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Shareware distributed copies: Program and documentation copyright 1992-1993, Incisive Software, PO Box 527, Milford, CT 06460, (203) 221-1134 Registration Information McFILEMASTER is a shareware distributed program owned and copy- righted by Incisive Software. As shareware this program can be downloaded form a bulletin board, obtained from shareware disk vendors, on-line computer services, friends, colleagues, associates and used for a 30 day trial period which from that point if found useful and desirable must be regis- tered for continued use. McFILEMASTER registration can be satisfied by choosing one of the pricing alternatives below: 1. The regular purchase price for McFILEMASTER is $29.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. This entitles the buyer to a bound McFILEMASTER Manual, program disk with installation instructions, and registration card. 2 The other pricing option for shareware users is a $15.00 per copy registration fee for those who would prefer not to purchase a bound manual and program disk. The shareware McFILEMASTER package is identical to that offered above, it contains all the necessary documentation and system files to run McFILEMASTER, (No Bound Manual or program disk will be sent). This fee is payable in US funds by check or money order drawn on a US bank. Purchase Orders and Government orders are gladly accepted. See file McORDER.FRM included in this package. Registered users will be entitled to technical support via telephone (203) 221-1134 or CompuServe Mail [71753,3670]. Registered users will also be entitled to a %60 discount on all future versions of McFILEMASTER. 0 McFILEMASTER(TM) User's Guide First Edition (November 1992) This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the software may not be copied, in whole or part, without the written consent of Incisive Software, except in the normal use of the software or to make a backup copy of the software. The same pro- prietary and copyright notices must be affixed to any permitted copies as were affixed to the original. This exception does not allow copies to be made for others, whether or not sold, but all the material purchased (with all backup copies) may be sold, given, or loaned to another person. Under the law, copying includes translating into another language or format. While great care and precaution was taken in its preparation, the author or publisher will assume no liability for errors or omissions. You may use the software on any computer owned by you, but extra copies cannot be made for this purpose. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. McFILEMASTER is a trademark of Incisive Software. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Published in the United States. Address comments concerning the contents of this publication to Incisive Software, P. O. Box 527, Milford, CT 06460 or telephone at (203) 221-1134. Incisive Software may use or distribute whatever information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. (C) Copyright Incisive Software 1992 McFILEMASTER(TM) User,s Guide Incisive Software Milford, CT The McFILEMASTER utility is specifically intended for users who need greater control over the files on their PC's than is available with traditional DOS computing. Particularly for those who need to reliably transfer data between offices, office to home, at their convenience. Consequently, one major benefit of the McFILEMASTER utility is the flexibility it provides for individuals who work at both home and office. These individuals with the help of McFILEMASTER, can plan ahead to work at home, at their convenience. Ease of use is another benefit of McFILEMASTER. The McFILEMASTER user interface facilitates file control for even the non-technical personal computer user. Through its relatively simple format and its clear labeling of desired operations, the McFILEMASTER utility gives users greater control over their personal computer files without them having to have an in-depth knowledge of DOS commands. CONTENTS PREFACE vi About this manual vi How to use this manual vi Special text elements vii INTRODUCTION viii FUNCTIONS viii FILE SERVICES viii SYSTEM INFO ix EQUIPMENT ix PART I-1 McFILEMASTER INSTALLATION 1 Requirements 2 Modifying 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' 2 Directory Test 2 PART F-1 McFILEMASTER FILE SERVICES 5 SEARCH 6 SEARCH Options 7 Time Specifications 8 Calender Date Criteria 10 Drive Specification 11 Directory Specification 12 File Name Specification 14 Choice Confirmation 14 Output Screen 15 COPY 17 COPY Options 18 Drive Specification 18 Directory Specification 19 File Name Specification 20 Copy Destination Screen 20 Directory Specification 21 Choice Confirmation 22 Output 22 Files Not Copied 25 Insufficient Disk Space 25 Copy Log 26 DELETE 28 DELETE Options 30 Delete Drive Specification 30 Directory Specification 31 File Name Specification 32 Choice Confirmation 32 Output 33 Delete Log 35 LAST CHOICE 36 EXIT 39 PART S-1 McFILEMASTER SYSTEM INFO 40 TIME, DATE 41 MEMORY 42 DOS VERSION 42 ABOUT... 43 EXIT 44 PART E-1 McFILEMASTER EQUIPMENT 45 MACHINE INFO 46 TIME (SET) 47 DATE (SET) 49 EXIT 51 PART L-1 McFILEMASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT 52 LICENSE 53 TITLE 53 COPYRIGHT 53 RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND TRANSFER 53 WARRANTY 54 LIMITED WARRANTY FOR DISKETTES 54 TERM 54 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 54 ASSIGNMENT 54 PREFACE This manual tells you what you need to know to use the software you received with McFILEMASTER. Before you can start using the software, you should have set-up your computer (plugging it into a power source, attaching the keyboard and mouse, and connecting any peripheral devices, such as printers). If you haven't set-up your computer, do so now. If you have other devices to attach to your computer, turn to the manuals that came with those devices for instructions on connecting them correctly. Also, be sure to look through the manuals that came with the appli- cation programs you'll be using with your computer. About this manual This guide is designed to focus on a specific topic. The idea is to help you locate exactly what you need quickly, without having to conduct a lengthy search when you have a question. Here's what you'll find inside: Part I-1 is an overview of the McFILEMASTER Installation, it identifies the tasks that must be executed to install McFILEMASTER correctly. Part F-1, File Services, allows the user the ability to sort through files by Time/Date Specifications, and other file Attribute Specifications. Part S-1, System Info, allows the user to verify certain system features used in the File Services operations. Part E-1, Equipment, allows for verification of machine equipment. It also allows for the system time and date to be set for use with the File Services operations. Part L-1, License Agreement, explains the terms and conditions in- volved in using the McFILEMASTER program. How to use this manual This manual provides information needed to run McFILEMASTER. If any problems occur with regard to this manual, or the McFILEMASTER util- ity, contact Incisive Software. vi Special text elements There are special elements in this manual's text that are designed to make this guide easier. Note: A note like this presents additional information or inter- esting sidelights. Important: Read every item that's labeled this way. Warning: Warnings like this alert you to situations where you could damage software or lose data. vii INTRODUCTION Welcome to McFILEMASTER and the facility it provides for MS-DOS or PC-DOS computing. McFILEMASTER is a PC or MS-DOS User Interface utility that allows users greater control over the files residing on their PC's than does the conventional DOS Operating System, or many other utility packages. The SEARCH, COPY, and DELETE facilities allow for selection of specific files on the basis of certain attribute and time charac- teristics which files inherit as a consequence of their creation. McFILEMASTER will copy needed files (as designated by the user) safely and accurately between machine's giving the user the ability to choose between working venues. For example, one directive issued at the office through McFILEMASTER, would copy all files created or updated on a particular day to a user desig- nated floppy drive (A: or B: etc.). This directive would ensure an individual having all the files necessary to complete tasks at home. With McFILEMASTER, the operator is given the opportunity to define more explicitly the files to SEARCH for, COPY, and DELETE. Typical DOS operating System commands, or those provided by many other utilities do not allow for the same type of specificity. The features provided for by McFILEMASTER would be particularly desirable for anyone in either technical or nontechnical industry, where using the personal computer has become routine; and the need for reliably transferring work between machines is commonplace. Other functions of the McFILEMASTER utility, and step-by-step in- structions on their use, are described in more detail in this manual. FUNCTIONS FILE SERVICES The FILE SERVICES Main Menu choice allows for greater file control than is available by other conventional means. This is accom- plished by giving the user the ability to sort through files by Time/Date Specifications and other file Attribute Specifications. The entire PC drive can be searched for files which were created or updated on a particular date or period (Time Specifications can include files created or updated before or after a particular date as well as during a certain period). The file selection process can be sorted according to filename parameter, or according to file type (e.g., a System File, a Hidden File, a Read-Only File, a Directory, or any combination of these). Files can equally be copied or deleted according to user defined parameters. A typical directive might involve the copying of all 'c' language files ('*.c') created either today or yesterday to drive A:. viii The user can specify this command to be applied to a single direc- tory or all subdirectories. In this manner the whole disk can be acted upon. The LAST CHOICE option allows for the last FILE SERVICES operation to be recalled, saving the user the tedium of retyping the needed information. SYSTEM INFO The SYSTEM INFO Main Menu choice provided by McFILEMASTER allows the user to verify certain system features used in the FILE SERVICES operations. The TIME, DATE sub-menu selection provides the system time and date. The amount of conventional and extended memory is obtained through the MEMORY sub-menu selection. The DOS version number is available through the DOS VERSION sub-menu selection. EQUIPMENT The EQUIPMENT Main Menu choice allows for verification of machine equipment with the MACHINE INFO sub-menu choice. The other sub- menu selections allow the user to set the system time and date that will be used in the FILE SERVICES operations. ix PART I-1 McFILEMASTER INSTALLATION Requirements McFILEMASTER(1) is designed to be run on hard disk systems with a color monitor. IBM(2) PC-XT, IBM PC-AT, or fully compatible computer with at least one floppy drive and a hard disk. MS or PC-DOS(3) operating system. Version 2.0 or above. 