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SHEZ
The Compression Companion
Copyright (c) 1989,1990,1991,1992
Release 7.0
California Software Design
March 30, 1992
By: Jim Derr
Member of Association of Shareware Professionals
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIMIT OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS NEEDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
QUICK START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MOUSE SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
USING THE MOUSE WITH VERN BUERG'S LIST PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . 11
EDITING KEY DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FUNCTION SUPPORTED WHEN A DOS DIRECTORY WINDOW IS DISPLAYED . . . 13
NOTES ON CREATING SFX FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
FUNCTIONS WHEN VIEWING CONTENTS OF ARCHIVE FILE: . . . . . . . . 22
OPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLY VIA THE MENU SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FLOATING EXTRACT LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
CREATING NEW COMPRESSED FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CONVERTING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SUPPORT FOR SELF EXTRACTING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SETTING ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PERFORMING A VIRUS SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
THE SGREP PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
THE DUMPMAC PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
THE SHEZFG PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
CONFIGURING FOR VIRUS SCANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CLONING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UPGRADING SHEZ TO A NEWER VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
COMPATIBILITY ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
DESQVIEW COMPATIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SWAPPING SHEZ OUT OF MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
USING EMS/XMS MEMORY IN SHEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
WHERE TO FIND THE MOST CURRENT VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SUPPORT FOR SHEZ AND QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
COMMANDS SORTED BY DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CORPORATE SITE LICENSING FOR SHEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
LIMIT OF LIABILITY
SHEZ is distributed as-is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied. The author will assume no liability for damages
either from the direct use of this product or as a consequence of the
use of this product.
SHEZ is a shell program to make viewing and working with archive files
user friendly. It provides the user with a friendly, consistent
interface for all supported compressed file operations.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS NEEDED
You will need, at a minimum, at least one file compression program,
and a file browser program. Vern Buerg's LIST program is an
excellent, full featured file browser program, and has been thoroughly
tested with SHEZ. You will also need one of the file compression
programs supported by SHEZ. These include PKZIP, PAK, ARJ, LZH or
LHA, PKPAK, and ZOO. When installing these required programs, be sure
to install them into a directory that is in your path statement. If
you are installing the PKZIP package be sure to install the following
three programs: PKZIP.EXE, PKUNZIP.EXE, and ZIP2EXE.EXE.
All of the programs mentioned in this section, with the exception of
Central Point Software Virus Scan, can be found on most Bulletin
Boards, and on Cserve. They are all available on the Directory
Assistance BBS that is mentioned at the end of this document.
PKZIP, PKUNZIP by Phil Katz for ZIP files.
PKUNPAK, PKPAK by Phil Katz for ARC files.
LHARC, LHA by Haruyasu Yoshizaki for LZH files.
ZOO by Rahul Dhesi for ZOO files.
PAK by NoGate Consulting for PAK files.
ARJ by Robert Jung for ARJ files.
PKWARE, INC. LIST.COM by Vernon Buerg
7545 N Port Washington Rd. 139 White Oak Circle
Glendale, WI. 53217 Petaluma, CA. 94952
(707) 778-8841 - BBS
PAK by NoGate Consulting ARJ by Robert Jung
P.O. Box 88115 2606 Village Road West
Grand Rapids, Mi 49518-0115 Norwood, Mass. 02062
If you want to use the virus scan option of SHEZ you will also need
the virus scan program by McAfee Associates called SCAN.EXE. The SCAN
program from McAfee Associates has been extensively tested with SHEZ
and is highly recommended. This program can be found on most major
BBS's or you may obtain it by calling the McAfee BBS. You must obtain
version 39 or greater of this program in order for SHEZ to use it
correctly.
McAfee Associates
4423 Cheeney St.
Santa Clara, Ca. 95054
(408) 988-3832
BBS (408) 988-4004
The virus scanning program from Central Point Software has also been
tested with SHEZ.
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QUICK START
To start-up SHEZ simply enter "SHEZ [d:\path\filespec]". You may
specify wild cards in the filespec. If you use wild cards in the
filespec SHEZ will present you with a scrollable list of files that it
found matching the filespec. SHEZ recognizes the special
filename.fileext of $.$. If you specify a filespec of $.$ SHEZ will
list only the files having an extension of .ARC, .ZIP, .LZH, .ARJ, and
.ZOO, or the files having extension matching the extensions that where
set using the configuration program. SHEZ will also recognize just the
$ file extension along with a DOS wildcard filename. For example if
you start SHEZ by entering SHEZ C:\UTY\P*.$ SHEZ will display a list
of files that have a filename beginning with the letter P and that
have a file extension of .ARC,.ZIP,.LZH,.ZOO,.PAK,.ARJ, or what ever
you set the extensions to using the config. program.
You may also start SHEZ and specify a sub-directory name of the
directory you are currently in. For example, if you are currently in
the C:\UTILITY directory and you want to work on the files in the
C:\UTILITY\PGMS directory start SHEZ by entering the following: SHEZ
PGMS\
Also included in the file list will be any directories that SHEZ
found. The directory names will be enclosed in greater than and less
than symbols. I.E. <DIR1>. You can position the highlight bar on a
directory name and press the enter key to view the files and
directories that are contained in that directory. To move up one
level in the directory tree highlight the directory entry that appears
as <..>. As you change directories the full disk:\pathname will be
displayed on the main screen. In addition the disk:\path that will
receive extracted files is also displayed on the main screen. You can
than choose the file you wish to work on by moving the highlight bar
with the cursor keys and pressing the enter key. SHEZ will then
present you with a screen showing the contents of the archive file.
To perform a function, simply position the highlight bar and press the
key(s) that corresponds to the function you want to perform on that
member. Pressing the F1 key will open a window giving you context
sensitive help.
SHEZ also has a built-in menuing system. To activate the menu system
press the forward slash key. A menu bar will appear at the top of the
screen. Using the left and right cursor keys you may select major menu
item. Press the enter key to view the choices under the menu item.
Using the up and down cursor keys you may choose an action item and
then press the enter key to perform that item. Pressing the ESC key
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will take you back one level. Keep pressing the ESC key to exit the
menu system.
There are two functions that can only be activated via the menuing
system. Printing a file contained in an archive file, and setting the
default compressing factor. There are no hot keys associated with
these functions.
SHEZ will optionally swap 90% of its code out of memory when you:
1) Shell to DOS
2) Execute the edit function.
3) Run a program contained in a compressed file.
This allows you to run most programs from within SHEZ without running
out of memory. The default for SHEZ is not to use this swapping
function. However this can be changed via the configuration program.
The swapping function will swap as much of SHEZ as possible out of DOS
memory and into either EMS (3.2 or 4.0), XMS memory, if available, or
to the currently active default disk.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE RUNNING A SYSTEM WITHOUT A HARD DISK OR
WITHOUT EMS or XMS MEMORY DO NOT ACTIVATE THIS OPTION.
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COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
The command line format when starting SHEZ is as follows:
SHEZ [filespec] [/Exxx] [/PLAY=xxx] [/LCD]
Please note all command line options are optional. You may enter a
filespec pattern for SHEZ to use when searching for file. All legal
DOS wild card specifies are allowed, as is Drive and Directory
information.
For example: SHEZ C:\UTY\*.ZIP
This will startup SHEZ and will only list the files on the C:
drive in the UTY directory that have a file extension of .ZIP.
The /E parameter tells SHEZ to set it's default extract location to
the Drive and directory specified immediately following the /E
parameter. DO NOT ENTER A SPACE AFTER THE /E parameter.
I.E. /EC:\WORK This specifies an extract location of the E: drive
and the WORK directory.
If you start SHEZ with this parameter it will over-ride all other
default extract location. Once SHEZ is started you may alter the
extract location by using the ALT-P command.
The /LCD parameter tells SHEZ you are running SHEZ on an LCD display
monitor. SHEZ will adjust it's screen color set to make the display
more readable on LCD displays.
The /PLAY= parameter tells SHEZ to load the previously saved macro
file and playback the recorded keystrokes immediately upon startup. If
the macro file does not exist, SHEZ will ignore the request.
Example: SHEZ C:\UTY\*.ZIP /PLAY=C:\DATA\MY.MAC
This will start SHEZ looking in the C:\UTY directory for all files
with an extension of .ZIP and will playback the recorded keystrokes
contained in the file C:\DATA\MY.MAC.
For more information on keystroke recording and playback see the
section KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK FACILITY on page 38 later in this
document.
MOUSE SUPPORT
The mouse routines will simulate keyboard entry of commands. The
mouse functions provided are:
1) LEFT BUTTON
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Simulate pressing the ENTER key.
2) RIGHT BUTTON
Simulate pressing the ESC key.
3) DOUBLE CLICK LEFT BUTTON
Pop up the mouse menu.
(IF YOU HAVE A THREE BUTTON MOUSE THE MOUSE MENU CAN BE ACTIVATED BY
PRESSING THE MIDDLE BUTTON)
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One of two mouse menu's will appear depending upon where you are in
SHEZ. If the DOS directory window in displayed the first menu will
appear, if you are looking at the contents of a compressed file the
second menu will appear.
MENU WHEN DOS DIRECTORY IS DISPLAYED
*******************
*SHOW MENU *
*HELP *
*EXIT SHEZ *
*View File *
*Convert File *
*Make SFX *
*Copy File *
*Move File *
*Rename File *
*Delete File *
*Convert Tagged *
*Make Tagged SFX *
*Copy Tagged *
*Move Tagged *
*Rename Tagged *
*Delete Tagged *
*+SENSITIVITY *
*-SENSITIVITY *
*******************
MENU WHEN LOOKING AT THE CONTENTS OF A COMPRESSED FILE
************************
*SHOW MENU *
*HELP *
*EXIT SHEZ *
*View File *
*Extract File *
*Delete File *
*Add File *
*Edit File *
*Execute File *
*Convert From SFX *
*Extract All *
*Extract Tagged *
*Delete Tagged *
*Specify Extract Path *
*+SENSITIVITY *
*-SENSITIVITY *
************************
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When the mouse menu appears pressing the RIGHT button will cancel the
mouse menu. Moving the mouse up and down will move the highlight bar
within the menu, and pressing the LEFT button will cause the selected
menu item to be performed.
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SHOW MENU Same as pressing the / key
HELP Same as pressing the F1 key. (When the help panel is
displayed either mouse button may be pressed to scroll the
help panel and/or exit the help panel)
EXIT SHEZ Same as pressing the ALT-Q key
+SENSITIVITY Increase the mouse sensitivity (Move faster)
-SENSITIVITY Decrease the mouse sensitivity (Move slower) (The
sensitivity adjustments may be selected multiple times
to adjust the mouse to your system. Each time they are
selected the sensitivity is slightly altered in the
direction indicated)
(WHEN YOU HAVE THE SENSITIVITY ADJUSTED TO YOUR MACHINE, THE
SENSITIVITY VALUE CAN BE SAVED INTO BY PRESSING THE ALT-W COMMAND
WHILE IN THE MAIN WINDOW. THIS WILL CREATE A SHEZ.CFG FILE, THAT
CAN BE USED TO PERMANENTLY CONFIGURE. SEE CLONING OPTION LATER
IN THIS DOCUMENT.)
4) Moving the mouse up and down will simulate pressing the up and
down cursor keys.
5) Moving the mouse right and left will simulate pressing the right
and left cursor keys.
6) RIGHT AND LEFT BUTTONS PRESSED TOGETHER
TAG the highlighted file. If you press the right and left
buttons down, and hold them down while moving the mouse up or
down, numerous files can be tagged quickly.
7) When SHEZ prompts for a Y or N response pressing the left button
will provide a Y response, pressing the right button will provide
a N response. Also when a "PRESS ANY KEY" prompt appears either
button may be pressed.
USING THE MOUSE WITH VERN BUERG'S LIST PROGRAM.
