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Help Contents

Drag And File

Help Contents

First Things

Configuring

Using Drag And File

Mouse and Toolbar

Menus and Shortcuts

Auxiliary Programs

Drag And View

Drag and Zip

Zip View


First Things

Program Description

User Help: Guides and Resources


Configuring

Setting Preferences

Auto-configure

Drag And File Drivebar

Fileman Launcher


Using Drag And File

Drag And File Main Window

Search function


Mouse and Toolbar

Drag and drop functions

Toolbar functions


Menus and Shortcuts

Using the Keyboard

Search

File Menu

Sort Menu

Tag Menu

Options Menu

Actions Menu

Window Menu

Tools Menu

Fmlaunch Menu


Drag And View

About Drag And View

Viewing Files

Drag And View Windows

Exiting Drag And View

The Toolbar

File Menu

View Menu

Options Menu

Filelist Menu

System Menu


Drag and Zip

About Drag And Zip

PKZIP version options

Drag And Zip Settings


Zip View

About Zip View

Selecting Zip files to examine

Zip View Toolbar

Zip View Menus


Program Description

Drag And File streamlines and simplifies the work of managing files on your computer. It offers several unique functions, such as a directory finder and a duplicate file finder.

Drag And File works at several levels of sophistication and integrates with other management and utility programs. The result is an uncommon degree of flexibility: Drag And File can be configured to meet your needs, your working style, and your experience. When you need more, Drag And File delivers.

Unlike most other Windows file managers, Drag And File allows you to highlight individual files and tag multiple files, which makes possible batch operations on non-contiguous groups of files.

Drag And File offers a broad range of file management tools:

Drag-and-drop file move, copy, and delete

Viewing of all text and most graphics files

Tree and branch batch operations on all files

Single click execution of most frequent tasks (including viewing) from a toolbar

Separate windows for each drive

Full hot key control for hands-on keyboard execution

Main window

Drag And File displays a window complete with toolbar and menu choices for each drive selected. You may open up to 12 drive windows simultaneously.

The entire program can be run from a single small Drivebar which floats unobtrusively on your screen. The Drivebar makes complete directory and file information just a mouse click away.

Drivebar

Drag And File includes an Uninstaller to remove the program and changes made during installation.

Note:  Microsoft Windows' file-handling requirements may make it necessary for you to delete the uninstaller file itself.


User Help: Guides and Resources

Drag And File is designed to present options and procedures clearly. The window components, including icons, graphic and text buttons, and directory tree displays, make evident what to do and how to do it.

Along with ease of use and the ordinary features of file management, Drag And File offers an unusual degree of sophistication. In addition to the printed documentation several kinds of resources are available.

Related Topics:

Online help

Telephone and other wire help

Uninstall


Online help

This online help system is available at any time by clicking on the Help menu on the menu bar in the main window. Context-sensitive help is also available for most menus and dialog boxes. For information and procedural help specific to a screen or menu, click on the Help button.


Telephone and other wire help

Canyon Software is committed to producing software that is useful and productive. To help users make full use of Drag And File, Canyon Software maintains a technical help line for registered users from 9 am to 6 pm Pacific Time.

Phone	(415) 382-7999

Fax	(415) 382-7998

CompuServe 	71320,1277

America On Line 	DanBCan


Uninstall

To remove Drag And File:

Click on the Drag And File setup icon in the Drag and File group in Program Manager.

The setup screen appears. Follow instructions to remove Drag And File.

Note:  Microsoft Windows' file-handling requirements may make it necessary for you to delete the uninstaller file itself.


Setting Preferences

Drag And File offers several ways to tailor the program to meet individual needs.

Related Topics:

Drag And File Setup

Options/Settings


Drag And File Setup

The Setup program provides choices which allow you to install and uninstall Drag And File in different ways. The program installs a Setup icon in the Drag And File group window. This icon allows access to the Setup program to modify those choices after the program has been installed, to reinstall the program, or to uninstall the program.

To make changes using the Setup program:

1.	From Program Manager (or whatever Windows shell you use) open the Drag And File group window. Double click on the Setup icon.

2.	The Installation dialog box displays.

3.	Select one of the first two choices to reinstall Drag And File, with or without Fileman Launcher.

4.	Select either of the last two choices to remove part or all of the Drag And File installation.


Options/Settings

From the Options menu you access the Fonts and Settings dialog boxes, which allow you to adjust several aspects of the program's performance and display.

To change fonts:

1.	Select Fonts from the Options menu.

The Fonts dialog box displays. Available fonts are those which are installed under Windows, or under a type manager working with Windows.

Fonts options dialog box

2.	Make whatever changes you wish and click OK.

The changes take effect immediately and remain when you exit the program.

To change Settings:

1.	Select Settings from the Options menu.

The Settings dialog box displays.

Settings dialog box

2.	Enter your choices for warnings, multiple windows operations, window appearance, vieweer options.

Overwrite Warnings. When enabled, these warnings appear when the files you are copying or moving are about to overwrite files of the same name.

Multiple Window Operations. Drag And File lets you perform operations on tagged files in more than one window. These choices allow you to specify which operations you would like to perform in multiple windows.

Window Appearance. These choices follow the pattern for Microsoft Windows: cascaded windows are overlapped slightly, and tiled windows are fully visible.

Viewer options. Check the first of these options to view a highlighted file automatically, or the third option to keep the viewing window visible. The second option is selectable if the first option is checked.

3.	In the box beneath Editor, enter the full pathname (the drive, directory, and full executable filename) of your word processor. The illustration shows the full pathname for Microsoft Word for Windows.

