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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. File Menu Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File Menu provides menu items for operating on files. The items available
are:
1. Text Search which allows you to search for a given string of text.
2. File Search which allows you to find a file (or group of files) when you
are uncertain as to their location on your disk or disks.
3. Delete Files which allows you to delete a file (or group of files) when you
are uncertain as to their location on your disk or disks.
There are no shortkeys assigned to these items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Text Search Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Text Search provides a powerful utility for searching for the occurance of a
search string within a file or files. Any file which contains the search
string will be displayed in the list box. The user then has the choice to View
an individual file or to Print the list of file names which contain the search
string.
Once a search has been initiated, the drive, path, and file name being searched
is displayed following the word "Searching".
The user can specify the following items to control the search.
File Spec
The user can enter the file specification to use during the search. This
field can be any valid OS/2 file name. Wildcards are acceptable.
Search Pattern
The user enters the search text pattern. Wildcards are not expanded, but
are treated literally.
Drive and Path
The user can specify the drive and/or directory to begin the search. This
field may be ignored, depending on the Scope rules in effect at the time.
The user can also press the Options button to specify the Scope and Options
parameters.
The buttons displayed perform the following functions:
Ok
Initiates the text search.
Exit
Exits the text search procedure.
Help
Displays this message.
Cancel
This key will cause the search thread to terminate in an orderly manner
and return control to you. The cancellation may not be instantaneous but
should occur in a reasonable time period. You will know that the search
has been terminated when the other buttons become useable.
Print
This button will print the file names currently in the list box to the
system printer connected to LPT1.
View
This button will invoke the system editor and cause the editor to open the
file currently highlighted in the list box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. File Search Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Search provides the capability of searching for a file when you are
uncertain as to the location of the file. Any file which matches the File
Spec, Scope and Options will be displayed in the list box. The user then has
the choice to View an individual file or to Print the list of file names.
Once a search has been initiated, the drive and path being searched is
displayed following the word "Searching".
The user can specify the following items to control the search.
File Spec
The user can enter the file specification to use during the search. This
field can be any valid OS/2 file name. Wildcards are acceptable.
Drive and Path
The user can specify the drive and/or directory to begin the search. This
field may be ignored, depending on the Scope rules in effect at the time.
The user can also press the Options button to specify the Scope and Options
parameters.
The buttons displayed perform the following functions:
Ok
Initiates the file search.
Exit
Exits the file search procedure.
Help
Displays this message.
Cancel
This key will cause the search thread to terminate in an orderly manner
and return control to you. The cancellation may not be instantaneous but
should occur in a reasonable time period. You will know that the search
has been terminated when the other buttons become useable.
Print
This button will print the file names currently in the list box to the
system printer connected to LPT1.
View
This button will invoke the system editor and cause the editor to open the
file currently highlighted in the list box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Delete Files Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Delete Files provides a method for deleting files wherever they may be located
on your disk or disks. Any file which matches the File Spec, Scope and Options
will be displayed in the list box. The user then has the choice to Exclude an
individual file or to Delete the files named in the list box. No files are
deleted until the Delete option has been selected.
Once a search has been initiated, the drive and path being searched is
displayed following the word "Searching".
The user can specify the following items to control the search.
File Spec
The user can enter the file specification to use during the search. This
field can be any valid OS/2 file name. Wildcards are acceptable.
Drive and Path
The user can specify the drive and/or directory to begin the search. This
field may be ignored, depending on the Scope rules in effect at the time.
The user can also press the Options button to specify the Scope and Options
parameters.
The buttons displayed perform the following functions:
Ok
Initiates the file search.
Exit
Exits the file delete procedure.
Help
Displays this message.
Cancel
This key will cause the search thread to terminate in an orderly manner
and return control to you. The cancellation may not be instantaneous but
should occur in a reasonable time period. You will know that the search
has been terminated when the other buttons become useable.
Delete
This button will cause the file names contained in the list box to be
deleted. The files will be deleted regardless of the current file
attributes as this was specified under the Options section. Any file which
cannot be deleted will display a message box to that effect.
Exclude
This button will exclude the file currently highlighted in the list box
from being deleted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Attributes Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the attributes help
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Options Button Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This section allows the user to specify the Scope, Options and Attributes which
apply to the function being performed. The sections below describe the items
which can be set. Not all items are available to all functions. When an item
is not available, it will not be displayed in the dialog box.
The following items establish the Scope. Only one item can be selected at any
one time.
Current Directory
The scope is limited to the current drive and path. No subdirectories are
searched.
Current + Children
The scope will start with the current drive and path, but will search all
included subdirectories until the end of each branch is reached.
Current Drive
The scope will be the entire contents of the current drive. The path
specified under Drive and Path will be ignored.
All Disks
All disk drives, beginning with C:, will be searched. Both the drive and
path specified under Drive and Path will be ignored.
Floppy A:
The scope will be the entire contents of the floppy drive A:. The path
specified under Drive and Path will be ignored.
