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                  FINDF



                  File Finder utility



                  Version  1.00
                  Released 05-29-89




                  Herron Software
                  P.O. Box 1288
                  Battle Ground, Washington  98604




         COPYRIGHT 1988, 1989 Phil Herron.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


                  DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
            __________________________________________


            THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED AS IS AND WITHOUT
            WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  THE AUTHOR MAKES NO
            EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH REGARD
            TO THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
            TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
            PURPOSE.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE
            LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY OTHER
            COMMERCIAL DAMAGE ARISING FROM EITHER THE
            USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT.


            This product should be thoroughly evaluated
            using backed up or noncritical data and files.





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   Table of Contents                                         Section
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   Shareware.................................................. 0.1.0
      What it is.............................................. 0.1.1
      License Terms........................................... 0.1.2
      Registration............................................ 0.1.3

   Evaluation................................................. 0.2.0
      Evaluation Version...................................... 0.2.1
      Evaluation Menu......................................... 0.2.2
      Virus Prevention........................................ 0.2.3

   FindF...................................................... 1.0
      Introduction............................................ 1.1
      Explanation............................................. 1.2
      System Requirements..................................... 1.3
         Installing........................................... 1.3.1
      Help.................................................... 1.4
      Syntax.................................................. 1.5
         Wildcard Characters.................................. 1.5.1
      Examples................................................ 1.6
         Operating screen..................................... 1.6.1
         Operating screen with output REDIRECTION............. 1.6.2
      File Attributes......................................... 1.7
      Applications............................................ 1.8
      Version History......................................... 2.0

   Support.................................................... 9.0
      Problem Resolution...................................... 9.1
      Before Reporting........................................ 9.2
      Reporting a problem..................................... 9.3
      Custom Modifications.................................... 9.4
      Correspondence.......................................... 9.5

   Product Catalog........................................... 10.0




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0.1.0          Shareware
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0.1.1   The SHAREWARE Concept
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   "Shareware" is a software distribution method which enables
   the potential user to obtain software at very low initial
   cost, for evaluation on a trial basis.

   You can evaluate the software in your own environment, on your
   own machine, with the programs and data that you normally use.
   You're not required to make payment and become a registered
   user unless the software meets your needs.

   Another benefit of Shareware is lower pricing.  By minimizing
   the marketing and advertising expenses associated with more
   traditional software distribution methods, Shareware products
   can be priced lower.  You don't pay for what you don't need or
   use.

   You are encouraged to share the evaluation version of this
   software with others, so long as you follow the limitations
   set forth in the LICENSE TERMS section below.




0.1.2   LICENSE TERMS
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   This product and its documentation are copyrighted and owned
   solely by the author, who reserves all rights to any benefits
   derived from it.  It is distinctly separate from, and should
   not be confused with, those categories of software known as
   "public domain" or "freeware."

   You are granted without charge a limited license to use the
   evaluation version of this software on a trial basis, for
   purposes of deciding whether to continue using (and therefore
   whether to register) the product, and to transmit this
   evaluation version to associates by copying on diskette or
   uploading to electronic bulletin board services, so long as
   the following CONDITIONS are met:

      (a) The program and its documentation file must be
          distributed together.

      (b) The program and its documentation must not be
          altered in any way.  If you wish to include
          notes for other evaluators, please add them in
          a separate file and include that file along
          with the program and documentation files.




0.1.3   REGISTRATION
____________________

      When you send in the registration form and fee, you'll
      receive by return mail a diskette containing the latest
      REGISTERED version of the program and documentation.


   BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION

      The registered version WILL NOT include the Evaluation Menu
      front-end or the forms-printing section of this version.
      Thus it will be more convenient to use, from either the DOS
      prompt or from batch files.  It will also be about 16K
      bytes smaller, for more efficient disk storage and faster
      loading.

      The registered version WILL include any new functions
      or enhancements made to date.

      You will receive notification of future updates and
      new products.

      You will be able to upgrade to newer versions at a
      reduced cost.


   REGISTRATION FORM

      The registration form and a pre-addressed mailing cover
      can be printed from the "Forms Printing" selection of
      the Evaluation menu, discussed in section 0.2.2 below.


   FEES

      The single-quantity registration fee is displayed on the
      initial Evaluation Menu screen.  Higher quantities are
      discussed below.


