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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Undelpm ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- UNDELPM version 1.02 (demo version)
- Copyright 1993, 1994 by David B. Gillespie
- All rights reserved.
-
- UNDELPM is a Presentation Manager application, that can be used instead of
- *OS/2's UNDELETE, to undelete (restore) files from the DELDIR directory. This
- demo version is fully functional with one execption, you will only be allowed
- to work with the first 14 files in the DELDIR directory. This limitation only
- pertains to this evaluation version. If you restore any of the first 14 files
- and use the option to remove files from the DELDIR directory (default action)
- or chose to permanently discard files (Options menu), the next time you execute
- UNDELPM you will be presented with a different list of files provided there
- were more than 14 files in the DELDIR directory to begin with. DELDIR
- directory refers to the directory pointed to by the DELDIR environment
- variable. Please refer to Undelete in the OS/2 Command Reference if you are
- unfamiliar with DELDIR.
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- WARNING ! You should NOT run UNDELPM if other processes are running that may
- delete files. If you do, CONTROL.DEL could possibly end up being corrupted.
- This means that CONTROL.DEL may contain names of files that no longer exist in
- the DELDIR directory. See also Error updating CONTROL.DEL under ERROR Dialogs
- and Messages Information
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- You must select Target -> Target directory before the Restore function will
- execute. You will be notified that UNDELPM can not find the DELDIR directory
- if you do not have the DELDIR environment variable set. If you are given the
- message that CONTROL.DEL can not be found, it means there are no files to
- undelete.
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- IMPORTANT NOTE: UNDELPM looks for the DELDIR directory on the drive you were
- logged onto when it was started if you start it from the command line or the
- drive pointed to by the working directory in the program's setup folder if you
- start it from it's icon.
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- You will be presented with a listbox of ALL files that can be undeleted. Each
- line will have the timestamp and date of the file, followed by the name of the
- file.
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- Order information:
- You can obtain the non-demo version by filling out the order form and sending
- it with check or money order to:
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- DBG Software
- Rt. 1 Box 338-H
- Byhalia, MS 38611
- NOTE: Check or money order must be made payable to David B. Gillespie
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Action Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Action menu will present you with these four choices:
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- Γûá Restore
- Γûá Stop
- Γûá Exit
- Γûá About UNDELPM... -- Product information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. ERROR Dialogs and Messages Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- These are dialogs and messages you could encounter while UNDELPM is executing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Can NOT open for write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The file you are undeleting already exists in the target directory and is in
- use by another process. Try again later. The only action you can take is to
- Press OK.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Warning! File exists. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The file you are undeleting already exists in the target directory. You have
- three possible responses for this dialog. You will be asked if you want to
- overwrite the file. Press YES if you do, NO if you don't or Stop Restore
- function (there will be no further processing of any marked files).
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Path NOT found! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This means the source file no longer exists in the DELDIR directory or the
- original directory does NOT exist now. The only response possible is to Press
- OK.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Error updating CONTROL.DEL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- CONTROL.DEL can NOT be updated, more than likely because it was in use by
- another process. In this case, you can manually copy the file CONTROL.TMP to
- CONTROL.DEL later. This should only happen if you are running another process
- that is using CONTROL.DEL. If it did not get updated properly, it may contain
- names of files that no longer exist in the DELDIR directory. If you copy
- CONTROL.TMP to CONTROL.DEL, you may end up with files in the DELDIR directory
- that are not listed in CONTROL.DEL. This is why it is important that you do
- not run UNDELPM if other processes are running that could delete files.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Error updating UNDELPM.INI ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- UNDELPM.INI could not be updated. The file UNDELPM.TMP will contain the
- information that UNDELPM.INI should contain. Copy UNDELPM.TMP to UNDELPM.INI
- so it will have the correct information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Exit Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select Action -> Exit to terminate program execution. Pressing Alt F4 has the
- same effect.
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- NOTE: You can NOT exit the program while the Restore function is in progress.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the choices on the Help pull-down to display:
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- Help index
- Displays the index of help menu.
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- General Help
- Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
- use help.
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- Using Help
- Displays some information about the UNDELPM program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to get general help for the program. General help provides
- general information about this program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to display the help index.
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- The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Key Assigments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The list of keys is arranged in groups.
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- HELP KEYS
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- F1
- Get help
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- Esc
- Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel
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- Alt
- Switch TO/OUT action bar
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- Alt+F4
- End help or End program
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- SYSTEM KEYS
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- Alt+Esc
- Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
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- Ctrl+Esc
- Switch to the Task List
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- WINDOW KEYS
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- Underlined letter
- Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or
- execute the function chosen
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- Alt+Underlined letter
- Execute the function chosen immediately
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Options Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This menu provides you with four items, Restore Options..., Discard all
- files..., Discard selected, and Color...
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Restore Options... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The default action of UNDELPM is to remove files from the DELDIR directory
- after a successful restore of marked files. If you would like a copy of the
- file to remain in the DELDIR directory after a completed Restore, select
- Options -> Restore Options... -> Leave files in DELDIR.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Discard all files Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To permanently discard all files in the DELDIR directory, select Options ->
- Discard all files.... You will be presented with a dialog asking you if you
- want to delete the files. Press YES to continue. If you do not want to
- continue press NO or CANCEL.
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- NOTE: This demo version will only discard the files you see in the list box,
- NOT all of the files in the DELDIR directory.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Discard selected files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To permanently discard only selected files in the DELDIR directory, select
- Options -> Discard selected. All marked files will be discarded.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Color Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This menu choice lets you set the foreground and background colors for UNDELPM.
- Check the foreground or background (default) box and push the button beside the
- color you want to use. Then push Set color to put the change into effect.
- Press OK or CANCEL when you are through setting the colors.
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- Press the SAVE button to save the colors to UNDELPM.INI. This causes the color
- scheme to be saved when UNDELPM terminates. UNDELPM will use the color scheme
- you saved the next time it is executed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Restore Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This menu item will start the Restore function if you have selected a Target
- directory and have marked files to undelete. This function places marked files
- into the target directory. Once this function is started, you can stop it by
- selecting Stop from the Action menu. If a file is still marked after this
- function (Restore) has completed, it means that no action was taken on the
- marked file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Stop Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting the Stop menu item from the Action menu will stop the Restore
- function in progress.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Target Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog prompts you for a target directory for files being undeleted. You
- will be presented with the current directory in an edit field. You can edit
- this field or press OK or CANCEL. Pressing OK results in the directory
- displayed in the edit field to be used for the target unless you select "Use
- original directory". Pressing CANCEL will cause the directory that was
- displayed in the edit field when the dialog appeared to be used for the target
- unless you have previously chosen "Use original directory" during the current
- session.
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- You can click on "Use original directory" if you want files to be placed back
- into the original directory they were deleted from. The directory name in the
- edit field will be ignored in this case.
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- The default action of UNDELPM is to warn you if it is about to overwrite an
- existing file. If you do NOT want this warning, click on "Query overwrite when
- file exists" checkbox to remove the checkmark.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Window Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This menu will enable you to Refresh the window, Select all files for undelete
- (or discard), or Deselect all files that may be marked. Files can also be
- marked for restore by clicking on the name in the list box.
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