This information allows Drag And File to load the word processor you specify here and open a highlighted or tagged file when you choose Edit File from the Actions menu.

4.	Click OK to save your changes and exit. Click on Cancel to exit without making changes.


Auto-configure

Auto-configure preserves changes to the next session of the program. Changes you make in the Settings dialog box from the Options menu or changes in the dimension of the drive windows you make by clicking and dragging the borders are automatically saved and remain in effect as the default choices when the program runs again.


Drag And File Drivebar

About the Drivebar

Using the Drivebar

Configuring the Drivebar


About the Drivebar

Though small and unobtrusive, the Drag And File Drivebar can provide access to all your Drag And File functions.

The Drivebar consists of a floating bar containing buttons which represent your drives, removable and fixed drives, local and networked, and a control bar. Click on a drive button to open a new drive window. Click on the control bar to open a menu with choices to control the Drivebar display and to close all open Drag And File windows.

Drivebar

The DF Drivebar normally floats in the foreground, above whatever application is current.


Using the Drivebar

To activate the Drivebar, open the Drag And File group window from Program Manager and click on the DF Drivebar icon.

Drivebar icon


Configuring the Drivebar

The  Drivebar can be altered using the Drivebar control menu..

To configure the Drivebar:

1.	Click on the control bar in the upper left corner of the DF Drivebar.

The control menu appears.

Drivebar control menu

2.	Click on Display Vertically (or Display Horizontally) to select the configuration other than the one currently in effect.

3.	Click on Always Visible to make the Drivebar appear on top of other programs.

4.	Click on Close All Drag And File Windows to close all open Drag And File drive windows, but leave the Drivebar icon visible.

5.	Click on other choices as needed to Move, Close, open a Help window, or to see information about the Drivebar.


Fileman Launcher

Fileman Launcher is a utility that helps to manage all your Drag and File auxiliary programs, such as Drag And View. Fileman Launcher is installed as an option when you install Drag And File, and a menu of its choices is accessible by clicking on Fmlaunch in the Drag And File menu bar.

Fmlaunch menu

Using the Fmlaunch menu you can do the following:

Add and delete items to the list programs that Fileman Launcher runs

Fileman Launcher can run up to 12 programs with Drag And File

Change how the programs are run

Add command line arguments to the programs

Quit all the programs

Rerun the programs


Drag And File Main Window

The Drag And File window is divided into several functional and information sections. Drag And File can open up to twelve windows simultaneously.

Drag And File main window

The menu bar contains drop down menus. They are accessible with a mouse or directly from the keyboard by using the Alt key in combination with the underlined letter or arrow keys.

The information sections contain data about the drive currently displayed, number of directories on this drive, the space remaining on the drive, the  files in the selected directory, and their total size.

Note: Drive data may be incorrect for compressed drives.

The drive buttons allow you to choose which drive information the open window displays. Double clicking on the icon of the currently displayed drive opens a second window displaying that drive.

The lower half of the window is divided into two panes: information in the left pane concerns directories, and information about files appears in the right pane.

Related Topics:

Choosing files and directories

Menu Bar

Drive bar

Toolbar

Directory pane

File pane


Choosing files and directories

Drag And File, unlike other file managers, allows you to select and work with directories in the same way that you select and work with files.

Drag And File marks files and directories by highlighting, tagging, and dotting.

Highlight files and directories by left clicking on them with the mouse or by using the arrow keys to move the highlight bar up or down over a listing. Only one directory or file can be highlighted at a time. Operations like Copy or Move can be performed on a highlighted file by clicking the appropriate tool, or by using drop down menus or keyboard shortcut keys. If any files are tagged, highlighting is ignored.

Tag and untag files or directories by several methods:

Right click with the mouse to tag and untag; Shift-Left click to tag contiguous groups of files or directories.

Right arrow to tag; left arrow to untag.

Spacebar and Ctrl-Right click to toggle tagging on or off.

Dots mark files which have been copied. Dotted files may be reselected as a group for other operations.


Menu Bar

The menu bar contains the headers for the main drop down menus. Most menus include information about shortcut key combinations to activate commands from the keyboard.

Drag And File includes in its menu bar extensions—drop down menus inserted in the File Manager's menu bar by utility and other programs. Examples include the Stacker file compression program, and the Microsoft Backup, AntiVirus, and DoubleSpace programs.


Drive bar

The drive bar includes buttons that represent all accessible drives.

Double click to the right of the drive buttons to open a dialog box in which you choose another drive window to open.

Drive selection dialog box


Toolbar

The toolbar displays a series of buttons that activate tools or shortcuts.


Directory pane

The directory pane displays, in a tree format, all directories and subdirectories of the currently selected drive.


File pane

The file pane displays a list of the files and their attributes contained within the currently selected directory or subdirectory.


Search function

To locate a specific directory or file, when the appropriate pane is active, start typing the name of the directory or file. Your typing appear in a small window that opens over the directory count in the lower left corner of the window, beneath the directory pane. As you type, the highlight bar will move to the directory or file which most closely approximates your typing.


Drag and drop functions

Drag And File uses all the mouse conventions associated with Microsoft Windows programs.

When you drag and drop files and directories to a directory or drive button, a dialog box opens. Using options in the dialog box you can specify a Copy or Move operation, the name of the file or directory, and use a browse feature to specify the path.


Toolbar functions

Drag And File's toolbar contains buttons which make the most common file management tasks easily accessible.

