filespects.
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Source Dir
Click on the down arrow to the right.  This will show a menu list
of drives that may be used.  By clicking on the desired drive it
will be placed in the Source Mask Dialog Box.
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Target Dir
Click on the down arrow to the right.  This will show a menu list
of drives that may be used.  By clicking on the desired drive it
will be placed in the Target Dir Dialog Box.