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NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 1
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The NEAT Filer
A Terminate and Stay Resident
Directory & File Management Utility
USER REFERENCE MANUAL
Version 1.01
(c) Copyright Ray E. Cronemiller 1991
Houston, Texas
United States of America
All rights reserved
Produced in the United States of America
Copyright notice per International Copyright Conventions.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 2
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THE FINE PRINT
OWNERSHIP OF SOFTWARE. As the LICENSEE or potential LICENSEE, you own
the magnetic or other physical media on which the SOFTWARE is
originally or subsequently recorded or fixed, but T2 Software, Inc.,
retains title and ownership of the SOFTWARE recorded on the original
disk copy(ies) and all subsequent copies of the SOFTWARE, regardless of
the form or media in or on which the original and other copies may
exist. This License is not a sale of the original SOFTWARE or any copy.
UPDATE POLICY. T2 Software, Inc., may create, from time-to-time,
updated versions of the SOFTWARE. At its option, T2 Software, Inc.
will make such updates available to the LICENSEE and transferees who
have returned the Registration Form to T2 Software, Inc.
MISCELLANEOUS. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of
Texas.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 3
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITED WARRANTY
THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, T2
SOFTWARE, INC., DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS
REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR
WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, IS ASSUMED BY YOU.
T2 Software, Inc., entire liability and your exclusive remedy as to
the disk(s) shall be, at T2 Software, Inc., option, either: (a) return
of the purchase price; or, (b) replacement of the disk that does not
meet T2 Software, Inc. limited warranty and which is returned to T2
Software, Inc., with a copy of the receipt. If failure of the disk has
resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication, T2 Software, Inc.,
shall have no responsibility to replace the disk or refund the purchase
price. Any replacement disk will be warranted for the remainder of the
original warranty period, or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer.
THE ABOVE ARE ALL THE WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT ARE MADE BY T2 SOFTWARE,
INC., ON THIS T2 SOFTWARE, INC., PRODUCT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY T2 SOFTWARE, INC., ITS DEALERS,
DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY
WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY
SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE-TO-STATE.
NEITHER T2 SOFTWARE, INC., OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DAMAGES OR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF T2 SOFTWARE, INC., HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF THE LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The names T2 Software, Inc. and NEAT Filer are trademarks of T2
Software, Inc.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 4
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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION.............................................5-1
WHY WE DEVELOPED NEAT Filer..............................6-1
SHAREWARE REGISTRATION & GUARANTEE.......................7-1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT.........................................8-1
FEATURES.................................................9-1
NEAT Filer BASICS.......................................10-1
QUICK START.............................................11-1
STARTING NEAT Filer.....................................11-2
ADVICE and TECHNIQUES...................................12-1
SWAPPING APPLICATION MEMORY.............................12-2
Command Line Install Options
UN-Installing....................................13-1
HELP.............................................13-2
NON-RESIDENT MODE................................13-3
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Directory Operations
Displaying Directory Files.......................14-1
Creating a Directory.............................14-2
Deleting a Directory.............................14-3
Changing File Specifications.....................14-4
Displaying the Help Window.......................15-1
Log a Drive......................................15-2
Exiting to a Selected PATH.......................15-3
Rename a Directory...............................16-1
Save the DESK TOP................................16-2
Exit NEAT Filer..................................16-3
File Operations
Change Current File Attributes...................17-1
File Attributes..................................17-2
Copy File(s).....................................18-1
Delete File(s)...................................19-1
Changing File Specifications.....................19-2
Displaying the Help Window.......................19-3
Log a Drive......................................20-1
Move File(s).....................................20-2
Send File Name to Command Prompt.................21-1
Rename a File(s).................................21-2
Sort Files.......................................22-1
Tag/UnTag files..................................22-2
Save the DESK TOP................................22-3
Change Display Colors............................23-1
Exit to the Source Directory.....................23-2
SHIPPING INFORMATION....................................24-1
ORDER FORM..............................................25-1
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5-1 INTRODUCTION
CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase (we hope!) of The NEAT Filer! We know
this product will become a welcome addition to your library of USEFUL
DOS utilities.
Our goal is to provide you with high quality software tools which are
both powerful and easy to use. Many long hours and late nights were
spent developing this product. We all share a commitment to quality
and excellence and will do our best to continue to provide you with
software which meets your needs. We will continue to enhance the NEAT
Filer with input from users and our own innovative ideas and unique
approach to software design. We hope you enjoy using the NEAT Filer
and we welcome any and all input on our products and services. Please
take the time to let us know how we are doing.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 6
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6-1 Why the NEAT Filer was developed and how it works.
