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- Newfiles
- Copyright 1993 by Mark Herring
- All Rights Reserved
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- The NEWFILES program lets you view newly available files from a
- PCBoard bulletin board system and lets you tag files for
- downloading. NEWFILES can manage up to 2,580 new files in
- every session. You can always view the original new files list
- by pressing the [F2] key on your keyboard.
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- Change views
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- Instead of simply viewing a text file of new files for this
- system, NEWFILES lets you locate files fast and easy by changing
- from different views of the files list.
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- 1) New files list
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- This list of files includes ALL of the new files
- received by the BBS since your last call. The files
- are arranged in alphabetical order and each file is
- identified by a number on the screen. As you scroll
- up or down the list the files move up or down the
- number list. Any files that you have 'tagged' for
- downloading later will have their numbers on the
- screen blink.
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- You can tag a file for downloading (or 'un-tag' a
- file) by pressing the number associated with the
- file.
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- 2) Tagged new files list
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- This list of files shows you all of the files that
- you have tagged for downloading from this list of new
- files. You can un-tag (or re-tag) files simply by
- pressing the number associated with the file.
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- 3) Zippy scanned files
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- NEWFILES allows you to enter a keyword and have it
- locate any files that contain the keyword in their
- description. If you have entered a keyword in a
- ZIPPY scan (described below) this view will show you
- those files that were found.
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- 4) File count totals
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- This screen simply shows you how many files were
- found from each conference on the bulletin board
- system.
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- 5) Edit/Delete manual tags
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- Sometimes you might want to request a file from the
- bulletin board system that isn't in the list of new
- files. This view lets you enter a filename to
- download (or delete a file request that you made
- earlier).
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- The "New files list", "Tagged new files list" and "Zippy scanned
- files" views all allow you to use the following commands:
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- (C)hange views
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- This command button will let you select from the
- previous views described above.
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- (F)ind filename
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- Use this command button if you wish to locate a
- specific filename from the new files list.
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- (Z)ippy search
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- This command button lets you enter a keyword and
- NEWFILES will locate every file in the new files list
- that contains the keyword. NEWFILES then
- automatically switches you into the "Zippy scanned
- files" view.
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- Arrow keys
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- If you are using a mouse you can click on these
- command buttons to move around the files list. If
- you wish to tag a file with the mouse simply click on
- the file number or click on the file description.
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- (Q)uit
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- Quits NEWFILES and returns back to the reader. If
- you have requested files for downloading later you
- will be asked if you wish to save these changes.
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- Edit manual requests
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- There are three different actions you can perform in
- this section of NEWFILES. If you have made file
- requests then the requested files are displayed on the
- screen. To select a request press the number associated
- with the file (or click on the file with your mouse).
- You will then be asked if you wish to EDIT or DELETE the
- request.
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- If you select the "Add request" command button then you
- can manually enter a filename that does not appear in
- the list of new files from the BBS.
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- <QWKID>.REQ
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- The file requests you make in NEWFILES are stored in the
- 'BBS' subdirectory for the bulletin board system as
- <QWKID>.REQ. The format of this file is:
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- TYPE RequestType
- Filename AS STRING * 12 ' filename to request
- Conf AS INTEGER ' conf # of filename
- Status AS INTEGER ' used by NEWFILES
- Record AS INTEGER ' used by NEWFILES
- END TYPE
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