80 column color monitor. EGA(4) or VGA(5) preferred. Copy your disks Before you do anything else, make copies of the program disk to use as your working disk. If you're not sure how to copy disks, refer to any DOS manual for instruction. Then put the original away in a safe place. If something goes wrong with the program disk, you'll have the stored backup copy in reserve. It is important that you keep the original program disk in its unaltered state. Modifying 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' NOTE: To run McFILEMASTER from all directories, the path statement in the 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' file must be modified to include the drive and directory where the system files resides. An example of a typical path statement, located in the 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' file: 'Path=C:\;C:\BIN;C:\NEW' A modified path statement for the previous example, if the drive and directory where the McFILEMASTER system files were copied to were, 'C:\McFILE', might be: 'Path=C:\;C:\BIN;C:\NEW;C:\McFILE' This modification can be done using EDLIN(6) or any other text editor. Directory Test A directory test must be run before McFILEMASTER is used. Erroneous results will occur if directory lengths are longer than the 66 char- acter limit allowed by DOS. To run this test: ------------------- 1 McFILEMASTER is a trademark of Incisive Software. 2 Registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. 3 MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. 4 Enhanced Graphics Adapter 5 Video Graphics Array 6 The DOS line editor provided with the operating system. 2 1. Start McFILEMASTER by typing 'McFILEM' and select the FILE SERVICES option from the Main Menu. Refer to Main Menu Options, Figure F-1. 2. Select the SEARCH option in the FILE SERVICES sub-menu, and reg- ister that choice as directed. Refer to SEARCH Sub-Menu Option, Figure F-2. 3. Select the List Subdirectories option at the SEARCH Options Menu, Figure F-3, and register that choice by selecting the F1 key on your keyboard. 4. Select the drive to perform the SEARCH on and register that choice on the Drive Specification Screen, Figure F-11. The SEARCH should be started from the Root Directory of the selected drive, a slash '\' should be entered in response to the Direc- tory Specification Screen. Refer to the Directory Specification Screen, Figure F-14. Do not press F1 for a directory listing. 5. Respond to the File Name Specification Screen, Figure F-17, by typing '*.*' at the prompt, or by pressing the ENTER key with no choice (the default choice). 6. Press 'Y' to confirm the selected operation when the Choice Confirmation Screen, Figure F-18, is displayed on your screen. If an 'N', or any other key, is pressed in response to the Choice Confirmation Screens Y/N prompt, an Incorrect Options Message, Figure F-19, will be displayed on your screen and you will return to the Main Menu. ============================[ SEARCH ]============================ |C:\CSCAPE\EXAMPLE 08-13-93 19:24 0 | |C:\CSCAPE\INCLUDE 08-13-93 19:24 0 | |C:\CSCAPE\SOURCE 08-13-93 19:24 0 | |C:\CUL\BORS_LIB 08-13-93 19:25 0 | |C:\CUL\C_SOURCE 08-13-93 19:27 0 | |C:\CUL\ZIPTRY 08-13-93 19:27 0 | |C:\CUL\C_SOURCE\UNZIPPED 08-13-93 19:27 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD 08-13-93 19:30 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD\BKUP 08-13-93 19:31 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD\BWIZ 08-13-93 19:31 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD\ROCALC 08-13-93 19:31 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD\TRIAL 08-13-93 19:31 0 | |C:\PROCOMM\DOWNLOAD\MYDOWNLD 08-13-93 19:31 0 | ================================================================== =========================== | Press any key to continue | =========================== Figure I-1 Output Screen 3 If a directory is in violation of the length limitation allowed by DOS it will be detected by McFILEMASTER and must be removed by the operator. These directory test steps must be repeated, (and the in- valid directories removed) until no invalid directories remain. If no invalid directories are found, McFILEMASTER is ready to be used. 4 PART F-1 McFILEMASTER FILE SERVICES To illustrate the correct operation of McFILEMASTER, this section will guide you through the steps of each FILE SERVICES operation. FILE SERVICES is the left-most option in the McFILEMASTER Main Menu. Highlight FILE SERVICES by using the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys, or depress the SPACE bar. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selec- tion. For example, press the letter 'F' for FILE SERVICES. Wher- ever possible, attempts were made for menu options to be selected by entering the first letter of that option. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== McFILEMASTER Ver. 1.01 Copyright (C) Incisive Software 1992 Figure F-1 Main Menu Options Pressing the ENTER key while FILE SERVICES is highlighted will in- voke a sub-menu similar to the Sub-Menu Option, Figure F-2. The options in the sub-menu, SEARCH, COPY, DELETE, LAST CHOICE, and EXIT, can be selected by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or de- pressing the SPACE bar. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selec- tion. For example, press the letter 'S' for SEARCH. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= |░SEARCH░░░░░░| | COPY | | DELETE | | LAST CHOICE | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for file SEARCH. Figure F-2 SEARCH Sub-Menu Option SEARCH The SEARCH facility is a very powerful feature of McFILEMASTER. To perform a SEARCH, highlight the Main Menu option FILE SERVICES, and press the ENTER key. A vertical box listing all the options avail- able for the SEARCH operation, and a direction box, will be display- ed on your screen. Figure F-3 highlights the available SEARCH options. 6 ==== SEARCH OPTIONS ===== | System Files | | Hidden Files | | Read-Only Files | ----------------------------------- | List Subdirectories | | SELECT ONE OR MORE | | √ Time Specification | | Careful of exclusivity | | None Of The Above | | | | Include Subdirectories| | Press the ENTER key to select | | Main Menu | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | Quit | ----------------------------------- ========================= Figure F-3 SEARCH Options Screen SEARCH Options The SEARCH options are: 1. System Files - Causes files that have a system attribute to be sought during the SEARCH. 2. Hidden Files - Causes files that have a hidden attribute to be sought during the SEARCH. 3. Read-Only Files - Causes files that have a read-only attribute to be sought during the SEARCH. 4. List Subdirectories - Causes files that have a directory attribute to be sought during the SEARCH. When this option is selected the SEARCH is automatically conducted on all subdirec- tories of the directory specified. 5. Time Specification - Causes files that have a time specification to be selected during the SEARCH. The Time Specification option will be discussed later. 6. None Of The Above - Indicates that the SEARCH will not include any specific attribute, or time specification. 7. Include Subdirectories - Indicates that the SEARCH be conducted on the selected directory and any subdirectories of this direc- tory. A SEARCH starting from the Root Directory, with Include Subdirectories selected, will search the whole drive. 8. Main Menu - Will return you to the Main Menu where any operation can be selected. 9. Quit - Will exit the user from McFILEMASTER. 7 Moving the UP and DOWN arrow keys, or depressing the SPACE bar, will highlight that option. Pressing the ENTER key while the selection is highlighted will mark that choice with a check mark. To accept the check marked choice, press the F1 key. If a SEARCH option is not chosen and the F1 key is pressed, an error message indicating that a SEARCH option is required will be display- ed as in Figure F-4. ------------------------------------- | A SEARCH OPTION IS REQUIRED | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------- Figure F-4 Option Required Message A combination of choices can be selected as SEARCH options, but some combinations of choices may inherently yield unfruitful search cri- teria. For example, a choice to SEARCH for System Files, while List Subdirectories is also selected, will result in a No Files Found Message. The List Subdirectories option and the System Files option are mutually exclusive, the selection of one prohibits the choice of the other being valid. Time Specifications Important: The choice of a time specification to be included in the operation will bring up windows similar to those in the Time Specification Screen, shown in Figure F-5. =========================================================== |Type +0 or =0 for files created today (0-999) VALID. | |+ is cumulative, all files n days ago until today. | |= specifies all files n days ago only. | | PRESS ENTER FOR NO CHOICE | |>10/01/91 to choose files SUBSEQUENT TO Oct 1, 1991. | |<10/01/91 to choose files PRIOR TO Oct 1, 1991. | |10/01/91 - 10/15/91 to choose files BETWEEN those dates. | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... =4 | =========================================================== ------------------------------------ | System Date: Thu 02/06/92 14:58:31| | | | | | Choose Time/Date Format Above! | -----------------------------------─ Figure F-5 Time Specification Screen 8 The Time Specification option is available with the SEARCH, COPY, or DELETE operations. The choice of the word 'time', in time spec- ification, is used in a generic sense. The time specification operations are performed on files that possess a particular date stamp. The upper window in Figure F-5, records the time choice. This selec- tion will appear in the lower left hand corner. The selection in Figure F-5 was '=4'. The lower window in Figure F-5 reports the system date and time. The system date and time can be changed with TIME(SET) and DATE(SET), in the Main Menu option EQUIPMENT. McFILEMASTER supports five different styles of time specifications: 1. Typing an equal sign followed by up to three digits (0-999). For example, '=4', a SEARCH selection will be made. In Figure F-5, with a system date of 02/06/92, and the SEARCH criteria being '=4', files that are exactly four days old, or files with a 02/02/92 date, are being sought. An '=0' choice would specify files created or modified that day. Valid choices are numbers 0-999. 2. Typing a plus sign followed by up to three digits (0-999). For example, '+4', an instruction to find all files from 4 days ago up until today will be made. In Figure F-5, the system date being 02/06/92, files to be found would be any files with a 02/02/92, 02/03/92, 02/04/92, 02/05/92, or 02/06/92 creation or modification date. Valid choices are numbers 0-999. 3. To search for files with file dates SUBSEQUENT to a calendar date, such as March 29, 1990, the format would be '>03/29/90'. Files found would be any with a date subsequent to 03/29/90. 4. To search for files with file dates PRIOR TO a calendar date, such as March 29,1990, the format would be '<03/29/90'. Files found would be any with a date prior to 03/29/90. 