Toolbar

Related Topics:

View functions

Toolbar buttons


View functions

 The View button differs from the other buttons on the toolbar: it opens a view window with its own toolbar. The view window and toolbar buttons vary according to which pane (directory or file)  was active when the View button was pressed. In addition, if the file pane was active, available buttons in the viewing window depend on what kind of file was highlighted or tagged.

Related Topics:

Directory view

File view


Directory view

If the directory pane was active, the View button opens a list window to view an alpha ordered list of files contained in the highlighted directory or in the tagged directories.

The toolbar in the Directory view window replaces the New button with a unique Dupes button:

	Lists only duplicate files in the highlighted or tagged directories. This function allows you to search a directory, a branch, or a whole drive for duplicate files. When this function is active, the words Duplicate Files appear in the search window in the lower left section.


File view

If the file pane was active, the View button opens a Drag And View window to view the contents of the highlighted file or the first of several tagged files. The view window uses viewers to display files in native format, or in a form as close as possible. Drag And View will also display readable files in ASCII format and any file in its hexadecimal format. In addition, Drag And View plays sound files (those with a .WAV extension).

Drag And View Toolbar

For further information on Drag And View functions, see Drag and View.


Toolbar buttons

	Opens a view window to see a list of files in selected directories or a Drag And View window to view the contents of selected files.
	Copies a file. The file may be renamed as part of a Copy operation if you type the full pathname of the new file in the text field in the Copy/Move dialog box.
	Movies a file.
	Deletes a file. The dialog box lets you confirm the operation.
	Renames a file.
	Opens a new drive window. Up to 12 windows may be open at the same time.
	Filters the filelist to display only files with the attributes and characteristics you specify. The attributes may be saved as the default.
	Prints a file or directory list.
	Makes a new directory as a subdirectory of the currently selected directory.
	Zips one or more files into a single file using PKZIP. If the operation generates an archive file larger than the storage medium, you will be prompted to use additional media if you are using PKZIP v. 2.04g.


Using the Keyboard

Drag And File allows you to access most functions directly from the keyboard by using a combination of Alt keys to open menus and select commands. You can, of course, use also use the mouse to select functions from drop down menus.


Search

Drag And File's Search function allows you to locate a directory or a file by typing its name.

When the directory pane is active, Drag And File will search the current drive to find a directory which matches the letters you type. When the file pane is active, the program searches for a file name match in the current directory.

Search window

To find a file or directory by name:

1.	In the main window, select the directory or file pane using the mouse or the tab key.

2.	Type the first letters of the directory or file you want to locate.

Typed letters appear in the search window in the left lower corner of the drive window, just beneath the directory pane. Drag And File highlights the directory or file which most closely matches the letters you type.


Menus and Shortcuts - File Menu
File Menu

Use commands in the File menu to perform the most common functions used to manage your files an directories.

In the graphic below, click on any command to see more information on the command.


Copy (File Menu)
Shortcut:	F8

Note:   For keyboard selection and deselection of options in the dialog box, press Alt and the underlined letter of the option.

Use the Copy command to copy a single highlighted or one or more tagged files or directories, depending on the active pane, from one location to another, leaving a copy of the original file.

Use the Move command to move the single highlighted or one or more tagged files or directories from one location to another.

Select Copy or Move by checking the appropriate button.

For the Copy command, choose whether to suppress the Duplicate File Warning. Confirm whether the Copy/Move is for all windows or for one window.

Type in the location to which the file is to be copied, or choose Browse to select a directory from a list.


Move (File Menu)
Shortcut:	F7

Note:   For keyboard selection and deselection of options in the dialog box, press Alt and the underlined letter of the option.

Use the Copy command to copy a single highlighted or one or more tagged files or directories, depending on the active pane, from one location to another, leaving a copy of the original file.

Use the Move command to move the single highlighted or one or more tagged files or directories from one location to another.

Select Copy or Move by checking the appropriate button.

For the Copy command, choose whether to suppress the Duplicate File Warning. Confirm whether the Copy/Move is for all windows or for one window.

Type in the location to which the file is to be copied, or choose Browse to select a directory from a list.


Delete (File Menu)
Keyboard:	Del

Use the Delete command to delete a single highlighted or one or more tagged files or directories.

The dialog box which appears when you invoke this command is the only confirmation you will see of this operation.


Undelete (File Menu)

Use the Undelete command to open the Microsoft Undelete dialog box.

For additional information on using Undelete, see the Help menu in the Undelete dialog box.


Launch (File Menu)

Keyboard:	Enter

Use the Launch command to run or activate the highlighted file or tagged files, or to run the program associated with the file type and load the file.

If no association exists for the type of file you have selected, Drag And File opens a dialog box in which you may record an association for this type of file.


Make Directory (File Menu)

Keyboard:	Alt+M

Use the Make Directory command to create a new directory as a subdirectory of the currently highlighted directory.


File Attributes (File Menu)

Keyboard:	Alt+Enter

Use the File Attributes command to open the Attributes dialog box.

File attributes dialog box

Use choices in this box to assign or remove attributes which are useful in managing files, and which the operating system sometimes assignes automatically. MS-DOS uses four attributes and a null condition:

Archive
Read Only
System
Hidden
No Attributes

The Archive attribute is assigned by DOS to a file which has changed after being backed up.

Read only prevents a file from being edited or deleted.

System files, designated by DOS, contain information about hardware and system configuration. They cannot normally be deleted or changed.

Hidden prevents a file from being included in a DOS directory listing. Drag and File, however, does include hidden files in its display of files in a directory.

No Attributes specifically eliminates any attributes assigned to a file.


Associate (File Menu)

Use the Associate command to associate a program file with a file of a particualar type identified by its three-letter extension.

