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Directory Utility DUX version 4
Fixed ARC and DEARC problem.
Updated DOCS!!! This will help those having problems with rename and arc/
DE_ARC.
Assign C: to ram: only happens on FORMAT and DISKCOPY and is now reassigned
to sys:c after the function completes.
Typing into any string gadget with a <CR> does not try to get the new
directory.
SLIDING WINDOWS! -- CLICK on the sliders and whold them down and move them
arround. The files update as you slide.
Directory Utility DUX version 3
This program now allows multiple directory selection.
NOTE: For this program to work the commands Execute and Assign
must be in the sys:c directory.
Directory Utility DUX version 2
Questions or comments can be placed on PLINK to OPS602. I would be
interested in any future improvements people would like to see.
NOTE: a final bug in the update of both the source and destination
directories has been fixed. To DLDSET delete a directory or DELETE
a program or to FORMAT or DISKCOPY a DISK you must click the
gadget twice!
This is an upgrade of the program I have been modifying.
The following comands and directories are needed for the Diskcopy
and format functions to work:
DIRECTORY C LIBS SYSTEM
PROGRAM NAME Assign icon.library Format
Run Diskcopy
All commands in any of the directories must start with CAP and the
rest of the name should be lower case. This is true for any command
you want selected to ram:
The following features have been added:
1. COMMAND SELECTION TO RAM: The Gadgets DLDSET and GTDSEL
are multifunction gadgets. When DUX first comes up the two
directories on the screen are the default C directory and the DUC
directory utility C directory.these gadgets are used to select
and set the comands you wish to place in ram:. Also a message
displayed requesting comamand selection is displayed on startup.
The GTDSEL gadget can be poked to highlight all commands
DU would currently need. This you can use if you have memory to
burn. Or you can select a single command just as you select a file
THen by using the COPY gadget you can copy your selected commands
to the DUC directory in ram:. This is the Directory utility Command
file in ram:.
Then use the gadget DLDSET to set the commands to the ram:
directory. Once this gadget is poked the GTDSEL and DLDSET keys
then become the function GET DIRECTORY and DELETE DIRECTORY.
Th following gadgets can be poked durring the selection process:
ALL,CLEAR,GTDSEL,COPY,the slide bars and file selection windows.
Any other action will leave all commands on the default directory
and the GTDSEL and DLDSET gadgets will no longer function as
command selection gadgets.
D I R U T I L X X - file/disk utility program 01/02/87
UPDATED BY DEAN D. HELD Minneapolis, MN
TWO DIRECTORIES IN TWO WINDOWS. This program now has 2! directory windows
which prevents so much disk activity when switching directories. The highlighted
window is the source the un highlighted window is the destination.
TO select the source window click on the slide gadget, the corect file
selection window, or use SWAP which now switches the highlight.
Also GLOBAL RENAME,EXECUTE,DISKCOPY,MOVE WITH DELETE
(same as COPY but deletes the source files after copy),DEARC,ARC,ARCLIST
(now goes to unhighlighted destinaton device).
D I R U T I L I I I - a file/disk utility program
Original Version by Chris Nicotra
Revisions/Enhancements/Fixes by Dave Jobusch,
Rich Medved and Nathan Barber
A feature that I really like is being able to get a screen
display of ASCII files from programs like "Sweep". The only
version of DirUtil that has ever had this lacked the numerous
gadget buttons of this version. Unfortunately, on that version,
the individual that added the TYPE feature, decided to keep the
code. It's a pity, he had a good implimentation. When I found this
version on a local board, there were only two things that I didn't like.
The lack of a TYPE was one. The other is that I have three floppies on my
Amiga, but the utility only had gadgets for df0: and df1:. Well, now it
supports df2:. When I compiled the code, I got over 50 compiler warnings,
I cleaned up over half of them and, hopefully, didn't add any new ones.
