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- Welcome to FILE_MAN, a utility program to assist
- you in your PC disk FILE MANagement!
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- Copyright 1987-1994 by MicroMetric.
- All rights reserved.
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- Document last edited: January 1, 1994
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- FILE_MAN is distributed as SHAREWARE and, as such, may be copied and shared on a
- private non-commercial basis with others in its unmodified form. Liability is
- limited to replacing the software for registered users. There is no liability
- for any damage or loss caused by this software, directly or indirectly.
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- If you have problems with this program, or want to send comments, manual correc-
- tions, or enhancement suggestions, you may call or mail them to:
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- MicroMetric
- 98 Dade Avenue
- Sarasota, FLorida 34232-1609 USA
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- Technical Support (813) 377-2515
- FAX . . . . . . . (813) 377-2091
- Support BBS . . . (813) 371-2490
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- The MicroMetric Software Support BBS provides availability and technical support
- for the MicroMetric ■■■■_MAN series of shareware programs. First time callers
- have access to the board and can leave messages or download replies/current
- shareware releases. Registered users may also download the latest Beta test
- software releases, when available.
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- Additionally, you can send routed E-Mail via the RIME(tm) network to David
- Groome at the ->ACTION node in the ASP, Laser, Batch, Common, or Shareware con-
- ferences. I also check CompuServe (71631,744), but only on an infrequent basis.
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- PKZIP, PKUNZIP and PKSFX are trademarks of PKWARE, Inc.
- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.
- IBM PC, XT, AT and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation.
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- INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Major Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Manual Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Page layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Brackets and parentheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Computer key conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Action steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- ■■■■_MAN programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Shareware distributed documentation manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Shareware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- INSTALLING THE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Installation on Non-Path Referenced Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- From a Diskette Vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- From a BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Registered Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Program Operation with Microsoft Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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- RUNNING FILE_MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- Command Line Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- FILE_MAN Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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- FILE_MAN OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Major and Secondary Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Context Sensitive Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Macro Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Use of the [ESC] Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- DOS Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- 43 Line Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- PC Mouse Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
- Use of Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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- FILE_MAN FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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- INTRODUCTION
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- FILE_MAN is a menu driven utility program that aids in managing disk files.
- Directory and file names are displayed in sorted order with file names sorted by
- name, extension, date or size. Single files or file groups may be quickly marked
- and then acted upon. The actions include copy, move, spawn, append, erase, re-
- name, change attribute status, display, print and locate. Features include con-
- text sensitive help, macro procedure execution, color display, directory tree,
- diskette labels and a utility option that allows extensive customization of the
- program parameters.
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- FILE_MAN will run on an IBM PC, XT, AT or true compatibles operating with PC-DOS
- or MS-DOS version 2.0 or later although it works best with version 3.0 or later
- and has been tested through version 5.0. It supports NETBIOS networks and "huge"
- disk drives. The program will determine what type of display monitor is avail-
- able and adjust itself accordingly. Memory requirements for the resident mode
- are less than 9K for the resident data segment and an additional 70K during
- execution.
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- This users guide is extracted from the FILE_MAN manual, which is available to
- registered users. It overviews the features, installation and operation of
- FILE_MAN. All of the program's features are covered in the program's context
- sensitive help pages and this users guide.
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- Major Features
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- * Thirteen Major Options with fifty-four Secondary Options.
- * Single line menus with a moving selection highlight bar and user modifiable
- menu highlights.
- * Four methods for copying files: Copy, Move, Spawn and Append.
- * When copying to a floppy disk drive and a diskette becomes full, a prompt is
- given to use another diskette.
- * No need to type file or directory names.
- * The ability to store and run up to eighteen user entered macros.
- * Macros may be run automatically.
- * Context sensitive help for all actions: fifteen help sections with seventy-
- four twenty line pages.
- * Wildcard specifications that can be used for marking, locating and renaming
- files.
- * Easily locate and mark a file or a group of files in all of the directories
- on a drive.