Generally applications have RUDIMENTARY FILE and DIRECTORY management
capabilities at most....correct? This necessitates leaving (shelling
out, terminating the foreground application, etc.) to do these tasks.
Correct again?
No More! NOW from WITHIN your EXISTING APPLICATION whether GRAPHICS or
TEXT MODE based, FILE and DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT functions formerly only
available from NON-RESIDENT file managers or DOS shells......
Many times while in an application program, the user or the program
will need a file name or other input to the command line. In the case
of CAD, Database Managers, Spreadsheets, etc. with files in many
different drives and/or paths, the problem of remembering, let alone
finding that particular file, becomes logistically improbable. This
scenario can be expanded to many other applications also, e.g. word
processing, editors, etc. Being able to invoke the NEAT Filer from
within an application program frees the user from having to leave the
present application and search for the required file from within DOS or
by another separate file manager.
The NEAT Filer is a TSR (Terminate & Stay Resident) DIRECTORY & FILE
MANAGER. This means the NEAT Filer remains resident in background
memory while an application program may run in the foreground.
To invoke or bring NEAT Filer to the foreground within an existing
application, merely press a certain combination of 'HOT' (ALT LEFT-
SHIFT) Keys. This action suspends the foreground application, and
activates the NEAT Filer. When finished utilizing the NEAT Filer's
Directory & File handling capabilities, the user merely returns it to
the background and resumes working with the foreground application.
In addition to all the powerful file management functions available,
NEAT Filer provides a way to output the selected file name to the
command prompt of the current application program. This is
accomplished by searching via the file management functions and
selecting the drive, path & file-name in NEAT Filer. When the user has
selected a file, they merely press the SEND to Key Buffer function and
NEAT Filer removes itself from the foreground, outputs the complete
drive, path & file name sans extension to the applications command
prompt. The user may then execute or edit the output.
NEAT Filer provides a complete user friendly interface to file
management functions such as changing drives, paths, file
specifications, copying, deleting, moving, sorting and searching.
Merely pop up NEAT Filer WITHIN your application with a simple
combination of hot keys. The ability to invoke the NEAT Filer at ANY
time frees you from having to leave the present application and copy,
move, delete, etc. from within DOS or another separate file manager.
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7-1 SHAREWARE REGISTRATION
The NEAT Filer is a "Shareware" software package and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. This means that we provide you with
a fully functioning sample of the program for you to "try out" for a
short time. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide
computer users with high quality software without high prices, while
providing an incentive for programmers to develop new products.
By now almost everyone knows the idea behind Shareware, and I suspect
that most of us are guilty of using one or more of these excellent
programs and not giving the author his due. If you find yourself using
the NEAT Filer on a regular basis, please pay the amount requested
(only $59) on the enclosed registration form. You will be registered
for a period of one (1) year from the registration date, and entitled
to automatically receive FREE any major revisions of NEAT Filer that
may be released during the registration period.
Extended use without proper registration is a violation of our rights
under the Copyright Laws of the United States. You can tell if this
program is Registered (or not) by looking at the top of the Main
Window. User Support (both Telephone & Written) is intended primarily
for our "Registered Users". But we will never "turn our backs" on
anyone who needs help or information with any of our products.
Hopefully you may then become a registered user!
In the meantime, you are encouraged to distribute The NEAT Filer far
and wide, IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM. Please do NOT distribute NEAT Filer if
it has been altered in any way.
Anyone distributing the NEAT Filer for any kind of remuneration must
first contact T2 Software, Inc. at the address below for authorization.
This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors
recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware
distributors, and such distributors may begin offering the NEAT Filer
immediately. However T2 Software, Inc. must still be advised so that
the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of the
program.
Thank you for supporting the NEAT Filer.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 8
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8-1 CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Because NEAT Filer may have several updated releases and revisions,
please have the following information available whenever you contact us
for any reason.....
Program's Full Name -
- Program's Version Number -
- Serial Number (even if NOT a Registered User) -
(Eg: NEAT Filer Ver 1.15 - Ser# 000453256812)
(Serial & Version #s can be found on the top of the Main Window)
<<<<<<<<<*************************>>>>>>>>>
BONUS FOR REGISTERING
<<<<<<<<<*************************>>>>>>>>>
Of course, all those who register will always receive the latest and
greatest updated, improved version of NEAT Filer as well as Customer
Support. But they are also sent FREE UPDATES for ONE YEAR after
Registration.
<<<<<<<<<*************************>>>>>>>>>
HOW DO I REGISTER?
<<<<<<<<<*************************>>>>>>>>>
Mail a Check or U.S. Postal Money Order
Payable in US Dollars To:
Ray E. Cronemiller
14760 Memorial Drive, Suite 300-211
Houston, TX 77079
(713) 589-8380
PRICE: $59.00 Per Copy (it's WELL WORTH it!)
