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OS/2 Help File | 1993-07-17 | 69KB | 1,896 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

AV does a lot of things, but its primary use is usually as an Archive Viewer
(hence the name).

An archive, in case you didn't know, is a collection of files bundled together,
usually compressed to make them smaller, into one file, making them an
efficient storage method.  Archives are often used to distribute files over
Bulletin Board Systems, and for backup purposes.  Files on installation
diskettes for commercial programs are also often archived.

AV can view the contents of archives, including reading text files and
executing programs from inside the archive.  It can also extract files from the
archive so that they become individual, normal files on disk. All this is
accomplished with the help of the archive program itself (the program that
created the archive, usually referred to generically as an "archiver").
Registered versions of AV can also build archives without having to resort to
the command line.

AV can also be used as a program launcher, to start applications, and as a file
maintenance tool, to find, delete, copy, move, rename, and encrypt files and
directories, and more.

For more detailed information on AV, click the Index button on the help manager
screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Installing AV ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Installing AV is fairly easy:

Copy AV's help file AV.HLP to the directory named in the HELP environment
variable (usually C:\OS2\HELP).  Copy ARCHIVER.BB2 to a directory listed in the
PATH or DPATH environment variables.  It is possible to use the Launching and
Groups portions of AV without installing ARCHIVER.BB2; you won't be able to
view archive contents, but the rest of the program will function normally.
Optionally, copy AV.EXE to a directory listed in the PATH environment variable.
This lets you execute AV from any OS/2 command line.  Otherwise, place AV.EXE
in any directory you choose.

DOS archivers will not work with AV, nor do I intend to try to make them work.
DOS viewers, editors and associations will work, however.

Files used by AV:

The ARCHIVER.BB2 file is what AV uses to know about archives. The file is fully
commented to allow you to make changes to it.  Changes may have to be made when
you upgrade your archivers, or if you use a different archiver than those
listed in the file.  ARCHIVER.BB2 may be editted manually, and in some cases
will have to be editted manually, although AV provides an internal editing
dialog that will suffice for most purposes.

AV stores Associations in a file named AVASSOC.AV2.  By default, this file goes
in the first directory listed in DPATH.  You can copy it somewhere else on your
PATH or DPATH and AV will keep it there afterwards. AV makes a back up of this
file whenever it changes it, named AVASSOC.ASB.

AV stores Groups in a file named AVGROUP.AV2.  Same notes apply as for
AVASSOC.AV2.  The back up file is named AVGROUP.AGB.

When directory trees are saved, they are saved as AVTREE._? where ? is the
letter of the drive.  Location is as specified for AVASSOC/AVGROUP above.

AV saves the names of the last few directories accessed in a file named
AVDIRS.AV2 in the location as specified for AVASSOC above.

AV stores other information in an .INI file named AV.INI. This is an
OS/2-maintained file and AV does not provide a backup.

In the event of data corruption, you can erase these files (or restore backups)
to bring AV back to its default (or saved) state.  Some of these files may be
editted manually if you're bold and curious.

See also:

Select Files
Replacing the Workplace
Associations
Groups
Starting AV


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Replacing the Workplace ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To install AV as a Workplace replacement:

Follow the steps under Installing AV. Change your CONFIG.SYS file to
SET RUNWORKPLACE=<d:><\dir\>AV.EXE.
Shutdown OS/2 and reboot so the change can take effect.

Note that if you REM out the existing SET RUNWORKPLACE line you can replace it
if AV isn't what you thought it would be.  If you have the memory to run
Workplace, I recommend you do so.  You should really only consider using AV as
the Workplace if you have less than 8 megs of RAM. If you ran OS/2 1.2 or 1.3
you know the basic type of functionality to expect.

See also:

Select Files
Installing AV
Starting AV
Group Manager


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Starting AV ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

AV can be started from a command line prompt by typing "AV" followed by the
enter key.  Optionally, you can follow that with a space and one or more
filenames that AV will act upon at once.  If you enter a directory (ended with
a backslash), AV will move into that directory at once.

You can also start AV from an OS/2 2.0 Workplace program object.  I suggest you
place %* in the Parameters field of the object's Settings so that dropping an
archive onto AV causes AV to be loaded and view the archive at once.  You might
also want to associate common archive extensions (*.ARC, *.ZIP, *.LZH, etc.)
with AV under the Associations Settings, so double-clicking an archive object
will cause AV to be loaded.

Basic rules when starting AV:

o The directory in which you start AV is
  the extract directory when AV starts.
o  A directory with ending backslash
  following AV.EXE on the command line
  designates a directory to which AV
  moves on startup.
o  If a filename follows AV.EXE on the
  command line, AV moves to its directory,
  then views it automatically.
o  If the "Extract Follows" toggle is on,
  the command line is always wherever AV
  is; when AV switches directories, the
  extract directory changes too.  Otherwise
  the extract directory remains stationary
  unless you change it manually.
o  Combining all this, if you start AV from
  a work directory with AV.EXE E:\DLS\
  AV uses the work directory for extracts
  and looks into E:\DLS\ on startup
  until you change it or the "Extract Follows"
  toggle is on, in which case E:\DLS\
  becomes the extract dir on startup.

Command line examples:

AV C:\ARCHIVES\ANARC.ARC
  (Starts AV, immediately views archive C:\ARCHIVES\ANARC.ARC)
AV C:\ARCHIVES\ ANARC.ARC AZIP.ZIP ANLZH.LZH
  (Starts AV, moves into directory C:\ARCHIVES, immediately views the
   three archives)
AV C:\ARCHIVES\ANARC.ARC C:\MORE\AZIP.ZIP
  (Starts AV, immediately views the two archives)
AV C:\MYFILES\
  (Starts AV, moves to directory C:\MYFILES\
AV C:\MYFILES\*.TXT
  (Starts AV, moves to directory C:\MYFILES\ and sets filemask to *.TXT)
AV
  (Just starts AV)

The first thing you'll probably want to do in AV is go to the Config->Prog
Setup and Config->Toggles menu items to look at and play with the settings
there.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Ending AV ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If AV is not in Launcher mode, you can end it by pressing the Escape key.  The
F3 key also ends AV, as does the End->End menu item (note that when AV is run
as a replacement Workplace Shell, it reads Shutdown->Shutdown instead, and does
perform a system shutdown after confirmation).

Here's the easy description:

Menu items named "Exit" close a window.  Menu items named "End" close AV (end
the program).  If running AV as a replacement Workplace Shell, menu items named
"Shutdown" shutdown the system (also ending AV).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Questions and Answers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Commonly asked questions, commonly given answers:

Q: When I select a file that's not an archive, I get a message box telling me
the file is not an archive and asking if I want to view it. How do I prevent
the message box from appearing?

A: Turn off (uncheck) the "Confirm View" toggle (Config->Toggles->Confirmations
submenu).

Q: I can't seem to view .PAK or .SDN archives.

A: There's no OS/2 version of PAK available yet.

Q: Sometimes when I start AV it tells me the extract directory already exists.
Why?

A: You probably either quit AV while another program (probably a viewer) had a
file open that was in one of the temporary directories AV creates while
running, so AV couldn't clean up behind itself, or shut down dirty (power loss)
while AV was running.  Click Yes on the message box.  Things should proceed
normally from there.

Q: AV usually works right, but when I try to look at an archive on a diskette a
DOS friend sent me, AV acts weird.  Why?

A: Did your well meaning friend "helpfully" put the DOS archiver on the
diskette as well?  If so, delete it, or set your archiver command strings to
include a drive and path.  AV's trying to use it since it's in the default
directory.

Q: How do I use a specific work directory for extracting and start up in my
downloads directory to view new archives I've just received if AV won't save my
extract directory?

A: Start AV from the work directory with the path of the download directory on
the command line (works from program objects, too). Be sure the "Extract
Follows" toggle is off (unchecked).

Q: How do I make AV let the extract directory "float" to always be the
directory at which AV is looking?

