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INSERT PAUSES Select a batch file from the default list or enter one for "Other" for one-steping through for trouble shooting. The file will be saved to <filename>.LED, and a copy will be made with ECHO ON and a PAUSE after each command. UTILITIES From this menu you can execute one of the special trouble shooting utilities such as VANILLA, INSERT PAUSES, or RENAME. If you have Dos 5.0 or higher you also get SETVER TABLE and MEMORY REPORT utilities. These options allow you to quickly make tests on the system. Files are automatically saved to <filename>.LED and you can restore them from this menu or from the command line with standard Dos commands. If your system uses special drivers such as disk compression utilities, be sure to copy those drivers into the "test" Config.sys and Autoexec.bat before rebooting. Always have a bootable floppy handy just in case. RESTORE From the Restore menu you can quickly undo changes made for testing by the PAUSE, RENAME, and VANILLA options. It searches for <filename>.LED and if found deletes the normal filename, then renames the backup file to the original. If you have PAUSE'd an "Other" file, use the exact same path\filename to restore it. Note that files that are EDITed automatically get backed up to <filename>.OLD, and can't be restored with this command. To restore those files, choose ALT+F for file, O for open in the editor, then enter a name of <filename>.OLD. After loading the file use ALT+F for file, R for rename and give it the original extension. When warned that the file already exists, answer 'Y' for yes continue and then save the file. You can also use the Dos copy command to restore at the Dos prompt. VANILLA Select a file (or Both) for changing. The utility will save the current file to <filename>.LED, and you can later use the RESTORE option to easily undo the changes. This option backs up the file and creates a generic one that contains only the basic commands for running the system. This is an excellent way of testing for a software problem. If problem goes away under the Vanilla setup, add the old commands one at a time untill the problem returns. RENAME Save your fingers a little wear by using this option instead of the Dos "ren" command. This option picks the backup filename for you to prevent errors and lost time "hunting" for the backup copy. Select a file (or Both) for changing. The utility will save the current file to <filename>.LED, and you can later use the RESTORE option to easily undo the changes. MAIN MENU From here you can select a sub-menu to do something. Exit - Exits the editor. If the file was modified you are warned about saving it first. OPEN FILE The drive and path of the file you are pointing to is displayed in the top box. Use TAB to move between file lists and menus. Filename - Allows you to enter a file to load, or quickly change drive or path. You can also enter a server name with backslashes as the path. Change Drive - Select a new drive from a list of available disks. Change Path - Change the path for displayed filenames. History - Select a filename from up to 64 previous ones. List Filter - Restrict the files displayed by a standard Dos filter. The default is "*.BAT" to show only batch files. Edit Server - Change the path to another machine on the network. Search Path - If you don't remember where a file is located, but it's in one of the directories in your PATH, this option will find it for you. MAIN FUNCTIONS Edit Other - Opens the editor's file selection menu. From there you can search the PATH, another Drive or Directory, or manually enter the file to load. 1-7 Preset - Selects a preset file to edit. The Preset files will use the current drive unless you overide it with "LED G:" or other letter when you load the program. In this example, Config.sys, Autoexec.bat, and the other default names will be loaded from drive G. Select Server - The location of the preset filenames can be changed with this option to use another Server on the network. Drive Select - The drive letter of the preset files can be changed from here. The directories of the preset files (\LANTASTI and \WINDOWS), can be changed with environment variables (LAN_CFG and WIN_CFG). For example, SET LAN_CFG=\NETWORK would tell LED the startnet and protocol files are in the \NETWORK directory. Information - Displays the Dos version and network information. Can also show the redirections and Server names. Utilities - Menu for special trouble shooting options. EDITOR HELP Valid keys in the editor: (Note: some keys not valid while editing a line) HOME = Start of line END = End of line ENTER = Edit line PageUp,PageDown, Left,Right, Up,Down = Move cursor (+SHIFT = Start Block) SHIFT + INSERT = Paste SHIFT + DELETE = Cut Block to clipboard. ESC = Cancels most commands. Will restore a line before you save it. ALT + F,E,S,H,M = File, Edit, Search, Help, Main Menus ALT + P = Print file or blocked area ALT + B = Back to previous file from history list. ALT + N = Next file from history. ALT + X = Exit the editor completely back to Dos. ALT + C = Paste current network connections as batch commands CTRL + ENTER , or INSERT = Insert a blank line CTRL + Y , or DELETE = Delete current line CTRL + Right = Last word on line CTRL + Left = Next word CTRL + PageUp = Top of file CTRL + PageDown = End of File CTRL + HOME = Top of screen CTRL + END = Screen bottom CTRL + INSERT = Copy to clipboard CTRL + DELETE = Erase block Function Keys are shown at the bottom of the screen. To get help on one of these, go to it's Menu (File, Edit, etc.) and hit F1. FILE MENU Save - Renames the old file with a ".BAK" extension if that option is on, then saves current file. Rename - Changes the name of the file in memory to some other name. If the new name already exists in the current directory, you are warned. New file - Starts a blank file. You are asked for a name first. Open file - Loads a file. You can also specify a file name on the command line when you start the program. Once in this window, use ALT+H to load files from the history list. Jump to Batch file - If the current line contains another batch file as a command or if CALLed, this command will attempt to load that file into the editor. - or + - These choices allow you to quickly load files from the history list. Print - Sends the file in memory to the printer. You may specify any valid dos device. (PRN, COM1, LPT2, ect) EDIT MENU Copy - Makes a duplicate copy of the current line or a range of lines if blocked, into the clipboard. Cut - Removes the current