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README File Release Notes for DiskVision (Version 1.1) for IBM Personal Computers and Compatibles This file contains important information concerning each of the utilities provided with DiskVision, Version 1.1. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE FILE BEFORE USING DiskVision. This document contains information that is more up to date than that in the printed manual. Consequently, where the information contained in the two conflict, this document should be assumed to be correct. *** HardDisk Manager 4, Version 1.1 *** HardDisk Manager 4 is configured to send report output to a printer that is connected to LPT1. If your printer is connected to a serial port, then you must configure the system to redirect output to the correct COM port. Example: MODE LPT1:=COM1: <ENTER> This DOS command causes output to be redirected from parallel port #1 to communications port #1. This command can be typed at the DOS prompt or placed in a batch file. NOTE: HardDisk Manager 4 monitors the printer for an error during a print cycle. The use of the MODE command to redirect output can delay or prevent certain errors from being passed to the computer from the printer. Under this condition it is possible that you will not be able to interrupt the printing of a report. To prevent loss of data, in the event that it becomes necessary to "reboot" the system in order to escape the print cycle, use the LOG/File command to store your changes before printing a report to a serial printer. Using FKEY with HardDisk Manager 4 The FKEY program was written to allow function keypresses to be passed back to HardDisk Manager 4 in order to allow menu items to be programmed that displayed help screens (F2), ran the Setup Utility (F7) or exited the program (F9 or F10). FKEY uses command line parameters to tell which function key to press. Valid command line parameters are 1 - 9 for F1 -F9 and 0 for F10. To set up a menu item that employs FKEY to exit HardDisk Manager 4: Copy FKEY.COM to the directory where HardDisk Manager 4 is stored. (i.e. COPY A:FKEY.COM C:\DISKVIS) Use the HardDisk Manager 4 Setup Utility to add a menu item using the [Program] command, that runs FKEY and passes the necessary parameters. In the example below: 1. The 0 references represent the two F10 key presses. 2. Note the leading space before the first 0 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Menu item name: Quit HardDisk Manager 4 │ │ │ │ Option (C= Clear, P= Pause, D= Both C & P, M= Menu): _ │ │ │ │ Command: C:\DISKVIS\FKEY.COM │ │ │ │ Program parameters: 00 │ │ │ │ Change to directory: C:\DISKVIS │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When this item is selected from the menu, HardDisk Manager 4 will pause briefly as FKEY is loaded and executed, then control will be released to DOS. *** File Archive Manager 4, Version 1.1 *** File Archive Manager 4 relies on some of Diskette Manager 4's default settings for its own operation. Before using File Archive Manager 4, you should run Diskette Manager 4 and configure the program for use on your system. All of Diskette Manager 4's default settings can be found in the SETUP menu. Settings that are shared between File Archive Manager 4 and Diskette Manager 4 include, screen colors and the following: DM4 Function: File Archive Manager 4 use: ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Read Drive. Used as the source drive for archiving data to floppy disk and as the target drive when restoring data from floppy disk. Output Report Used as the output device for printing the log file. Valid settings are LPT1 - LPT3, COM1 & COM2. An error message is displayed if you attempt to print the log file while 'Output Report' is set incorrectly. *** Diskette Manager 4, Version 1.1 *** For Diskette Manager Plus/Diskette Manager II users Disks that have been cataloged with Diskette Manager Plus or Diskette Manager II must be updated before they can be cataloged with Diskette Manager 4. The program DMUPDATE.COM modifies the old DISKNAME file format for use with Diskette Manager 4. Refer to the manual's appendix E, "Updating Diskette Manager Plus or Diskette Manager II Diskettes" for information on updating previously cataloged diskettes. For Diskette Manager 3 users Catalogs created with Diskette Manager 3 must be converted before they can be used with Diskette Manager 4. The program BIGCAT.COM modifies the old catalog format for use with Diskette Manager 4. Refer