(Texas Residents Add Sales Tax)
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- FEATURES -
RESIDENT (7k MAX) or NON-RESIDENT mode
POPS-UP in TEXT mode (25, 43 and 50 line) Applications
POPS-UP in GRAPHICS Applications
SWAPS Current Application to EMS or DISK
(IF EMS AVAILABLE)
User COLOR Selection
Supports Old and New (enhanced) KEYBOARDS
Command Line UN-Install
VISUAL DIRECTORY TREE
Displays up to 400 DIRECTORIES per Disk
CREATE, RENAME or DELETE DIRECTORIES
Displays up to 1400 FILES per Directory
COPY, DELETE or MOVE FILES INDIVIDUALLY or by GROUPS
SORT FILES
CHANGE FILE ATTRIBUTES INDIVIDUALLY or by GROUPS
FILE NAME OUTPUT to Command Line
Displays Current Disk STATISTICS
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 10
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10-1 NEAT Filer Basics
When NEAT Filer is first activated, your screen is replaced by a large
rectangle (we call it the Main Window) which contains several smaller
rectangular areas (windows). These rectangular window areas have a
definite purpose in organizing the screen into discrete areas and the
types of information displayed. Each rectangular window area of the
Main Window is labeled with its identifying name.
SOURCE PATH Window.. This window is located at the top of the screen.
Displayed in the path window is the current drive and path. Also The
NEAT Filer copyright notice and version number are displayed there.
SOURCE DIRECTORY Window.. On the right, a visual representation of the
directory structure (TREE) on the currently logged source drive will be
displayed here. On entry, the current path will be highlighted on the
directory tree. At the bottom of this window are the currently active
keys associated with this window. You may use these keys to traverse
the SOURCE Directory tree structure. At any time you may press ESC to
EXIT to DOS or your applications command prompt.
STATUS Window.. On the left is the disk and file statistics window. In
this window is displayed basic disk and file information ie., free
bytes on the currently logged disk, number of total files, etc:
essentially bottom line data on the status of the currently logged disk
drive.
HELP Window..This window is not visible at all times, but remains in
the background waiting for the user to press the F1 or H key. This
action POPS-UP the HELP window. Subsequently pressing F1 or H while
the HELP window is visible sends it to the background again. The Help
window is context sensitive insofar as the SOURCE DIRECTORY and FILE
WINDOW are concerned. This window is movable by pressing "M" and using
the cursor control keys to move it around.
FILE Window..Pressing <enter> while in the SOURCE DIRECTORY window
brings this window to the foreground with a listing of files. The
files listed depend on which directory was highlighted in the source
directory window when <enter> was pressed. At the bottom of this
window are the currently active keys associated with this window. You
may use these keys to traverse the file window listing. Pressing ESC
here will take you back to the main window.
CURRENT COMMANDS..At the bottom of the main window is the current
command menu. This command menu will change depending on whether the
SOURCE Directory or the FILES window is currently active. DIRECTORY or
FILE commands will be displayed respectively.
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11-1 QUICK START
This section describes several preliminary procedures, some of which
are required and some of which are highly recommended before you begin.
If you are unfamiliar with any of the MS-DOS procedures mentioned,
consult your MS-DOS User's Guide for instructions.
To use the NEAT Filer, you will need the following equipment:
- IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, 386, 486, or 100% COMPATIBLE clone
- 640 KB RAM Memory
- Monochrome or Color Monitor
- DOS 2.0 or Higher
- A Hard Disk
- A 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" Floppy Disk Drive
- The NEAT Filer program executable
The NEAT Filer is delivered on one standard diskette. The distribution
diskette contains two files. One file is the NF.EXE executable program
file. The other is NF_DOC.TXT which is the file containing your
documentation.
Before you can use NEAT Filer on your system, you must first install it
on your hard disk. The directory on your hard disk in which you will
place the NEAT Filer is entirely up to you. It is advisable to place
the executable (NF.EXE) in a public directory. That would be a
directory listed in the path statement in your autoexec.bat.
For this example, we will assume you wish to copy NEAT Filer to the "c"
drive "root" directory of your hard disk (c:\>). Insert the disk
containing the NEAT Filer executable (NF.EXE) and documentation file
(NF_DOC.TXT) into disk drive "a:". You must be in DOS and logged to
your hard drive "c:\>". Terminate any applications you may be running
at present.
At the DOS command prompt (c:\>) type - "copy a:nf*.*" then press
<enter>. The file NF.EXE and NF_DOC.TXT will be copied to the "root"
directory of "c:" drive.
11-2 STARTING
The NEAT Filer was designed to be intuitive, as well as easy to use.