I have had numerous questions on how to allow the mouse to function
when viewing a file via Vern's list program. In order to allow the
mouse to function within list you must "CLONE" the mouse option into
the list program. You must be using LIST PLUS version 7.2 in order to
use the mouse. To clone the mouse option change to the directory that
contains the LIST.COM program, then start the LIST program from the
DOS prompt and include the mouse command line option /M. I.E. LIST
/M. When the first screen appears press ALT-C to modify LIST.COM to
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always startup with the mouse option. If you need further information
on cloning the list program please see the documentation included with
LIST.
EDITING KEY DEFINITIONS
When you are prompted to enter information the following editing keys
can be used:
Home: Go to beginning of input line.
End: Go to end of input line.
Backspace: Go back one character and delete.
CTL-END: Erase to end of line.
Cursor Right: Move right one character.
Cursor Left: Move left one character.
ESC: Cancel input.
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FUNCTION SUPPORTED WHEN A DOS DIRECTORY WINDOW IS DISPLAYED
DOS directory Speed Search
When the DOS directory window is displayed you may quickly
position the highlight bar to a directory or file by pressing a
single letter or number. Pressing an UPPER CASE A-Z or 0-9 will
be position you to the first directory that begins with the
pressed letter or number. Pressing the same letter or number
again will position the highlight bar to the next matching entry.
If no entry begins with the entered letter or number the
highlight bar will not be moved.
Pressing an lower case a-z or 0-9 will be position you to the
FILES that begins with the pressed letter or number.
Extract location - ALT-P
This option will prompt you to enter a drive and directory of where to
place files that you extract from the archive. This location will
remain in effect until you enter the ALT-P command again and clear the
drive and directory or you change to another archive file. This
command is used when you want to place extracted files in a location
other than the current drive and directory.
If you specify a directory that does not exist a
ERROR/INFORMATION window will appear indicating that the
directory does not exist. You may press the F10 key to create
the directory.
This command may be issued at any time.
When the input window appears pressing the F9 key will open
another window which will display a scrollable list of
directories. To display a list of directories other than on the
current drive, enter the drive letter followed by a colon, then
press the F9 key. Scroll the list using the up and down cursor
keys, and press the ENTER key to select the directory you wish to
extract files into.
Create a new archive file - F7
This option allows you to create a new compressed file. For
further information see the section titled, CREATING NEW
COMPRESSED FILES on page 41.
Show help screen - F1
This will display a help screen showing all currently supported
commands. Any command can be entered while the help screen is
displayed.
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Temporary exit to DOS - F10
This will temporarily clear the screen and exit to DOS. You can
then execute and command you want. To return to SHEZ type in
EXIT at the DOS prompt and press return. (Not available when
running under DESQVIEW)
Temporary exit to DOS into Extract Directory - ALT-F10
This will temporarily clear the screen and exit to DOS into the
currently defined extract directory. You can then execute and
command you want. To return to SHEZ type in EXIT at the DOS
prompt and press return. (Not available when running under
DESQVIEW)
Select a new archive file - F2
This option will prompt you to enter a new disk, directory, and
filespec to find another archive file to work with.
If you enter a filespec of $.$ SHEZ will only list directory
entries and file that have extensions of .ARC, .ZIP, .LZH, PAK,
ARJ, and ZOO.
When the input window appears pressing the F9 key will open
another window which will display a scrollable list of
directories. To display a list of directories other than on the
current drive, enter the drive letter followed by a colon, then
press the F9 key. Scroll the list using the up and down cursor
keys, and press the ENTER key to select the directory you wish to
change to.
View a file - F3
This option will allow you to view any file that is listed in the
main file window. Simply highlight the file you wish to view by
using the cursor keys then press the F3 key. The list program
will be invoked allowing you to view the contents of the file.
(ALSO SEE CTL-ENTER FOR ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS)
Delete a DOS file or empty directory - F4
This option allows you to delete the file that is currently
highlighted in the file window. Please note will be asked if you
want to delete the file. Respond Y if you wish to delete the
file, anything else will abort the delete. The deleted file name
will not be removed from the displayed list. Instead it will be
flagged with an # to the left of the filename and a 'd' to the
right.
If the highlighted entry is a directory, SHEZ will remove the
directory only if there are no files or sub-directories under
this directory.
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Display files statistics - F5
This option will display the highlighted file's Date, Time, and
Size. If you are running under 4DOS/NDOS and you have toggled
file descriptions on, the 4DOS/NDOS file description will also be
displayed. See the ALT-D command for more information.
Sort the file list - F9
This option will sort the file list that appears on the left side
of the screen. You will be asked if you want the list sorted by
filename, file extension, file date, file size, or unsorted.
When sorting by filename any directory found will also be sorted.
When sorting by extension, date, or size the directories will be
sorted at the top of the list.
When sorting by date the file time is also included in the sort.
Convert highlighted file - ALT-V
This option will convert the highlighted file to another archive
method. A list will appear showing the available compression
alternatives that SHEZ has been configured for. Using the mouse
or cursor keys highlight the compression method you wish to
convert to, then press the enter key. You may also press the ESC
key to cancel the conversion process. The converted file will
be placed into the same directory as the original file, and the
original file will remain intact.
Convert all tagged files - CTL-V
This option will convert all tagged files to another archive
method. A list will appear showing the available compression
alternatives that SHEZ has been configured for. Using the mouse
or cursor keys highlight the compression method you wish to
convert to, then press the enter key. You may also press the ESC
key to cancel the conversion process. The converted file will
be placed into the same directory as the original file, and the
original file will remain intact.
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Convert highlighted file to a SFX file - F8
This option will convert the highlighted compressed file into a
Self extracting file.
(Currently only files in the ZIP,LZH, and PAK formats may be
converted)
If you are converting a ZIP file that was created using version
1.1 of PKZIP, SHEZ will first attempt to create a MINI Self
extracting file. If that fails than a normal Self extracting file
will be created. See the PKZIP documentation for more on MINI
self extracting files.
NOTES ON CREATING SFX FILES
To convert a ZIP file to self extracting file the program,
ZIP2EXE.EXE, and the file PKSFX.PRG, must be in the current directory
or in a directory that is defined in your PATH.
When a PAK file is converted the PAK file is replaced by the self
extracting file. For example: If tell SHEZ to convert a file named
TEST.PAK in the directory C:\TEST the TEST.PAK file will be deleted
from the C:\TEST directory and will be replaced by the file TEST.EXE.
This is not a function of SHEZ it is a function of the PAK compression
program.
When an LZH file is converted to a self extracting file the LHARC
program will created either a .COM file or a .EXE file, depending on
the size of the LZH file.
Convert Tagged files to SFX files - SFT-F8
This option will convert all tagged compressed files into Self
extracting files. See the F8 option above for additional
information on creating SFX files.
Write out configuration information - ALT-W
This option will write out a file named SHEZ.CFG. This file will
contain the current SHEZ configuration options. This file can
then be used to set the configuration options in future releases
of SHEZ by using the SHEZCFG program. (See Section titled CLONING
THE CONFIGURATION on page 54).
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Copy highlighted file CTL-F2
This option allows you to copy the highlighted file. When
prompted for
the location to copy to you may enter the target directory
name along
with an optional filename and extension. If the filename and
extension
are not supplied SHEZ will use the original filename and
extension.
You may also use the * wildcard character for either the
filename
and/or the extension. If you use the * character SHEZ will
use the
original filename and/or extension when copying the file.
I.E. From: = C:\UTILITY\ANY.ZIP
To: = C:\WORK\NEW.*
This will create a file named NEW.ZIP in the \WORK directory.
The new file will have the original file's time and date
stamp.
Move highlighted file CTL-F3
This option allows you to move the highlighted file. When
prompted for the location to move to you may enter the target
directory name along with an optional filename and extension. If
the filename and extension are not supplied SHEZ will use the
original filename and extension.
The moved file name will not be removed from the displayed list.
Instead it will be flagged with an # to the left of the filename
and a 'm' to the right.
If you move a file from one directory to another directory on the
same drive, SHEZ will simply modify the file pointers instead of
performing a copy and delete function.
Rename highlighted file CTL-F6
This option allows you to rename the highlighted file. You must
at least provide a filename and extension.
Toggle the Tag status - SPACE
Pressing the space bar will toggle the tagged status of the
currently highlighted file. A check mark to the left of the
filename indicates that it is tagged.
As files are tagged and untagged a count of the number of files
tagged along with the total size of all tagged files is updated
on the main screen.
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Tag All Files - CTL-SPACE or CTL-T
This option will tag all files
Untag all Files - CTL-U
This option will untag all tagged files.
Add/Update compressed file comments - ALT-C
This option allows you to add/update the file comment records in
all tagged compressed files. To use this option first create an
ASCII file that contains the file comments you wish to add to the
compressed files. Then tag the files you wish to update, and
press the ALT-C keys. You will be prompted for the ASCII file
that contains your comment record(s). SHEZ will then execute the
appropriate compressed file maintenance program to add/update the
file comments in each tagged compressed file.
Immediate Exit ALT-Q
This option will immediately exit SHEZ.
Test tagged compressed file(s) for viruses - ALT-Z
Using this option SHEZ interfaces with the virus scan program
(SCAN.EXE) that is produced by McAfee Associates. You must have
version 39 or greater of this scan program in order for SHEZ to
use it correctly.
First tag all the compressed files in the directory window that
you wish to test. Then press the ALT-Z keys, or use the drop
down menus. SHEZ will extract all .COM, .EXE, and .OV? files
into its working directory for each tagged compressed file, and
will execute the virus scan program to determine if any of the
program files have been infected. If an infected program is found
SHEZ will temporarily suspend it's processing allowing you to see
which programs are infected. You may then press any key to
continue scanning the rest of the tagged files. (See the
configuration section of this manual for more information on
configuring SHEZ for this option).
If there are any nested compressed files, SHEZ will also search
the nested compressed files for .COM, .EXE, and .OV? files for
viruses. The nesting level search is limited only by the amount
of free disk space in the work drive assigned to SHEZ.
Test for viruses and strip comments out of .ZIP files - CTL-Z
This option perform exactly the same function as the ALT-Z
command, with the added feature of stripping the master comment
record out of any .ZIP files that are scanned.
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Copy all TAGGED DOS files - SFT-F2
Move all TAGGED DOS files - SFT-F3
Delete all TAGGED DOS files - SFT-F4
Rename all TAGGED DOS files - SFT-F6
These options allow you to copy,move,delete, and rename the DOS
files that are tagged in the file window. Please note will be
asked if you want to delete the files. Respond Y if you wish to
delete the files, anything else will abort the delete.
The deleted,moved and renamed files name will not be removed from
the displayed list. Instead it will be flagged with an # to the
left of the filename and a 'd', 'm', or 'r' to the right.
When copying or moving files the new files will retain the
original file's time and date stamp.
Alternate file viewers - CTL-ENTER
Pressing the CTL-ENTER command will allow you to view the
currently highlighted file using a user specified alternate file
viewer.
(SEE THE SECTION "SETTING UP ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS" ON PAGE 46
FOR MORE INFO)
Toggle authenticity mode in PKZIP - ALT-1
Pressing the ALT-1 keys will toggle the authenticity mode when
using PKZIP. If the authenticity mode is active an ! will appear
on the file list heading line to the right of [FILE LIST] box.
When processing files in the authenticity mode SHEZ will instruct
SHEZ to EXCLUDE a file named AVEXTRA.TXT. This will allow you to
add additional comments to a authenticated ZIP file without
actually adding the file that contains the comments to the ZIP
file.
Edit highlighted file - ALT-E
Pressing the ALT-E key tells SHEZ to invoke the user defined
editor on the highlighted file.
Tag highlighted file - (Plus key +)
Pressing the + key will tag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar down one line.
Untag highlighted file - (Minus key -)
Pressing the - key will untag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar down one line.