5. To search for files with file dates BETWEEN calendar dates, for example, to find all files created or modified in the month of April, 1992, the correct time specification would be '03/31/92- 05/01/92.' Note: This format was selected because the files sought are dated between the last day in March (03/31/92), and the first day in May 1992 (05/01/92). A SEARCH specification of '04/01/92 -04/31/92' would lead to erroneous results since files created or modified on the first or last day of March are omitted because they do not fall between these dates. 6. A final choice would be to press the ENTER key without making a selection. This will allow you to exit from the Time Specifica- tion Screen without making any time specification. 9 The format of the time specification entry provides for some flexibility. For example to find files greater than January 15, 1992 the corresponding entries might be '>01/15/92', or '>1/15/92', or '>1/15/1992', all of these entries will select files subsequent to January 15, 1992. Failure to adhere to this format will invoke an error. See Figure F-6. ------------------------------------- | INVALID FORMAT! | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------- Figure F-6 Invalid Format Message Calendar Date Criteria Choices that include a calendar date must conform to these condi- tions: 1. All calendar dates must be later than 12/31/79. An error message, similar to Figure F-7, will be displayed on your screen if the selected date is before 01/01/80. ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | Date before 01/01/80 | | | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure F-7 Invalid Date Selected Message 2. The dates specified cannot be later than the system date report- ed in the window below the Time Specifications Screen, Figure F-5. If the time specification selected is later than the sys- tem date, an error message,similar to Figure F-8, will be dis- played on your screen. ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | Date 01/01/93 is later than system date | | | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure F-8 Invalid Date Selected Message 3. If the time specification is between two calendar dates, the 10 second date specified must be later than the first. If the first date is later than the second, an error message, similar to Figure F-9, will be displayed on your screen. ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | 1st Date 01/01/83 is later than 2nd Date | | 01/01/82 | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure F-9 Invalid Date Selected Message 4. All calendar dates must be valid dates. For example, a date of 02/30/91 would be invalid since there are only 28 days in February, 29 days in leap years. An error message, similar to Figure F-10, will be displayed if the date is invalid. ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | Date 02/31/91 is invalid | | | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure F-10 Invalid Date Selected Message Drive Specification After making a selection from the SEARCH Options Screen, or the Time Specification Screen, you will be asked for the drive to be used in the SEARCH. Refer to the Drive Specification Screen, Figure F-11. ------------------------------------ | SELECT A DRIVE | PERFORM SEARCH ON | | | A Drive A: | | | | B Drive B: | | Press the ENTER key to select | | √ C Drive C: | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | D Drive D: | ------------------------------------ | E Drive E: | | F Drive F: | | G Drive G: | | H Drive H: | | M Main Menu | | Q Quit | =================== Figure F-11 SEARCH Drive Specification Screen 11 Moving the UP or DOWN arrow keys will highlight a drive selection, pressing ENTER will flag that choice. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selection. For example, press the letter 'B' for Drive B:. The F1 key on your keyboard will accept that choice. The drive selected is checked for validity. If the drive is not valid an Invalid Drive Specification Message, Figure F-12, will be displayed. --------------------------------- | DISK ERROR! | | | | Drive E: is an invalid drive | | Press any key to reselect drive | --------------------------------- Figure F-12 Invalid Drive Specification Message In this case, pressing any key will bring the screen to the Drive Specification Screen, refer to Figure F-11. If a drive is not sel- ected, or if more than one drive is selected, a message indicating that a drive selection is required will be displayed, Figure F-13. -------------------------------------- | SINGLE DRIVE SELECTION IS REQUIRED | | | | Press any key to reselect | -------------------------------------- Figure F-13 Drive Selection Required Message Directory Specification The Search Directory Specification Screen, is shown in Figure F-14. This window will accommodate a directory length of 66 characters, the longest directory acceptable by DOS(7). Entries must be entered in the left-most lower corner of the Directory Specification Screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |SEARCH operation to be performed on Directory? | |Press the ENTER key to choose the default drive and directory. | | | |C:\McFILE | | | |Or select another directory. Example: \BIN | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... \McFILE | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Press F1, for Directory Listing. Figure F-14 SEARCH Directory Specification Screen ------------------- 7 This version of McFILEMASTER was developed using DOS 3.31 12 In this example, 'C:\McFILE' is the default drive and directory as reported by the machine. If this is not the directory that you wish to perform your operation on, enter the correct directory. The choice must be started with a slash '\'. The directory selected will be checked for validity. If the directory exists, it becomes the directory on which the operation is performed. If the directory selected does not exist on the selected drive, an Invalid Directory Message, Figure F-15, will be displayed on your screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |SEARCH operation to be performed on Directory? | |Press the ENTER key to choose the default drive and directory. | | | |C:\McFILE | | | |Or select another directory. Example: \BIN | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... \McFILE | ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- | INVALID DIRECTORY! | | | | Press any key to reselect | ---------------------------- Figure F-15 Invalid Directory Message If the directory selected was incorrectly spelled, or typed, the error message in Figure F-15 will be displayed. Pressing any key as directed will redisplay the Directory Specification Screen, and the correct directory spelling can then be re-entered. The option of pressing F1, for a directory listing is also avail- able. The directories on the selected drive will be searched for and displayed, refer to Figure F-16, Directory Listing Screen. ==== Choose a Directory! Enter to Select, F1 to accept choice ==== | C:\ | |√ C:\MCFILE | | C:\NEWALSO | | C:\CLOSETO | | C:\NEWYOU | | C:\ALLTRUE | | C:\DATP | | C:\MCFILE\NEWMCFIL | | C:\MCFILE\NEWMCFIL\ONETOGO | | C:\MCFILE\NEWMCFIL\ONETOGO\ALMOST | | C:\NEWALSO\NEWTOO\ANOTHER | | C:\NEWALSO\NEWTOO\ANOTHER\LASTONE | ================================================================== Figure F-16 Directory Listing Screen 13 Moving the UP or DOWN arrow key will move the highlight bar over the intended directory. Pressing ENTER will flag this choice and pressing the F1 key will accept this directory as the one to be acted upon. (The PgUp and PgDn will also scroll through the avail- able directories a screen at a time.) If more than one directory is chosen a Single Directory Selection Required Message, similar to the single drive selection required message reported in Figure F-13, will be displayed, upon pressing any key to reselect, the Directory Listing Screen is redisplayed. If the ESC key is pressed in re- sponse to the Directory Listing Screen (after a message acknowledg- ing that the ESC key was pressed) the user is returned to the Directory Specification Screen to reselect, or ESC back further. File Name Specification The File Name Specification Screen, shown in Figure F-17, is common to all FILE SERVICES options, SEARCH, COPY, and DELETE. Its purpose is to allow the SEARCH, COPY, or DELETE operations to be performed on a specific file, or by wild card specifications on all files, '*.*', or on files with a pattern (perform operation on all files with the .BAK extension, '*.BAK'). The '?' mark used with DOS file- name specifications is also valid. -------------------------------------------------- |Please enter File/Directory name | |Wild cards accepted. Example: *.* | |Pressing the ENTER key with no choice selects *.* | | | |When finished press the ENTER key | | | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... *.* | -------------------------------------------------- Press the TAB bar to return to Main Menu. Figure F-17 File Name Specification Screen The default choice, the selection registered when no characters are typed, and the ENTER or CARRIAGE RETURN key is pressed, is '*.*'. Valid filenames are the same as allowed by DOS. An additional option pressing the Tab bar will return the operator to the Main Menu. Choice Confirmation The final screen displayed, after a file selection and all other necessary information has been obtained, and before the start of the operation itself, is the Choice Confirmation Screen. Figure F-18 is a SEARCH Choice Confirmation Screen which displays an operation with a time specification, to be performed on a single directory. 14 ============================================================ |OPERATION: SEARCH | |FILE NAME *.* | |From C:\McFILE | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTION CHOSEN | |Time Specification =4 | |Are these the correct parameters? | |Continue? Y/N | | | | | ============================================================ Figure F-18 Choice Confirmation Screen The options selected in Figure F-18, search the drive and directory 'C:\McFILE' for all files that are 4 days old, might yield an Output Screen as in Figure F-20. The first line of the Choice Confirmation Screen indicates the type of operation that was selected. The second line reports the File Name to be operated on. The third line indicates the drive and directory in which the operation is to be launched. In this case it was 'C:\McFILE'. The options selected for this operation are listed in the subsequent lines. A Time Specification of '=4' was selected for all files in the 'C:\McFILE' directory. The last line in the Choice Confirmation Screen asks if these are the file names, directory, and the options with which this operation is to be applied. If these are the cor- rect parameters, and 'Y' is entered, the SEARCH operation is begun. If an 'N' or any key other than 'Y' is pressed, the SEARCH operation is aborted, and a screen similar to Figure F-19, will be displayed. This screen verifies the incorrect selection and you will be return- ed to the Main Menu. ------------------------------------ | INCORRECT OPTIONS | | | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------ Figure F-19 Incorrect Options Message Output Screen The Output Screens for all the operations, SEARCH, COPY, and DELETE, are basically the same. Minor differences include the headings of the Output Screens that correspond to the operation being performed. The SEARCH Output Screen also provides information on the files creation/modification date, time, and file size. 15 ========================= [SEARCH] ========================== |C:\McFILE\McMASTER 06-02-92 14:34 102640 | |C:\McFILE\McFILEM.EXE 06-02-92 14:34 17843 | |C:\McFILE\DUMMYM.EXE 06-02-92 14:34 6640 | |C:\McFILE\COPY_LOG.MCF 06-02-92 11:30 1954 | |C:\McFILE\DOINST.BAT 06-02-92 13:24 87 | |C:\McFILE\DOMcFILE.BAT 06-02-92 10:37 51 | |C:\McFILE\MERGCPU1.BAT 06-02-92 09:23 53 | |C:\McFILE\MERGCPU2.BAT 06-02-92 09:45 53 | | | | | ============================================================= =========================== | Press any key to continue | =========================== Figure F-20 Output Screen The output in Figure F-20 is from a simple request to search for all files ('*.