   QUANTITY DISCOUNTS

      Each registered copy of this software will be licensed for
      operation at only one location (on only one machine) at any
      one time.  If this software will be in use at more than one
      location at the same time, the appropriate number of
      registrations must be made.

      Multiple-quantity registration fees are displayed in the
      "QUANTITY DISCOUNT" section of the Evaluation menu.

      You can take advantage of quantity discounts by ordering
      multiple registrations of one program or single
      registrations of several different programs at the same
      time.  You also save on shipping and handling charges
      by registering several products together.


   GROUP REGISTRATIONS

      You can also get quantity discounts by combining orders with
      associates:

         (1)   Complete a separate registration form for each person.
                  Each person's name, address and programs to be
                  registered are needed for support and update
                  notification purposes.

         (2)   Include only one standard shipping and handling charge.
                  Cross out the "Shipping & handling" amounts on
                  all but one registration form; the combined
                  order will be sent to the name and address on
                  that form.

         (3)   Send all the forms together in one envelope or mailing
                  cover, with a single check or money order.




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0.2.0          Evaluation
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0.2.1   EVALUATION VERSION
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   This software contains the complete and fully functional version
   of the program, the latest available at the time of this release.

   The program itself is identical to the REGISTERED version.
   An Evaluation Menu and forms-printing section were added
   to ensure that:

      (a)   Registration information and forms will not
            become separated from the program file.

      (b)   Users who might be unfamiliar with the process
            of displaying a file's contents on the screen or
            printer will have no difficulty learning about,
            evaluating or registering this product.




0.2.2   EVALUATION MENU
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   The program is invoked from the DOS prompt by typing its name
   and pressing the RETURN or ENTER key.


   The initial screen displays the warranty section and some
   information about the program:

      Program name,
      Version number,
      Release date,
      Single-quantity registration fee.


   It next displays the Shareware Product EVALUATION MENU.
   A single key press will select the following functions
   from the menu:
      _________________________________________

      ESC - EXIT to DOS without evaluating this program

       R  - READ the documentation (THIS file)

       x  - EVALUATE this program

       Q  - QUANTITY Discount information

       F  - FORMS printing menu - registration & mailer
      _________________________________________


   When you press "R" to READ the documentation, this file will
   be shown one screen at a time.  The display pauses whenever the
   screen becomes full, and prompts...

                     <downArrow> or Esc

   The <downArrow> character is similar to the "MORE" prompt in
   other DOS utilities.  It indicates that more is available.
   Press ESCape to exit back to the Evaluation Menu, or any normal
   typing key to continue (space bar is a convenient key to use).




0.2.3   VIRUS PREVENTION
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   If you'd like to evaluate this software but you're not sure
   where it's been, you can get a copy straight from the source
   for a $4.00 charge to cover the cost of the diskette, shipping
   and handling.  If your address is outside the U.S. and Canada,
   add an additional $3.00 (total $7.00, in U.S. funds).

   Include your mailing address and the name of the program.
   By return mail you'll receive the latest evaluation version
   of that program and as many others as will fit on a 5.25
   inch diskette.




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               FINDF
1.0
               File Finder utility
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1.1   INTRODUCTION
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   With the growing storage capacities of modern disk drives,
   you can keep more and more files online, in more and more
   subdirectories.  With so much space available, files can
   be misplaced more efficiently than ever before.


   If your hard disk is so large that you can't keep track of
   which files are in which subdirectories, and you can't locate
   files when you need them, you need help.




1.2   EXPLANATION
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   FindF can find those misplaced files, as long as they've been
   misplaced on your default drive.  If they're misplaced on a
   diskette in a box in the back room, you're on your own.


   FindF's output can be redirected to a file, in case you want
   to keep a list of the files that get lost most often.  Then
   again, THAT file may get misplaced.  Use FindF to add it
   to the list.




1.3     SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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   PC, XT, AT or compatible.
   DOS version 2.1 or later.
   64K free memory.




1.3.1   INSTALLING
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   The program can be run from diskette or hard disk.  No
   installation is necessary, other than copying the files
   to a drive and directory of your choosing.




1.4   HELP
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   Can't remember the command line syntax?
   Issue the program's name without any parameters; it
   will display a help screen, then return to the DOS prompt.




1.5   SYNTAX
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      FindF [filename.ext] [/S]
                              \
                               Short display format


      Where...