- * A directory tree of each drive can be displayed with a single keystroke and
- shows up to six levels of directories.
- * With the directory tree displayed Add, Erase and Rename subdirectories.
- * Four ways to sort the directory file name and extension display: Name, Exten-
- sion, Date and Size.
- * Formatted display or printer output of the contents of any file.
- * Formatted printer output of drive data, directory tree and directory listing.
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- * Diskette labels, with four size options, can be produced.
- * The ability to change four of the attribute bits of any file or files: Read-
- only, Hidden, System and Archive.
- * Add or change the volume label on any drive or diskette.
- * Automatic color display on systems equipped with a color monitor and user
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- selectable colors.
- * The ability to change many of the program parameters including the printer
- command characters either on a current execution basis or permanently.
- * Display directory or change drive/directory quickly with a single command
- line parameter.
- * Written in Assembler code with direct screen memory output and direct sector
- reading of directories for fast execution speed.
- * Requires only 70K beyond the memory needed for DOS to execute.
- * Database may be resident to decrease loading time. This resident portion re-
- quires less than 9K.
- * Support is included for a PC Mouse.
- * Printed detailed manual of more than 110 pages available with registration.
- * Supports NETBIOS networks.
- * Supports "huge" disk drives of more than 32MB.
- * Supports the use of extensions with directory names.
- * Supports DOS version 3.0 - 6.x.
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- System Requirements
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- IBM PC, XT, AT or true compatibles operating with PC/MS-DOS, version 2.0 or
- later, although it works best with version 3.0 or later. It supports both NET-
- BIOS networks and "huge" hard disk drives formatted for more than 32MB. The
- program will determine what type of display monitor is available and adjust
- itself accordingly. Memory requirements for the resident mode are about 8K for
- the resident data segment and an additional 70K during execution.
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- Manual Format
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- This manual is divided into several introductory chapters followed by chapters
- for operating FILE_MAN. The format of these chapters and the information pre-
- sented therein has been standardized using the following conventions.
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- Page layout - Each page has a header detailing the chapter and the program ver-
- sion covered. A footer displays the manual page number.
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- Brackets and parentheses - Brackets, [...], are used in the manual and in the
- help screens to specify what should be entered in response to the current
- prompt. If a character string is to be entered, the type of character is noted,
- such as ALPHA, NUMERIC, ANY, etc. Parentheses, (..), are used for comments.
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- Computer key conventions - Keys specified in the manual text that are not in
- entry brackets are shown as reversed, such as ESCAPE . All key references are
- in capital letters for clarity.
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- Action steps - Some procedures may require selection from a menu of options,
- inputting data or following a sequence of steps. Most manual sections will first
- give an overview of the function or task under discussion and then detail the
- various action operating procedures. In order to make this manual easier to use
- a symbol, -> , marks the beginning of each of these action operating procedures.
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- ■■■■_MAN programs - The general group of shareware programs by MicroMetric is
- referred to by the name ■■■■_MAN. It may also be used in reference to a specific
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- Shareware distributed documentation manual - The documentation file included on
- the shareware distribution diskette contains the same information as the printed
- and bound manual, supplied as part of registration, with two exceptions, the
- result of the word processor, formatting, and printer used. The first is that
- all of the control display characters (ASCII 1-31) and the reverse print key-
- board codes are NOT shown properly. Finally, bolding, underlining, and special
- symbols are NOT present.
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- Shareware
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- FILE_MAN is being distributed as SHAREWARE. The SHAREWARE concept allows users
- to examine a program on a trial basis, at no (or minimal) charge, before pur-
- chasing it. In addition, by decreasing marketing costs, professional quality
- software may be distributed for a fraction of the cost of a comparable commer-
- cial product. Regardless of whether you register the program, please help dis-
- tribute FILE_MAN by sharing unmodified copies of it and its files with others.
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- You are hereby granted the right to use the FILE_MAN program for a thirty (30)
- day evaluation period. If you find FILE_MAN of value, and continue to use it
- after this evaluation period, YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR PROGRAM USE. This will
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- * A 7" x 8 1/2" printed and bound manual.
