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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ┌───────────────┐ ║ ║ │ COP v1.0d │ ║ ║ └───────────────┘ ║ ║ ║ ║ A File Management Program for DOS ║ ║ ║ ║ Developed by Harald Andresen ║ ║ ║ ║ Mail: Harald Andresen ║ ║ Eikhaugvegen 40 ║ ║ 5212 Softeland ║ ║ NORWAY ║ ║ ║ ║ Voice: +47 56307291 ║ ║ BBS: +47 56305857 ║ ║ FidoNet: 2:211/7.13 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Program and documentation Copyright (c) 1994 by Harald Andresen ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Contents. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 1 - Introduction to COP. 2 - What's what in COP? 3 - Marking files. 4 - Changing directory. 5 - The push-buttons. 5.1 - All 5.2 - None 5.3 - Invert 5.4 - Mask 5.5 - Left arrow ( ) 5.6 - Middle arrows () 5.7 - Right arrow ( ) 5.8 - Menu x 5.9 - Copy ──┐ 5.10 - Move │ 5.11 - Clone │ 5.12 - Delete │ 5.13 - ReName ├─ Options under Menu 1 5.14 - MkDir │ 5.15 - Attrib │ 5.16 - View │ 5.17 - Edit ──┘ 5.18 - LnkFil ──┐ 5.19 - SpltFil │ 5.20 - NewFil ├─ Options under Menu 2 5.21 - PrtFil │ 5.22 - Sizes ──┘ 5.23 - DirSiz 5.24 - Shell 5.25 - Exec 5.26 - Config 5.27 - Up arrow 5.28 - Down arrow 5.29 - Freshn 5.30 - Help 5.31 - Drives 5.32 - Quit 6 - The configuration menu. 6.1 - Number of lines to scroll 6.2 - Quickscroll on/off 6.3 - Directory sort method 6.4 - Show hidden files 6.5 - Mouse speed 6.6 - Split up/down button 6.7 - Button explainer time 6.8 - Dragged files 6.9 - ShowL N/A/D/T/S 6.10 - ShowR N/A/D/T/S 6.11 - Changing colors 6.12 - Left Startupdir 6.13 - Right Startupdir 6.14 - Editor 6.15 - Save and load configuration 7 - Special functions and situations. 7.1 - Dragging files with the mouse 7.2 - Shortcut-keys overview 7.3 - The "File already exists" message 7.4 - The "No space on destination drive" message 7.5 - The "Cannot Copy/Move to the same directory" message 8 - Using COP with windows. 9 - System Requirements. 10 - Restrictions. 11 - Copyright and distribution information. 12 - Registration information. 13 - Disclaimer. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1 - Introduction to COP │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ COP is a file management program with which you can copy, move, delete and rename files and directories, just to mention a few things. Of course you have many more possibilities than that, but I will come back to that later. Every function is described in detail in chapter 5 and you can also get help about all the functions within COP by pressing the "Help" button. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 2 - What's what in COP? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you start COP, you will be presented with a screen which is divided in two with a row of push-buttons at the center of the screen. Each side of the screen should contain a directory dis- playing all the files and subdirectories it may contain. At the top of both sides there is a field that displays 'Active' at one side and 'InActive' at the other side. If you click the mouse at the inactive field, this will become active, and the other one inactive. The point is that whenever you perform an operation with a file (or several files), the active field is used as the source and the inactive field as the destination. (i.e. when you copy files/subdirectories you always copy from the active to the in- active field). You can also change the active side with the TAB key and the left/right arrows at your keyboard. Right below the Active/Inactive fields, there is a field on each side that displays the name of the drive, and the free size of this drive (in bytes). You can also click the mouse in one of these fields to make that directory active. Below the listing of files and directories, there is a field at both sides which displays the path of the directory shown above. At the bottom of each sides of the screen, below the path-line, there is an info-field displaying how many total files and how many marked files there is in this directory. It also displays the total size of all files, and all the marked files (in bytes). There is also a file-selector in each of the directories. When you start COP these will be located at the top of both directories. You can move them up and down with arrows, page up/down and home/end. You can use these file-selectors to mark files (With the Insert key), and to perform an operation on only one file at a time. If you for example want to copy one file, you can move the file- selector down to this file, and press the copy button without having to mark this file first. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 3 - Marking Files │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ In order to do an operation on several files/directories, you will have to mark the ones you shall perform an operation on. The right mouse-button and the insert key is used to mark files/directories. If you are only going to perform an operation on one single file/ directory, you can move the file-selector down to this file/dir- ectory, and then press the button with the function you want to use. To mark a file or directory with the mouse, simply point at the file/directory with the mouse-pointer, and press the right mouse- button. If you keep the right button down, and then drag the mouse over a new file or directory, this will become marked too. To mark files/directories with the keyboard, move the file-selector with the arrow-keys to the file/directory you want to mark, and press the Insert button. If you already have marked a file/directory, and then press the right mouse-button (or Insert) over this file/directory, it will become unmarked. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 4 - Changing directory │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ There are several ways of changing the directory. The easiest way to enter a directory shown in one of the directory-lists, is by just clicking at it once with the left mouse-button. Another way of changing directory is to click at the path-line (below the directory-list) with the right mouse-button, and then type the name and location of the new directory with the keyboard. if the directory you typed exists, this will become the active directory. If it doesn't exist, you will receive a 'Path not found' error message. If you want to go back one directory, click the left mouse-button at the updir shown as two dots (..) at the top of the directory-list. To go back several directories, you can click the left mouse-button at the path-line, and it will change to the directory you clicked at. Example: if you click somewhere at the directory 'WINDOWS' when you are currently in the directory 'C:\WINDOWS\DIV\WORD\DOCS', the new active directory will be 'C:\WINDOWS'. You can ofcourse also change directory with the file-selector. Do this by moving it to the directory you want to enter, and press the return key. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5 - The Push-buttons │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This chapter describes all the buttons at the main screen in COP. Another way to get help about the buttons is to start COP, press the 'help' button, and then press the button(s) you want to know more about. You press a button by moving the mousepointer over it, and then press the left mouse-button. Nothing happens if you keep the mouse-button depressed. Move the pointer off the button if you don't want to press it anyway. Release the button to do the operation. Some buttons can also be pressed with the right mouse- button. This will be specified in the chapters for each button (below) if it is possible. If an operation opens a "window" with new buttons on, all these buttons will have one underlined letter each, which means that if you press the corresponding letter at your keyboard, it will be the same as pressing the button with the mouse. Also, the Esc key will always be the same as pressing the 'Cancel' button if such one exists. All the buttons also have a shortcut-key, so that they can be invoked with the keyboard. These shortcut-keys are displayed to the right in each button's headline below. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.1 - All A │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button simply marks all the files and subdirectories in the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.2 - None N │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button unmarks all the files and subdirectories in the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.3 - Invert I │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button inverts the selection of marked files and sub- directories in the active directory. The files and sub- directories that was marked before pressing this button will become unmarked, and the ones previously unmarked will become marked. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.4 - Mask M │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button opens a little "window" for you to type in an extension. When you have written an extension, the program seeks in the active directory for files and subdirectories with this extension, and marks all the occurences. If there already was some files marked in this directory, these files will still remain marked. Example: if you want to mark all the files with the extension '.EXE' then press the Mask-button, and type 'EXE'. Then press return, and all the files in the active directory containing the extension "EXE" will become marked (in addition to previously marked files). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.5 - Left arrow () , │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Pressing this button makes the right directory exactly the same as the left one. It simply copies the left directory over to the right side, so that both sides will display the same directory with the same markings. The left directory will remain exactly the same as before. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.6 - Middle arrows () . │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button exchanges the contents of the sides. The left side will display the previously right side, and the right side will display the contents of the previously left side. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.7 - right arrow () - │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button does exactly the same as the 'left arrow' (chapter 5.5), only this one copies the right directory over to the left side. Both sides will display exactly the same after- wards. The right directory will not be touched in any way by this operation. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.8 - Menu x Alt M │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button changes 9 of the buttons below itself. This is to get more options, and because all the buttons don't fit into one screen simultaneously. The text on the button displays either 'Menu 1' or 'Menu 2' depending on what menu that is active at the moment. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.9 - Copy F5 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button copies all the marked files and subdirectories in the active directory to the inactive directory. All the files you copied, will keep their original date and time. Before it starts the copying, it asks you if you really want to do this. To start the copying, just press the 'Yes' button or press the 'Cancel' button if you don't want to copy. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.10 - Move F6 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button moves all the marked files and subdirectories from the active directory to the inactive directory. It works just like the 'Copy' button, except it deletes the files from the active directory after they have been copied to the inactive directory. Before it starts moving your files/subdirectories, it asks you if you are really sure, just like the 'Copy' button. Press 'Yes' to move the files/subdirectories or 'Cancel' if you don't want to move them. