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DIZEDIT Version 3.0
Copyright (c) 1993 GDSOFT

October 22, 1993


WHAT IS IT :
------------

DIZEDIT  is a  simple utility  that  allows  editing of  those nice  little
description files  commonly found in archive  files (ZIP,ARJ,LZH). Many BBS
systems use this  file as the ACTUAL description  whenever the archive file
is uploaded to them. Commonly, the file is named FILE_ID.DIZ, however other
variations are FILE.DES  or FILE.SDI. In this document,  I'll refer to this
file regardless of the flavor as the FILE_ID.

DIZEDIT  easily allows  you to  create the  existing FILE_ID  if it already
exists in the archive, and if not,  it allows you to create it.

Additionally, with Version 3.0, several useful abilities have been added :

     ....  Convert archives to a DEFAULT format.
     ....  REPACK archives to minimize size
     ....  Strip or add Archive comments (ARJ and ZIP ONLY)
     ....  Add BBS files to the archive such as ADS etc.
     ....  Included  an  .INI  file  which  can  be edited
           interactively to save setup information.

BASIC STARTUP :
---------------

Unpack the  distribution archive to some  directory on your disk,  and type
the command  : DIZEDIT <ENTER>.  If it is  the first time  you have used to
program,  DIZEDIT will  create a  DIZEDIT.INI file  on the  same path  that
DIZEDIT.EXE exists.  This is a  plain vanilla ASCII  file and contains  the
following information :

COLOR=BLUE (Choices are : BLUE,RED,GREEN,CYAN,MAGENTA)
ARJ=D:\UTILITY\ARJ.EXE (The address of ARJ.EXE)
PKZIP=D:\UTILITY\PKZIP.EXE (ditto)
PKUNZIP=D:\UTILITY\PKUNZIP.EXE (ditto again)
LZH=D:\UTILITY\LHA.EXE (ditto again and again)
COMMENT=D:\TURBO\ARCS\ZIPLOGO.TXT (the address and name of a comment file)
BBSAD=D:\BBS\ABBS.TXT (name and address of file to add to archive).
SWAPDRIVE=D (The drive DIZEDIT should create SWAP on.  Use FASTEST drive.)
DEFAULT=ZIP (ARJ,ZIP, or LZH.  Archives WILL be converted to this)
REPACK=NO (Repack archives for MAXIMUM compression .. either YES or NO)

The easiest  way to create this  file is to execute  DIZEDIT. A DIZEDIT.INI
file will  AUTOMATICALLY be created. Press  the F1 key BEFORE  selecting an
archive  file,  and  DIZEDIT  will  allow  you  to  edit these values. When
finished,  press F10  to save  your changes.  The changes  WILL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY, so you don't have to exit DIZEDIT and re-run it. Of course you
can use any ASCII word processor  to change your DIZEDIT settings. Also, if
you want DIZEDIT  to return to whatever the default  value was, just DELETE
the line involved. For example, to  STRIP all comments for archives as they
are process, just DELETE the COMMENT= line from DIZEDIT.INI.

Another NEW  feature of DIZEDIT  is the file  copy function. Press  F4 on a
valid file, and you will be permitted to  copy the file to any path on your
system. This is  nice if you want to  create an upload directory to  send a
group of files somewhere.


AH... NOW FOR THE GOOD PART
---------------------------

You will be  presented with a directory list of  the current directory. You
can select the '..' entry to get  to the ROOT directory. From there, select
a directory where there  are files that have ZIP, ARJ  or LZH files. Select
anyone of  them, and DIZEDIT will  open the archive and  extract all of the
files to a "blind" directory that it creates.

The DEFAULT  file that DIZEDIT looks  for is FILE_ID.DIZ. If  that does NOT
exist, then it looks  for a file with the extension of  "DES". If that does
NOT exist  then it looks  for a file  with the extension  of "SDI". If your
archive contains NONE of these then DIZEDIT will present you with a list of
the files in this archive. You may choose one of them to be READIN, and the
DIZEDIT  permits editing.  This is  useful  if  you DO  NOT already  have a
FILE_ID, and  you want to  use the DOC   file or a  TXT file as  a basis to
create from. The file that will be created in this case is FILE_ID.DIZ.