For example, files ending in .TXT are normally text files and would be associated with an editor such as Windows Notepad or Norton's Desktop Editor.

To record an association:

1.	Click on the Associate option from the File menu.

2.	Choose the program file from those displayed.

-OR-

Click on Browse to select a program file from another directory.

3.	Click OK to close the window and record your choices.


Multi Associate (File Menu)

Use the Multi Associate command to associate more than one program with filenames of a specified extension. If you want to choose among different word processors to edit files with a .TXT extension, for example, you would use this command to list those word processors.

When you double click on a file with such an extension, Drag And File opens a dialog box which allows you to choose one of the designated programs associated with this filename extension.

To record mutiple associations:

1.	Click on the Multi Associate option from the File menu.

2.	Type the full pathname (including drive, directory, and filename) of the new program.

-OR-

Click on Browse to select a program file from another directory.

3.	Click Add to add the program to those displayed in the current associations window.

4.	Click OK to close the window and record your choices.


List All Files (File Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Enter

Use the List All Files command to open a files-only window which contains an alpha-ordered list of all files on the drives you select.

To list all files:

1.	Select this command to open the drive selection window.

2.	Select the drives containing the files you wish to list.

Ctrl+LClick or Shift+LClick toggles drive selection.

3.	Click OK to open the file list window.


Quit (File Menu)

Choose the Quit command to close Drag And File.


Close All Drag And File windows (File Menu)

Use the Close All Windows command to close all open Drag And File windows, including the window from which the command is selected.

The DF Drivebar icon is not affected by this command.


Sort Menu

Use commands in this menu to arrange the order of the files in the file window.

In the graphic below, click on any command to see more information on that command.


by Extension (Sort Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+E

The by Extension command sorts files by the three-letter filename extension, in alpha order of extension, and by alpha order within each group of files of the same extension.


by Filename (Sort Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+F

The by Filename command sorts the file list by filename in alpha order.


by Date (Sort Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+D

The by Date command sorts the file list in ascending order of date, from earliest to latest.


by Size (Sort Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+S

The by Size command sorts the file list by size, in ascending order, from the smallest to the largest.


Unsorted (Sort Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+U

The Unsorted command resets the file list to the original order before other sort commands were applied.


Save (Sort Menu)

The Save command saves the current sort order as the default.


Tag Menu

Use commands in the Tag menu to tag and untag individual files and directories, and groups of files and directories.

In the graphic below, click on any command to see procedures or additional information about that command.

Note: Tagging and untagging is normally faster using the hotkeys or the mouse directly, rather than using a drop down menu, which adds an extra step to the process.


Tag (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Right Arrow

The Tag command tags with a red arrowhead the file or directory currently highlighted.


Untag (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Left Arrow

The Untag command untags the tagged file or directory currently highlighted.


Tag All (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Left Arrow

The Tag All command tags all entries in the currently active window, directory or file.


Untag All (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Right Arrow

The Untag All command untags all tagged files or directories in the currently active window.


Tag Branch (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+B

The Tag Branch command tags a selected directory and all of its branches.


Tag Files (Tag Menu)

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+L

The Tag Files command opens a File specification dialog box, which allows you to specify the name, types, and attributes of files to be tagged.

Tag files dialog box


Re-tag

Keyboard:	Ctrl+Shift+R

The Retag command resets dots to tags.

After a tagged group of files has been copied, the tag changes to a small red dot. Use this command to reset the red dot back to a tag, making possible additional actions on these files as a group.


Menus and Shortcuts - Options Menu
Options Menu

Use commands on the Options menu to configure Drag And File.

In the graphic below, click on any command to see procedures or additional information about the command.


Menus and Shortcuts - Options Menu - Fonts (Options Menu)
Use the Fonts command to open the Font selection dialog box, which allows you to choose one of the Windows installed fonts to use for directory and file listings.


Menus and Shortcuts - Options Menu - Settings (Options Menu)
Use the Settings command to open the Settings dialog box. Choices in this dialog box allow you to:

Manage overwrite warnings

Enable operations on multiple windows

Choose viewer options and window appearance

Specify a text editor

Settings dialog box


Actions Menu

The Actions menu offers commands which allow you to work with the files and directories you select.

In the graphic below, click on any command to see procedures or additional information about that command.


Filter (Actions Menu)
Keyboard:	Alt+L

Use the Filter command to open a file specification dialog box, which allows you to specify the name, types, and attributes of files to appear in the file window.

File specification dialog box

Use the filename field to specify a name, part of a name, files of certain extensions. Wildcards !, *, and ? are accepted.

Specify attributes to limit the file listing. There are four DOS file attributes and a null condition.

The Archive attribute is assigned by DOS to a file which has changed after being backed up.

Read only prevents a file from being edited or deleted.

System files, designated by DOS, contain information about hardware and system configuration. They cannot normally be deleted or changed.

Hidden prevents a file from being included in a DOS directory listing. Drag and File, however, does include hidden files in its display of files in a directory.

No Attributes specifically eliminates any attributes assigned to a file.


View (Actions Menu)
Keyboard:	Alt+V

Use the View command to open a Drag And View window.

The window displays the contents of the currently highlighted file in a format Drag And File chooses to match the file type. If no match is found, a hexadecimal or an ASCII view opens, depending on the viewable content of the file.


Print Dir or File List (Actions Menu)
Use the approriate Print command to print a directory or a file list. and to change the selection of your Windows default printer.

Print dialog box

The Print command also allows you to print a directory or a file list as a file.