A: Turn on (check) the "Extract Follows" toggle (Config->Toggles->Modus
Operandi submenu).  Select Config->Save Settings if you want it to become the
default setting.  The Extract directory will "follow" the main window's
right-hand listbox directory.

Q: How do I get AV to automatically let me edit a file by selecting it instead
of just Viewing it?

A: Check (turn on) the "Edit Mode" toggle (Config->Toggles->Modus Operandi).

Q: I have a lot of .INF files stored one-per-archive. How do I get AV to skip
the contents screen when I select one and just display it?

A: Check (turn on) the "Viewer Mode" toggle (Config->Toggles->Modus Operandi).

Q: What's "Launcher Mode?"

A: AV normally defaults to viewing a file when you select it via double-click.
If Launcher Mode is on, AV tries to execute the file first, directly or by
Association, and views it only if that fails.

Q: How do I change a file's icon with AV?

A: The Files->Attributes command.  The dialog box that pops up will show the
file's current icon.  Drag an icon file onto that icon and the icon will be
set.

Q: Exactly what do I do to change an archiver's settings when I start getting
the "Weird, no files..." popup because I changed archivers?

A: Answer the popup by clicking on Yes.  That will take you to the internal
archiver setting dialog.  Extensive help is available there, and the listbox on
the right will contain what the archiver listing command produced, so you can
probably pick start and end strings right out of it.

Q: I run a DOS BBS all the time and AV sometimes doesn't respond when I ask it
to delete, move or copy a file.  What's wrong?

A: DOS boxes are hogs.  Check Config->Modus Operandi->Normal priority threads
to give AV's background threads a boost.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Accelerator Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Accelerator keys for various windows (macros also available in all listed
windows except Group and Group Manager):

Select File

F1      Help
F2/^r   Rescan directory
F3      End AV
F4/^v   View Selected File(s)
F5      Collect File(s)
sF5     Uncollect File(s)
aF5/^e  Edit Selected Files(s)
F6      Default Action on Current File
F7/^b   Build Archive from Selected File(s)
F8/^g   Group Manager
F9/^z   Command Prompt
F10/^p  Program Setup
aF2     Exec Current File immediate
^aF2    Exec Current File w/ args
saF2    Exec Current File w/ args and options
aF5/^e  Edit Selected File(s)
aF8/^A  Associations Dialog
^a      Archives Only Filter toggle
^c      Copy Selected File(s)
^d      Delete Selected File(s)
^k      This help
^m      Move Selected File(s)
^t      Directory Tree
^w      Walk Directories
^x      Exec Selected File(s) via default method
^C      Pick command from Commands group to run on Current File
^E      Extract from Selected File(s)
^G      Grep
^P      Pick from recently used directories
^R      Rename Selected File(s)
^HOME   Clear current file/current list box
^END    Marks all files in current listbox
^sEND   Marks all files and directories in current listbox
^\      Root directory
^.      Parent directory
^/      Complete filename in long entryfield below filemasks

Archive Contents

F1      Help
F2/^r   Rescan
F3      Exit Contents
F4/^V   View Current File
F5/^E   Edit Current File
F6/^x   Extract File
F10/^p  Program Setup
^d      Delete Marked Files
^k      This help
^t      Directory Tree
^v      View+ File (includes Associations, default)
^w      Walk Directories
^A      Associations Dialog
^P      Pick extract directory from recently used directories
^HOME/- Unmark All
^END/+  Mark All

Directory Tree

F1      Help
F3      Exit
^a      Make directory
^d      Delete directory
^i      Disk information
^k      This help
^m      Move directory
^r      Rebuild tree
^v      Archive directory

Viewer/Editor

F1      Help
F2      Set font
F3      Quit viewer
F4/^f   Find first occurence of string
F5/^n   Find next occurence of string
F6/^I   Toggle search case sensitivity
F7/^w   Toggle word wrap
F8      Select All
F9      Deselect All
^c      Change Filename
^i      Import File
^k      This help
^l      Load File (into current window)
^o      Open File (create new window)
^s      Save File
^x      Export File
^y      Delete current line
^G      Grep external files
^N      New File
^S      Save File As...
^0...^9    Goto Bookmark #
s^0...s^9  Save Bookmark #
Note that not all are available in Read Only mode.

Grep

F1      Help
F3      Exit
^a      Archive Selected Files
^b      Change Attributes of Selected Files
^c      Copy Selected Files
^d      Delete Selected Files
^e      Edit Selected Files
^k      This Help
^m      Move Selected Files
^r      Rename Selected Files
^v      View Selected Files
^x      Execute Selected Files
^y      En/decrypt Selected Files
^E      Extract from Selected Files
^HOME   Unmark all files
^END    Mark all files

Group Manager

F1      Help
F3      Exit Group Manager
F5/^m   Select File
^d      Delete Group
^k      This help

Groups

F1      Help
F3      Exit Group
F4/^g   Group Manager
F5/^m   Select File
^d      Delete program from Group
^k      This help

Collector

F1      Help
ESC/F3  Exit Collector
^a      Archive Selected Files
^b      Change Attributes of Selected Files
^c      Copy Selected Files
^d      Delete Selected Files
^e      Edit Selected Files
^k      This Help
^m      Move Selected Files
^r      Rename Selected Files
^v      View Selected Files
^x      Execute Selected Files
^y      En/decrypt Selected Files
^E      Extract from Selected Files
^HOME   Unmark all files
^END    Mark all files

Pseudo legend:

^a   =  CTRL+"a"
^A   =  Shift+CTRL+"A"
aF1  =  ALT+F1
saF1 =  Shift+ALT+F1
^aF1 =  CTRL+ALT+F1
s^0  =  Shift+CTRL+"0"

Note that menus usually list the accelerator keys corresponding to their
commands.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Select Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Select Files window contains two large listboxes that show the contents of
two directories.  The first time you run AV they will be set to the same
(default) directory; change the left one and select Config->Save Settings so
that the next time you run AV the left listbox will "remember" a different
directory.  The right listbox always starts in the default directory.

There are a couple of concepts to master here:  one is "current file" and the
other is "current listbox."  Some AV actions take place only on the current
file, but most (marked with an asterisk in the Files menu) take place on all
selected files in the current listbox.

The current file is displayed in the long entry field near the top of the
window below the mask dropdown lists.  The current listbox is pointed to by a
large arrow button near the center of the screen above and between two entry
fields that give the current path of the two listboxes.  Selecting a file in
either listbox changes the current file. Clicking the large arrow button or
either of the listboxes changes the current listbox. Each listbox can have its
own current file.

As stated previously, each listbox is associated with a directory.  To change
the directory associated with a listbox, make it the current listbox, then
click either the icon of the tree (directory tree), the walking stickman (walk
directories), or the pointing hand (pick directory).  Change to the desired
drive and directory and AV fills the listbox with any files in the new
directory.

You can select files in either listbox and "drag" them to the other listbox to
move the files from one directory to another.  Hold down the CTRL key before
beginning the drag to copy the files instead. Alternatively, select Move or
Copy from the Files pulldown menu.

The toolbar icon buttons across the bottom of the window are "shortcuts"
duplicated in the pulldown menus.  Pass the mouse pointer over them and they'll
tell you, at the top of the window, what they are (some of the icons have popup
menus; the help prompt for these has an asterisk on the end).  You can "drag"
files from a listbox to some of the icons, or click on any of them like
buttons. You can control which toolbar buttons show up, and whether the help
line shows, via the Config->Toggles->Toolbar buttons menu item; there are more
buttons available than show under the default configuration.  Note:  The Move
and Copy toolbar buttons have a slightly different behavior than the
accelerator keys and menu selections: You will be prompted for a directory into
which the files will be moved/copied when clicking the toolbar buttons.

To complete our tour of this window, below the pulldown menus are two drop-down
listboxes for entering or selecting filemasks.  Finally, four numeric text
fields flank the arrow button, indicating how many files are in each listbox
and how many are highlighted (selected).