Don't worry about the warnings, the code compiles and links fine -- it's
just that I got tired of looking for errors in midst of the field of
warnings. It compiled fine with Lattice 3.03 and Manx 3.2
This program is in the public domain. That means you can't
sell the damn thing to anyone, and further more, I doubt
you'd get much for it. As a matter of fact, I beat this
thing to death for 2 weeks, and it still isn't perfect,
but it works. I got the original program from a BBS
in Omaha, and do not know who Chris Nicotra is.
Instructions:
Click on file or directory names in the file window to
select a file to take action on. Click on one of the
many gadgets to take the selected action on the selected
files/directory (yes, only one directory at a time).
The three string gadgets at the bottom are:
First directory. This can be the source or destination
based on being highlighted or unhighlighted.
Second directory. This can be the source or destination
based on being highlighted or unhighlighted.
E: The string to be passed:
GRENAM -- input to gadget as described.
FORMAT -- name of disk to be formated.
RUN -- parameters to be passed to program being
run.
EXECUTE -- parameters to pass to the file
being executed.
df0:,df1:,df2:,df3:,ram:,hd0:,hd1:,hd2: --->
Set current directory to the root of the selected device.
ALL --->
Select ALL files in the current highlighted source
directory, including the ones "scrolled off" the window.
ALLDIRS --->
Highlights all directories.
ALLWIND --->
Highlights all files in the highlighted source window
(9 at a time). This is handy for arciving a directory
that is two large for a 3 1/2" disk.
ARC ---> Select all Files to be Archived in the source window
(highlighted), Enter the name of the new Archive in
the Destination box (not highlighted). Then Select
ARC. For fast arcing,copy all files to be arced into ram:
Archive name does'nt need anything before it,but you can
use one in the following format:. In the destination
unhighlighted window enter the name of the arc file.
If the destination is ram: then the ARC file name
would be ram:ARCFILE.ARC.
If the destination is ram:DIR1 then the ARC file name
would be ram:DIR1/ARCFILE.ARC.
no name the file will be created as .ARC.
ARCLST ---> This lists all files in the selected ARC files in the
highlighted source window.
BYTE --->
Adds up the number of bytes of the selected files in the
highlighted source directory and displays the sum and
the number of files. Remember that each file takes up
512 more bytes than indicated because of its directory entry.
CLEAR --->
De-select all selected files in the highlighted source
directory.
CLRDIRS --->
Clears all selected directories in the highlighted source
directory.
CLRWIND --->
Clears all files in the highlighted source window.
COPY --->
Copy selected files to the directory specified in the
unhighlighted destination string gadget. It must be
an existing directory path and CAN go across devices.
You should be able to enter paths relative to the
current directory.
CPYDIRS --->
Copies multiple selected directories in the highlighted
source directory to the unhighlighted destination
directory.
DE-ARC ---> Select one or more Arced files,then select DE-ARC.Enter
the device name +#? (DF1:#?) or (DF1:DIR1/#?) in the
destination unhighlighted window. The files will be
un arced and placed on the destination device and directory.
See GRENAM for a clearer description. This also works in ram:
WARNING!!! if the file being DE_ARCED is already
in the destination directory DUX and all previous
versions get hung up. I do not know how to fix this.
PEOPLE REALLY SHOULD NAME THEIR README FILES AS ex.
DUX4.doc. I REALLY HATE when I DEARC a set of FILES
and all my README files get over writen because they
WERE all called README.
DELDIRS --->
Deletes selected directories in the highlighted
Source directory.
DLDSET --->
On startup this will set the commands selected as in ram:
or disk. This command looks at the ram:DUC directory and
if the command is located in ram: it assigns the command
to ram: other wise it gets the command from the sys:C
directory. Once the commands are set in ram: then this
gadget becomes the delete directory command described as
follows:
This will delete the non-empty diretory that you have
selected in the file window. You will get and error
if the directory is not empty.
DELETE --->
Delete selected files in the Highlighted source directory.
This will not delete directories.
DINFO --->
Used to show the number of USABLE bytes from the DEVICE
associated with the unhighlighted destination directory.
DSKCPY --->
Disk copy now runs a program to disk copy disks.
Any prgram named diskcopy in the C directory will work.
