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- DISKLIST Version 2.64
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- This file contains the list and documentation for new features in
- DISKLIST since Version 2.50 - these are not in the DISKLIST
- manual that is in the file DISKLIST.DOC. Please read
- DISKLIST.DOC, and, if you are using a laser or ink jet printer,
- also read DISKLASR.DOC.
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- The major new features since Version 2.50 are:
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- 1) DISKLIST can now create a Disk Catalog,
- 2) List only the files in a specific subdirectory,
- 3) The ability to run DISKLIST without any display, unless
- DISKLIST has to report an error. Consequently, it can also
- be run from a batch file.
- 4) Finely adjust the left margin when printing on Avery labels.
- 5) Set the last drive letter - allows DISKLIST to run on a LAN.
- 6) Automatically read a title line from a disk.
- 7) Print multiple lines of text from a file onto the list.
- 8) Deselect any DISKLIST data including file directory data.
- 9) A new output device option is Ink Jet Printer.
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- These are explained in more detail in NEW FEATURE DESCRIPTION below.
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- BUG FIXES
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- DISKLIST will now run from subdirectories that have a very long
- path name. Previous versions of DISKLIST won't run under this
- condition. It blew up when it tried to find the file
- DISKLIST.PRM in the subdirectory with the long name.
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- DISKLIST now reports the actual drive size on partitions larger
- than 67 megs. Before it would give a number like -57 million for
- the space on large drives.
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- DISKLIST now handles error code 24 generated by some printers and
- does not abend.
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- EDITORIAL CHANGE
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- A few of the original DISKLIST format titles have changed to be
- consistent with the titles of formats added later, but all
- formats are the same since Ver 2.50. For example, 'NORMAL' is
- changed to '1 with All' to indicate 1 column on the list
- containing all data fields - Name, Size, Date, Time.
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- NEW FEATURE DESCRIPTION
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- 1. DISK CATALOG
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- DISKLIST can produce a single catalog file of the files that are
- on many disks. The purpose is for you to be able to search a
- list to determine which disk a particular file is on. It is
- intended to be used for disks that contain data files.
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- First check to make sure each disk has a label name. Use the DOS
- command DIR or LABEL to display the label name. If you want to
- add or change a label, use the DOS command LABEL.
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- LABEL A:
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- If you don't want to delete or change the existing label, press
- return when DOS prompts for a new label or none. DOS will then
- ask if you want to delete the existing label. The label name can
- be 11 characters and have imbedded spaces. Don't use a period
- like you do in a file name or DOS will say the name is invalid.
- Also write the label name on the disk with a felt tip pen so you
- can identify the disk later.
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- Run DISKLIST to create the catalog file. For Parameter 5 in the
- control window, Output Device, select Disk & Vol Name. This
- feature is similar to the output device File with two exceptions.
- Only file names, space, date, and time are written to the file,
- not any titles or directory names. And, the disk volume label
- name is written on each line before the file name.
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- To make use of this feature, run DISKLIST on a series of disks
- and send the output to the same catalog file. DISKLIST will
- append data to a previously used catalog file.
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- You can add a comment about each file name in the catalog file
- that DISKLIST produced. Use an ASCII word processor such as
- PC-Write or DOS 5 EDIT. Start the comment after the file time
- data. Then sort the file on the file name with the DOS sort
- command using the following syntax:
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- SORT /+15 < input file name > output file name
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- The symbols < and > are part of the command and you must put them
- in. The input file name is the file DISKLIST wrote all the data
- to. The output file can have the same name or any other name.
- For example, if your catalog file is named CATFILE, then the sort
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- SORT /+15 < CATFILE > CATFILE
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- You can sort on the comments you inserted with the command:
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- SORT /+58 < input file name > output file name
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- The switches /+15 and /+58 specify the column that SORT starts
- sorting on. To find out more about sort in DOS 5 use the
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- SORT /?
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- Now you can print the catalog file to visually scan to find out
- what disk a particular file is on, or search the catalog file
- using a word processor or LIST or Q-DOS 3.
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- 2. SUBDIRECTORY LIST
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- DISKLIST can now limit the list to the files in a single
- directory or directory tree. Below is the new control window.