It is hoped that the documentation provided with the program can be
used for reference rather than instruction. I suggest that you first
read the section 6-1, but after that just go ahead and type NF and
press <enter> and go for it! If you run across something you don't
understand, then look it up.
To start the NEAT Filer, type NF <enter>.
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The NEAT Filer will now become resident and display an opening
information window. In this window will be the NEAT Filer Version
number, (c) Copyright notice and HOT-KEY combo (ALT LEFT-SHIFT).
To pop-up NEAT Filer press the (ALT LEFT-SHIFT) keys. This means hold
down the ALT key while simultaneously pressing the shift key on the
left side of the keyboard.
12-1 ADVICE & TECHNIQUES
You must NOT load any TSR's (NEAT Filer included) while shelled out of
an application. We advise you to load NEAT Filer before any
applications programs are loaded as it uses only 6KB of RAM for the
resident kernel. Caution: if you have loaded other TSR's before NEAT
Filer there must be a minimum of approximately 262KB of application
memory available after these other TSR's. Although we use only 6KB of
RAM for residency, we need the other 256KB available to swap. If there
is not enough memory available for the NEAT Filer to pop-up, then an
error message will be displayed.
If your are intending to use software that communicates with com ports
(background plot spoolers, modem/fax telecommunications programs,
etc.), you MAY experience problems. NEAT Filer has been tested with
some background plot spoolers. What may happen in the case of plot
spoolers, etc. is a cessation of output to these devices while NEAT
Filer is active (in the foreground). At worst, a tele-communications
program will drop the connection from lack of line activity.
12-2 SWAPPING APPLICATION MEMORY
NEAT Filer automatically detects whether another application has been
loaded after it. If so, the NEAT Filer will display a window advising
that the application is being swapped out. Where it gets swapped to
depends on whether EMM is available. If not available, swapping will
be to DISK otherwise to EMM which will be faster.
In the event that application memory swapping is to disk, you will
probably find some NEAT Filer SWAP FILES here and there on the disk.
Don't delete these files! Normally NEAT Filer will delete its swap
files. But if a reboot should occur for some reason, these files will
be left behind. The file names will be NF_SWAP2.TMP, NFCHGEN.TMP or
similar. The only SAFE time to delete these files is if NEAT Filer is
NOT RESIDENT in memory.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 13
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COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
13-3 DEINSTALL NEAT Filer. Syntax at the DOS command line is NF/d
<enter>.
The NEAT Filer is a memory resident program. You can remove the NEAT
Filer from memory and return the space it occupies to DOS, by choosing
the DeInstall option (/d).
To perform a deinstall, the NEAT Filer first checks to see if a copy of
the program is already resident. If not, then an error message is
displayed. If a copy of the program is resident, then it must be
checked to see if it is safe to perform the deinstall.
It is not always possible to safely deinstall a memory-resident
program. If a memory-resident program is to be safely uninstalled, it
must be the last program loaded. If the NEAT Filer determines it
cannot safely deinstall itself, it will tell you so. Once you have
deinstalled any other programs that were loaded after the NEAT Filer,
you may be able to successfully deinstall the NEAT Filer. If at this
point you are still unable to remove the NEAT Filer you may need to
reboot (CTRL-ALT-DEL).
13-2 HELP
NEAT Filer Command Line Help.
Syntax at the DOS command line is NF/h <enter>.
Typing NF/h at the DOS command line displays the available command line
installation options.
13-3 NON-RESIDENT MODE
Installs NEAT Filer in Non-Resident mode.
Syntax at the DOS command line is NF/n <enter>.
The non-resident command line option causes the program to load as a
NON-TSR; in other words as a normal application would load. Once you
are done using the NEAT Filer, it does not remain resident in memory.
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14-1 DISPLAYING DIRECTORY FILES (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
While in the SOURCE DIRECTORY Window, position the highlight bar on the
desired directory. Press <enter> to list in the file window the
highlighted directory's file(s). Note: the current commands have
changed to reflect file handling operations. At any time you may press
ESC to EXIT the file window and return to the main window.
14-2 CREATING a DIRECTORY (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
While in the SOURCE DIRECTORY Window, position the highlight bar on the
directory under which you wish to make a sub-directory. Put the
highlight bar on the root (\) if you wish to make a new directory under
the root directory. Then press the "C" key to CREATE a directory (sub-
directory). A sub-window will then pop-up displaying the directory
under which you will be creating the new directory. After you have
entered the directory name to CREATE, Press <enter> and the directory
you have entered will be CREATED. If at some point you decide to skip
creating a new directory, Press ESC. This will abort the process.
