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C-Worthy (R) Help Librarian Data File Version 1.0
COPYRIGHT (C) 1985 - 1989. All Rights Reserved.
Custom Design Systems, Inc. Orem, Utah USA.
CATALOG OPTION
The CATALOG option is used to manage your OffLoad catalogs. Catalogs are
used to keep track of the files which you have archived. The CATALOG menu
option is used to activate a catalog to work on, save changes to a
catalog, backup a catalog, delete a catalog and restore a damaged
catalog. It also contains the option to exit OffLoad and go back to DOS.
The various CATALOG options are discussed below:
Activate an OffLoad works on one catalog at a time. You tell
OffLoad Catalog it which catalog to work on by activating a catalog.
Any files which you archive while a catalog is active
are added to that catalog.
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CATALOG OPTION (Cont'd)
Activate an To activate a catalog, select the CATALOG menu item
OffLoad Catalog by pressing ENTER when the highlight bar is on the
(Cont'd) menu option. Press ENTER again while the highlight bar
is on the ACTIVATE CATALOG option. A window will pop
up asking for the name of the catalog to activate.
Type in a catalog name or press ENTER, followed by
insert (INS) to see a list of catalogs.
Save Current When you make changes to a OffLoad catalog such as
Catalog assigning keywords to archived files, editing the
catalog description, etc., the changes are made only
to the in-memory version of the catalog. Use this
option to have these changes reflected permanently
on the hard-disk copy of the catalog.
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CATALOG OPTION (Cont'd)
Save Current If you attempt to exit OffLoad without having saved
Catalog (Cont'd) your changes, you will be prompted to see if you want
them saved.
Backup Catalog OffLoad maintains a "fail-safe" copy of each catalog
on the last diskette of each catalog's archive set.
Whenever you archive files to a catalog, OffLoad
writes out an updated catalog. If you make changes
such as assigning keywords, etc. without archiving
any files, these changes will not be reflected in the
"fail-safe" backup unless you explicitly request
OffLoad to backup the catalog changes.
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CATALOG OPTION (Cont'd)
Backup Catalog To update your "fail-safe" backup, select this option
(Cont'd) and press ENTER. OffLoad will prompt you to insert
the last diskette in the archive set and will then
write out a copy of the current catalog.
Restore Catalog The "fail-safe" backup of an OffLoad catalog described
above can be used to restore a damaged or lost
hard-disk catalog. To accomplish this, activate the
catalog you want to restore, select the RESTORE
CATALOG option and press ENTER. OffLoad will prompt
you to insert the last diskette in the archive set
and will then replace your hard-disk catalog (if any)
with the fail-safe backup catalog.
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CATALOG OPTION (Cont'd)
Delete Catalog Occasionally, you may want to get rid of one or more
OffLoad hard-disk catalogs when the files archived in
them no longer serve any useful purpose. You also
might want to do this when you feel you no longer need
to maintain an active catalog on the hard-disk but
intend to keep the archive diskettes. To do so, select
the DELETE CATALOG option and press ENTER.
OffLoad will prompt to be sure you meant to delete it
before doing so. If you keep the archive diskettes,
you could restore the hard disk catalog with the
RESTORE CATALOG option at a later date.
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CATALOG OPTION (Cont'd)
Quit OffLoad The QUIT OFFLOAD option shuts down OffLoad and returns
you to DOS.
If you have made any changes to the active catalog
which have not been saved, OffLoad will prompt to
see if you want the changes saved.
You can exit OffLoad at any time by pressing the
ALT-F10 key combination. You do not need to exit
via the QUIT OFFLOAD option.
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ACTIVATE A CATALOG
OffLoad works on one catalog at a time. The catalog it is working on is called the "active" catalog. You choose which catalog you
want to work on and "activate" it using this menu option.
To activate a catalog, press ENTER and you will be prompted for
the name of the catalog to activate. Either type in the catalog
name or press your insert (INS) key to choose from a list of
already defined catalogs.
To create a new catalog, simply type in it's name. OffLoad will
automatically create it for you.
Note that when a catalog is activated, it's name and some basic
statistics about the catalog display on line 3 of your screen.
SAVE CURRENT CATALOG
OffLoad maintains a series of files on your hard disk for each
OffLoad catalog which document the contents of the catalog. These
files are collectively called a hard-disk catalog. Whenever you
archive files to a catalog, the hard-disk catalog is automatically
updated to reflect the additions.
Certain changes to the catalog (editing keywords, editing the
catalog description, etc.) are not automatically reflected in the
hard disk catalog unless you explicitly save the changes. Select
this option and press ENTER to save any changes you have made to
the catalog.
If you have made any changes to your catalog and attempt to exit
OffLoad without saving them, you will be prompted by OffLoad to
save the changes. Simply answer yes and they will be saved. B!
ARCHIVE FILE INFORMATION
This panel displays information about the archived file that was
highlighted by the highlight bar when you pressed ENTER. The following
information is displayed:
FILE NAME The file's name.
UPDATED The date and time the file was last updated before it
was archived.
ARCHIVED The date and time the file was archived.
SIZE The size of the file in bytes when it was archived.
COMPRESSED The size of the file in bytes in its archived form.
PGDN for more Page 1 of 2
ARCHIVE FILE INFORMATION (Cont'd)
STARTS AT The starting location of the file on the archive disk.
ON DISK The number of the archive disk on which this file
resides.
ARCHIVE FILE If this is a valid general purpose archive (GPA) file,
this panel will say so. GPA files are a collection of one
or more files which are compressed into a single file.
KEYWORDS If you have assigned any keywords to this file, they
will show on this panel.
If this is a valid general-purpose archive file (ZIP, PAK, ARC or LZH),
press ENTER again to see the catalog of files contained in this GPA file.
PGUP for previous page Page 2 of 2
QUIT OFFLOAD
When you are finished with OffLoad, you have two
ways you can quit and exit to DOS. You can either
select this option and press ENTER, or simply press
your F10 key while holding down the ALT key
(ALT-F10).
If you have made any changes to the active catalog
which have not been saved, OffLoad will ask if you
want to save the changes.C*
UPDATE OPTION
The Update menu option provides facilities for archiving files, assigning
keywords to files which have previously been archived, updating the
description of the catalog and making temporary changes to some of
OffLoad's configuration options. The individual UPDATE menu options are
discussed below:
Archive Files This option lets you use OffLoad's "point-and-shoot"
(Manual) interface to identify hard disk files to be archive
to the active OffLoad catalog. You peruse a directory
tree, marking files for archival, and when you have
marked all of the files to be archived, OffLoad
copies or moves them to the appropriate archive
diskettes. Press your help (F1) key while your
highlight bar is on this option for more information. Page 1 of 4
UPDATE OPTION (Cont'd)
Archive Files This option provides automated archival of files
by Date after they have remained unmodified for a specified
period of time. You activate this option one
hard-disk directory at a time and can very easily
control which files qualify for automated archival.