If you double-click on a filename in one of the listboxes, one of two default
actions occurs.  If Launcher Mode is not active (you see three folders in AV's
System Menu icon at the top left of the titlebar), the file is Viewed; if it's
an archive, you get an Archive Contents window. If Launcher Mode is active (you
see a spaceship taking off in AV's System Menu icon), AV first attempts to
execute the file, directly or by Association, and Views the file only if it's
neither executable nor Associated.

See also:

Hints
Files Menu
Dirs Menu
Masks Menu
Config Menu
Misc Menu
Ending AV
Archive Contents
Prog Setup
Associations
Build Archive
Group Manager
Registration
Installing AV
Starting AV
Filemasks
Replacing the Workplace
Directory Tree
Accelerator Keys


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Hints ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When the cursor is in a directory listbox you can double-click the second mouse
button (usually the right button, the one you use to drag) to get a menu of the
most likely choices for that listbox's items. You'll still need to preselect
the item(s) on which to work, in most cases.  You can also get a context popup
menu using the second mouse button in the directory path entry fields and from
some toolbar buttons.

You can use the Collector to select files from disparate directories, and even
entire directories, and perform an action on all selections at once.  AV allows
you to both add files to and remove files from the Collector so that you can
perform "ORing" and "ANDing" on the selection set.

Drag and drop looks neat, but usually just selecting a menu item or pressing an
accelerator key is faster, unless you need to interact with an object outside
of AV.  However, the choice of interface type is yours; experiment a bit and
use what suits you best.  I've been accused of subscribing to the Tool Time
philosophy of More Power; hopefully it's to your benefit.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.1. Drag and Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

First, select the item(s) you want to drag.  Then press and hold mouse button 2
(usually the right button for right-handed mice).  Then move the mouse.  You
should see a small file or directory (folder) icon appear with the mouse
pointer; it may take a while to appear if you are dragging many items.

Now drag the mouse pointer with the icon to the window or object where you want
to drop it.  A "cannot drop" icon may appear when the pointer is above some
windows and objects; these spots do not support drag and drop, at least with
the type of item(s) you're dragging.  When you have the pointer over the
desired destination, release mouse button 2.

Modifier keys may be pressed during drag and drop:

CTRL:         Copy the file or directory.
              The default action is to
              Move the file or directory
              (in AV).
SHIFT:        Move the file or directory
              (also AV default).
CTRL+SHIFT:   Link the directory with the
              current listbox (in AV). In
              other words, switch to the
              dragged directory.

PM gives you visual feedback as to which type of dragging you're doing. Moves
are indicated by the pointer and drag icon being solid.  When Copying, the
pointer and icon are halftoned.  When Linking, a rubberband line extends from
the original listbox to the pointer.

You can cancel a drag in process by pressing the ESCape key.

Drag and drop with external targets and sources (WPS objects, etc.) should work
as normal.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.2. Common Errors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Some common OS/2 error codes:

File not found          2
Path not found          3
Too many open files     4
Access denied           5
Invalid handle          6
Arena trashed           7
Not enough memory       8
Invalid block           9
Bad environment         10
Bad format              11
Invalid access          12
Invalid data            13
Invalid drive           15
Current directory       16
Not same device         17
No more files           18
Write protect           19
Bad unit                20
Not ready               21
Bad command             22
CRC                     23
Bad length              24
Seek                    25
Not dos disk            26
Sector not found        27
Out of paper            28
Write fault             29
Read fault              30
Gen failure             31
Sharing violation       32
Lock violation          33
Wrong disk              34
FCB unavailable         35
Sharing buffer exceeded 36
Code page mismatched    37
Handle eof              38
Handle disk full        39
Device in use           99
Disk change             107
Drive locked            108
Broken pipe             109
Open failed             110
Buffer overflow         111
Disk full               112
No more search handles  113
Invalid name            123
Mod not found           126
Busy drive              142
Same drive              143
Dir not root            144
Dir not empty           145
Is SUBST path           146
Is JOIN path            147
Path busy               148
Is SUBST target         149
Label too long          154


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Archive Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Archive Contents dialog box contains a listbox showing the files contained
in an archive selected at the Select Files dialog. The title bar of this dialog
box shows the archive's name.  There are two entry fields at the top of the
window; the left is for the filemask used to filter the files displayed
(default is "*" for all files), and the right is a "finder;" enter part of a
filename and AV will attempt to find it in the listbox and move it to the top.
AV will also place the "current filename" in this field when you're selecting
files in the listbox.

At the bottom of the window is an entry field where you can see and change the
extract directory.  A pushbutton marked by a "W" in the lower right corner of
the screen pulls up the familiar Walk Directory dialog for "walking" to a new
extract directory, another marked by a "T" calls up the trusty Directory Tree,
and another marked by a "P" lets you pick from the most recently used
directories.  A third button marked by a left-facing arrow copies the path from
the left-hand listbox of the Select Files window to the extract directory.

If you highlight a file in the listbox and press [Enter] (or double-click on
it), AV temporarily extracts and views the file (checking your Associations to
see if a custom viewer should be used). Note that the listbox allows multiple
selections; only the last selected file is viewed.  If the file being viewed is
an archive within the archive, another Archive Contents dialog box appears.  If
you have Confirm View checked in the Config dialog, a file which is not an
archive will display a message box asking if you want to view it. This is the
action performed by the "View+" command under the Files submenu.  The "View"
command will perform similarly, but will not check Associations before viewing.

You can perform other actions on files in the archive, or the archive as a
whole.  The menus allow you to delete files, edit a file (and optionally
refresh the archive with the editted file), convert the entire archive to a
different format, extract files, and test the entire archive.  They also allow
you to highlight, or mark, all files in the archive (deletion and extraction
require files to be highlighted), and give you access to the Prog Setup dialog
box.

If you want to extract all the files in the archive, use the Archive->Extract
All command instead of highlighting all the files and selecting Files->Extract.
It's a bit faster, especially on large archives, due to OS/2 limitations on
command line length with DosStartSession.

You can give AV a mask to selectively filter the files displayed in the
listbox.  Filtering doesn't remove files from the archive, just from the
display you see.  This can be a powerful tool in archives containing many
files.

Hints:

When the pointer is in the list box, the second button (usually the right
button) will bring up a menu with the most likely choices.  You'll still need
to preselect the item(s) with which you want to work.

You can drag files onto the listbox, and they'll be added to the archive.  If
the files already exist in the archive, they'll be overwritten.  Although you
can drag files from the archive to extract them, don't; it's slow, inefficient
and weird if dragged to WPS objects. I know you're going to try it anyway, so
remember that I told you so.

Because many OS/2 programs require support files to run (DLLs, help files,
etc.), AV's Files->Exec option extracts all highlighted files then runs the
current file.  Therefore, select all the support files first, and select the
executable file last when executing files from an archive. This can simplify
things greatly when you want to testdrive a new program without creating a
directory, unpacking, etc., then cleaning up when you're done.

The Config->Toggles->Modus Operandi->Extract Follows menu item on the Select
Files window can be checked to cause the extract directory to "follow" the
directory represented by the Select Files right listbox.

See also:

Select Files
Associations


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Files Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Files Menu offers you many choices of things to do to a selected file:

View  View the selected file(s).  Primarily useful for text files, but AV can
view some files in a special manner in conjunction with software you specify
(see the Config->Prog Setup and Config->Assoc menu items).

ArcView  (Note:  this option reads Exec/View if you aren't using AV with an
ARCHIVER.BB2 for archive viewing)  Performs the default action on the current
file, as explained under the Select Files topic.

Delete  Deletes the selected file(s).

Copy  Copies the selected file(s) to the Target Path.

Move  Moves the selected file(s) to the Target Path.

Rename  Lets you rename the selected file(s).  They can be moved to a different
directory at the same time, but in this case must remain on the same drive.

Encrypt/Decrypt  Encrypt or decrypt the selected file(s) (the key phrase used
in the encryption/decryption process can be modified from the Files->Config
submenu).  Encrypted files get the extension ".ENC" and decrypted files get the
extension ".DEC".