Tag highlighted file - ALT-+
Pressing the + key will tag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar up one line.
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Untag highlighted file - ALT--
Pressing the - key will untag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar up one line.
Exit SHEZ goto EXTRACT dir - CTL-X
Pressing the CTL-X key will immediately exit SHEZ and will place
you into the EXTRACT disk and directory.
Macro Pause - ALT-5
Start/Stop recording keystrokes - ALT-6
Playback recorded keystrokes - ALT-7
Cancel recording/playbak - CTL-Q
Save recorded keystrokes - ALT-9
Load and Execute keystroke file - ALT-8
See the section entitled KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK FACILITY on
page 38 for a full explanation of the keystroke record/playback
facility.
Activate volume label processing - ALT-4
Pressing the ALT-4 key will activate the automatic volume label
processing option in SHEZ.
See section titled VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT on page 36 further
information.
Browse any file - ALT-B
Pressing the ALT-B keys will allow you to view the contents of a
user specified file. A window will open asking you to enter the
file specification of the file you wish to view. Pressing the
Enter key will invoke the file browsing program. Pressing the
ESC key will cancel the request.
Wild card Toggle - F6
Pressing the F6 key will toggle the wild card specification
between *.* and $.$. If SHEZ was started with a wild card
specification other than *.* or $.$ this command has not effect.
4DOS/NDOS file description display - ALT-D
If you are running under 4DOS or NDOS and there is a DESCRIP.ION
file in the directory you are looking at, pressing the ALT-D keys
will display the 4DOS/NDOS description file contents to the right
of the filenames, (First 23 characters only). Pressing the ALT-D
again will display the file time, date, and size. After pressing
the ALT-D keys you can view up to the first 55 characters of the
description file by moving the highlight bar to the file you wish
to view, and press the F5 key.
(PLEASE NOTE: SHEZ CAN ONLY HANDLE DESCRIP.ION FILES THAT ARE
30,000 BYES OR LESS)
HOT DIRECTORY display - TAB KEY
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Pressing the TAB key will open a second DOS directory display
window. Before the window is opened SHEZ will prompt you for the
DISK and Directory to display. (Be sure to include the trailing
backslash. I.E. C:\MINE\) If no file specification is included,
a *.* file specification will be used. When the directory window
is open you may perform all supported file operations, such as
copying, deleting, moving, single and/or groups of tagged files.
You can close the directory window by pressing the TAB KEY again,
or exit SHEZ by pressing the ALT-Q keys or the CTL-X keys.
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FUNCTIONS WHEN VIEWING CONTENTS OF ARCHIVE FILE:
Viewing a file - V
Simply press the return key or the V key. This will temporarily
unpack the file and will invoke the LIST program allowing you to
view the file on your screen. The temporary copy of the
extracted file will be placed in the current disk and directory
unless you specified a work disk to be used by using the
configuration program.
SHEZ will allow you to operate on compressed files that are contained
within compressed files. I.E. A zip file that contains zip files. To
view the contents of the embedded compressed file simply move the
highlight bar to the compressed file and press the ENTER key. The
embedded compress file contents will now be displayed on the screen.
You may view any of the files and/or extract any of the files
contained in the compressed file. However you may not add, delete, or
update the embedded compressed file.
Extracting a single file - E.
This will extract the file that is being pointed to. The
extracted file will be placed on the current disk in the current
directory. You may optionally use the ALT-P command to direct the
extracted files to a different disk and/or directory.
Testing archive integrity - T
This will test the integrity of the archive file and will report
the results on the screen.
Display Info about archive file - I
This will display information about the archive file in a small
pop-up window at the top of the screen. The information will
include the number of files in the archive, the date of the
newest file in the archive, the total size of all the files in
the archive including the total expanded size and total
compressed size. It will also display the current default
compression factor.
Delete a file from the archive - D
This will delete the selected file from the archive file. Before
the file is deleted a prompt will appear asking for verification
of the delete. In addition any files that were previously tagged
will have the tag cleared.
Delete a tagged files from an archive - CTL-D
This command will deleted all tagged files from the archive file.
Before the files are deleted a prompt will appear asking for
verification of the delete operation.
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Add file(s) to archive - A
Update files(s) in archive - U
Move files(s) to archive - M
Freshen file(s) in archive - F
Each of these options will cause a small window to open at the
bottom of the screen. The window will prompt you to enter one or
more file specifications. These filespecs can include drive,
path, and a filespec with wild cards. All files matching the
indicated filespec will be added, updated, moved or freshened in
the current archive file depending on which option you initially
picked. Any files that were previously tagged will have the tag
cleared.
For example if you enter a U to update files in the archive and
you enter c:\source\*.c d:\batch\*.c when prompted to enter a
filespec, than all files on the C drive in the source directory
that have a file extension of C, and all files on the D drive in
the batch directory that have an extension of bat, will be
updated in the current archive file.
List of files to add to archive - ALT-A
List of files to freshen in archive - ALT-F
List of files to move to archive - ALT-M
List of files to update in archive - ALT-U
Again each of these options will cause a small window to open at
the bottom of the screen. The window will prompt you to enter a
filespec. This filespec can include drive, path, and a filespec
with wild cards. When you press the return key another window
will pop-up on the left side of the screen showing you all the
files that were found that matched the filespec you entered. You
can then use the cursor keys to scroll the file list. Pressing
the space bar will toggle the tagged status of the current
highlighted file. When you are done tagging file press the return
key and all files that you tagged will be added, freshened,
moved, or updated in the current archive file. END GROUP
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Specify where to put extracted files - ALT-P
This options will prompt you to enter a drive and directory of
where to place files that you extract from the archive. This
location will remain in effect until you enter the ALT-P command
again and clear the drive and directory or you change to another
archive file. This command is used when you want to place
extracted files in a location other than the current drive and
directory.
If you specify a directory that does not exist a
ERROR/INFORMATION window will appear indicating that the
directory does not exist. You may press the F10 key to create
the directory.
This command may be issued at any time.
When the input window appears pressing the F9 key will open
another window which will display a scrollable list of
directories. To display a list of directories other than on the
current drive, enter the drive letter followed by a colon, then
press the F9 key. Scroll the list using the up and down cursor
keys, and press the ENTER key to select the directory you wish to
extract files into.
Extract all files from archive - ALT-X
This command will extract all files from the archive file and
place them in the current disk:\directory unless you specified a
different extract location by using the ALT-P command.
Delete all extracted files - ALT-D
This command will delete all files in the current
disk:\directory, or the one specified by the ALT-P command, that
are also contained in the archive file. The files will only be
deleted if the file time and date are equal to or less then the
file time and date of the same file that is contained in the
compressed file. NOTE: it does not delete anything from the
archive file. This is useful when you extract file from the
archive file and then you want to quickly delete all the
extracted files.
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Execute a file in an archive file - R
This command will execute the EXE or COM file that is currently
highlighted on the archive file list. The EXE or COM file will
be extracted from the archive file and will be placed on the
current disk in the current directory. You will then be prompted
to enter any optional command line parameters that the program is
expecting. The selected program will then be executed. After the
program is run the extracted file will be deleted. NOTE: You can
specify a different disk drive to place the extracted file on by
using the SHEZFG program. This is useful when working with
archive files that are on floppy disks. If you specify disk C as
the work disk in the SHEZFG program the extracted file will be
placed on the C drive, will be executed from the C drive, and
then will be deleted from the C drive.
Speed search - ALT-S
This option will allow you to quickly find a file in an archive.
A window will pop-up asking you to enter the first letter or
digit of the file you wish to find. The list of files on the
screen will then be scrolled to the first file that starts with
the letter you entered.
Immediate Exit - ALT-Q
This option will immediately exit SHEZ.
Extract all tagged files - CTL-E
This option will extract all files that you tagged in the archive
file. To tag a file simply press the space bar to toggle the
tagged status. When a file is tagged it will be highlighted on
the screen.
Toggle the Tag status - SPACE
Pressing the space bar will toggle the tagged status of the
currently highlighted file. A check mark to the left of the
filename indicates that it is tagged.
Untag all tagged files - CTL-U
This option will untag all files that you previously tagged.
Tag All Files - CTL-SPACE
This option will tag all files
Update the archive files time and date - CTL-T
This option will change the archive file's time and date to match
the time and date of the newest file in the archive file.
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Create a new archive file - F7
This option allows you to create a new compressed file. For
further information see the section titled, CREATING NEW
COMPRESSED FILES on page 41.
Show help screen - F1
This will display a help screen showing all currently supported
commands. Any command can be entered while the help screen is
displayed.
Temporary exit to DOS - F10
This will temporarily clear the screen and exit to DOS. You can
then execute and command you want. To return to SHEZ type in
EXIT at the DOS prompt and press return. (Not available when
running under DESQVIEW)
Temporary exit to DOS into Extract Directory - ALT-F10
This will temporarily clear the screen and exit to DOS into the
currently defined extract directory. You can then execute and
command you want. To return to SHEZ type in EXIT at the DOS
prompt and press return. (Not available when running under
DESQVIEW)
Select a new archive file - F2
This option will prompt you to enter a new disk, directory, and
filespec to find another archive file to work with.
If you enter a filespec of $.$ SHEZ will only list directory
entries and file that have extensions of .ARC, .ZIP, .LZH, .PAK,
ARJ, and .ZOO.
Sort the archive file list - F9
This option will allow you to sort the archive file list by Name,
Extension, Date, or Size. A small window will open up asking you
how you want the list sorted. Enter a N, E, D, or S.
Edit the selected file - F8
This option will extract the selected file onto either the
default disk or the work disk specified via the configuration
program. It will then invoke the editor specified via the
configuration program passing the selected filename.ext to the
editor. When you exit your editor SHEZ will then MOVE the
extracted file back into the archive, if it has been modified,
and delete the extracted copy. If an editor was not specified
during the configuration process this command will not function.
If the compressed file is a .ZIP file and authenticity mode in
toggled on when the edited file is saved back into the compressed
file the authenticity mode will be honored.
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Specify an archive file mask - Z
This option allows you to display only the files in the archive
that match the file mask. The file mask uses the same wild card
conventions as DOS.
Toggle overwrite mode - O
This option toggle overwrite mode on and off. When overwrite
mode is in effect an 'O' will appear in the upper right hand
corner of the screen. When overwrite mode is in effect, and you
extract a file from an archive, it will be extracted even if it
already exists on the target disk:\path.
Add Update File Comments - ALT-C
This option allows you to add and/or update the compressed file
comments.
Supply Password for File - G
This option allows you to supply a password when working with
password encrypted files. The password will be used when
extracting, viewing, and modifying the currently selected
compressed file. When a password has been supplied the compressed
file display window will indicate that a password is in effect.
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Set Path/Directory option - P
If a file has been saved into a compressed file with a directory
name the name will appear on the right side of the compressed
file list.
Normally when you update or extract files from a compressed file
the directory information is ignored. Using the 'P' option you
can tell SHEZ that you want to save and/or use the directory
information. When you press the 'P' key a list of three options
will appear on the screen. The first option "Do not use Dir
info", tells SHEZ to ignore directory information. The second
option "Use Dir Info" tells SHEZ to save the directory
information when updating a compressed file, or to use the
directory information when extracting files. The third option,
"Use Dir Info and Recurse", tells SHEZ to save directory
information when updating a compressed file and to recurse down
the directory tree when looking for files. The third option also
tells SHEZ to use the directory information when extracting
files.
The selected option will remain in effect until you specifically
reset it using the P command again.
The following options are passed to the compression programs when
directory information is to be used:
USE DIR INFO USE DIR INFO AND RECURSE ____________ ________________________
Pkzip -P Pkzip -Pr
Pkunzip -d Pkunzip -d
Lharc /x Lharc /x /r
Lharc /x (when extracting) Lharc /x (when extracting)
Please consult the compression program's documentation for
further information on what these options do.