Edit file (Actions Menu)
The Edit command allows you to activate the text editor specified in the Options/Settings dialog box and load the highlighted file into the editor.

If no association exists for the file type highlighted when you invoke this command, a dialog box opens to allow you to establish an association.


Window Menu

The Window menu offers commands which allow you to manage the windows of Drag And File.

In the graphic below click on any command to see procedures or additional information about that command.


New Window (Window Menu)
Use the New Window command to open a new Drag And File window.

The drive displayed in the current window appears in the new window.


Cascade (Window Menu)

Keyboard:	Shift+F5

Use the Cascade command to arrange the open Drag And File windows on the screen in an overlapping manner so the title bars are visible.


Tile (Window Menu)

Keyboard:	Shift+F4

Use the Tile command to arrange the open Drag And File windows on the screen so that each is wholly visible.


Refresh drive (Window Menu)

Keyboard:	F5

Use the Refresh drive command to update the listing of directories in the left pane of the window.


Refresh files (Window Menu)

Keyboard:	F4

Use the Refresh files command to update the listing of files in the right pane of the window.


Tools Menu

The Tools menu is an extension menu. If you are using MS-DOS v. 6.0 or higher, this menu choice is installed on Drag And File's menu bar by DOS. If you are using a lower version of DOS you will not see this menu.

Other programs (like Stacker for WIndows) may also install extension menus on the Drag And File menu bar.

The Dos Tools menu offers you direct access to three DOS file management tools: Backup, AntiVirus, and DoubleSpace.

Related Topics:

Backup (Tools Menu)

Antivirus (Tools Menu)

DoubleSpace Info (Tools Menu)


Backup (Tools Menu)

Use the Backup command to access the Microsoft Backup for Windows dialog box.


Antivirus (Tools Menu)

Use the AntiVirus command to access the Microsoft AntiVirus for Windows dialog box.


DoubleSpace Info (Tools Menu)

Use the DoubleSpace command to access the Microsoft DoubleSpace dialog box.

Note:	  If you are using another disk compression utility, such as Stacker, Microsoft DoubleSpace incorrectly reports that your drive is not compressed.


Fmlaunch Menu

In the graphic below, click on any command to see procedures or additional information about that command.

Fileman Launcher loads itself automatically into the Drag And File menu bar.

To prevent Fmlaunch from loading in the menu bar:

Select the Setup program from the Drag And File group in Program Manager and deselect Fileman Launcher.

OR-

1.	Open a text editor, like Windows Notepad.

2.	Open WIN.INI from the Windows directory.

3.	Under the heading  [addons] locate the line:

FMLaunchDLL=C:\directory\FML.DLL

where directory is the name of the directory where Fileman Launcher is located.

4.	Place several semicolons in front of the line:

;;;FMLaunchDLL=C:\directory\FML.DLL

Fmlaunch will no longer appear in the menu bar.


Zip files (Fmlaunch Menu)
Use the Zip files command to open the Drag and Zip dialog box to run PKZIP on the highlighted file or on one or more tagged files.


View files (Fmlaunch Menu)
Use the View files command to open a Drag And View window to display the contents of the highlighted file.

If several files are tagged, the Drag And View toolbar includes arrow buttons which allow you to cycle through views of the tagged files.


Auto view (Fmlaunch Menu)
Use the Auto view command to load the selected file in an open Drag And View window automatically.

In order for this option to function, check the Open view window if necessary option in the Settings dialog box of the Options menu.


Run or Quit Programs (Fmlaunch Menu)
Use the Run or Quit Programs commands to activate or close the auxiliary programs that work with Drag And File to help you manage files.

These programs include Drag And View, Drag and Zip, and any other programs you add to the list.


Modify Program List (Fmlaunch Menu)
Use the Modify Program List command to manage the auxiliary programs that work with Drag And File.

At a minimum, those programs include Drag and Zip and Drag And View. Other programs may be added, up to a total of ten.

Selecting the Modify Program List command opens the Fileman Launcher dialog box.

Note: If the Show as icon button on the right side of the box is not checked, several other options in the box are not available.

Program #n
Displays the pathname of the program. If you are adding a new program, type in the full pathname, including drive and directory.

Run with File Manager
Check this box if you want this program to load and run automatically when you open Drag And File.

Visible with File Manager
Check this box if you want the program icon to be visible whenever Drag And File is running and visible. This choice is only available when Show as icon button is checked.

Remember icon position
Check this to cause the active icon to appear in the last position it occupied, rather than in the default position in the lower left corner of the screen. This choice is available only when Show as icon button is checked.

Show as icon
Show normal
Show maximized
Select one of these buttons to determine whether the auxiliary program will appear on-screen as an icon, in normal size, or maximized. Some programs may not respond to the screen sizing you select here.

Click OK to save your changes and exit. Click Cancel to exit without saving changes.


About Drag And View

Drag And View allows you to view the contents of a file or files without having to run the program that created them.

Drag And View main window

Drag And View can view files created by popular word processors, databases, spreadsheets, and graphic programs. It uses viewers to display the files in their native format or a format close enough to your native format that you can easily see what the file contains without unreadable formatting codes. You can view any file in ASCII or hexadecimal format.

Drag And View offers these additional features:

Opens multiple windows to compare files

Searches for text in any file or a hexadecimal string in the Hex viewer

Goes to any cell in a spreadsheet, any record in a database and any address in the hexadecimal view of a file

Views a list of files viewed during the current session, and click on a listed file to re-view it


Viewing Files

Drag And View offers three ways to activate the file viewer:

Drag a highlighted file or several tagged files from Drag And File and drop on the minimized icon or on the already open Drag And View window.