Attribs  Allows you to change the attributes, time and date, and icon of the
selected file(s).

Desktop  If you are running AV as a replacement Workplace Shell, allows you to
set the desktop to the currently selected bitmap file.  This option is disabled
if you aren't running AV as the Workplace Shell; use the Desktop's own popup
menu to set the background in this case.

Mark All  Marks (highlights, or selects) all files in the current listbox.

Unmark All  Unmarks (dehighlights, or deselects) all files in the current
listbox.

Edit  Invokes the configured editor (see Prog Setup topic), or the internal
editor if no editor is configured, to edit the selected file(s).

Command  If you have a Group named "Commands" this allows you to pick a command
from that Group to run against the current file.  If not, you'll get a dialog
box into which you may enter a command.

Exec  Leads to a submenu that allows you to execute files:

Exec Default  Attempts to execute the selected file(s) in the Default execution
style (see the Config->Toggles menu item).

Command  Execute a command with the filename as the argument. If you have a
Group named "Commands," AV lets you pick the command.  If not, you get a popup
box to fill in a command.  This works on the current file.

2Command  Execute a command as above with the current filenames from both
listboxes as arguments.

XCommand  Execute a command as above with all files from the current listbox as
arguments.  This may cause more than one execution if command line overflow
occurs.

Exec Now  Attempts to execute the current file, without asking for any optional
parameters.  Can be used to override the Default execution style.

Exec w/ Args  Attempts to execute the current file, asking for a command line
first.

Exec w/ Options  Attempts to execute the current file, asking for a command
line and allowing you to set other execution options first.

Build Archive  If you have registered AV and a valid ARCHIVER.BB2, this lets
you create an archive containing the selected file(s) in a couple of easy
steps.

Extract  Extracts files from the selected archive(s).  Leads to a separate
dialog that allows you to tweak settings.  Does not require you to look at the
contents of the archive(s) first.

Create Objects  Creates Workplace objects from selected file(s).  If only one
object is selected (highlighted), creates the object on the Desktop.  If
multiple objects are selected, first prompts for the name of a Folder, creates
the Folder on the Desktop, then creates the objects in that Folder.  Executable
files are created as program objects, icons and bitmaps are recognized by their
extensions, directories are ignored, and everything else is created as a
datafile object.  This behavior changes slightly if the Config->Toggles->Modus
Operandi->All objects shadows toggle is on; all objects are then created as
shadows.

See also:

Prog Setup
Select Files
Config Menu


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.1. Extracting from archives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To extract from an archive, select the archive in a Select Files listbox, then
click the Extract toolbar button, or select the Files->Extract menu item.
Alternatively, drag the selected archive(s) onto the Extract toolbar button (it
looks like a pair of pliers pulling a nail).

AV presents you with a dialog that allows you to select the method of
extraction, add masks for files to extract, tweak the command line for exotic
settings, and select the extraction directory (the directory to which the files
will be extracted) by several methods (Walk directories, Tree, Pick and copy
the left Select File's listbox directory; in other words, the same options
available in an Archive Contents window).

Click Okay to begin extracting from the archive, or Cancel if you change your
mind.

You can also extract files from the archive in the Archive Contents window
using that window's menus.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2. Build archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To build an archive, select some files in a Select Files listbox, then click
the Build Archive toolbar button, or select the Files->Build Archive menu item.
Alternatively, drag the selected files onto the Build Archive toolbar button
(it looks like a safe).

AV will ask you for the type of the archive by presenting you with a listbox
from which to pick an archiver.  After that, another dialog appears to let you
modify how the archive will be created.  You'll need to at least enter a
filename for the archive, unless you are adding to an existing archive by
dragging files onto its Archive Contents window. Additional masks may be
entered, the archiver command line tweaked, and so forth.  Click Okay to create
the archive, or Cancel if you change your mind.

Note that the archive name may be an existing archive, in which case it's
modified by adding the new files.  If some of the files are already in the
archive, they're replaced.

Build Archive is available only in registered versions of AV.

See also:

Select Files
Registration
Filemasks
Directory Tree


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Dirs Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Dirs Menu

Tree  Presents you with a simple directory tree in a listbox from which you can
select (double-click) any directory on the current drive without "walking" the
drive.  You can also change drives and perform directory maintenance, such as
deleting, moving and creating directories.  Selecting a directory from the tree
returns you to the Select Files window and fills the current listbox with files
from the new directory.

Walk  Presents you with a simple listbox that lets you "walk" through your
directory structure.  Directories connected to the current directory are shown
in one listbox, drives in another.  As you select (double-click) directories or
drives, the listbox is refreshed allowing you to make another choice.  Clicking
Okay returns you to the Select Files window and fills the current listbox with
files from the new directory.

Pick  Presents you with a listbox containing recently used directories.

Rescan  Rescans the current directory, refilling the listboxes.  The
accelerator key for this command is F2.  Selecting the menu command causes both
listboxes to be refreshed, but using the accelerator key causes only the
current listbox to be refreshed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Masks Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Add Mask  Adds the current mask to the mask listboxes. Double-clicking on a
mask in a listbox or typing in a mask makes it the current mask.

Delete Mask  Deletes the current mask from the mask listboxes.

Save Masks  Saves the masks in the mask listboxes.  The next time AV is run the
masks will be recalled to the listboxes.  Note that AV will set up some default
masks for you in the unregistered version if you have none saved to help you
evaluate the product.  Save at least "*" to avoid this, if desired.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Config Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Config menu lets you change the way AV works to your satisfaction:

Associations invokes the Associations dialog.

Prog Setup  invokes the Prog Setup dialog.  I played a bit here.  If you don't
like that and have registered AV, check the
Config->Toggles->Miscellaneous->Weird off item and it'll all go away. If you
haven't registered AV, suffer, or get a sense of humor. :-)

Defaults  restores AV to the state it was in when you first loaded it (rereads
all Groups, Associations, masks and toggles from their respective files).

Edit Arc  lets you edit an existing archiver data entry, assuming you have any
to edit.

Add Arc  lets you add a new archiver data entry.

Edit Macros  lets you change the commands assigned to your macro keys (Shift-F1
-> Shift-F12 and CTRL-F1 -> CTRL-F12).

Set Cryption Key  lets you change the keyphrase used to encrypt and decrypt
files.  Although AV performs quite secure encryption on your files, note that
only mild encryption is performed on your keyword when storing it (via
Config->Save Settings).  For real security you should never save the keyword
you use on sensitive materials; change it before saving!

Toggles  invokes a submenu of submenus that lets you set the state of various
toggles that control the way AV behaves.  The Filters submenu contains toggles
that control, together with the current filemask, which files appear in the
Files listbox.  The Modus Operandi submenu contains toggles that control
default behaviors (like Launcher mode).  The Confirmations submenu contains
toggles that control whether AV will confirm different actions, like deleting a
file.  The Default Exec Level submenu contains toggles that let you decide how
AV should execute files by default. Toolbar Buttons lets you turn on and off
toolbar buttons individually, and allows you to turn off the brief help line at
the top of the window that tells what they are when the mouse passes over them.
The Miscellaneous submenu contains other toggles that didn't fit those
categories.

Save Position  saves the current Select Files window size and location.

Save Settings  Saves toggles, programs, paths, etc.; just about everything but
positions and filemasks.

See also:

Prog Setup
Associations
Macro Keys


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1. Associations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Associations dialog lets you associate a filemask (like *.dwg) with a
particular program.  Then, when AV is in Launcher mode, if you enter or
double-click on a filename that matches the mask, the program is run with the
datafile as part of its argument string (in our *.dwg example, it might start
AutoCAD to edit or plot the drawing).  Other examples might be associating
*.mak files with a compiler make utility and *.c files with a text editor, or
*.WKS files with 123.

You can Clone AV to "tear off" a Select Files window.  You might leave this
cloned window "looking into" a particular pair of directories filled with
datafiles, and use it to launch an application on selected files as needed.

