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File Description, Version 2.01
Copyright (C) 1992 Daniel A. Gulkis
The Data Center BBS (305-474-6560)
All Rights Reserved
INTRODUCTION
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FILEDESC is a utility for WildCat system operators. It generates
a list of the files available on your BBS. Other programs can do
this also, but I haven't found any with the same features. The
special features of FILEDESC are:
= Uses a compact format which lists the filename, size, date,
and description on a single line. Only if the description
is over about 48 characters does it wrap to a second line.
= Files are alphabetically sorted within each category.
= After each category, a subtotal displays the number of files
and the total size of all files in the category.
= At the bottom, a grand total shows the number of files and
total size of all files listed. The total size is properly
displayed up to 4 gigabytes.
= Any combination of categories can be selected for inclusion
in the file list. By default, all categories will be listed.
= No limit is placed on the number of files that can be listed.
Some other utilities can only handle what will fit in memory.
= Reasonably quick. Selecting and listing 11,000 files from
25,000 files takes 5 minutes on a 486/33 and 13 minutes on
a 286/12. This is quite a bit faster than Mustang's WC!PRO.
USE
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FILEDESC is designed to run with WildCat 3.5; it will not work
correctly with earlier versions. It must be run from WildCat's
home directory. This is the directory that contains MAKEWILD.DAT
and FILEAREA.DAT. The syntax for using FILEDESC is:
FILEDESC [ [/cn1 | /cn1-n2] ... ]
The output is placed in FILEDESC.OUT. The /c parameter may be
used to limit the output to certain file categories. Examples
are:
FILEDESC (All categories)
FILEDESC /c2 (Category 2)
FILEDESC /c9-15 (Categories 9 - 15)
FILEDESC /c1-4 /c9 /c16 (Categories 1,2,3,4,9,16)
Six temporary files are used during processing: FILEDESC.NT1,
FILEDESC.NT2, FILEDESC.TM1, FILEDESC.TM2, FILEDESC.TM3, and
FILEDESC.TM4. These files will be deleted upon completion of
the program. A considerable amount of disk space is used while
creating and sorting the list. As a rule of thumb, you should
have at least 300k of disk space for each 1,000 files that are
selected and listed.
During processing, you may press any key to abort and exit. The
temporary files will not be cleaned up if you do this.
REGISTRATION
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FILEDESC is distributed as shareware. If you find this program
helpful, please send a small contribution to Daniel A. Gulkis,
8989 W Sunrise Blvd, Plantation, FL 33322.
If you have any comments on FILEDESC, I can be reached at the
address above, at The Data Center BBS (305-474-6560), or on
the Mustang Software Support BBS.
WARRANTY
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FILEDESC is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied.
In no event shall the author be liable for damages arising out of
the use of this program.
LICENSE
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You may distribute FILEDESC to others under the following two
conditions. First, no fee, other than a nominal distribution
fee, may be charged. Second, all related files must be
distributed without modification.