*') created four days ago on drive C:, in the '\McFILE', directory. Note: that Hidden files are included in the SEARCH Output, and that the full path of the file is also given. Included with the name and the path of the file, are the date and time of its creation or modification, and the size of the file in bytes. The power of the SEARCH facility, and to some extent the COPY and DELETE operations, is the ability to scan the whole disk for a combination of File Attributes and Time Specifications. If no files were found for a requested operation a screen similar to Figure F-21 will alert you to this fact. Moreover, the NO MATCH FOUND Screen, will display the operation that was selected, the file name and directory that were acted upon, and the options that were selected for that SEARCH. Pressing any key to continue will bring you back to the Main Menu where the operation can be reselected. ===================== NO MATCH FOUND! ====================== |OPERATION: SEARCH | |FILE NAME *.* | |From C:\McFILE | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTION CHOSEN | |NONE | | | | | | | ============================================================ Press ESC to reselect. Figure F-21 NO MATCH FOUND Screen 16 This screen can be helpful in deciphering why an operation was not successful. Perhaps the name of the file was incorrectly spelled, subdirectories were omitted when they were meant to be included, or invalid options were selected. An additional option, pressing ESC to reselect, (after a message acknowledging this choice) will redisplay the Choice Confirmation Screen, which then allows the user to ESC back through the earlier attribute screens and change the corresponding SEARCH parameters. COPY The McFILEMASTER COPY operation allows for greater control over files, especially when transferring information between machines. To select the COPY operation, highlight the FILE SERVICES menu op- tion, refer to Figure F-1, Main Menu options, and press the ENTER key. A sub-menu will appear on your screen, refer to Figure F-22. Highlight the COPY option by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or by depressing the SPACE bar, then press the ENTER key. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | SEARCH | |░COPY░░░░░░░░| | DELETE | | LAST CHOICE | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for file COPY. Figure F-22 COPY Sub-Menu Option A vertical menu, listing the options available for the COPY opera- tion, and a direction box will be displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure F-23. ----------------------------------- | SELECT ONE OR MORE | ===== COPY OPTIONS ====== | Careful of exclusivity | | √ Time Attributes | | | | No Attribute Choice | | Press the ENTER key to select | | Include Subdirectories| | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | Preview Files To Copy | ----------------------------------- | Main Menu | | Quit | ========================= Figure F-23 COPY Options Screen 17 Moving the UP and DOWN arrow keys, or depressing the SPACE bar will position the highlight bar over the intended option. Pressing the ENTER key will mark that choice with a check mark, and pressing the F1 key will register that choice. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selection. For example, press T for Time Attributes. COPY Options The COPY options are: 1. Time Attributes - Causes files with a Time Specification to be selected during the COPY operation. The Time Attribute option is identical to the Time Specification option discussed in the SEARCH section. 2. No Attribute Choice - Indicates that the COPY operation will not include a Time Specification. 3. Include Subdirectories - Indicates that the COPY operation will be conducted on the selected directory and any subdirectories of that directory. 4. Preview Files To Copy - Indicates that files which initially meet Time or File Name specifications will be listed and then can be further qualified to be copied or omitted. 5. Main Menu - Will return you to the Main Menu where any opera- tion can be selected. 6. Quit - Will exit the user from McFILEMASTER. A combination of the COPY options can be selected to give you great- er control over your files. Choosing a Time Attribute of '=0', with Subdirectories Included, and starting the operation from the Root Directory '\', would effectively copy all files created or modified that day to another user specified drive. A practical example of this format would be to copy all files worked on today, on drive C:, to a floppy drive, drive A:, where they can be taken and used on a PC at home, or at another location. If no copy options are chosen and the F1 key is pressed, an error message indicating that a copy option is required will be displayed. This Copy Option required message is similar to the Search Option required message displayed in Figure F-4. Note: The Search Section of this manual gives a more in depth over- view of available options, directory screens, filename screens and possible error messages. For further detail review this section. Drive Specification After making a selection from the Copy Options Screen, or the Time Specification Screen, the next screen displayed, shown in Figure F-24, will ask which drive to use to copy files from. 18 The Drive Specification Menu is similar to the other drive option menus used in SEARCH and DELETE. The UP and DOWN arrow keys can be used to select the drive, followed by pressing the ENTER key to flag this choice, then pressing the F1 key to register the selection. Selecting the first letter of the drive, will highlight that choice. ------------------------------------ | SELECT A DRIVE | = COPY FROM == | | | A Drive A: | | | | B Drive B: | | Press the ENTER key to select | | √ C Drive C: | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | D Drive D: | ------------------------------------ | E Drive E: | | F Drive F: | | G Drive G: | | H Drive H: | | M Main Menu| | Q Quit | ============== Figure F-24 COPY FROM Drive Specification Screen The drive selected is checked for validity (described in more detail in the SEARCH Drive Specification section, Figure F-12). Error mes- sages will be displayed if an invalid drive is selected. If a drive is not selected or if more than one drive is selected, a message indicating that a single drive selection is required will be displayed. Refer to Figure F-13. Directory Specification The Copy From Directory Specification Screen, Figure F-25, is basic- ally the same as in all the FILE SERVICES operations, SEARCH, COPY, and DELETE. For further direction, refer to the Directory Specifi- cation description in the SEARCH section. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Copy from Directory? | |Press the ENTER key to choose the default drive and directory. | | | |C:\McFILE | | | |Or select another directory. Example: \BIN | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... \SAVE | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Press F1, for Directory Listing. Figure F-25 COPY From Directory Specification Screen 19 The choice of a specific directory must be preceded with a slash '\'. The user defined directory, in Figure F-25, \SAVE is checked for validity. If the directory exists, the operation will continue. If the directory does not exist, an error message similar to that in Figure F-15 will be displayed on your screen and you are asked to make another selection. As is described more fully in the SEARCH section, refer to Figure F-16 and accompanying text, pressing the F1 key will elicit a list- ing of directories, one of which can be selected to be applied to the COPY operation. Refer to the SEARCH section concerning Figure F-16 and the F1 key's directory listing function. File Name Specification The File Name Screen is the same as described in the File Name Spec- ification in the SEARCH section. Wild card specifications are valid just as with other DOS operations. The File Name is entered in the lower left corner. A default value of '*.*' is applied if no choice is made, and the ENTER or CARRIAGE RETURN key is pressed. -------------------------------------------------- |Please enter File/Directory name | |Wild cards accepted. Example: *.* | |Pressing the ENTER key with no choice selects *.* | | | |When finished press the ENTER key | | | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... *.BAT | -------------------------------------------------- Press the TAB bar to return to Main Menu. Figure F-26 File Name Specification Screen COPY Destination Screen The COPY Destination Screen, Figure F-27, is similar to the drive option menus used in SEARCH and DELETE. The drive selected is checked for validity. If an error is detected, an error message will be displayed on your screen and you are asked to reselect another drive. If no choice is made, or more than one choice is selected, a message indicating that a single drive selection is re- quired will be displayed, refer to Figure F-13. The COPY To Drive Specification Screen is straight forward in its attempts to request a drive selection. If the destination drive is the same as the source drive, a warning, shown in Figure F-28, will be displayed on your screen. 20 ------------------------------------ | SELECT A DRIVE | == COPY TO === | | | √ A Drive A: | | | | B Drive B: | | Press the ENTER key to select | | C Drive C: | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | D Drive D: | ------------------------------------ | E Drive E: | | F Drive F: | | G Drive G: | | H Drive H: | | M Main Menu| | Q Quit | ============== Figure F-27 COPY TO Drive Specification Screen If the COPY operation is to be performed on the same drive, the Directory Specification Screen will not accept a directory (default or user defined) that is the same as the source directory. ----------------------------------- | !WARNING! | | Copy to same drive requires a | | different directory specification | | | | Press any key to continue | ----------------------------------- Figure F-28 Directory Specification Warning Message Directory Specification The Copy to Directory Specification Screen prompts the user to select the directory to where the files are to be copied. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Copy to Directory? | |Press the ENTER key to choose the default drive and directory. | | | |A:\ | | | |Or select another directory. Example: \BIN | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... \ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Press F1, for Directory Listing Figure F-29 COPY To Directory Specification Screen 21 Choice Confirmation The Choice Confirmation Screen is similar to Figure F-18 in the SEARCH section. The Choice Confirmation Screen in Figure F-30 re- flects a COPY operation on all '*.BAT' files in the 'C:\SAVE' direc- tory. The destination is the Root Directory '\' of the A: drive. ============================================================ |OPERATION: COPY | |FILE NAME *.BAT | |From C:\SAVE | |To A:\ | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTION CHOSEN | |NONE | |Are these the correct parameters? | |Continue? Y/N | | | ============================================================ Figure F-30 Choice Confirmation Screen At this point, if the selected parameters and options are correct, selecting 'Y' will start the operation. Selecting 'N', or any other key, will invoke an Incorrect Options Message, Figure F-19. Press- ing any key, as directed by the prompt, will return you to the Main Menu. Output Depending upon whether the Preview Option was selected in the Copy Options Screen, Figure F-23, the following screens will either pre- view the files to copy or verify if individual confirmation of files is necessary. If the Preview Files To Copy option was chosen, the Copy Preview Screen in Figure F-31 will be displayed. Moving the UP or DOWN arrow key will move the highlight bar over the intended files. Pressing ENTER will flag this choice, multiple files can be selected in this manner. Pressing the F1 key will accept all flagged files as those to be copied. Note: Files with a total path and file name length of over 75 characters can not be acted upon with the Preview Option. To copy these files with the same selectability that the Preview Option offers do not select Preview Files To Copy in the Copy Options Screen, Figure F-23, rather, confirm the copy of each individual file. See Figure F-33 and corresponding text. The limit on the number of files to be previewed is 250. If the ESC key is pressed while the files to copy are being previewed, no files will be selected and after a message acknowledging that the ESC key was pressed the user will return to the Main Menu. 22 === Choose Files to COPY! Enter to select, F1 to accept choice === | A:\DEL_LOG.MCF 08-26-92 14:51 865 | | A:\SURVEY 08-07-92 16:45 10244 | | A:\McMASTER.EXE 05-07-92 08:47 120872 | | A:\SURVEY1 08-11-92 15:19 12681 | | √ A:\DROPBACK.C 08-28-92 16:23 6904 | | √ A:\DUMMYM.EXE 07-04-92 22:26 8931 | | A:\INSTALLM.EXE 05-07-92 09:07 57754 | | A:\LISTBOX1.C 08-27-92 18:54 1129 | | A:\McFILEM.EXE 05-07-92 09:08 12348 | | √ A:\BDUALDEA.BAT 08-24-92 22:41 70 | | A:\BDUALDAZ.BAT 07-28-92 16:26 76 | | A:\BDUALDEZ.BAT 07-28-92 16:27 69 | | A:\MAPPING.MAP 08-25-92 15:48 6706 | ================================================================== FIGURE F-31 COPY Preview Screen Previewing files to copy gives the user a direct command of the files to copy or omit. The limit of 250 files to be previewed makes the definition of the selection criteria an important consideration in using this option. If the Preview Files To Copy option was not selected in the Copy Options Menu, Figure F-23, a message will be displayed as in Figure F-32 (prior to the Copy Output Screen) requesting individual confir- mation of files before copying. ----------------------------------- | Individual Confirmation of the | | Files to be Copied | | | | Y/N? | | | | Press Any Other Key To Reselect | ----------------------------------- Figure F-32 COPY Confirmation Message If individual confirmation of files is selected by entering a 'Y' in response to the COPY Confirmation Message in Figure F-32, an Output Screen similar to that in Figure F-33, will be displayed. The mes- sage under the Output box in Figure F-33, gives the user the options of copying the file as instructed by entering a 'Y', omitting this particular file and continuing with the COPY of ensuing files, by entering an 'N', or terminating or aborting the operation by enter- ing any other key. 23 ========================== [COPY] =========================== |C:\QA\BOSTON# | |copied to: | |B:\BOSTON# | |C:\QA\DELOLDQA.BAT | |FILE NOT COPIED | |C:\QA\McFEQUIP.DOC | |copied to: | |B:\McFEQUIP.DOC | |C:\QA\MCFINFO.DOC | | | ============================================================= ===== COPY THE ABOVE FILE? ===== | PRESS Y to continue, N to omit | ==== Any other key to abort ==== Figure F-33 COPY Confirmation Output Screen The Output Screen for the COPY operation (where confirmation of individual files is not chosen) is shown in Figure F-34. The source File Name and Path are displayed on your screen, as well as the File Name and Path of the destination. Files will be copied according to the attributes and options selected. There are however, restric- tions imposed by DOS which will not allow certain files to be cop- ied. These will be discussed in a following section Files Not Copied. ========================== [COPY] =========================== |C:\SAVE\DOMcFILE.BAT | |copied to: | |A:\DOMcFILE.BAT | |C:\SAVE\MERGCPU1.BAT | |copied to: | |A:\MERGCPU1.BAT | |C:\SAVE\MERGCPU2.BAT | |copied to: | |A:\MERGCPU2.BAT | | | ============================================================= =========================== | Press any key to continue | =========================== Figure F-34 Output Screen One source of COPY errors, apart from those that are DOS related COPY errors, are COPY errors resulting from the storage medium itself, namely insufficient disk space. This error results simply from the size of the file to be copied, being larger than the amount 24 of disk space available on the storage media where it is to be cop- ied. The error message indicating insufficient disk space, is shown in Figure F-35. Other errors such as a Bad Track, or Sector, Gen- eral Failures etc., are reported by McFILEMASTER's critical error handling routines. ========================== [COPY] =========================== |C:\COMMAND.COM | |Insufficient Disk Space, File not copied! | |C:\TREETOP.PAR | |Insufficient Disk Space, File not copied! | |C:\INSTALLM.EXE | |Insufficient Disk Space, File not copied! | |C:\McFEQIUP.DOC | |Insufficient Disk Space, File not copied! | |C:\QA\MCFINFO.DOC | |No Room For Further Copy | ============================================================ == Insufficient Disk Space == | No Room For Further Copy | = Press any key to reselect = Figure F-35 Insufficient Disk Space Message Files Not Copied The Copy operation can register error messages that inform you that a particular file could not be copied. These error messages are displayed in the Output Screen and the Copy Log. These error mes- sages are: 1. File marked Hidden, cannot be copied. 2 File marked Hidden and Read-Only, cannot be copied. 3. File marked System, cannot be copied. 4. File marked System and Hidden, cannot be copied. 5. File marked System and Read-Only, cannot be copied. 6. File marked System, Hidden, and Read-Only, cannot be copied. The copy restrictions for these files are compatible with the re- strictions imposed by DOS for file copy. You will be alerted to the inability to copy certain files correctly or completely, by messages in the Output Screen while the copy operation is being performed and in the log file, 'COPY_LOG.McF'. This log is written when a copy operation is attempted. Insufficient Disk Space As mentioned previously insufficient disk space will also result in copy errors. An explanation of insufficient disk space and how McFILEMASTER handles disk copying is explained below. 25 Before copying a file from one drive to another, the destination disk is checked for available space. This figure is then compared to the size of the file being copied. If the space available on the destination disk is larger than the size of the file to be copied, the copy operation proceeds. Calculation of the space available is not solely formulated by using this method. It is also formulated by checking for a file by the same name as the file to be copied. When copying a file; for example, from 'C:\' to 'A:\', McFILEMASTER checks to see if a file of that name already exists on the A: drive. If it does, the calculation of space available is derived by adding the size of the unused space on disk A:, plus the size of the file that already resides on disk A:. If the aggregate space available is larger than the file to be copied, the operation proceeds and the file on drive A: is overwritten by the file on drive C:. For this reason an Insufficient Disk Space Message can be seen on the Output Screen, and will be written to the log file 'COPY_LOG.McF' a number of times before the message in Figure F-35 is displayed on your screen. Pressing any key to reselect will return the user to the Main Menu. As was described in the SEARCH operation, if a combination of At- tribute, and File Name Specifications do not yield files that meet this criteria, the NO MATCH FOUND Screen will be displayed. Refer to Figure F-36. ===================== NO MATCH FOUND! ====================== |OPERATION: COPY | |FILE NAME MCH | |From C:\McFILE | |To A:\STORE | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTIONS CHOSEN | |NONE | | | | | ============================================================ Press ESC to reselect. Figure F-36 NO MATCH FOUND Screen The information in the NO MATCH FOUND Screen can be useful in veri- fying that the COPY criteria is valid. The requested file name can be checked for correctness, as well as the directories where the COPY operation was to take place. Copy Log If the COPY operation is selected, a log file is written to record the files copied. The log file 'COPY_LOG.McF', will be written in 26 the directory from where the 'McFILEM' command was issued. If the log file could not be created, a message will be displayed on your screen before the COPY operation starts. Refer to Figure F-37. ------------------------------- | FILE CREATION ERROR! | | | | Log file will not be created. | | | | Press any key to continue | ------------------------------- Figure F-37 File Creation Error Message Although the log file creation error message is displayed on your screen, as shown in Figure F-37, the copy operation itself will not be affected. The COPY operation will continue as selected. The significance of this message is that there will be no log file writ- ten for the verification of this COPY procedure. A sample log file is shown in Figure F-38. The first line of the file displays the date and time that the COPY operation was started. This example was selected because it highlights a combination of problems that can occur when copying files: some files were copied, others were not copied due to attribute restrictions( File marked System, Hidden, and Read-Only, etc.) and others were not copied due to insufficient disk space. Mon Jul 06 12:02:37 1992 C:\INSTALLM.C copied to: A:\INSTALLM.C C:\IBMBIO.COM File marked System, Hidden, and Read-Only, cannot be copied. C:\IBMDOS.COM File marked System, Hidden, and Read-Only, cannot be copied. C:\INSTALLM.C copied to: A:\INSTALLM.C C:\INITOO1.EXE Insufficient Disk Space, File not copied! Figure F-38 COPY_LOG.McF If the log file is not created correctly, or a problem writing to the log file has been detected, an error message will be displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure F-39. 