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File Management System/2
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For really in hurry people a really short doc.
What FMS do ?
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FMS is a simple files manager for Maximus.
* drag and drop enabled !
* full multithread
* support for multiple Filearea.Ctl
* global search around all areas
* global dupelist
* direct manipulation of files reported from search or dupelist
* copy and move files from areas and to other drop enabled applications
* direct files rename and delete
* direct description change
* touch of files date
* abandon, adopt
* view LZH,ZIP,ARJ,ARC and ZOO contents (may be more will be in next release)
* associations to external programs (like GIF viewer)
* generate "full files list" and "new files list"
* sort containers in various order
* update description with GIF,TIFF or JPG info on request
* will grow version by version in feature, stability and usability
Installation and configuration
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Move FMS.EXE into the directory you want and run FMS, an empty windows
will open, click rigth mouse button on it and select Options. You will
see a configuration notebook. In the first page there is a list of all
FILEAREA.CTL associated to FMS.
It is empty, so press the Add button and choose your FILEAREA.CTL file.
Added all FILEAREA.CTL to the list close the notebook and after that
close also FMS.
Run again FMS, it should now show all your file areas in the MAIN FOLDER
(the first window it open).
Now you can configure all the other options.
Using FMS
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When FMS start it open a windows, really a container, containing all the
file areas.
You can see it as icons, names or details, and here you have a context
menu with some options:
View: it simple change the mode MFS show you the area list.
Find: you can find text in yours file areas. The find is ever a separate
thread, when done you will have a container (File Basket) with all files
founded in all areas. You can also manipulate the founded files directly
in the File Basket (rename, orphan/adopt, delete, change descriptions,
touch, etc).
Dupelist: you can find all the dupes in your file areas. The find is
done in three way, as you choose: total match of file name, no extension
match or partial match. As in the previous option you can manipulate
directly the result of the dupe search. Both Search and Dupelist thread
run at low priority to avoid system hang.
Arrange: arrange the container in the icon view.
Save positions: save the positions of the windows and its presentation
attribute (fonts, colors).
Sort by: the container is sorte by area tag, but you can sort it in
FILEAREA.CTL order.
Options: start the options notebook.
Edit files: you can edit directly (e.exe) the files.bbs file (sometimes
this can be usefull).
Write filelist: write the file lists as you specify in the notebook.
Info: show the about dialog. The release number is in this dialog,
please take note of it when reporting bugs.
Double clicking an area will open the Area Container.
This container show you the file list.
The file name are painted in different color:
Black: normal listed file
Red: deleted file (they will really deleted when you close the Area Container)
Brown: orphan file
Light grey: comments
Dark grey: missed file (description withouth file)
Blue: renamed file
Colors really show the file status. Some status is proritary about
other, so a file deleted and orphan will be displayed in red.
To edit a file description you can use the standard OS/2 key/mouse
combination (normally Alt+left mouse button). To terminate the editing
you can click outside the edit box or simply press return. To rename a
file use the same tecnique on the name field and change it. The file
will be really renamed when you will close the Area Container. You can
select as many file you want, when you click right button FMS activate a
context menu. The context menu contains many commands. The commands
apply to the record of the container under the mouse at click time. If
the record under mouse is in selected status the command will apply to
all the selected record in the container, otherwise only this record is
affected.
The command available in the context menu are:
Add comment: add a line of comment after the record under mouse.
Delete/Undelete file: delete or undelete (set/unchek delete flag) the
record under mouse (or all selected record). The records will be really
deleted when you close the container.
Abandon/Adopt file: abandon or adopt the records. As for the delete
command this is a flip/flop command. Apply two time the command to the
same file leave its status invariate. Orphan a comment will delete it
from the files.bbs.
Move (top/bottom): this command will move the record(s) to the top or
the bottom of the list.
Touch: touch the date of the record(s). Both update and create dates are
updated.
Get pic info: put a simple info in the description from the GIF,TIFF or
JPG file selected. It's an experimental command, if you like it I can
extend it.
Save files.bbs: update immediatly FILES.BBS. I will remove this command
in future.
Save positions: same as in the Main Container.
Sort by: sort the list in various kind. The list will be saved in the
order you see it when closing the container.
Hide/Show: hide or show comments, orphan files or missed files. The hide
do not affect the save or the sort of the list.
Info: info dialog
In the File Basket (the container you obtain after a Search or a
Dupelist) are available some of the commands of the Area Container, and
also an Export List On File options to save the list on a temp file.
Keys
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I changed some keys functionality in the direct edit of OS/2.
When editing you can update the field simply pressing return (instead of
finding the mouse and click outside the edit box), also you can use
arrow up and down keys to update the box and go to edit the next (or
previous) record. Beware, there is a bug, if you go beyond the last
record visible the container will not automatically scroll.
F3 always close the current window.
When in the file list F2 (or Ins) start the editor. F4 (or Del) delete
del file (or selected files). When the focus is in the Main Container
you can start Search with Ctrl-F and Dupelist with Ctrl-D.
More keys can be activated, please query for it, I'm a mouse maniac......
Known problems and bugs
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Actually FMS don't check for free space before move or copy files. This
will be fixed in a little time.
The updating from the File Basket (after a search or a dupelist) should
be optimized.
FMS use many memory to retain Area Container informations, so sysops
with very big file areas (some thousands files in a single area) will
notice bug memory allocation from FMS.
I will work surely on it to save as many memory is possible.
Please report others problems, bugs or suggestions to:
Mario Pacchiarotti
Fido: 2:335/320
Internet: mc8872@mclink.it
How to register
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FMS is not freeware, nor PD, it's Shareware.
Surely you know what Shareware is, so I will not bore you explaining it.
If you use FMS you must register it.
I choose to require a minimal registration fee. FMS price is ten
dollars, so you have no excuses to avoid registration.
To register send me $10 or about equivalent money in your currency to:
Mario Pacchiarotti
Via Campania, 10
00040 Cecchina (Albano) RM
ITALIA
You can send money, postal check, international check, or other
collectable credit title. Sorry no credit cards. When registering please
specify your e-mail address (fido or internet). You will receive the
registration key to avoid initial wait dialog box. This is the only
difference from unregistered to registered version.
The about dialog will wait more any day you use FMS, so you will not
bored in the initial days when testing it.