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- Program title :- File/Dir attributes
- Purpose :- Allows view/setting of file
- attributes (E.G. file types).
- Author :- J.Horsnell (Exorcist)
- Version :- 1.31 (18-Dec-1989)
-
- This and others available from :-
- 40 Durham Road,MANOR PARK,London,E12 5AX
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- !Attribute is a filing system utility.
- (Current version has only been tested on ADFS)
-
- The best way to learn to use this utility is to read
- the following instructions while using the program.
- You may also find it usefull to activate the !Help
- utility as well.
-
- INSTRUCTIONS.
-
- If !Attribute is not currently active,
- please activate it now.
-
- On activation, a new icon should appear on the
- left of the icon bar.
-
- Click SELECT on this icon the create a new file.
- (This, in fact, opens an attribute window onto the
- file called 'New_file' inside the !Attribute
- directory)
- (You may find it usefull to update the attributes
- of this file to suit your own requirements of a
- default new file)
-
- Drag a file or directory icon from a directory
- viewer to the attribute icon (OR to an attribute
- window) to view its attributes.
-
- The attribute window that appears in response to a
- file being dragged or SELECT being clicked is
- divided into several sections:
- (It would be usefull to open an attribute
- window to full size here.)
-
- Left half
- top: This section shows the size of the object,
- click SELECT on one of the arrows to adjust
- the size to the required number of
- M/K/Bytes. The actual file size will only
- be altered if the Update icon above the
- arrows is SELECTed.
- bottom: This section shows the objects access
- status. Click SELECT to toggle one of the
- items. This section has a similar format
- to that of 'access' on the filer menus.
- Again, the access status will only be
- updated if Update is SELECTed.
-
- Right half
- Note that 'file type','date stamp','exec,load
- addresses' are all inter-linked, thus altering one
- of them will result in one of the others being
- altered. Warnings will be given if an alteration
- has nasty side-effects.
-
- top: This section shows the file type and the
- file's icon. The middle of the three boxes
- here shows the file type in hex format, you
- may SELECT this to enter a new type.
- The icon and the file types text format
- will be updated if RETURN is pressed.
- SELECT Update to write this new type to the
- file. See 'Icon' later for use of the file
- icon.
- next: This section shows the files entire
- pathname. SELECT the left or right pointing
- arrows to view the section of the pathname
- in that direction.
- next: This section shows the files current date
- stamp. SELECT Update to rewrite this to the
- current date/time.
- bottom: This section shows the files Execute and
- Load addresses. SELECT one of the text
- boxes to enter a new address. SELECT Update
- to write this new address to the file.
-
- Icon:
- Drag this icon to a directory viewer to make a
- new copy of the item in that directory.
-
- In the case of the new file, this will in effect
- create a new file with the same characteristics
- of that inside the attribute directory.
-
- Note that it is not a good idea to use this
- facility to copy accross discs on a single disc
- system (unless you like swapping discs).
-
- In the case when a directory is dragged to the
- attribute icon, an attribute window is opened as
- normal, however, some of the sections in the
- window will not allow the Update process.
- Dragging the icon in the attribute window in this
- case will make a copy of the entire directory
- sub-tree.
-
- I hope these notes (and indeed, the program !)
- prove usefull.
-
- Exorcist.
-
- If you would like upgrades if and when they
- occur, send me your name,address and current
- version number for details. Any suggestions
- concerning possible improvements are very
- welcome.
-
- Bug fixes:-
- Hot key pass back now works.