If one  of these files  already exist, then  DIZEDIT permits editing.

You can  enter up to  2048 characters.  BE  WARNED !!! Many  BBS sites ONLY
permit 15 lines to be displayed in  their descriptions. Each line can be up
to 45 characters.

Again,  DIZEDIT recognizes  the extensions  ZIP,ARJ, and  LZH. In order for
DIZEDIT to work for each of these respective archives, you MUST have a copy
of  the following  files SOMEWHERE  on your  path. DIZEDIT  will search for
them, and if NOT  found, will tell you. You must then  make sure that these
files are in the same directory as  DIZEDIT.EXE or in a directory listed in
your PATH statement.

                ZIP - PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE
                ARJ - ARJ.EXE
                LZH - LHA.EXE or LHARC.EXE

From there,  if a file  in the files  display window ends  in one of  these
extensions, simply press  <ENTER>, and the FILE_ID for  that archive can be
edited. At anytime, you can press the 'F1' key, and READIN any file on your
disk  as a  basis for  the FILE_ID.  To save  the FILE_ID  and re-pack  the
archive, press the 'F10' key. Pressing ESCAPE exits WITHOUT saving.


BASIC COMMANDS AND CURSOR MOVEMENT :
------------------------------------

DIZEDIT uses the normal cursor keys to go LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, HOME, END,
PGUP, PGDN.

The editor is "WORDSTAR" compatible.

Here is a list of the function and CTRL keys and what each does :

Command                  Description
--------------------     ------------------------------------------------

PROGRAM KEYS (BEFORE Archive is selected)

[F1]                  -  Edit the DIZEDIT.INI File
[F4]                  -  Copy the selected file to another path.
[ESC]                 -  Quit DIZEDIT

EDITOR KEYS   (AFTER Archive is selected)

[F1]                  -  Presents a list of files to be READIN.
[F10]                 -  Save the current FILE_ID and repack the archive.
[ESC]                 -  Quit back to the file selection screen.

INSERT                -  Toggle INSERT/OVERWRITE Mode
DELETE                -  Delete Character
[CTRL]-[Y]            -  Delete current line
[CTRL]-[B]            -  Reformat paragraph
[CTRL]-[S]            -  Character Left
[CTRL]-[D]            -  Character Right
[CTRL]-[A]            -  Word Left
[CTRL]-[F]            -  Word Right
[CTRL]-[E]            -  Line Up
[CTRL]-[X]            -  Line Down
[CTRL]-[W]            -  Scroll Up
[CTRL]-[Z]            -  Scroll Down
[CTRL]-[Q]            -  Delete To End Of Line
[CTRL]-[T]            -  Delete Word

Well, that's  pretty much it.  I think that  you will find  DIZEDIT easy to
use, FAST, and  once you get used to using  it, indispensable !! Especially
if you maintain a BBS.

If you like DIZEDIT, then please register it. For those who do, I will send
my super dooper BONUS archive as well. Believe me there are many goodies on
this  BONUS  disk.  including  ARCTOOL,  ARCPLUS  and  FILEMANAGER PLUS, an
exciting NEW program which does ALL that you could EVER want a file manager
program to do and MUCH MORE !!!


To register, send a FORMATTED, BLANK diskette to

        GDSOFT
        G.D. DAVIS
        57280 Osage Drive
        Goshen, Indiana 46526

        Please Include a $20.00 registration fee.

        Make sure that you include your return address.


If you have any comments or questions,  I would REALLY love to receive your
comments  or  suggestions.  I  can  be  reached  by  leaving  mail on GENIE
(G.D.DAVIS) or CompuServe (72067,2726), or write to me at the above address
or better yet,  call GDSOFT BBS [phone],  HST 14400,8,N,1 v.32/v.42.
This is a FREE BBS, and you'll  find MANY GDSOFT programs and files as well
as lots of other goodies.

Thank you for using DIZEDIT.