The Associations dialog is reached via the Assoc item under Select Files'
Config submenu.

In the Run entry box you can use the special symbol "%*" to mean "place the
selected filename here."  Otherwise, AV concats a space and then the filename
to the string you enter in the Run field.  The special symbol "%!" can be used
to insert the full directory path where the selected filename resides.

See also:

Select Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2. Prog Setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

AV's Prog Setup dialog lets you change the programs that you use to view and
edit files.

The Viewer field is the default reader used to view files, unless you leave it
blank, in which case AV uses a cheap internal MLE Viewer.  There are several
excellent shareware viewers available for OS/2, like Vern Buerg's LIST.  If a
file has a special extension (i.e. .INF, .ICO, .MET, .BMP, .PKT or .GIF), a
special viewer is invoked, as indicated in the entry fields.  "Packets" refers
to Fidonet type 2 message packets.

The Editor field is the program used whenever you request to edit a file.  AV
attempts to use defaults for these programs that you might have around (the
default editor is a cheap MLE internal), but you can change them as you prefer
(you might, for example, want to use EPM.EXE instead, a much better editor that
also comes with OS/2).

Include extensions on all programs.

Save As Defaults must be checked for AV to permanently save these items into
AV.INI. Otherwise your changes are only retained for the current session.  The
toggles under Select Files' Config->Toggles submenu and the internal Viewer's
font and toggle settings are also saved.

See also:

Select Files
Archive Contents
Filemasks
Editting Archiver Details


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.3. Editting Archiver Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog box allows you to edit the details of an archiver. Entry boxes are
present for all the twenty one fields represented in ARCHIVER.BB2.

In the event that you attempt to list an archive and AV feels you've probably
bungled the entry in ARCHIVER.BB2, you'll be given an opportunity to use this
dialog to fix the entry.  In this case, you'll see the listbox at the right of
the dialog filled with the listing of the archive that your archiver made.  You
can highlight a line and click the << button next to the Start List or End List
fields to move the line to that entry field (these are the most common
mistakes, and AV cannot find any files if the Start List string is wrong).  You
can double-click on a listbox line to have AV "parse" it into the Fld# text
boxes for you, to make it easier to judge field positions for sizes, dates, and
filenames.  The filename field in particular is extremely important.  If it's
too high, AV finds no files.  If it's "in range" but wrong, AV gets the wrong
fields for filenames.

You may still need to refer to your archiver's documentation, or run it to get
the help on its command syntax.  AV can't do everything for you, but it holds
your hand as best it can.

Refer to the ARCHIVER.BB2 file that came with AV for additional information and
an example.

When you've completed editing the archiver's details, click Okay.  AV will ask
you if you want to rewrite ARCHIVER.BB2 (be sure you save the original copy for
its complete notes; AV will back it up one version to ARCHIVER.BAK).  If you
don't rewrite ARCHIVER.BB2, changes are good only for the current session
(handy for testing).

You can also get to this dialog box from Select Files' Config submenu.

See also:

Archiver Details Fields


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.3.1. Archiver Details Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ID  This field contains an ID for the archiver; something for human
consumption.  It's a good idea to include the version number of the archiver
for reference.  An example might be "LHArc 2.11".

Add  This field should contain the command that creates and adds files to an
archive.  An example might be "PKZIP.EXE -a". Note that commands should include
the extension so that AV can check them without guessing.  Above this field is
a button labeled "See." If clicked, the program named in this field will be run
(you'll be given the opportunity to add arguments to the command line) in
another window. This lets you check command syntax and archiver version.

Move  This field should contain the command that moves files to the archive
(adds then deletes the file).  An example might be "ARC.EXE mwn".

Extension  This field contains the extension normally associated with files
created by this archiver.  An example might be "ZOO" for files created by the
Zoo archiver.

Extract  This field contains the command that extracts files from the archive.
This command should not delete the files from the archive when it extracts
them, and *must* be present for AV to show you a member of the archive
(commands other than Extract and List may be left blank if necessary).  An
example might be "UNZIP.EXE -o".  Note the "-o" option given; this tells
UNZIP.EXE to automatically overwrite any existing files (AV will check to see
if any of the files exist and warn you if so).  It's important to always
include your archiver's "don't stop for user input" option; some things occur
as detached processes and you can't interact with them; the program would be
hung, which is uncool. Above this field is a button labeled "See." If clicked,
the program named in this field will be run (you'll be given the opportunity to
add arguments to the command line) in another window. This lets you check
command syntax and archiver version.

Extract w/Dirs  This field contains the command that extracts files from the
archive and places them into directories embedded in the archive.  An example
might be "LH.EXE x /o /s".

Signature  This field contains the signature for the archive type.  There is
usually a byte or few in a particular place in any archive that indicates that
it is, indeed, an archive of that type.  AV uses these signatures to "sniff
out" which archiver is used to manipulate the archive.  Since these signatures
sometimes contain characters which are "unprintable," you can use \x<hexnum> to
represent any "strange" characters.  A side effect of this is that two
backslashes are required to represent a single backslash ("\\" == "\").

To determine what an archiver's signature is, either ask the archiver's author
or check several different archives of the type for one or more bytes present
in each at the same location, usually near the beginning of the file.

This field must be entered and valid for AV to detect this type of archive (see
also Sig(nature) Pos(ition)).

List  This field contains the command to list the archive's contents.  This
command *must* be present and correct for AV to work properly with this type of
archive.  An example might be "ZOO.EXE v".

Test  This field contains the command to test the archive's integrity.  An
example might be "PKUNZIP.EXE -t".

Add with paths  This field contains the command to add files to the archiver
with their paths (i.e. \AV\AV.EXE instead of just AV.EXE).  This can be omitted
if the archiver doesn't support the command.  An example might be "ZIP.EXE"
(Zip defaults to adding paths).

Move with paths  As above, but moves the files instead of just adding them.  An
example might be "PKZIP -m -P".

Add and recurse  Adds files to the archive, with paths, and recurses into
subdirectories.  An example might be "LH a /s".

Delete  This field contains the command to delete files from the archive.  An
example might be "LH.EXE /o /d".

Sig(nature) Pos(ition)  This field contains a number indicating how many bytes
into the file the signature is located.  If this number is negative, AV looks
from the end of the file instead of the beginning.

F(ile)Name Pos(ition)  This field tells AV which field on the line of an
archive listing is the filename.  Fields are numbered from 0. This field must
be present and correct for AV to get the right filenames from the archive
listing.

To understand what "field on the line of an archive listing" means, think of a
text line as being broken up into tokens, or words, separated by spaces.  These
tokens, or words, are fields.  Therefore,

I like Ike.

contains three fields.  Field 0 is "I", field 1 is "like", and field 3 is
"Ike."

OldS(i)z(e) Pos(ition)  This field tells AV which field on the line of an
archive listing is the old (uncompressed) size of the file.  If this isn't
available or you don't care about it, you can enter a -1 to disable detection
of this field entirely.

NewS(i)z(e) Pos(ition)  This field tells AV which field on the line of an
archive listing is the new (compressed) size of the file. If this isn't
available or you don't care about it, you can enter a -1 to disable detection
of this field entirely.

Date Pos(ition)  This field tells AV which field on the line of an archive
listing is where the time/datestring is.  If this isn't available or you don't
care about it, you can enter a -1 to disable detection of this field entirely.

NumDateF(ie)lds  This field tells AV how many fields comprise the
time/datestring.