27 --------------------------------- | LOG FILE ERROR! | | | | Log file not written correctly. | | | | Press any key to continue | --------------------------------- Figure F-39 Log File Error Message If there is a problem writing to the Log File, the Log File Error Message, Figure F-39 will be displayed on your screen following the completion of the COPY operation. A few reasons why the log file could not be written completely may include, a lack of space on the disk that the log file was written to, or a combination of hardware Input/Output errors. Although the COPY operation is reliable, you would be advised to check the directory where files were copied to. Especially in cases where disk Input/Output produced error messages of the type, Sector Not Found, Drive X Not Ready, Insufficient Disk Space, or other disk related errors. DELETE The DELETE operation is similar to the SEARCH and COPY operations. It includes a Time Specification option, a Preview Files to Delete option, and the ability to include subdirectories in the delete operation. WARNING The inclusion of subdirectories makes the DELETE operation both powerful and dangerous. Great care must be exercised in its use because of its potential for destructiveness. For example, a DELETE operation started from the Root Directory, with Subdirector- ies Included, and using a '*.*' File Name Specification, would de- lete all files on the disk. A warning message advises the user of the possibility of lost files if the DELETE operation is not follow- ed correctly. To select the DELETE operation, highlight the menu option FILE SERVICES, refer to Figure F-1, Main Menu Options, and press the ENTER key. At this stage a sub-menu, refer to Figure F-40, will appear on your screen. Highlight the DELETE option by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or by depressing the SPACE bar, and pressing the ENTER key (As described earlier, pressing the first letter of the desired operation will also select that operation). 28 ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ------------------------------------------------------------------ ============= | SEARCH | | COPY | |░DELETE░░░░░░| | LAST CHOICE | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for file DELETE. Figure F-40 DELETE Sub-Menu Option A Warning Screen, Figure F-41, will be displayed when the DELETE operation is selected. The Warning Screen alerts you to the dangers of choosing a cumulative Time Specification and to the effects of including subdirectories in the choice. ========================================= | !WARNING! | | | |IF A + TIME SPEC IS CHOSEN, ALL FILES OF | |THAT DATE AND LATER, WILL BE DESTROYED | | | |IF SUBDIRECTORIES ARE CHOSEN, ALL | |SUBDIRECTORIES WILL BE AFFECTED | | | |Do you want to continue? Y/N | ========================================= Figure F-41 DELETE Operation Warning Message If 'Y' is selected in response to the DELETE Warning Message, the DELETE operation will start. A vertical menu listing the options available for the DELETE operation, and a direction box, will be displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure F-42. If an 'N', or any key other than 'Y' is selected, you will be returned to the Main Menu where you can select any of the FILE SERVICES options, or other Main Menu options. Highlight a DELETE option by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or by depressing the SPACE bar, and pressing the ENTER key, your choices will be flagged, (As described earlier, pressing the first letter of the desired operation will also select that option) pressing the F1 key will accept your choice. 29 ----------------------------------- | SELECT ONE OR MORE | ===== DELETE OPTIONS ===== | Careful of exclusivity | | Time Attributes | | | | √ No Attribute Choice | | Press the ENTER key to select | | Include Subdirectories | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | Preview Files To Delete| ----------------------------------- | Main Menu | | Quit | ========================== Figure F-42 DELETE Options Screen DELETE Options The DELETE options are: 1. Time Attributes - Causes files that have a Time Specification to be selected during the DELETE operation. The Time Attributes option is identical to the Time Specification option discussed in the SEARCH section. 2. No Attribute Choice - Indicates that the DELETE operation will not include a Time Specification. 3. Include Subdirectories - Indicates that the DELETE operation will be conducted on the selected directory, and any subdirec- tories of that directory. 4. Preview Files To Delete - Indicates that files which meet the original DELETE criteria will be listed and then each can be selected to be deleted or omitted. 5. Main Menu - Returns you to the Main Menu, where any Main Menu option can be selected. 6. Quit - Will EXIT the user from McFILEMASTER. Note: The Search Section of this manual gives a more in depth over- view of available options, directory screens, filename screens and possible error messages. For further detail review the Search Section. Drive Specification The DELETE FROM Screen, Figure F-43, is similar to the other drive selection menus. The drive that is selected is verified. If an error is detected, an error message will be displayed on your screen and you will be asked to reselect a drive. If no choice is made and the F1 key is pressed to register that selection, or if more than one choice is selected, a message indicating that a single drive selection is required will be displayed, refer to Figure F-13. 30 ------------------------------------ | SELECT A DRIVE | DELETE FROM = | | | √ A Drive A: | | | | B Drive B: | | Press the ENTER key to select | | C Drive C: | | Press the F1 key to accept choice | | D Drive D: | ------------------------------------ | E Drive E: | | F Drive F: | | G Drive G: | | H Drive H: | | M Main Menu| | Q Quit | ============== Figure F-43 DELETE FROM Drive Specification Screen Directory Specification The Directory Specification Screen, Figure F-44, is similar to those in the other FILE SERVICES operations, SEARCH and COPY. The Direc- tory Specification options available, default or user defined, are the same as those discussed in the previous sections. For further direction refer to the Directory Specification description in the SEARCH and COPY section of this document. ---------------------------------------------------------------- |DELETE operation to be performed on Directory? | |Press the ENTER key to choose the default drive and directory. | | | |A:\ | | | |Or select another directory. Example: \BIN | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... \ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- Press F1, for Directory Listing. Figure F-44 DELETE Directory Specification Screen The choice of a directory other than the default directory must be preceded with a slash '\'. If the directory does not exist, an error message will be displayed on your screen, and you are asked to make another selection. Pressing the F1 key to display a list of available directories is also an option. Refer to Figure F-16 and accompanying text for details of this option. 31 File Name Specification The File Name Specification Screen is the same as described earlier in this document. Wild card specifications are valid just as with other DOS operations. The File Name is entered in the lower left corner, a default value of '*.*' is applied if no choice is made, and the ENTER key or CARRIAGE RETURN key is pressed. =================================================== |Please enter File/Directory name | |Wild cards accepted. Example: *.* | |Pressing the ENTER key with no choice selects *.* | | | | When finished press the ENTER key | | | |EXAMPLE ENTRY... *.BAT | =================================================== Press the TAB bar to return to the Main Menu. Figure F-45 File Name Specification Screen The File Name Screen is the same as with all FILE SERVICES opera- tions, whether the operation is SEARCH, COPY, or DELETE. Choice Confirmation The Choice Confirmation Screen is also common to all FILE SERVICES operations, SEARCH, COPY, and DELETE. The Confirmation Window in Figure F-46 verifies that all files with a .BAT filename extension are to be deleted form drive A:, and no other options are selected. ============================================================ |OPERATION: DELETE | |FILE NAME *.BAT | |From A:\ | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTION CHOSEN | |NONE | |Are these the correct parameters? | |Continue? Y/N | | | | | ============================================================ Figure F-46 Choice Confirmation Screen At this point, if the selected operation and options are correct, selecting 'Y' will start the operation. If an 'N' or any key other than 'Y' is selected, an Incorrect Options Message will be display- ed. on you screen. Refer to Figure F-19. 32 Output The Output Screen for the DELETE operation without confirmation of each individual file is shown in Figure F-47. ========================= [DELETE] ========================== |A:\DOINST.BAT | |File Deleted | |A:\DOMcFILE.BAT | |File Deleted | |A:\MERGCPU1.BAT | |File Deleted | |A:\MERGCPU2.BAT | |FILE NOT DELETED! ACCESS DENIED | | | | | ============================================================= =========================== | Press any key to continue | =========================== Figure F-47 Output Screen The Output Screens for the DELETE operation are very similar to those of the COPY operation, both are dependent upon whether pre- viewing of files is selected or if individual confirmation of files is selected. If the Preview Files To Delete Option was chosen in Figure F-42, the Delete Preview Screen, Figure F-48, will be displayed prior to an Output Screen as in Figure F-47. The same procedure and limit- ations apply to Preview Files To Delete as apply to Preview Files To Copy and is explained more fully in that section, Figure F-31. == Choose Files to DELETE! Enter to select, F1 to accept choice == | A:\SURVEY1 08-11-92 15:19 12681 | | A:\DROPBACK.C 08-28-92 16:23 6904 | | A:\DUMMYM.EXE 07-04-92 22:26 8931 | | A:\INSTALLM.EXE 05-07-92 09:07 57754 | | A:\LISTBOX1.C 08-27-92 18:54 1129 | | A:\McFILEM.EXE 05-07-92 09:08 12348 | | √ A:\BDUALDEA.BAT 08-24-92 22:41 70 | | √ A:\BDUALDAZ.BAT 07-28-92 16:26 76 | | A:\BDUALDEZ.BAT 07-28-92 16:27 69 | | A:\MAPPING.MAP 08-25-92 15:48 6706 | | A:\PRINTCOP.C 08-30-92 14:06 3476 | | A:\PROBSM.C 07-18-92 16:27 8369 | | A:\BDUALDAA.BAT 08-25-92 15:48 74 | ================================================================== FIGURE F-48 DELETE Preview Screen 33 If the Preview Files To Delete Option was not chosen in the Delete Option Screen, Figure F-42, a message will be displayed, refer to Figure F-32, prior to the Delete Output Screen requesting individual confirmation of files before deleting. If individual confirmation of files is selected a message will be displayed below the Output Screen, Figure F-49, verifying if the file is to be Deleted, Omit- ted, or if the operation