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Identi-Filer v5.0 Documentation
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DISCLAIMER
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This program is guaranteed to do nothing more than take up space.
By using this software, you the user, agree that any coincidental
damage arising from its use or misuse is the sole responsibility
of the user and not of the authors. This program was designed with
a single purpose in mind and we are reasonably sure that it does
nothing more than what we claim.
Note: I have included LIST.COM which Identi-Filer calls for when you
choose to view the created listing. LIST.COM is also shareware
and requires registration by the user with its authors.
This program requires that you already have one or more of the
supported compression utilities installed on your system somewhere
in your DOS path or in the same directory that you will install
IDENTI-FILER v5.0. If Identi-Filer cannot locate any of your
compression utilities, it will not attempt to extract anything.
==========================================================================
This program was compressed with COMPACK v4.5
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How to use:
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1. Identi-Filer depends upon your decompression utilities to exist in
either the same directory in which IDFILER.EXE resides or to be
somewhere in your DOS path. It will not extract descriptions if
otherwise.
2. When the program starts, you are given a menu of options that can
be modified to suit your needs. Simply choose the command letter for
the setting(s) that you wish to change. When you have completed your
setup you can press ENTER to begin processing or ESCAPE to abort.
3. Here is a brief description of each menu option and its use:
[S] Source drive:\path :
This line is your drive letter and path of the directory of files
that you wish to process. It must be in the format of:
[drive letter]:\[directory name] such as C:\DOS. Identi-Filer
will ignore any entry that does not contain the colon and slash.
[T] Target drive:\path :
This line is your drive letter and path of the directory that you
wish Identi-Filer to do its processing and to write the output file
listing. The syntax is the same as Source drive:\path.
Pressing ENTER on this line while blank will use the identical
drive and path as the Source drive and path.
[F] File name to create :
This line contains the filename of your output file listing.
It can be any name you wish. This option is not available until
Identi-Filer is registered.
[N] Name of File-Insert :
This is a text file or any other file of your choosing.
It can be an advertisement for your BBS, an announcement of some
kind or whatever you wish. When File-Insert Mode is turned on,
Identi-Filer will compress this file into each of your archived
files.
** NOTE **
The filename must be L00K-AT.ME! in the unregistered version and
must exist in the same directory as IDFILER.EXE to use this feature.
[H] Header at top of list : ON/OFF
This toggles the header (heading printed at the top of each output
file) on and off. This option is not available until Identi-Filer
is registered.
[1] Include File Size : ON/OFF
Toggles whether to list the file size for each file in the output
file listing.
[2] Include File Date : ON/OFF
Toggles whether to list the file date for each file in the output
file listing.
[3] Include Descriptions : ON/OFF
Toggles whether to list the description for each file in the output
file listing.
[+] Append Output File : ON/OFF
This toggle gives you the option of appending the list you are about
to create onto the end of an existing file list. The output file
name must be the same as the existing file for this feature to work.
See also "[@] Sub-Directories : ON/SORT/OFF" below
[C] Compressed Files Only : ON/OFF
This toggles whether or not you want ALL of the files in the source
directory to be listed or only the .ZIP .ARJ and .SDN files.
[I] Interactive Mode : ON/OFF
This toggles the Interactive mode. The interactive mode, when turned
on, will prompt you to manually enter a one line description for a
file when none was found within the archive.
[A] Auto-Add descriptions : ON/OFF
Used in conjuction with Interactive Mode. When this option is turned
on, it will add the manually entered description into the compressed
file for future use. Auto-Add will not work without Interactive Mode
on so by toggling this feature Identi-Filer automatically turns
Interactive Mode.
---*** Identi-Filer WILL NOT violate the "security envelope" of .SDN
or .ARJ files and will simply ignore this command when coming
across a "sealed" SDN or ARJ file.
[D] Double-space the List : ON/OFF
This toggles the line spacing of the output file to single or double
line spacing between listed file names and their descriptions.
[P] Pack File-Inserts : ON/OFF
This command toggles the Jumk-Mail Mode. File-Insert is a
feature that allows you to compress one of your own files
(text file advertisement, for example) into each of the files in
your source directory during processing.
** NOTE ** This feature is disabled if Identi-Filer cannot find
the File-Insert filename in the current directory.