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.11 - Clone Alt C │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button makes a clone of the first marked file in the active directory. You just need to type a new name for the clone-file. When you have written a new name for the clone-file, press return to create the file. If you don't want to make a clone-file, just press the Esc key at your keyboard to cancel the operation. The new cloned file will be located in the active directory (the same as the original file). This function is very nice to make backup-files with. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.12 - Delete F8 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Use this button to delete the marked files and subdirectories in the active directory. When you press this button (and there are one or more marked files/directories in the active directory) a requester with four or two buttons appears on the screen depending on whether it is a directory or a file. If it is a file, four buttons are displayed: To delete the file displayed above the buttons, press the 'Yes' button. Press 'No' if you want to skip deleting this file, and 'Cancel' if you want to cancel the operation. To delete all the marked files automatically, press the 'Yes to all' button. If it is a directory, two buttons are displayed: Press the 'Yes' button to delete the directory, or the 'No' button to skip deleting a directory. NOTE: When deleting a directory, ALL the files and sub- directories within this directory will be DELETED, and may not be recovered. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.13 - ReName Alt R │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Use this button to rename marked files or subdirectories in the active directory, prompting for a new name for the file or subdirectory. You can press the Esc key if you want to keep the original name for the file/subdirectory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.14 - MkDir F7 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ MkDir lets you create a new empty subdirectory in the active directory. It asks you for a new name for the directory to create. Press Esc to cancel the operation. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.15 - Attrib Alt A │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this button you can change the attributes of the marked files inn the active directory. A new "window" will be presented at the screen containing buttons with the possible attributes. If an attribute is set a cross [x] will display right after the attribute-name. To change the attributes, press the attribute-buttons until they contain the attributes you wish to have, then press the 'Set' button at the bottom of the "window". To set all the marked files in the active directory to the attributes with a cross [x] behind, press the 'Set All' button. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.16 - View F3 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Use this button to view the file currently marked with the file-selector in the active directory as a text-file. Within the viewer you can use these keys: Arrow Down - Move one line down. Arrow Up - Move one line up. Page Down - Move one page down. Page Up - Move one page up. Home - Move to top of file. End - Move to end of file. Esc - Exit the viewer. The file-viewer is often some kind of strange when moving upwards, but it should work. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.17 - Edit F4 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this button, you can edit a text-file with an external editor. There is no internal editor in COP, so you must use an external one if you want to edit a file. You can for example use the editor you received together with DOS. Before you can start to edit a file, you need to tell COP where to find a text-editor. You do this in the config- uration menu (Press the 'Config' button to enter the configuration menu). In the config-menu, you must press the button with the text "Editor.........:". Then you must edit the line after this button to be the location and name of the text-editor you want to use. Make sure you save the configuration afterwards so you won't have to edit this line every time you start COP. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.18 - LnkFil Ctrl L │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button lets you link two files together into one file. To do this you must place the file-selectors in both the active directory and the inactive directory at the two files you want to link together. The file in the inactive directory will always be linked to the bottom of the file in the active directory. The new file with the new name will be located in the active directory. Before it does anything, you will have to type a name for the new file, and press return. Press Esc to cancel the operation. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.19 - SplFil Ctrl S │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This function is not yet implemented, but will be soon. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.20 - NewFil Ctrl N │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button lets you create a new empty file (a file that is 0 bytes in length). To create the file, just type a new name for it, and press <Enter>. The new file will be located in the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.21 - PrtFil Ctrl P │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This function is not yet implemented, but will be soon. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.22 - Sizes Ctrl Z │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button opens a "window" which gives you some information about the active directory. It displays how many files you have marked, how many that are unmarked and how much space they take on the disk. The sizes are displayed in bytes. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.23 - DirSiz Alt D │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this button you can count how many bytes,files and subdirectories there is within a marked subdirectory in the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.24 - Shell Alt S │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button starts a dos-shell. To exit the dos-shell and return to COP type 'exit' at the dos-prompt and press Enter. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.25 - Exec Alt E │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you press this button COP will try to execute (run) the marked files in the active directory. If the execution was successful, you will return to COP after quitting the executed program. If several files are marked in the active directory, COP will try to execute all the marked files one after another. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.26 - Config F9 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you press the Config button, COP will open a new screen, with a lot of configuration options on. For further information about the options in the configuration-menu, read chapter 6 - "The configuration menu" ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.27 - Arrow up O │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If one of the directories contains more than 35 files and subdirectories, you can scroll the files/directories up- wards by pressing this button. This button can be pressed with both mousebuttons. If you press the left mousebutton, it scrolls the directory up one. If you press the right mousebutton, it scrolls the directory up one page (34 files/directories). This button can be configured to be split, so that you scroll the left directory with the left side of the button, and the right directory with the right side of the button. The default is on, but it can be swithed off in the configuration-menu. If you switch the splitting off, pressing this button always scrolls the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.28 - Arrow Down L │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button does exactly the same as the 'Arrow up' button (chapter 5.27), except this one scrolls the directory down. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.29 - Freshn Alt F │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you press this button, the screen will be redrawed, and both directories will be reread. You can use this button if the screen by some reason should get corrupted. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.30 - Help F1 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button starts an online help-system. After pressing this button once, you can press any of the other buttons or fields at the screen, and get help about how they work, and what they do. To list all possible shortcut-keys, press the '1' or '2' key at any time within the help function. To exit the online help, just press the help button once again. Note: The help function needs the file 'COP.HLP' located in the same directory as the program-file (COP.EXE) in order to work. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.31 - Drives F2 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Pressing this buttons allows you to change to another drive without having to type it manually with the keyboard. When pressed, this button opens a little "window" containing all the drives on your computer. To enter one of the listed drives, just press the button with the name of the drive you would like to enter, and then COP will display that drive in the active directory. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5.32 - Quit Esc / F10 │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Pressing this button will end COP immediately. You can also press the Esc or F10 key at your keyboard. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6 - The configuration menu. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ To enter the configuration-menu, press the 'Config' button at the main display, or press F9 at your keyboard. When you do this, a new screen with a lot of configuration-options will be opened. For the moment you need a mouse to change the options, it's not possible with the keyboard. If you don't have a mouse, you can still change the options though, but not in the configuration- menu. Then you must edit the config-file (COP_CFG.DEF) with a text-editor, and change the options manually. If you do this, please make sure you always use two digits, don't write just "2", but "02". At the left side of the screen in the configuration-menu there is a lot of different values that may be changed to make COP work like you want it to. To the right you can change the colors with- in COP. All the buttons in the configuration-menu can be pressed with both mouse-buttons. This is because some of the buttons changes rather large numbers, and if you press the left mousebutton it goes up or down by one, and with the right mousebutton it goes up or down by 10. All the options can be modified by pressing the arrow up and the arrow down buttons displayed right after the option-name. All the options available at this screen is described below. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.1 - Number of lines to scroll │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This option lets you specify how many lines the program shall update when you drag the slidebar. The maximum number of lines is 35, and the minimum is 0. You can also make it detect how many lines it shall display by pressing the arrow down button when it is currently 0 lines. If you set it to 35 lines, it will display "Max" instead of 35, and it will display "Det" when you set it to self- detection. The point is that if you have a slow computer, you can turn the number of lines down to speed up the scrolling. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.2 - Quickscroll on/off │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This option lets you turn on and off the quickscroll. If quickscroll is on, COP will only update the filenames when you drag the slidebar. If quicksroll if off, it will update all the three columns while dragging the slider, and logically this is slower than updating just one of the columns (the filenames). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.3 - Directory sort method │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This option lets you choose how COP is going to sort the directories. Available choices are: None, Name, Extension (Ext), Size and Date. Directories will always be located at the top no matter which sort-method you use. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.4 - Hidden files │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If you want hidden files to be displayed inside COP, turn this option to 'Show'. If you don't want to display the hidden files, turn it to 'Hide'. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.5 - Mouse speed │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If you think the movement of your mousepointer is either too slow or too fast, you can adjust it with this option. The speed ranges from 1 to 100 where 1 is the fastest, and 100 the slowest. Normal speed is around 8. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.6 - Split up and down buttons │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If this option is set to 'Yes', the two buttons which scrolls the directory up or down, is split. This means that if you press the left side of either one of these buttons, you scroll the left directory, and if you press the right side, you scroll the right directory. If the option is set to 'No', these buttons will scroll the active directory no matter at which side you press them. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.7 - Button explainer time │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This option lets you change how long you'll have to keep the mouse-pointer over a button before the explanation pops up. Values range from Off (-1) to Max (50). The values is an approximate of tenths of a second, which means that a value of 15 would make you wait for about 1.5 seconds before the explanation pops up. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.8 - Dragged files │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this option, you can decide if you want files that you drag with the mouse from one side to another, to be copied or moved. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.9 - ShowL N/A/D/T/S │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this option, you can decide what to display in the second and the third column in the left directory. N/A/D/T/S stands for None/Attributes/Date/Time/Sizes. You change what to display in the second column with the first two up/down buttons, and what to display in the third column with the second two up/down buttons. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.10 - ShowR N/A/D/T/S │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With this option, you can decide what to display in the second and third column in the right directory. N/A/D/T/S stands for None/Attributes/Date/Time/Sizes. You change what to display in the second column with the first two up/down buttons, and what to display in the third column with the second two up/down buttons. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.11 - Changing colors │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The only way to change the colors at the moment, is to edit the config-file with a text editor. The config-file is located in the same directory as the program file (COP.EXE), and is named 'COP_CFG.???', where '???' can be any possible characters, in example 'DEF'. To change the colors, you must change the values behind the sentences starting with '%USRCOLORx=', where 'x' can be a value from 0 to 5 indicating which color you are changing. Behind this there are three columns containing values from 0 to 63. The first column is the red value of the color, the second column is the green value, and the third column is the blue value. It is very important that when you enter a new value, you have to use two digits. That means you will have to write 00 instead of 0 or 06 instead of just 6. It is also important that the values are within the range 00-63. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.12 - Left Startupdir │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ With the 'Left Startupdir' button you can choose which directory COP is going to have as a default at the left side every time you start COP. You can specify any existing directory you like, or make it be the same directory as from which you started COP in DOS. To change the directory, press the field below the text: 'Left Startupdir'. Now you can edit the path in this field. If you enter a path which is not present at your computer, you'll get a message, and the path will be the same as it was before you started the editing. If you want the left side to display the same directory as from which you start COP, you can write 'DOS' in the edit-field. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.13 - Right Startupdir │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This button does exactly the same as the 'Left Startupdir' button, except this one is for the right directory. Read chapter 6.12 above for more information. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.14 - Editor │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ To use the 'Edit' button at the main-screen, you'll have to specify where COP can find an editor to use. This is because there is no internal editor in COP, so you must use an external editor. Press the mouse-button at the field below the text: 'Editor' to change the path and name to the editor you want to use. You can in example use the editor supplied with DOS. Then you must type 'C:\DOS\EDIT.COM', if your DOS-directory is located in the root directory of drive 'C:'. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 6.15 - Save and load configurations │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ You can save the configuration as it currently is so that you can load it later without having to change all the options again. To save the current configuration, press the 'Save Config' button. Then COP asks you for an extension to the filename of the config-file. Just enter a suiting extension, and COP will save the configuration in a file called 'COP_CFG.XXX' where XXX is the extension you specified. The point with a user-specified extension is that this way you can almost have as many different configurations as you like. NOTE: If you enter an extension equal to an already existing config-file, the old file will be overwritten by the new file automatically. If you save the configuration as 'COP_CFG.DEF', that means if you write 'DEF' when saving, this will become the default configuration, and will be loaded every time you start COP. To load a configuration, press the 'Load Config' button, and then enter the extension of an existing config-file. The config-files will be saved in the same directory as the program file (COP.EXE). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7 - Special functions and situations. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This chapter explains some special functions you can use, and some special situations that may occur when you use COP. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7.1 - Dragging files with the mouse. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If you want to copy or move one single file from one directory to another, you don't need to mark it, and then press the copy or move button. There is a much simpler way to do this. To copy or move one single file, you can just move the mousepointer over it, and press the left mousebutton. Keep the mousebutton depressed, and drag the pointer (now including the name of the file) over to the other dir- ectory (the other side of the screen), and then release the mousebutton. The file will then be automatically copied or moved to this directory. You can change whether COP is going to copy or move the file in the config-menu. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7.2 - Shortcut-keys overview │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ To use COP without a mouse, you'll need a lot of shortcut- keys to activate the options. Also, there is a wide range of shortcut-keys to make many different things easier to do. Below is a complete list containing all the possible shortcut-keys. All - A None - N Invert - I Mask - M - , - . - - Menu x - Alt M Copy - F5 Move - F6 Clone - Alt C Delete - F8 Rename - Alt R MkDir - F7 Attrib - Alt A View - F3 Edit - F4 DirSiz - Alt D Shell - Alt S Exec - Alt E Config - F9 - O - L Freshn - Alt F Help - F1 Drives - F2 Quit - F10 LnkFil - Ctrl L SplFil - Ctrl S NewFil - Ctrl N PrtFil - Ctrl P Sizes - Ctrl Z Additional shortcut-keys for other purposes: TAB - Toggle active/inactive side. Left arrow - Make left side active. Right arrow - Make right side active. Arrow down - Move file-selector down by one. Arrow up - Move file-selector up by one. Shift+Arrow up - Move file-selector up by 15. Shift+Arrow Down - Move file-selector down by 15. PageUp - Move file-selector up by 35. PageDown - Move file-selector down by 35. Home/end - Move file-selector to top/bottom. Insert/Space - Mark/Unmark file/directory with file-selector. Enter/Return - Enter new directory/execute file. Backspace - Go back one directory (parent). Alt F1 - Change drive at left side. Alt F2 - Change drive at right side. Ctrl F1 - Don't sort directories. Ctrl F2 - Sort by filename. Ctrl F3 - Sort by extension. Ctrl F4 - Sort by filesize. Ctrl F5 - Sort by date/time. Shift F1 - Toggle display in column 2, left side. Shift F2 - Toggle display in column 3, left side. Shift F3 - Toggle display in column 2, right side. Shift F4 - Toggle display in column 3, right side. Delete - Delete marked file(s)/dirs or file/ directory under file-selector. Esc - Quit COP. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7.3 - The "File aready exists" message. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you try to copy, move, clone and renaming files, and a file already exists in the destination directory, you will receive a request for further action. A little "window" with four buttons will pop up on the screen. If you want to overwrite the existing file, you must press the 'OverWrite' button. If you want to skip this message and just overwrite all the occurences of files with similar names, press the 'All' button. If you don't want to overwrite this file and jump to the next file, press the 'Skip' button. To cancel the entire operation, you must press the 'Cancel' button. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7.4 - The "No space on destiantion drive" message. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you copy, move, clone etc. files, and there is not enough space on the destination drive, a message will appear. Two new buttons will be present at the screen, along with a message telling you how much more space you need. To cancel the entire operation, press the 'Cancel' button. If you are doing an oparation on several files, you can skip the current file, and try if the next marked file will fit on the desination drive by pressing 'Skip to next'. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 7.5 - The "Cannot copy/move to the same directory" message. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If the directories at both sides is identical, and you try to copy or move a file or directory from one side to the other this message will occur. This is because it is no point at all to copy or move a file/directory to the same location where it is currently present. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 8 - Using COP with windows. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Although COP is designed for use under the DOS environment, it also works good from windows. It should not be run inside a window, though, because this will slow the program seriously, and it might not work in a window with your graphics-driver unless it's a VGA- driver. If you run COP in fullscreen under windows, it will have almost the same performance as it has when it's started from DOS, and you can still swap between windows programs, program manager and COP with Alt-TAB. To create an icon for COP in windows so that you can double click this to start COP, follow this procedure: 1. Click inside (activate) the window where you want the icon. 2. Choose "New" under the file-menu. 3. Click at "Program Object", then press the "OK" button. 4. Choose "Browse", and move to the directory where you have COP. Then click at the file COP.EXE, and press the "OK" button. 