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QDISK
Version 3.30
By
DME System Specialties
Released Into The Public Domain
This software is hereby release as shareware. You may copy and
distribute this program for free to all you wish as long as this file
is included with it and the program is not modified in any way. You
may not charge for this program beyond the cost of the disk you give
it away on. If you find this utility usefull, a contribution of $15
is required for continued use. All those who send in a contribution
will be notified of future releases.
Please send contributions to: DME System Specialties
9000 Vanalden Ave. Suite 159
Northridge, CA 91324
For those who find the 64K requirements of QDISK to be
restricting we have a retail version available. The retail version
has user selectable memory requirements and some other new features.
The cose of the retail version is $39.95. If you send in your
registration check in that amount, we will send you the retail
version on a floppy along with a printed manual. Please allow 2 weeks
for delivery.
This program is a memory resident directory utility.
The following is a list of the current features in QDISK:
1) Copy a file (Multi-operator)
2) Delete a file (Multi-operator)
3) Rename a file
4) Move a file (Multi-operator)
5) Show a new path or disk
6) View a file or directory
7) Search for text in a file being viewed
8) Repeat search for previous text
9) Create a directory
10) Remove a directory
11) Mark a file for multiple operators
12) Unmark a file for multiple operators
13) Mark/Unmark all files for multiple operators
14) Toggle Wordstar file mode for view option
15) Toggle confirm option on delete and print functions
16) Toggle word wrap mode for view option
17) Switch text formatting in view option
18) Change a file's attribute (Multi-operator)
19) Print a file (Multi-operator)
20) Sort directory display by Name, Ext, Size or Date
21) Change the printer device (Lpt1-Lpt3 are valid)
22) Directory notes
23) Speed search for a file name
24) Exit QDISK and remain in the directory being displayed
25) Change the colors used in QDISK
When a file is marked for multiple operator commands, an
asterisk (*) will appear after the file name on the display. When any
files are marked, all multi-operator commands will act on all of the
marked files. The total number and size of the marked files are
displayed under the date and time.
To view the alternate key menu, hold down the <ALT> key. While
holding down this key, select the operation you wish to perform.
<ESC> will exit you from the current operation or exit you from
QDISK if you are at the main directory.
1) Copy a file (Multi-operator)
To copy a file or a list of marked files, press the <F1> key on
the main menu or <CTRL-C> or <CTRL-Y> on the control key menu. You
will then be asked to enter the file destination . This may be any
valid DOS disk or directory. If there is not enough room on the
destination disk for a designated file, you may change the
destination diskette or choose not to copy that file. Once you have
answered this question, the system will continue as instructed.
2) Delete a file (Multi-operator)
To delete a file or a list of marked files, press the <F2> key
on the main menu or <CTRL-D> on the control key menu. If the
'Confirm' option on the Alt menu is ON, you will be asked to enter a
'Y' to delete the file or an 'N' to cancel the delete funtion. If the
'Confirm' option is OFF, the file is deleted automatically.
3) Rename a file
To rename a file, press the <F3> key on the main menu or
<CTRL-R> on the control key menu. You may then enter the new name of
the file. Any valid DOS file name is acceptable.
4) Move a file (Multi-operator)
To move a file or a list of marked files to a new directory or
disk drive, press the <F4> key on the main menu or <CTRL-M> on the
control key menu. You may then enter the new directory name, press
the <RETURN> key, and the file will be moved. Any valid EXISTING
directory may be used. If the directory or disk does not exist, the
system will beep and the operation will be canceled.
5) Show a new path or disk
To view a new path or disk, press the <F5> key on the main menu
or <CTRL-P> on the control key menu. You may then enter the new
directory name. Any valid DOS drive or directory is allowed. If the
directory is empty, you will exit from QDISK and return to your
original program. You may also move around directories on a hard
disk by viewing the '.', '..' and <DIR> files using the view option
described next.
6) View a file or directory
To view a file, press the <F6> key or the <RETURN> key on the
main menu, or the <CTRL-V> key on the control menu with the
highlighted bar on the file you wish to view. If you view a
directory, you will be shown the contents of that directory. In the
view mode, you may page-up, page-down, scroll line by line, and shift
the screen to the sides, 8 characters at a time. The <HOME> key will
take you to the beginning of the file and move the side shift back to
column 1. The <END> key will take you to the end of the file in the
current column. In this mode the search <F7> and repeat search <F8>
keys as described in the next sections are active. To exit the view
section, press either the <ESC> key or the <RETURN> key for a normal
exit. You may also press the delete, rename or move keys to exit and
start the selected function on the viewed file. You may change some
of the view options on the Alt menu. These options are discussed in
sections 14, 16 and 17.
7) Search for text in a file being viewed
To search for text in a file being viewed, press the <F7> key.
You will then be asked to select a form of data entry, either Hex or
Text. Once you have chosen this, you will be asked for a maximum of
20 characters, either as a character string or as seperate hex
values. This is the item for which you will be searching. A blank
search key, in text mode, or an <ESC> key, in either mode, will abort
the search. To cancel a search once it has started, press the <ESC>
key.
8) Repeat search for previous text
To repeat a search for text previously specified with the <F7>
key, just press the <F8> key while still in the view mode.
9) Create a Directory
To create a new directory, press the <F9> key and enter the
directory name. You may place the directory in any valid directory or
on any valid disk. If the directory you're creating is in the current
directory, the display will be updated to show this.
10) Remove a Directory
To remove a directory, press the <F10> key and enter the
directory name. You may remove any valid directory that is empty. If
this directory is in the current directory, the display will be
updated to show this.
11) Mark a file for multiple operators
To mark a file for multi-operator commands, place the
highlighted bar on the file to be marked and press the gray