- * FILE_MAN phone or mail support for one year.
- * Notification of the next FILE_MAN release.
- * Ability to suppress the shareware registration reminder message displayed
- at the beginning of the program.
- * An installation/update/registration branding program.
- * Sincere thanks for your support of the SHAREWARE concept.
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- A Single System Program Registration entitles the user to unlimited use of the
- FILE_MAN program on a single computer.
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- A Site License Program Registration entitles the user to unlimited use of the
- FILE_MAN program on all computers, including networks, at a single corporate
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- Program Registration, Single System . . . . . $35.
- Includes latest version diskette and manual
- Program Registration, Site License . . . . $175.
- Includes latest version diskette and manual
- Latest Version Diskette only . . . . . . . . $10.
- Shipping - USA/Canada/Mexico . . . . . . . . $5.
- Shipping - Air (for outside of USA/Canada/Mexico only)$10.
- COD orders, add $5.
- Florida residents, add 7% sales tax.
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- You should specify diskette size and density desired. If none is specified, 3½"
- DSHD will normally be supplied.
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- ADDRESS: MicroMetric
- 98 Dade Avenue
- Sarasota, FLorida 34232-1609 USA
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- PHONE: Technical Support (813) 377-2515
- FAX . . . . . . . (813) 377-2091
- Support BBS . . . (813) 371-2490
- Order Line . . . (800) 929-0184
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- For ease in program registration, a registration order form may be printed at
- the program exit or there is a quick registration form that is available with
- the program F1 help key.
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- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Profession-
- als (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principal works for you. If
- you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
- contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427, send a CompuServe message via easyplex
- to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536, or by FAX to the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765. In
- communications with the Ombudsman please include a telephone number and/or FAX
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- Installation on Non-Path Referenced Directories
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- If the FILE_MAN files are not located on PATH referenced directories, then, when
- executing FILE_MAN, either:
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- 1. The drive-directory on which they are located must be made the current
- one, or
- 2. The drive-directory on which they are located must be specified on the
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- See the chapter "Running FILE_MAN" for more complete details on operation if the
- files are not located on path directories.
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- From a Diskette Vendor
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- If the FILE_MAN program has been obtained from a diskette vendor, you should
- follow any of their instruction on unpacking/installing the programs (if indeed
- they have separate instructions.) The program, and its files, can be supplied as
- a self extracting file whose name is "FMANvvv.EXE" (vvv is the version, such as
- "FMAN100").
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- This file should first be copied to a directory on your hard disk. This direc-
- tory may be a new one, such as one named "FILE", and created specifically for
- FILE_MAN, or a current one, such as "UTILITY", that has other programs/files.
- For information on creating a separate directory, see your DOS manual.
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- Once the file is copied to the desired hard disk directory, at the DOS prompt
- change to this drive directory, and then type the EXE file name (such as
- "FMAN100") and press ENTER . This will unpack all of the FILE_MAN files.
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- If the FILE_MAN file was downloaded from a Bulletin Board, it should first be
- copied to a directory as defined above, and then unpacked, using whatever pro-
- gram is specified by the Bulletin Board. It is normally distributed with a name
- of "FMANvvv.ZIP" (vvv is the version) or "FMANvv.ZIP" and requires the program
- PKUNZIP, version 2, to unpack the files.
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- Registered Version
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- Registered users should use the program "INSTALL", that is supplied upon regis-
- tration. This program will create a registration file which will, in turn, sup-
- press the shareware registration reminders.
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- -> To install FILE_MAN on your hard disk, or to upgrade to a new release, follow
- the steps detailed below:
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- 1. Place the FILE_MAN distribution diskette in your floppy diskette drive.
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- 2. At the DOS prompt, change to the drive in which the distribution diskette is
- located. For example, if the diskette was placed in drive A, type A : and
- press ENTER .
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- 3. Type I N S T A L L and press ENTER . The installation program
- will then be loaded, and its display should be as shown below.