line or a range of blocked lines from the file and into the clipboard. Delete line - Erases the line or block of lines marked and doesn't save them anywhere. Insert line - Creates a new blank line at the cursor's current row. Paste - Inserts the contents of the clipboard into the file at the cursor current row. Duplicate - Makes a copy of the current line. Move - Places the current line into a special buffer where it will stay until you select this option again to paste the line. While moving a line you can continue to edit, cut & paste, etc. without harm to this line. REMark/unREM - Inserts or removes REM commands at the start of a line. Helps turn commands on or off by REMarking them. LH - Inserts or removes the LoadHigh command at the start of a line. Connections - Pastes the Batch command equivilants of your current network logins and device redirections. Net Commands - Popup menus to easily paste the most common NET commands into to file. SEARCH MENU Find - Searches for a line that contains the same text as what you enter at the prompt. Search again - Searches for the previous item from the cursor's location forward. Replace - Searches for text and if found replaces it with new data. You may replace selectively or all at once. Watch the tipline at the bottom for help. Goto line - Prompts for a line number, then moves the cursor to that line. If the number is out of range for the file, an error message is displayed. Top - Places the cursor at the first letter of the first line of the file. End - Takes the cursor to the first letter in the last line of the file. HELP MENU Topic Search - If in the editor, this attemps to identify DOS commands on the current line and display information about them. You may also use the hotkey [F1] for help on menus and error messages. Index - Lets you select the command you need help on. Editor - Tips on what keys are valid in the main editor. About - Displays the copyright, and information about how much memory is available and how many lines there are in the file. YES OR NO You are being asked for confirmation on some action before continuing with the last command. This is probably a warning that your command has consequences. No - You don't care about the consequences, proceed. Yes - Take corrective action, then proceed. ESC - Cancel the command, it was a mistake. BUFFER FULL Either you are trying to create a single line longer than the 127 character limit, or the memory set aside for the text buffer has been exhausted. DOS limits the size of a command line to 127 characters, therefore so does LED. If you need more than that on a single line, use another editor. If the text buffer is full, use ALT-H for help, then hit A for About LED to see how much memory is available. The largest size for a single file is 65,535 characters, but that could be less if there's limited memory. The available memory is divided in half, for the text buffer and clipboard buffer of equal size. FILE NOT FOUND The requested command could not be located. Check the path and/or the spelling. If the file was another batch file being CALLED, it should include the full Dos PATH+Filename, or be located somewhere in the current PATH. In a Jump [F4], the PATH used is from the current ENVIRONMENT, not the PATH= shown in the current file. NO BACKUP The program was unable to remove the previous copy of FILENAME.OLD, where "FILENAME" is the current file name, or it could not rename the current file with a OLD extension. The OLD file may be write protected or have network security. There may also be a problem with the disk drive. This is only a warning, and LED will try to save the current file without making the backup copy. FILE NOT OPEN The requested file could not be openned for either input or possibly output. This could be due to a write protected disk, or some other disk error. This is not the same as "File Not Found". The file was found, but couldn't be accessed. DISK ERROR While writing to a file a disk error occured. This might be due to a full disk, or hardware failure. You should run a CHKDSK to be sure the disk's FAT table is not corrupted. NO PRINTER The printer device is invalid or not responding. Check that the printer does function in other programs. Also be sure it is ON-LINE and has paper. Is the printer attached to the computer? PRINTER ERROR An error occured while writing to a printer device. Check that the printer is powerd on, and is not out of paper. Also, if the print job is being spooled to disk, such as in a network, be sure the disk is not full or corrupted. Run a CHKDSK on the print/spool server. FILE EXISTS You have changed the name of the current file to one that is already used on the disk in the current directory. If you choose to use this name anyway, when you save the file you might be over writing another one. If you intend to replace the file on disk with this one, ignor this error. OUT OF RANGE The value given for this command was not within the minimum or maximum allowed. Most DOS commands that use numbers have limits to their settings, such as LASTDRIVE=Z and FILES=255. You may also see this error if you try to "goto" a line number less than 0 or greater than your text file in the LED editor. NO HELP The context sensitive search system was unable to find a match with any of the key words in the help file. Maybe the item you need help on is misspelled, or the programmer of LED made an oversight on what you might need help with. Somedays are better than others... INVALID PATH The requested path can not be found or doesn't conform to the Dos standards of valid letters and length. INVALID DRIVE Drive letters must be a single letter from A to Z. SETVER TABLE In versions of Dos 5 and up the Setver.exe driver is used to trick older programs into thinking they are running in a different Dos version. Having or not having Setver correctly installed may cause a variety of problems, depending on the network version. For Lantastic 2.5 to 3.02 this driver is required and should be set to report Dos version 4.0 to the network programs. For Lantastic 3.03 and up, the network programs should be removed from the Setver table. The options here are to add or remove Net.exe, Redir.exe, and Server.exe to the table. No error checking is done. You must have Command.com and Setver.exe in you path. Use the View option to verify that the table was changed, then reboot as soon as possible. (Logout the users first if on a server!) NO NETWORK The network software is not loaded. Many of the functions in Lan EDit only work with the network REDIR.EXE program running.