14-3 DELETING a DIRECTORY (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
Again, while in the SOURCE DIRECTORY Window, position the highlight bar
on the directory you wish to delete. One thing to remember concerning
deleting directories is that you may not delete a directory containing
other sub-directories or files. You must first delete any sub-
directories and/or files under the directory. When these conditions
are fulfilled you may then delete the directory. Press the "D" key to
DELETE the highlighted directory. A sub-window will then pop-up
displaying the highlighted directory you have selected to delete. You
are then asked if you really wish to delete this directory. If you
press either an upper or lower case "Y" then the directory will be
deleted. Pressing ANY other key ABORTS the process.
14-4 CHANGING the FILE SPECIFICATION (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
A very useful tool in NEAT Filer is the FILESPEC command. With this
command you can select which files within defined constraints can be
viewed in the FILES Window listing. Once you set a file specification
with the filespec command, only those files MATCHING your file
specification will be visible in the FILES Window. Also any file
operations you perform will affect only those files currently
displayed. Be aware that any directory that has no files meeting the
current filespec will display a "No Files Available in this Directory"
message. This does not mean that there are no files at all in the
directory. It may mean there are no files matching the current
filespec. Setting a filespec of "*.*" will display all files if there
are any in the current directory.
NEAT Filer V1.0 Documentation page 15
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The FILESPEC command can be used from the SOURCE Directory or FILES
windows. Press the "F" key to CHANGE the FILE SPECIFICATION. A sub-
window will then pop-up asking for a new filespec. When entering
filespecs, you may use any legal combination of * and ?. As an
example, suppose you are an AutoCAD user and are concerned only with
drawing files. Enter as your filespec, *.dwg, only those files with an
extension of "dwg" will be displayed. When you are finished with your
filespec press <enter> or ESC to ABORT the process.
15-1 DISPLAYING the HELP WINDOW (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
F1 or H is the HELP key in NEAT Filer. Suppose you are currently in
the SOURCE DIRECTORY window. Pressing F1 or H will pop-up a help
window containing help for all SOURCE DIRECTORY commands. If in the
FILES window the appropriate pop-up help commands will also appear.
Subsequent presses of F1 or H will remove the help window pop-up. This
window is movable by pressing "M" and using the cursor control keys to
move it around.
15-2 LOG a DRIVE (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
When you initially pop-up NEAT Filer, one of the first things it does
is check for ALL the valid drives on the system (computer). Then it
logs information concerning the current drive. That is, it counts the
number of directories and files on the currently logged drive. This
information is displayed in the STATUS WINDOW under CURRENT STATUS and
CURRENT TOTAL.
You may wish to log a disk other than the currently logged one. To do
this press the "L" key, and a sub-window will appear over the SOURCE
Directory. Displayed within are the current valid drives on your
system. You may select any one of the listed drives. Moving the
highlight bar selects the drive and <enter> logs this drive. Also
pressing a letter of one of the listed drives selects and logs it. If
you have selected a NEW drive (not the currently logged drive), NEAT
Filer will now log the information concerning this drive (number of
directories, files, etc.). If you wish to ABORT the process press ESC
to exit.
15-3 EXIT to a SELECTED PATH (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
Changes the PATH and exits the NEAT Filer to the DOS command prompt.
To exit to a selected path name, highlight the desired path and press
"N". NEAT Filer exits and returns to DOS. The directory will have
changed to the one selected in the NEAT Filer visual directory tree.
This will NOT work across drives at this time.
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16-1 RENAME a DIRECTORY (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
From the SOURCE Directory Window, position the highlight bar on the
directory you wish to rename. Then press the "R" key. A sub-window
will pop-up displaying the currently highlighted directory, and
prompting for a new directory name. Enter the NEW path name to rename
the existing path name to, then press <enter>. The OLD path name will
be RENAMED to the path name you have just entered. If at some point
you decide against RENAMING a directory, press ESC. This will
terminate the RENAME Directory process.
16-2 SAVE the DESK TOP (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
The DESK TOP is your place or position in NEAT Filer. Assume you are
in another application (AutoCAD, DBase etc.). You need to find a file,
so you pop-up NEAT Filer WITHIN your application. Suppose your
application is on drive c:, but you need to access a file on drive z:.
Log to drive z:, select the appropriate directory on the tree, press
<enter> to display the files. So, there is the file your application
needs; move the highlight bar to the file.
At this point you decide you would like to return to this point in NEAT
Filer again without logging, selecting a directory, a file and so on.
Press "K" and a sub-window (SET NEAT Filer DESK TOP INFO) pops-up. If
you wish to save the DESK TOP position at this point, press "Y" or move
the highlight bar to "YES" and press <enter>. Now, you may leave NEAT
Filer and re-enter exactly at the position you left. You may ABORT
this window by pressing ESC.