- ╒═╡ INSTallation MANagement Program ╞══════════╡ Started at═>12-31-99 08:00 ╞═╕
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- ╘╡ INST_MAN Version 4.20 Copyright 1990-94 MicroMetric, All Rights Reserved ╞╛
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- NOTE Context sensitive help is available from this point on in the in-
- stallation program on, by pressing the F1 key. For more informa-
- tion on the help available, see the "Help Key" section in the "Run-
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- ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ╔═╡ Color Monitor Card Detected ╞═╗ │
- │ ║ Use the color display ║█ │
- │ ║ Force a monochrome display ║█ │
- │ ╚═════════════════════════════════╝█ │
- │ ███████████████████████████████████ │
- └──────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> If your system has a color monitor, press U .
- -> If your system has a monochrome or LCD display, press F .
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- NOTE Although FILE_MAN will run from a non-path directory, placing its
- files on any path-referenced directory(s) allows the directory from
- which files are to be printed to be set as the current directory,
- before executing the program.
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ Select the INSTALLATION DIRECTORY ├─┐ │
- │ │ C:\BAT │█ │
- │ │ C:\DOS-500 │█ │
- │ │ C:\UTILITY │█ │
- │ │ C:\ZIP │█ │
- │ │ C:\ │█ │
- │ │ User Defined Drive-Directory Path │█ │
- │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ █████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To cancel the installation program at this point, press ESCAPE .
- -> To select one of the path referenced directories on which to install
- FILE_MAN, move the highlight bar to it and press ENTER .
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- -> To specify a non-path referenced directory on which to install FILE_MAN,
- press U and then press ENTER . A data entry window for the installation
- path will then be displayed, as shown below (with an example path already
- entered). Enter the desired drive and directory path on which to install
- FILE_MAN, using the control keys described on the bottom help line.
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- NOTE INSTALL can only create directories one level deeper than that
- which currently exists. If the directory C:\ABC exists, the di-
- rectory C:\ABC\XYZ may be created; if C:\ABC does not already
- exist, an error will occur.
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ Enter Path ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ C:\FILE │█ │
- │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To cancel defining the path, press ESCAPE . The program will return to
- directory selection.
- -> To accept the path as entered and edited, press ENTER . If the speci-
- fied directory does not currently exist, the following message will be
- displayed.
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ The drive-directory path as entered DOES NOT currently exist. │█ │
- │ │ This directory WILL NOW BE created. │█ │
- │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To cancel creation of this directory, press ESCAPE .
- -> To create it, press ENTER . If the specified drive is invalid or
- the requested installation directory's parent does not exist, an
- error message will be displayed.
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ The drive-directory path as entered CANNOT BE CREATED. │█ │
- │ │ Please edit and CORRECT this path. │█ │
- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Press any key, and then re-edit the installation path.
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- 6. A TYPE OF INSTALLATION selection menu will next be displayed. INSTALL will
- process either ■■■■_MAN SYSTEMS or their SUPPLEMENTAL FILES.
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- SYSTEMS consist of the files necessary for basic program operation.
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- SUPPLEMENTAL FILES contain additional information needed to accomplish added
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- ┌───────────────────────────────┐
- │ ╔═╡ TYPE OF INSTALLATION ╞═╗ │
- │ ║ Systems - Programs ║█ │
- │ ║ supplemental Files ║█ │
- │ ║ eXit Installation ║█ │
- │ ╚══════════════════════════╝█ │
- │ ████████████████████████████ │
- └───────────────────────────────┘
- -> To install one or more SYSTEMS at this time, press S . A menu of avail-
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- NOTE THIS APPLICATION CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL FILES.
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- -> To exit the INSTALL program at this time, press X .
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- 7. If more than one system is available for installation, a SYSTEM TO INSTALL
- selection menu will be displayed, as shown below.
