FBHF( Sorry, but there doesn't seem to be any help available for this topic. TOPIC: ArcMaster Main Window Help Topic Index Command List 9 ArcMaster commands may be issued via the keyboard or the mouse and may originate from the main file list window, the top menu bar, or from controls within active dialog boxes. Control of the main file list is effected through the keyboard keypad (Dn arrow, PgDn, etc.) or the active window vertical scroll bar. One way to find help for a particular topic is to access the main help index. Another way is to pull down a menu list and press the F1 key with command of interest highlighted. Notice that when a top menu list is active, the bottom line contains a helpful hint. TOPIC: Archive Commands Topic Index Compression operations are activated from the "Arc Cmds" menu or via the F9 key. If no files are tagged, the file under the active cursor bar will be treated as tagged. A compressiondialog box will appear that permits selection of compression options for the active archive system. Each compression dialog facilitates the entry of the target compressed file name and extension, the destination directory, and the DOS command line. Note that the default destination directory is always the directory in view by the inactive main file window. f The command line editor field will dynamically update to display the current command line as various options are selected or de-selected. If desired, you may customize the command line by editing the field contents. This should be the last action taken before commencing compression because user field edits will be lost when the field loses input focus. If the Hot Arc feature is active, the compressed file name field will be set to the Hot Arc name. Note that a compression operation may not be commenced if the "Name:" field is empty. TOPIC: Unarchiving Commands Topic Index ) Decompression operations affect only compressed files and are activated via the Arc Cmds menu or the F10 key . AM supports five decompression systems: ARC, ARJ, LHA, PAK, and ZIP. The type of file under the active cursor at the time of activation determines which decompression dialog appears. Each decompression dialog provides check box and radio buton controls to select decompression command options. The command line editor is dynamically updated as options are manipulated. The destination directory for the decompressed files can be manually edited. If you desire to customize the command line field, it must be the last thing you do before commencing the operation since user edits are lost when the field loses focus. TOPIC: Archive File Conversion Topic Index Archive files of any supported type may be converted to any other supported type. Tag the desired files and then use the Arc Cmd menu or the Alt+F10 command to commence conversion operations. Topic Index & AM supports four archive compression systems: ARJ, LHA, PAK, and ZIP. This setting determines which archive system dialog will activate when compressing a file. Use the Arc Cmds menu or the F2 key to set the active system. The currently active system is displayed on the bottom status line. TOPIC: Viewing Compressed Files Topic Index Any of the 5 supported archive system type contents can be viewed with AM by moving the active cursor bar to the target file name and pressing the Enter key or double-clicking with the mouse. A dialog window will appear that contains a listing of the compressed files and controls to manipulate this list. The upper right hand area of the window frame contains a rough estimate of the size of the resultant compressed file. o Press the F2 key to alternate between a date/time oriented display and the file size/length oriented display. , Press the F8 key to change the sort order. n Press Alt+S to view a box containing info on the newest, oldest, smallest, and largest files in the archive. e To browse the contents of a compressed file, press Return with the cursor bar over the target file. A special symbol, " ", is used to indicate files marked by PKZIP as text files. ZIP and ARJ files that have compressed files with the attribute set appear in a user-defined color. To edit the contents of a compressed file, use the "Edit" button (Atl+E). If you have configured AM for an editor, that editor will be used, otherwise AM's internal editor will be use. 7 Use the Print (Alt+P) button to print a file listing. Use the "UnXXX" (where xxx = ARJ, ZIP, etc) button (Alt+U) or F-10 to operate on the tagged files with the archive system decompression routines. This action will activate the unarchive dialog for the approprite system. f If the file is a ZIP file, you may use the "Cmnt" button to edit a new or existing ZIP comment. If you have opened two archive file viewers and have tagged files in one, you may use "cOpy" button (Alt+O) to effect a copy of the tagged files in the active viewer to the file being viewed by the inactive viewer. Individual file comments, if they exist, will be displayed just below the file statistics and if the file was stored with a DOS path, the path will be displayed just below that. An executable (BAT/COM/EXE) file may be temporarily extracted and executed by pressing Ctrl+Enter with the