Floppy B:
The scope will be the entire contents of the floppy drive B:. The path
specified under Drive and Path will be ignored.
The following items establish the Options. Any number of the items may be
selected.
Hidden Files
Include files which have the hidden files attribute set in the search.
Read Only Files
Include files which have the read only attribute set in the search.
System Files
Include files which have the system attribute set in the search.
Confirm Delete
Before deleting files, display a confirmation dialog box to make sure that
the user wants to delete the indicated files.
The following items establish the Attributes. Each item must be answered, by
accepting the default or setting your choice, when they appear as choices.
Hidden Attribute
The "Hidden" attribute can be Set, Cleared or Ignored
System Attribute
The "System" attribute can be Set, Cleared or Ignored
Read Only Attribute
The "Read Only" attribute can be Set, Cleared or Ignored
Archive Attribute
The "Archive" attribute can be Set, Cleared or Ignored
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Disk Menu Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Disk Menu provides menu items for operating on disks. The items available
are:
1. Statistics which provides you with information about the selected disk and
with information about the selected directory.
2. Delete Tree which deletes the entire contents of the selected directory
and removes the directory. All subdirectories are deleted and removed
regardless of the level of nesting.
There are no shortkeys assigned to these items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Disk Statistics Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Statistics displays the total capacity of the current disk drive and the amount
of free space on the drive. Once the statistics have been accumulated, the
space consumed and the number of files which match the File Spec in the base
directory are displayed. The same information is also displayed for the
matching files found in the various subdirectories along with the number of
subdirectories.
Once a search has been initiated, the drive and path being searched is
displayed following the word "Searching".
The user can specify the following items to control the search.
File Spec
The user can enter the file specification to use during the search. This
field can be any valid OS/2 file name. Wildcards are acceptable.
Drive and Path
The user can specify the drive and/or directory to begin the search. This
field may be ignored, depending on the Scope rules in effect at the time.
The buttons displayed perform the following functions:
Ok
Initiates the statistics counting.
Exit
Exits the statistics procedure.
Cancel
This key will cause the statistics thread to terminate in an orderly
manner and return control to you. The cancellation may not be
instantaneous but should occur in a reasonable time period. You will know
that the search has been terminated when the other buttons become useable.
Help
Displays this message.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Delete Directories Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Delete Tree provides a method for deleting a tree, including all of the
branches from your disk or diskettes. Files will be deleted regardless of the
file attributes. If a file cannot be deleted, or a directory cannot be
removed, a message box will be displayed showing the file or directory which
cannot be deleted.
Once a delete has been initiated, the drive and path being searched is
displayed following the word "Deleting".
The user can specify the drive and/or directory to begin the deletion. This may
be ignored, depending on the Scope rules in effect at the time.
The user can also press the Options button to specify the Scope and Options
parameters.
The buttons displayed perform the following functions:
Ok
Initiates the delete search.
Exit
Exits the file delete procedure.
Help
Displays this message.
Cancel
This key will cause the delete thread to terminate in an orderly manner
and return control to you. The cancellation may not be instantaneous but
should occur in a reasonable time period. You will know that the search
has been terminated when the other buttons become useable.
Delete
This button will cause the file directories contained in the list box to
be removed and their files deleted.. The files will be deleted regardless
of the current file attributes. Any file which cannot be deleted will
display a message box to that effect.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this menu to obtain help for the following:
Help for Help
This item gives information on using the help system.
Extended Help
This item give information about using the application.
Keys Help
This item provides information about any special keys used by the
application.
Help Index
Use this function to obtain the help index for the application.
About
This item will display copyright and version information for the
application.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help For Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to determine what help is available and how to use the help
system to find what you are looking for.
In general, help is available at all times for all items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PM File & Disk Utilities provides a number of functions for searching, finding,
deleting, and providing statistics about your disks and diskettes. The
functions available are:
Text Search
This function will search files for a specified text string.
File Search
This function will search for files matching the file specification.
Delete Files
This function will delete files matching the file specification.
Attributes
This function will change the file attributes of the files matching the
file specifications.
Statistics
This function will provide disk and directory statistics for a given drive
and file specification.
Delete Tree
This function will delete a tree from a disk by deleting all the files and
removing all the subdirectories.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This program does not use any special keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this option to display the Help Index.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. About Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option will display the version and copyright information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Delete Failed Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog box indicates that the program was unable to delete the named file.
This could be due to another process owning the file or another process has
already deleted the file. The result is that this process will not delete the
file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Change Failed Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog box indicates that the program was unable to change the file
attributes.
This could be due to another process owning the file or another process has
already deleted the file. The result is that this process will not change the
file attributes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Delete Confirmation Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The program is requesting confirmation that wish to continue. Before any items
are actually deleted, you are asked to once again confirm that this is
acceptable.
If you wish to continue and actually delete the items, select Ok. If you do not
wish to have the items deleted, select Cancel.