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- * Jason's File Finder - Version 2.0d *
- * Copyright 1991-1993, Zinfandel Software *
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- * Published exclusively by: *
- * RMH Computer Services *
- * PO Box 657 *
- * Beech Grove IN 46107-0657 *
- * (317) 782-9903 *
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- RMH Computer Services is a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
- directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
- Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX
- 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- Jason's File Finder (later referred to simply as JFF) is an extremely
- FAST and easy to use file finder. It accepts standard DOS wildcard
- specifications. It will search for multiple files. It will search
- across multiple drives. It will search across multiple "specified"
- drives, or will search a range of drives. It will search an entire
- drive or just a specified subdirectory. It will display byte counts
- for the files found. And, it will optionally perform a DOS command on
- any found files.
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- WARRANTY
- --------
- Neither Zinfandel Software nor RMH Computer Services make warranty of
- any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, any
- warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
- Neither Zinfandel Software nor RMH Computer Services shall be liable
- for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential
- arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner
- desired by the user. Neither Zinfandel Software nor RMH Computer
- Services shall be liable for any damage to data or property which may
- be caused directly or indirectly by use of the program.
-
- IN NO EVENT WILL ZINFANDEL SOFTWARE OR RMH COMPUTER SERVICES BE LIABLE
- FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER
- INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR
- INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
-
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- INSTALLATION:
- -------------
- Installation of JFF is very easy. Simply place a copy of the
- executable file (JFF.EXE) on a floppy disk, or in a subdirectory on
- your hard drive. For installation to a hard drive, it is recommended
- that you place the files in a subdirectory which is included in your
- PATH statement, as this will allow you to run the program from any
- place on your system.
-
- QUICK START:
- ------------
- Simply executing the command JFF HELP, followed by pressing the
- [ENTER] key will start the program and display a help screen listing
- examples of the various commands that are available to you.
-
- Alternately, if you include a filename.ext on the command line after
- JFF (separated by a single [SPACE]), JFF will search the current drive
- (including all subdirectories) for the specified file. Valid DOS
- wildcard characters are accepted.
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- PRINTING THE DOCUMENTATION:
- ---------------------------
- This documentation file is formatted for 70-characters per line, and
- 60-lines per page. To print the documentation, you can simply issue
- the following command from the DOS command line:
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- COPY JFF.DOC PRN
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- The documentation file contains form-feed characters, so it can also
- be printed by various printing utilities.
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- COMMAND LINE SYNTAX
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- The basic command line syntax for JFF is:
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- JFF DRIVES ; FILESPECS ; COMMAND
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- where DRIVES is the list of drives (and/or directories) that you wish
- to perform the search on, FILESPECS is the list of files that you wish
- to search for, and COMMAND is the optional DOS command that you wish
- to perform on all files that are found. Both DRIVES and COMMAND are
- optional. If any combination of the command line parameters DRIVES and
- COMMAND are used, the parameters must be separated by a ";" character.
- Multiple specifications in the DRIVES and FILESPECS parameters must be
- separated by "," characters.
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- The basic syntax can be remembered as:
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- (1) Optionally specify search drives, if any, separated by commas,
- end with semicolon
- (2) Specify search specs, separated by commas
- (3) Optionally specify a DOS Command (in brackets), begin with
- semicolon
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- The ";" (semicolon) character separates the various DRIVES, FILESPECS,
- and the DOS Command like so: DRIVES ; SPECS ; [COMMAND].
-
- The "," (comma) character separates any multiple specifications within
- any of the DRIVES and FILESPECS, like so: DRIVE1, DRIVE2 ; FILESPEC1,
- FILESPEC2 ; [COMMAND]
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- Specifying DRIVES and a [COMMAND] is OPTIONAL, the only necessary
- thing you need to specify are the file SPECS.
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- BASIC OPERATION
- ---------------
- In it's most simple form, the following command will search the
- current drive (including all subdirectories) for the specified file:
-
- JFF filename.ext
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- Likewise, DOS wildcards may be used in the filename spec:
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- JFF *.BAK
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- MULTIPLE FILES SEARCHING
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- If you want to search for multiple files, each filespec may be entered
- on the command line, separated by a "," (comma). For example:
-
- JFF *.BAT, *.EXE, WIN??.EMT, S*.GIF
-
- would search the current drive (including all subdirectories) for:
- all files with extensions of .BAT
- all files with extensions of .EXE
- all files with extensions of .EMT which begin with WIN
- all files with extensions of .GIF which begin with S
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- Notice that each filespec is separated by a ","
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- MULTIPLE DRIVE SEARCHING
- ------------------------
- If you want to search across multiple drives, you can enter the drive
- list preceding the filespec, again separated with "," characters. The
- DRIVE specs and the FILE specs must be separated by a ";" character.
- For example:
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- JFF C,D,E; *.EXE
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- would search for all files with .EXE in all subdirectories on Drives
- C:, D:, and E:.
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- You can also specify a "range" of drives to search, by listing the
- beginning and ending drive spec, separated by a "-" (minus) character.
- For example:
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- JFF D-F; *.GIF
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- would search all subdirectories on drives D thru F (i.e. D:, E:, and
- F:) for all files with an extension of .GIF.