to the manual's appendix F, "Updating Diskette Manager 3 Catalogs" for information on updating Diskette Manager 3 catalogs. Printer Support If you did not find your printer among those listed in the Label Structure File Generator (LABEL.COM) program, it may be compatible to an existing selection. A list of compatible printers appears below. Scan the list for your printer and select a compatible driver to generate a label structure file for your printer. Your Compatible Your Compatible Printer Selection Printer Selection ---------------- ------------------ --------------- --------------- ADS-2000 . . . . .Epson FX80/FX100 Epson SQ-2000 . .Epson LQ-1500 Blue Chip 120-10 .Epson FX80/FX100 Epson JX-80 . . .Epson FX80/FX100 BMC BX-80. . . . .Epson FX80/FX100 Epson LQ-800. . .Epson LQ-1500 Brother Twinwrt 5.Epson FX80/FX100 Epson EX-800. . .Epson FX80/FX100 Centronics H80-1 .Epson LQ-1500 Epson P-80x . . .Epson LQ-1500 Centronics 351PC .Epson FX80/FX100 Fujitsu DX2300. .Epson FX80/FX100 Centronics GLP . .Epson FX80/FX100 NEC P2/P3 . . . .NEC P6/P7 Centronics H80-2 .Epson LQ-1500 NEC 2200. . . . .NEC P6/P7 Centronics H136A .Epson FX80/FX100 Sakata SP-1500. .Epson FX80/FX100 Copal SC-1500. . .Epson FX80/FX100 Scanset Mini. . .Epson FX80/FX100 Copal SC-1200 . .Epson FX80/FX100 Seikosha 1000A. .Epson FX80/FX100 Copal SC-5500 . .Epson FX80/FX100 Seikosha 1000AS .Epson FX80/FX100 Datasouth Pers I .Epson FX80/FX100 Seikosha 1000I. .Epson FX80/FX100 Diablo 34LQ . . .Epson FX80/FX100 Star SR10/15. . .Epson FX80/FX100 Diablo 630 ECS . .Generic Star SD10/15. . .Epson FX80/FX100 Diablo Adv D25 . .Generic Star Gemini 10X .Epson FX80/FX100 Diablo Adv D80IF .Generic Star Gemini 15X .Epson FX80/FX100 Diablo 620/630 . .Generic Toshiba P321. . .Tosh P351(Qume) Digital LA-210 . .Epson FX80/FX100 * It has been brought to our attention that some Epson EX-800/1000 users have experienced alignment problems using single-wide label stock and EX model tractor feeds. Due to the design of the tractor feed mechanism, it may not be possible to correctly align the labels in the printer for use with the suggested Diskette Manager 4 label structure file (FX80-3, FX80-4 and FX80-5). If you experience such a problem then you may wish to use a set of special label structure files that are stored on the original diskette. They are named EPS-EX3, EPS-EX4 and EPS-EX5. The design of these label structure files has been changed to use less of the label to allow EX model owners to print labels. The label designs do not allow as many filenames to appear on the label because of the limitation. If your printer is not listed above, try the Epson FX80/FX100 label structure file or the Epson LQ label structure file. If neither of these work, then it will be necessary to create a specific label structure file for your printer. Refer to the ADVANCED OPERATIONS section of the Diskette Manager 4 manual for information regarding this procedure. LABEL.COM program structure files. The LABEL.COM program generates a structure file for 3.5", 4" and 5" labels. The following is a list of the LABEL.COM program selections and the structure files it creates. Selection 3.5" 4" 5" -------------------------- -------- -------- -------- 1 (Generic Printer) GENPRN-3 GENPRN-4 GENPRN-5 2 Brother M1009/1109/1509 M1009-3 M1009-4 M1009-5 3 Citizen MSP 10/15/20/25 CITMSP-3 CITMSP-4 CITMSP-5 4 CITOH 8510A C8510A-3 C8510A-4 C8510A-5 5 Epson FX-80/FX-100 FX80-3 FX80-4 FX80-5 6 Epson FX85/FX185/FX286 FX85-3 FX85-4 FX85-5 7 Epson FX86e/FX286e FX86E-3 FX86E-4 FX86E-5 8 Epson LQ-1000 LQ1000-3 LQ1000-4 LQ1000-5 9 Epson LQ-1500 LQ1500-3 LQ1500-4 LQ1500-5 10 Epson LQ-2500 LQ2500-3 LQ2500-4 LQ2500-5 11 Epson LQ-500/800 LQ800-3 LQ800-4 LQ800-5 12 Epson LQ-850/1050 LQ850-3 LQ850-4 LQ850-5 13 Epson LX-80/86 LX80-3 LX80-4 LX80-5 14 Epson LX-800 LX800-3 LX800-4 LX800-5 15 Epson MX-80 (Type I) MX80I-3 MX80I-4 MX80I-5 16 Epson MX-80 (Type III) MX80B-3 MX80B-4 MX80B-5 17 Epson RX-80/100 RX80-3 RX80-4 RX80-5 18 IBM Graphics IBMGRA-3 IBMGRA-4 IBMGRA-5 19 IBM Proprinter (Draft) IBMPRO-3 IBMPRO-4 IBMPRO-5 20 Mannesmann Tally MT180 MT180-3 MT180-4 MT180-5 21 Mannesmann Tally MT290 MT290-3 MT290-4 MT290-5 22 NEC Pinwriter P6/P7 NECPIN-3 NECPIN-4 NECPIN-5 23 Okidata 182/183 (IBM) OKI182I3 OKI182I4 OKI182I5 24 Okidata 182/183 (Stnd) OKI182-3 OKI182-4 OKI182-5 (continued) Selection 3.5" 4" 5" -------------------------- -------- -------- -------- 25 Okidata 192/193 (IBM) OKI192I3 OKI192I4 OKI192I5 26 Okidata 192/193 (Stnd) OKI192S3 OKI192S4 OKI192S5 27 Okidata 82a/83a (IBM) OKI82I-3 OKI82I-4 OKI82I-5 28 Okidata 82a/83a (Stnd) OKI82A-3 OKI82A-4 OKI82A-5 29 Okidata 84/92/93 (IBM) OKI84I-3 OKI84I-4 OKI84I-5 30 Okidata 84/92/93 (Stnd) OKI84-3 OKI84-4 OKI84-5 31 Okimate 20 Color OKI20-3 OKI20-4 OKI20-5 32 Olivetti DM 280/DM 290 OL280-3 OL280-4 OL280-5 33 Panasonic P1080i (IBM) P1080II3 P1080II4 P1080II5 34 Panasonic P1080i (Stnd) P1080IS3 P1080IS4 P1080IS5 35 Panasonic P1091 (IBM) P1091-3 P1091-4 P1091-5 36 Panasonic P1091i (IBM) P1091II3 P1091II4 P1091II5 37 Panasonic P1091i (Stnd) P1091IS3 P1091IS4 P1091IS5 38 Panasonic P1092 (IBM) P1092-3 P1092-4 P1092-5 39 Panasonic P1092i (IBM) P1092II3 P1092II4 P1092II5 40 Panasonic P1092i (Stnd) P1092IS3 P1092IS4 P1092IS5 41 Panasonic P1524 (IBM) P1524-I3 P1524-I4 P1524-I5 42 Panasonic P1524 (Stnd) P1524-S3 P1524-S4 P1524-S5 43 Smith Corona D-100 SCD100-3 SCD100-4 SCD100-5 44 Smith Corona D-200 SCD200-3 SCD200-4 SCD200-5 45 Smith Corona D-300 SCD300-3 SCD300-4 SCD300-5 46 Star 9-pin (Draft) STAR9-3 STAR9-4 STAR9-5 47 Star NB-15 SNB15-3 SNB15-4 SNB15-5 48 Star SB-10 SSB10-3 SSB10-4 SSB10-5 49 Star SG10/15 SSG10-3 SSG10-4 SSG10-5 50 Tandy DMP-13 TDMP13-3 TDMP13-4 TDMP13-5 51 Tandy DMP-2200 T2200-3 T2200-4 T2200-5 52 Texas Instruments 855 TI855-3 TI855-4 TI855-5 53 Toshiba P1340 (Qume) TP1340-3 TP1340-4 TP1340-5 54 Toshiba P351 (IBM mode) TP351I-3 TP351I-4 TP351I-5 55 Toshiba P351 (Qume) TP351Q-3 TP351Q-4 TP351Q-5 Use this information to tell Diskette Manager 4 which label structure file to install when the program is run. Refer to the manual's appendix C, "Choosing a New Printer" for information on selecting a default label structure file. Laser Printer Users Diskette Manager 4 comes able to print reports that show your catalog content by diskname, or by filename. For users of laser printers, these reports may not print properly due to the way certain laser printers format a page. To allow reports to be printed properly on laser printers, your program diskette contains the files DM3FULHP.RPT, DM3CONHP.RPT, DMXFULHP.XRF and DMXCONHP.XRF for use with HP LaserJet and other compatible laser printers. To attach one of these reports to Diskette Manager 4 for use: 1. Select SETUP from the main menu. 2. Select DEFAULT from the sub-menu. 3. Select Normal Report or Xref Report and choose the structure file that you want attached. 4. Select Exit to Menu 5. Select KEEP to store your selections as the default. DESIGNING A LABEL STRUCTURE FILE Diskette Manager 4 provides the tools that you need to change the template (structure file) that is used by the program to print a label. Since, it is much easier to make modifications to an existing label structure file, than to create one from scratch, the following will describe in detail the content of an existing label structure file (FX80-5) including the printer control codes that are used. This section is intended to help the user who is interested in learning more about setting up a label structure file for different printers. You should already be familiar with the use of the Structure File Editor as it is described in the Advanced Operations section of the Diskette Manager 4 manual. The structure file FX80-5 was designed to work with the Epson FX-80, FX-100 and other models of printers that emulate these two. If you wish to look at this label structure file as you read the descriptions: To display the Report Editor screen: 1) Start Diskette Manager 4. 2) Select CREATE from the menu. To load an existing label structure file: 4) Select LOAD from the Structure File Editor menu. 5) Select LABEL from the sub-menu. A file window will appear showing the label structure files that are available for loading. 6) Highlight FX80-5 and press <ENTER>. The Structure File Editor screen will be re-displayed and the FX80-5 label structure file that you selected will be shown. The top line of the screen shows the name of the file that is being edited (FX80-5) and the type of file it is (.LBL). You may use this Structure File Editor to modify structure files for "normal" reports, cross-reference reports or labels. To the right of the file information appears a window labeled "CODE". It will display the printer control codes that are designated to be sent to the printer during the printing of the label. These codes will become visible when the cursor is positioned on a header, body or footer line that has codes defined for it. More discussion of this later. To the right of the code window