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- EDITFEM
- Shareware Version 1.0
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- copyright (c) 1993, LogiGraphics
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- How many times have you brought up the Dos editor 'EDIT', attempted to open
- an existing file, and cursed because of the '*.TXT' file extension mask?
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- Now with EDITFEM, you can change the file extension match pattern used to get
- a list of the files in your current directory.
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- This is a shareware version of the EDITFEM program. Shareware is a concept
- used to distribute software in a "try before you buy" fashion, but shareware
- is like public television, continued support is needed from its users to
- ensure future quality programming.
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- If you find this program helpful, we encourage you to register it with
- LogiGraphics by filling out the registration form, found in the file
- REGISTER.DOC, and sending it along with a $12.00 registration fee, to:
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- LogiGraphics
- 23421 Talbot
- Clinton Twp, MI 48035
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- By registering the software, you will receive the following benefits ...
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- 1) You will receive a customized version which will display
- your name, company, and serial number in the title banner.
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- 2) You will be able to make multiple modification without
- having to reinstall the original 'QBASIC.EXE' program.
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- 3) You will receive information on any future products available
- from LogiGraphics.
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- Please feel free to redistribute this program, in it's original form, to any
- one that you feel can benefit from it.
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- We also encourage you to upload the origional EDITFEM.ZIP file to any
- bulletin boards that you are associated with. If you do, then please use
- the following descriptions.
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- Program Type: Dos Utility
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- Short Description: MS-DOS EDIT program filename pattern modifier program.
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- Long Description: How many times have you brought up the MS-DOS EDIT
- program, and cursed because of the '*.TXT' file
- mask? Well now, with EDITFEM, you can change the
- file match pattern to what you want.
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- Installing the EDITFEM program ...
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- The supplied program INSTALL should be used for the installation of the
- EDITFEM program. This program was developed to provide you with an as
- effortless as possible means of installing your software.
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- When the INSTALL program starts, the first question you will be asked is the
- source that you wish to install from. The two selections are from the
- HARD DRIVE, or from a FLOPPY DRIVE. If you are attempting to install from
- the FLOPPY DRIVE, and you have more than one floppy drive on your computer,
- you will be asked for the drive specifier, either A or B.
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- You will then be asked to enter the full pathname, including the drive, to
- the directory that you want to install the software to. By default, the
- INSTALL program will use the 'C:\LGUTILS' directory. If the pathname that
- you have entered does not already exist, then you will be asked if you want
- to create it.
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- The INSTALL program will then graphically display the status of the
- installation by showing you two bar graphs.
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- The upper bar graph, displays the current file that is being installed, and
- its percent of completion, and the lower bar graph displays the total percent
- of completion.
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- After the files have been properly installed, and if the pathname that you
- entered does not currently exist in your PATH variable, then you will be
- asked whether you want the INSTALL program to update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
- so that the EDITFEM program can be run from any directory.
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- Running the EDITFEM program ...
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- If the directory that you have installed the EDITFEM program to exists in
- your PATH, then you can run the program from any directory by entering,
- EDITFEM. Otherwise, you will have to 'CD' to that directory first, and then
- enter EDITFEM.
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- After entering EDITFEM, the title screen will be posted to give you a
- general overview of the program.
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- The next panel that is posted will allow you to enter the new filename
- matching pattern to use. By default, EDIT uses '*.TXT' for the pattern.
- This means that when EDIT creates the list of files that you can select
- from to OPEN a file, only the files that have an extension of 'TXT'
- will be displayed.
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- By default, EDITFEM uses the '*' mask value, which will cause all of the
- available files in your current directory to be displayed. You may enter
- upto three (3) characters to specify the new match pattern, then press the
- ENTER key to continue.
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- The program will then attempt to find the program 'QBASIC.EXE'. If it could
- be found, then it will attempt to change the extension mask. If you are
- using the shareware version of EDITFEM though, you will only be allowed to
- modify the extension mask one time, without having to reinstall the
- 'QBASIC.EXE' program from your Dos disk.
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- You may quit this program at anytime, by entering an ALT-X, that is, by
- holding down the ALT key, and pressing the X key.
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- That's it! Now the next time you run the EDIT program, and attempt to open
- a file, then a listing of all the files that match your new file extension
- mask will be displayed, and I'm sure you coworkers will be glad that the
- cursing has stopped.
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