16-3 EXIT NEAT Filer (SOURCE DIRECTORY Window)
Exits NEAT Filer to the DOS command prompt or to an application.
Exiting by ESC does not unset the DESK TOP selection set at the time.
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17-1 CHANGE CURRENT FILE ATTRIBUTES (FILE Window)
To change a file's attributes you must have selected a directory to
list. In the FILE Window will be a listing of the files in the
particular directory you have chosen. Each file's name, extension,
size in bytes, date created, time created and finally the file's
attributes will be displayed. The attributes will be in the following
order: Hidden, System, Read-Only and Archive. If the particular
attribute is NOT set then a dot replaces the letter of the attribute.
To change ONE file's attributes, position the highlight bar
on the file you wish to change. Press "A" and a pop-up window will
appear displaying the current file and its information. Below the file
in this window you will see a highlight bar which is movable using the
left and right cursor keys. This can be used to select the attribute
to be changed.
Also pressing the first letter of the attribute (H, S, R or A) will
move the highlight bar to the appropriate attribute. Pressing the up
or down arrow cursor control keys on the selected attribute toggles the
attribute ON or OFF. Pressing the <enter> key validates and sets the
file's attributes per your selection. Press ESC at anytime to EXIT and
NOT change the files attributes.
You may also change file attributes by tagging a group of files and
pressing "A" as before. The same procedures apply for many files as
for one file.
17-2 FILE ATTRIBUTES (A little information about file attributes)
HIDDEN - This attribute renders a file invisible to normal DOS
directory listings. Operating System files are usually hidden
(MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS, etc.). If you wish to hide a file this is the
attribute for you.
SYSTEM - Files with this attribute set are usually connected with DOS
in some way, again, (MSDOS.SYS, IO.SYS, etc). It is advisable not to
ever delete files that have this attribute set. You could upset DOS a
bit.
READ-ONLY - If a file is set as read-only, the only thing you may do
with it is read it. It cannot be changed in any way. You will not be
able to delete or overwrite the file until its read-only attribute is
set to OFF.
ARCHIVE - This attribute is usually set by back-up programs. It
indicates whether the file has been backed-up since it was last saved.
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18-1 COPY FILE(S) (FILE Window)
Copy is used to duplicate (copy) files from one directory to another on
the same or different disks.
To copy file(s), highlight one or tag a group in the FILE Window and
press "M". A pop-up window now appears at the bottom of the main
window. This window will be referred to as the copy window.
NEAT Filer now wants to know what to copy the file "as:". This means
"Do you want to rename the file(s) when you copy it?". Now you may
enter a new file name or accept the default file name by pressing
<enter>.
Next, where do you want to copy the file? Remember, you may not copy a
file of the same name to the same directory. If you want a copy of the
same file in the same directory, you must either rename the source or
destination copy.
Notice that the current complete path is now displayed in the copy
window. You may edit this or press F2 to display a DESTINATION
Directory tree. If you press F2, the same key commands as used in the
SOURCE Directory tree window apply here. By traversing the tree with
the highlight bar you may select a copy destination. Your current
highlighted destination will also appear in the copy window at the
bottom of the main window.
While in the DESTINATION Directory window you may choose to log another
drive. This is accomplished as in the SOURCE Directory window by
pressing "L" to log a new drive. When you have decided where to move
your file(s), press <enter>.
NEAT Filer now asks if you wish to overwrite any existing files of the
same name on the copy destination. If you reply "Y" you will NOT be
prompted if that particular file already exists on the destination. It
will automatically be overwritten. Replying "N" prompts each time an
existing file of the same name is encountered on the copy destination.
If the file exists on the copy destination and you have specified no
automatic overwrite, both files will be shown one above the other in
the copy window and you will be prompted whether to replace or not.
Your file will now be copied to the specified destination. You may
press ESC to abort at ANY time in the copy process except when a file
is actually being copied. Then ABORT will take place before the
next file is copied.
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19-1 DELETE FILE(S) (FILE Window)
To delete file(s), highlight it or tag a group first in the FILE Window
and press "D". A pop-up window appears at the bottom of the main
window showing the highlighted file and asking if you wish to
automatically delete the file(s). If you reply "Y" you will NOT be
prompted again. It will automatically be deleted. Replying "N"
prompts for each file delete.
You may press ESC to abort at ANY time in the delete process except
when a file is actually being deleted. Then ABORT will take place
before the next file is deleted. It wouldn't be wise to ABORT in the
middle of a file delete.