Click on the View button on the Drag And File toolbar to view a highlighted or tagged file.

Choose View files from the Fmlaunch menu to view a highlighted or tagged file.

When more than one file is tagged, Drag And View views the first file and lists all files in the Filelist, up to 20 files.

If Drag And View cannot open a viewer to display the file in its native format, it displays the file either in ASCII text or in hexadecimal format.


Drag And View Windows

After the first viewing window is open, the Drag And View icon remains active. Any file dropped on it will open another window. Clicking on the New Window button will also open a new window from the same Filelist.

Drag And View will open as many windows as your computer's memory will support.

Any open Drag And View window can be closed, maximized or minimized to an icon.  Drop a file on a minimized Drag And View window to restore the window and display the file.

To close all windows:

1.	Click on the Drag And View icon to activate the system menu.

2.	Select Close all windows.

Drag And View closes all windows but does not close the program. The icon remains visible.


Exiting Drag And View

Click on the active Drag And View icon to open the system menu. Choose Close from the menu.

On closing, Drag And View closes all open windows.


The Toolbar

Drag And View's main window includes a toolbar which offers one-click access to the most useful functions.

Related Topics:

Launch

New

Goto

Find

Last, Next

Play


Launch

The Launch button runs the program associated with the file  type currently displayed.

The Associate... command from the File menu of Drag And File specifies programs to associate with filename extensions. If the file type currently displayed has an associated extension, Drag And View will launch that program and load the file. If association is lacking, Drag And View opens a dialog box which allows you to establish an association.

If the file you are viewing is an executable program, Drag And View will run it when you choose this command.


New

The New Window button opens a new window with the same file list as the current window.

Choose this command to view the same files in two or more windows.  Arrange these windows to view different parts of the same file or another file side by side.  Drag And View supports as many open windows as your computer's memory will sustain.


Goto

For database files, the Goto button opens a dialog box to specify a record to view.

For spreadsheet files, the Goto button opens a dialog box to specify a cell to view.

In the Hex viewer, the Goto button opens a dialog box to specify a hexadecimal offset for the viewer to show.

For all other file types, this button is inactive.


Find

The Find button opens a dialog box which allows you to specify a text string to search for. Choose OK to find the first match. Choose OK again to find each subsequent match.

The search can be case sensitive in all viewers except the Hex viewer. In the Hex viewer you can search in ASCIIas well as hexadecimal format.

This button is inactive for graphic file types.


Last, Next

The Last and Next buttons allow you to scroll through the files in the Filelist.  These buttons are active only when the Filelist contains more than one file.


Play

The Play button is active when the current file being viewed is a Windows sound file with a .WAV extension.

Drag And View will play the WAV file if you have a sound driver installed.  Choose the Play button to hear the file again.


Drag And View - File Menu
File Menu

Open (File Menu)

Exit (File Menu)

Word Wrap (File Menu)


Drag And View - File Menu - Open (File Menu)
Open (File Menu)

Use the Open command to open a new file in the current window.

If there is a special file viewer for the file, it will be shown in its native format.  Otherwise, it will be shown with either the ASCIIviewer (if the file is made up chiefly of readable characters) or the Hex viewer.

The name of the file will be added to the top of the Filelist displayed on the Filelist menu.


Drag And View - File Menu - Exit (File Menu)
Exit (File Menu)

Use the Exit command to close the current window.

Note that this command does not close the program. To close the program, use the System menu which is available by clicking on the program icon.


Word Wrap (File Menu)

The Word Wrap command  is a toggle which turns word wrap on or off when viewing ASCII files.


View Menu

ASCII (View Menu)

Hex (View Menu)

Viewer (View Menu)


ASCII (View Menu)

Use this command to view a file in ASCII format.


Hex (View Menu)

Use this command to view a file in hexadecimal format.  The Hex viewer displays a file as both a series of hexadecimal (base 16) numbers and ASCII characters.


Viewer (View Menu)

Use this command to view a file in its native format  (using one of Drag And View's viewers) after viewing the file in either ASCII or hexadecimal format.


Drag And View - Options Menu
Options Menu

Fonts (Options Menu)

Settings (Options Menu)


Drag And View - Options Menu - Fonts (Options Menu)
Fonts (Options Menu)

The Fonts command opens a dialog box to choose a font for the file viewers.  The specified font applies to all viewers' display text except the Hexadecimal viewer.


Drag And View - Options Menu - Settings (Options Menu)
Settings (Options Menu)

The Settings command opens a dialog box which offers choices to control the appearance of the Drag And View active icon, file viewing windows.


Filelist Menu

Filelist (Filelist Menu)

The Filelist command displays the names of files that have been dragged to the open window or opened from the file menu in the current session of Drag And View.  The current file has a check before the name.  Highlighting another file and pressing Enter or clicking on another file name will display that file.


System Menu

Open the system menu by clicking on the active icon.

Related Topics:

Settings (System Menu)

Close All Windows (System Menu)

Close (System Menu)


Settings (System Menu)

The Settings command opens a dialog box which offers choices to control the appearance of the Drag And View active icon and file viewing windows.


Close All Windows (System Menu)

The Close All Windows command closes all the currently open Drag And View windows.  The command does not close the program, and the icon remains.


Close (System Menu)

The Close command exits the Drag And View program and closes all open Drag And View windows.


About Drag And Zip

Drag And Zip is a utility that brings drag and drop ease to file compression using the PKZIP compression program from PKWARE, Inc., or the LHA compression routine. You can also make self-extracting archives.