It is a very simple and convenient method for
moving old files into an archive without having
to identify it manually.
Update File Searching for files which have been archived can be
Keywords greatly simplified if you take the time to assign
keyword(s) to some or all archived files.
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UPDATE OPTION (Cont'd)
Update File The keywords can be of any type and are meant to help
Keywords you organize the contents of your archive catalogs.
(Cont'd) You can assign keywords at any time after a file has
been added to an archive.
Press your help (F1) key while your highlight bar is
on the UPDATE FILE KEYWORDS option for more
information.
Edit Catalog Each OffLoad catalog can have a 40-character
Description description. To create or edit a catalog description,
select this option, press ENTER and type away.
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UPDATE OPTION (Cont'd)
Configuration Certain Offload configuration options can be
temporarily over-ridden while running OffLoad.
Changes made to the configuration via this option
remain valid only until you either change them
again or exit OffLoad.
Press your help (F1) key while the highlight bar is
on the CONFIGURATION option for more information
about which option can be temporarily over-ridden
and the procedure for accomplishing this.
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FILES READY TO ARCHIVE
This screen displays a list of files which are about to be archived. Review
this list before starting the archive process.
If you want to remove a file from the list, move the highlight bar to the
file name and press the DEL key. If you want to remove a group of files,
mark each file by moving the highlight bar to the desired file and pressing
the F5 (mark) key. After you have marked all of the files, press the DEL
key.
If you are unsure about the contents of a file, move the highlight bar to
the file name and press the F2 (browse) key.
After you have reviewed the list and are sure you want to archive all of
the files in the list, press the F10 (continue) key. OffLoad will prompt
you to insert the appropriate disk and will begin archiving the files.
RESTORING A CATALOG
OffLoad maintains a fail-safe backup of your catalog(s) on the last
diskette of each catalog's archive media. You can use this backup to
restore your hard-disk catalog in the event it is lost or damaged.
To restore the hard disk catalog, select this option and press ENTER.
OffLoad will prompt you to insert the last diskette in the catalog.
It will re-create your hard-disk catalog from this fail-safe backup.
Note that changes made to the hard-disk catalog are reflected in your
fail-safe backup when you:
1. Archive additional files to the catalog, or
2. Explicitly update the fail-safe backup using the BACKUP
CATALOG option.
UPDATE CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Each OffLoad catalog can have it's own description (up to 40 characters)
which is displayed on OffLoad reports as well as various OffLoad
screens.
You can easily create or modify a catalog's description by activating
the catalog and then selecting this option. A pop-up window will appear
showing the existing description, if any. Use your editing keys to make
any desired modifications and press ENTER.
After you have made changes to a catalog's description, you should use the
SAVE CATALOG option to save your changes permanently. You may also want to
use the BACKUP CATALOG option to update your "fail-safe" catalog backup
on your archive media with the new catalog description.
GENERAL PURPOSE ARCHIVE FILE CONTENTS
This screen displays the catalog of files which are in this general
purpose archive (GPA) files (ZIP, PAK, ARC and LZH). It contains the
following information:
FILE NAME The name of the file which is in the GPA file.
DATE The date the file was archived into the GPA file.
TIME The time the file was archived into the GPA file.
CSIZE The file's current (compressed) size, in bytes.
SIZE The size the file was when it was archived into the
GPA file.
DISPLAY/RESTORE OPTION
The DISPLAY/RESTORE option is used to display summary information about
the active OffLoad catalog, search the catalog contents, restore files
to the hard disk, inactivate old, obsolete files and print reports of
the contents of the catalog.
The CATALOG STATUS option displays the following information about the
active OffLoad catalog:
- The catalog's description
- The date and time the catalog was originally created
- The date and time the catalog was last updated
- The number and type of files in the catalog
- The number of diskettes in the archive set
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DISPLAY/RESTORE OPTION (Cont'd)
As the size of your OffLoad catalogs grow, so does the job of locating
files in the catalogs. Fortunately, OffLoad offers three different
methods for simplifying the task. You can search any OffLoad catalog using
one of the following criteria for focusing your search on a subset of the
catalog's files:
Search by You can specify a "DOS-like" file specification (e.g.
Filename *.LTR, TS*.*, etc.) and OffLoad will display only
the files in the catalog which match that specification.
Search by You can assign keyword(s) to any file in an OffLoad
Keyword catalog. Keywords help to group related files in the
catalog. You can search for file(s) which have been
assigned one or more keywords that you specify.
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DISPLAY/RESTORE OPTION (Cont'd)
Search by If you know approximately when you archived the file or
Archive Date files you are trying to locate, you can search for files
archived on a specific date or during a date range.
OffLoad will then display only those files which were
archived during the specified time period.
When you have located the file or files you are looking for, you have two
options available to you. You can print a hardcopy report of the search
results. Your print (F8) key initiates this. You can also mark one or
more files and restore them to your hard disk. Your mark (F5) key is used
to mark (and unmark) files and your restore (F6) key initiates the actual
file restore process.
Page 3 of 3
CATALOG STATUS
The CATALOG STATUS option displays summary information about the ACTIVE
OffLoad catalog. The following summary information is displayed about the
active OffLoad catalog:
- The catalog's description (entered by the OffLoad user)
- The date and time the catalog was originally created
- The date and time the catalog was last updated
- The number and type of files in the catalog (regular, General
Purpose Archive and files in a GPA)
- The number of diskettes in the archive set
SAVE_FLE_HLP
PRINT FILE NAME
You indicated that you want to print the
report to a file (instead of to the printer).
Specify the name of an existing or new file
(specify directory if desired) and press
ENTER.
WHERE DO YOU WANT THIS REPORT PRINTED?
You can have OffLoad print this report
directly to your printer or to a file on
your PC.
If you select DISK FILE, you will be
prompted for a file name.
If you select PRINTER, the report will go to
the printer port specified in the
OffLoad configuration program.
CATALOG NAME
You are being asked to select/specify the catalog that you
want OffLoad to activate. You have four choices:
1. You can type in the name of an existing OffLoad
catalog;
2. You can type in the name of a new catalog that you
want to create;
3. You can press ENTER without typing in anything to
activate the default catalog named OFFLOAD;
4. You can press your insert INS key and select from a
list of existing OffLoad catalogs.
CFG_MENU_HLP
RECOVER_HLP
BACKUP A CATALOG
OffLoad maintains a fail-safe backup copy of each catalog on
the last archive diskette of the catalog. You can use this
backup copy to re-create your hard-disk catalog in the event
it is lost. The backup catalog is automatically updated
every time you add files to the archive.
If you make changes to the catalog other than adding archive
files (assign keywords, edit the catalog description, etc.)
the changes are saved on the hard-disk copy of the catalog
but not the backup version. If you want to keep your fail-
safe version completely up to date, choose this option.
