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- DirPlus is really a very easy program to use. To start it, you
- just enter DirPlus at the DOS prompt. It then prompts you for the
- directory path to use. If you have entered an invalid or nonexistant
- path, or one which is empty, it will ask again.
- Once you have entered an OK directory path, the top 19 lines of
- the screen will be alphabetically sorted file names with a highlight
- bar on one of them. You can move the bar around with the cursor
- keys. The bottom of the screen shows the different commands you
- can perform. Most work on the highlighted filename (i.e. rename file),
- but some don't (directory info, for example). Most of the options
- are numbered, but Return will type a file (or "enter" a subdirectory),
- and Del will delete a file or an empty subdirectory.
- You can copy, rename, type, delete, and run files.
- You can create, delete, and move to subdirectories.
- You can also change the directory path, get more info
- about that directory, or change the default directory.
-
- By the way, these are all directory paths:
-
- B: B:\*.PAS A:\LETTERS C:\TURBO\SOURCE\*.BAK
- | | | |
- (drive b) | (subdirectory called letters on drive a) |
- (all files ending in .pas on drive b) (all files ending in .bak in the
- subdirectory called source which
- is in the turbo subdirectory of
- drive C (wow!))
-
- DirPlus is shareware. You may have as long as you need to try out
- the program, but if you decide to use it, or modify the source code
- and use it, you must register. You may not distribute any part of
- DirPlus as your own in any case. Registration is $10 and includes
- (on disk) the latest version of DirPlus and a "unitized" DirPlus that
- you can call from within your own programs. Please specify whether
- you want a 5 1/4 inch disk or a 3 1/2 inch one, or if you would rather
- have me EasyPlex the registration things to you. No printed manual is
- given, but I doubt one is needed.
-
- DirPlus will cause snow on "snowy" CGA cards. It also will not
- currently let you abort a command with ESC. So if you start to
- rename a file and you change your mind about renaming it, you can't
- just stop. (You can rename the file to the old name, but that's the
- long way round). The version you get with registration fixes that
- problem.
-
- Also, you will need some of my units to recompile the source code
- to DirPlus. They are in the TP5 section of BPROGA on CompuServe (the
- file name is FUTILS). The units are useful for many programs, so
- they should be worth your while to download.
-
- If you find any bugs in DirPlus, or have any questions about it
- or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me. My address is
-
- 8301 Buckingham Drive
- El Cerrito, CA 94530
-
- and my CompuServe ID number (if you want to use EasyPlex) is
-
- 71550,3147
-
- You could also place a message to me in the TP5 messages section
- of BPROGA if you think the question or suggestion might be of general
- interest.
-
- I hope you find this as useful as I have.
-
- Rex Kerr
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- RKCP