** The filename must be L00K-AT.ME! in the unregistered version.
---*** Identi-Filer WILL NOT violate the "security envelope" of .SDN
or .ARJ files and will simply ignore this command when coming
across a "sealed" SDN or ARJ file.
[$] File-Insert Mode Only : ON/OFF
When this switch is turned on, it will compress your File-Insert
file into each file that it is processing. This option produces
no output list and all other features are disabled during operation.
---*** Identi-Filer WILL NOT violate the "security envelope" of .SDN
or .ARJ files and will simply ignore this command when coming
across a "sealed" SDN or ARJ file.
[@] Sub-Directories : ON/SORT/OFF
This switch works in relation to the Append File List function.
If this switch is on and Append File List is OFF then Identi-Filer
will create separate file listings for each directory in the
target directory.
If this switch is on SORT, Identi-Filer will put each individual
file list in its corresponding source directory.
[/] Save Configuration
This option saves the current configuration to the file IDFILER.SET
in the current directory. If IDFILER.SET does not exist, this
command will create it automatically.
[R] Register!
This command enters Registration mode. A registration code is
required to register Identi-Filer and is only available upon
registration with the author.
Command Line Options
--------------------
Example:
At your DOS prompt;
IDFILER /AUTO or IDFILER /LOGO or IDFILER /SCAN or IDFILER /AUTO /LOGO etc.
/AUTO = Runs Identi-Filer automatically with the default settings
used in the IDFILER.SET. This paramater is useful for running
Identi-Filer in a BBS event or other timed event,
for automatic execution in a batch file such as AUTOEXEC.BAT
during boot-up, or any other use where you want Identi-Filer
to run automatically and unattended.
/LOGO = This option allows you to run Identi-Filer in File-Insert Mode
for the purpose of inserting your Logo file (see above) into
archived files without any other processing.
This command will disable the .DIZ/.SDI/.ID extraction.
Identi-Filer will not produce a list in this mode.
/SCAN = This feature causes Identi-Filer to run in STATISTICAL MODE ONLY.
This mode will search all subdirectories starting with the source
directory that you specify. To do an entire drive choose the
root directory of that drive. Identi-Filer will scan each
directory and will display running totals of directories, files,
file sizes, average file size, average files per directory, etc.
What does Identi-Filer do?
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This program searches the supported archive type (.ZIP, .ARJ, .SDN, .ARC,
.LZH, .LHA, .RAR, .PAK) in the specified directory for the files
FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI (and SDN.ID. in .SDN files).
These are description files found in most compressed files describing
the archived program. Identi-Filer extracts this description file and
reads it. It then writes the description to a text file of your choosing
which will contain the complete listing of every .ZIP and .ARJ file in the
specified directory along with their descriptions. The text file can be
used for importing files into a BBS database, CD-ROM Door, or can simply
be used as a catalog listing of your archived collections.
This version also reads the internal descriptions found in .MOD sound files.
If Identi-Filer finds a text file by the same filename as chosen
at startup in the target path, it will rename it with a .OLD extension
during operation and then will restore the original file name when finished.
This program is very simple and has much room for improvement and change
so try it out and then give me all of your suggestions, comments, and
ideas. I will do what I can to incorporate your ideas into future versions.
This version of Identi-Filer is SHAREWARE. This means that you can
try it out for a period of time and then either pay me for it or
discontinue using it. It is unlawful to continue using shareware programs
after the initial demo period.
* THE DEMO PERIOD FOR "IDENTI-FILER" IS 30 DAYS. *
If you enjoy this program and would like to continue using it then please
register it.
Send $20.00 to: Kevin Smith
1403 E. Elm #9
Springfield, MO. 65802
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Credit Cards are not accepted by the BBS at this time.
A registered code will be generated in your name within 24 hours
of receipt of your payment and will be made available to you from
The Neon Vortex BBS.
If you do not want to get your code from the BBS, I can either send
it to you by US Mail, by a voice telephone call or I can send the
code to you by Fido NETMAIL.
When you register IDENTI-FILER you are entitled to and will receive
free minor upgrades to the software as well as 1/2 price on all future
major releases of this program as well as any of our other products.
** For product support, suggestions or bug reports contact:
Kevin Smith
Sysop of The Neon Vortex BBS
Springfield, MO. 65802
BBS : (417) 865-7386
Voice : (417) 865-0974
Cellular : (417) 861-6828
Fido-Net : (1:284/79) The Neon Vortex BBS