OffLoad will prompt you to insert the last diskette of the
catalog archive media and will update the fail-safe backup
copy.
EDIT FILE KEYWORDS
Each file in an archive can have up to twenty four (24) characters of
keyword information associated with it. This can be either a single
keyword or a series of keywords, separated by a blank.
The purpose of assigning keywords to archived files is to simplify
locating files at a later date. Most OffLoad users organize related files
in one OffLoad catalog. Assigning keywords allows a second level of
organization.
OffLoad allows you to search an archive catalog, looking for files which
have been assigned a specific keyword or a series of keywords in a
specific order. You might use this, for example, to simplify finding all
files having to do with a specific project, customer, job activity, etc.
Page 1 of 2
EDIT FILE KEYWORDS (Cont'd)
Simply assign the appropriate keyword to a file and you can easily locate
it later by searching for files assigned the specific keyword.
To assign keyword(s) to a file or edit the keyword assignments already
made, select the EDIT FILE KEYWORDS option, specify a file specification
to use to reduce the list of files in the archive (optional), move your
highlight bar to the desired file name and press ENTER.
A window will pop up, showing the currently assigned keywords, if any.
Use your editing keys to modify the keywords and press ENTER.
After you have made changes to file keywords, you should use the SAVE
CATALOG option to save your changes permanently. You may also want to
use the BACKUP CATALOG option to update your "fail-safe" catalog backup
on your archive media.
Page 2 of 2
SELECT SORT SEQUENCE
You can display the list of selected files in
the active catalog in one of six different
sort sequences.
Move the highlight bar to the desired sort
sequence and press ENTER.p`
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
You have the option of temporarily overriding a number of OffLoad's
configuration items. Configuration overrides made via this option stay in
effect only until you exit OffLoad. To make permanent configuration
changes, use the OffLoad Configuration program.
The following configuration items can be overridden via this option:
Target Drive The drive letter of the diskette drive to which
OffLoad will write the files it archives. When you
choose this option, a pop-up window appears where
you can specify the letter of the desired drive and
press ENTER.
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS (Cont'd)
Compression Type Unless instructed otherwise, OffLoad compresses most
files as it archives them. It has two different
types of compression techniques. One technique
focuses on getting the maximum compression of the
file (favors size). The other focuses on completing
the compression as quickly as possible (favors speed).
The technique which favors size generally takes longer
to compress files than the one which favors speed.
Therefore, archive operations will usually take longer
with the favors size option, but you will be able to
fit more files on a single diskette.
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS (Cont'd)
Compression Type The Compression Type option lets you choose which type
(Cont'd) of compression (or no compression at all) you would
like OffLoad to use. You can switch compression types
within one archive catalog as many times as you wish.
Delete Archived Most of the time, you will use OffLoad to "move" files
Files from you hard disk to archive media. This means that
OffLoad will delete the files from your hard disk
after it has successfully copied them onto archive
diskette(s).
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS (Cont'd)
Delete Archived There may be times, however, when you want to copy one
Files (Cont'd) or more files to an archive and retain them on your
hard disk. Use the DELETE ARCHIVED FILES option to
instruct Offload whether or not it should delete
the files it archives. If you choose to have the
files deleted automatically, OffLoad still puts up
a prompt every time to be sure that you want to
delete the set of files you just archived.
Restore Directory When you restore archived files to you hard disk,
OffLoad needs to know where to put them. You have two
choices; either you can have Offload always restore
files to the directory they resided in when they were
archived or you can select a directory each time.
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS (Cont'd)
Restore Directory The RESTORE DIRECTORY option lets you choose between
(Cont'd) always having files restored to their original
directories or always specifying the target
directory yourself.
Directory Sort When you are viewing lists of files on your hard disk,
you can have them presented in one of three sort
orders. Use the DIRECTORY SORT option to specify
which order you prefer.
Inactive Files You have to option of "inactivating" files in your
archive catalogs as they become obsolete. The files
remain on the archive media and could be restored to
your hard disk, if desired.
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS (Cont'd)
Inactive Files Generally, you will not want these files to be
Cont'd) included when you display or print the contents of
an archive catalog. Offload lets you choose whether
or not you want to see them.
Use the INACTIVE FILES configuration option to
instruct OffLoad whether or not to show these files.
Most OffLoad users set up their permanent
configuration to exclude these files and use this
OffLoad option on the rare occasions when they want
to see them.
Return To Use this option to return to the previous menu.
Main Menu
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DELETE A CATALOG
OffLoad maintains a series of files on your hard disk for each
OffLoad catalog which document the contents of the catalog. These
files are collectively called a "hard-disk catalog".
Each OffLoad catalog has between one and three files on your hard
disk associated with it. If you want to permanently delete an
OffLoad catalog, select this option and press ENTER. You will be
prompted to be sure that you want to delete it before OffLoad
actually deletes the supporting files.
Note: you should never attempt to rename a catalog by renaming
it's supporting files on your hard disk. Each archive diskette
contains the catalog name and this would get your hard-disk
catalog out of sync with the archive diskettes.
SEARCH BY FILE NAME
As OffLoad catalogs get larger, it becomes more important to be able to
search a subset of the catalog when trying to locate an archived file.
The simplest and most powerful way to do this is to search the catalog
for a specific file name or a "DOS-like" file specification (e.g. *.TXT).
To begin a file name search, move your highlight bar to the SEARCH BY
FILE NAME option and press ENTER. A pop-up window will appear requesting
a file specification. File specification rules are the same as for DOS;
an asterisk matches anything and nothing, a question mark matches any
single character in the file name, etc.
Type in your file specification (or nothing if you want to display the
entire catalog) and press ENTER. OffLoad will display only those files
who's name matches your file specification.
SEARCH BY ARCHIVE DATE
You can search the active archive catalog for those files archived on a
specific date or between a range of two dates. OffLoad will then show
a list of files which were archived during the time period specified.
To begin the search, move the highlight bar to the SEARCH BY ARCHIVE DATE
option and press ENTER. A window will pop up asking for the first date
in the date range (or just a single date). Enter the first date of the
date range (or just a single date) in the form MMDDYY where MM is the
month number, DD is the day number and YY is the last 2 digits of the
year. For example 013190 is January 31, 1990.
If you are entering a range of dates, enter the ending date on the next
pop-up window. If you are searching a single date, just hit enter on the
second window. {
SEARCH BY KEYWORD
As you accumulate more and more files in OffLoad archives, the task of
locating a specific file or group of files becomes increasingly
challenging.
One of the most effective techniques for simplifying the task of locating
files is to assign either keywords or a description to those files which
have the greatest likelyhood of being needed later on. This not only
helps you group related files in an archive, it also serves as a memory
jogger down the road when you have a hard time remembering what a
particular file was used for.
Assuming that you have assigned keywords to some of the files in an
archive, you can search for those files with the SEARCH BY KEYWORD option.