19-2 CHANGING the FILE SPECIFICATION (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILE Window)
A very useful tool in NEAT Filer is the FILESPEC command. With this
command you can select which files within defined constraints can be
viewed in the FILES Window listing. Once you set a file specification
with the filespec command, only those files MATCHING your file
specification will be visible in the FILES Window. Also any file
operations you perform will affect only those files currently
displayed. Be aware that any directory that has no files meeting the
current filespec will display a "No Files Available in this Directory"
message. This does not necessarily mean that there are no files at all
in the directory. It may mean there are no files matching the current
filespec. Setting a filespec of "*.*" will display all files. The
FILESPEC command can be used from the SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES
windows. Press the "F" key to CHANGE the FILE SPECIFICATION. A sub-
window will then pop-up asking for a new filespec. When entering
filespecs, you may use any legal combination of * and ?. As an
example, suppose you are an AutoCAD user and are concerned only with
drawing files. Enter as your filespec, *.dwg, only those files with an
extension of "dwg" will be displayed. When you are finished with your
filespec press <enter> or ESC to ABORT the process.
19-3 DISPLAYING the HELP WINDOW (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILE Window)
F1 or H is the HELP key in NEAT Filer. Suppose you are currently in
the FILE window. Pressing F1 or H will pop-up a help window containing
help for all FILE window commands. If in the SOURCE DIRECTORY window,
the appropriate pop-up help commands will also appear. Subsequent
presses of F1 or H will remove the help window pop-up.
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20-4 LOG DRIVE (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILE Window)
When you initially pop-up NEAT Filer, one of the first things it does
is check for ALL the valid drives on the system (computer). Then it
logs information concerning the current drive.
That is, it counts the number of directories and files on the currently
logged drive. This information is displayed in the STATUS WINDOW under
CURRENT STATUS and CURRENT TOTAL.
You may wish to log a disk other than the currently logged one. To do
this press the "L" key, and a sub-window will appear over the FILE
Window. Displayed within are the current valid drives on your system.
You may select any one of the listed drives. Moving the highlight bar
selects the drive and <enter> logs this drive.
Also pressing a letter (A, B, C, etc.) of one of the listed drives
selects and logs it. If you have selected a NEW drive (not the
currently logged drive), NEAT Filer will now log the information
concerning this drive (number of directories, files, etc.). If you
wish to ABORT the process press ESC to exit.
20-1 MOVE FILE(S) (FILE Window)
To move file(s), highlight one or tag a group in the FILE Window and
press "M". A pop-up window now appears at the bottom of the main
window. This window will be referred to as the move window.
NEAT Filer now wants to know what to move the file "as:". This means
"Do want to rename the file(s) when you move it?". Now you may enter a
new file name or accept the default file name by pressing <enter>.
Next, where do you want to move the file?
Remember, you may not move a file of the same name to the same
directory. If you want a copy of the same file in the same directory
you must either rename the source or destination copy.
Notice that the current complete path is now displayed in the move
window. You may edit this or press F2 to display a DESTINATION
Directory tree. If you press F2 the same key commands as used in the
SOURCE Directory tree window apply here. By traversing the tree with
the highlight bar you may select a move destination. Your current
highlighted destination will also appear in the move window at the
bottom of the main window.
While in the DESTINATION Directory window you may choose to log another
drive. This is accomplished as in the SOURCE Directory window by
pressing "L" to log a new drive. When you have decided where to move
your file(s), press <enter>.
NEAT Filer now asks if you wish to overwrite any existing files of the
same name on the move destination. If you reply "Y" you will NOT be
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prompted if that particular file already exists on the destination. It
will automatically be overwritten. Replying "N", prompts each time an
existing file of the same name is encountered on the move destination.
If the file exists on the move destination and you have specified no
automatic overwrite, both files will be shown one above the other in
the move window and you will be prompted whether to replace or not.
You may press ESC to abort at ANY time in the move process except when
a file is actually being moved. Then ABORT will take place before the
next file is moved. It wouldn't be wise to ABORT in the middle of a
file move. Your file will now be moved to the specified destination.
21-1 SEND NAME (FILE Window)
Outputs the selected file name to the DOS or applications command
prompt.
To send a file name to the command prompt, highlight the selected file
and press "N". NEAT Filer exits and returns to either DOS or your
currently executing application. We have found this a very handy
feature.
For instance, suppose you must process in some manner a large group of
files. Before activating NEAT Filer, while in your application, set up
the application as you would normally to receive the file name.
Pop-up NEAT Filer and select the drive and path on which the files are
located. Press <enter> and the files for that directory will be
displayed.
Highlight the first file to process and now press "K" to set the DESK
TOP at this point. This will ensure that subsequent activations of
NEAT Filer will return you to this point. Now press "N" to SEND the
highlighted file name sans extension to the command prompt.
NEAT Filer will exit and restore the current application. The
highlighted file name will appear at the command prompt for you to
accept or edit. This scenario can be repeated as many times as you
wish.