View file and archive comment records - ALT-V
This option will display on the screen the contents of the
archive file along with any comment records that have been placed
into the archive file.
Add/Update highlighted archive file comments - s
This option will allow you to add and/or update comment records
that are associated with the highlighted file in the archive.
Add/Update all archive file comments - SHIFT-S
This option will allow you to add and/or update comment records
that are associated with the each file in the archive.
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Convert SFX file - CTL-V
This option will convert a self extracting compressed file (.COM
or .EXE) back to a normal compressed file. The normal compressed
file will be placed on the same disk and in the same directory
when the self extracting is located. The self extracting file
will remain intact. Please note that this option is only
available when you are viewing the contents of a self extracting
file. For a list of the self extracting file that can be read my
SHEZ see the section titled SELF EXTRACTING FILE SUPPORT on page
43.
Test COM,EXE, and OVL files in a compressed file for viruses -ALT-Z
Using this option SHEZ interfaces with the virus scan program
(SCAN.EXE) that is produced by McAfee Associates. You must have
version 39 or greater of this scan program in order for SHEZ to
use it. When you press the ALT-Z key SHEZ will extract all .COM,
.EXE, and .OV? files into its working directory and will execute
the virus scan program to determine if any of the program files
have been infected. (See the configuration section of this manual
for more information on configuring SHEZ for this option).
Beginning with release 6.5 of SHEZ you may now tag the files you
wish to check for viruses before pressing the ALT-Z keys. When
files are tagged, only the tagged files will be checked.
Extract only newer files - ALT-N
The ALT-N command will only extract files contained in the
compressed file that are newer than the files that are contained
in the extract directory.
If no files are TAGGED ALT-N will extract all newer files that
are contained in the compressed file into the extract directory.
If there are files tagged, only the newer tagged files will be
extracted.
Alternate file viewers - CTL-ENTER
Pressing the CTL-ENTER command will allow you to view the
currently highlighted file using a user specified alternate file
viewer.
(SEE THE SECTION "SETTING UP ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS" on page 46
FOR MORE INFO)
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Show tagged file count - ALT-T
Pressing the ALT-T keys will toggle the function key line to show
you, the number of files tagged, total compressed file size, and
total uncompressed file size. If the compressed files you are
working with is a ZIP file it will also show you the size of the
ZIP file that will be created if you build a new ZIP files
containing all of the tagged files. Please note this is only an
estimate and does not take into account file comment records and
it assumes that the compression method will be the same as is
currently used.
Toggle authenticity mode in PKZIP - ALT-1
Pressing the ALT-1 keys will toggle the authenticity mode when
using PKZIP. If the authenticity mode is active an ! will appear
on the heading line to the right of the NAME heading field.
Copy tagged members to another compressed file - CTL-Y
The CTL-Y command allows you to copy selected members of a
compressed file to another compressed file. The target
compressed file can be any currently supported compressed file
format. To perform the copy, first open up the compressed file
you wish to copy FROM. Then using the space bar tag the files
you wish to copy. Next press the CTL-Y keys. A window will
appear asking you to enter the FULL path of the compressed file
to want to copy the selected members into. You may enter only a
DRIVE:\PATH\ (note ending backslash) and press the F9 key to
obtain a listing of file in the entered directory, or you may
enter the complete filespec of the target compressed file. You
may also press the F9 key as soon as the window appear to obtain
a list of files in the current directory. Pressing the enter
will then perform the copy operation. The files that were tagged
will remain tagged after the copy operation has been performed
allowing you to do a CTL-D (delete all tagged files) if desired.
If the file you wish to copy to does not exist a window will
appear asking if you want to create a new compressed file. Press
the F10 key to created a new file, Press any other key to re-
enter the name of the compressed file to copy to.
Tag highlighted file - (Plus key +)
Pressing the + key will tag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar down one line.
Untag highlighted file - (Minus key -)
Pressing the - key will untag the highlighted file and move the
highlight bar down one line.
Exit SHEZ - ESC
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Exit SHEZ goto EXTRACT dir - CTL-X
Pressing the CTL-X key will immediately exit SHEZ and will place
you into the EXTRACT disk and directory.
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Macro Pause - ALT-5
Start/Stop recording keystrokes - ALT-6
Playback recorded keystrokes - ALT-7
Cancel recording/playbak - CTL-Q
Save recorded keystrokes - ALT-9
Load and Execute keystroke file - ALT-8
See the section entitled KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK FACILITY on
page 38 for a full explanation of the keystroke record/playback
facility.
Activate volume label processing - ALT-4
Pressing the ALT-4 key will activate the automatic volume label
processing option in SHEZ.
See section titled VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT on page 36 for further
information.
Add volume label to existing compressed file - $
Pressing the $ key will allow you to add volume label information
to an existing ZIP or ARJ compressed file.
See section titled VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT on page 36 for further
information.
Browse any file - ALT-B
Pressing the ALT-B keys will allow you to view the contents of a
user specified file. A window will open asking you to enter the
file specification of the file you wish to view. Pressing the
Enter key will invoke the file browsing program. Pressing the
ESC key will cancel the request.
Scan file(s) for a string - ALT-G
This command will allow you to search all, or only tagged files,
for a specific string using either the supplied SGREP program, or
the FGREP program written by Chris Dunford. After the search is
performed, the result of the search will be displayed on the
screen.
For more information on the supplied SGREP program see the
section titled, THE SGREP PROGRAM, later in this document.
Run a program against all tagged files - ALT-Y
This command will execute a user specified program against all
tagged files. The user will be prompted for the program to run,
and the command line options to pass to the program. The command
line options MUST AT LEAST INCLUDE the special file name variable
$F to tell SHEZ where to place the filename in the command line
to pass to the specified program. The user can also indicate if
SHEZ should pause after each execution to allow the user view the
output of the program.
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HOT DIRECTORY display - TAB KEY
Pressing the TAB key will open a second DOS directory display
window. Before the window is opened SHEZ will prompt you for the
DISK and Directory to display. (Be sure to include the trailing
backslash. I.E. C:\MINE\) If no file specification is included,
a *.* file specification will be used. When the directory window
is open you may perform all supported file operations, such as
copying, deleting, moving, single and/or groups of tagged files.
You can close the directory window by pressing the TAB KEY again,
or exit SHEZ by pressing the ALT-Q keys or the CTL-X keys.
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OPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLY VIA THE MENU SYSTEM
There are a few options that are only available via the built-in menu
system. To activate the menu system press the forward slash key, /,
and a menu bar will appear on the top line of the display.
When the DOS directory screen is displayed, the following commands are
only accessible via the menu system. To access these commands press
the / key, and move to the Opts menu item using the RIGHT CURSOR key,
then press the ENTER key. A list of selectable items will appear.
Set ZIP Compression Method
Selecting this option will cause a window to appear listing the
available compression method options. Using the UP/DOWN cursor
keys highlight the compression method you wish to use, and press
the space bar to select. A check mark will appear to the left of
the selected method. This method will remain in effect until you
change it again, or exit SHEZ. After making your selection,
press the ENTER key to activate your selection.
Set ARJ Compression Method
This option is the same as described above except it sets the
compression method for ARJ type files.
Virus scan ALL files
Selecting this option will instruct SHEZ to test all files
contained in compressed files for Viruses. This will remain in
effect until you reset the option, or exit SHEZ.
Virus scan ONLY EXECUTABLE files.
Selection this option will instruct SHEZ to test only executable
files contained in compressed files for Viruses.
When the compressed file contents screen is displayed, the same set of
commands are only accessible via the menu system. To access these
commands press the / key, and move to the Other menu item using the
RIGHT CURSOR key, then press the ENTER key. A list of selectable
items will appear, the items listed above will be included in this
list.
There is also another set of options that are accessible only via the
menu system when the compressed file contents screen is displayed.
These options all appear under the main PRINT menu option. Below is
the list of items that will appear:
Print (ALL) to PRN -p
Print (ZIP) to lpt1 -p1
Print (ZIP) to lpt2 -p2
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Print (ZIP) to lpt3 -p3
Print (ZIP) to COM1 in ASCII -pc1
Print (ZIP) to COM2 in ASCII -pc2
Print (ZIP) to COM3 in ASCII -pc3
Print (ZIP) to COM4 in ASCII -pc4
Print (ZIP) to COM1 in BINARY -pbc1
Print (ZIP) to COM2 in BINARY -pbc2
Print (ZIP) to COM3 in BINARY -pbc3
Print (ZIP) to COM4 in BINARY -pbc4
Selecting the first item will print the selected file to the PRN
device. This selection will function will all compressed file types.
The remainder of the options are specific to ZIP files only. Please
refer to the ZIP documentation for additional information.
Macro Help
This selection instructs you to press the F1 key to obtain help
on the macro recording/playback hot keys.
Set macro playback speed
Selecting this option will cause a selection box to appear
allowing you to change the macro playback speed. The available
options are SLOW, MEDIUM, and FAST. The default value is FAST.
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VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT
Shez now supports adding and extracting volume label information
to/form compressed files. Volume label processing is only supported
for ZIP and ARJ type compressed files.
ADDING VOLUME LABELS WHEN CREATING NEW COMPRESSED FILES:
When creating a new ZIP or ARJ file via the F7 key, you will be asked
if you wish to store volume label information. If you respond Y, you
will then be asked to enter the Drive Letter of the drive to obtain
the volume label information from. Enter the drive letter (A-Z).
Please note: these prompts will only appear if you are creating a ZIP
or ARJ compressed file.
ADDING VOLUME LABELS TO AN EXISTING ZIP OR ARJ FILE:
To add volume label information to a pre-existing ZIP or ARJ file,
first open the compressed file by moving the highlight bar to the
appropriate file. Then press the enter key. This will open the
compressed file. Then press the $ key (SHIFT 4). You will be asked to
enter the drive letter to obtain the volume label information from.
Enter the drive letter (A-Z). The volume label from the specified
drive, if any exists, will be added to the compressed file.
EXTRACTING VOLUME LABEL INFORMATION:
To extract volume label information from an existing compressed file,
press the ALT-4 key to turn on automatic volume label processing.
When automatic volume label processing is active a $ will appear next
to the NAME field heading in the compressed file listing, or will
appear in the upper left corner of the DOS directory display window.
After activating automatic label processing, open the appropriate
compressed file as documented above. Set the extract location using
the ALT-P (extract path) command. Then extract any or all files from
the compressed file. During the extraction process the volume label
contained in the compressed file will be used to update the volume
label information on the extract drive.
PLEASE NOTE: ONCE YOU TURN AUTOMATIC VOLUME LABEL PROCESSING ON, IT
WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF BY USING THE ALT-4 KEY AGAIN.
PLEASE USE THIS OPTION WITH CARE.
FLOATING EXTRACT LOCATION
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SHEZ now supports a concept called the floating extract location. The
feature was added due to numerous user requests, and is an option
feature which is activated via the SHEZCFG program. Normally when
SHEZ is executed SHEZ sets the file extract location to the current
disk and directory. When you change to a different disk and/or
directory the extract location remains constant, pointing to the disk
and directory where SHEZ was started from. To change the extract
location you needed to use the ALT-P command (change extract
location).
The floating extract location basically allows the extract location to
float as you change to a new disk and/or directory. The extract
location will float to what ever disk and directory you are currently
looking at. You can still dynamically specify an extract location by
using the ALT-P command, but when the ALT-P command is issued the
floating extract option will be de-activated from that point on.
To activate the floating extract location option, use the SHEZCFG
program and choose the ADDITIONAL SETUP INFORMATION menu item. When
the SHEZCFG program prompt you for a default extract location, enter a
single asterisk. The single asterisk tells SHEZ to activate it's
floating extract logic.