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SEARCH BY KEYWORD (Cont'd)
To begin a keyword search, move your highlight bar to the SEARCH BY
KEYWORD option and press ENTER. A pop-up window will appear where you
can type in the keyword or keywords to search on. All files in the
archive who's keyword field contains the text you enter in this window
will display in the search results display. For example, if you type in
the keyword search criteria of "SHEET", the table below shows which
archive entries would match.
Keyword Field Contents Matched?
------------------------------------- --------------
Lotus 123 spreadsheet for XYZ product Y
Sheet steel pricing database Y
1989 payroll history file N
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SEARCH BY KEYWORD (Cont'd)
If you type in multiple keywords in your search criteria, only those
archive entries with the same keywords in the same order will be matched.
For example, if you typed in the search criteria of "pricing data", the
table below shows which archive entries would be matched:
Keyword Field Contents Matched?
------------------------------------- --------------
Pricing spreadsheet database product N
Sheet steel pricing database Y
1989 Pricing Data for Modem group Y
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DELETE CATALOG
You are about to permanently delete a catalog
from your hard disk. OffLoad wants to confirm
one more time that this is what you want to
do.
Note: A copy of this catalog exists on the
last disk in the catalog. You can use the
RESTORE CATALOG option to re-create the
catalog you are about to delete at a later
time.
SELECT AN EXISTING CATALOG
Offload has presented you with a list of existing
catalogs. Use your up and down arrow keys to move the
highlight bar to the catalog you want to activate and
press ENTER.
You can also click on the desired catalog with the left
mouse button.
Either way, the catalog name will be filled in on the
prompt panel and you need only press ENTER once again
to activate the catalog.
Press your help (F1) key while you highlight bar is on
the ACTIVATE CATALOG option for more information on
activating catalogs.
TARGET DRIVE
This option lets you temporarily override the diskette
drive which OffLoad will use to archive files. You can
change the drive letter here and OffLoad will use that
drive until you either:
1. Change the target drive again (using this option)
2. Exit OffLoad
To override the target drive, place your highlight bar
on the option and pres ENTER. A pop-up window will appear
where you can type in the drive letter. OffLoad will not
allow you to specify the drive letter of a fixed (hard)
disk; only diskette drive letters are allowed.
RESTORE DIRECTORY
When you restore archived files back to your hard disk, Offload needs to
know where to put the files. You can choose from two methods:
1. You can have OffLoad always restore files to the directory they were
in when they were archived. If the directory (or directories) no
longer exist on your hard disk, OffLoad will create them.
2. You can have OffLoad prompt you for the name of a directory to
restore the files into. If you choose this option, OffLoad puts a
directory tree on your screen (similar to the one used for manual
archiving) and you simply point to the desired directory.
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RESTORE DIRECTORY (Cont'd)
To override the current RESTORE DIRECTORY selection, press ENTER and a
pop-up window will appear asking if you want OffLoad to always restore
files to their original directory. Select YES or NO and press ENTER.
Your override will remain active until you either change it again using
this option or exit OffLoad. To change the RESTORE DIRECTORY option
permanently, run the OffLoad Configuration program.
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DIRECTORY SORT
You can override the sort sequence that OffLoad uses to present lists of
files on your hard disk. There are three sort sequences to choose from:
Primary Sort Secondary Sort
File name File Extension
File name Date Last Updated
File Extension File Name
MARK FILES INACTIVE
This screen shows a list of files in the active
archive catalog. Those which have already been
inactivated will have a "(I)" to the right of the
file name.
To inactivate a file, move the highlight bar to
the file name and press ENTER. To inactivate a
group of files, mark each file with the F5 mark
key and press ENTER when all files have been
marked.
RETURN TO MAIN MENU
Press ENTER to return to the
OffLoad main menu.
CFG_RET_HLP
TARGET ARCHIVE DRIVE
Specify the drive letter of the floppy disk
drive that you want to archive your files
to.
This override of configuration will only last
until you exit OffLoad. The next time you
run OffLoad, the target drive will revert
back to that specified in OffLoad
configuration (OLCONFIG).
SET_TRG_HLP
COMPRESSION OPTIONS
You can override the compression option you chose in the OffLoad
configuration program. The new compression method you choose will apply
until you exit OffLoad. You have three compression options:
FAVORS - This method compresses a file as much as possible before
SIZE copying it to the archive disk. It takes the longest amount of
time in compression of the three options.
FAVORS - This method compresses the file some, but focuses more on
SPEED getting the compression done quickly than on making the file
as small as possible.
NO - You can also eliminate compression altogether. This is the
COMPRESS fastest method for archiving files but fits the fewest files
on an archive disk.
DIRECTORY SORT SEQUENCE
You can specify the default sort sequence that OffLoad uses to present
lists of files on your hard disk. You can choose from three sort sequences:
Primary Sort
Secondary Sort
File name
File Extension
File name
Date Last Updated
File Extension
File Name
Select from this list of sort options by moving the highlight bar to the
desired sort sequence and pressing ENTER.
EDITING A CATALOG'S DESCRIPTION
Each OffLoad catalog can have a description of up to
forty (40) characters. When you elect to edit the
active catalog's description, a window pops with the
existing description and you can then edit it.
If a description already exists, use your editing
keys to change the existing description. If not,
simply type in a description. When you have the
desired description, press ENTER.
EDITING FILE KEYWORDS
FILE SPECIFICATION
To assign keyword(s) to a file (or edit the keywords which have previously
been assigned), you view a list of files in the catalog and select files
for keyword editing. You can reduce the list of files OffLoad displays by
specifying a "DOS-like" file specification. If you do, only those files
whose name matches the file specification will display.
File specification rules are the same as for DOS; an asterisk matches
anything and nothing, a question mark matches any single character in the
file name, etc.
If you want to display all of the files in the catalog, simple enter no
file specification a file specification and press ENTER.
CATALOG STATUS
This panel display the status of the active catalog. The following
information is displayed:
CATALOG DESCRIPTION The description you assigned to this catalog.
CATALOG VERSION The version number of the OffLoad program which
NUMBER last updated this catalog.
CATALOG CREATED The date and time the catalog was created
CATALOG LAST UPDATED The date and time the catalog was last updated
NUMBER OF DISKS The number of disks in this catalog.
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CATALOG STATUS (Cont'd)
NUMBER OF FILES The total number of files archived into this
catalog.
NUMBER OF ACTIVE The total number of active files in the catalog.
FILES
NUMBER OF INACTIVE The number of inactive files in the archive.
FILES
NUMBER OF The number of ordinary (non-general purpose
ORDINARY FILES archive) files in the archive
NUMBER OF ARCHIVE The number of general-purpose archive (ZIP, PAK
ZOO, and ARC) files in the catalog
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CATALOG STATUS (Cont'd)
NUMBER OF FILES The total number of files contained inside the
CONTAINED IN general-purpose archive files in this catalog.
