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-- What should have been in the LZH file -------------------------------------
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ReadThis.1st This file.
ReNameIt.PRG The program, version 1.2.
ReNameIt.NIC NeoDesk Icons.
The names are in upper/lower case in the LZH, but will be all CAPS when you
unLZH the file.
The icons included are for both TLC Software and dmj software programs. You
can use them with NeoDesk, or with the new desktop in TOS 2 if you have Icon
Juggler or the NewDesk Icon Editor CPX.
-- What this is --------------------------------------------------------------
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This is ReNameIt!, a program that renames files, folders, and volume labels,
using upper case, lower case, and extended characters. It works as a program,
accessory, TTP, or CLI program, on any ST, STe, or TT, with any hard drive, in
any resolution.
-- Shareware notice ----------------------------------------------------------
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This was a collective effort by Tom Hayslett of TLC Software and Damien M.
Jones of dmj software. Many hours went into the development and testing of
this program and it is intended as a replacement for the original TLC File
Namer and dmj's Label programs. If you don't wish to try any of our other TLC
or dmj software (see ad below), just send us $5 for this program and we'll have
a burger on you! You won't know what you're missing, though, as there are some
great bargains available. (Of course, we'll still enjoy the burger. Hmmm...
cheese, lettuce, mayo...) If you haven't registered a dmj software or TLC
Software program, you MUST register this program if you keep using it!
American address German address
TLC Software MSgt Tom Hayslett Tom Hayslett
HQ USAFE/FMF Gabaude 1116, Apt C2
PSC 2 Box 6195 6792 Flugplatz Ramstein
APO AE 09012 GERMANY
dmj software Damien M. Jones Damien M. Jones
PSC 8 Box 657 Postfach 657
APO AE 09109 6541 Flugplatz Hahn
GERMANY
I feel it only fair to point out that this update almost didn't happen; Tom
called me (dmj) up earlier this week and he told me of a teensy little bug in
the program. So I mumbled something about it being time to update the program
again, and his response was, "Well, I've only had the one Shareware payment for
it. Is it really worth it?"
So there you have it, folks. Is it really worth my time (and Tom's) to work on
this program? You vote with your Shareware fees and letters, and it seems like
voter turnout on this topic is incredibly low. There are many things I would
like to do with ReNameIt!, to make it even easier (perhaps transparent?) to
use, but I'm NOT GOING TO unless I see some interest. It's your move.
-- Disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------
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This program has been tested on a 1040 STf with TOS 1.4, a 1040 STfm with TOS
1.2, a 520 ST with TOS 1.0, a MEGA IV with TOS 2.06 and a MEGA STe IV with TOS
2.05. It has been used on 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppies as well as a hard disk
with a Supra Host Adapter, an ICD disk with an ICD Host Adapter and a Quantum
hard disk in a MEGA STe using Atari's Host Adapter. It has been tested with
hard disks formatted and partitioned with Supra, ICD, and Atari hard disk
software using both regular and BGM partitions, and it has been tested with big
cluster formats (only available on TOS 1.4 or higher). Tom and I use the
program frequently, so you can be sure we'd have fixed any serious problems
that might occur! In spite of all this testing, neither TLC Software nor dmj
software can be held responsible for any damage you may do to your system.
There should be no problems with any ST or TT using this software, but you
should NEVER try a new program (ours or anyone else's) on a hard disk that you
don't have a recent backup of or that has the only copy of one of your
programs. Copy a few files to a blank floppy and play with the names until
you're familiar with using the program.
-- Using the program ---------------------------------------------------------
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This is the easy part. The first thing is that ReNameIt! works in any ST
resolution, low, medium, or high; it should work fine in TT resolutions, but
neither of us has access to a TT, so there was no way for us to make sure.
(We're sure someone on one of the online services can verify that it works in
TT resolutions; all of the cheating is in the rename code, *not* the interface
code.)
There are four ways to run the program. We'll start with the easiest one, and
that's to just double-click on RENAMEIT.PRG. You'll see a small dialog appear
with some icons at the top, "Old Name" & "New Name" fields in the middle, and
"Select", "Change", and "Exit" on the bottom. You want to rename something
(we'll start with the program itself) so click on "Select". This is used to
select which file, folder, or disk you want to rename. For now, just select on
"RENAMEIT.PRG" and click "Okay". You'll see both the "Old Name" and "New Name"
fields change to contain "RENAMEIT.PRG", and the cursor will be at the end of
the "New Name" field. Press the ESC key to clear the field and type
"ReNameIt.PRG". That's the name we want for the program. Now click on
"Change". You'll see a busy bee for a few seconds and then it will change back
to the arrow. That's all! You've just changed the filename. ("Exit",
obviously, exits the program. Don't flub it by mistake because ReNameIt! won't
ask if you really want to exit.)
I suppose you're probably wondering now what those icons are at the top of the
dialog, huh? Well, the disk/folder/file icon brings up info about the program,
like version number, release date, serial number, and, of course, the
programmer ego trip. It also reminds you this is a Shareware program. The
other icon, the question mark, gives some brief help (and I do mean brief).
You can enter anything for the new filename. You can type in the regular
characters, as well as lowercase, directly; to enter a funky character, hold
down the ALT key and press a letter, number, or function key. If you know the
ASCII code for a character, hold down the ALT key and type the ASCII code on
the numeric keypad. Then let go of the ALT key. Or, if you don't want to go
searching all over your keyboard, just click the right mouse button. A larger
dialog will appear with all the funky characters the ST has. Just select one.
(Pressing the right mouse button again will abort.) Don't worry about what
characters are allowed... ReNameIt! will not allow you to enter anything that
won't work.
If you want to select a folder, just click on the folder inside the
fileselector and leave the "Filename" blank. To select a volume label, just
select the root directory and make sure the "Filename" is blank. ReNameIt
isn't that picky about renaming things--it'll rename anything, even hidden and
system files (although that's not a good idea!)
Okay, so running RENAMEIT.PRG is just one way to use ReNameIt. You can also
use it as an accessory... just rename the program so its extender is .ACC (i.e.
ReNameIt.ACC), copy it to wherever your accessories are and reboot the
computer. (It also works fine from MultiDesk Deluxe from CodeHead.) When you
select "ReNameIt! 1.2" from the Desk menu, the dialog will appear. From there
use it as above. (See below for some notes about accessory usage.)
Then, for those die-hard TTP fans, you can rename the program to ReNameIt.TTP
and run it that way. At the parameter prompt from the Desktop, enter first the
full pathname of the file you want to rename, then a space, then the new name
(without the path) that you want to change it to. The first name isn't case
sensitive--ReNameIt! will find it whether it's in upper case or not. The
second name--the new name--IS cas