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KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK FACILITY
Shez now has the built in ability to record, playback, load, and save
key stokes. All of the keystroke recording abilities must be
activated from the keyboard. They can not be activated via the mouse
or the pull-down menus. A menu item for MACROS do appear on the menu
bar, but it is only used to access the help panel for keystroke
recording. If you are using a mouse the functions performed by the
mouse WILL NOT BE RECORDED. Only keystrokes entered directly from the
keyboard will be recorded. During keystroke recording, the ALT-Q (QUIT
SHEZ) key will be recorded, but will not be acted upon. This will
allow the user to record and save the ALT-Q key into the playback
macro.
The keyboard HOT-KEYS and there functions are explained below:
ALT-5 Macro record/playback PAUSE
The ALT-5 key is used to PAUSE the record/playback macro function
to allow the user to respond to a dialogue box prompt. When
recording a macro and a dialogue box opens, press the ALT-5 key,
then enter the response to the dialogue box. The macro recording
will resume as soon as the user presses the ESC, ENTER, or
Function keys.
When playing back a macro that has been recorded using the PAUSE
feature, the macro will PAUSE at the same location where the ALT-
5 key was originally pressed, allowing the user to enter data
into a dialogue box prompt.
For example: If you were recording a macro to search for a string
of characters in a group of files and you wanted to input a
different search string each time you executed the macro, you
would:
1) Start the macro recording by pressing the ALT-6 key.
2) Open up the compressed file you wish to search.
3) Tag the files you what to scan through.
4) Press the ALT-G key to pop-up the search data entry box, as
shown below:
+-------------------------[D:\TC\ZIP\SHEZ65S.ZIP]--------------+
|NAME SIZE DATE TIME LENGTH METHOD PATH |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|DOSWDW ASM 2875 01/25/90 11:26 7677 IMPLOD |
|MAKE286 BAT 80 06/25/91 14:25 100 SHRUNK |
|MAKEALL BAT 80 10/03/91 10:25 89 SHRUNK |
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|MA+----[ENTER STRING TO SEARCH FOR:(NO DOUBLE QUOTES CHARS AL+|
|MA|==> ||
|MA+-----------------[PRESS ENTER TO SAVE, ESC to cancel]-----+|
|MAKESHEZ BAT 75 10/17/91 07:29 90 SHRUNK |
|MSHEZD BAT 38 03/16/91 14:09 38 STORED |
|SHEZ H 1466 11/22/91 07:39 4839 IMPLOD |
+=Add B=Brows F=Fresh U=Update M=Move E=Xlist X=Xall P=Xpath QS+
5) Press the ALT-5 key to PAUSE the macro facility.
6) Enter your search string and press the ENTER key.
7) After the search is done press the ALT-6 key again to stop
macro recording.
8) Press the ALT-9 key to save your macro.
Now when you playback the macro, when the search data entry box
appears the macro will pause allowing you to alter the search
string before processing the rest of the recorded macro.
When the macro facility is in PAUSE mode, the ESC key, ENTER key,
or any FUNCTION key will resume the execution of the macro.
ALT-6 Start/Stop recording keystrokes.
Pressing the ALT-6 keys will toggle the keyboard recording mode.
When SHEZ is recording keystrokes the speaker will blip after
every keystroke is pressed. Pressing ALT-6 again will stop the
keystrokes from being recorded. Up to 500 keystrokes may be
recorded.
ALT-7 Immediately play back the recorded keystrokes.
Pressing the ALT-7 key will immediately playback your recorded
keystrokes.
CTL-Q Cancel recording/playback and flush the keystroke record
buffer.
Press the CTL-Q key either during a recording session, or during
a playback, will cancel the record/playback, and will clear the
keystroke buffer.
ALT-9 Save recorded keystrokes.
Pressing the ALT-9 key will pop-up a window allowing the user to
save the recorded keystrokes into a file for use at a later time.
You must stop recording by pressing the ALT-6 key before doing a
save. This key will also reset the record/playback function and
clear the keystroke buffer.
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ALT-8 Load and Execute a saved keystroke file.
Pressing the ALT-8 key will pop-up a window allowing the user to
enter the name of a previously saved keystroke file. After the
file is loaded it will immediately be run.
SHEZ will also allow the user to load and execute a save keystroke
file at startup time. The command line parameter /play={filespec}
tells SHEZ to load the indicated filespec and playback the recorded
keystrokes.
PLEASE NOTE: SHEZ DOES NOT VERIFY THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS FILE ARE
ACTUALLY RECORDED KEYSTROKES. SO BE CAREFUL WHEN SPECIFYING THE
FILESPEC!!
Examples:
SHEZ D:\DOWN\*.ZIP /PLAY=D:\AUTOSHEZ.MAC
Start SHEZ and display all the .ZIP files in the D:\DOWN directory,
and load and execute the recorded keystrokes contained in the
D:\AUTOSHEZ.MAC file.
SHEZ D:\SOURCE\CODE.ZIP /PLAY=D:\REFRESH.MAC
Start SHEZ and open the CODE.ZIP file contained in the D:\SOURCE
directory, and load and execute the recorded keystrokes contained in
the D:\REFRESH.MAC file.
The playback speed may also be sent to SLOW, MEDIUM, or FAST by using
the mAcro drop down menu item and selecting the playback speed
selection. The playback speed default is set to FAST.
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CREATING NEW COMPRESSED FILES
SHEZ allows you to create new compressed files either from the
directory display window, using the F7 key, or from the compressed
file display window using the 'C' command.
A window will appear asking you to enter the drive, directory, of
where to place the new file. You may press the F9 key to view the
directory structure in a tree format. After selecting the location of
the new file another aditios will appear asking you to specify the
name of the compressed file to be created. YOU MUST ENTER A FILE
EXTENSION OF .ZIP,.ARC,.LZH,.ZOO,ARJ,or .PAK SO SHEZ KNOWS WHAT TYPE
OF COMPRESSED FILE TO CREATE!!!!! Then you will asked if you want to
add or move files into the new archive file. You will also be asked
to enter an optional password. (If you enter a password all files
added or moved to the archive file will be encrypted using the
password. Do not forget the password you can not extract files from
the file without the password and there is no way to determine the
password if you forget it.) Please note the password prompt will only
appear if the compression program used to create the new file support
encryption.
A window will then be opened that will ask you to enter the filespecs
of the files you wish to add or move into the new archive file. This
filespec can include a disk, directory, and file specifications with
wild cards.
A third window will be opened allowing you to specify processing
options. The first option "Do you want to Tag files or Process as is"
allows you to tell SHEZ that you want to Tag files for processing
using the filespecs entered in the second window, or to simply pass
the entered filespecs to the compression program exactly as entered.
The second option "Do you want to save directory information" allows
you to tell SHEZ that you want directory information saved in the
compressed file. The third option "Do you want to recurse
directories" will tell the compression program to add/move all files
in the directory you specified plus all directories that exist beneath
it. A forth option will appear, "Store volume label into Compressed
file? (Y or N)->". This option will allow you to optionally store
volume label information into the compressed file. The default is not
to store label information. Respond Y if you wish to store the volume
label information. If you respond Y a fifth option will appear,
"Enter drive letter of Volume label to Save". When this prompt
appears enter the letter of the drive you wish to obtain the volume
label information from.
If you indicated that you wanted to Tag files for processing a window
will pop-up on the left side of the screen showing all files that
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matched the filespec you entered. Tag the files you wish to add or
move to the new compressed file by pressing the space bar. When you
are done tagging file press the return key and all tagged files will
be added or moved into the new archive file.
Please note that some of these options may not appear when you create
a compressed file. If the compression program you are using does not
support saving directory information the directory information prompts
will not appear.
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CONVERTING FILES
Shez has the ability to convert one, or a group of tagged files, from
one format to another. First you must get the file or files you want
to convert to appear in the filelist window on the left side of the
screen. The easiest way to do this is to start up SHEZ and specify on
the command line either *.*, *.ZIP, or *.ARC. Then using the cursor
keys highlight the file you want to convert and then press the ALT-V
key to convert the file. You will then be asked, via a menu, what
archive format you want to convert to. Position the highlight bar to
the type of compressed file you wish to convert to and press the enter
key. You will also be asked if you want to delete the original file
after the conversion has been successfully completed. Respond Y or N.
The new file will be placed on the same disk and directory that the
original file was on.
To convert numerous files start up SHEZ as above and use the cursor
keys to highlight the files you want to convert, then press the space
bar to TAG these files. After all files have been tagged press CTL-V
to convert all TAGGED files.
Release 4.4 of SHEZ will support version 1.0 of PKZIP. To use the new
features of version 1.0 of PKZIP you MUST run the configuration
program, SHEZCFG, and specify that you are using version 1.0 of PKZIP.
SHEZ will allow you to easily convert your old ZIP files into the new
ZIP imploded format. Simply tag the ZIP files you want to convert and
specify that you want to convert them to ZIP files. You will be asked
if you want to delete the old compressed files after the conversion
process. SHEZ is smart enough not to delete the old compressed file
if the have the same file extension as the new files. I.E. when you
convert a ZIP file to a ZIP file to take advantage of the new
compression format SHEZ will not delete the converted ZIP files even
if you told it to delete the old compressed files after converting
them.
SHEZ will also allow you to convert old LZH files to the new LHA 2.05
format using the same method of converting a file to itself.
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SUPPORT FOR SELF EXTRACTING FILES
Beginning with release 4.7 of SHEZ, SHEZ can now let you view the
contents of self extracting files. Files that have been created by
the following compression programs are supported:
PKARC, PKPAK, PKZIP version .92 thru 1.1, LHARC version 1.12 thru
2.05, PAK version 1.6 thru 2.01, ARC5 and ARC6, ARJ version 2.10, LHA
2.12.
When you display the contents of a self extracting file SHEZ will
attempt to identify which compression program was used to generate the
self extracting file. SHEZ will place the name of the compression
program it has identified as the creator, on the heading line right
next to the column titled NAME.
In addition to viewing the contents of a self extracting file you may
also extract individual files using SHEZ's extract command. You may
also convert the self extracting file back to a normal compressed file
using the CTL-V command, or using the pull down menus.
You can not alter the contents of a self extracting file. I.E. add,
update, freshen, move, etc. The exception to this are self extracting
files built by PKZIP. These files you can treat like normal
compressed files. You can add, update, move, delete, freshen, etc.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
SHEZ will recognize the following environment variables if they are
set:
BIOS This will force SHEZ to use BIOS for writing to the screen.
MONO This will force SHEZ to run in monochrome mode.
SHEZEX You can set this variable to the disk and path where
you want SHEZ to write extracted file to. You can reset
this default at any time by using the ALT-P command.
SHEZWORK This variable may be used to specify a working directory for
SHEZ to use instead of SHEZ building one of it's own. This
directory must be for the exclusive of SHEZ, and must exist
prior to invoking SHEZ. WHEN SHEZ TERMINATES ALL FILES IN
THE DIRECTORY WILL BE DELETED, INCLUDING HIDDEN AND SYSTEM
FILES, BUT THE DIRECTORY WILL NOT BE DELETED. This option
was added to allow more flexibility when running SHEZ on a
LAN based system.
SHEZCMT This variable may be set to specify a default comment file
when adding/updating compressed file comment records to a
group of tagged files.
SHEZCFG This variable points to the SHEZ.CFG file that is created by
pressing the ALT-W keys. It is used to carry forward, or
override the SHEZ configuration options.
(See the section titled CLONING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS on
page 54 for more information.
SHEZLOG This variable defines the LOG file that SHEZ will write to
when performing a virus check on tagged files from the DOS
directory window. If the file does not exist it will be
created. If the fill already exists new information will be
appended to the existing file.
SHEZXMS This variable de-activates SHEZ's use of XMS memory. It
will over-ride the EMS/XMS usage parameters that were set
via the SHEZCFG program. Set this variable to any value to
de-active XMS memory usage.
Example: SHEZXMS=N Don't use XMS memory.