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ╔═╡ TAG ╞╡ Select the SYSTEM(S) TO INSTALL ╞═════════════════════════════╗ │
- │ ║ DMAN100 SINGLE SCREEN data/graphical summary all disk drives ║█ │
- │ ║ EMAN100 Environment data summary, environ. space remaining ║█ │
- │ ║ FMAN100 Menu driven DOS file manager, directory tree ║█ │
- │ ║ LMAN100 Print text files on a laser printer, 36 print styles ║█ │
- │ ║ MMAN100 Display custom user selection menus from batch files ║█ │
- │ ║ PMAN100 Determines if a file is on a PATH directory ║█ │
- │ ║ VMAN100 Display and edit files in both ASCII and Hex ║█ │
- │ ║ ------ eXIT SELECTION AND INSTALL ALL TAGGED (√) ------ ║█ │
- │ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝█ │
- │ ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To terminate the installation program at this point, press ESCAPE .
- -> To toggle the INSTALL TAG for a given SYSTEM, press its highlighted letter
- or move the highlight bar to in with the arrow keys and press ENTER . A
- [√] character to the left of the SYSTEM name denotes that this SYSTEM will
- be installed.
- -> To conclude the SYSTEM selection process, press X . The INSTALLATION
- FUNCTION menu for each selected system will then be displayed.
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- INSTALLATION FUNCTION menu. The normal sequence of operations is to first
- "Install" the SYSTEM program and files, and then "Brand" the SYSTEM with your
- name and serial number.
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ╒═╡ Select the INSTALLATION FUNCTION ╞═══════════════════╕ │
- │ │ Install system Brand system eXit │█ │
- │ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛█ │
- │ ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │╒═╡ File Name Status Hard Disk Path/File Description XXXX100 FILES ╞═╕ │
- ││ System═>XXXX_MAN This system does .................. │█│
- ││ XXXX_MAN.EXE PROCESS Main program for this application │█│
- ││ YYYY.YYY PROCESS Other files... │█│
- │╘═╡ INSTALLATION PATH═>C:\FILE ╞════════════════════════════════════════════╛█│
- │ █████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████│
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- -> To install the SYSTEM on the hard disk, insure that the highlight bar is
- on the "INSTALL SYSTEM" FUNCTION and press ENTER . Each of the file(s)
- will be copied to the selected installation drive-directory.
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- NOTE A happy face symbol after any of the SYSTEM's file names denotes
- that this file is already on the hard disk. During installation
- it will be replaced, on the directory where it currently resides,
- not the INSTALLATION DRIVE-DIRECTORY PATH.
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- If any of the files to be installed is already present, a ACTION menu will
- be displayed during its installation.
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ Highlighted file(s) already present. ACTION? ├─┐ │
- │ │ Erase current file(s) and update │█ │
- │ │ erase and update this and All later file(s) │█ │
- │ │ Leave current file(s) 'as is' │█ │
- │ │ leave current and Skip the remaining file(s) │█ │
- │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To process the current file, select the proper ACTION to take by press-
- ing its highlighted letter or moving the highlight bar to it and press-
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- When all files have been copied to the hard disk, a copy complete message
- is displayed.
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ FILE COPY COMPLETED. │█ │
- │ │ All of the required FILE_MAN files are on the hard disk. │█ │
- │ │ ═══> FILE_MAN IS READY TO RUN. <═══ │█ │
- │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To cancel the installation at this point, press ESCAPE .
- -> To continue with the installation, press any other key. The highlight
- bar will then be on the "BRAND SYSTEM" FUNCTION.
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- to the "BRAND SYSTEM" FUNCTION and press ENTER . A REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- data entry window will be displayed, as shown below, with sample data already
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- number. Your registration number is located on the back of the front cover
- of this manual.
- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ REGISTRATION INFORMATION ├────────┐ │
- │ │ Name ABC COMPANY, George Jones │█ │
- │ │ Registration number 12345678 │█ │
- │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ███████████████████████████████████████ │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- ing, press ENTER . A message will be displayed after the registration
- number is entered. It's contents are dependent on whether the registra-
- tion number is valid. Both messages are shown below.