is the FIELD and COLUMN counters. These are provided to help the user determine how to position information within the structure file. The COLUMN counter simply reports the horizontal cursor position. As the cursor is moved right and left the column position is updated in the COLUMN window. The FIELD counter is used when a new field variable is added. It is there to help the user keep track of the field's length as it is being defined. When the user types the "field begin" character ([) the field counter is set to two (2) because the cursor is positioned one character to right of the bracket. As the cursor is moved to the right the field counter is incremented to show the current length of the field. The field counter is reset, when the "field end" character (]), or another "field begin" character ([), is typed. The HEADER area of the structure file begins below the solid line. 7) Select HEADER from the menu. The cursor will be positioned on the first header line. In our example the first header line shows the field variable for diskname ([DN). The diskname field in this structure file is defined to be 22 characters in length. That is the number of spaces between the open and close bracket characters, inclusive. At the same time, you can now see the printer control codes that will be sent to the printer at this point in the label printing process. The codes appear in the CODE window that is in the upper, center of the screen. The symbols shown are the ASCII character representations of those codes that are being sent to the printer. In this label structure file the codes should be displayed as a left arrow, "T", an up-down arrow, left arrow, "G", left arrow, "W", and a happy face symbol. Press F7 to access the CODE window, then press F8 to see the decimal representations of the displayed ASCII codes. The following table shows the symbol / ASCII code / decimal code / printer feature for these codes: Symbol ASCII CODE DECIMAL CODE EPSON FEATURE LEFT ARROW,"T" ESC,T 27,84 Superscript OFF UP-DOWN ARROW (DC2) 18 Condensed OFF LEFT ARROW,"G" ESC,G 27,71 Double Strike ON LEFT ARROW,"W",HAPPY FACE ESC,W,(SOH) 27,87,1 Expanded Print ON 8) Press ESCAPE to return to the first header line, then use the cursor down key to move to the next line. You will notice that the CODE window goes blank. This second header line has no instructions for the printer, nor any instructions to print information. Blank lines are ignored by Diskette Manager 4, so the printer does not advance a line in response to blank lines in the structure file. 9) Use the cursor down key to move to the third header line. This line shows the special Diskette Manager 4 "repeat code" (|). This symbol instructs Diskette Manager 4 to repeat the next character a specified number of times. In the example, the characters |-084 instruct Diskette Manager 4 to print the dash (-) 84 times when this line is printed on the label. It is necessary for this label structure file to specify the dashed line in this way, rather than simply typing a string of dashes, because we are working within an eighty (80) column screen but have room on the 5-inch label for up to 84 characters. You can, also, see the printer control codes that will be sent to the printer when this line is printed on the label. Once again, the codes appear in the CODE window that is in the upper, center of the screen. In this label structure file the codes should be displayed as a left arrow, "H", left arrow, "W", a blank character (this is not the 'space' character), a "snowflake" character, left arrow, "S", and a happy face symbol. Press F7 to access the CODE window, then press F8 to see the decimal representations of the displayed ASCII codes. The following table shows the symbol / ASCII code / decimal code / printer feature for these codes: Symbol ASCII CODE DECIMAL CODE EPSON FEATURE LEFT ARROW,"H" ESC,H 27,72 Double Strike OFF LEFT ARROW,"W",BLANK ESC,W,(NUL) 27,87,0 Expanded Print OFF SNOWFLAKE (SI) 15 Condensed Print ON LEFT ARROW,"S",HAPPY FACE ESC,S,(SOH) 27,83,1 Superscript ON Note: As a general rule printer codes should be specified in the header area. While placement of control codes in the body of the label is allowed, it can cause unusual results. 