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ShareWare Version v 1.0
V_Edit is a fantastic tool for the PCBoard BBS System Operator!
The program allows you to instantaneously redistribute File
Descriptions among PCBoard's DIRx File Lists. Great for processing
CDROM files where the publisher's idea of categories is not quite the
same as yours!
View ANY SIZE File List, select the file description you want to
move with a click of the mouse, then click on the destination DIRx
File List from the Directory Window (which holds up to 400 DIRx
FIles) and the description is moved!
V_Edit can save the busy SysOp hours of cut and paste labor!
Developed under the watchful eye of Charles Strusz, Sage of
InfoQuest - one of the Largest File Collections in the MidWest -
V_Edit was written with the serious SysOp in mind. Charles suggests
doing the work in a temp subdirectory where all your dir's are
located. Print out a CHEATSHEAT listing the categories your board
uses, and tape it up where it is easy to see. Try color coding it so
the biggest topics stand out. Don't keep your dirG files there, cause
you will want to regenerate them after you finish re-categorizing
them.
This limited ShareWare Version of V_Edit demonstrates the
programs phenomenal capabilities.
When you REGISTER, for $35.00 (or $30.00 if you completely fill
out our questionaire) you will receive the fully functional Registered
Version of V_Edit - complete with the VIEW File, NEW PATH, and SEARCH
functions.
Registration forms are provided at the end of this manual AND in
a separate REGFORM.DOC file included with V_Edit.
Full program support is available on INFOQUEST:
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ V_Edit is protected under United States Copyright laws. Any │
│ unauthorized use or sale of these programs will be prosecuted │
│ to the fullest extent of the law. │
│ V_Edit is ShareWare. You may use the program on a trial │
│ basis for 30 days. If you find it useful please register │
│ the program with the author using the provided order form. │
│ - If you are a ShareWare Vendor, do not alter this manual in │
│ ANY way without permission from the Author. And thanks for │
│ distributing it! │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
INSTRUCTIONS
Program Instructions assume that a Mouse is in use. For Keyboard
functions, see the list at the end of this manual.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
█│ The Directory Window │
█└─────────────────────────────┘
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The Directory Window is at the top of the V_Edit screen.
When you run V_Edit, the names of all of the DIRx files stored in
the directory from which you executed the program are displayed in
this window.
Controls:
1. The [UP ARROW] Button - Scrolls the DIRx File
List DOWN within the Directory Window.
2. The [DOWN ARROW] Button - Scrolls the DIRx File
List UP within the Directory Window.
3. The [VIEW FILE] Button - Opens the View Window to
display the currently selected DIRx
file (highlit in blue). For
information on the View Window, see
below.
4. The [NEW PATH] Button - Displays the New Path
Window (see below).
5. The [PASTE ON/OFF] Button - When working with the
Mouse, the sole function of this button
is to UNHIGHLIGHT a DIRx Record
Description that you have previously
selected for pasting.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
█│ The Record Select Window │
█└─────────────────────────────┘
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Controls for the Record Select Window are:
1. The [HELP] Button - Opens the View Window and
displays this manual.
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2. The [DOWN ARROW] Button - Scrolls the text of the
currently selected DIRx file UP.
3. The [UP ARROW] Button - Scrolls the text of the
currently selected DIRx file DOWN.
4. The [PGUP] Button - Moves UP within the currently
selected DIRx file one screen page.
5. The [PGDN] Button - Moves DOWN within the
currently selected DIRx file one screen
page.
6. The [SEARCH] Button - Pops up a text entry
window. Enter the text you wish to
search for and press [ENTER] on the
keyboard. If V_Edit finds a match for
your text, the screen line containing
the match will be displayed at the top
of the Record Select Window. (NOTE: If
the text you are searching for is
broken between to screen lines, it will
not be found by the program.)
7. The [MAXROWS] Button - Toggles the screen mode to
43 Rows by 80 Columns (EGA or better
required).
8. The [NEW FILE] Button - When a DIRx File is
highlighted in blue in the Directory
Window, pressing the [NEW FILE] button
will cause the text of that file to be
displayed within the Record Select
Window. (Double-Clicking the left
Mouse button on the desired file
produces the same effect.)
9. The [ESC] Button - Exits V_Edit without
confirmation.
In addition, pressing [End] on the keyboard will jump to the end
of the displayed file, and pressing [Home] will jump to the beginning.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
█│ The View Window │
█└─────────────────────────────┘
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The View Window is used to view the current highlighted Directory
Window DIRx File. It also displays this manual when the [HELP] Button
is pressed.
1. The [DOWN ARROW] Button - Scrolls the text of the
currently selected DIRx file UP.
2. The [UP ARROW] Button - Scrolls the text of the
currently selected DIRx file DOWN.
3. The [PGUP] Button - Moves UP within the currently
selected DIRx file one screen page.
4. The [PGDN] Button - Moves DOWN within the
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currently selected DIRx file one screen
page.
5. The [ESC] Button - Hides the View Window.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
█│ The New Path Window │
█└─────────────────────────────┘
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Accessed by pressing the [NEW PATH] Button on the Directory
Window, the New Path Window is used to change the subdirectory from
which DIRx Files are read.
Commands are:
1. The [DOWN ARROW] Button - Scrolls the
Subdirectory File List UP.
2. The [UP ARROW] Button - Scrolls the Subdirectory
File List DOWN.
3. The [PGUP] Button - Moves UP within Subdirectory
File List one screen page.
4. The [PGDN] Button - Moves DOWN within the
Subdirectory File List one screen page.
5. The [OKAY] Button - When you have the red
highlight on a subdirectory name,
pressing this button will change to
that directory. (Double clicking on
the name has the same effect.
6. The [DONE] Button - Hides the New Path Window and
causes the Directory Window to display
the DIRx files in your chosen directory.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
█│ Program Information │
█└─────────────────────────────┘
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If you have any suggestions or notice any bugs PLEASE contact:
Casey Butler
Viable Software Alternatives
Rt. 10, Box 360
Carbondale, IL 62901
There are no Program Notes since this is version 1.0.
!
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┌────────────────────────────┐
█│Equivilent Keyboard Commands│
█└────────────────────────────┘
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Key Emulates
--- --------
H........................The [H]ELP Button
Up Arrow.................The UP ARROW Button
Down Arrow...............The DOWN ARROW Button
PgUp.....................The PGUP Button
PgDn.....................The PGDN Button
S........................The [S]EARCH Button
M........................The [M]AX ROWS Button
F........................The NEW [F]ILE Button
Esc......................The [ESC] Button
V........................The VIEW Button
N........................The NEW PATH Button
P........................The PASTE Button
Shift-Up Arrow...........The Directory Window's UP ARROW Button
Shift-Down Arrow.........The Directory Window's DOWN ARROW Button
Shift-Right Arrow........Moves the blue highlight right in the
Directory Window
Shift-Left Arrow.........Moves the blue highlight left in the
Directory Window
Ctrl-Left Arrow..........Moves the blue highlight in the Record
Select Window up
Ctrl-Right Arrow.........Moves the blue highlight in the Record
Select Window Down
Enter....................Causes the selected file description in
the Record Select Window to be pasted to
the currently selected DIRx file in the
Directory Window
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│ Check Or Money Order To: │
│ │
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│ Rt. 10, Box 360 │
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