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A How to use HELP B Installation notes C HDM Startup options D How to use MAIN MENU E MAIN MENU Keyboard F How to use TOP MENU G TOP MENU Keyboard H MENU Pull Down I PAGE Pull Down J SECURITY Pull Down K LOCAL Pull Down L GLOBAL Pull Down M EXIT Pull Down N Menu Action contents O Menu Action examples P Menu Functions Q Common keys & Mouse R Useful Editing Keys S Menu Error Messages T Pricing Structure U HDM Copyright Notice How to use the Help System F1 A list of topics is displayed in the left window. A description of the highlighted topic is shown in the right window. Active keys are listed below: Up Arrow, BackSpc, PgUp Key: Go up one. Down Arrow, Space, PgDn Key: Go down one. Home Key, - Key: Go to beginning. End Key, + Key: Go to end. Letter Key (A-U): Go directly to topic. Escape Key: Return from Help. F3 Key: Exit from HDM to DOS. ___________________________________________________ This is a user supported program. You are my best distributor. Please give a copy of HDM to your friends, upload it to your local bulletin board, or take a copy to your PC users group for the disk librarian. Thank you for your help. Jim Hass. Hard Disk Menu Installation Notes Use the batch file INSTALL.BAT to install HDM IV for the first time. A> INSTALL C:\HDM will copy all the files from the diskette in A: to the hard disk directory C:\HDM. Use the batch file UPDATE.BAT to upgrade an exist- ing Hard Disk Menu. A> UPDATE C:\HDM will copy only needed files and will convert all your menu entries so they are all retained for the new menu. HDM must be started from its own directory, not through the DOS path. That way HDM knows where its menu files are. You will need a path set to COMMAND.COM and the HDM temporary work file X.BAT. AUTOEXEC.BAT Example: PATH C:\;C:\HDM (If command.com in c:\ CD \HDM and x.bat in c:\hdm.) HDM If you exit HDM, enter X to restart HDM from DOS. Hard Disk Menu Startup Switches -A Automatically start a menu entry. -B<p#> Beginning menu entry. <p#> is A1-J0 -C<path> Copy path to store a copy of menu files. -D<d> Display disk free space from drive <d>. -E<path> Exit path to be in when exiting HDM. -H Header screen logo read in from HDM.HDR -K Key lock status, Date, Time not updated. -L<path> Log usage to HDM.LOG. <path> is optional. -M<##> Menu file to start up with. <##> is 0-999 -N No startup logo or header screen shown. -P Page wrap off. No automatic cursor wrap. -S Snow elimination for older CGA monitors. -T<path> Text path for menu entries & config data. -V Video set to mono for unreadable screens. -W<path> Work path to store temporary work file. -#<path> -0 to -9 is path to menu 0-99 to 900-999. If a switch with a <path> is used, it must include both the drive and directory. The switches work in the command line and the DOS environment.(SET HDM=) How to use the Main Menu The Main Menu is split into two windows. One is the Page Index and the other has your menu entries. As different pages are highlighted in the Page Index, entries from those pages show in the menu window. To highlight a page, use the PgUp & PgDn keys or press the letter shown at the left of the page description. If a page is empty it is skipped. Each page has up to ten entries. To start an entry, highlight it by using the Up or Down arrow keys, then press the Enter key or just press the number shown at the left of the menu entry description. If an entry has a password, HDM will ask for it before starting it. Set passwords from the Security pull down window or by pressing Alt-F1. The cursor skips all empty pages and empty menu entries. The left and right windows can be swapped by pressing F8 or through the Local pull down window. To add, change, delete, or move entries use the Menu pull down window or the keys described on the next page. Keys active while in the Main Menu LETTER KEYS (A-J): Go to page and display entries. If no entries on that page, go to the next page. NUMERIC KEYS (0-9): Start an entry that was previously added. If entry is empty, it beeps. PGUP & PGDN KEYS: Moves the cursor up or down the Page Index to highlight pages that have entries. UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS (or BACKSPACE/SPACE): Moves the cursor up/down the menu window of defined entries. HOME KEY: Highlights the first existing entry. END KEY: Highlights the last existing entry. ENTER KEY: Starts the highlighted entry. ? KEY: Displays help for the Main Menu. INS KEY: Add a new Main Menu entry. DEL KEY: Delete a Main Menu entry. ALT-F1 KEY: Add, Change, Delete an entry password. F2 KEY: Change a Main Menu entry. F4 KEY: Copy a Main Menu entry. ALT-F4 KEY: Move a Main Menu entry. F10 KEY: Activates and displays the Top Menu. How to use the Top Menu... F10/Alt-F10 You cannot activate the Top Menu from Help