-
- You can also use a combination of "specified" drives and "range" of
- drives. For example:
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- JFF A,B, H-J; *.GIF
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- would search all subdirectories on drives A:, B:, H:, I:, and J: for
- any files with an extension of .GIF. Notice that all parameters in the
- DRIVES spec are separated by "," characters, and the DRIVES and FILES
- specs are separated by a ";" character.
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- MULTIPLE FILE SEARCHES ACROSS MULTIPLE DRIVES
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- You can combine all of the above options, and search for multiple file
- specs across multiple drives as well. For example:
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- JFF A,B,E-I; *.BAT, *.EXE, *.COM
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- would search in all subdirectories on drives A:, B:, E:, F:, G:, H:,
- and I:, and would search for all files having an extension of .BAT,
- .EXE, and .COM. Again, notice that each DRIVE spec is separated by a
- "," character, each FILE spec is separated by a "," character, and the
- DRIVES and FILES specs are separated by a ";" character.
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- SEARCHING SPECIFIED SUBDIRECTORIES
- ----------------------------------
- In the DRIVES specification, you can also select specific
- subdirectories to search in, rather than searching the entire drive.
- For example:
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- JFF C:\DOS; *.TXT
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- would not search the entire C: drive, but rather only the \DOS
- subdirectory (and any subdirectories underneath the \DOS directory)
- for all files with an extension of .TXT.
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- You may also specify a combination of "All Drive" and "specified
- subdirectory" on the command line. For example:
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- JFF C, E:\MISC; *.TXT
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- would search the entire C: drive (including all subdirectories) and
- the \MISC directory on the E: drive (including all subdirectories
- underneath the \MISC directory) for all files with a .TXT extension.
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- EXECUTING A DOS COMMAND ON FOUND FILES
- --------------------------------------
- You can also include a DOS command, which will be performed on ALL
- files that are found by JFF. The command must be the last parameter on
- the command line, and must be enclosed by square bracket ([ ])
- characters. The filespec parameter for the command will be #1. For
- example:
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- JFF *.GIF; [COPY #1 A:]
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- would search the entire current drive for all files with an extension
- of .GIF, and then would COPY each file to drive A:
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- JFF C,D; *.BAK, *.TMP; [DEL #1]
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- would search drives C: and D: for all files with extensions of .BAK
- and .TMP, and would then DELete those those files.
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- JFF A,B, D-H; *.GIF, *.BMP, *.PCX; [COPY #1 Z:\PICTURES]
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- would search drives A:, B:, D:, E:, F:, G:, and H: for any file with
- extensions of .GIF, .BMP, and .PCX, and would then copy all of those
- files to the \PICTURES directory on Drive Z:
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- When you perform any Dos command, no output will be displayed on the
- screen from jFF... this is because many DOS commands have their own
- output and would probably corrupt jFF's output.
-
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- FINDING A BYTE-COUNT
- --------------------
- If you would like to find out how many bytes a certain spec takes up
- on your disks without having to see all of them displayed, you can
- include a parameter of [BYTECOUNT] at the end of the command line
- (preceding by a ";" character). For example:
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- JFF A,B; *.GIF, *.BMP; [BYTECOUNT]
-
- That would calculate the byte count of all *.GIF and *.BMP files on
- your A: and B: drives
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- REGISTRATION BENEFITS
- ---------------------
- Registered users of Jason's File Finder (JFF) will receive:
-
- 1) A lifetime license to use the product.
-
- 2) Support via the phone, by fax, mail, CompuServe, and various
- other message networks.
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- 3) A 30 day money-back guarantee.
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- 4) Special discounts and online credits for CompuServe.
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- 5) Special discounts on magazines, newsletter, and products from
- Public (software) Libraries.
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- 6) Special discounts on Shareware Magazine, one of the industry's
- foremost publications, by Mike Callahan (alias Dr. FileFinder)
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- In addition to the registered benefits listed above, registered users
- may also:
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- 7) purchase the source code for the program, so that they can
- create their own custom modifications to the program.
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- 8) request customized versions of the program. Fees for
- customized versions must be negotiated in advance.
-
- And apart from all that, the knowledge that you are helping to support
- the Shareware concept - a distribution system that brings you quality
- software at realistic prices.
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- PRODUCT SUPPORT
- ---------------
- Registered users are entitled to full product support via mail or
- telephone for a period of not less than 90 days. Support may also be
- obtained via Compuserve email, and other electronic services. If
- technical problems in the software are discovered within 90 days of
- registration, RMH Computer Services will, at their option, either
- provide a workable solution to the problem or a refund of the
- registration cost. After the initial 90 days, RMH Computer Services is
- only obligated to make reasonable effort to supply a revised copy of
- the software.
-
- Support for unregistered users will be available in regards to product
- installation and basic program operation.
-
- Support via mail is available at RMH Computer Services, PO Box 657,
- Beech Grove IN 46107-0657 USA. Telephone support is available at
- 317-782-9903 between the hours of 08:00am - 06:00pm EST. Email support
- is also available via our BBS at 317-784-2147 24hrs/day (*). You may
- also direct email to Richard Holler via Compuserve [73567,1547],
- INTERNET:73567.1547@compuserve.com, FidoNet NetMail [1:231/290], and
- RIME private/routed email [->5056].
-
- (*) When logging on to the BBS, using the name RMH COMPUTER, and a
- password of SERVICES will take you directly to the RMH Computer
- Services support/distribution area, and will bypass all of the 1st
- time caller questionaires.
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