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├──────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ FILE_MAN serial number entered is VALID. │█ │
- │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ FILE_MAN serial number entered is INVALID! │█ │
- │ │ Please try again. │█ │
- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ██████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- -> To continue with the installation program, press any key. If the
- registration number was valid, the "EXIT" option is highlighted. If
- it was invalid, select the "BRAND SYSTEM" option again.
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- the "EXIT" FUNCTION and press ENTER . If the SYSTEM has been properly
- branded, it is ready for use, and the program will either install the next
- selected SYSTEM, Step 8, or return to the TYPE OF INSTALLATION MENU, Step
- 6. If the system has not been branded, an error message is displayed, as
- shown below.
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ ┌─┤ MESSAGE ├────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
- │ │ This system has not been 'BRANDED'. │█ │
- │ │ In order to be registered, it must first be 'BRANDED'! │█ │
- │ │ To exit without BRANDING, press ESCAPE. │█ │
- │ │ To continue with the INSTALL program, press any other key. │█ │
- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘█ │
- │ ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- FILE_MAN may be run as a DOS application under Windows. To aid in its operation,
- an icon file, "FILE_MAN.ICO", and a program information file, "FILE_MAN.PIF",
- have been included. These should be installed into a Windows program group. See
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- FILE_MAN is executed by specifying the program name along with any optional
- switches. The syntax to execute FILE_MAN is:
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- FILE_MAN [/An][/C][/D][/Fn][/I][/M][/R][/U][/V]
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- There should be at least one space between the program name and the optional
- switches. If there is more than one optional switch, there may be spaces between
- the switches. The optional switches are:
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- none Execute FILE_MAN and, when done, return control to DOS. The FILE_MAN data-
- base is used if resident.
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- /An After loading, execute the corresponding ALT + Fn macro, where n may
- be between 2 and 10. When the macro completes execution, control returns
- to the keyboard unless the macro exits from FILE_MAN.
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- /C Similar to the DOS command "Change Directory". If the FILE_MAN database is
- already resident, it displays the directory tree for the current drive and
- highlights the current directory. The highlight may be moved by character
- and cursor control keys (see the section "Change directory" for more de-
- tail). When ENTER is pressed, the highlighted directory becomes the cur-
- rent directory and control is returned to DOS. If FILE_MAN is not resi-
- dent, this switch acts like the /R switch.
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- /D Displays the first page of the current directory in the standard FILE- MAN
- format and returns control to DOS. If the FILE_MAN database is not resi-
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- /Fn After loading, execute the corresponding Fn macro, where n may be be-
- tween 2 and 10. When the macro completes execution, control returns to the
- keyboard unless the macro exits from FILE_MAN.
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- /I Allows execution of the Initialization Routine prior to loading the FILE-
- _MAN program. This routine allows editing the macros and changing the pro-
- gram parameters. (Also entered by pressing I while loading.)
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- /M Forces the program to use the monochrome monitor color attributes regard-
- less of the type of monitor controller detected. These monochrome attrib-
- utes will be in effect until FILE_MAN is uninstalled.
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- the case when the use of NETBIOS is detected.
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- /R Runs FILE_MAN using the resident database. If the FILE_MAN database is not
- resident, it is loaded, the directories for the current drive are read,
- the database is made resident and control is returned to DOS. A message is
- also displayed showing the size of the resident database.
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- /U Uninstalls the resident FILE_MAN database. The memory that was used for
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- /V Allows changing both the drive and directory. With the exception of first
- changing the current drive, this switch acts the same as the /C switch.
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- There are four FILE_MAN execution batch files provided on the distribution dis-
- kette. Their use and syntax is described below:
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- FM [optional switch(s)] Execute FILE_MAN with the specified optional
- switches, if any. If PC Mouse support was requested during installation,
- the driver will be loaded.
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- FMC Execute FILE_MAN with the /C optional switch. The Directory Tree for the
- current drive is displayed along with a prompt requesting selection of a
- new current directory. The new current directory is then displayed and
- control returns to DOS.