Even the amiga disk copy program. This copies the device
in the highlighted source window to the device in the
unhighlighted destination window. FIRST CLICK THE DISK
COPY GADGET ONCE. INSERT SOURCE AND TARGET DISKS AS
SPECIFIED. CLICK THIS GADGET AGAIN. THE DISKS WILL BE COPIED.
BEFORE DOING ANY OTHER FUNCTION INSERT YOUR WB DISK BACK IN.
ON YOUR NEXT COMAND ACTION C: WILL BE ASSIGNED FROM RAM:
BACK TO SYS:C.
SCRIPT --->
This function is used to play AGIES script files.
the command must be in the default C directory as
"Player". This function will play the highlighted
script files in the source window.
EDIT --->
EDIT allows you to use a text editor from within
DirUtil. First click on the file you want to
edit, then click on the EDIT gadget. To enable this
feature, you must rename your text editor to "E"
and place it in the SYS:c directory.
EXECUTE ---> Now executes an execute file selected in the highlighted
source window and passes the parameters from the E window.
GTDSEL ---> On startup you can select this gadget first to
highlight all the commands used by DUX then
select the copy gadget to copy the commands to ram:
and then clikc the DLDSET to set the commands in ram:
from then on all commands are executed from ram:
and this icon defalts to the GETDIR function.
You can also select all or click on one or any
of the commands and only copy your preferance of
commands to ram: for greater versitility.
IMPORTANT!!!!!
All commands must be CAPS first and then
small letters ex. Player,Show,E,Diskcopy...
except... NewCLI, EndCLI.
If you want to go to a new directory, select
a directory in the highlighted source window,
and click on this gadget.
FORMAT ---> Format a disk. this feature formats a disk.
The format comand formats the highlighted
source window device selected and names the disk
with the file name in the execute "E" window.
GRENAM ---> This is my pride and joy! A global rename.
Comands are entered in the execute window with the
following format.
+]abcd adds the characters 'abcd' to the front of all highlighted
files.
+[.pic Adds the characters '.pic' to the back of all highlighted
files
-]3 Removes 3 characters from the front of all highlighted
files.
-[3 Removes 3 characters from the back of all highlighted
files.
#?abcd>efgh
This searches all files highlighted for the string 'abcd'
and replaces the string with the string 'efgh'!
fileabcd.pic -> fileefgh.pic
HTYPE --->
Types a file to the screen in HEX and ASCII 16 numbers
at a time.
MAKDIR --->
This will create the directory that you have typed in
the highlighted source window gadget. You MAY use
relative paths.
ex: click on the highlited string gadget and enter the
following:
ram: ---> ram:newdirectoryname
ram:DIR1 ---> ram:DIR1/newdirectoryname
then click the gadget. The new directory will be made
and the current directory will be returned to:
ram: or ram:DIR1 respectively.
The directory will be created in the highlighted source
window.
MOVE --->
Same basic principle as RENAME, but assumes that you
want to just move the file to a new directory, not
actually rename it. It will move multiple files from
one directory to another.
MOVDEL ---> This is like a rename between devices. What it does is
move files from the highlighted source window to the
unhighlighted destination window from one device to
another and then deletes the source files.
NEWCLI---> bring up a new CLI.
FILENOTE ---> Place a filenote on the specified source file. This
feature takes the specified source file and addes a
filenote to it. This feature does only one file at a time.
PARENT --->
Go to the parent directory in the highlighted source
window
PRINT --->
Same as TYPE, but the output goes to PRT:
RENAME --->
Renames first selected file or directory to the name
or path specified in the highlighted source directory.
ex: click on the highlited string gadget and enter the
following:
ram: ---> ram:newdirectoryname
ram:DIR1 ---> ram:DIR1/newdirectoryname
then click the gadget. The new directory will be made
and the current directory will be returned to:
ram: or ram:DIR1 respectively.
The directory will be created in the highlighted source
window.
ROOT --->
Go to the root of the current device in the highlighted
source window.
RUN --->
"RUNS" the selected files from inside DIRUTIL. If DIRUTIL
was called from CLI, any output from the program is
directed to the calling CLI. Parameters may be passed
to the program by entering them in the E window.