ARCHIVE FILES
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DISPLAY OF FILES IN A CATALOG
This screen lists all of the files in the active catalog which pass the
selection criteria you specified (file spec, date range or keyword).
The following information is displayed about each file:
LENGTH The size of the file in bytes when it was archived.
SIZE The size of the file in bytes in its archived form.
UPDATED The date and time the file was last updated before it
was archived.
ARCHIVED The date and time the file was archived.
To see more information about a specific file, move the highlight bar to
the file name and press ENTER.
SORT_DSP_HLP
EXPAND ARCHIVES
Do you want to see a list of the files in
any general purpose archive file in your
archive catalog?
General purpose archive files (e.g. ZIP, PAK,
ARC) are files which contain one or more
files in a compressed form.
If you want the contents of GPA files
displayed in the report, select YES.
FILE SEARCH
KEYWORD SPECIFICATION
In this window, you can specify one or more
keywords to use to search for a file in the
active archive catalog. If you specify more
than one word, only files with the same
keywords IN THE SAME ORDER will be matched
by the keyword search.
Type in the desired keyword(s) and press
ENTER.
FILE SEARCH
ARCHIVE DATE RANGE SPECIFICATION
You can search the catalog for files which were archived
on a specific date or during a date range.
To search for files archived on a specific date, specify
the date on the first date window and press ENTER without
specifying a date on the second window.
To search for files archived during a date range, specify
the starting date on the first date window and the ending
date on the second date prompt window.
Specify all dates in the form MMDDYY (e.g. 123191 for
December 31, 1991).
FILE SEARCH
FILE NAME SPECIFICATION
You can search the catalog for files which
match a specific file name or match a file
specification (e.g. *.TXT, ABCDE.*).
Type in a file name or file specification
and press ENTER to display all files in the
active archive catalog which match your
specification.
INSERT NEW DISK
Your current archive disk has filled up and
there is more to write out (more files to
archive and/or more of the backup catalog to
write).
Insert a pre-formatted disk (any density)
and press ENTER.
INSERT NEXT DISK
OffLoad has used all it needs from the
current disk and now requires that you
insert another disk. It has requested a
specific disk, by name.
Insert the disk that has been requested and
press ENTER.
ARCHIVE FILES (MANUAL)
The manual archiving process is the "point-and-shoot" method of identifying
and archiving files. It is also useful for combing through a hard disk and
deleting unneeded files. The manual archive process works as follows:
1. Specify a drive to scan.
2. View a directory "tree" of directories on the disk.
3. Select directorie(s) to review and view a list of files in each
directory.
4. Mark any files you want to archive. Delete any files which are no
longer needed.
5. Initiate the archival process.
UNCHANGED FILE ARCHIVAL
OffLoad provides a capability for archiving select groups of files
automatically, based on the amount of time that has past since the file(s)
were last modified. This is based on the date which is maintained by DOS
when each file was last updated.
If you have established your unchanged file archival specifications via
the OLCONFIG program, you are ready to begin a unchanged file archiving
run. Press ENTER while the highlight bar is on the ARCHIVE FILES BY DATE
option and OffLoad will scan your hard disk looking for files which
pass the unchanged file archival specifications you made for the active
catalog.
If any files are found, they will be displayed on a panel for you to review
and optionally edit. Press ENTER from that screen to begin archiving.
RESTORE TO ORIGINAL DIRECTORY?
You have two choices regarding where OffLoad will
place the file you are about to restore. You
can either have OffLoad restore it to the same
directory it was in when it was archived. If the
directory no longer exists, OffLoad will create
it for you.
If you do not want to do this, answer NO and
OffLoad will display a directory tree and allow
you to select and existing directory into which
it will restore the file.
DRIVE TO SCAN FOR RESTORE DIRECTORY
Specify the drive letter of the disk drive
you want to restore the file(s) to.
OffLoad will scan this drive and present you
with a directory tree of the drive. Select a
directory from this tree and OffLoad will
restore the file(s) into that directory.
SELECT DIRECTORY FOR RESTORE
A directory "tree" showing the directories on
the selected drive is displayed on the
screen.
Use your up and down arrows to move the
highlight bar to the directory into which you
want to restore this file and press ENTER.
SELECT SORT SEQUENCE
You can display the list of selected files in
the active catalog in one of six different
sort sequences.
Move the highlight bar to the desired sort
sequence and press ENTER.
RESTORING A CATALOG
You have chosen to restore a hard-disk catalog from it's
fail-safe backup which is located on the last diskette of
the catalog's archive set.
Place the last diskette in the diskette drive and press
ENTER to proceed with the restoration. If you do not want to
proceed with the restoration, either press your escape (ESC)
key or move the highlight bar to NO and press ENTER.
For more information about restoring a catalog, press your
help (F1) key while on the RESTORE CATALOG option.
WARNING: IF YOU PROCEED WITH THE RESTORATION PROCESS, YOUR
EXISTING HARD-DISK CATALOG WILL BE OVER-WRITTEN.
DIRECTORY FILE LIST
This screen contains a list of file(s) in the selected directory. Use the
following keys to work with the files in this list:
F2 Use the browse key to view the first 64K of the file
(BROWSE) on your screen. If the file contains binary data (e.g.
EXE, COM and OVL files), the file's contents will look
like gibberish on the screen.
F5 Use the mark key to mark files to be archived into the
(MARK) active catalog.The mark key acts as a toggle. It alternates
between including and excluding the file from the list of
files to be archived every time it is pressed.
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DIRECTORY FILE LIST (Cont'd)
DEL Press the DEL key to delete a single file or a group of
(DELETE) marked files from your hard disk. If no files are marked,
the DEL key works on the file which has the highlight
bar on it. If one or more files are marked, the DEL key
works on the marked group.
ENTER Press the ENTER or F10 key when you have finished working
OR with the files in this directory and want to save any
F10 marking of files you have done.
ESC Press the ESC key to abort any marking of files you have
(ABORT) done this time in this directory.
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COMPRESSION TYPE
Unless instructed otherwise, OffLoad compresses most files as it archives
them. It does this to increase the number of files it can fit on a single
archive diskette. It also automatically decompresses these files when you
restore them back to the hard disk.
It has two different types of compression techniques. One technique focuses
on getting the maximum compression of the file (favors size). The other
focuses on completing the compression as quickly as possible (favors
speed).
The technique which favors size generally takes longer to compress files
than the one which favors speed. Therefore, archive operations will usually
take longer with the favors size option, but you will be able to fit more
files on a single diskette.
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COMPRESSION TYPE (Cont'd)
Offload keeps track of which compression technique it used for each file
it compresses so it can automatically decompress it properly when the
file is restored. You can use either compression technique (or no
compression at all) whenever you want. You can mix compression techniques
in a single archive catalog.