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- FMD Execute FILE_MAN with the /D optional switch. The current directory is
- displayed and control returns to DOS.
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- FMV Execute FILE_MAN with the /V optional switch. The list of available drives
- is first presented for selection. After the drive is set, the Directory
- Tree for the current drive is displayed along with a prompt requesting
- selection of a new current directory. The new current directory is then
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- FILE_MAN is a menu driven utility program. Each menu is presented as a single
- horizontal or vertical line of options, between the option highlight marks ">.-
- ..<", with a moving selection highlight bar. This highlight may be moved by use
- of the LEFT and RIGHT (or UP and DOWN ) arrow keys. Selection may occur
- by positioning the highlight on the desired option and pressing ENTER or, for
- horizontal menus, by entering the first letter of the desired option.
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- Major and Secondary Options
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- After the major option has been selected from the menu on line three of the
- upper display, the non-selected major options are erased and a secondary option
- menu is displayed on line four. If additional options are presented, the second-
- ary option selected will be shown on the left of line four followed by any sub-
- sequently chosen option and additional option menus. If there is any question as
- to which are previously chosen options and which are part of the current menu on
- line four, use of the LEFT or RIGHT keys to highlight the menu options
- should provide a quick answer. If the SHIFT key was depressed when the Major
- Option was selected, its secondary options are displayed and then the highlight-
- ed one is automatically selected. This action is taken whether the Major Option
- is selected by highlighting and then pressing ENTER or by entering it's first
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- Context sensitive help is available and is the primary program documentation.
- Context help may be requested at any time the program is waiting for keyboard
- input by pressing F1 . The lower display is cleared and the most appropriate
- help screen for the current major option is displayed. The help option, Quit
- help, is displayed at the left of line five of the upper display window. Help
- screens for other procedures within the current major option may also be dis-
- played using the PgDn HOME END and DOWN keys. Context help is discontin-
- ued by pressing the ESC , ENTER or Q keys.
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- There are fifteen major categories of help with a total of seventy-four help
- screen pages. These categories include the major options, initialization routine
- and a general information category. Context help screens will only be displayed
- if the FILE_MAN.HLP file is accessible on the same directory from which the
- program was loaded. If it is not, an error message will be displayed and the
- program will continue without a help display.
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- A display of the user defined macros may be requested when the program is at the
- Major Option level by pressing ALT + F1 . The macro help screen is displayed
- in the lower window until either the ESC , ENTER or Q keys are pressed.
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- in's file names and extensions. Remember however, that the ESC key will only
- become effective when the program requests input.
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- Error Messages
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- When FILE_MAN detects an error that it cannot correct itself, it displays an
- error message on line five of the upper window display, beeps and waits for an
- operator response. The normal response is to correct the problem (put paper in
- the printer, a diskette in the floppy disk drive, change floppy diskettes, etc.)
- and press any key. If you desire to terminate the operation that is in progress,
- press the ESC key.
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- If your system uses a DOS version prior to 3.0, the full features of FILE_MAN
- will not be available. Specifically, the context sensitive help cannot be ac-
- cessed and permanent changes to the program parameters cannot be made. In addi-
- tion, the directory displayed upon program entry will be that for the root and
- not the current directory. The current directory may still be accessed but it is
- not automatically displayed. A warning message is displayed when FILE_MAN is
- loading with a < 3.0 DOS version.
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- If FILE_MAN detects that the display has been set for forty-three lines, limited
- support will be provided for this feature. The directory tree and file contents
- data lower window displays will take advantage of the full screen. The file name
- and extension lower window display is fixed at a maximum of 100 files per screen
- and does not expand. In addition, the current drive data and help screen lower
- window displays use only twenty lines and thus are unaffected by the screen size
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- A PC Mouse program has been included for those that use the PC Mouse from Mouse
- Systems Corp. Use of the mouse allows the user to rapidly move about either the
- directory tree or file names and select or mark directories or files with ease.