cursor bar over the target file name. TOPIC: Scanning Files for Virus Detection Topic Index You can use the AM virus scan function to scan normal or compressed files using either the Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) or the McAfee VIRUScan program. The AM Configuration Dialog is used to select which scanner to use. Be SURE to place the name and location of the correct scanner in the "Vscan:" field when configuring AM for a scanner. If you are scanning normal dos files, AM will instruct cause the selected scanner to scan files in the directory listed in the active window. For example, if you are viewing files in C:\UTIL\DOWNLOAD, all files in the directory C:\UTIL\DOWNLOAD are processed by the scanner. TOPIC: Creating Single-file Archives Topic Index This AM feature allows you to create one compressed file for each file tagged. For example, suppose you tag the two files below: > EXAMPLE.TXT MYFILE.DOC And suppose the active archive system is ZIP. AM will create EXAMPLE.ZIP and MYFILE.ZIP in the destination directory. TOPIC: Automatic Updating of a Compressed File Topic Index < The Auto-Update function is invoked on the compressed file under the active cursor bar. AM will check the date of every file in the target file against each file in the inactive window. If a file exists in the inactive window that is in the target archive that has a newer date/time stamp, AM will tag that file. TOPIC: Multipule Updating of Compressed Files Topic Index All files tagged in the active window will be added to each archive file in the inactive window. The type of archive file depends upon the current archive system default. For example, if ZIP is active and you tag five files in the active window, AM will search the inactive window for all .ZIP files and add each of the five tagged files to every ZIP file found in the inactive window. TOPIC: Compressing the Active Directory Topic Index This function compresses all the files that are currently viewed in the active directory. This means that all files that match the current file mask for the active directory will be compressed. For example, if you are viewing a directory in the left window and the current mask is "*.EXE", am will call the active archive system compressor to compress all EXE files in the active directory. It is STRONGLY recommended that you use this function when using the PKZIP backup (-&) mode to compress a large number of files. TOPIC: Archive File Date to Latest Topic Index This feature will examine the files inside each tagged compressed file and set the date of each compressed file to the date of the latest file contained there-in. TOPIC: Compress EXE File with LZEXE Topic Index Place the active cursor bar over an EXE file and press Ctrl+L to invoke the executable file compressor of your choice. AM supports DIET, LZEXE, LZESHELL, and PKLITE compressors. A dialog will appear that permits EXE file compressor selection. TOPIC: Copy, Move, or Delete Files Topic Index AM can copy, move, delete and set file attributes in a batch mode using tags or in a single mode. If one or more files is tagged when Alt+C, Alt+M, Del, Ctr+F3, or Alt+T is pressed, the tag dialog appears, otherwise a single file operation is assumed This dialog contains four operation buttons: one each for the copy, move, delete, and set attribute operations. AM processes all tagged files accordingly and display the progress in the tagged file list. U Note that a confirmation will be issurd before the file delete operation commences. If AM is configured for prompt before overwrite, a confirmation prompt will be issued prior to overwriting files during the copy and/or move operations and prior to deleting protected files. TOPIC: Rename File Topic Index Press F6 to rename the file under the active cursor bar. You will be prompted to enter the new name for the file and if the file is valid and does not already exist in the parent directory, it will be renamed. Topic Index This function is activated by Ctrl+B and resets the DOS archive bit of every file in the active directory. Consult the DOS manual for an explanation of how the file attribute archive bit is used. TOPIC: Find Duplicate Files Topic Index # Use this function (Alt+Z) to compare all files in the active window with those in the inactive window and tag all duplicates found. Duplicates are defined as those with the same file names and equal size. If one or more duplicates are found and tagged, the inactive window is made active. TOPIC: Set File Date(s) Topic Index This function is activated via Ctrl+F6 and is used to set the date/time stamp of all tagged files to a user entered valid date and time. TOPIC Editing/Browsing a Text File Topic Index AM has built-in file editing and browsing functions. The AM texteditor is a Word-Star command oriented editor that is limited to editing files of 64K bytes or less. The AM file browser is a bare-bones virtual file browser that can browse files of any type. Use Alt+E to edit the file under the active cursor bar with the user- designated editor. If you have not configured AM to use a specifig editor then the AM internal editor will be used. 4 Use Ctrl+ I to use the internal AM editing system. Use