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"G" (short for "GOTO") is an alternative to the DOS CD command.
If you have a lot of directories -- spread over a few drives, perhaps -- and
you prefer the familiar DOS prompt to a "shell" program, you've probably
wished that DOS had a quick way to jump around, using abbreviations for
directories.
After all, how many times can you type
CD \TURBO\PASCAL\APPLIC\DATABASE\ACCOUNTG\PROG
before you get a little bit annoyed?
"G" lets you place any number of abbreviations in a data file (G.TXT) and
then switch directories by providing the abbreviation. For example, if you'd
assigned the abbreviation "DAP" to the directory above, you would simply type
G DAP
at the DOS prompt.
┌─────────┐
│ FILES │
└─────────┘
The "G" package contains the following files:
FILE NAME DESCRIPTION
────────── ───────────
READ.ME A brief description of "G"
MANUAL.BAT A batch file to call up the SEE program
G.DOC This documentation file
SEE.EXE A freeware file viewer/printer
G.EXE The "G" program
G.TXT The "G" data file -- this contains the abbreviations you'll use
┌────────────────┐
│ INSTALLATION │
└────────────────┘
Installation is a two-step process:
1. Copy the G.EXE program to a directory in your DOS PATH.
If you don't know what the PATH is, refer to your DOS manual's
description of the "PATH" command.
2. Customize the data file (G.TXT).
For this, you will need a DOS text editor, such as Edlin or
Edit. You can also use a programmer's editor (such as the
Turbo Pascal editor), or a word processor in non-document
(generic DOS text) mode.
The copy of G.TXT included in this package includes examples
of how we use the "G" program here at Pinnacle Software. You
can erase our definitions and replace them with your own.
┌─────────────────┐
│ THE DATA FILE │
└─────────────────┘
The data file (G.TXT) contains a list of abbreviations and their corres-
ponding directories. There is no limit to the number of abbreviations you
can place in the file. For ease of use you may find it advisable to give
several different abbreviations to the same directory.
Null lines and lines that start with semi-colons are ignored.
"G" recognizes partial abbreviations. For example, if you defined the
abbreviation "XYZ", "G" would understand the shortened abbreviation "XY". It
would not, however, recognize "YZ"; abbreviations are compared starting at
the first character.
For proper processing of partial abbreviations, make sure you insert them in
alphabetic (ASCII) order. For example:
A0 before A01
A01 before AGE
AGE before BEAUTY
BEAUTY before BEAUTY2
┌───────────────┐
│ LIMITATIONS │
└───────────────┘
- No spaces are allowed in the abbreviation.
- The maximum length for an abbreviation is 10 characters.
- The maximum length for a directory name is 70 characters.
- You can rename the program G.EXE to something else, but the data file
must be named G.TXT.
- "G" does not mind if your text editor pads out "white space" with the tab
character (ASCII 09).
┌─────────────┐
│ USING "G" │
└─────────────┘
The format of the G command is:
G [abbreviation]
For example, if you have defined the abbreviation "XYZ", you would jump to
the directory corresponding to that directory by typing:
G XYZ
If "G" can't find an abbreviation, it will try to find a directory with that
name on the current disk. For example, if it could not find an abbreviation
named XYZ, it would then try these names:
XYZ
\XYZ
If that doesn't work, G will look for those directories on any hard- or RAM-
disks on your system. (To spare you having to load a diskette, G does not
do this extended search on drives A: and B:)
If all else fails, G displays an error message.
If you omit the abbreviation (i.e. just type G at the DOS prompt), "G" will
display the list of abbreviations, along with their equivalent directories.
See also the section entitled "THE DATA FILE" for a note about how you can
even abbreviate your abbreviations!
┌──────────────┐
│ LEGAL NOTICE └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ For noncommercial purposes you are hereby given the right to use unmodified │
│ copies of "G" without paying a licensing fee. If you wish to tailor "G" │
│ to your own requirements, order the Turbo Pascal source code ($5). When │
│ you order the source code you also obtain license to distribute the program │
│ in conjunction with any commercial product. │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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