SEARCH --->
Searchs the marked group of files for the pattern found
in the E window. Upper/lower ARE different. If the \
character is found, the next two characters are converted
into a single Hexadecimal digit and used as one
character in the overall search. The search pattern was
limited to 60 max characters by choice. The search has
two modes, SLOW and FAST, which it will choose depending
on how much memory is available in the machine. I HIGHLY
recommend freeing up enough RAM to allow the FAST mode to
run since the SLOW mode is AT LEAST 10 times slower.
The SLOW mode search can be aborted by hitting the ESC
key. The FAST mode cannot be aborted, it is so fast you
will not mind the slight wait.
SHOW --->
The show comand must be in the C directory as Show.
Select the IFF files you wish to display, one or more,
then click on the SHOW gadget. DirUtil will attempt to
display these files. This function will work with most,
but not all forms of IFF files. If DirUtil can not
display the file, an error message will be displayed in
the error msg. window and DirUtil will go on to the next
selection, if there is one.
DirUtil opens a new screen for the IFF file, displays the
file, then waits for you to continue. When finished
viewing the image, click in the upper-left corner of the
image. There is an invisible close gadget located there.
DirUtil will close the screen and procede to display
the next file.
SINFO --->
Used to show the number of USABLE bytes from the DEVICE
associated with the highlighted source directory.
SWAP --->
Used to flip the Source highlight from one widow
directory to the other.
TYPE --->
Use this to view standard ASCII (readme, docs, etc) on
stdout; usually your CRT. Select the files you want to
view, then select the TYPE gadget. A new window, with
the window name being the file that you are currently
viewing, will open. Use the space bar to advance by one
screen, a <CR> will advance one line. Entering ESC will
advance you to the end of that file. The space bar will
then exit from that file. If you have selected to view
more than one file, the next will automatically be
displayed. After all selected files have been viewed,
the window will close, returning you to DirUtil's main
screen.
NEW NOTES: 6-Aug
Because of a problem with locking and unlocking the
current directory on a disk that had been removed,
I had to make a change to what the program defaulted
to (for a current directory).
Changes made:
- Initial current directory is ALWAYS set to RAM:
- if you really confuse it, it will go to RAM:
rather than SYS:
I forgots :
I neglected to mention a rather important feature.
If you did something stupid like select all files
and then hit delete, and suddenly realize that
you REALLY didnt want to do that, there is a
STOP IDIOT feature. When you are doing operations
on a group of files, CLICKING ANYWHERE IN THE
WINDOW WILL ABORT THE OPERATION.
This program is "HackerWare", a program that contains executable,
source, icon, and docs. PLEASE keep all the files intact
Here's a scenerio that results in a BIG bug that bit me squarely
in the butt after 4 hours of work!
rename duIII.c duIII.c/duIII.c
Yes, that means rename duIII.c to duIII.c in the subdirectory
called duIII.c. I know that that is not supposed to happen and
should fail, BUT, because of one time string concat. bug in Dirutil,
it did happen with TERRIBLE consequences. If the files involved were
in the RAM: disk, the ORIGINAL file is DELETED and the memory is
NOT deallocated, effectively crippling the machine and any work
you had done to that file. If the file was on a floppy, it still
deletes the file and does not tell the DOS to free up the space,
effectively locking out mucho space on your disk and having God
only knows what other consequences later on down the road. I
sure wish C-A would get it right in the future and I hope someone
with closer contacts to the "Gurus" will inform them of this
"oversight"!
For anyone interested, it takes the 68000 158+ cycles to do a
division and 70+ cycles to do a multiply. By changing all
the division and multiplication in a program to >> and <<
shifts, you can save 150 cycles per instruction! (assuming you are
dividing by a base 2 number). I did this to the quicksort loops
and it helps greatly.
Mini-Doc for DirUtil IV vers 2. for utilities made by Greg Cunningham.
Output Window - Used by Programs EXECed,and by Arc GRENAM
and Show. It can also be used by you as notepad.