Ctrl+E to create a new file in the AM internal editor or the user- designated editor. If there is no user-designated editor then the internal editor will be called. AM also has a built-in Hexadecimal browser (Ctrl+H) which displays each file line in hexadecimal format. The hex browser is limited to 64K files. TOPIC: Printing a Text File Topic Index Press Ctrl+F2 to send the file under the active cursor bar to the printer. Be sure that it is a text file before printing and that your printer is on and ready to go. TOPIC: Internal File Editor Topic Index M The AM text editor is called from the main menu with the Alt+E or Ctrl+E commands. Alt+E loads the file under the active cursor bar and Crtl+E opens an untitled editor. Two editors may be opened at once and AM provides a cut and paste functions between editors. Editor commands are similar to the popular Word-Star command base. ? Editor commands (^ means ctrl plus the following letter key): ^A = word left ^QA = find & replace ^D = char right ^QC = text end ^F = word right ^QD = line end ^H = backspace ^QF = find text ^L = find again ^QH = delete from line start ^O = indent mode ^QR = text beginning ^R = page up ^QS = line start ^T = delete word ^QY = delete to line end ^V = toggle insert ^Y = delete line ^KB = block begin ^KC = block paste ^KH = block hide ^KK = block copy ^KY = block cut Note that the top menu "Edit" item is active and provides access to the cut, paste, and clipboard view functions. TOPIC: Hexidecimal File Browser Topic Index The AM hexadecimal browser is a bare-bones browser that is limited to browsing files of 64K or less. Use the keypad cursor keys to move through the file. Each line of the target file is displayed in hexidecimal format. TOPIC: Tag by DOS Archive Bit Topic Index This function will tag each file in the active directory that has archive bit in the file attribute byte set. DOS sets this bit any time a file is updated. TOPIC: Active File List Stats Topic Index l This feature displays a window which contains a set of data that pertains to the files in the active list. TOPIC: Single File Copy/Move/Delete Topic Index If no files are tagged whent Alt+C, Alt+M, Del, or Ctrl+F3 is pressed, AM orients the requested operation as a single file operation with the file under the active cursor bar as the target file. The single file copy/move dialog permits alterning the name and or destination of the target file via the dialog edit fields. TOPIC: Directory/Drive Selection Tree Topic Index F The AM directory tree display contains two list boxes. The left displays the graphical directory tree for the indicated drive and the right contains a list of system drives. Pressing either F3 or F5 from the main AM display will activated the tree display with either the drive list or the tree list focused, respectively. Change to a new drive by moving to the drive letter and using the "oKay" button, Alt+K, or the "Enter" key. The directory tree will automatically update with the cursor positioned on the active directory of the selected drive. Use the "Add" (Ins key/Alt+A), "Remove" (Del key/Alt+R), or the "reName" (F6 key/Alt+N) buttons to add, remove, or rename directories. When adding, AM will add the user-entered directory to the directory under the cursor bar. The "From Top" option box controls whether the single-character speed search for a directory name starts at the root (ON) or from the current cursor position (OFF). R Directories may be tagged to initiate the special Multi-directory mode O Use the "Print" (Alt+P) button to send the current tree list to your printer. O For a broader view of the directory structure of the current drive, press F5. TOPIC: Quick Directory Tree Topic Index p An alternative method (Ctrl+Q) for changing directories is the Quick Tree function. Similar to the main AM directory tree, this method works with a subset of the active drive tree structure and does not utilize the AM log directory strategy. Either the active drive or directory can be changed via the tree dialog. You can use the "Enter" key, the "ChDir" button, or the "Directory Name:" input field to change directories. Press the "Enter" key while in the input field or the "Okay" button to accept the directory, exit the box, and make the change to the active window. Use the "Revert" button to restore the tree. TOPIC: File List Sorting Topic Index AM offers five different sorts. Use the sort dialog box options to select the desired sort and the desired sort direction. The file list in the active window will be re-sorted according to the current selections. TOPIC: File Name Masks (Filters) Topic Index The file mask is a kind of a filter that uses a combination of valid DOS filename characters and wildcards ("?","*") to determine which file names appear in the active window list. A dialog box will prompt for the entry of a file mask. For example, if you enter MYDATA.