SHEZEMS This variable de-activates SHEZ's use of EMS memory. It
will over-ride the EMS/XMS usage parameters that were set
via the SHEZCFG program. Set this variable to any value to
de-active EMS memory usage.
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Example: SHEZEMS=N Don't use EMS memory.
SHEZUSE Using this variable you can over-ride the EMS/XMS memory
usage configuration that was setup via the SHEZCFG program.
Set this variable to the type of memory you wish SHEZ to
use. I.E. E for EMS memory, and/or X for XMS memory.
Examples:
SHEZUSE=EX Try EMS first then XMS
SHEZUSE=XE Try XMS first then EMS
SHEZUSE=E Only try EMS memory
SHEZUSE=X Only try XMS memroy
SHEZUSE=NN Don't use XMS or EMS memory.
Examples:
SET BIOS=Y
SET MONO=Y
SET SHEZEX=D:\WORK
SET SHEZWORK=C:\SHEZXX\
SET SHEZCMT=C:\COMMENT.DAT
SET SHEZCFG=C:\DATA\SHEZ.CFG
SET SHEZLOG=C:\LOG\SHEZ.LOG
(This tells SHEZ to write extracted files onto the D disk in the \work
directory. You can change this at any time after executing SHEZ by
using the ALT-P command.)
The environment variables BIOS and MONO will override the BIOS and
MONO parameters that were entered via the configuration program.
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SETTING ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS
Shez has the capability to activate user specified alternate file
viewers when the CTL-ENTER key is pressed. The alternate file viewers
are specified via environment variables. The "generic" alternate file
viewer is specified using the environment variable named SHEZEV, and
"specific" alternate file viewers are specified using environment
variables named SHEZEV.XXX where XXX is a file extension.
For example:
SET SHEZEV=C:\UTY\FVIEW $F /43
SET SHEZEV.GIF=VGIF $F /VGA
SET SHEZEV.PIC=VPIC $F /P
The first set command tells SHEZ the generic file viewer is located in
the C:\UTY directory and is called FVIEW. The $F tells SHEZ where to
place the name of the file to view and the /43 is a parameter to pass
to the FVIEW program.
The second set command tells SHEZ, when using the alternate file
viewer to view files with a file extension of GIF, run the VGIF
program, which is located in a directory in the PATH, pass it a
parameter of /VGA, and the $F tells SHEZ where to place the name of
the file to view.
The third set command tells SHEZ which alternate file viewer to use
when viewing files with an extension of .PIC.
Any number of specific file viewers may be specified. When CTL-ENTER
is pressed, SHEZ first looks to see of a specific alternate file
viewer has been defined for viewing files with a file extension the
same of the highlighted file. If one was defined it is activated and
used. If a specific viewer has not been defined SHEZ then determines
if a "generic" alternate file viewer has been defined. If it has SHEZ
uses the "generic" viewer. If no alternate viewer has been defined
SHEZ than defaults to using the normal viewer as defined when the
SHEZCFG program was used to configure SHEZ.
PLEASE NOTE: WHEN SHEZ ACTIVATES ANY ALTERNATE FILE VIEWER IT ALWAYS
USES ITS PAGING LOGIC TO SWAP MOST OF ITS CODE OUT OF MEMORY TO GIVE
MORE ROOM TO THE ALTERNATE FILE VIEWER. THIS IS NOT A CONFIGURABLE
OPTION SO BE FOREWARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PERFORMING A VIRUS SCAN
SHEZ can scan for viruses in files that are contained in compressed
files. It can also scan for viruses in files that are contained in
embedded compressed files. SHEZ can check an unlimited number of
embedded compressed files, only limited by the amount of available
disk space assigned to the SHEZ work disk. When performing a virus
scan SHEZ will also check for self extracting compressed files and
will also check any files contained with the SFX files.
The first step performed during a virus check is to test the integrity
of the compressed file. If the integrity of the compressed file is
compromised, all other action on the compressed file will be bypassed,
and an error message will be issued.
There are two way to perform a virus scan. One is activated from the
DOS directory window, and the other is invoked after opening up a
compressed file.
To perform a virus scan from the DOS directory window, tag the files
you wish to check for viruses then press the ALT-Z or CTL-Z keys.
This will initiate the scanning process on all tagged files.
When virus checking files from the main DOS directory window, SHEZ
will create a virus check log file if the environment variable SHEZLOG
is defined. For more information on this variable set the section
entitled ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE on page 44. The log file will be
created if is does not exists, or will be appended to if it already
exists. The file will contain a listing of all the compressed files
that are being checked, plus a list of all files within the compressed
files that will be checked. If a self extracting file is encountered,
the log file will post an entry to the log file identifying the SFX
file, and what type SFX it is. Each time the log file is opened a
time and date stamp line will be written into the file before any
scanning occurs. The log file is NOT updated when doing a virus scan
from within an opened compressed file, it is only updated/created when
doing a scan from the DOS directory window.
BBS SYSOP NOTE:
When performing a bulk virus scan on a group of tagged files SHEZ
operates differently depending on in the SHEZLOG feature is
active. If the SHEZLOG feature is NOT active, any errors
encountered will cause an error message box to appear on the
screen, and all activity will stop until a key is pressed. If
the SHEZLOG feature is active, all error messages will be posted
to the file pointed to by the SHEZLOG environment variable. No
error messages will appear on the screen. Also when operating in
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this mode, you may cancel the bulk virus scan, after initiating
it, by press the ESC key.
To perform a virus scan when viewing the contents of a compressed
file, simply press the ALT-Z keys. When doing a virus scan from
within an opened compressed file, SHEZ will also look for embedded
compressed files and will perform the scan on files contained within
them. The only exception to this is if you are looking inside an
embedded compressed file when you activate the scan, (ALT-Z). Under
this condition SHEZ will only check the files contained in the current
compressed file.
VIRUS CHECKING SELECTED FILES
If you wish to only check a few files contained in a compressed file
for viruses, tag the files you wish to check then press the ALT-Z key.
Only the tagged files will be checked instead of all in the compressed
file.
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THE SGREP PROGRAM
The SGREP program, supplied with SHEZ, is used by SHEZ when the ALT-G
key is pressed, to scan member(s) of a compressed file for words or
phrases. It is included in the SHEZ package for those user's that do
not have the FGREP program written by Chris Dunford. While the SGREP
program performs the same function, it is not as fast or as powerful
as Chris Dunford's FGREP program. When the ALT-G keys are pressed,
SHEZ first tries to locate the SGREP.COM program, if it can not be
found SHEZ will than try to locate the FGREP.COM program. Which ever
program is found will be the one SHEZ users to scan for text.
The SGREP command line format uses a subset of the FGREP program to
maintain compatibility with FGREP. SGREP does allow the user to
specify two target strings in the search argument. These two target
strings are connected with an and, &, or or, '|' separator. Thus
allowing the user to search for two different strings, or two strings
or words contained on the same line. When the specific string is
found, the line in the file that contains the string is written to the
stdout DOS device, which is normally the display. The output may be
redirected to a file or a printer using the normal DOS redirection
symbols. The format of the SGREP command line is as follows:
SGREP [options] "target(s)" {file(s)...|@file}
Where options are:
-f display **FILE-NAME for finds only
-l line numbers
-c case sensitive search
-x no logo
-e return errorlevel only
-p pause when screen is full
-v verbose display output
@file indicates an ascii file containing a list of file to process.
This list MUST include the complete file specification. I.E. The
disk, directory, filename, and file extension.
The target string(s) must be enclosed in quotes and special characters
can be specified as indicated below.
Hex byte sequences can be used to search for special non-displayable
characters. They are specified using a pair of hexadecimal bytes
preceded by a dollar sign,$.
EXAMPLES: $23 include is the string #include
$252.50 is the string %2.50
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$23$24$25 is the string #$%
Two targets may be specified using the & and | characters to search
for two targets. If the & is used the lines must contain
both targets. If the | is used the lines must contain one of the
targets.
Example: "save|main" line must have save or main to be
listed.
"save&main" line must have save and main to be listed.
The format of the SGREP command line is presented here for
documentation purposes only since SHEZ automatically invoked either
SGREP or FGREP itself using a predefined set of options. SGREP may be
run from the DOS command prompt, or when using the ALT-Y command
option of SHEZ.
THE DUMPMAC PROGRAM
The DUMPMAC program is a small program designed to dump a saved macro
file to the DOS stdout device, normally the screen, and list the
recorded keystrokes in readable form. The command line format is:
DUMPMAC macro-file-name
The output of the program is self explanatory, and can be used to
debug or list unknown SHEZ macro files.
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THE SHEZFG PROGRAM
Release 5.5 of the SHEZCFG program now requires that you enter the
full path of the SHEZ.EXE program you wish to configure. This has
been done since some users are running multiple copies of SHEZ
configured differently.
Beginning with release 5.4 of SHEZ, the configuration program will now
allow you to install the serial number you receive from CSD when you
register your version of SHEZ. Installing the serial number "unlocks"
SHEZ and allows you to configure SHEZ to handle more files per
directory and per compressed file. The 5.4 version of the SHEZCFG
program will also allow you to pass optional command line arguments to
the editor that you tell SHEZ to invoke.
The SHEZCFG program directly modifies the SHEZ.EXE program. The
configuration program SHEZCFG and the SHEZ program now come as a
matched set. YOU MUST USE THE CORRECT CONFIGURATION PROGRAM OR YOU
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE SHEZ.
The configuration program will present you with an initial menu.
Enter one of the highlighted letters that appears on the menu to set
the configuration parameters that fall under the indicated category.
New items that can be set during configuration are:
1) Use the BIOS for screen writing.
2) Indicate if you are using a Monochrome monitor.
3) Set default ZIP compression factors.
4) Enter a full Disk:\Directory name for all externally called
programs. (I.E. PKZIP, PKUNZIP, LIST, etc.)
5) Indicate if you want exploding windows or not.
The configuration program will allow you to modify SHEZ'S default
color setting, tell SHEZ the name of the archive programs, the name of
extract program, customize the number of files per archive file SHEZ
can handle, customize the number of files per directory SHEZ can
handle, specify a work disk to use when viewing and executing file
from an archive file, and other misc. parameters.
When you start up SHEZ it records the current disk and directory. When
you view or execute a file from an archive file SHEZ temporarily
extracts the file onto the current disk and directory. This works fine
as long as the current disk is your hard disk. However if your current
disk is a floppy and there is not enough room on the floppy to build
the extracted file than SHEZ will not let you view or execute the
file. To get around this use the configuration program and when the
prompt:
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ENTER WORK DISK DRIVE LETTER TO USE WHEN VIEWING/RUNNING FILE->
appears enter the disk drive letter of your hard disk or of your
second floppy disk drive. SHEZ will then use this disk to build the
temporary extract files and will delete them when you are finished
viewing or running the selected file from the archive.
When running under EGA or VGA you can tell SHEZ to go into 43 line
mode for EGA'S, and 43 or 50 line mode for VGA's. This is done via
the configuration program.
You may tell SHEZ the files to search for when you use the wildcard
filespec of $.$. The configuration program will ask you to enter the
file extension to search for when you enter a filespec of $.$. The
defaults are .ARC,.ZIP,.LZH,.ZOO,.ARJ,.PAK. If you wish to modify
these defaults enter the extensions, along with the preceding dot, and
separate each extension with a comma.
A new configuration option is present beginning with release 4.1 of
SHEZ. The option will allow you indicate to the compression programs
the disk drive to use to build temporary working copies of the
compressed files. If you are using PKZIP and/or PKPAK, PKARC, the
disk drive letter will be passed to these programs by using the -b
program option. If you are using LHARC it will be passed to LHARC by
using the /w switch. Please refer to the compression program's
documentation for further information.
If you are using a monochrome monitor and you wish to alter the
default screen attributes follow the procedure below or your attribute
settings may be lost.
