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Automatic Individualized Directory
by Judith R. Epstein
(C) 1983
All Rights Reserved
Automatic Individualized Directory
1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this program is to reduce or eliminate
repetitive steps which are usually required in the creating,
editing, and using of BASIC programs on an IBM Personal Computer.
It provides a menu by automatically creating a directory of all
the BASIC programs available on a diskette, and produces numbers
which can be used rapidly and effectively to choose any BASIC
program to run, or load and edit. The effectiveness of the
program is greatly enhanced by assigning time-saving commands to
the function keys.
2. REQUIREMENTS
The diskette contains the files :
AID.DOC This documentation
AID.BAT A batch file
AID.BAS A program file
AID.EXE A program file
AUTOEXEC.BAT A copy of AID.BAT
These AID program files should be on every diskette that you
want to use so that they will be available automatically
whenever the computer is turned on or the system reset. (AID.DOC
is not necessary on every diskette)
Since the diskette will contain BASIC programs, BASICA.COM
and COMMAND.COM should be on the diskette as well. These
programs require 96K RAM and DOS 1.1.
This program will work with drives A, B, C, or D. The
program does not support hard disks. Either an 80 column or a 40
column monitor may be used.
3. INSTALLATION
Before you use the AID program, the files should be copied
onto each diskette that you want to make automatic. The
original should be stored away for safe keeping.
For a two-drive system:
a. Boot up DOS as per your normal procedures.
b. Format a new diskette on B: with FORMAT B:/S
c. Copy BASICA.COM from your DOS diskette to the new
diskette with COPY BASICA.COM B:
d. Remove the DOS diskette from drive A: and insert the
AID program diskette in drive A:.
COPY AID.BAS B:
COPY AID.EXE B:
COPY AID.BAT B:
COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT B:
e. Copy any of your BASIC programs to the newly created
diskette in B: They may have either .BAS or .EXE
extensions.
f. The installation is now complete.
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For a one-drive system:
a. Boot up DOS as per your normal procedures.
b. Format a new diskette on A: with FORMAT /S
c. Copy BASICA.COM from your DOS diskette to the new
diskette with COPY BASICA.COM A:
d. Remove the DOS diskette from drive A: and insert the
AID program diskette in drive A:.
COPY AID.BAS A:
COPY AID.EXE A:
COPY AID.BAT A:
COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT A:
e. Copy any of your BASIC programs to the newly created
diskette in A: They may have either .BAS or .EXE
extensions.
f. The installation is now complete.
4. USING THE DISKETTE
To start using the AID (Automatic Individualized Directory)
diskette that was just created, insert it in Drive A and turn on
the computer. If the computer is already on, hold down the CTRL,
ALT, and DEL keys for a system reset, or type AUTOEXEC at the A>.
After a few moments, the directory of BASIC programs on disk
drive A appears. If there are programs with the .EXE extension
(compiled BASIC programs), a menu will show the names of these
programs. Preceding the name of each program there is a number
corresponding to that program. If there are more than 32
programs to be listed, pressing the "enter" key will allow you to
scroll the complete list. Pressing the ESC key will allow you to
make a selection. The message "Run, Continue, or eXit to menu"
appears at the bottom of the screen. If there are programs with
the .BAS extension, another menu will show the names and numbers
of those programs. The message "Run, Load, New, or eXit" appears
at the bottom of the screen.
If you pick Run, the message "Enter number of program ==>"
appears. When you enter the number of a program, the message
"PROGRAMNAME Is this correct? (Y or N)" is displayed. If it is
correct, press Y. The program selected will then be run. If it
is not correct, press N. You can then enter another number and
repeat the above steps. You may also press just the "enter" key
to see the list again.
If the program is running under the BASIC interpreter, i.e.,
looking for programs with .BAS extensions, then before the
selected program is run, you have the opportunity to pick
either a monochrome monitor or color monitor (if available).
Function key F2 will be set to "Run Aid" so that you may return
to this program by pressing F2 (if the program selected does not
alter the function key settings). These options are not
available when looking for programs with .EXE extensions.
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If you pick Continue, the AID program will switch you to the
menu for the BASIC programs with .BAS extensions. (If there are
no .EXE programs on the diskette, you will automatically be sent
to the menu for the BASIC programs with .BAS extensions.)
If you pick Load, the same procedure as above is followed.
In addition, you are asked whether the correct date and time are
displayed, and if not, you have the opportunity to set them
correctly. This is done to insure that a program to be loaded
and modified will be saved with the correct date and time.
The AID program also sets function keys for new or modified
functions in order to provide time saving commands. These
settings only work, though, under the BASIC interpreter.
F1 Creates a blank line at the cursor position, then types LIST
F2 Creates a blank line at the cursor position, then types RUN
+ RETURN
F3 Creates a blank line at the cursor position, then types
LOAD"
The blank line is created so that the commands LIST,RUN, and
LOAD can be entered anywhere on the screen.
F4 Creates a blank screen, then saves the program that is
stated in the remark statement 10 i.e.,
10 'SAVE"PROGRAMNAME"
Thus, each program should begin with statement 10, where
PROGRAMNAME is the name by which the particular program will
be saved.
F5 Types CONT + RETURN
F6 Types ,"LPT1 + RETURN
F7 Types TRON + RETURN
F8 Types TROFF + RETURN
F9 Creates a blank line at the cursor position, then renumbers
the program in memory, starting at line 10, in increments of
10.
F10 Creates a blank line at the cursor position, then types EDIT
If you pick New, you have the opportunity to set the correct
date and time, the function keys are set, and the memory is
cleared. Make sure that any new program that you write starts
with 10 'SAVE"yourprogramname."
If you pick eXit, you will then be returned to the main menu
of the AID program. The choices on the menu are:
1. Description of Program
2. Set the Date and Time
3. Select Drive [Default A]
4. Set the Function Keys and Describe Them
5. List the BASIC Programs on the Diskette
6. Exit this Program
If you realize that you have the wrong diskette, you may
replace it with another diskette and select option 5, or option 3
to change the drive and then option 5.
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change the drive and then option 5.
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