*, those files that have the name of MYDATA and any file extension will be shown. TOPIC: Make Mask Like Current File Extension Topic Index This feature (Ctrl+F7) quickly sets the file mask to "*.EXT", where EXT is the extension of the file name under the active cursor bar when the command is issued. TOPIC: Searching for a File Topic Index R A search can be selected for a normal DOS file or a compressed file. You may edit the drive list to include as many as your system drives in any order desired. If AM finds the target file, you will be notified and you may elect to continue the search, halt the search, or switch to the host directory, or host file, of the target file. k Note that the normal search supports the DOS wildcards ("?","*") but the compressed file search does not. TOPIC: Check Disk Function Topic Index The AM check disk function is similar to that of the familiar DOS command, but it is oriented primarily toward use on a floppy disk. If a floppy disk is being viewed in the inactive window when this command (Alt+F3) is activated, AM will display check disk type information. If files are tagged, AM will make a rough calculation of the size of a compressed file made by the active archive system. This is useful to see if a group of tagged files can be compressed to a file that will fit on the floppy disk. TOPIC: Exit to Current Directory Topic Index r When this command is selected (Alt+=), AM changes to the directory in view in the active window and exit to DOS. TOPIC: Swap/Make Windows the Same Topic Index The swap windows command (Alt+W) exchanges the directory file lists in the left and right main windows. After executing this command, the right window will be viewing the contents of the left window and vice versa. N Use Ctrl+W to force both windows to view the directory in the active window. TOPIC: Print File List Topic Index This command will cause AM print a listing of the active window file list after affirming that your printer is ready. AM will print a file list from either main window or from a compressed viewer. AM will also print the graphical directory tree from the directory tree dialog. TOPIC: Refresh Current File List Topic Index x This command ("*") is used to re-read the current window file list from the active drive. This will refresh the list. TOPIC: Change to Parent Directory Topic Index l Press Ctrl+PgUp to change to the parent directory of the directory list being viewed in the active window. TOPIC: Directory Re-scan Topic Index This function may be invoked via the Navigation pull-down menu, Ctrl+R, or while viewing the directory tree (F3/F5). You will need to use this function if you are using the New-Ware log file strategy and need to update the directory tree for the current drive. This function scans the current drive, builds a directory tree, and saves it to the appropriate log file. This is the function to use if you have directories that exist on the drive but do not show up in the AM tree. TOPIC: Multi-directory File List Topic Index If any directories are tagged when you exit the tree with the "Okay" button or the "Enter" key, AM will gather all files from each tagged directory and place them together in the active window file list. Only one window at a time may have files from multiple directories. ^ Use Ctrl+F5 to cancel the multi-directory file list and return to the single directory mode. TOPIC: Configuring ArcMaster Topic Index W AM is conifigured to individual user tastes via the configuration dialog (Ctr+C). The configuration data is stored in a file named AM.CFG, which should reside in the same directory as AM.EXE and AM.OVR or in the DOS path. Most of the configurable items in the dialog box need no explanation. One exception is the box labeled "Use Norton virus scan". If this box is checked, you MUST enter the Noron anti-virus program name in the "Vscan:" field. AM will pass Norton anit-virus program command line switches to the scanner when this box is checked and will pass McAfee VSCAN switches otherwise. One very important item is the field titled "Work Dir:". It is important that AM have one dedicated directory in which to place and erase files. An options in the option cluster may be checked to turn it on or unchecked to turn it off. The checked option switches are effective throughout the program when this dialog is exited via the "oKay" button or the configuration is saved to disk. l Note that the SCAN and compression/decompression dialog settings are also saved to the configuration file. TOPIC: Execute a Program or Batch File Topic Index Any DOS executable file (EXE, COM, or BAT) can be executed AM by activating this command (Ctrl+Enter) with the target file under the active cursor bar. You optionally may enter command line parameters such as switches, file names, etc., that you wish to be passed to the target program file. Press the "Enter" key or "oKay" button to run the target program or press the "Esc" key or "Quit" button to abort. TOPIC: Configure AM Colors Topic Index The colors of nearly all of the menus, windows, and dialog boxes in AM may be tailored by the user. This function causes the AM Color selection dialog to appear. Please read AMCOLOR.DOC, which explains in detail just how this function operates. To check your colors, leave the dialog via the "oKay" button (or the Enter key). You can save the current color configuration at any time by selecting "Save Color" from the "mIsc" menu. AM will automatically load the user color set file when re-started. Use