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║ 1 ║ "SETTING UP FS-PRO" ║
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After the "automatic" installation...
This file is provided as the INFORMATION screen for the FS-PRO
Setup and Utilities module. Even though the installation is
completely automatic, you are encouraged to use this module to
thoroughly test your current PATH settings. If anything fails,
it is most likely due to improper path selections.
Be sure to select item # 1 (SETUP) and check your PATH MAP and
other system preferences. The INSTALL program created the proper
PATHS and DIRECTORIES for all of the FS-PRO files. Please,
double check the PATH to Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
You may also choose your color preferences and enter your own
name for personalization of menus and reports. Once you have
the system installed, you need not worry about the SETUP again.
Unless, of course, you wish to change versions of Flight
Simulator or your color selections.
This module is the ONLY way to create and maintain the PARM.OVL
file that controls FS-PRO. If PARM.OVL is missing or corrupt,
FS-PRO is guaranteed to fail! Please, do NOT attempt to edit
PARM.OVL using a text editor or EDLIN. It may, or may not, work.
If you want to create a "fresh" PARM.OVL file without having to
re-install FS-PRO, then simply delete it from the \FSP directory
and run this module by typing FSPU and pressing ENTER. The name
implies FS-PRO UTILITIES. Of course, you will need to <E>dit all
parameters as the DEFAULTS will NOT match your system.
The PARM.OVL editing screen is very simple to use. Everything is
menu selectable and the editor is quite friendly. If you forget
to put a backslash after the path entry, we do it for you.
If you are "new" to DOS be sure to look for problems associated
with the (:) colon and the (\) backslash. If your directory paths
and names are too long and won't fit in the "field" provided, then
we suggest that you use the DEFAULT names provided during the
installation procedure or succomb to creating short and simple
path names.
The <M>ap selection will display a graphic of the PARM.OVL file.
If you want to change VIDEO GRAPHICS, PRINTERS or PORTS, select
<P>rinter from the menu.
You may "toggle" through the <C>olor options or enter your choices
by NUMBER using the <E>ditor.
FOREGROUND (1 to 15) Higher causes blinking.
BACKGROUND (0 TO 7)
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║ 2 ║ "TAGGING FILES" ║
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We needed a way to quickly COPY and DELETE the special files
used by FS-PRO, so we added the "tagged" DIRECTORY and FILE
MANAGER specifically for the .ADV, .DAT, and .MOD files found
in the various FS-PRO and Flight Simulator directories.
The MAIN (Utility) MENU is used to select the FILES used
by FS-PRO and automatically presents you with the DOS
listings for the specific directories being used by FS-PRO.
These are saved in the PARM.OVL file created when you use
FS-PRO. You can see the filesize, creation date and time, etc.
NOTHING IN YOUR "TAG" DIRECTORIES
If you fail to get a listing of either ADVENTURES or MODES,
then you have probably failed to install FS-PRO correctly.
We provide a very nice selection of beginning ADVENTURES and
their associated .MOD files in the MODPAK1.EXE and ADVPAK1.EXE
self-extracting modules. These are automatically extracted
during the INSTALL process.
Just "browsing" through the "tag" directory choices will
instantly "clue" you to any PATH problems before they can
occur. REMEMBER: If nothing appears in the "tag" window then
FS-PRO will never operate properly.
The TAG DIRECTORY will allow you to COPY or DELETE numerous
files by "tagging" them and then deciding what to do with
them. The TAG directory listing will ONLY handle 1,000
files, so if you expect to have more than that number in any
individual DIRECTORY, then we suggest that you use another
program, such as XTREE, to manage your FS-PRO files.
In all cases, when working with TAGGED files, you will be
given a chance to APPROVE deleting files (one by one) or
automatically delete all that you have TAGGED. Copying will
also allow you to OVERWRITE existing files or APPROVE the
overwrite.
When you select ADVENTURE files to DELETE or COPY, the
corresponding DESCRIPTION is also deleted or copied at the same
time. Therefore, we did not supply a separate TAG choice for
the .DAT files.
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