- Parameter 3 now contains the functions of the old parameter 3 &
- 4. Parameter 4 defines the directory you want to list. If the
- directory name is longer than the display area, the name is
- truncated for the display but the full name is used.
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- On the same line as Directory is the command B to toggle Yes or
- No your desire to also list the subdirectories of the directory
- you selected.
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- Parameters D I S K L I S T Commands
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- 1 - Disk Drive C: H or F1 - HELP A - Space Yes
- 2 - Filespec *.* P - Print List Z - ZIP No
- 3 - Sort Files by Name Ascending L - Line Feed E - Eject Page
- 4 - Directory \PROCOMM\FILES B - Subdirs Yes T - LPT1:
- 5 - Output Device Laser Printer S - Save Title on Disk Drive
- 6 - Format 5¼ 1 with All R - Read Title from Disk Drive
- 7 - Border Line Type IBM ├───┤ F - Print Registration Form
- 8 - Lines Per List 28 C - Configuration
- 9 - Title for List F10 or ESC - Quit DISKLIST
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- 3. BATCH OPERATION
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- DISKLIST Command Line Syntax for automatic operation
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- DISKLIST can be run from the command line or a batch file without
- any display. It will print one list then exit. Only /AUTO is
- required. The format of the command line is:
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- DISKLIST drive /AUTO, filespec, directory, list subdirectories?,
- type sort, sort direction, output device, format, printer port,
- read title from disk
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- drive the drive letter of the diskette to be read, optional
- /AUTO tells DISKLIST to perform an automatic operation
- filespec file selection template, i.e. *.*
- directory directory name
- list subdirectories? 0 = Yes, 1 = No
- Type Sort Enter a digit for the type sort desired:
- 1 = Name, 2 = .EXT, 3 = Date, 4 = Size, 5 = No sort
- Sort Direction 0 = Ascending, 1 = Descending
- Output Device 0 = NonLaser printer, 1 = Screen, 2 = Disk,
- 3 = Laser Printer, 4 = Avery-Laser
- 5 = Sleeve on LJ 3, 6 = Catalog file
- Format 1 to 36 as numbered in DISKLIST with F7
- Printer Port Enter LPT #, i.e. 1, 2 or 3. Enter digit only
- Read Title Y = read, N = not to read, the title for list from
- DISKLIST.TTL on the selected drive
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- All of these parameters are optional except /AUTO. DISKLIST will
- use the values you used last that are saved in the file
- DISKLIST.PRM unless you override then on the command line. If
- you do want to override a selection, you must insert all of the
- commas before the value so DISKLIST knows which parameter you are
- changing.
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- For example, if the only change for this run to parameters saved
- in the DISKLIST.PRM file is that you want to sort by size instead
- of by the selection saved in DISKLIST.PRM, then enter this
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- DISKLIST /AUTO,,,,4
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- The last three of the four commas indicate that you accept the
- values in DISKLIST.PRM for filespec, directory, and list
- subdirectories?. And since there are no entries after the 4 (for
- Size), you also accept all the other parameters in DISKLIST.PRM.
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- DISKLIST.PRM is not changed after a /AUTO run.
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- There is a file on the distribution disk named AUTOLIST.BAT. You
- can edit it with a text editor to insert the values you desire in
- the line that starts with DISKLIST. Rem stands for REMARK and
- tells DOS to ignore that line. The comments on the rem lines are
- there to help you figure out what parameters to put where. Leave
- all the rem lines in, and execute the bat file just by entering
- its name, AUTOLIST, at a DOS prompt.
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- You may also run DISKLIST /? which produces a help screen. The
- file DISKLIST.HLP must be in the same directory as DISKLIST.EXE.
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- 4. ADJUST AVERY LABELS
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- On some laser printers the list doesn't quite align with the
- Avery labels and a character or two may not print on the label.
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- You may adjust the left margin where DISKLIST starts printing the
- Avery label.
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- Select Configuration from the control window. Then select item D
- from the Configuration menu. You are prompted to enter values
- that will reposition the printing of the lists by 720ths of an
- inch for each column of both 3½ and 5¼ labels. The values can be
- positive or negative. Negative values adjusts to the left.
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- An adjustment of the left margin of one label column does not
- affect the position of the other label columns. Each column is
- adjusted individually. These values are saved by DISKLIST. When
- prompted for new values, enter a new value or press RETURN to
- accept the value in the brackets.