the "Load Color" item in the "mIsc" menu to load the AMCOLOR.SET file from the directory viewed in the active window. If that file is not in the active directory, AM will search the DOS path for it and load it if found. TOPIC: Video Display Options Topic Index AM supports three video display options on VGA systems. Alt+Q will pop-up a selection menu which offers the following choices: O 25 Lines 28 Lines 50 Lines To always start in the 28 line mode, change to that mode, enter the config dialog and save the configuration. To always start in the 50 line mode, do the same but also check the "Force 50 Lines" option. TOPIC: The AM Calendar Topic Index The AM calendar is a very simple calendar that will highlight the current day of the current month when it is activated. Use the mouse or the Up/Down Arrow keys to move the month display forward or backward in time. TOPIC: The AM Calculator Topic Index The easy to use AM calculator pops-up with your keypad cursor set to the Num Lock mode. Use the mouse or the numeric keypad to operate it. TOPIC: Zooming the Active Window Topic Index The Zoom mode (F4) expands the view of the current file window to 4 columns of 14 files each for a total of 56 file names. Most functions available from the main display are also available here but this view is modal, which means there is no access to the top menu and only one edit window or one archive file view window may be present at one time. File tags and directory/drive changes are preserved. TOPIC: 4DOS/NDOS File Descriptions Topic Index $ Press Ctrl+F4 to call the 4DOS/NDOS "DESCRIBE" command with the file name under the active window cursor bar. Press Alt+4 to load the 4DOS editor specified in the AM configuration dialog with the file under the active cursor bar. If no file is designated, AM will use the internal editor. TOPIC: The AM History Buffers Topic Index 9 Most of the AM user input/edit fields have an associated history buffer that captures each user entry and maintains a list of those entires. You can access the list by pressing the down arrow or clicking on the down arrow symbol when the edit field has the focus. You can select an item from the list to insert into the edit field. AM dedicates 3K of internal memory for the buffers and saves the master buffer to a the disk file AM.HST each time the program is exited. The master buffer may be cleared at any time by using the "mIsc" menu "Clear History" command. TOPIC: Pop-Up Menu=409 Topic Index The Pop-up Menu may be accessed by pressing the right mouse button with the cursor in the active window but not in the file list box. This menu contains a list of commonly used AM commands for selection. TOPIC: Format a Floppy Disk Topic Index This function will format a 5 " (360K/1.2M) or a 3 " (720K/1.4M) disk in drive A or B. Other drives and disk types are not supported. A volume label may be added to the disk at your option. TOPIC: Executable File Menu Topic Index The AM Executable File Menu is a simple, straightforward means of providing yourself with a custom menu within AM for choosing and executing program files. AM uses an ASCII text file named EXECMENU.AM for this purpose. Simply enter executable file names or DOS commands, one per line in the file. Check the supplied file for an example. You may place the full path name of a file or, if it is on the DOS path, just the file name. When this feature is actviated by Ctrl+X or from the main menu, AM will look first in the current directory and then on the DOS path for the file EXECMENU.AM. If found, it will load the file and display its contents in the execution menu dialog. You may then select a file or command to execute and you may choose to enter command line parameters and to pause after execution, etc. TOPIC: Execute Program Topic Index 5 AM provides direct calls to the following programs: DOS as COMMAND.COM FormatMaster as FM.EXE Zip CommentMaster as CE.EXE PKZIPFIX as PKZIPFIX.EXE Grafics Viewer defined by user in configuration as "Grafix:" Select the desired program and press the "Enter" key to execute. Note when calling PKZIPFIX, a ZIP file must be under the active cursor bar. @ When dropping to DOS, type the command "Exit" to return to AM. e When calling the grafix viewer, AM will pass the file name of the file under the active cursor bar. Topic Index s For owners of the USEAL program only. Calls USEAL.EXE to seal the UC2 file highlighted by the active cursor bar. Topic Index For owners of the USAFE program only. Calls USAFE.EXE to test the seal of the UC2 file highlighted by the active cursor bar. Topic Index f For UC2 users only. Calls UCRYPT.EXE to encrypt the file under the active cursor bar. Options are: C protect archive with password E like C but destroys plain archive CF faster but secure protect EF like CF but destroys plain archive D unprotect protected archive You will be prompted to enter your password. Don't forget it! UUENCODE.EXE and UUDECODE.EXE are utilities used to encode binary files for transmission on the InterNet. Topic Index TOPIC: AM Graphics File Viewer Topic Index l Any of the many popular graphics file viewers may be entered here. An exampe is E:\GRAFIX\PROGS\VPIC.EXE. TOPIC: Tagging (marking) Files