DISKINDEX DOCUMENTATION¢ by Bob Burns¢¢¢ DISKINDEX works by reading the ¢ disk directory of your files disks¢ and stores them in memory for you¢ to view, sort, scan, or print.¢ It also has an option to index¢ boot disks manually.¢¢¢I. Description of the options¢¢ L - Loads a file previously saved to¢ disk. Upon entering this option¢ you will be prompted for a¢ 3-digit extension, the same one¢ that was used with the SAve¢ command.¢¢ A - Adds records to memory. Either¢ manually or automatically. Upon¢ entering your first decision is¢ if you want to enter a file type¢ code when indexing your files.¢ These tell what kind of ¢ file it is. If you answer with Y¢ then you will be prompted for a¢ file type on each file ¢ encountered on the disk. The ¢ types used can be found in lines¢ 4060-4350 and lines 10055-10082,¢ and can be easily changed. If you¢ answer with N then no file types¢ will be used on that add session.¢ Hitting RETURN is taken as a NO.¢ Next you will be asked if you¢ want MANUAL or AUTO Input. With¢ MANUAL input you will be prompted¢ for the disk number, which can ¢ be no more than 3 characters.¢ Following this a a prompt telling¢ you to type in program name will¢ appear on the screen. You can ¢ use 11 characters maximum. (the¢ same as a legal filename). ¢ Number of sectors will be ¢ replaced with a "B" signifying ¢ Boot.¢ If you enter A or hit RETURN¢ then AUTO input will be enabled.¢ In this mode you have to insert¢ the disk with files on it that ¢ you want to index. But first¢ you have to tell it if you want¢ to input Locked files only.¢ If you answer with Y then only ¢ locked files will be looked for.¢ A return is the same as a No.¢ As in manual input you are ¢ prompted for a disk number.¢ After you type in the disk number¢ and hit return the program will¢ display either the entire ¢ directory or one file at a time¢ (if file type code use was ¢ selected.) What happens here is¢ the program picks up all the¢ files it sees and adds them to¢ the number of records in memory.¢ If DUP, DOS, AUTORUN.SYS, or MENU¢ is encountered they are bypassed¢ whether you to choose to look for¢ locked files or not. If you ¢ index a disk number that is ¢ already in memory, duplicates ¢ will be ignored, and anything ¢ added will be picked up. Any file¢ deleted will be marked for ¢ deletion in memory. Put simply¢ it takes a picture of your disk ¢ and replaces it with whatever is¢ in memory.¢ Typing in END at the Insert ¢ disk prompt returns you to the¢ main program.¢¢ D - Displays records in memory to¢ the screen. Upon entering this¢ command, you will be prompted ¢ first if you want a continous¢ display. If you Hit RETURN or ¢ hit N then the screen will ¢ display the first 16 files and ¢ stop and wait for a RETURN, or a¢ Q to quit and return to main¢ menu. If you answer with Y then¢ the screen will keep scrolling ¢ the records up till it hits the¢ end or you hit START to abort.¢ The second prompt allows you¢ to input a range. This lets you¢ view just a range of numbers¢ instead of the entire contents¢ of memory. Entering a RETURN ¢ assumes you do not want a range.¢ Note put the lowest one first¢ and the highest one second.¢¢ P - Prints out the contents of ¢ Memory. It first prompts you for¢ number columns to be printed.¢ (1 or 2). Next you are prompted¢ for the range, under the same¢ restrictions as in Display. You¢ can abort the Print by hitting ¢ the START key.¢¢SC - Scans through memory in search of¢ a particular field that you ¢ choose. Hit the appropriate¢ letter to scan for the field you¢ want. Then enter a part or the¢ whole thing you are searching ¢ for. After which you will be ¢ prompted "Care for another?".¢ If you hit Y then you can enter¢ another string, hit N or return¢ to go back to the scan menu.¢ Note: in the scan for program¢ type you enter the letter code¢ that is displayed when you add¢ records using that option.¢ With the * option, you can send¢ the scan to the printer, instead¢ of the screen.¢¢SO - Sorts records in memory. Upon ¢ entering this section, Enter the¢ field you want to sort on, by ¢ typing in the D,N,E, or T and¢ hit return. You will then be¢ prompted for which order you ¢ want the sort, Ascending or¢ descending. Enter A or D and ¢ hit return. When the sort is¢ completed, the program will ¢ return to the main menu. ¢ Note: 600 records sort in 6 sec.¢¢SA - Saves index in memory to disk,¢ and deletes any records marked¢ for deletion. Upon entering this¢ command, you are asked for a ¢ 3 digit extension. Enter this¢ and hit return.¢ Examples PIC, BIN ¢ This will save a file to disk¢ called PROGINDX.(extender you¢ supply). Next you can either¢ add to an existing disk index¢ file (A), or¢ Replace an existing disk index¢ file (R). If you saving a disk¢ file for the first time, you can¢ enter either option.¢¢ X - Deletes and Index file from your¢ disk. Afte||||