or Logo. Press F10 at any other time to go to the Top Menu, then highlight your choice and press ENTER to pull down a window. The Top Menu choices are: MENU: Add, change, delete, copy, and move Main Menu entries. PAGE: Compress, erase, copy, or name a page of entries. Switch entries in two pages. SECURITY: Add, change, or delete passwords for all Main Menu entries, one Main Menu entry, all Top Menu entries, a master password; hide the Top Menu, and set up user IDs. LOCAL: Set border type, colors, macros, titles; display action strings, menu lines, date and menu line, and switch the Page Index and Main Menu for the current menu file. GLOBAL: Set cursor, mouse, phone, screen save, delayed/timed startup for all menu files. EXIT: Quit HDM, DOS window, logoff, or resume. Keys active while in the Top Menu To pull down a window from the Top Menu: press F10 to get to the Top Menu, then press the highlighted letter. Another way is to press Alt and the high- lighted letter: Alt-M for Menu, Alt-P for Page, Alt-S for Security, Alt-L for Local, Alt-G for Global, or Alt-X for Exit. Then to choose a pull down window entry, move the cursor to the one you want and press ENTER or press the highlighted key. LEFT ARROW: Move to previous Top Menu entry. RIGHT ARROW: Move to next Top Menu entry. UP ARROW: Move up or open a pull down window. DOWN ARROW: Move down or open a pull down window. HOME/END: Move to first or last entry in menu. F1: Get help. ALT-F1: Set password for pull down menu entry. F3: Exit from HDM to DOS. F10: Return to the Main Menu. ESCAPE: Return to the previous menu/screen. MENU Maintenance Pull Down Window... Alt-M ADD (Ins) To add a new entry to the Main Menu. CHANGE (F2) To edit an entry in the Main Menu. DUPLICATE (F4) To copy an entry in the Main Menu. ERASE (Del) To delete an entry from the Main Menu. MOVE (Alt-F4) To move an entry in the Main Menu. SAVE (Alt-F5) Save to disk. This is automatic. (Key) is a short cut to the pull down menu entries. If an entry is password protected, you must enter the password first. Alt-F1 is used to set it. A Main Menu entry consists of a Menu Description and a Menu Action. The description can be up to 48 characters long. It is what the user sees in the HDM Main Menu as menu entries. The action is what the menu does when the user chooses one of the Main Menu entries. It consists of DOS commands, batch files, programs, and special HDM {functions} seperated by the tilde ~ character. For more info see "Menu Action" & "Menu Functions" PAGE Maintenance Pull Down Window... Alt-P COMPRESS moves the entries to the top of the page. ERASE all non password protected entries in a page. IMPORT a page of entries from another page or file. NAME (Alt-F2) change name in the Page Index window. SWITCH entries in two pages in the same menu file. This menu lets you make changes to the names in the page index and lets you erase all the non-password protected entries in one page at once. Page import lets you copy a page of main menu entries from any menu file (including the current one) to a page in the current menu file. Entries are only copied to matching ones in the current file that are empty. Any existing entries will not be overwritten, so if you want to copy all ten entries in a page, make sure you copy them to a completely empty page. Compress moves all entries in a page to the top of that page and leaves all the empty entries at the bottom. You can switch the contents of two pages. SECURITY Password Pull Down Window... Alt-S ALL MAIN MENU ENTRIES: one password for all entries FILE CHANGE PASSWORD: protect entries from changes. HIDE THE TOP MENU (use /UNHIDE to unhide it) LOGOFF AUTOMATICALLY: set time for auto logoff. MASTER PASSWORD: use this to override any password. SET PASSWORD (Alt-F1): protect one main menu entry. TOP MENU ENTRIES: one password for all pull downs. USER ID MAINTENANCE: add user names and passwords. Set up a master password before others. This is the one that the security administrator should set and save because it can override all passwords in HDM. If other passwords are forgotten, just enter the master password instead. You can protect the main menu entries individually or as a group, you can also put passwords on pull down menu entries individually or as a group. To remove passwords, start the procedure to set them, enter the old password when asked for, and it will be deleted. LOCAL Variables Pull Down Window... Alt-L ACTIONS (F5): display menu actions in title window. BORDERS: change to single, double, bold, or none. COLORS: change main panel, status bar, and windows. DATE/MENU (F6): show date or top menu bar, or both. LINES (F7): change the number of lines in the menu. MACROS: add, change, or delete menu action macros. SWITCH (F8): exchange the Page Index and Main Menu. TITLES: change