Topic Index Files can be tagged for batch operations by pressing the space bar, the plus key, or by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse up or down. All files in a directory can be tagged or untagged by pressing Ctrl+T. Ctrl+T is a toggle which means that if no files are tagged then all files will be tagged and vice versa. This toggle can also be activated by clicking in the "Tags" area at the bottom of the display. Groups of files can be tagged by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse up or down the file list or by pressing Ctrl+G, moving the cursor to a file further down the list and pressing Ctrl+G again. b Use Ctrl+F8 to tag all files that have the same file extension as the file under the cursor bar. TOPIC: Tag Like Extensions Topic Index This function is used to tag all files in the active directory list whose file extensions are the same as that of the file under the active cursor bar. For example, to tag all .DOC files, place the cursor bar over ANYNAME.DOC and invoke this (Ctrl+F8) function. TOPIC: The Tag List Topic Index All batch file copying, moving, deletion, and attribute changes are accomplished through the tagged file dialog. This dialog contains a list of all tagged files and control buttons with which to accomplish the desired operation. Note that file compression, decompression, and conversion operations are activated by the F9, F10, and Atl+F10 keys respectively and do not go through the this dialog. Also note the copy (Alt+C), move (Alt+M), set attribute (Ctrl+B), and delete (Del) commands will activate this dialog only if one or more files are tagged. If no files are tagged, a dialog for handling single copy, move, set attribute, or delete operation will be invoked. 2 A prompt is issued before any files are deleted. TOPIC: Swap File Tags Topic Index The swap tags (Alt+Space) command will tag all files that are currently not tagged in the active file list and untag all tagged files. TOPIC: Tag Files by Date Topic Index The tag-by-date function (Alt+D) prompts for a date and then locate and tag all files in the active directory that have a date stamp that is equal to or greater than the specified date. TOPIC: Keep Tags Toggle Topic Index ) The Keep Tags option can be semi-permanently set in the AM configuration dialog and it can be toggled via Ctrl+K or clicking on the bottom display line. When toggled ON, all file tags will be retained after an operation except in those cases where the tagged files were removed for some reason. TOPIC: Registering AM Topic Index It's easy to do the right thing and register your copy of AM. Just use this command (Alt+R) to invoke the registration dialog. This dialog makes it easy to insert all pertinent information and then to print the registration form. If you are ordering from outside the U.S., please skip the "State:" and "U.S. Zip" fields and use the "Country:" and "Post Code:" instead. & Thanks for using and registering AM! TOPIC: AM Hot Arc Name Topic Index n The Hot Archive Name feature is activated via the Ins key. The file name under the active cursor bar at the time the key is pressed will become the Hot Arc until cleared or changed. Pressing the Ins key is toggles the setting. If a name is active when pressed, it is cleared, otherwise it is set. The active hot arc hame is displayed on the bottom status line. TOPIC: Command Key Assignments Topic Index n F1 - Help Alt+A - Archive commands F2 - Set active archive system Alt+F - File commands F3 - Change active drive Alt+N - Navigation commands F4 - Zoom active window Alt+I - Miscellaneous commands F5 - Change to directory Alt+P - Executable program menu F6 - Rename file Alt+G - Tag operations menu F7 - Change file mask Alt+H - Help menu F8 - Change file sort F9 - Compress file(s) F10 - Decompress file(s) Shift+F7 - File Stats Window Shift+F8 - Pop-up menu Ctrl+A - Auto-update function Alt+C - Copy file(s) Ctrl+B - Reset file archive bits Alt+D - Tag By Date Ctrl+C - Configure ArcMaster Alt+E - Edit file Ctrl+D - Update To Latest Alt+J - Compress Directory Ctrl+E - Edit new file Alt+K - Calculator Ctrl+F - Format a floppy disk Alt+L - Calendar Ctrl+G - Start/Stop block tag Alt+M - Move file(s) Ctrl+I - Edit with internal editor Alt+Q - Toggle video mode Ctrl+K - Toggle Keep Tags Switch Alt+R - Register ArcMaster Ctrl+L - Pack EXE file function Alt+S - Search for file Ctrl+N - Call internal browser Alt+T - Show tagged files Ctrl+P - Print file list Alt+U - Call USEAL Ctrl+Q - Quick directory tree Alt+V - Call virus scanner Ctrl+R - Re-scan drive for dirs Alt+W - Swap main windows Ctrl+S - Single Archive function Alt+X - Exit immediately to DOS Ctrl+T - Tag/Untag files toggle Alt+Y - Call USAFE Ctrl+U - Untag all files Alt+Z - Check for duplicate files Ctrl+V - VirusSCAN DOS files Alt+F1 - Browse AM.DOC Ctrl+W - Make main windows same Alt+F3 - Check disk functions Ctrl+X - Program Exec Menu Alt+F10- Convert compressed file(s) Ctrl+Z - Call PKZIPFIX Ctrl+PgUp - Go to parent directory Ctrl+F1 - This command list Ctrl+F3 - Change File Attribute Ctrl+F5 - Make mulit-dir window single dir Ctrl+F6 - Set file(s) date/time stamp Ctrl+F7 - Set mask like extension Ctrl+F8 - Tag all like extension Ctrl+F9 - Multi-update function Alt+= - Exit to active directory TOPIC: ArcMaster Controls Topic Index AM functions may be invoked via the keyboard, the mouse, the main menu system, or through interactive dialog boxes. Help is available everywhere through the F1 key. The main AM menu system is accessed by pressing the "/" or "\" key or an Alt+key. The main menu bar resides at the top of the screen and is divided into six major submenus: T Archive Cmds File Cmds Navigation Misc Programs Help Commands listed on the bottom status line may be accessed via the mouse. 