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- Documentation for HotDIR Plus 7.2 (DOS Evaluation Version)
-
- Thank you for obtaining the User-Supported Version (i.e. Shareware)
- version of HotDIR Plus 7.2 for DOS. HotDIR Plus is distributed under the
- User-Supported Software method. You get to try the program before
- you buy it to make sure that it meets your needs. How many times have you
- bought an expensive PC software package at your local software store only
- to find out it won't work like you wanted it to, or that it was a dud? Well no
- more! You are free to try HotDIR Plus 7.2 for up to 30 days from the date
- you received it. If after using it you decide you would like to keep using it,
- you are required to register your copy. See the file REGISTER.DOC for
- the registration form. If you do not register HotDIR Plus after 30 days you
- must erase it from your PC and stop using it. Also if you are interested in
- an OS/2 version of HotDIR Plus please download that shareware version
- to try it out, or order the registered OS/2 version from the author for only
- $5 more than the DOS version and you will get both the DOS and OS/2 versions.
-
- For more information about HotDIR Plus or to register write to:
-
- Robert Woeger
- 2423 Hagerman St.
- Colorado Springs, CO 80904 U.S.A. Phone (719) 471-8306
-
- HotDIR was the first and in my opinion the best color sorted directory
- utility. I originally released version 1.0 back in early 1987, followed
- by the "famous" HotDIR 2.1. Due to the change with hard disks larger than
- 33 MB in DOS 4 and DOS 5, I rewrote HotDIR from scratch and relased the
- HotDIR Plus 7.0 series. HotDIR Plus 7.0 and 7.1 were only released to a
- few people and this is the first MAJOR release of HotDIR Plus now 7.2.
-
- HotDIR Plus is a color sorted directory utility. HotDIR Plus is unique in
- that it was the first to display files by color (based on what extension they
- were). It has options to sort your files in many different ways, and list
- them left to right or up and down, plus in 1, 2, 4, or 6 column format.
- I believe that once you've tried HotDIR you'll be hooked. Your files will
- "pop out" at you, and that is how the "Hot" in HotDIR came about. I
- originally wrote HotDIR for a friend of mine, Dr. John German, to help him
- see the different files by type (extensions) easier. He said, "that's Hot"!
- and I soon released the original HotDIR 1.0 to the world. I got such an
- enthusiastic response from HotDIR that I wrote HotDIR Plus. I hope you
- enjoy using it as much as we do.
-
- Type: HDIRPLUS /h to get the help screen.
-
- All commands are described on the help screen and appear as a forward
- slash followed by a letter of the option. You may use multiple commands
- when you invoke HDIRPLUS:
-
- Format: HDIRPLUS [path] [filespec] [/option] [/option] ...
-
- Examples are:
-
- HDIRPLUS \os2\system /c /2
-
- This will display a 2 column directory format and clear the screen
- first. It will display all files in directory \os2\system.
-
- HDIRPLUS
-
- This will display all files in the default drive/directory and use the
- predefined options. Default or those modified through HDIRCNFG.EXE.
-
- HDIRPLUS /r
-
- Information about registering your copy of HotDIR Plus.
-
- HDIRPLUS /h
-
- List of all commands available for HotDIR Plus.
-
- HDIRPLUS a: /p
-
- Display directory of A: drive and toggle Pause at end of screen mode.
-
- HDIRPLUS /p >prn
-
- Sends HotDIR Plus' output to the printer without page pauses.
- You can send output to a file by placing >filename instead of >prn.
-
-
- Summary
- -------
-
- Commands used by HotDIR Plus:
-
- /H - displays on-line help screen
- /R - displays information on how to register your copy
-
- /N - No sort (unsorted raw file directory)
- /F - Filename sort (factory default)
- /E - Sort by extension
- /D - Sort by date (oldest to newest files)
- /S - sort by file size
-
- /1 - 1 column display format
- /2 - 2 column display format
- /4 - 4 column display format (factory default)
- /6 - 6 column display format
-
- /C - toggles Clear screen at beginning of directory display
- /P - Pause at end of screen toggle
- /U - Up/Down file sort/display toggle - alternate is left to right display
-
- This summarizes the command switches for HotDIR Plus.
-
-
- A program names HDIRCNFG.EXE is included to give you greater flexibility
- and control over the permanent HotDIR Plus settings. The above commands
- are great for overriding the default settings, but when you want to
- permanently change the colors used by HotDIR Plus, sort options, column
- displayed, etc. use HDIRCNFG to change HDIRPLUS.EXE. HDIRCNFG.EXE
- modifies the HDIRPLUS.EXE program itself and writes the changes inside the
- HotDIR Plus program. This was done to keep from having a separate
- configuration file for HotDIR Plus floating around. Due to a programming
- error on my part HotDIR Plus 7.1 was clobbered whenever the HDIRCNFG program
- was run and the options saved. This has now been fixed, but I encourage
- you to make a backup copy of HDIRPLUS.EXE before running the HDIRCNFG utility.