what is displayed in the title box. Changes to any of the above variables affect only the current menu file. There are a total of 1000 menu files all together, each can have a different set of local variables. The menu files are named HDM.000 through HDM.999. You create or access them using the {MENU ###} action function in any of the main menu entries. You can give each of your menu files a completely different look on the screen when you call them up by using different colors, borders, lines, titles, etc. GLOBAL Variables Pull Down Window... Alt-G BLINKING CURSOR: change the cursor blink speed. DATE/TIME FORMAT: US/European date, 12/24 Hr clock. INACTIVE EXECUTE: auto exec after inactive time. MOUSE SPEED: set the horizontal and vertical speed. PHONE PARAMETERS: change com port and dial type. SCREEN SAVE: set screen save time and message. TIMED EXECUTION: set up auto running of entries. Global variables are the same in all menu files no matter which menu file your in. You can change the the rate of blinking of the cursor, and change the sensitivity of the horizontal and vertical motion of the mouse. Set the date and time format. Set tone or pulse dialing and the communication port for the {DIAL} function. Set the screen save time before your screen blanks out and an optional user message. The timed execution facility lets you run menu entries unattended at a set time of day, any day(s) of the week or any day(s) of the month. EXIT Pull Down Window... Alt-X DOS WINDOW (F9): just like being at the DOS prompt. LOGOFF (Alt-F3): logoff user and go to logo screen. RESUME HDM: return to the Main Menu from anywhere. EXIT HDM (F3): go to DOS prompt. Enter X to return. The DOS window can be used to run anything that can be used in a normal main menu entry, including DOS commands, batch files, programs, action functions, and macros. It also retains the last nine entries run from it. You can scroll through them with the arrow keys and change them or just run them as they are. Resume HDM returns to the main menu no matter where you are in the Hard Disk Menu. Exit takes HDM completely out of memory and gives you the DOS prompt. Key in X at the DOS prompt to return to the Hard Disk Menu when your done. The {EXIT} or {QUIT} action functions work exactly the same way. HDM IV leaves nothing behind in memory and does not invoke a secondary command processor when you exit. What the Menu Action Consists of The Menu Action can contain up to 255 characters of any DOS commands, programs (COM or EXE), or batch files (BAT). These are seperated by the tilde ~ character like this: C:~CD\WP~WP~ If the program you want to run is in a directory that can be found through the DOS path, then you do not need to specify the drive and directory. The Menu Action would then just be this: WP~ NOTE: To run batch files you must put @@ in front of the batch file name: C:~CD\BATCHDIR~@@BATFILE~ ! as first char runs inside HDM. (small programs) ~ represents the ENTER key. (~ replaced by CR/LF) @@ used by batch files. (@@ replaced by COMMAND /C) {functions} are special HDM functions. {64 chr max} Macros: &0 thru &9 or {&0 p1 p2 .. p9} are replaced by the contents of a macro. (set in Local menu) Macro parameters: %1 thru %9 are replaced by the contents of the macro parameter. (p1 p2 .. p9) Examples of action text C:~CD \LOTUS~123~ This would start up the 1-2-3 program from a sub- directory named LOTUS on the C: drive. When you leave 1-2-3 you will return to Main Menu. {CK A}A:~CHKDSK~PAUSE~@@DB3SAVE~ This action will check if the A: drive is ready, then switch to it and run CHKDSK on it, then wait. When a key is hit, the batch file DB3SAVE will be executed and you return to the same menu display. Make sure you use @@ or .BAT file will not return. COPY {?ENTER PATH AND FILE NAME TO PRINT:} LPT1:~ When this selection is picked from the menu, the bottom edit window will display and ask: ENTER PATH AND FILE NAME TO PRINT: If the user of the menu keys in C:\PC-TALK\README the file will be copied from disk to the printer. The {?TEXT} is replaced by the user entry, in this case it changed to: COPY C:\PC-TALK\README LPT1: Menu Action Functions & Macro ............... User replaceable macro % Parameter ............ Replaceable parameters @@batch∙file ........... Used to run a batch file ! (in first position) .. Run action inside HDM ~ (tilde) .............. Command/program seperator {?} or {?Prompt} ....... Prompt the user for input {Beep} ................. Make a short beep sound {Ck A} ................. Check if drive is ready {Color Fg Bg} .......... DOS color for this entry {Cursor Start# End#} ... Set DOS cursor shape {Default ?Prompt Reply} Default answer to {?