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- AFF.EXE
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- Another File Finder
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- September 17, 1991
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- Brought to you by
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- The Tech Line BBS
- (301) 696-1393
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- * USR Dual Standard - 24 Hours - Free *
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- Usage: AFF [d:] string [string] [...] [/? | /A | /H]
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- Where d: is an optional drive letter and 'string' is the
- string of characters within a file name.
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- You can specify more than one string to search for on
- the command line, and the program will match all
- files with any of these strings in the name. It's a
- logical OR match. The list of strings can be as long
- as the command line will allow.
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- The SPACE between the drive and string is important!
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- /A searches ALL Drives
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- /H searches ALL HARD Drives - skips floppies
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- NOTE: AFF will always skip floppy drives if no floppy is
- inserted, and all SUBST and ASSIGN drives. AFF assumes all
- networked drives are hard drives.
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- /? gives program information.
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Another File Find (AFF) will search and find a file, anywhere on a disk,
- which contains the string specified. To specify the file to find, the
- program accepts a string (or set of strings) on the command line. This
- is a string of characters which can be anywhere in the file name.
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- There are many programs available that *seem* to perform this same task.
- However, this program is unique from other file find programs because
- other programs use the file specification exactly like DOS.
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- For example, if you give the DOS command:
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- "DIR *COM*.*"
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- DOS would give you ALL files just as if you had given it the command
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- "DIR *.*"
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- This is not what you may want to do in many situations. With this file
- finding program you can give the command:
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- "AFF COM"
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- and AFF will show you any file on the disk with the characters "COM"
- anywhere in the name. When I do this on my disk I see files like:
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- COMMAND.COM
- TSRCOMM.ZIP
- TCOMM.ZIP
- TCOMM5.ZIP
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- Try finding those files with the standard file find programs out there!
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- USING AFF
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- AFF has a point and shoot type operation. A window will appear allowing
- you to scroll through the list of files which were found.
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- Use the normal movement keys to scroll through the list - PgUp, PgDn, Up
- Arrow, Down Arrow, End, Home, etc.
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- TO DELETE FILES You can delete files by moving the selection bar
- to the file you want to delete, and press the
- Del Key.
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- TO CHANGE DIRECTORIES You can change to a Directory and Exit the
- program by moving the selection bar to a File or
- Directory line and press the Enter Key.
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- ONLINE HELP Pressing F1 gives you online Help information.
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- STATS Pressing F2 gives you some statistics on the
- system and the files found
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- MOUSE HELP Although the F3 selection is not shown on the
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- screen, it will give you information on using
- the mouse. A mouse selection area is on the
- screen for mouse help, if the mouse is present
- and enabled.
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- VIEWING A FILE You can View the contents of a file by pressing
- Alt-V while the selection bar is on the file you
- want to view. AFF will Shell to DOS and run a
- batch file named AFFVIEW.BAT.
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- A sample AFFVIEW.BAT batch file is included in
- this ZIP, which shows the different parameters
- that are passed to the batch file, then calls
- BROWSE.COM (a PC Magazine file viewer). You can
- use any file viewer/lister you wish, like Vernon
- Beurg's LIST, etc. AFFVIEW.BAT must be in a
- directory in your PATH statement. See the
- sample batch file included for instructions on
- how to make full use of this feature.
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- You can specify more than one string on the command line. For example:
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- "AFF PORT COMM"
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- will show you all files with "PORT" or "COMM" in the the name. This is a
- logical OR search. The list of strings can be as long as the command
- line will allow.
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- USING THE MOUSE
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- Simply move the cursor around the screen while holding the LEFT button
- down, and drag the cursor to the file you want to select, delete, or
- view.
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- Once pointing to the desired file a Double Click of one of the mouse
- buttons will perform an action:
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- LEFT Select the file (Same as Enter)
- RIGHT Delete the file (Same as Del)
- MIDDLE View the file (Same as Alt-V)
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- You can move the mouse to the Top or Bottom LEFT Corners of the window
- and Click the LEFT mouse button to perform a Page Up or Page Down. This
- is the same as pressing the PgUp and PgDn keys.
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- You can move the mouse to the Top or Bottom RIGHT Corners of the window,
- and as long as the LEFT mouse button is held down (Pressed), the screen
- will scroll up or down just like pressing the Up and Down Arrows.
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- When the mouse is enabled you will also see some selections on the top
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- row of the screen. Click the LEFT mouse button on these areas to make
- the selection. Selections available at the top of the screen include
- Help, Status, Mouse Help, View a File, and Quit the program.
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- When you have chosen to delete a file, a window will appear and ask if
- you are sure you want to delete this file. You can move the mouse cursor
- to the desired Yes or No selection and click the LEFT button to select.
- However, if you click the RIGHT mouse button it is the same as pressing
- Enter (which by default chooses Yes). This makes it quicker to delete
- files since you don't have to move the mouse cursor over to the Yes
- selection and click -- you can just click the RIGHT button to select Yes.
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- THIS IS FREEWARE!
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- This program is released as a FREE program. Use at your own risk, and
- enjoy! I enjoy seeing people get good use of my programs, especially
- when they are free. Please call my board and let me know how you are
- using this program.
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- OUR BBS
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- You are welcome to call our Bulletin Board and check for the latest
- release of this program, or some of my other programs. Give The Tech
- Line BBS a call at 301-696-1393 anytime 24 hours a day. We run PCBoard
- software and have a USR HST Dual Standard Modem. You will have access to
- this file on your first call.
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- HISTORY
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- This program is not made with "version" numbers. I use dates
- to show when the program was compiled.
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- 05/18/91 Initial release to the public.
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- 05/24/91 Added the ability to VIEW files via the Alt-V key, which calls
- the AFFVIEW.BAT batch file. Cleaned up the code and operation
- a little. Added a Control-Break handler and some neat-looking
- growing windows. AFF is now Desqview aware.
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- 09/17/91 Added the ability to search for more than one string!
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- MOUSE Support has been added!
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- More files can be loaded into the list in memory at one time!
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- Now we turn off the cursor - looks better.
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- Changed the color of some of the screens to make them look
- better when running on Monochrome systems.
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- Added a fifth parameter for the AFFVIEW.BAT batch file. Now %5
- is the EXTension of the file. This allows you to check the
- extension and run PKZip (etc) if it is a .ZIP file and use the
- BROWSE or LIST program for other files.
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- /A and /H parameters added.
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- Made colors look correct when system is running in BW80 mode,
- like many users have on their laptop systems.
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- Supports video modes with more than 25 lines on the screen!
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- DISCLAIMER
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- I, JOHN CROUCH (HEREAFTER KNOWN AS "AUTHOR"), HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL
- WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
- INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
- SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO
- LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN IF AUTHOR OR AN AGENT OF AUTHOR
- HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- AUTHORS' LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE
- LICENSE TO USE SOFTWARE (WHICH IS $0), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE
- CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY
- AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
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