-
- Simply run HDIRCNFG and it will prompt you to change each setting. If you
- make a mistake just do not save the changes, exit HDIRCNFG, and rerun.
-
- If you want to remove an extension name and color, simply overwrite the
- extension name with another extension and color. If you want to just disable
- one extension make sure you use blanks for the extension name. Make sure
- you move the other extensions forward and make the blank extension the last
- in the list. Otherwise the blank extension will cause HotDIR Plus to stop
- searching for other colors and extensions that are after a blank entry.
-
- HDIRCNFG is very versatile and powerful, but I recommend you get familiar
- with HDIRPLUS first before you change options. Most every option is able to
- be changed through HDIRCNFG.EXE. If you want to temporarily override an
- option use a command switch when invoking HotDIR Plus. Also you can change
- the number of lines to display per screen with HDIRCNFG. This is very useful
- for EGA & VGA monitors when in 43 or 50 line per screen mode.
-
- HDIRCNFG uses standard BASIC COLOR command color numbers. It is recommended
- that you use colors between 0 and 15. 16-31 are blinking versions of the
- lower 0-15 colors. The most common colors numbers are:
-
- 0 Black
- 1 Blue
- 2 Green
- 3 Cyan
- 4 Red
- 5 Magenta
- 6 Yellow
- 7 White
- 8 Gray
- 9 Light blue
- 10 Light green
- 11 Light cyan
- 12 Light red
- 13 Light magenta
- 14 Hi intensity yellow
- 15 Hi intensity white
-
-
- There are some self imposed limits with HotDIR Plus which are:
-
- No more than 1,000 files per subdirectory. This is a reasonable number
- of files, and it helps keep HotDIR's sort and data areas to a reasonable size.
-
- File sizes up to 9,999,999 may be displayed without breaking HotDIR Plus'
- formatting on the screen. I chose this number as most files are less than
- 10 megabytes in size each. Note that the disk size may be over 1.6 gigabytes
- and HotDIR Plus should report the total disk free correctly. Only each file
- is limited to a maximum of 10 megabytes. If a file is greater than 10 megs,
- the file size should be displayed properly, but you will notice that since it
- takes extra digits to display, your 2,4, or 6 column HotDIR Plus display
- may "wrap around" on the line where that huge file is. 1 column displays
- will work best if you have alot of huge 10 meg+ files in a directory.
-
-
-
- *** This is not free software! You are granted a limited non-exclusive
- license to use this software (HDIRPLUS.EXE and HDIRCNFG.EXE) for a trial
- period of no longer than 30 days. If after that time you have not paid for
- the right to use the program from the author, you must STOP using it. You are
- free to distribute unmodified copies of the entire Shareware version of HotDIR
- Plus to others, but in no way may you charge any fee for HotDIR Plus other
- than a modest disk duplication fee not to exceed $8. This documentation file
- and the REGISTER.DOC file MUST be distributed unmodified with HDIRPLUS.EXE
- and HDIRCNFG.EXE. Registration is described by the REGISTER.DOC file and
- by the HDIRPLUS /r command. The author, Robert Woeger, makes no warranties
- or guarantees of any kind regarding this software. This software is
- distributed "AS IS" and the author will not be liable for any damages from use
- or misuse of the software. ***
-
- HotDIR Plus is $20 and comes with a registered version on disk, technical
- support from the author, notices of upgrades, and a software license showing
- you are a registered user.
-
- Send registration payments directly to the author:
-
- Robert Woeger
- 2423 Hagerman St.
- Colorado Springs, CO 80904-3228 (719) 471-8306
- U.S.A.
-
- Write or call for info about site licenses, volume discounts, and repackaging
- HotDIR Plus with your software.
-
- You may optionally register the $20 HotDIR Plus through Compuserve's
- Shareware Registration Service (GO SWREG) and using registration ID #364 for
- HotDIR Plus for DOS. Your Compuserve account will be billed $20 and they will
- forward your order to me and I will send out your disk ASAP.
-
- Note to Shareware Vendors: You are free to distribute the complete HotDIR
- Plus package as long as you distribute unmodified copies and the complete
- package, and you only charge a disk duplication fee of less than $8. CD-ROM
- vendors may distribute HotDIR Plus as long as the purchaser knows that
- HotDIR Plus is Shareware.
-