- The button combinations provided by the program are:
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- Middle button ESC
- Right button Quit FILE_MAN
- Left-Middle buttons INSERT
- Middle-Right buttons DELETE
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- Macros allow the user to define a sequence of operations for a specific proce-
- dure and to store the keystrokes necessary to accomplish it. FILE_MAN allows
- eighteen macros to be used each with up to sixty-nine characters.
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- window display - the macro will be executed one character at a time. When exe-
- cuting in single step mode, the macro character replaces the "s" flag and the
- program waits for the operator to press any key in order to execute the current
- macro command. This allows time for examination of the macro during execution.
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- The FILE_MAN MAIN MENU consists of the major options the program, which are
- given on line three of the upper window display. When the utility is waiting for
- the major option selection, the highlight is at the option that can be selected
- by pressing ENTER . Line four of the upper window display contains a short
- explanation of the highlighted option.
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- A desired major option may also be selected by pressing the key corresponding to
- the first letter of that option. For example, P will select the PRINT option.
- After a major option is selected, the non-selected options are erased from the
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- capitalized. The major options available are listed below, each with a short
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- M ARK . . . . . Mark various file(s).
- D IR/DRIVE . . Change the current drive or directory.
- C OPY . . . . . Copy move spawn or append marked file(s).
- E RASE . . . . Erase marked file(s).
- R ENAME . . . . Rename marked file(s).
- A TTRIBute . . Change the attributes of marked file(s).
- P RINT . . . . Display/print marked file(s) or print data.
- S ORT . . . . . Sort the file name(s).
- L OCATE . . . . Locate file(s) on the current drive.
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- FILE_MAN.COM . . Executable program
- FILE_MAN.HLP . . Help text information
- PATH_MAN.COM . . Program to determine if a file is on a PATH directory
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- FM.BAT . . . . . Main FILE_MAN execute batch file.
- FMD.BAT . . . . . Batch file display current directory.
- FMC.BAT . . . . . Batch file changes directories.
- FMV.BAT . . . . . Batch file changes drives/directories.
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- Files included to aid in the use of FILE_MAN:
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- FILE_MAN.DOC . . FILE_MAN documentation manual
- FILE_MAN.ICO . . FILE_MAN Windows icon
- FILE_MAN.PIF . . FILE_MAN Windows program information file
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- Files included for the use of a PC Mouse with FILE_MAN:
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- FILE_MAN.MSC . . PC MOUSE present test file.
- M_FILMAN.COM . . PC MOUSE program to support FILE_MAN.
- M_FILMAN.MSC . . PC MOUSE source program.
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- DESC.SDI . . . . BBS program description
- FILE_ID.DIZ . . . BBS program description
- FILE_MAN.ORD . . Shareware/retail registration order form
- README.FM . . . . Text file consisting of program summary, features, and history
- SYSOP.DOC . . . . SYSOP distribution information
- VENDOR.DOC . . . Diskette/CD ROM vendor distribution information
- FILE_MAN.LST . . List of FILE_MAN files in the distribution file
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- INSTALL.EXE . . . Installation program
- INSTALL.HLP . . . Installation program help file
- INSTALLZ.EXE . . Installation unpack program
- INST_SYS.ZIP . . Installation program files
- README . . . . . Installation read me file
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- 43 line screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- Action steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- Brackets and parentheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- Command line parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- Computer key conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Context sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 6, 15, 16, 19
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- Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- FILE_MAN batch files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- FILE_MAN files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9, 10, 21
- FILE_MAN operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 21
- From a bbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- From a diskette vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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- Installing the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- Macro help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- Major and secondary options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- Major features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Manual format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 8, 15
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- Page layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- PC mouse support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 16
- Program operation with Microsoft Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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- Registered version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 21
- Running FILE_MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6, 13
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- Shareware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii, 2-5, 21
- Shareware distributed documentation manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Support BBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii, 4
- System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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- Use of the [ESC] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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