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░▒▓██ PCBOARD DIRxx DIRECTORY MAKER - v.1.0 ██▓▒░
(c) Copyright 1995 Alex F. Dolgosh
Version release date: 7/2/95
░▒▓█Definition█▓▒░
ADIZ is an executable program designed to read the filenames in an MS-DOS
file directory using the "DIR" command, and then examine all the .ZIP
files for the presence of a FILE_ID.DIZ description file. If found, the
FILE_ID.DIZ description will be inserted in a PCBoard-format DIRxx file
directory. The header and typical filename output of ADIZ follows. The
scale will show the location of each field in the PCBoard format.
Filename Size Date Description of File Contents
============ ======== ======== =============================================
FILENAME.EXT 123456 01-13-95 <This file needs a description>
┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬┬
│ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │ ┴ │
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
ADIZ will examine the contents of each FILE_ID.DIZ and, if it fails to meet
the standard line length and number criteria, will reformat the information
to fit properly in the DIRxx file with a limit of 10 lines of correct length.
If no FILE_ID.DIZ file is found - or the file is not an archive in the .ZIP
protocol - a line of description which states:
<This file needs a description>
will be inserted in place of the description.
This program is helpful with CD ROMs which do not have prepared PCBoard
DIRxx file directories and all the files are grouped in separate DOS
directories.
░▒▓█Installation█▓▒░
1. Make a working directory for ADIZ (eg: C:\ADIZ). The DIRxx file will be
created in this directory.
2. Unzip the contents of ADIZ10.ZIP into that directory.
The archive contains the following:
ADIZ.EXE - Main Executable
ADIZ.DOC - This File
FILE_ID.DIZ - Description File
3. Make sure the latest version of PKUNZIP.EXE is either in your working
directory or its location is in your DOS PATH statement.
3. Run the ADIZ program. Optionally, you may (C)reate a new DIRxx PCBoard
file directory, or (R)efresh an existing DIRxx which may be out of sync
with the files in your corresponding file directory.
Simply respond to the prompts for DIRxx number and DOS directory location
of archived files.
NOTE: Do not use DIRxx names with file extensions. DIR34 is a valid name,
but DIR34.TXT is not operational.
4. If you choose the (C)reate option, ADIZ will read all the filenames in the
selected DOS directory and create a PCBoard-format DIRxx file directory
with all the available FILE_ID.DIZ descriptions found in the .ZIP archives.
5. If you choose to (R)efresh an existing DIRxx text file directory, ADIZ
will make a backup copy of your existing DIRxx and create a new listing,
preserving all descriptions not supported by archived FILE_ID.DIZ text
descriptions. Existing file descriptions of files not in the .ZIP archive
protocol and of .ZIP files which do not contain FILE_ID.DIZ will be
preserved as listed in the original DIRxx.
6. You may then manually edit the new DIRxx file to add the missing or new
descriptions.
░▒▓█REGISTRATION█▓▒░
This program is freeware, and is offered without warranty. The author is
not responsible for its operation, or for any consequential losses or
damage arising from its use. If you have any questions about its operation,
you may contact the author by leaving a message on:
Cleveland Hamnet BBS
Willoughby, Ohio 44094
(216) 942-6382
...or by Internet E-Mail - al.dolgosh@cleham.nshore.org
July 2, 1995