To override the compression technique used, place your highlight bar on
this option and press ENTER. A pop-up window will appear giving you three
choices (favors speed, favors size and no compression). Move your
highlight bar to the desired technique and press ENTER. OffLoad will use
this compression technique until you either change it again or exit
OffLoad.
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DELETE ARCHIVED FILES
Most file archiving involves "moving" the file from a hard disk to archive
media. To accomplish this, the file is copied to the archive and then
deleted from the hard disk. You can have OffLoad delete the files from
your hard disk that it archives. If you elect to do so, whenever OffLoad
completes an archival operation, it pops up a window to make sure that you
want to delete the files. If you just press ENTER, it will delete the
files. You can also choose at this point not to have OffLoad delete the
files.
This is the normal method of operating OffLoad. If you want, you can have
Offload leave the files it archives on your hard disk and you can then
selectively delete them yourself at some later time.
To override this option, press ENTER and select the desired choice.
VIEWING A FILE ON YOUR HARD DISK
This screen shows the contents of a
file. You can scroll down using the
PgDn key and view the first 64K
bytes of the file.
If the file contents looks like
gibberish, you are probably viewing
a binary file. EXE, COM, OVL and WKS
files are examples of binary files.
TARGET DRIVE
Specify the drive letter of the floppy disk
drive OffLoad is to use for archiving files.
This is the drive OffLoad will use unless
told otherwise.
You can temporarily override this setting
while OffLoad is running if you need to
archive to an alternate drive.
PRINTER DRIVER
A printer driver is a file which contains the
information OffLoad needs to make your printer
work properly. A number of printer drivers are
supplied with OffLoad.
To select a printer driver, press INS and a
list of pre-defined printer drivers will be
displayed. Move the highlight bar to the
appropriate driver name and press ENTER.
Refer to Appendix A in the OffLoad User's
Guide for more information about supported
printers.
PRINTER PORT
Type in the name of the port to which your
printer is attached to your PC. Valid
printer port names are of the form:
LPTx where x is 1, 2, 3 or 4
COMx where x is 1, 2, or 3
If you are unsure, check the configuration
settings for other software which prints
successfully to see if a printer port (or
printer address) is specified.
COMPRESSION OPTIONS
OffLoad can compress files as it archives them, thereby increasing the
number of files you can fit on an archive disk. You have three compression
options:
FAVORS - This method compresses a file as much as possible before
SIZE copying it to the archive disk. It takes the longest amount of
time in compression of the three options.
FAVORS - This method compresses the file some, but focuses more on
SPEED getting the compression done quickly than on making the file
as small as possible.
NO - You can also eliminate compression altogether. This is the
COMPRESS fastest method for archiving files but fits the fewest files
on an archive disk.
DELETE ARCHIVED FILES
When OffLoad archives a file, it can delete it from
the hard disk. You have two choices in this
configuration option. You can:
- have OffLoad ask you every time it archives one
or more files if you want the file(s) deleted
- take responsibility for deleting the files
upon yourself.
If you specify YES for this configuration option,
every time you archive files, OffLoad will ask if
you want them deleted. Answer YES to that question
and OffLoad will delete them.
ALWAYS RESTORE TO ORIGINAL DIRECTORY
When you restore files which have been archived back to
the hard disk, OffLoad needs to know where to put them.
You have two choices:
- You can have OffLoad always restore files to the
directory they were in at the time they were archived,
- You can have OffLoad prompt you for a target directory
every time you restore a file.
If you have OffLoad always restore to the original
directory, it will notify you whenever the directory no
longer exists and ask if it should create the directory
or put the file in a different directory.
DIRECTORY SORT SEQUENCE
You can specify the default sort sequence that OffLoad uses to present
lists of files on your hard disk. You can choose from three sort sequences:
Primary Sort
Secondary Sort
File name
File Extension
File name
Date Last Updated
File Extension
File Name
Press ENTER followed by INS to select from this list of sort options.
ARCHIVE CATALOG DIRECTORY
OffLoad maintains files on your hard disk
which contain information about all of the
files you have arhived. These files comprise
the archive catalog(s) you have created.
Specify the name of a directory on your hard
disk where you want OffLoad to maintain these
catalog files.
WORK DIRECTORY
OffLoad creates temporary files on your hard
disk in support of its operation. It needs
to know where (which directory) you would
prefer it create these temporary files.
All temporary files are deleted by OffLoad
when it is finished with them.
Specify the name of a directory on your hard
disk where you want OffLoad to create these
work files.
DIRECTORY AGING FACTOR
Specify in this field the number of days a
file in this directory can remain unchanged
before it is eligible for unchanged file
archival.
In addition to remaining unchanged for the
specified time period, the file must have one
of the extensions included in the list in the
lower left and must NOT be in the list of
excluded files in the lower right list before
it is eligible for unchanged file archival.
UNCHANGED FILE ARCHIVAL
FILE EXTENSION LIST
On the lower left side of the screen is a
list of file extensions which are eligible
for unchanged file extensions. Only files
with one of these extensions will be
archive candidates.
To add an extension to the list, type in the
extension and press ENTER or press INS and
select an extension from a list of extensions
in this directory. To remove an extension,
place the cursor in the field and use the DEL
key to delete the extension characters.
UNCHANGED FILE ARCHIVAL
FILE EXCEPTION LIST
On the lower right side of the screen is a
list of files in this directory to be
excluded from unchanged file archival. They
will be excluded even though they may have
an extension which is in the list of eligible
file extensions.
To add a file to the list, move the cursor
to an empty field and type in a file name or
press INS to select from a list of files in
the directory. To delete a file from the
list, move the cursor to the file name and
use the DEL key to delete the file name
characters.
PRINTER DRIVER
OffLoad needs to know how to communicate properly
with your printer. It determines this via a printer
driver. A printer driver is a file which contains
instructions for OffLoad about how to get your
printer to print normal and special characters
(bold, underline, etc.).
Refer to Appendix A in the OffLoad User's Guide
for a list of supported printers and their
coresponding printer drivers.
Either type in the name of the appropriate printer
driver or press ENTER, followed by INS to see a
list of known printer drivers.
MANUAL FEED
Specify Y in this field if your printer
requires manual feeding of paper. If so,
OffLoad will stop after each page and prompt
you to insert a new sheet of paper.
Specify N in this field if your printer
feeds paper automatically (pin-feed printers,
laser printers, ink jet printers, etc.).
INITIALIZE PRINTER CODES
Specify in the two initialization fields the
control characters required to initialize
your printer.
If you are unsure, check in your printer
manual.
NORMAL PRINTING
Specify in the two normal print fields the
control characters required by your
printer to print normal characters.
If you are unsure, check in your printer
manual.
BOLD FACE PRINT
Specify in the two bold fields the control
character pair required by your printer to
turn on and off bold face character printing.
If you are unsure, check in your printer
manual. If you can't find this information,
leave these blank and your reports will print
without the benefit of bold face characters.