Here's an example of an ARC listing (5.12mpl, command "ARC l"; you may need to
widen the help windows for this to look right...):

Name          Length    Date
============  ========  =========    <--this line is start-of-list
MAKEFILE           374  28 Nov 89
QSORT.C          14279  29 Nov 89
QSORT.EXE        24629  29 Nov 89
STUFF.H            371  29 Nov 89
        ====  ========               <--this line is end-of-list
Total      4     39653

Note the filename is in position 0, old length in position 1, and the date
starts in position 2, with 3 parts, and there's no new length field (so it'd be
-1).  Compare that to the archiver entry for ARC 5.12mpl in the "stock"
ARCHIVER.BB2 and you should get a feel for what all those fields mean.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Misc Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Misc menu contains all the junk that didn't seem to belong anywhere else:

Group Manager  Invokes the Group Manager dialog.  Note that AV creates two
default Groups for you in the unregistered version to aid you in evaluating the
product.  One of the Groups is named Example and the other Commands.  The
Commands Group can be used with the Files->Exec->Command menu item.

Command prompt  Calls up a copy of CMD.EXE (or whatever you're using as a
command interpreter).

Clone  Creates a clone Select Files window which can be left pointing into
different directories.  Usually used with Associations.

Grep  Scans files for occurences of a text string, with simple pattern matching
if desired.

System commands  Contains some "Workplace-like" commands:
Save Apps broadcasts a message to all frame windows requesting that the
application save its state.
Switchlist calls up the CTRL-ESC Window List, also available from the System
Menu.
Minimize All broadcasts a message to all windows requesting that they minimize
themselves.  AV itself is unaffected.
Restore All reverses this effect.
Priority would let you adjust the priority of running processes if not for OS/2
2.0 bugs...
Kill Processes lets you kill renegadge processes that the task list can't shut
down.
Undelete Files lets you undelete files (if you have the DELDIR environment
variable appropriately set for the drive and have UNDELETE.COM on your Path).
WPS Objects leads to an expert-only dialog that lets you directly create
Workplace Objects.  This is not the same as the Files->Create WPS Objects
command, which is safe.  This command can be hazardous to your Workplace; you
can create non-deleteable objects, for example.  Do not use this Objects dialog
unless you know about the internal workings of Workplace Objects.

About  Shows the AV about box with info on version number and registration
status.

See also:

Group Manager
Grep


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1. Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can create and delete (if you know the object id) objects. It's not a
good idea to play around here unless you understand the underlying principles
of the WPS.

If you just can't resist, keep a copy of BLACKHOLE, an object class written by
Gregory Czaja, lying around.  You can create undeletable objects with this, but
Blackhole will get rid of them (as will Delete Last Object, but you may
forget).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.2. Object Setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The setup string contains a series of "keyname=value" pairs, separated by
semicolons, that change the behavior of the object. Each object class defines
the keynames and the parameters it expects to see immediately following.  Note
that all parameters have safe defaults, so it is never required to pass
parameters to an object. If a comma or semicolon is needed in the setup string,
the escape character ^ (caret) can be used.

The following table shows the keyname-value pairs supported by most objects.
Note AV has a separate field and default value for OBJECTID in the dialog.

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ΓöéKEYNAME        ΓöéVALUE          ΓöéDescription                   Γöé
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ΓöéTITLE          ΓöéTitle          ΓöéThis sets the object's title. Γöé
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ΓöéICONFILE       Γöéfilename       ΓöéThis sets the object's icon.  Γöé
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ΓöéHELPPANEL      Γöéid             ΓöéThis sets the object's defaultΓöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéhelp panel.                   Γöé
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ΓöéHELPLIBRARY    Γöéfilename       ΓöéThis sets the help library.   Γöé
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ΓöéTEMPLATE       ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's        Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöétemplate property.            Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's      Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöétemplate property.            Γöé
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ΓöéNODELETE       ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no     Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöédelete property.              Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöédelete property.              Γöé
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ΓöéNOCOPY         ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no copyΓöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéproperty.                     Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöécopy style.                   Γöé
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ΓöéNOMOVE         ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no moveΓöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöémove property.                Γöé
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ΓöéNOSHADOW       ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no linkΓöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöélink property.                Γöé
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ΓöéNOTVISIBLE     ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's not    Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöévisible property.             Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's not  Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöévisible property.             Γöé
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ΓöéNOPRINT        ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no     Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéprint property.               Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéprint property.               Γöé
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ΓöéICONRESOURCE   Γöéid,module      ΓöéThis sets the object's icon.  Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöé'id' is the identity of an    Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéicon resource in the 'module' Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöédynamic link library (DLL).   Γöé
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ΓöéICONPOS        Γöéx,y            ΓöéThis sets the object's initialΓöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéicon position.  The x and y   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöévalues represent the position Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéin the object's folder in     Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöépercentage coordinates.       Γöé
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ΓöéOBJECTID       Γöé<name>         ΓöéThis sets the object's        Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéidentity.  The object id will Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéstay with the object even if  Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéit is moved or renamed.       Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               ΓöéAn object id is any unique    Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéstring preceeded with a '<'   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéand terminated with a '>'.    Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               ΓöéThis is the field you need    Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéto know to delete an object   Γöé
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ΓöéNORENAME       ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no     Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöérename property.              Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéNO             ΓöéThis resets the object's no   Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöérename property               Γöé
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ΓöéNODRAG         ΓöéYES            ΓöéThis sets the object's no dragΓöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöédrag property.                Γöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöéminimize button.              Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéMINIMIZE       ΓöéViews of this object will haveΓöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöéto a hide button.             Γöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöéwhen their minimize button is Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéselected.                     Γöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöéminimize button is selected.  Γöé
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Γöé               ΓöéDESKTOP        ΓöéViews of this object will     Γöé
Γöé               Γöé               Γöéminimize to the Desktop when  Γöé
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Γöé               Γöé               Γöéis created or opened.         Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.3. Grep ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Grep lets you scan sets of files for the occurence of strings, then manipulate
matching files using the Found Files submenu.

Search submenu:
Search begins a search.  You should have filled in the Filemask entry field and
any Search string you want used as search criterion before selecting this item.
All Harddrives prompts you for a simple filemask, then constructs a string for
the Filemask entry field that will search for that filemask in all directories
of all drives.
You can stop a search in progress by clicking the Stop menu item and waiting a
second or two.
Clear listboxes clears out the listboxes for a fresh search.

Toggles submenu:
Checking the Absolute search menu item disables regular expression pattern
matching.
Grep's simple supported regular expressions can be briefly summarized:

  '*'        matches any string
  '?'        matches any single character
  '['XYZ']'  matches any of X, Y or Z
  ' '        matches 0 or more whitespace characters
  C          matches C

Checking the Case Sensitive menu item makes searches case sensitive, so that
"s" won't match "S".
Checking the Search Subdirectories menu item causes Grep to recurse into any
subdirectories off of the specified directory. Specifying the root directory of
a drive and checking this option causes the entire drive to be searched (all
directories are subdirectories of the root directory).

You can enter multiple filemasks into the File entryfield separated by
semi-colons.  Grep will process all of them (up to 24) sequentially.  Standard
OS/2 filemask matching techniques are used. Only one search string at a time
may be entered.

Using Grep without a search string results in a simple file find being
performed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Group Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Group Manager dialog box lets you control your Groups, collections of
programs that can be launched.  These Groups are somewhat similar to the Groups
under OS/2 1.3.

Under the Misc submenu:  Save causes the position of all open Groups on the
desktop to be saved (except minimized groups).  Exit closes the Group Manager
(which may be reopened from Select Files or any Group).  Master gets the Select
Files dialog back.

Password can be used to put AV into Secure Group mode in registered copies of
AV, in which a user who doesn't know the password can only run programs from
pre-setup Groups.  Entering the correct password allows maintanence to be done
on the machine by a supervisor.  Selecting Relinquish returns the machine to
Secure Group mode.  The Lockup command prevents anyone from interacting with
the machine until the password used to lock the machine is reentered, or the
machine is rebooted.  This feature is not actually related to Secure Group
mode.

Don't input a password if you don't want to wind up in Secure Group mode (which
is only secure, by the way, when AV is run as a replacement Workplace Shell).
If you do so by accident or curiosity, enter it again to get control, then
enter yet again and press [Enter] for a blank password.  The next invocation of
AV will be in normal mode.  If you forget the password on a secured system
(shame on you), your only recourse is to boot from a floppy and erase AV.INI.