21-2 RENAME a FILE (FILE Window)
To rename a file, position the highlight bar on the file you wish to
rename. Then press the "R" key. A sub-window will pop-up displaying
the currently highlighted file name. The selected file will now be
displayed. You will be prompted to rename all marked files "as:".
Enter the new file name and press <enter>. You must always use
standard DOS convention file names and wild cards (*.bak, filename.*,
etc).
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To rename multiple file names, tag all the files you wish to rename and
press "R". You will be prompted to rename all marked files "as:".
Enter the new file name and press <enter>. If you have entered a
legitimate file name all the marked files will be renamed. Note, if
some files do not rename, it is possible through the rename process
that a duplicate file name was created. Therefore that file will not
be renamed. A warning message will indicate this condition.
22-1 SORT FILES (FILE Window)
To sort the file listing, press "S". A sub-window will pop-up showing
the available sort criteria. Move the highlight bar using the left and
right arrow cursor control keys. Select your sort criteria by moving
the highlight bar or pressing the first letter of the sort (NESD).
Sorting by name lists files alphabetically. Sorting by extension groups
files alphabetically by extension and by name within each extension.
Sorting by date and time lists files sorted by date of creation, then
by time. The newest files are at the bottom of the list. Sort by size
lists files in order by size in bytes. The biggest files at the bottom
of the list again.
22-2 TAG/UNTAG FILES (FILE Window)
When you wish to perform operations on a group of files you must tag
the files. To tag a file, highlight the file to be tagged and press
either "T" or "+" and a double arrow will appear to the left of the
file name indicating the file is tagged. To tag several files in a row
rapidly press the "T" or "+". The highlight bar will automatically
move to the next file and tag it.
To untag a file, highlight the file and press "U" or "-" and the double
arrow will disappear. To untag several files in a row rapidly press
the "U" or "-". The highlight bar will automatically move to the next
file and untag it if tagged.
Tagging ALL the displayed files is simple, merely press the "insert"
key and all files will be tagged. Untagging ALL files is accomplished
by pressing the "delete" key.
Remember, only those files displayed are operated on. For instance,
using the file spec command (*.bak) will display only files with the
extension of BAK. Then pressing the "insert" key marks all the files
for copy, delete, move, etc.
22-3 SAVE the DESK TOP (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
The DESK TOP is your place in NEAT Filer. Assume you are in another
application (AutoCAD, DBase etc.). You need to find a file, so you
pop-up NEAT Filer WITHIN your application. Suppose your application is
on drive c:, but you need to access a file on drive z:.
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Log to drive z:, select the appropriate directory on the tree, press
<enter> to display the files. So, there is the file your application
needs; move the highlight bar to the file. At this time you may decide
to return to this point in NEAT Filer again without logging, selecting
a directory and so on. Press "K", and a sub-window (SET NEAT Filer
DESK TOP INFO) pops-up. If you wish to save the DESK TOP position at
this point, press "Y" or move the highlight bar to "YES", and press
<enter>.
Now, you may leave NEAT Filer and re-enter exactly at the position you
left. You may ABORT this window by pressing ESC.
23-1 CHANGE COLOR PALETTE (SOURCE DIRECTORY or FILES Window)
To change the NEAT Filer default colors press "P" and a sub-window
appears. You will see a palette of existing colors displayed along the
bottom of this window. To change a color use the left or right cursor
control keys to move the double vertical arrow to the color to change.
The up and down arrow cursor keys control the primary color (RGB). The
page up and page down keys control the secondary color (rgb). Pressing
the "delete" key restores the default colors. Pressing "insert" saves
your new selected colors and exits. ESC exits without any changes.
23-2 EXIT to SOURCE Directory (FILE Window)
Exits the FILE Window to the SOURCE Directory window. Exiting by ESC
does not unset the DESK TOP selection set at this time.
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Our normal method of shipping a pre-paid order to a USA address is by
regular First Class Mail. In such cases there is NO SHIPPING CHARGE,
and delivery time is usually just a few days.
24-2 COD & RUSH SHIPMENTS
COD shipments are available (also assorted "RUSH" shipments) through
United Parcel Service or Federal Express. In such cases, ALL Shipping
& Handling Charges will be added to the cost of this software.
24-3 INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS
Shipments for Export to other countries will also have all charges for
Shipping, Import/Export Fees, and all other incurred expenses, added
to the cost of this software. Shipment will be "COD - CASH ONLY", and
the payment must be in United States Dollars.
(All Prices & Features Are Subject To Change Without Notice)
Software Dealers & Site Licenses - Please Write for Information
(Use Business Stationery and/or Include A Business Card)
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