1) When the main configuration panel is displayed choose either the
Black and White color set, or the Monochrome set as a starting
point.
2) Then choose the Custom color set option to customize the screen
attributes as you see fit.
3) Choose any other configuration options after you are done
modifying the color set.
4) Save the configuration information.
In version 4.4 of SHEZ you may now configure SHEZ to display the
directory where extracted files will be placed. This option may be
set via the configuration program. If this option is activated the
extract location will be displayed on the top line of the screen when
you are viewing the contents of an archive file.
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Beginning with version 4.9 of SHEZ you may now configure SHEZ to sort
the contents of a compressed file when it is initially displayed on
the screen. You may sort the compressed file list by Filename, File-
extension, or by File-Date.
CONFIGURING FOR VIRUS SCANNING
Under the program options, you will be asked if you wish to configure
SHEZ to scan .COM and .EXE files contained in compressed files for
viruses. If you respond Y, SHEZ will that ask you where the virus
checking program can be found. The programs that SHEZ supports are,
SCAN.EXE version 39 or greater, produced by McAfee Associates, and the
virus scanning program by Central Point. When prompted enter the
complete DISK:\DIRECTORY\FILENAME.EXT of where the virus scanning
program is located. It is advised that you place the SCAN program on
a write protected floppy disk to prevent it from being infected. You
may also optionally enter any additional command line options that the
virus scanning program requires. The optional parameters are entered
after the SHEZCFG prompts for them.
If you use the /report feature of McAfee's virus scanning program, and
you use the SHEZLOG feature, as explained in the section titled
PREFORMING A VIRUS SCAN on page 47. PLEASE BE SURE TO specify two
different files names. If they are both pointing to the same file the
results will be unpredictable.
PLEASE NOTE: SHEZ WILL NOT SEARCH YOUR PATH FOR THE SCAN PROGRAM. IF
YOU DO NOT TELL IT EXACTLY WHERE TO FIND IT SHEZ WILL BE UNABLE TO
EXECUTE THE PROGRAM.
As an added precaution the SHEZCFG program can check the SHEZ program
to see if it has been illegally altered. This function will only work
with version 4.91 and greater of the SHEZCFG program, and version 4.91
and greater of the SHEZ program. To use this function startup the
SHEZCFG program and pick the item on the menu titled "Integrity
check". The SHEZCFG program will proceed to verify that the SHEZ
program has not been altered. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CHECK MAY BE
PERFORMED EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE RECONFIGURED SHEZ.
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CLONING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
Beginning with release 3.7 of SHEZ there is an option that allows you
to write out a configuration file (SHEZ.CFG) that will be used by the
configuration program, SHEZCFG, to copy your configuration information
from your current version of SHEZ to the next version of SHEZ. To
perform the cloning operation do the following steps:
1. Start up the SHEZ program with no parameters.
2. When the file list window appears press the ALT-W keys. This will
write out the current SHEZ configuration information into a file
named SHEZ.CFG onto the current disk and directory.
3. Unpack all files from the new version of SHEZ onto the disk and
directory where the SHEZ.CFG file exists.
4. Rename the old SHEZ.EXE program file to SHEZ.OLD
5. Run the SHEZCFG program.
6. You will be asked the name of the program to modify, the default
is SHEZ.EXE. Press the enter key and the following message should
appear at the top of the screen:
CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FROM FILE SHEZ.CFG BEING USED
7. Press the enter key to display the configuration menu.
8. Select the Save configuration information option, and your new
copy of SHEZ will be updated with your old configuration
information.
9. Delete the SHEZ.CFG file.
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UPGRADING SHEZ TO A NEWER VERSION
Beginning with release 5.8 of SHEZ there is another method of carrying
forward the configuration options from one version to another. By
using the new environment variable named SHEZCFG to point to the
SHEZ.CFG file that was created by using the ALT-W command sequence.
If you already have a configured version of SHEZ skip to step 4.
1. First run the SHEZCFG program and configure SHEZ to your personal
tastes.
2. Be sure to save your options by choosing the Save configuration
information off the SHEZCFG program menu.
3. Start up the SHEZ program with no parameters.
4. When the file list window appear press the ALT-W keys to create
the SHEZ.CFG file.
5. Copy the SHEZ.CFG file onto the Disk and directory of your
choosing.
6. In you autoexec.bat file insert the following line:
SET SHEZCFG=C:\DATA\SHEZ.CFG
Substitute C:\DATA\SHEZ.CFG with the disk and directory where you
copied the SHEZ.CFG to.
7. Now when you start-up SHEZ, it will read it's configuration
information from the file name identified by the SHEZCFG
environment variable instead using the configuration information
stored inside SHEZ itself.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN YOU USE THIS METHOD THE CONFIGURATION
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FILE POINTED TO BY THE SHEZCFG
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE COMPLETELY OVERRIDES THE CONFIGURATION
INFORMATION STORED INSIDE SHEZ.
COMPATIBILITY ISSUES
SHEZ achieves fast screen updates buy writing directly to video buffer
memory. If your machine is not 100% compatible you can force SHEZ to
use BIOS routines to update the screen. This is accomplished by
setting an environment variable BIOS equal to Y. I.E. SET BIOS=Y. Do
this before executing SHEZ.
For monochrome monitors a similar method is employed set the
environment variable MONO equal to Y. I.E. SET MONO=Y.
Some clone machines have a bug in the builtin BIOS routines that will
cause SHEZ to hang if you have exploding windows turned on. If you
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experience a machine lock up, try reconfiguring SHEZ and turn the
exploding windows off.
DESQVIEW COMPATIBILITY
SHEZ is now DESQview aware. When setting SHEZ up under DESQview set
the parameter WRITE DIRECTLY TO SCREEN to NO, and USES OWN COLORS to
YES.
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SWAPPING SHEZ OUT OF MEMORY
This section briefly describes how SHEZ swaps itself out of memory to
make room for other programs. It also describes how the user can
configure SHEZ to perform it's swapping function.
When you configure SHEZ to swap itself out of memory when running
other programs, SHEZ first looks to see if your system has EMS or XMS
memory installed. If there is EMS or XMS memory, and there is a
sufficient amount of EMS or XMS memory, SHEZ will copy most of it's
code to EMS or XMS memory then free up enough memory to run another
program. After the other program has ended SHEZ then swaps itself
back into memory.
As a default SHEZ will first look to see of XMS memory is available.
If XMS is available and there is a sufficient amount of XMS memory
SHEZ will swap itself to XMS memory. If XMS memory is not available,
or there is not enough XMS memory available, SHEZ will them look for
EMS memory. If EMS memory is available, and there is sufficient EMS
memory, SHEZ will swap itself into EMS memory. If EMS memory is not
available, or there is not enough EMS memory available SHEZ will then
swap itself to disk.
If EMS or XMS memory is not available, or there is not enough EMS or
XMS memory, SHEZ will then use your DISK to swap itself out of memory.
It allocates disk space on the currently active drive and in the
current directory. When SHEZ swaps to disk it can conflict with some
compression operations.
To solve this problem the SHEZCFG program not allows you to tell SHEZ,
HOW AND WHERE TO SWAP itself. The SHEZCFG program allows you to tell
SHEZ the DISK and DIRECTORY of where to build it's swapper file if it
needs to swap to disk.
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CREATE A SEPARATE AND UNIQUE
DIRECTORY ON YOUR HARD DRIVE FOR SHEZ TO USE WHEN SWAPPING TO DISK.
THIS DIRECTORY SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY FILES IN THE DIRECTORY. USING THE
SHEZCFG PROGRAM, TELL SHEZ THE LOCATION AND THE NAME OF THIS
DIRECTORY. THEN IF SHEZ NEEDS TO SWAP TO DISK IT WILL PLACE THE
SWAPPER FILE INTO THIS UNIQUE DIRECTORY, AND AFTER THE SWAP FUNCTION
IS COMPLETE IT WILL REMOVE THE SWAPPER FILE.
The SHEZCFG program also allows you to tell SHEZ to ignore EMS or XMS
memory, even if you have EMS and/or XMS memory installed, and always
swap to disk.
Since these option are new in release 6.1
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PLEASE RUN THE SHEZCFG PROGRAM AND SET THE SWAPPING OPTIONS TO YOUR
PERSONAL NEEDS.
The swapping options can be found under the ADDITIONAL SETUP
INFORMATION menu item. You can tell SHEZ to use XMS, EMS, and disk
for swapping. If you specify all three XMS will be tested first, then
EMS, then disk.
USING EMS/XMS MEMORY IN SHEZ
Beginning with release 7.0 of SHEZ, SHEZ can now use 65K of XMS or EMS
memory to reduce it's DOS memory requirements. The XMS/EMS memory is
used for temporary storage areas, thus reducing the amount of DOS
memory SHEZ needs. The XMS/EMS memory will be released when you exit
SHEZ. If SHEZ uses EMS memory, it will also use a portion of the
allocated EMS memory as a file buffer area when copying files from the
DOS directory display. This will significantly speed up the copy
operations, so it is recommenced to use EMS memory if it is available.
EMS / XMS memory usage can be configured through the SHEZCFG program
via the ADDITIONAL SETUP INFORMATION menu item. Shown below is the
EMS/XMS configuration option as it will appear on the screen:
SHEZ can use EMS or XMS memory to reduce it's memory
requirements. SHEZ will first try to use EMS and then XMS if
EMS memory is not available. You can tell SHEZ to only use EMS,
only use XMS, not to use either, or to try XMS first then EMS.
At the prompt enter EX to use EMS then XMS,
OR enter XE to use XMS then EMS,
OR enter E to use only EMS,
OR enter X to use only XMS,
OR enter to spaces to not use EMS or XMS.
Enter EMS-XMS usage as described above->EX
You can over-ride the memory usage options through the use of
environment variables. See the section titled ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
for more information.
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WHERE TO FIND THE MOST CURRENT VERSION
The following BBS's will have the most current version of SHEZ:
Directory Assistance (707)538-8710 (Main distribution and
support BBS)
EXEC-PC (414)964-5160
MicroSellar (201)239-1346
AV-SYNC (404)320-6202
Vern Buerg's Bit Boutique (707)778-8944
Comupserve
Genie
Effective 11/25/89 The Directory Assistance BBS has graciously allowed
me to use their BBS as the main distribution point for SHEZ. I will
personally upload the most current version of SHEZ to this BBS. In
addition Jim the SYSOP has also set up a separate SHEZ conference on
the BBS. If you need help with SHEZ or what to leave me some
questions or suggestions, please use the SHEZ conference on this BBS.
Using this method will get the fastest response from me personally.
In addition it can also be found on COMPUSERVE in the IBMSYS forum.
Effective 5/20/90 SHEZ will also be distributed via the GENIE
information service. It can be found in the IBMPC roundtable.
Since this program has developed into a major undertaking all I ask is
if you use it regularly PLEASE REGISTER YOUR COPY, and keep shareware
alive.
SUPPORT FOR SHEZ AND QUESTIONS
Support can be obtained in three ways. If you have access to CSERVE
please send your questions to me via Easyplex. (type GO MAIL at the
Cserve prompt) My userid is 76266,2634. This is the preferred method,
I check for mail twice a week and will get back to you with an answer
usually within a week. You may also contact me via the GENIE network,
my GENIE mail id is J.DERR1. If you do not have access to CSERVE or
GENIE send a note, letter, postcard to the address show below.
Register users have priority but I will try to help anyone in need.
Effective 11/25/89 the Directory Assistance BBS has set up a SHEZ
conference. You may leave comments, technical questions, etc, about
SHEZ on this BBS by using the SHEZ conference.
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You may also receive support by calling California Software Design at
(707) 575-9868.