Under the Groups submenu:  The menu commands here are used to manipulate your
Groups.  If in Secure Group mode you will not be able to create, delete or edit
Groups.

An existing Group is opened by double-clicking on its listbox title, or
highlighting the title with the spacebar and then pressing [Enter], or
highlighting and selecting Open from the Groups submenu.  New Groups start out
with no program entries (naturally).

Note that Groups are limited in unregistered copies of AV; only two Groups may
be saved, although many may be created.  You should be able to evaluate AV's
Groups with this restriction.

See also:

Groups
Adding/Editting Groups
Registration


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Adding/Editting Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Add or Edit in the Group Manager brings up this dialog box.

To add a Group, simply enter a title.  Optionally, you can check the Autostart
or Start Minimized buttons.  Autostart Groups are opened when AV begins.  Start
Minimized Groups come up initially as icons (or in the minimized window viewer
if so configured by the OS/2 2.0 Workplace).

See also:

Groups
Group Manager
Adding/Editting Programs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Groups are limited in unregistered copies of AV only.  They behave something
like groups in OS/2 1.x, and are intended for situations where AV displaces the
OS/2 2.0 Workplace as the primary program launcher, such as might be desired on
a low memory machine.

The basic idea is that you create Groups containing your programs, then run
your programs from these Groups.  This lets you organize your workspace (the
desktop) and get to all related utilities simultaneously, while keeping other
Groups minimized or turned off to avoid clutter. Then, when you begin a
different job, you can switch Groups to get the proper environment for the new
job.

For instance, you might have Groups for programming, word processing, system
utilities and games, and keep only the Group you're currently using programs
from "open," keeping the others minimized or closed.

Save saves the Group's current position on the desktop. Group Manager calls up
the Group Manager.  Master gets the Select Files dialog back. The other menu
commands manipulate the programs in the Group.  If AV is in Secure Group mode
you will not be able to change the contents of the Group.

See also:

Adding/Editting Groups
Adding/Editting Programs
Group Manager
Registration
Move/Copy Between Groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.1. Move/Copy Between Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog is used to select a Group from a listbox.  The Group selected is
the Group to which you want to Move or Copy a program.

You cannot Move/Copy a program to a Group if the Group already has a program
with the same title.  Change the title of one of the programs if there is a
conflict, then try again.

See also:

Group Manager
Groups
Adding/Editting Programs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.2. Adding/Editting Programs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you add a program to a Group.  The Title entry field is an
arbitrary name; no need to use the program's name.  The Prog field is for the
fully qualified pathname of the program (including drive and directories).  The
Path field specifies the drive and directory in which the program is started.

The Minimize, Maximize and Fullscreen radio buttons control how an application
is started (obviously you can't minimize or maximize a fullscreen-only app, nor
run a PM app fullscreen).  The Keep checkbox determines whether a window closes
when the program terminates.  The Autostart checkbox determines whether the
application is automatically started when the Group is started.  The Prompt box
determines whether you are given an opportunity to edit the command line before
it's passed to OS/2, probably to add arguments to the program (for instance, to
add a filename to the command line that calls up a text editor).

Double-clicking, or highlighting with the spacebar and pressing [Enter], on a
program in the listbox causes it to be executed.

See also:

Group Manager
Groups
Adding/Editting Groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Limitations in the unregistered AV:

You can save only two Groups.  You must click past an intial About box. The
limit for files within an archive is 200.  Secure Group mode is unavailable.
The Config->Toggles->Miscellaneous->Weird off toggle has no effect. Listboxes
that allow multiple selections will not use the OS/2 2.0 extended selection
(drag select, etc.) method.  The Build Archive toolbar button is disabled.
These minor restrictions should not prevent you from reviewing AV as to
suitability, nor present major handicaps to personal users who cannot afford to
register.

How to register AV:

AV can be registered by private individuals by sending $35.00 US in check or
money order (sorry, no plastic) to:


Mark Kimes
542 Merrick
Shreveport, LA  USA  71104
[phone] data
Fidonet#1:380/16


Include $5.00 US handling more for orders shipping outside the continental
U.S., or a stamped, self-addressed diskette envelope mailable from the U.S.

The unregistered version of AV may be used by private individuals without
charge (but you have to pay to get the registered version with its extra
features).  Obviously, AV will be improved faster and better if more people
register (because my wife won't complain so much if some money comes in;
tickles her to death to see the hobby help pay for itself :-).

Registration is mandatory for use by businesses, governments or religious
organizations; any commercial use and/or for a profit. Commercial licenses are
$75.00 per machine (bulk rates available on request).  Personal registrations
do not permit commercial use.

Registration entitles you to a copy of the current AV without any of the
unregistered restrictions, and free upgrades for at least one year/one full
version (i.e. 1.70 -> 2.70).  Versions prior to the full version change will
remain registered forever.  Upgrades beyond this will cost $15.00 US plus the
usual $5.00 US for shipping outside the continental U.S.

A form (REGISTER.TXT) has been included in the shareware distribution archive
for your convenience.  If you have more questions, ask the author at the
addresses above.

AV is copyright (c) 1992/93 by M. Kimes -- all rights reserved


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Filemasks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Wildcard matching is not case-sensitive.

If a filename does not have a period, an implicit one is automatically appended
to the end during matching operations.

If multiple filemasks (separated by a semicolon) or a single filemask with a
trailing semicolon are used, some characters have the following special
meaning:

 ?  A question mark matches one character, unless what it would match is a
period, slash or backslash, in which case it matches no characters.

 *  An asterisk matches characters from the source to the target until it finds
a filename character that matches the non-wild character following it in the
filemask, or a period, slash, backslash or the end of the filename and/or
filemask.

Therefore, "*.f?o" matches "anything.foo" but not "anything.foe".

If only a single filemask is used, standard OS/2 wildcarding rules apply.

Up to 24 masks may be "cascaded" by separation with semicolons. When specifying
multiple filemasks, you can use '\' as the first character of a mask to mean
_don't_ match this filespec.  Exclusions should usually be listed before
inclusions to attain the desired effect.

Masks may be saved and recalled from the dropdown listbox.  To put masks into
the listbox, select the Config->Masks->Add Mask menu item and the current mask
will be added to the listbox.  To delete the current mask from the listbox,
select the Config->Masks->Delete Mask menu item.

To save the wildcards that are in the list, select Config->Masks->Save Masks.
The masks are automatically loaded when AV starts, and reloaded if you select
Defaults from Select Files' Config submenu.  The masks are saved in AV.INI.

Note that the "Archives Only" and "EXEs Only" filters work with your filemasks;
files that get through must meet all criteria.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Program Arguments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Enter any optional arguments to the program here as you would on the command
line.  Remember that, when passing commands to CMD.EXE like DIR, it's CMD.EXE
/C DIR, not just CMD.EXE DIR.

If this is the full dialog, the various buttons have the following meanings:

Full Screen, Maximized, Minimized, Default:  control how the program will be
run.  Default is usually in a window with OS/2 controlling the size of the
initial window.  Note that PM programs will always run on the desktop in a
window and programs marked full screen only will always run in a full screen
session.  This corresponds to START /FS, /MAX, /MIN or just START.

Keep:  determines whether the window will remain until you close it, or go away
when the command completes.  It's like START /K.

Pri Low, Pri Norm, Pri Crit:  set the initial priority of the program.  Most
programs should be run at Pri Norm, but you may want to run lengthy background
processes at Pri Low. There's seldom, if ever, a good reason to use Pri Crit.

See also (in the online Command Reference CMDREF.INF):

CMD.EXE
START command


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Viewer/Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

First, note that this is just a simple MLE (Multi Line Edit window)
viewer/editor; you can use better ones by entering programs in the Viewer and
Editor entry fields of the Config dialog.  The same code is used for both the
Viewer and the Editor; in fact, you can toggle the Misc->Read Only menu item to
change from one mode to another. In Viewer mode (Read Only on), you can't
change the text in the MLE.