         Default display format is
            FINDF   .EXE    15515  04-16-89  23:59

         Short display format is
            FINDF   .EXE




1.5.1   WILDCARD CHARACTERS
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      Wildcard characters * and ? are legal for use in specifying
      filenames and extensions.




1.6   EXAMPLES
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      FindF *.bat                   Finds all files with extension
                                    .BAT anywhere on the current
                                    drive.  Displays on screen.

      FindF *.bat >BatFiles.Lst     Same as above, but sends list
                                    to file named BatFile.Lst


      FindF *.bat /s                Short display format to screen.

      FindF *.bat /s >BatFiles.Lst  Short display format to file
                                    named BatFile.Lst.




1.6.1   OPERATING SCREEN
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   The operating screen appears whenever "FINDF" is issued from the
   DOS prompt with a filename; in this example, the complete
   command line is:

            FindF *.bat

   and the screen displays:


    __FindF_______________________
   |______________________________|

   Find *.BAT on drive C:     Thu 23 Mar 1989    6:49:50 PM



   The screen displays nothing more until a file is found that
   matches the input file specification.  The search can be
   exited at any time by pressing the ESCAPE key.

   Upon finding a match, the drive, path and file information
   are displayed:

      C:\(ROOT directory)
         AUTOEXEC.BAT       27  01-28-89  14:17


   The display pauses whenever the screen becomes full, and
   prompts...

       ESC-exit   <downArrow>-more

   The <downArrow> character is similar to the "MORE" prompt
   in other DOS utilities.  It indicates that more is available.
   Press ESCape to exit to DOS, or any normal typing key to
   continue.


   If not exited early, the search continues until all
   subdirectories on the drive have been checked and no more
   matching files are found.


   A SUMMARY line then reports the number of files found, and the
   number of directories in which they were found.  If you pressed
   the ESCAPE key at any point during the run, the summary section
   also displays

         "Early termination"

   to indicate that the files shown on screen or in the redirected
   file may not be a complete list.  If the output was redirected to
   a file, this summary section is also written to that file, rather
   than to the screen.




1.6.2   OPERATING SCREEN with output REDIRECTION
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   FINDF's output can be redirected to a file by using the DOS
   redirection characters > or >>...

      >  Sends output to specified file; overwrites the file
         if it already exists.
      >> Appends output to the end of the specified file.

   You could use each in turn to generate a file containing a list
   of all the executable files on your default drive:

         FindF *.Com > RunFiles.Lst
         FindF *.Exe >>RunFiles.Lst

   During redirected operation, the screen displays only the
   standard header and, at the bottom, the ESCape prompt:

    __FindF_______________________
   |______________________________|


   ESC-exit




1.7   FILE ATTRIBUTES
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   FindF will find all files with Ordinary, Archive, ReadOnly,
      Hidden and System attributes.

   Files with Directory or Volume label attributes are ignored.




1.8   APPLICATIONS
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   A sample application is shown below.  FindAll.Bat can be used
   to generate a listing of all files and subdirectories on the
   default drive.

   To maintain an overview of your hard disk's contents and
   directory structure in case of drive problems, run FindAll
   periodically and save the output on a backup diskette.


   Command-line syntax:

         FindAll [outputFileSpec]


   Usage:

      FindAll A:allFiles.Lst

         will write all information to a file named
         AllFiles.Lst on drive A.


   Listing of FindAll.Bat:

      :::: File & Subdir listing utility
      echo off
      If "%1"=="" goto NoSpec
      echo Writing Tree diagram & Directory to %1 - Standby . . .
      echo ---------- Tree Diagram & Directory ---------- >%1
      Vol    >>%1
      echo . >>%1
      :::: next line: use Ptree.Com, Vtree.Com, or comment out with colons
      Ptree  >>%1
      echo . >>%1
      FindF *.* >>%1
      echo ----- %1 Completed -----
      goto END
      :NoSpec
      echo Syntax:  %0 [outputFileSpec]
      echo   Writes tree-structure diagram and complete directory of default
      echo   drive to specified file.  Uses FindF & Ptree/Vtree utilities.
      :END


   Notes:
      1 - There are several ways to convert the above listing
          into batch file form.  One is to copy this entire file
          to another named "FindAll.Bat", delete everything except
          the listing, then delete the leading spaces on the left
          side so each line begins in column one.
          Another is to display the listing on screen and use a
          memory-resident notepad to "cut and paste" it into a
          batch file.