Drag And Zip dialog box

Drag And Zip allows you to compress files by dragging them from the file list and dropping them on the active Drag And Zip icon. Drag and Zip opens a dialog box with fields for you to enter the name of the archive file and a path for its location. Drag And Zip also allow you to drag and zip subdirectories.

Drag And Zip is compatible with PKZIP versions 1.1,  2.04g, and later. Any other versions of PKZIP may not work properly.  To use Drag And Zip to build and extract LZH files, you must have a copy of LHA.EXE.  Drag and Zip will not work with LHARC.EXE.

Drag And Zip's viewer, Zip View, allows you to display a list of the files contained in the compressed file. Listed files can then be selected by highlighting a single file or tagging one or more. You may perform a variety of operations on the selected files, including:

Extract

Delete

Temporarily extract to a unique program group for further examination

Convert to a self-extracting file (if you have ZIP2EXE.EXE on your system)

Run or load to an associated program

Modify and replace or restore

Scan for viruses


PKZIP version options

Drag And Zip works with PKZIP versions 1.1 and 2.04. Each version offers different options for managing and storing compressed files.

Related Topics:

PKZIP 1.1 options

PKZIP 2.04 options


PKZIP 1.1 options

To zip files with PKZIP 1.1:

1.	Drag and drop files or directories on the Drag And Zip active icon.

The PKZIP 1.1 dialog box opens.

2.	Select a compression option.

Shorter time yields larger files; slower time produces maximum compression.

3.	Select filename storage options:

The Zip subdirectories option will store all the files in the directory branch, including subdirectories.

The Store pathnames in subdirectories option will save and store only the pathnames of files in the subdirectories of the chosen files, not of files in the main directory.

The Store all pathnames option saves all pathnames of all files selected for zipping.

Note:  Drag And File allows you to drag an entire branch from the directory tree. If you drag and zip a whole branch, deselect the Zip subdirectories option under Browse Arguments to avoid zipping the subdirectories twice.

4.	Click on OK to close the PKZIP dialog box and begin the compression routine.

6.	When PKZIP displays an OK button in the DOS box, click OK to close the box.


PKZIP 2.04 options

To zip files with PKZIP 2.04:

1.	Drag and drop files or directories on the Drag And Zip active icon.

The PKZIP 2.04 dialog box opens.

2.	Fill in the open fields.

Zip filename:  The name of the file resulting from compression.

Output directory:  The path where the file will be stored.

Command line arguments:  These codes control how PKZIP handles file compression.

Note:  Rather than enter arguments on the command line, most users should click the Browse Arguments button to display several option fields (see below). Make your choices and let PKZIP translate them into argument codes.

3.	Click on Browse Arguments.

The Browse Arguments dialog box displays.

4. 	Choose appropriate selections, as follows.

Compression options:  Choices here balance speed against size. The faster the compression, the larger the zip file.

Span multiple disks:  Check this option if you anticipate the zipped file will be larger than the capacity of a single piece of media. Selecting multiple disks enables the format options field.

Arguments:

The Zip subdirectories option will store all the files in the directory branch, including subdirectories.

The Store pathnames in subdirectories option will save and store only the pathnames of files in the subdirectories of the chosen files, not of files in the main directory.

The Store all pathnames option saves all pathnames of all files selected for zipping.

Version 2.04 Compatibility: These six checkboxes represent system options that may increase PKZIP's speed. Not all of the options may be compatible with your hardware configuration. We suggest you turn them on one by one to achieve the best combination of speed and reliability.

5.	Click on OK to close the Browse Arguments dialog box, and again to close the PKZIP dialog box and begin the compression routine.

6.	When PKZIP displays an OK button in the DOS box, click OK to close the box.


Drag And Zip Settings

To change Drag And Zip settings:

1.	Click on the active Drag And Zip icon.

2.	Choose Settings from the pop-up menu.

The Drag And Zip Settings dialog box appears.

4.	Fill in the options as described below.

PKZIP dialog box

Icon always visible
This option makes Drag And Zip's icon visible at all times.  (If Fileman Launcher is running, it will automatically make the Drag And Zip icon visible.)

Icon stays where last put
This option causes Drag And Zip to remember and reuse its last icon position.  (Fileman Launcher does this automatically.)

PKZIP version 2 or greater
Check this statement if it is true; do not check it if you are running any version of PKZIP earlier than version 2.0 Drag And Zip passes switches and commands to PKZIP and PKUNZIP, which depend on this information.

Output directory
Accept one of the two default directories (the current directory, or the directory from which you dragged files to be zipped) or type in another directory name.

PKZIP/PKUNZIP location
LHA location
Enter the drive and directory where your copies of PKZIP.EXE, PKUNZIP.exe, and LHA.EXE are kept.

Icon caption
Enter text to use as a caption benath the Drag And Zip icon when it is an active icon. A blank field will produce a blank line under the active icon.


About Zip View

Zip View is a file viewing utility that works with Drag And File.

Zip View allows you to

Display a list of files contained within an archived file

Delete and run files

Extract files singly or in groups from a zip archive

Make compressed files self-extracting (if ZIP2EXE.EXE is present on your system)

Zip View main window


Selecting Zip files to examine

Zip View offers three ways to identify a zipped file or files to view.

Note: These methods depend on your having allowed the setup program to record an association between .ZIP files and Zip View. If you have not done so, record the association before proceeding. If necessary, consult Microsoft Windows Users' Guide for information on associating files.

Double click on the file in the filelist of any file manager that supports drag and drop.

Highlight the file and drag and drop it on the active Zip View icon or on the open Zip View window.

Select Open from the Zip View File menu, and choose the file you want to view.

