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  1. ;
  2.                                                    
  3.                            ---  D A T E F N  ---          
  4.                                                    
  5.                                 Version 1.0
  6.  
  7.                     A Dated Filename Label File Utility
  8.                       For ZCPR3 and ZSDOS With Clock
  9.  
  10.  
  11.  
  12.                          I -->  Installation       
  13.                          O -->  Overview           
  14.                          S -->  Syntax             
  15.                          M -->  Modifications      
  16.  
  17. :I                       
  18.  
  19.  Installation 
  20.  
  21. Thσ distributioε versioε oµ DATEF╬ i≤ supplieΣ witΦ ß Z3EN╓ addres≤ oµ ì
  22. 0000H¼ read∙ fo≥ usσ iε ZCPR33½ environments«  ZCPR3░ user≤ shoulΣ instal∞ ì
  23. DATEF╬ usinτ thei≥ regula≥ installatioε methods«  Severa∞ location≤ ì
  24. affectinτ prograφ operatioε ma∙ bσ patcheΣ a≤ describeΣ iε thσ filσ ì
  25. DATEFN.PAT.
  26. :O
  27.  
  28.  Overview - 1/2 ì
  29.  
  30. DATEF╬ (DateΣ Filename⌐ i≤ ß simplσ ZCPR3/ZSDO╙ utilit∙ tha⌠ automaticall∙ ì
  31. read≤ thσ ZSDO╙ clocδ anΣ create≤ aε empt∙ labe∞ filσ witΦ thσ curren⌠ datσ ì
  32. a≤ thσ filename«  Thσ forma⌠ oµ thσ filenamσ datσ ma∙ bσ user-configureΣ ì
  33. usinτ ZCNFG«  DATEF╬ caε optionall∙ archivσ thσ labe∞ filσ anΣ caε als∩ ì
  34. optionall∙ deletσ ß filσ witΦ ß curren⌠ datσ filenamσ iε thσ samσ format.
  35.  
  36. DATEF╬ i≤ designeΣ t∩ bσ calleΣ froφ aε alia≤ durinτ operation≤ sucΦ a≤ ì
  37. filσ backup≤ wherσ i⌠ ma∙ bσ desirablσ t∩ placσ aε empt∙ datσ labe∞ filσ oε ì
  38. ß disδ t∩ automaticall∙ indicatσ thσ las⌠ backu≡ datσ b∙ usinτ thσ curren⌠ ì
  39. datσ a≤ thσ labe∞ filename«  Sincσ DATEF╬ caε optionall∙ creatσ aε archiveΣ ì
  40. labe∞ file¼ thσ use≥ caε contro∞ whethe≥ thσ labe∞ filσ wil∞ bσ copieΣ ì
  41. durinτ thσ backu≡ iµ thσ backu≡ i≤ donσ oε non-archiveΣ files.
  42.  
  43. DATEF╬ ma∙ als∩ bσ called¼ iµ desired¼ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ aε alia≤ t∩ deletσ thσ ì
  44. curren⌠ datσ labe∞ filσ (a≤ lonτ a≤ thσ operatioε isn'⌠ performeΣ acros≤ ì
  45. thσ strokσ oµ midnight¼ wheε botΦ thσ curren⌠ datσ anΣ thσ filenamσ ì
  46. change!⌐  
  47.  
  48.  Overview - 2/2 ì
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  50.  
  51. Thσ labe∞ filenamσ datσ forma⌠ i≤ configurablσ b∙ thσ user«  Thσ defaul⌠ ì
  52. datσ forma⌠ i≤ ?ddMMMyy.ty≡ (fo≥ example¼ !22JAN91.LDB)¼ anΣ include≤ aε ì
  53. optiona∞ namσ prefi° characte≥ anΣ aε optiona∞ filetypσ (iε thi≤ example¼ ì
  54. 'LDBº migh⌠ stanΣ fo≥ 'Las⌠ Disδ Backup')«  Thσ optiona∞ datσ forma⌠ i≤ ì
  55. mm/dd/yy.ty≡ (fo≥ example¼ 01/22/91.LDB)¼ anΣ include≤ onl∙ aε optiona∞ ì
  56. filetypσ sincσ thσ filenamσ i≤ alread∙ ╕ character≤ long«  Seσ DATEFN10.PA╘ ì
  57. fo≥ configuratioε information« 
  58. :S
  59.  
  60.  Syntax ì
  61.  
  62. The command line synta° is:
  63.  
  64.      DATEFN [dir:]     Create empty date label file
  65.      DATEFN [dir:] /A  Create archived empty date label file
  66.      DATEFN [dir:] /D  Delete date label file
  67. :M
  68.  
  69.  Modifications ì
  70.  
  71. DATEF╬ ha≤ severa∞ location≤ nea≥ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ prograφ tha⌠ caε bσ ì
  72. patcheΣ usinτ ZP¼ ZPATCH¼ DDT¼ etc¼ t∩ alte≥ thσ operatioε oµ thσ prograφ ì
  73. t∩ sui⌠ thσ user«  DATEFN.PA╘ ma∙ als∩ bσ renamed¼ assembleΣ t∩ aε overla∙ ì
  74. filσ anΣ overlaiΣ oε DATEFN10.CO═ t∩ creatσ ß custoφ cop∙ oµ DATEFN.COM«  ì
  75. ZCNFG17.CO═ anΣ thσ configuratioε filσ DATEFN10.CF╟ ma∙ als∩ bσ useΣ t∩ ì
  76. changσ DATEFN.COM'≤ configurablσ settings«  Seσ DATEFN.PA╘ fo≥ furthe≥ ì
  77. information«  
  78.