SORTVIEW.CMD FEB 20,1994 release 2
C>BLACK, B.STONE,KUTEK
KUTEK ,PO BOX 261 ,FORKED RIVER, NJ 08731

This is a  maintenace release. The only changes in this version
are minor modifications to pgm output format, and the inability to
write to non folder EAs with SORTVIEW.

TYPE SORTVIEW at an OS2 prompt for help and parameters.

BACKUP YOUR EAs BEFORE USING SORTVIEW !!!!!

This pgm will allow you to set the sort attribute of the folders
on your system,the permanent view with which a folder opens
in the wps(icon ,tree or details),the bacground image type(solid color,
tiled, or scaled)and the image scale factor. it is intended to be
used with the selector function in BLKOS2 to change all the settings
throughout your system in one simple process,though it can also
be used standalone or with other OS2 command shells or recursion utilities.
AS always, it is wise to have a system or EA backup before using
this pgm, but it is generally safe. it works by writing directly to
undocumented EA subkeys in a FOLDER'S .Classinfo EA.Note that if you have
never opened a folder before from the wps or changed it's settings
the folder will not have any EAs.Thus all such folders on your system will
have the default EA data that is written by the system when they are first
opened written directly to them by SORTVIEW.

IMPORTANT NOTE:back up your Eas using eg EABACKUP or lh32 until you have
verified that this pgm is safe on your system.No irreversible harm
can be done by the program to your system which cannot be corrected
by EA restoration from a suitable backup.


You will  have to restart the WPS to get the settings to
take effect-do this with a process kill utility such as killem
ie killem pmshell.the wps will autorestart and the new views
will be available.Mole ,Slay, Kill etc are also suitable,
as is rebooting.

EXAMPLES:

to use with BLKOS2 to change all folder settings on your system
to sorted by size with details view as the standard view type at the
BLKOS2 prompt:

  sortview ]@[[*[ ssz d

  when the selector comes up select the Destop dirs and subs and
  invert the tags by hitting ALT left arrow and press enter.All
  remaining folders on your *system* will be modified to these
  default settings.

to change the \os2 folder's settings to unsorted tree view type

  sortview X:\os2 soff t    where X is the boot drive letter.


to change a group of files on the current drive to sorted by name and icon view
using the BLKOS2 selector TYPE:

  sortview ]@[*[ sna i

select those folders of interest and press enter.

for a single drive which is not the current drive type
sortview ]@[X:[ sna i   -> where X is the drive of interest


HPFS LONGNAME USAGE:

   sortview "f:\i am a big directory name" sca i 5 ssz

sets the  icon view with a scaled image at size factor 5  and sorted by size
for this folder.

Note: the 07 beta  of BLKOS2 does not handle longnames
properly-the current version,soon to be released does so.

This material and pgm are copyright (c) 1993-94 B.STONE,C>BLACK,KUTEK
all rights reserved -FREE for PERSONAL USE and by Educational Institutions
ONLY-all others contact KUTEK

disclaimer:

****USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!*****

though SORTVIEW has been thoroughly tested, YOU are responsible for the
results of the use of this program on your system.
BACK YOUR EAS UP BEFORE USING IT-A SYSTEM IS TOTALLY RECOVERABLE VIA
SUCH A BACKUP.

Address any comments or inquiries to Charlene Black R/O
at ->18 on RIME or by snail to:
KUTEK,PO BOX 261,FORKED RIVER,NJ 08731
drop us a line with an email address(fido or rime preferred)
if you would like to beta test BLKOS2.