PRINTER UNDERLINING
Specify in the two underline fields the
control character pair required by your
printer to turn on and off underlined
character printing.
If you are unsure, check in your printer
manual. If you can't find this information,
leave these blank and your reports will print
without the benefit of underlining.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT CURRENTLY
REQUIRED OR USED BY OFFLOAD.
LINES PER PAGE
Specify here the number of lines per page
your printer supports. For most printers,
this will be 66 lines per page.
Some laserjet printers support only 60 lines
per page.
OFFLOAD CONFIGURATION
A number of items which control OffLoad's operation are under your
control. These include such items as:
- Which floppy drive to use to archive files
- Whether or not to compress files during archive
- Whether of not to delete files after they are archived
- Where to store the archive catalogs on the hard disk
You must specify a few of these configuration items before you can
run OffLoad, ANALYZE or SCHEDULE. To review the current
configuration items, press ENTER.
COLOR PREFERENCES
You have the option of specifying the colors that
you want OffLoad to use for its screens. For
users of color monitors, this allows you to make
OffLoad run in colors which are pleasing to your
eye. For laptop users, you can modify the colors
to make your monochrome screens more readable.
To review and modify OffLoad's color settings,
press ENTER."
UNCHANGED FILE ARCHIVAL
OffLoad provides a capability for archiving select groups of files
automatically, based on the amount of time that has past since the file(s)
were last modified. This is based on the date which is maintained by DOS
when each file was last updated.
Unchanged file archival specifications are maintained seperately for each
OffLoad catalog. A catalog need not have unchanged file archival
specifications. You will establish them only for catalogs for which this
type of archival is appropriate.
Unchanged file archival specifications consist of a list of directories on
the hard disk(s) to be searched, a list of file extensions which are
eligible for this type of archival, an aging factor for each directory and,
optionally, a list of files in each directory to be exempted.
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UNCHANGED FILE ARCHIVAL (Cont'd)
To build unchanged file archival specifications, move the highlight bar to
the AutoMove Directory Setup option and press ENTER. You will be prompted
to enter the name of the catalog you want to work with. Specify the catalog
name (existing or new) and press ENTER. You will be presented with a list
of directories (if any) already defined for this catalog. If no
specifications exist for this catalog, the list will be empty.
To add one or more new directories to the list, press INS and specify the
drive letter of the drive containing the directories. Mark any directories
you want to add and press F10 when you are done. You will then be prompted
to specify the archival criteria for each directory you chose.
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PRINTER DRIVERS
A printer driver is a file which contains
the information OffLoad needs to make your
printer work properly. A number of printer
drivers are supplied with OffLoad.
If you need to customize a printer driver to
meet the special needs of your printer, select
this option and fill in the resulting panel
with the print codes used by your printer.
If you are unsure what a print driver is or how
to specify print codes, refer to the OffLoad
User's Guide.
PRINT OFFLOAD DOCUMENTATION
If the OffLoad package that you received
includes an on-disk manual (it should), you
can print a copy of the manual on your
printer via this option.
To print the manual:
- Get your printer ready
- Select this option and press ENTER
If your package didn't include a manual, an
error message will display.
EXIT OFFLOAD CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
Use this option when you are finished with
the configuration program and want to save
any changes you may have made. A faster way
to accomplish the same thing is to press
ALT-F10 at any time.
DISPLAY SCHEDULE
The SCHEDULE and ANALYZE utilities provide a method for scheduling
the archiving of files at some future date. When you schedule a
file with either of these utilities, an entry is added to the
OffLoad schedule file containing the file name, catalog and
schedule date.
This option enables you to view the current schedule file and
modify its contents. You can delete files from the schedule. You
can also change the target catalog and/or schedule date for any
file in the schedule.
To view the schedule file, press ENTER.
SCHEDULED ARCHIVAL
OffLoad's ANALYZE and SCHEDULE utilities allow you to schedule files to
be archived on a specific date to a specific catalog. OffLoad maintains
a master schedule of files to be archived.
When you start OffLoad, if there are any scheduled files which are ready
to be archived, a panel display showing the number of files and catalogs
ready for archival.
To archive these scheduled files, move the highlight bar to the Archive
Files (Scheduled) option and press ENTER. OffLoad will, in turn, select
each group of files (by catalog) and present them for you to review.
Follow the prompts to insert the appropriate archive disks. If you do not
want to archive a catalog's files, press ESC when viewing the list of
files. OffLoad will skip them and go on to the next catalog's files.
SPECIFY FILE NAME AND EXTENSION
If you want to view a list of ALL files in
the catalog which have not been inactivated,
press ENTER.
To view a subset of files, type in a file
specification (file name, *.*, *.TXT, etc.)
and press ENTER.
MARK FILES INACTIVE
As files age in an archive, some may become obsolete.
You can simplify catalog searches by marking obsolete
files inactive, thereby eliminating them from file
searches and file list displays.
Select this option to display a list of active (e.g. not
yet inactivated) files in the active archive catalog.
From this list, you can mark and inactivate files.
Press ENTER to view all files in the active archive
catalog. To view a subset, type in a file specification
(e.g. *.txt, abc*.*) and press ENTER4
OFFLOAD SCHEDULE UTILITY
The SCHEDULE utility provides a convenient method for scheduling files on
a hard disk to be archived by OffLoad. When you run schedule, it shows
a list of files in the active hard disk directory. You can use this list
to mark individual files or groups of files and schedule them for archiving
into a specific archive catalog. They can be scheduled to be archived on
any date, now or sometime in the future. You can also use this list to
delete files from the hard disk.
Every time you run OffLoad, it checks to see if any files have been
scheduled to be archived on or before the current date. If so, if displays
a summary panel showing the number of files which are ready to archive
and the number of different archive catalogs which will receive files.
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OFFLOAD SCHEDULE UTILITY (Cont'd)
Use the following keys to work with the files in this list. Place the
highlight bar on the desired file and press one of the keys discussed
below:
F2 Use the browse key to view the first 64K of the file
(BROWSE) on your screen. If the file contains binary data (e.g.
EXE, COM and OVL files), the file's contents will look
like gibberish on the screen.
F5 Use the mark key to select a file to be processed as part
(MARK) of a group of one or more files. The mark key acts as a
toggle. It alternates between including and excluding
the file from the group every time it is pressed.
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OFFLOAD SCHEDULE UTILITY (Cont'd)
DEL Press the DEL key to delete a single file or a group of
(DELETE) marked files from your hard disk. If no files are marked,
the DEL key works on the file which has the highlight
bar on it. If one or more files are marked, the DEL key
works on the marked group.
ENTER Press the ENTER key to schedule a single file or a group of
(SCHEDULE) marked files for archiving. If no files are marked, the
ENTER key works on the file which has the highlight bar on
it. If one or more files are marked, the ENTER key works
on the marked group. After you schedule a file, the catalog
name and schedule date for the file shows on the right
side of the screen.