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- For example, DISKLIST prints about 17 characters per inch on most
- Avery Labels. So to shift the left margin to the right by one
- character, the value entered would be 42 (= 720/17). You can see
- that you have very fine control of the position of the left
- margin.
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- 5. SET THE LAST DRIVE LETTER
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- (This feature is also useful even if you do not access a LAN, so
- all should read it).
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- When DISKLIST starts, it checks to determine the last physical
- drive in your computer and limits your drive selection to this
- value. LAN users have additional drive letters that previous
- versions of DISKLIST could not read.
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- To set the last drive letter in DISKLIST, select Configuration
- from the control window. Then select item E from the
- Configuration menu. A question mark indicating a prompt appears
- at the end of the menu line:
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- Last Drive for LAN use?
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- Enter the highest drive letter you expect to use. It doesn't
- hurt to enter Z. If you try to have DISKLIST read a drive that
- it can not, it presents an error message.
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- If you have selected a last drive letter and want DISKLIST to
- return to automatic detection of the last drive, press return at
- this prompt.
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- This feature can also be used if you only want DISKLIST to select
- drives A and B. Set the last drive letter to B.
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- 6. DISKLIST has had the ability to print a single line title
- that can be saved on the disk in a file named DISKLIST.TTL. The
- title and file can be created from DISKLIST. DISKLIST contains a
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- command to read the title from the file. Ver 2.64 contains the
- option of having DISKLIST automatically read the title that is on
- a disk when a list is printed.
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- Toggle this option on and off in the configuration screen. It
- is item F, Auto Read Title from Disk. Like all configuration
- settings, your choice is saved when you exit DISKLIST.
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- If you are running DISKLIST with the /AUTO switch as described
- above and the default setting in your parameter is to read the
- title from the disk, you can overide it using N for the parameter
- to read the title from the disk.
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- 7. In addition to the one line title, DISKLIST now allows a
- multiple line message to be printed at the top of the list. It
- is printed below the title and disk volume name, although both of
- these can be deselected from the configuration screen.
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- Put your message in an ASCII file. Name that file DISKLIST.HDR.
- If DISKLIST.HDR is in the root directory of a disk, DISKLIST will
- print it as is, whereas DISKLIST centers the title on the list.
- Actually it is possible to use DISKLIST to just print this
- message by deselecting everything else.
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- 8. Configuration Screen Additions. Use the configuration screen
- to toggle the data elements that DISKLIST prints about the disk
- on and off. Press C when in the control window to activate the
- configuration screen. Read the configuration list carefully.
- The purpose of the configuration screen is to give you control
- over the layout of the list. New options are always being added.
- A few of the new ones will be mentioned here.
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- You can turn off the printing of the file names. And, registered
- users may disable printing Created by DISKLIST.
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- Another new option on the configuration screen is to Print Root
- Directory Name - Yes/No. Benefit - one less line on the list if
- you are trying to print many file names on an Avery label.
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- 9. DISKLIST now has Ink Jet Printer as a new Output Device
- option. The output device Ink Jet Printer works exactly the same
- as Laser Printer because the ink jet uses the same HP commands and
- command data file, DISKLIST.LSR. The Ink Jet Printer option is
- there so that ink jet users know what output device to use without
- reading the manual. Ink jet users please read the section of the
- DISKLIST manual, DISKLIST.DOC, on the Deskjet - it contains some
- very important ink jet setup information.
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- Configuration Menu
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- 1 - NonLaser Printer Codes F5
- 2 - Laser Commands F6
- 3 - Form/Printer Sizes F7
- 4 - Date Format MM/DD/YY
- 5 - Download a Font F3
- 6 - Print Total Space at TOP Yes
- 7 - Print Date-Time at TOP No
- 8 - Print Date-Time at BOTTOM Yes
- 9 - Lines to skip at label gap 0
- A - Line under Title & Label No
- B - A Blank Line at the Top No
- C - Print File Names Yes
- D - Position Avery Labels
- E - Last Drive for LAN use
- F - Auto Read Title from Disk Yes
- G - Print Root Directory Name Yes
- H - Print Header File Yes
- I - Print Volume Name Yes
- J - Print Created by DISKLIST Yes
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