5. Press "OK" once more, and windows will now create an icon for COP in the window you selected. Now you can double click this icon to run COP. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 9 - System Requirements. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ In order to run COP you need these things: Hardware: - An IBM compatible PC. - VGA monitor and VGA video card. - Preferrably a mouse and a harddisk. Software: - A mouse driver currently in memory if you want to use it with a mouse. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 10 - Restrictions. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ COP have a few restrictions. Most of these occations is caused by too little memory. All the restrictions should be explained below: - Directories listed in any of the two sides of the screen can not contain more than 1250 files and subdirectories. If you enter a directory with more than 1250 entries, COP will only read the first 1250 entries and leave the rest. - You cannot copy or move a subdirectory containing more than 250 subdirectories. - You cannot use the 'DirSiz' command at directories containing more than 500 subdirectories. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 11 - Copyright and distribution information. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ COP is a copyrighted program protected by international copyright law. You are free to use it without charge for a trial period of 30 days. If you continue using it after this period, you must pay a small registration fee. This type of distribution is called shareware, which let you try the program and see if you like to continue using it before you pay for it. If you don't want to continue using COP after the trial period of 30 days, you must stop using it, and remove it from your computer. You may copy the unregistered shareware version, and you are encouraged to distribute it to anyone you know, upload it to any BBS or similar, under these conditions: - You may NOT charge money for it. A small media fee (not to exceed 3 $US) is the only type of charge you may take for it. - It must be distributed in it's original state, with all the files present. The files listed below MUST be included with the distribution: COP.EXE COP.DOC COP.HLP COP.ICO COP.PIF COP_CFG.DEF REGISTER.FRM - None of these files can be distributed if they are in any way modified. You can modify the file COP_CFG.DEF for private purposes only. - This program (COP) may not be a part of any commercial product or service without a written permission from the author (address at the top of this file). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 12 - Registration information. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If you continue using COP after the trial period of 30 days, you MUST register it. If you choose not to register, you must quit using this version of COP, and delete all files connected to COP from your computer. If you receive a new version of COP, you can of course try it again for 30 days, and then see if you like to register it. When you register COP you will receive a disk with the newest version of COP together with a personal registration-file which removes the annoying delay at exit, and which will display your name when you press the 'About' button. The registration fee is a one-time fee, which means that if you have paid for one version, you have paid for all future versions. If you get hold of a new version of the program, your registration- file will work for this version too. How to register: ──────────────── 1. Fill out and print the file REGISTER.FRM. If you print the file first and fills it out with a pen, please write clear and legible so that I don't have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is actually written. If you don't have a printer, you can write the things listed below on a piece of paper: - Your name, address and country. - Your current version of COP. - What you order. - How much your order costs. - How you are going to pay. - Where you received COP (optional). - Comments (optional). 2. Pay the registration fee. If you pay cash or with cheque, please make sure it's not visible through the envelope, and note that the author of COP cannot be held responsible for money dis- appearing in the mail. Read more about how to pay the registration fee below. How to pay the registration fee: ──────────────────────────────── There are several ways to pay the registration fee: - Cash. If you pay in other currencies than NOK or $US, you must convert your local currency to match the $US amount using todays exchange rate, and add 5%. - Cheque. You can pay with any currency you like, but you must tick the surcharge box at the registration form, and pay 40 NOK (10 $US) more than if you pay with another currency than NOK. - International money transfer. This means you have to go to your local bank, and say that you want to transfer money to my bank account in "Den norske Bank" in Norway. My bank account number is 5270.10.74211. Please make sure I receive your correct name, address and country. If you pay this way, you'll have to tick the surcharge box at the registration form, and pay 40 NOK (10 $US) more. Please remember to send me the registration form too, because otherwise I wouldn't know what your order is. I will mail your order as soon as I have received both the payment and the registration form. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 13 - Disclaimer. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The author of COP cannot be held responsible for any loss of data or other types of damage which might be caused directly or indirectly by the use of COP. The program has been tested intensively, but still I cannot guarantee that it's completely free from bugs. You use COP at your own responsibility. If you find a bug or any other error in this program, please contact me and tell me what it is, how it occurs and what it does, and I will be very grateful to you, and I will also be able to correct it. Please remember to tell me if you have some sort of special configuration on your system, or if you have some special devices connected to it. ┌─ ─┐ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