6 Most AM functions are accessed through dialog boxes. @ Window controls are used in the AM text editors and clipboard. TOPIC: ArcMaster Dialog Boxes Topic Index A dialog box presents program functional information and provides a a set specialized controls. All AM dialog boxes may be closed immediately via the Esc key or by clicking on the square icon in the upper left corner. All dialog boxes also have "oKay" and "Q"uit buttons. Using the "oKay" button (Alt+K or Enter) signals to commence or complete the current functional operation. Pressing the "Quit" (Alt+Q or Esc) signals to abort the operation and exit the dialog. w Dialog box controls consist of check box and radio button clusters, input line editors, and control buttons. All clusters are labeled and may be accessed via the Tab or Shift-Tab keys or via the mouse. Access individual cluster items with the up/down arrow keys. A cluster item may be checked, unchecked, or activated by pressing the space bar or clicking with the mouse. Any dialog box that contains an "oKay" button will default to the button whenever the Enter key is depressed. For example, compression of tagged files can be commenced by pressing the Enter key anywhere in any one of the archive compression dialog boxes. The same thing can be accomplished by clicking on the "oKay" button with the mouse or moving to the button with the tab key and pressing the space bar. TOPIC: Batch Operations Topic Index Files may be compressed, copied, moved, deleted, or have their attributes set in tagged batches. Additionally, compressed files may be decompressed or converted. All files that are tagged when the operation commences will be acted upon. U Press Alt+T to invoke the batch operations mode and to view the tagged dialog. TOPIC: Compression Dialogs Topic Index Use the mouse or the keyboard (Tab & Shift+Tab) to move from cluster to cluster to select the desired systems command and/or option switches. Note that the command line input edit field dynamically updates as selections are made. If you edit the command line input field, you must press the "Okay" button or the "Enter" key to pass the editor line. Leaving the edit field will remove your edits. A name must be entered in the "Name:" input field and a valid path must be in the "Dest Dir:" field, before compression will proceed. D The F8, F9, and F10 keys act to insert a name into the name field: F8 - Inserts the file name under the active cursor bar F9 - Inserts the current date string F10 - Inserts the active directory name TOPIC: Decompression Dialogs Topic Index Use the mouse or the keyboard (Tab & Shift+Tab) to move from cluster to cluster to select the desired systems command and/or option switches. Note that the command line input edit field dynamically updates as selections are made. If you edit the command line input field, you must press the "Okay" button or the "Enter" key to pass the editor line. Leaving the edit field will remove your edits. 7 Press Alt+F1 to view the appropriate system DOC file. ` A valid directory path must appear in the "Dest Dir:" field before decompression will proceed. TOPIC: Start-up Window Settings Topic Index If you desire to start up AM each time with a specific directory loaded in one or both windows, enter those directory path names in the "Window 1:" (left main) and/or "Window 2:" (right main) fields. TOPIC: AM Work Directory Topic Index Am needs one system directory for its EXCLUSIVE use. Make certain that the path name entered here is a valid DOS directory name in your system. Note that any files that are placed in this directory are at risk of being deleted. TOPIC: AM Directory Tree Log Directory Topic Index d Entering a valid directory name here allows AM to create and maintain a directory tree log file for each drive in your system. This greatly increases the speed with which the directory tree (F3/F5) is built and displayed. Files created and maintained in this directory will be named NEW-WARE.C, NEW-WARE.D, etc., one for each disk drive accessed by AM. TOPIC: AM Compression Program Directory Topic Index The simplest way to operate AM with multiple archive systems is to place all of your archive system files into one directory and enter that directory name here. The alternative is to leave this entry blank and ensure that all programs are in the DOS path. TOPIC: AM External Editor Topic Index Enter the full DOS path and file name for your favorite text editor here. An example is: C:\UTIL\QEDIT.EXE. If this field is left blank, New-Ware will default to its internal text editor. TOPIC: AM External Browser Topic Index Enter the full DOS path