The Zip View window opens, showing the contents of the zipped file. In addition, the window displays file names, file sizes, date and time files were saved,  and the total number of files and their collective size.

Related Topics:

Tagging/Highlighting Listed Files


Tagging/Highlighting Listed Files

The files included in a zipped file displayed in Zip View can be highlighted one by one or tagged as a group.

To highlight a file:

Click on the file

Start typing the filename. Zip View will display your typing in the finder window. The highlight will move to the file in the filelist which most closely matches the letters you type.

To tag a file:

Ctrl+LButton click on a file

RButton click on a file

Press the spacebar when the file is highlighted

Press the right arrow key when the file is highlighted

Use the same procedure to untag tagged files one by one.

To tag or untag all files:

Ctrl+right arrow key to tag all files

Ctrl+left arrow key to untag all files


Zip View Toolbar

The toolbar includes single click buttons which represent the most frequently used actions.

View	Keyboard:  Alt-V
Use this button to cause Zip View to extract the file from its compressed archive,  load a file viewer and display the contents of the file. (To adjust the display, see options in the Settings menu.)

Delete	Keyboard:  Alt-D
Press this button to delete any highlighted or tagged files.

Launch	Keyboard:  Alt-L
Press the Launch button to extract any file from the highlighted zip file and, depending on the nature of the file, do the following:

If it is a program, run it

-OR-

If it is a data or graphic file, run its associated program and load the file.  If no program association exists for the file, you will be prompted to choose one.

Extract
Press the Extract button to open a dialog box to specify:

Which files (tagged, highlighted, or all) to extract

The directory in which to store the extracted files

If the specified directory does not exist, Zip View will ask if you wish to create one.

In addition, press the Browse Arguments button to open a second dialog box where you can specify:

Create directories stored in the zip file (if the file was stored with this information)

Overwrite existing files and suppress the default overwrite warning message

Enable up to four arguments which may increase compression speed

If you have highlighted an LZH file for extraction, the dialog box is similar to that for zipped files, but presents fewer choices.

Scan
Press the Scan button to run a virus scanning program if you have one installed.

Zip View must be able to pass arguments to the scan program in order to laod and run it. DOS-based programs normally run this way, but few Windows-based programs do. If yuor scanning program is Windows-based, Zip View may not be able to run it successfully.

Check Out
Press the Check Out button to create a Program Manager group, temporarily extract the highlighted or tagged files and place them as items in the group.

The Check Out feature allows you to run a program quickly. The procedure also includes a virus scan as an option before running the program.


Zip View Menus

Open (File Menu)

About (File Menu)

Exit (File Menu)

Sort ( Main Menu Bar)

Make EXE (Options Menu)

Convert to ZIP/LZH (Options Menu)

Fonts (Options Menu)

Settings (Options Menu)


Zip View - Zip View Menus - Open (File Menu)
Open (File Menu)

Use the Open command to list the files compressed in a zip file you select by browsing the directory tree or by typing in a filename.

This technique is especially useful to see the files archived in a self-extracting zip file which cannot be list-viewed by double-clicking on it.


About (File Menu)

Choose the About command to open a box with information about the version of Drag And Zip, and the address and telephone number of Canyon Software.


Zip View - Zip View Menus - Exit (File Menu)
Exit (File Menu)

Select the Exit command to quit Zip View.


Sort ( Main Menu Bar)

Use the Sort command to sort the listing of files in a zip file by Filename, Extension, Date and Time, or Size.  You can also save the sort as a default.


Make EXE (Options Menu)

Choose the Make EXE command to make a highlighted or tagged files self-extracting.

Note: This action is available only if you have ZIP2EXE.EXE from PKWARE, Inc. installed in the same directory with your copies of PKZIP and PKUNZIP.


Convert to ZIP/LZH (Options Menu)

Use the Convert to ZIP/LZH command to convert a ZIP file to an LZH  file and an LZH file to a ZIP file.

In a dialog box you may change the filename and the destination directory.  To convert a ZIP file to an LZH file requires copies of PKUNZIP and LHA.  To convert an LZH file to a ZIP file requires copies of LHA and PKZIP.


Zip View - Zip View Menus - Fonts (Options Menu)
Fonts (Options Menu)

Use the Fonts command to open a standard Windows 3.1 font dialog box from which you can change the default font in Zip View.


Zip View - Zip View Menus - Settings (Options Menu)
Settings (Options Menu)

Use the Settings command to set preferences and defaults for Zip View.

Output directory
Use this option to choose the default output directory to store files you unzip. Two choices are available:

Current Directory - the directory in which the file you are currently viewing resides

Previous Zip Directory - the last directory that you extracted files to

Display options
Use these options to choose information ZipView will show in the file display.

Normally, any stored path information appears.  But select Show CRC to show CRC information instead. Your choice here becomes the default.

PKZIP version 2 or greater
Check this statement if it is true; do not check it if you are running any version of PKZIP earlier than version 2.04g. Drag And Zip passes switches and commands to PKZIP and UNZIP which depend on this information.

PKZIP/PKUNZIP location
LHA location
Enter the drive and directory where your copies of PKZIP.EXE, PKUNZIP.EXE, and LHA.EXE are kept.

Anti-Virus
Enter the path and the name of the antivirus program for Zip View to use when you request a virus scan.

Enter commands ("arguments") for ZipView to pass to the scanning program to make it work.

Put *.* where you want Zip View to substitute the drive and directory of the files that you want scanned.

Viewing Program
Enter the directory and the filename of the file viewer. The default entry is for Drag And View.