10) Press the ESCAPE key twice to return to the Structure File Editor menu. 11) Select BODY from the menu. The cursor will be positioned on the first body line. The body of the structure file appears in the center area of the Structure File Editor screen. The information placed in the body will be printed between the header and the footer of the label. The first body line is blank. Remember, blank lines are ignored by Diskette Manager 4. The second body line contains the field variable for diskette subdirectory ([DS). There isn't a close bracket on this line, so the field assumes a default length. The default length for the [DS field is 76. The third body line has six sets of the field variable for filenames ([FN). Once again, the close bracket character is not used, so the default length is assumed. The default length for the [FN field is 12. This line specifies that six columns of filenames be printed on the label. When the label is printed, Diskette Manager 4 will print all the filenames found on the diskette in the format that is defined by this line. In this case, the label will show as many rows (6 filenames across) as necessary to print all the filenames. The next line once again displays the repeat code (|) to instruct Diskette Manager 4 to print a dashed line, 84 characters long. The next body line contains the field variable for comments ([DC). Once again, when the label is printed Diskette Manager 4 will print each comment line using the format defined here, until all the comments have been printed. The remaining lines of the body are blank and so Diskette Manager 4 ignores them. 12) Press ESCAPE to return to the Structure File Editor menu. 13) Select FOOTER from the menu. The first footer line again uses the repeat code (|) to instruct the program to print a dashed line. The second footer line mixes literal text descriptions with field variables for disk type ([DT), disk date ([DD), number of files ([DF), bytes used ([DU) and bytes available ([DA) to create the last "status" line of the label. 14) Press ESCAPE to return to the Structure File Editor menu. 15) Select PAGE from the menu. The cursor will be positioned within the PAGE area, in the window for left margin. The left margin is set to zero (0) in order to use the maximum space on the label. Generally, the label structure files that have been provided instruct printers to use at least two different print sizes when printing a label. Since this left margin value causes a specified number of spaces to be sent to the printer before each line, it is wise to leave this left margin value set to zero to retain the correct left margin alignment on the label. For the 4 and 5 inch labels the top margin value is set to zero (0), also. For the 3.5 inch labels, it is necessary to instruct the printer to advance a set distance to allow the top part of the label to bend over the top of the 3.5 inch diskettes. The bottom margin is set to three (3), which is the number of line feeds that is printer needs to advance in order to line up properly to the next label. The page length is set at eighteen (18) which is the number of lines that the printer would need to advance to move from the top of one label to the top of the next. The page length value was derived from the line spacing increment that the printer is instructed to use under "line space code". The initial code window is blank. Printer control codes that would be placed in this area would be sent to the printer before each label is printed. The reset code window contains the symbols, left arrow, "F", left arrow, "H", an up-down arrow, left arrow, "T", left arrow, and a number 2. The following table shows the symbol / ASCII code / decimal code / printer feature for these codes: Symbol ASCII CODE DECIMAL CODE EPSON FEATURE LEFT ARROW,"F" ESC,F 27,70 Emphasized OFF LEFT ARROW,"H" ESC,H 27,72 Double Strike OFF UP-DOWN ARROW (DC2) 18 Condensed Print OFF LEFT ARROW,"T" ESC,T 27,84 Superscript OFF LEFT ARROW,"2" ESC,2 27,50 Line spacing 6 LPI The left margin code window is blank. Printer control codes that would be placed in this area would be sent to the printer before each line of the label is printed. It should be used if it becomes necessary to set some left-most printing position that is other than zero (0). The line space code window contains the symbols, left arrow, the number 3, and an up-down arrow. Symbol ASCII CODE DECIMAL CODE EPSON FEATURE LEFT ARROW,"3",UP/DN ARROW ESC,3,(DC2) 27,51,18 Set line spacing to 18/216 inches. This sets the minimum distance that the printer can advance and still allow the characters of the label to be legible. Changing this code will require you to change the page length and bottom margin settings proportionally. <END OF README FILE>