California Software Design
P.O. Box 15248
Santa Rosa, CA 94502
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COMMANDS SORTED BY DESCRIPTION
ALT-D . . . . 4DOS/NDOS description display
ALT-A . . . . Add a list of files
A . . . . . . Add file(s) to compressed
ALT-C . . . . Add/update file comments
S . . . . . . Add\Update comment records for highlighted file
SFT-S . . . . Add\Update file records for all files in compressed
file.
CTL-ENTER . . Alternate File Viewer
ALT-B . . . . Browse any file
ALT-Z . . . . Check files in all tagged compressed files for viruses.
CTL-Z . . . . Check files in all tagged compressed files for viruses,
. . . . . . . plus strip comments out of any tagged .ZIP files.
ALT-Z . . . . Check for viruses
CTL-V . . . . Convert all tagged archive files to another format.
ALT-V . . . . Convert highlighted archive file to another format.
CTL-V . . . . Convert sfx file.
CTL-F2 . . . Copy highlighted file
CTL-F2 . . . Copy tagged files
CTL-Y . . . . Copy tagged files from one Compress file to another.
F7 . . . . . Create new compressed file
ALT-D . . . . Delete all extracted files
SFT-F4 . . . Delete all tagged files
F4 . . . . . Delete highlighted file/Dir
D . . . . . . Delete highlighted file
CTL-D . . . . Delete tagged files
Enter . . . . Display directory contents or Display file contents.
/ . . . . . . Display menu bar
ALT-P . . . . Drive:path to extract into
F8 . . . . . EDIT SELECTED FILE
ALT-N . . . . Extract all NEWER files
ALT-X . . . . Extract all files
CTL-E . . . . Extract all tagged files
ALT-E . . . . Extract specified file(s)
E . . . . . . Extract the highlighted file
ALT-0 . . . . Flush macro
ALT-F . . . . Freshen a list of files
F . . . . . . Freshen file(s) in compressed
F1 . . . . . HELP
TAB . . . . . Hot directory display
ALT-Q . . . . Immediately exit SHEZ
CTL-X . . . . Immediately exit to extract path
ALT-8 . . . . Load and run macro
ALT-7 . . . . Macro Playback
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ALT-5 . . . . Macro pause
F8 . . . . . Make Self Extracting file from highlighted file
SFT-F8 . . . Make Self Extracting files from all tagged files.
/ . . . . . . Menu display
ALT-M . . . . Move a list of files
M . . . . . . Move file(s) to compressed
CTL-F3 . . . Move highlighted file
SFT-F3 . . . Move tagged files
G . . . . . . Password for compressed file
CTL-F6 . . . Rename file
SFT-F6 . . . Rename tagged files
ALT-R . . . . Reread the directory.
ALT-G . . . . Run GREP against file(s)
ALT-Y . . . . Run a program against tagged file(s)
R . . . . . . Run the highlighted file
Z . . . . . . SPECIFY compressed FILE MASK
ALT-9 . . . . Save macro to file
F5 . . . . . Show file statistics
I . . . . . . Show info about archive file
F9 . . . . . Sort archive listing
F6 . . . . . Sort the file display
P . . . . . . Specify Path options
ALT-S . . . . Speed search
ALT-6 . . . . Start/Stop macro recording
F2 . . . . . Switch to another archive File or directory
CTL-SPACE . . Tag all files
CTL-T . . . . Tag all files.
+ . . . . . . Tag highlighted file
ALT-+ . . . . Tag highlighted file
F10 . . . . . Temporary exit to DOS
T . . . . . . Test archive integrity
F6 . . . . . Toggle $.$ and *.*
ALT-1 . . . . Toggle authenticity mode
O . . . . . . Toggle overwrite for extract
SPACE . . . . Toggle tag status
ALT-T . . . . Toggle tagged file status line
CTL-U . . . . Untag all files
- . . . . . . Untag highlighted file
ALT-- . . . . Untab hightlighed file
ALT-U . . . . Update a list of files
CTL-T . . . . Update archive file time&date
U . . . . . . Update file in archive
ALT-V . . . . View file comment records
F3 . . . . . View highlighted file
V|RET . . . . View the file
ALT-W . . . . Write SHEZ.CFG file.
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LICENSING SHEZ FOR PERSONAL USE
Shez is marketed as a shareware program. This marketing method gives
the user the opportunity to evaluate the program before actually
registering the software. If after a two week evaluation period you
determine that SHEZ meets your needs, you are required to register
your copy of SHEZ with California Software Design. To register your
copy of SHEZ, complete the registration form that is distributed with
the SHEZ package, include your payment and mail to California Software
Design, P.O. Box 15248, Santa Rosa, CA 95402.
When your registration form is processed you will be mailed an
individual serial number, along with a receipt for your registration
fee.
CORPORATE SITE LICENSING FOR SHEZ
A license is required for use of SHEZ by corporations and
institutions.
You may obtain a license for the use of SHEZ by writing to me. The
license is for perpetual, nonexclusive use of any version. Purchase
orders and invoicing are acceptable. A license agreement form will be
sent upon request. You may use it, or supply your own for my review.
There are no restrictions to the number of sites, or for use on local
area networks. If you have special requirements, or need
customization, please feel free to submit them in writing. You may
request a license for:
1) A fixed number of copies, see the discount schedule;
2) An unlimited number of copies, the minimum fee is $1200;
3) Customization of messages and documentation, an additional fee
may be required depending on the extent of changes;
4) Permission to distribute within your organization;
The fee for a license depends on the estimated number of copies of the
program that you will use. To use the discount schedule below,
estimate the total number of copies that you may eventually use.
Number of users(copies) Price per copy
1 to 10 $39.00
11 to 30 $35.00
31 and up $31.00
Please contact California Software Design for site license prices.
Regardless of the quantity, only one set of materials will be sent to
you. You may then make as many copies of it that are licensed.
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Upgrades will be made available upon request. Technical support is
available via mail, or contacting me via Compuserve 76266,2634, or on
GENIE mail id is J.DERR1.
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INDEX
(Minus key -) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30
(Plus key +) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30
4DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20, 61
Activate volume label processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32
Add Update File Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Add volume label to existing compressed file . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Add/Update all archive file comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Add/Update compressed file comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Add/Update highlighted archive file comments . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ALT-+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 62
ALT-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 62
ALT-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30, 62
ALT-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 36
ALT-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 38, 39, 61
ALT-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 38, 39, 62
ALT-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 39, 61
ALT-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 39, 40, 61
ALT-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 39, 62
ALT-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 61
ALT-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 61
ALT-C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 18, 27, 61
ALT-D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20, 24, 61
ALT-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 61
ALT-F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 61
ALT-F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 26
ALT-G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 38, 49, 62
ALT-M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 62
ALT-N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 61
ALT-P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13, 22, 24, 36, 37, 44, 45, 61
ALT-Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 18, 21, 25, 33, 38, 61
ALT-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 62
ALT-T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 62
ALT-U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 62
ALT-V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 28, 42, 61, 62
ALT-W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 16, 44, 54, 55, 62
ALT-X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 61
ALT-Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 50, 62
ALT-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 29, 47, 48, 61
Alternate file viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 19, 29, 46
BBS SYSOP NOTE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Browse any file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 61
cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 16, 44, 45, 54, 55, 62
CLONING THE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 54
COMPATIBILITY ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
configuration . 5, 6, 16, 18, 22, 26, 29, 42, 44, 45, 51, 52, 54, 55,
58
CONFIGURING FOR VIRUS SCANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Convert all tagged files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 42
Convert highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16
Convert highlighted file to a SFX file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Convert SFX file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 61
Convert Tagged files to SFX files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CONVERTING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Copy all TAGGED DOS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Copy highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 61
CORPORATE SITE LICENSING FOR SHEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Create a new archive file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 26
CREATING NEW COMPRESSED FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 26, 36, 41
CTL-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 61
CTL-ENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 19, 29, 46, 61
CTL-F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 61
CTL-F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 62
CTL-F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 62
CTL-Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 39
CTL-SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25, 62
CTL-T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25, 62
CTL-U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25, 62
CTL-V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 29, 42, 43, 61
CTL-X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 31, 33, 61
CTL-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 47, 61
Delete a DOS file or empty directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Delete all extracted files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 61
Delete all TAGGED DOS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DESQVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 26, 56
DESQVIEW COMPATIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Directory Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 59
Display files statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Display Info about archive file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DOS directory Speed Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Edit highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Edit the selected file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
EDITING KEY DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
EMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 44, 45, 57, 58
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-46, 58
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 20, 30, 32, 38, 39, 48
Execute a file in an archive file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exit SHEZ . . . . . . . 9, 11, 18, 20, 21, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 58, 61
Exit SHEZ goto EXTRACT dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 31
Extract all files from archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Extract all tagged files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 61
Extract location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13, 24, 36, 37, 52
Extract only newer files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Extracting a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 11, 13, 26, 35, 61
F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14, 24, 26, 30, 62
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F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 17, 19, 26, 61, 62
F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 17, 19, 62
F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 19, 61
F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20, 62
F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 19, 20, 62
F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 26, 36, 41, 61
F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 26, 61, 62
F9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15, 24, 26, 30, 41, 62
FLOATING EXTRACT LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FUNCTIONS WHEN VIEWING CONTENTS OF ARCHIVE FILE: . . . . . . . . . 22
HOT DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 33, 61
Immediate Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25
KEYSTROKE RECORDING/PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 20, 32, 38
label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 36, 41
LICENSING SHEZ FOR PERSONAL USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LIMIT OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11, 15, 38
MOUSE SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Move all TAGGED DOS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Move highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 62
NDOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 20, 61
NOTES ON CREATING SFX FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PERFORMING A VIRUS SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 20, 32, 35, 38-40, 61
Print (ALL) to PRN -p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Print (ZIP) to COM1 in ASCII -pc1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM1 in BINARY -pbc1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM2 in ASCII -pc2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM2 in BINARY -pbc2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM3 in ASCII -pc3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM3 in BINARY -pbc3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM4 in ASCII -pc4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to COM4 in BINARY -pbc4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Print (ZIP) to lpt1 -p1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Print (ZIP) to lpt2 -p2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Print (ZIP) to lpt3 -p3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
QUICK START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20, 32, 38, 39
Rename all TAGGED DOS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rename highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Run a program against all tagged files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Scan file(s) for a string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Select a new archive file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 26
Set ARJ Compression Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Set Path/Directory option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Set ZIP Compression Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SETTING ALTERNATE FILE VIEWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SFT-F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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SFT-F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 62
SFT-F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 61
SFT-F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 62
SFT-F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 62
sgrep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 49, 50
SHEZEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SHEZUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SHEZXMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SHIFT-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Show help screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 26
Show tagged file count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sort the archive file list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sort the file list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Specify an archive file mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 25, 62
Supply Password for File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SUPPORT FOR SELF EXTRACTING FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SUPPORT FOR SHEZ AND QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
TAB KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 33
Tag All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25, 62
Tag highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30, 62
Temporary exit to DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 26, 62
Test COM,EXE, and OVL files in a compressed file for viruses . . . 29
Test tagged compressed file(s) for viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Testing archive integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
THE SHEZFG PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 51
Toggle authenticity mode in PKZIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 30
Toggle overwrite mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Toggle the Tag status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 25
Untag all Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 25, 62
Untag highlighted file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 20, 30, 62
UPGRADING SHEZ TO A NEWER VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
USING EMS/XMS MEMORY IN SHEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
USING THE MOUSE WITH VERN BUERG'S LIST PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . 11
View a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
View file and archive comment records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viewing a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 22
virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4, 18, 29, 34, 44, 47, 48, 53
VIRUS CHECKING SELECTED FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Virus scan ALL files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Virus scan ONLY EXECUTABLE files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 29, 34, 47, 48, 53, 61
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 36, 41
VOLUME LABEL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 32, 36
WHERE TO FIND THE MOST CURRENT VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Write out configuration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
XMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 44, 45, 57, 58
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