Viewer's pulldown menus let you search for text in the MLE, change the font and
wrap style, save the View window's size and position, and copy portions of the
MLE's text to the clipboard (in Read Only mode).  The Editor lets you do most
of the common functions of editors (when Read Only mode is not on).

When wrap is off, text appears in the MLE as it will appear on disk. Lines can
exceed the width of the window.  When wrap is on, lines appear wrapped on your
screen -- they do not exceed the width of the window -- but the "hard line
breaks" remain as they were when wrap was off.

Save Formatted commands save the text as it appears in the MLE.  Save Raw
commands save the text as it "actually is;" as it appears if you turn off
wrapping (the only "hard line breaks" saved are those you manually entered).

MLE keystroke editing commands:

Escape     Exit the viewer

Ctrl+Ins    Causes the selection region to be copied to the clipboard.

Dn Arrow    Sets the cursor point to the closest insertion point on the
following line, then sets the anchor point to the cursor point.

Shft+Dn Arrow Causes the cursor point to be moved to the closest insertion
point on the following line.  The anchor point does not move.

Up Arrow    Sets the cursor point to the closest insertion point on the
preceding line, then sets the anchor point to the cursor point.

Shft+Up    Sets the cursor point to the closest insertion point on the
preceding line. The anchor point is not moved.

Rt Arrow    Sets the cursor point to the insertion point one character
following the cursor point.  The anchor point is set to the cursor point.

Shft+Rt    Causes the cursor point to be set to the insertion point immediately
following the previous cursor point.  The anchor point is not moved.

Lft and Shft+Lft Work analogously.

Ctrl+Rt    Moves the cursor point to the insertion point immediately preceding
the next word in the text including trailing spaces, and sets the anchor point
to be equal to the cursor point. The EOL (hard line-break) and tab characters
are treated as words.

Ctrl+Shft+Rt Moves only the cursor point in the same way as Ctrl+Rt, but leaves
the anchor point unmoved.

Ctrl+Lft    Moves the cursor point to the preceding insertion point at the
beginning of a word, and sets the anchor point to be equal to the cursor point.
The EOL (hard line-break) and tab characters are treated as words.

Ctrl+Shft+Lft Moves only the cursor point in the same way as Ctrl+Lft but
leaves the anchor point unmoved.

Pgdn and Pgup  Cause the display to be scrolled one screen at a time in either
direction.  This behavior is the same as would be encountered during a pgdn or
pgup caused by the scroll-bar.

Ctrl+Pgdn and Ctrl+Pgup Cause the display to be scrolled one screen at a time
to the right or left respectively. This behavior is the same as would be
encountered during a pgrt or pglft caused by the scroll-bar.

Home      Sets the cursor point to the insertion point at the beginning of the
line containing the cursor point, and sets the anchor point equal to (insert
mode) or one character following (overtype mode).

Shft+Home   Moves the cursor point to the insertion point at the beginning of
the line. The anchor point is not moved.

End      Sets the anchor point to the insertion point at the end of the line
containing the cursor point.  If the last character on the line is a line-break
character, the anchor is positioned just before it.  The cursor is set equal to
the anchor.

Shft+End   Moves the cursor point to the insertion point at the end of the
line, as above.  The anchor point is not moved.

Ctrl+Home   Moves the cursor point to the insertion point at the beginning of
the document.  The anchor point is set equal to (insert mode) or one character
following it (overtype mode).

Ctrl+End    Moves the anchor point to the insertion point at the end of the
document. The cursor point is set to be equal to the anchor point (insert mode)
or one character preceding it (overtype mode).

Ctrl+Shft+Home Moves the cursor point in the same way as Ctrl+Home, but leaves
the anchor point unmoved.

Ctrl+Shft+End Moves the cursor point in the same way as Ctrl+End, but leaves
the anchor point unmoved.

Insert  Toggles between insert and overwrite modes.

Ctrl+Insert  Copies the current selection into the clipboard.

Shift+Insert  Replaces the current selection with the contents of the
clipboard.

Shift+Del  Deletes the current selection into the clipboard.

Del  Deletes the current selection.  If there is no selection, deletes the
character to the right of the cursor.

Ctrl+y  Deletes the current line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Macro Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shift-F1 -> Shift-F12 and CTRL-F1 -> Ctrl-F12 are macro keys, active in the
Select Files, Archive Contents, Viewer/Editor, Directory Tree , Grep and
Collector windows.  Whatever is assigned to these keys will be executed when
the macro key is pressed. Macro key definitions are saved along with other AV
information via Config->Save Settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Directory Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Directory Tree dialog presents you with a listbox containing all the
directories on the current drive.  You can change drives using the dropdown box
on the left, and the Directory Tree is rebuilt.  Selecting a directory here
changes the directory in the dialog from which this dialog was called.

You can drag a selected directory from this listbox to the Collector, or to the
Delete or Archive toolbar buttons, or to one of the listboxes on a Select Files
window (use Linking (Ctrl+Shift) to change the listbox's directory instead of
copying or moving the directory for this latter).

The Dirs Menu allows you to rebuild the saved directory tree (needed if you
save the trees to disk (see Select Files' Config->Toggles submenu) and you've
modified the drive's directory structure outside of AV.  You can also make,
delete, move and rename directories.  Note that AV's make directory command can
create directories several levels deep at once, and the delete directory
command can wipe files and subdirectories in one pass.

You can also archive a directory from this menu.  You'll first be presented
with a listbox from which to select the archiver to use. Then another dialog
will appear to let you adjust the filename and archiver command line to be
used.  You can cancel the command at any time until you click Okay in that
dialog.

Archiving Directories


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Archiving Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Mask entry field's contents are appended to the command line; most
archivers allow you to specify multiple masks.  Use * to archive everything.

The Filename entry field's contents are also inserted into the command line.
Change the filename to whatever you'd like; AV's default probably won't be what
you want.

The Move, Recurse and Include Directories Not all archivers may support all
options.

The Archiver Command Line is updated when the other fields are changed.  You
can also edit it directly to activate archiver-specific functions (like
encryption or validation).

Click Okay when finished, or Cancel to abort if you change your mind.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Pick From Recent Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog allows you to pick from recently used directories.  As you move
between drives and directories, AV "remembers" where you've wandered and saves
the last 40 paths in the listbox in this dialog. You can then recall a
directory you use frequently with fewer picks.

The Remove button takes the currently highlighted directory out of the listbox.
It does not touch the directory on your hard drive. If the listbox gets too
full for you taste you can prune seldom-used directories from it using this
button.

Highlight the directory you want, then click Okay (or double-click the
directory in the listbox).  Click Cancel if you change your mind.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Walk Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The directories off of the current directory are displayed in a listbox.
Selecting (double-clicking) one "walks" into that directory, and more choices
are displayed.  You can also change drives.  Click Okay when you have the new
directory shown as the current directory on the bottom line of the dialog, or
Cancel to abort if you changed your mind.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Collector ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Collector window is an imaginary place to temporarily store files and
directories.  I say "imaginary" because it doesn't exist on disk, nor does it
alter the files and directories it contains in any way just to hold them.
However, the items it contains may be manipulated en masse in most of the ways
you can manipulate items in the Select Files window.

The Collector window is "connected" to the Collector toolbar button on the
Select Files window.  If you drag files onto the toolbar button, they turn up
in the Collector window as if you'd dragged them to the Collector window.

You can also drag files to the Collector to remove the files from the
Collector.  To do this, drag with the control key held down. This allows you to
do things like place all the *.doc files in a directory into the collector,
then use Grep to find all the doc files containing a particular phrase and
remove those files from the Collector.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Filename Conflicts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Filename Conflicts dialog (also called when renaming files) helps you
select a new filename that doesn't conflict with other filenames.

Enter a filename in the entry field.  AV tells you if it conflicts with other
filenames.  Click Overwrite to overwrite an existing file, or Okay if there is
no conflict.  Abort will stop all pending operations, and Skip will skip over
this particular file.  Remember, when renaming you may also move the file as
long as it remains on the same drive.