is to be terminated. ========================= [DELETE] ========================== |C:\McFILE\McMASTER.EXE | |FILE NOT DELETED | |C:\McFILE\McFILEM.EXE | |FILE NOT DELETED | |C:\McFILE\McFEQUIP.DOC | |File Deleted | |C:\McFILE\COPY_LOG.McF | |FILE NOT DELETED | | | | | ============================================================= ==== DELETE THE ABOVE FILE? ==== | PRESS Y to continue, N to omit | ==== Any other key to abort ==== Figure F-49 DELETE Confirmation Output Screen The DELETE operation is not continuous as in the COPY operation where all files selected will be copied until the COPY operation is completed. Files will be deleted one screen at a time. To continue you must respond to the "Press any key to continue", message. A file that is marked Read-Only will not be deleted. The message, "FILE NOT DELETED! ACCESS DENIED", will be displayed on the Output Screen when a Read-Only file is attempted to be deleted. ===================== NO MATCH FOUND! ====================== |OPERATION: DELETE | |FILE NAME *.MDF | |From A:\ | |NO SUBDIRECTORIES | | | |OPTIONS CHOSEN | |NONE | | | | | | | ============================================================ Press ESC to reselect. Figure F-50 NO MATCH FOUND Screen 34 As described in the SEARCH and COPY operations, if a combination of Attributes, and File Name Specifications do not yield files that meet this criteria, the NO MATCH FOUND Screen will be displayed. Refer to Figure F-50. This information can be useful in verifying that the specifications for the DELETE operation are valid. The requested File Name, as well as the directories where the operation was to be performed, can be checked for correctness. Delete Log A log file is created, similar to the COPY log file, when the DELETE operation is performed. The log file 'DEL_LOG.McF' is written in the directory where the McFILEM command was issued. In the event that a log file could not be created, an error message will be dis- played before the DELETE operation is started. Refer to Figure F-51. ------------------------------- | FILE CREATION ERROR! | | | | Log file will not be created. | | | | Press any key to continue | ------------------------------- Figure F-51 File Creation Error Message In the case where the File Creation Error Message is displayed, Figure F-51, the DELETE operation will not be affected. Similar to the COPY operation, when a log file could not be created, the DELETE operation will continue as selected. The File Creation Error Message indicates that the log file which is normally created for verification will be missing. A sample log file is shown in Figure F-52. The first line of the log file shows the date and time that the DELETE operation was started. In this example, one file, 'BDUALDA1.BAT' was not deleted because the file was marked Read- Only. The message, FILE NOT DELETED! ACCESS DENIED, is written to the Output Screen and the log file, 'DEL_LOG.McF'. Tue Jun 02 11:50 1992 A:\DOINST.BAT File Deleted A:\MERGCPU1.BAT File Deleted A:\BDUALDA1.BAT FILE NOT DELETED! ACCESS DENIED Figure F-52 DEL_LOG.McF 35 If the log file is not created, or completed correctly, an error box will be displayed on your screen. The Log File Error Message, Fig- ure F-53, will alert you to the unreliability of the log file. The error message will be displayed on your screen following the comple- tion of the DELETE operation. The Log File Error Message will be triggered if there is a problem writing the 'DEL_LOG.McF' file. --------------------------------- | LOG FILE ERROR! | | | | Log file not written correctly. | | | | Press any key to continue | --------------------------------- Figure F-53 Log File Error Message LAST CHOICE The LAST CHOICE selection allows the user to recall the last FILE SERVICES operation. This selection will in effect restore the last FILE SERVICES operation chosen, SEARCH, COPY, or DELETE with its accompanying parameters. A demonstration of the utility of this choice is highlighted in the case where a needed file resides on one of a stack of floppy disk. The user might know the name of the file or the date of its creation but not on which disk the file resides. To find the file, the SEARCH, FILE SERVICES operation is chosen for drive A:, and the required limits are selected. If this disk does not contain the desired file, one of the other disks must be insert- ed in drive A: and the procedure repeated until found. The LAST CHOICE option, in this case, will allow the user to recall their last command and eliminate the tedium associated with the repetitive process of reselecting the identical SEARCH parameters. Likewise, the LAST CHOICE option can be applied to the COPY and DELETE options in a similar manner. Note: Restrictions on the number of times an operation can be re- peated by choosing the LAST CHOICE option, or the number of times any of the FILE SERVICES operation is repeated, is a function of the memory needed to service that choice. If the required memory is insufficient, the program will be exited and a Memory Termination Message will be displayed on your screen. The amount of available machine memory is also a determining factor in this calculation. Refer to Figure F-54. |= Memory Termination ==| |= Press any key to EXIT =| Figure F-54 Memory Termination Message 36 To select the LAST CHOICE option, highlight the menu option FILE SERVICES, refer to Figure F-1, Main Menu Options, and press the ENTER key. At this stage a sub-menu, refer to Figure F-55, will appear on your screen. Highlight the LAST CHOICE option by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or depress the SPACE bar, then press the ENTER key. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | SEARCH | | COPY | | DELETE | |░LAST CHOICE░| | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for last FILE SERVICES selection. Figure F-55 LAST CHOICE Sub-Menu Option The LAST CHOICE selection will invoke a Choice Confirmation Screen (depending on the last FILE SERVICES operation chosen) similar to those in Figures F-18, if SEARCH was the last FILE SERVICES opera- tion, F-30, if COPY was the last FILE SERVICES operation, or F-46, if DELETE was the last FILE SERVICES operation. The LAST CHOICE option will apply the same drive and directory as was selected in the original FILE SERVICES operation. For example, if a previous SEARCH operation was chosen to search for files on drive A:, in the '\NEW' directory, choosing the LAST CHOICE option would register this same choice. In the case where a floppy or removable disk drive is selected and this floppy disk has been re- moved and replaced by another, the original directory (unless the '\' ROOT directory is chosen) might not be available. In the example given above where the user was searching a stack of floppies for a particular file, lets assume it was known that this file was located in a directory named '\MARCH'. The SEARCH parame- ters reflecting this choice might be: search for the name of the file on drive A:, staring from the '\MARCH' directory. If this com- mand was given through the SEARCH, FILE SERVICES option and recalled through the LAST CHOICE option, the results obtained will not always be those which were desired. This is because as the different floppy disks are used in this operation it would be highly unusual for them all to have a directory named '\MARCH', as was selected in the original SEARCH. 37 McFILEMASTER will look for this directory on the floppy that was inserted into drive A:, and if found it will complete the operation using this directory specification. If this directory is not found on the floppy disk in drive A:, the operation will be applied to the default directory found on drive A:. In this case the user will be alerted to this by the Default Directory Message in Figure F-56. ---------------------------------------------- |The directory chosen for this operation does | |not exist on this drive. | |A:\NEW | | | |The default directory will be used | |A:\ | | | | Press any key to continue | ---------------------------------------------- Figure F-56 Default Directory Message With this in mind choosing an operation that will be repeated with the LAST CHOICE option can be somewhat confusing because default directories will be used when the chosen directory is not found. Starting all repeated operations from the '\' ROOT Directory will be more reliable since all disk have a '\' ROOT Directory. If the LAST CHOICE option is selected before a SEARCH, COPY or DELETE option has been selected, the No Previous Selection Message in Figure F-57 will be displayed on your screen. ------------------------------------ | NO PREVIOUS SELECTION! | | | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------ Figure F-57 No Previous Selection Message In this instance the user is instructed to press any key to reselect one of the other FILE SERVICES options or other Main Menu choices. The LAST CHOICE option is unavailable until one of the other FILE SERVICES options has been selected and the chosen parameters regis- tered. 38 ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | ░FILE SERVICES░ SYSTEM INFO EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | SEARCH | | COPY | | DELETE | | LAST CHOICE | |░EXIT░░░░░░░░| ============= Press ENTER to EXIT. Figure F-58 Exit Sub-Menu Option EXIT The Exit option is selected by highlighting EXIT and pressing the ENTER key. You will be returned to the DOS prompt, in the directory where McFILEMASTER was started. 39 PART S-1 McFILEMASTER SYSTEM INFO SYSTEM INFO is the Main Menu option located between the FILE SERVICES, and EQUIPMENT options. Refer to Figure S-1. To select a SYSTEM INFO option, first highlight the Main Menu option by using the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys, or depress the SPACE bar to move be- tween the three menu options. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selection, for example, press the letter S for SYSTEM INFO. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== McFILEMASTER Ver. 1.01 Copyright (C) Incisive Software 1992 Figure S-1 Main Menu Options To invoke the sub-menu displayed in Figure S-2, press the ENTER key while the Main Menu option, SYSTEM INFO, is highlighted. The op- tions in the sub-menu, TIME, DATE, MEMORY, DOS VERSION, ABOUT..., and EXIT, can be selected by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or by depressing the SPACE bar. TIME, DATE The TIME, DATE option can be selected by highlighting TIME, DATE, and pressing the ENTER key. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= |░TIME, DATE░░| | MEMORY | | DOS VERSION | | ABOUT... | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for SYSTEM TIME. Figure S-2 TIME, DATE Sub-Menu Option The system date and time will be displayed with a screen similar to that in Figure S-3. The System Date information is useful when the FILE SERVICES operations are performed using a time/date specifica- tion. The window in Figure S-3 will alert you to the time and date the computer will use, when processing files with a time and date stamp. 41 ------------------------------------ | System Date: Thu 02/06/92 14:58:31| | | | | | Press any key to continue | ------------------------------------ Figure S-3 System Date and Time Screen MEMORY The MEMORY option can be selected by highlighting MEMORY, and press- ing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure S-4. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | TIME, DATE | |░MEMORY░░░░░░| | DOS VERSION | | ABOUT... | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for MEMORY STATS. Figure S-4 MEMORY Sub-Menu Option The available memory, as reported by DOS, will be displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure S-5. ----------------------------------------- | Conventional memory size as reported by | | DOS for application programs is 639 K. | | Extended memory is 0 K. | | Press any key to continue | ----------------------------------------- Figure S-5 Available Memory Screen DOS VERSION The DOS VERSION option can be selected by highlighting DOS VERSION, and pressing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure S-6 42 ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | TIME, DATE | | MEMORY | |░DOS VERSION░| | ABOUT... | | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for DOS VERSION. Figure S-6 DOS VERSION Sub-Menu Option The current version of DOS will be displayed with a screen similar to that in Figure S-7. --------------------------- | DOS VERSION 4.0 | | | | Press any key to continue | --------------------------- Figure S-7 DOS VERSION Screen ABOUT... The ABOUT... option can be selected by highlighting ABOUT..., and pressing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure S-8. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | TIME, DATE | | MEMORY | | DOS VERSION | |░ABOUT...░░░░| | EXIT | ============= Press ENTER for McFILEMASTER INFORMATION. Figure S-8 ABOUT... Sub-Menu Option McFILEMASTER information will be displayed with a screen similar to that in Figure S-9. 43 --------------------------------------------- | | | McFILEMASTER | | | | Ver 1.01 Copyright (C) Incisive Software | | | | P.O. Box 527 Milford, CT 06460 203-221-1134 | | | | Press any key to continue | | | --------------------------------------------- Figure S-9 ABOUT... Screen EXIT The EXIT option can be selected by highlighting EXIT, and pressing the ENTER key. You will be returned to the DOS prompt in the direc- tory from where McFILEMASTER was started. Refer to Figure S-10. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES ░SYSTEM INFO░ EQUIPMENT | ================================================================== ============= | TIME, DATE | | MEMORY | | DOS VERSION | | ABOUT... | |░EXIT░░░░░░░░| ============= Press ENTER to EXIT. Figure S-10 EXIT Sub-Menu Option 44 PART E-1 McFILEMASTER EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT is the right-most Main Menu option. Refer to Figure E-1. To select an EQUIPMENT option, first highlight the Main Menu option by using the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys, or depress the SPACE bar to move between the three menu options. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES SYSTEM INFO ░EQUIPMENT░| ================================================================== McFILEMASTER Ver. 1.01 Copyright (C) Incisive Software 1992 Figure E-1 Main Menu Options To invoke the sub-menu displayed in Figure E-2, press the ENTER key while the Main Menu option, EQUIPMENT, is highlighted. The options in the sub-menu, MACHINE INFO, TIME (SET), DATE (SET), and EXIT, can be selected by using the UP or DOWN arrow keys, or depressing the SPACE bar. Tip: Enter the first letter of your selection. For example, press the letter M for MACHINE INFO. MACHINE INFO The MACHINE INFO option can be selected by highlighting MACHINE INFO, and pressing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure E-2. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES SYSTEM INFO ░EQUIPMENT░| ================================================================== ============== |░MACHINE INFO░| | TIME (SET) | | DATE (SET) | | EXIT | ============== Press ENTER for MACHINE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION. Figure E-2 MACHINE INFO Sub-Menu Option The Machine Configuration Screen, Figure E-3, will be displayed. The Machine Configuration Screen lists the number of floppy drives and serial ports the machine has, the presence or absence of a math coprocessor, internal modem, and the present video mode. 46 --------------------------------- | MACHINE CONFIGURATION | | Floppy drives: 2 | | Math Coprocessor: Not Installed | | Video Mode: 80 x 25 Color Text | | Serial Ports: 2 | | Internal Modem: Not Installed | | | | Press any key to continue | --------------------------------- Figure E-3 Machine Configuration Screen TIME (SET) The TIME (SET) option can be selected by highlighting TIME (SET), and pressing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure E-4. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES SYSTEM INFO ░EQUIPMENT░| ================================================================== ============== | MACHINE INFO | |░TIME (SET)░░░| | DATE (SET) | | EXIT | ============== Press ENTER to set SYSTEM TIME. Figure E-4 TIME (SET) Sub-Menu Option Two windows will be displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure E-5. The first window will prompt you to enter a time, and the second window displays the current system date and time. 47 ------------------------------------------- | ENTER TIME | |Example: 23:16:42 (Hour:Min:Sec 24hr Clock)| | | | Press the ENTER key when finished | | | | | ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ | System Date: Thu 02/06/92 14:58:31| | | | | | Choose Time/Date Format Above! | ------------------------------------ Figure E-5 TIME (SET) Screen The lower window in Figure E-5 displays the current system date and time. This will aid you in the selection of the new time to be entered. In the upper window you are instructed to enter a time. The format for setting a time provides for some flexibility. The hour is entered first followed by a colon, slash, or hyphen, the minutes are entered next, followed by another colon, slash or hy- phen, then the seconds are entered. For example a time of nine hours, five minutes and six seconds could be entered equally as 09:05:06, or 9-5-6. ------------------------------------- | INVALID FORMAT! | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------- Figure E-6 Invalid Format Message An invalid format message (See Figure E-6) might occur when a non- numeric entry is used, or where the correct delimiter (a slash, colon, or hyphen) is not used. If the time entered is invalid, an Invalid Date/Time Message, Figure E-7, will be displayed on your screen. You will be instructed to press any key which will return you to the TIME (SET) Screen, Figure E-5, where you can enter a valid time. An example of an invalid time might be 25:10:34 where 25 the hour figure is invalid since the hour figure cannot be larger than 23. 48 ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | Date before 01/01/80 | | | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure E-7 Invalid Date/Time Message If the TIME (SET) option, or DATE (SET) option was selected inadvert- ently, or if the system time and date are correct and do not need changing, pressing the ENTER key with the cursor in the left-most position, will display the current time and date as shown in Figure S-3. Then pressing any key to continue will return you to the Main Menu. If the time entered is valid and in the correct format, veri- fication of this choice is also displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure S-3. DATE (SET) The DATE (SET) option can be selected by highlighting DATE (SET), and pressing the ENTER key. Refer to Figure E-8. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES SYSTEM INFO ░EQUIPMENT░| ================================================================== ============== | MACHINE INFO | | TIME (SET) | |░DATE (SET)░░░| | EXIT | ============== Press ENTER to set SYSTEM DATE. Figure E-8 DATE (SET) Sub-Menu Option Similar to the TIME (SET) option, the top window in Figure E-9, re- quests you to enter a new system date. The bottom window displays the current system date and time. 49 ------------------------------------------- | ENTER DATE | |Example: 06-09-92 (Month-Day-Year) | | | | Press the ENTER key when finished | | | | | ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ | System Date: Thu 02/06/92 14:58:31| | | | | | Choose Time/Date Format Above! | ------------------------------------ Figure E-9 DATE (SET) Screen The format for setting a date is very similar to that for setting a time as described in the previous section. The month is entered first, followed by a colon, slash, or hyphen, the day is entered next, followed by another colon, slash or hyphen, then the year is entered. For example a date of May 3, 1992 could be entered as 05:03:1992 or 5/3/92. ------------------------------------- | INVALID FORMAT! | | | | Press any key to reselect | ------------------------------------- Figure E-10 Invalid Format Message An invalid format message might occur when a non-numeric entry is used, or where the correct delimiter (a slash, colon, or hyphen) is not used, refer to Figure E-10. You will be instructed to press any key, which will return you to the DATE (SET) Screen, Figure E-9, where a valid date format can be entered. Another source of errors are invalid dates. For example, a date of 02-30-92 would be invalid since there are only 28 days in February, 29 days in leap years. 50 ------------------------------------------- | INVALID DATE/TIME! | | | | Date before 01/01/80 | | | | Press any key to reselect date/time | ------------------------------------------- Figure E-11 Invalid Date/Time Message If the date entered is invalid, an Invalid Date/Time Message, Figure E-11, will be displayed on your screen. You will be instructed to press any key which will return you to the DATE (SET) Screen, Figure E-9, where a valid date format can be entered. As with the TIME (SET) option, if the DATE (SET) option was selected inadvertently, or if the system time and date are correct and do not need changing, pressing the ENTER key with the cursor in the left-most position, will display the current time and date as shown in Figure S-3, pressing any key to continue will return you to the Main Menu. If the date entered is valid and in the correct format, verification of this choice is also displayed on your screen. Refer to Figure S-3. EXIT The EXIT option can be selected by highlighting EXIT, and pressing the ENTER key. You will be returned to the DOS prompt in the direc- tory where McFILEMASTER was started. Refer to Figure E-12. ========================== McFILEMASTER ========================== | FILE SERVICES SYSTEM INFO ░EQUIPMENT░| ================================================================== ============== | MACHINE INFO | | TIME (SET) | | DATE (SET) | |░EXIT░░░░░░░░░| ============== Press ENTER to EXIT. Figure E-12 EXIT Sub-Menu Option 51 PART L-1 McFILEMASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT THE ENCLOSED McFILEMASTER(TM) PROGRAM BY INCISIVE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED BY INCISIVE SOFTWARE(TM) FOR USE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THIS CUSTOMER LICENSE AGREEMENT. OPENING OR USING THIS PRODUCT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. 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