} {Dial Phone∙Number} .... Dial through Hayes modem {Exit} or {Quit} ....... Exit and go to DOS prompt {Key K1 K2 ... K15} .... Pass program keystrokes {Menu ###} ............. Go to another menu file {Reboot} ............... Same as Alt-Ctrl-Del {Return} ............... Return to prior menu file {Run/Run! Bat/Com/Exe} . Immediate run inside HDM {Select Msg~S1~S2~...S9} Create selection window {User} ................. Display user logon name COMMON HDM KEYS... MOUSE F1: Get Help from anywhere except the Logo screen. F2: Save entries keyed into data entry fields. F3: Exit HDM and go to the DOS prompt at any time. F10: Get the Top Menu any time execpt Logo or Help. Alt-F10: Go to the last active pull down menu. Esc: Cancel and go to the previous window or menu. Ctrl-F: will Freeze the screen so no output will bleed through if HDM is running in the background in a multitasking environment. Nothing in HDM will work, including Timed Execution, until a key is pressed. Then HDM will continue as normal. MOUSE: Moving the mouse works just like pressing the arrow keys and works anywhere in HDM. Left Button - same as <Enter> key. Right Button - same as <Esc> key. Both Left & Right Buttons together or Middle Button if you have a Three Button Mouse - same as <F10>. Useful keys in EDIT mode The keyboard starts out in insert mode, press the insert key to switch to overwrite. If a character key is pressed first, text in the field is cleared. If a cursor movement key or an invalid key is used first, the text will remain. Ctrl-U will return the original text if you are still in the field. --> or <-- : Arrows move the cursor one position. -->| or |<--: Tab moves the cursor 8 positions. UP or DOWN: Moves to the previous or next field. PGUP or PGDN: Moves to the first or last field. HOME or END: Moves to the start or end of a field. CTRL-HOME: Deletes from cursor to start of field CTRL-END: Deletes from cursor to end of field. DELETE KEY: Deletes the charactor at the cursor. BACK SPACE: Deletes the charactor left of cursor. INSERT KEY: Switches between insert & overwrite. CTRL-U: (Undo) Restores field to original. ENTER KEY: Accepts changes & goes to next field. F2 KEY: Saves changes and ends editing. ESCAPE KEY: Cancels changes and ends editing. ERROR MESSAGES 007 Colors can not be set on a monochrome monitor. 010 Error opening "File Name". 020 Error reading "File Name". 030 Error writing "File Name". 040 Error closing "File Name". 310 Entered password does not match old password. 322 Enter user name does not match list of users. 333 You have reached the maximum number of users. 590 {DIAL #} # contains more than 36 characters. 595 {DIAL #} Can't open specified COM port. 596 {DIAL #} Modem does not respond to reset. 597 {DIAL #} Modem error dialing phone number. 599 Phone dialed, press key to disconnect modem. 661 Cannot read the menu file in dir. (HDM.###) 699 Could not change to specified disk drive. 834 The page letter is not in the range A thru J. 909 Action evaluated to more than 255 characters. 951 No matching set of {} braces in action. 953 &0 thru &9 macro contains itself: (&#). 954 %1 thru %9 parameter contains itself (%#). HARD DISK MENU PRICING STRUCTURE $ 50 SINGLE USER REGISTRATION: current version of HDM sent to you on disk with a printed bound user manual. Technical support via telephone, mail, or CompuServe. Utility programs to create custom help and report on computer usage from the log file. You will receive notice of new versions. $ 200 LOCAL AREA NETWORK LICENSE: includes the benefits above, plus a license to use HDM on all computers on one LAN. $ 600 SITE LICENSE: single user benefits above plus a license to use HDM on all systems at one site. (including LANs) $ 1200 CORPORATE LICENSE: same as site license, except for all sites used by this entity. All Licenses get a master disk & printed manual Additional disks: $10 Additional manuals: $15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE HDM IV (tm) The Hard Disk Menu System (tm) Copyright (c) 1986-90 Jim Hass All rights reserved world wide JIM HASS MicroFox Co. P.O. Box 447 Richfield, OH. 44286-0447 USA CompuServe Mail: 73057,3113 Member of the (ASP) Association of Shareware Professionals KEY ACTION S/N 0 - 9 Start menu entry 0 - 9. ENTER Start highlighted entry. MicroFox DOWN ARROW Move cursor down one entry. P.O. Box 447 UP ARROW Move cursor up one entry. Richfield, Ohio SPACE BAR Move cursor down one entry. U.S.A. 44286-0447 BACK SPACE Move cursor up one entry. A - J Display page A - J. Registered users ($50) Alt1 - Alt0 Display page A - J. will receive... PGUP Display next page. 1. Newest program disk. PGDN Display previous page. 2. Typeset users manual. HOME Move to first menu entry. 3. Technical support via END Move to last menu entry. Mail, Telephone, and CompuServe 73057,3113 4. Upgrade notices. 5. Additonal programs. 6. Thank you. Jim Hass. MOUSE Left button = Enter Right Button = Escape