and file name for your favorite file browser here. An example is: C:\UTIL\LIST.COM. If this field is left blank, New-Ware will default to its internal file browser. TOPIC: AM Default Virus Scanner Topic Index t Ensure that the anti-virus scanner chosen in the "Anti-Virus Program" is entered in the "Vscan:" field in full DOS path form. For example, if you choose "Norton Anti-Virus" then your entry in the "Vscan:" field will look something like this: "C:\NORTON\NAV.EXE". Or, if you choose "McAfee ViruSCAN" then your entry will look something like this "C:\SCANUTIL\SCAN.EXE". TOPIC: 4DOS/NDOS File Description Editor Topic Index Use this entry to have AM call one of the 4DOS/NDOS DESCRIPT.ION file editors that are available. An example is C:\4DOS\4EDIT.EXE. TOPIC: Date Format Topic Index U.S. users probably won't want to change this unless a different separator character is desired. The default is "mm/dd/yy", which results in dates being displayed as "10/28/92". European users probably prefer "dd-mm-yy", which results in "28-10-92". TOPIC: Editor Buffer Size Topic Index v The AM editor system is allocated a set amount of memory at run-time. The default is 32K. You may set this value anywhere from 1024 to 163,840 bytes. The more memory allocated here for editing means less overall memory for other AM tasks, but on most modern systems this is not a problem. If you do not plan to use the internal editors, enter the minimum value of 1024. TOPIC: Search Options Topic Index X AM has located the target of the search. Choose one of the options in the dialog box. TOPIC: ZIP Comment Editing Topic Index AM provides the capability to create, edit, and save a comment for the viewed ZIP file. Press the "Cmnt" button to activate the commenteditor. If a comment currently exists, it will be loaded into the editor for you. You may then use the editor to edit or add text as desired. The editor's commands are essentially the same as the AM editor, except cut & paste ops are not supported. You may save the file comment to an external DOS text file with the "Put Text" button and you may load a comment from an external DOS with the "Get Text" button. TOPIC: Directory Tree Zoom Topic Index This window provides a larger view of the current directory tree. Four columns of 14 directory names each supports up to 56 directories in view at one time. Columns are wide enough to support directory names 8 characters in length up to five levels deep. This view facillitates locating a directory in a large tree. Press the Enter key to change to the highlighted directory or the Esc key to return to the graphic tree. TOPIC: AM Internal File Browser Topic Index AM supports an internal file browser as well as a user-defined browser. If there is no browser defined in the AM configuration then AM will use the internal browser any time a browse command (Enter key or menu item) is issued and the target file is not a supported compressed file type. You may define an external browser and still use the internal browser via the Ctrl+N command. D The internal hex browser is also available via the Ctrl+H command. Note that the AM internal browser is a fast virtual file browser that is not limited by target file size and has the following features: Keyboard: w Text search - F3 (30 chars max) Find next text - Ctrl+L Jump to line number - F4 Autoscroll down - F7 Autoscroll up - F8 Print file - Alt+P Mark block begin/end - Alt+B/Alt+B Print block - Ctrl+P Write block to file - Ctrl+W Clear marked block - Ctrl+H Mouse: Left button - Cursor bar moves to mouse Right button - Mark block Double-click - Clear marked block The autoscroll mode automatically scrolls the viewer at an adjustable rate. F7 starts the scroll down and F8 starts the scroll up. The down arrow increases the scroll rate and the up arrow decreases it. Pressing F7, F8, the Space Bar, or Esc will halt autoscroll at any time. AM will notifiy you if you attempt to write a block of text to an existing file and you will have the opportunity to cancel the write or to append to the exisiting file. Note that although this browser is not limited to file size it is limited to a maximum of 32,767 lines in the target file. This means the browse can handle a 2.2 megabyte file that contains 70 characters per line. TOPIC: How To Use Help Topic Index Help is always available via the F1 key. Since the AM help system is context sensitive, the information in the help window will pertain to that part of AM you are in when the F1 key is pressed. The AM help system is cross-referenced so help on related topics can be accessed instantly. Cross-refrenced items appear in highlight. You may move among multiple cross-reference item with the Tab key. Pressing the Enter key will display help text related to the highlighted item. " While the help window is active: 1 Press F1 to display a selectable help index. Press Alt+P to get a printed copy of the current help topic. Press Alt+F1 to return to the last help topic accessed. Press Ctrl+F1 to display the AM keyboard command summary. You may view the AM.DOC by pressing Alt+F1 from the main display. The AM.DOC file must reside in the same directory that AM was loaded from. Thank you for using AM!