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ANALYZE
HARD DISK ANALYSIS TOOL
ANALYZE is a utility which helps you identify and archive files on a hard
disk. It is one of three OffLoad components which are designed to simplify
the process of locating and archiving (or deleting) files which are no
longer needed on the hard disk.
ANALYZE presents, in alphabetical order, a list of file extensions which
are found on a hard disk. This display contains the extension names as
well as the number of bytes on the hard disk which is take up by files
with each extension. Starting with this list, you can select an extension
and view a list of directories which contain files with the selected
extension in them. From this list, you can display a list of the individual
files in each directory and can even display the contents of any individual
file.
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ANALYZE
HARD DISK ANALYSIS TOOL (Cont'd)
You can mark individual files or groups of files and schedule them for
archiving into a specific archive catalog. They can be scheduled to be
archived on any date, now or sometime in the future.
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SCAN DISK
You can analyze by file extension, any hard
disk on your system. If you want to analyze a
drive other than the one specified in this
window, type the drive letter and press ENTER.
To analyze the drive specified in the window,
press ENTER.k*
ANALYZE
HARD DISK STATISTICS AND FILE EXTENSIONS
This screen displays two types of information about the hard disk that
was analyzed. In the window on the left are some summary statistics about
the capacity and utilization of the hard disk. It shows the capacity of
the hard disk, the amount of space taken up by files, the number of files
and directories on the disk and the amount of free space which remains.
In the window on the right side of the screen is a list of file extensions
which are found on the disk along with a count of the total munber of
bytes of storage on the disk take up by files of each extension.
This file extension list is the base of operations from which you can
review files, delete files and schedule files for archiving. To view a
list of directories which contain at least one file with a particular file
extension, move the highlight bar to the extension and press ENTER.
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ANALYZE
HARD DISK STATISTICS AND FILE EXTENSIONS (Cont'd)
From the directory list screen, you can place the highlight bar on a
specific directory and press ENTER to display a list of files in the
directory which have the extension currently being analyzed.
Once you have the file list, you can browse a file by placing the highlight
bar on the file name and presing the browse (F2) key. You can delete a
file by placing the highlight bar on the file name and pressing the DEL
key. You can schedule a file for archiving by placing the highlight bar
on the file name, pressing ENTER and answering the two prompts.
You can delete and schedule for archiving a group of files by first
marking each file in the group with the F5 key and then pressing the
appropriate key (DEL or ENTER) after all of the files have been marked.
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ANALYZE
FILE EXTENSION EXCLUSION LIST
ANALYZE gives you the option of excluding certain file extensions from
displaying when you display the file extension list. Some of the file
extensions on your hard disk will be unfamilar or uninteresting to you.
By excluding them from the display, it is easier to focus in of the files
you want to manage.
As you mark file extensions to be excluded, they are placed on a excluded
extension list. This list is maintained permanently on your hard disk.
This screen displays the file extension exclusion list that you have built.
It contains two pieces of information; the file extension and the drive
to which the exclusion applies. If the drive is shown as an "*", it means
that this extension is excluded on all drives.
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ANALYZE
FILE EXTENSION EXCLUSION LIST (Cont'd)
You can remove a single file extension from the exclusion list by moving
the highlight bar to the extension and pressing the DEL key. You can
remove a group of extensions by first marking all of the extensions with
the F5 mark key and then pressing DEL.
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DIRECTORY FILE LIST
This screen contains a list of file(s) in the selected directory which
have the file extension currently being analyzed. Use the following keys
to work with the files in this list:
F2 Use the browse key to view the first 64K of the file
(BROWSE) on your screen. If the file contains binary data (e.g.
EXE, COM and OVL files), the file's contents will look
like gibberish on the screen.
F5 Use the mark key to select a file to be processed as part
(MARK) of a group of one or more files. The mark key acts as a
toggle. It alternates between including and excluding
the file from the group every time it is pressed.
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DIRECTORY FILE LIST (Cont'd)
DEL Press the DEL key to delete a single file or a group of
(DELETE) marked files from your hard disk. If no files are marked,
the DEL key works on the file which has the highlight
bar on it. If one or more files are marked, the DEL key
works on the marked group.
ENTER Press the ENTER key to schedule a single file or a group of
(SCHEDULE) marked files for archiving. If no files are marked, the
ENTER key works on the file which has the highlight bar on
it. If one or more files are marked, the ENTER key works
on the marked group.
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DIRECTORY LIST
This screen shows a list of directories on the drive you had
analyzed which contain at least one file with the selected
extension.
You can view the list of files with the selected extension in
any of the directories shown by moving the highlight bar to the
appropriate directory and pressing ENTER.
After you are finished looking at this list of directories,
press ESC to return the the file extension list.
ANALYZE
FILE EXTENSION EXCLUSION LIST
As you review your list of file extensions with ANALYZE,
you have the option of excluding certain file extensions
from displaying on the extension list. Some of the file
extensions on your hard disk will be unfamilar or
uninteresting to you.
As you mark file extensions to be excluded, they are placed
on a excluded extension list. This list is maintained
permanently on your hard disk.
You can choose to have ANALYZE use the exclusion list before
the list of extensions is displayed. If you want to see
the extensions that you have excluded, select the NO
option and press ENTER.
ARCHIVE SCHEDULE DATE
You can specify a date (today's date or some future date)
when the file or files will be archived. If you specify a
date later than today's date, OffLoad will keep track of the
date and will remind you that you have files ready to archive
as soon as that date arrives.
To schedule the file(s) to be eligible for archiving
immediately, press ENTER without specifying a date. To
schedule archiving on a future date, type in the date in
MMDDYY format and press ENTER.
SCHEDULE FILE
This display shows all files which are scheduled for archival (either now
or some date in the future). Shown are the file name, the date the file is
scheduled for archival and the catalog into which the file is to be
cataloged.
You can modify the schedule using the following procedures:
Remove File(s) To remove a file from the schedule, move the
From Schedule highlight bar to the file name and press DEL. To
remove a group of files, mark each file by pressing
the mark (F5) key with the highlight bar is on each
file name and press DEL when all files have been
marked.
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SCHEDULE FILE (Cont'd)
Change Schdule To change the date a file is scheduled for archiving,
Date for File(s) move the highlight bar to the file name, press ENTER
twice and type in a new date. To change the date for
a group of files, mark each file by pressing the mark
(F5) key with the highlight bar on the file name,
press ENTER twice when all files have been marked and
type in the new date.
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SCHEDULE FILE (Cont'd)
Change Catalog To change the catalog a file is scheduled to be
for File(s) archived into, move the highlight bar to the file
name, press ENTER and type in the desired catalog
name (or press INS to choose from a list). To change
the catalog for a group of files, mark each file by
pressing the mark (F5) key with the highlight bar on
the file name, press ENTER when all files have been
marked and specify the catalog name.
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