      2 - Several statements in the batch file listing are
          intended to insert a blank line into the output file:

             echo . >>%1

          A dot is used here for ease of converting the listing
          text into batch file form.  Once the listing is in a
          batch file, each occurrence of the dot can be replaced by
          a blank character, ASCII 255 decimal.  This character is
          entered by holding down the <alt> key and entering the
          decimal number 255 on the numeric key pad.

      3 - Vtree.Com is a PC Magazine utility.  Ptree.Com is a
          version of Vtree.Com that uses only standard ASCII
          characters, for ease of printing.

      4 - Multiple colons in the listing are used for comment
          lines.




2.0   VERSION HISTORY
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   1.00  Initial release.




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9.0            Support
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9.1   PROBLEM RESOLUTION
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   Please document and report any anomaly in program operation,
   whether it's a genuine "bug" or just some feature of the
   program that particularly "bugs" you.

   If you're the first person to document and report a problem
   that we agree needs attention, you'll receive a free upgrade
   with the correction when it's been made.  If you're a
   registered user, you'll get the upgraded registered version;
   if you haven't yet registered, you'll get the upgraded
   evaluation version.




9.2   BEFORE REPORTING
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   Things to try prior to reporting a problem:

      1 - Reread the documentation to make sure you understand
          what we thought we understood when we wrote it.

      2 - If the system reports "Bad command or file name" when
          you attempt to run the program, its executable file
          (or at least the file name you specified) was not found.

          First, make sure no typos or misspellings have crept
          into your command line; next, try changing your PATH
          setting, or make the drive & directory where the program
          resides the "current" drive & directory.

      3 - If the program is being run from a batch file, try
          deleting lines previous to the line that actually
          invokes the program, to see if some prior activity
          is causing the problem.

      4 - If you have any memory-resident or "TSR" utilities
          installed (pop-up calculators/note pads, keyboard
          enhancements, etc.), try removing them from memory
          and running the program again to see if the problem
          reoccurs.




9.3   REPORTING A PROBLEM
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   If the problem persists, please document it as completely and
   accurately as possible; we have to be able to duplicate it
   before we can begin to resolve it.

   Include at least the following:

      1 - Version of DOS you are using.
      2 - Machine type, drives, memory, etc.
      3 - Programs executed prior to the problem.
      4 - Problem program's name and version number.
      5 - Where and how you obtained the problem program.
      6 - Address and/or phone number where you can be contacted.
      7 - Anything you can think of that might relate to the problem;
          for example, listings of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
          files, or any batch files used to run the program.
      8 - Any relevant printouts.


   NOTE: If you're a registered user, you'll find the utility
         UserResp.Exe on the distribution diskette; it can be used
         to print a pre-addressed mailer and a problem report.

         If you have not yet registered, send problem reports to the
         address below (or print the pre-addressed mailer from the
         Evaluation Menu).




9.4   CUSTOM MODIFICATIONS
__________________________

   If you need custom modifications to this software for your
   particular application, please write to the below address
   with complete details of your requirements.




9.5   CORRESPONDENCE
____________________

   We welcome any comments or suggestions you might have
   concerning improvements and future enhancements to this
   product.  Send all correspondence to:

             Phil Herron
             P.O. Box 1288
             Battle Ground, Washington  USA  98604




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10.0           Product Catalog
_________________________________________________________________


   This section contains a list of products available or near
   completion as of this release date; it will be updated
   whenever new products are added.



      ChkD     - Drive  Total/Free/Used report by value & percent
      ChkM     - Memory Total/Free/Used report by value & percent
      CleanOut - Selective file deletion, with confirmation
      CleanTxt - WordStar to Ascii convert, ctrl char strip, tab expand
      CleanZ   - Ctrl-Z End Of File char strip or replace
      FindF    - Find File(s) in any directory of current drive
      Gen      - Generate files for testing printer, storage or timing
      KeySet   - CapsLock-NumLock-ScrollLock-PrtSc key setup
      PrinTest - Parallel Printer Test & Status reporting
      Qscn     - Convert text to executable file for Quick Screen display.
      ScanF    - Scan File   for text strings
      ScanM    - Scan Memory for text strings
      Split    - File splitter
      StoRm    - STorage RooM needed for files on any disk/any DOS ver.

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