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0365 00001 00305 01051 02058 02445 02640 03534 03992 05030 05259 05942 06112 06365 07255 07949 08125 08961 09274 09637 09882 10376 10732 11001 11448 11699 12034 12237 12541 12832 13117 13492 13915 14250 14668 14924 15216 15477 15966 16476 16749 17060 17340 17596 17935 18164 18387 18731 19256 19622 19842 20185 20406 20664 20909 21098 21552 21847 22108 22316 22575 22845 File Tech v1.00 shareware by H/M Software (C) Copyright 1994 ~ **Info Bar Help** MENUS- Press alt + the highlighted letter to open a menu or click with the left mouse button on the menu Open......choose a window to open alt + F1 - opens a file window alt + F2 - opens a tree alt + F3 - opens an edit window alt + F4 - open a command line Or, click with the left mouse button on the window to open Task......choose a one of the open windows to become active by pressing the letter before it or clicking on the letter Config....choose an area of File Tech to configure Help......this gives help on the active window STATUS- After the Config menu is some information, memory free, the date, the time, and free windows. ~ **The File Window** MOVING IN THE FILE LIST- PgUp and PgDn...page through the file list Home and end....go to the beginning and go to the end of the file list The arrow keys scroll through the file list Left mouse button click on the arrows on the scroll bars Click on file in file list to move the highlighter to that file COMMANDS- A, R, H, S...toggle file attributes Enter........change directory or execute current file +, -.........select/deselect files using wildcards Ins, del.....select/deselect a single file Left button click on A, R, H, S changes file attributes Right button on file selects/deselects it BUTTONS- Drv.......set the displayed drive Copy......copy a files or files Ren/Mov...rename or move file(s) Edit......edit the current file Md........make a directory Del.......delete a file(s) Tree......bring up a tree on the displayed drive Print.....print a file(s) Sort......change how the file are sorted in the file list Find......find a file ~ **Command Line** Enter commands just like on the DOS command line BUTTONS- History Up.....cycles upward through previous commands, press the up arrow on the keyboard History Down...cycles downward through previous commands, press the down arrow on the keyboard Clear Line.....clears the current line, press Home on the keyboard ~ **Tree** MOVING- Arrow keys to move through the tree Use the left mouse button on the scroll bar PgUp and PgDn...page through the tree The Drv button changes the displayed drive ~ **Edit Window** MOVING- Arrow keys move the cursor Use left mouse button on the scroll bars Home and End.............go to beginning and end of line PgUp and PgDn............page through the file Ctrl-Home and Ctrl-End...go to beginning and end of file COMMANDS- Ctrl-A...enter any ASCII code Ctrl-B...begin highlighting Ctrl-E...end highlighting Ctrl-Y...delete a line Insert...toggle between insert and over type mode BUTTONS- New.....clears edit for a new document Load....loads a file Save....saves the current file Copy....copy selected text to the current cursor position Erase...delete the selected text Find....find and/or replace text Next....find the next occurrence of current search text Mode....change the CRLF mode Wrap....change the wrap mode STATUS- CRLF mode | Current character -------------------------- Wrap mode | Current file ~ **Command Line Config** COLORS- Standard.......the normal window color Buttons........the button color Command line...the command line color OPTIONS- Path Prompt....should the path be displayed in the command line Wait key ......should File Tech wait for a key before returning to File Tech after a command is run Swap memory....execute commands in faster low memory mode or slower high memory mode ~ **File Window Config** COLORS- Standard.........the normal window color Buttons..........the button color Highlighter......the moving highlighter bar color Hot keys.........not used in this release of File Tech Selected Files...the color of the selected files OPTIONS- Confirm Delete................should a dialog box pop up when deleting a file and ask for confirmation Confirm Overwrite.............should copy and move ask before overwriting a file Confirm Recursive Delete......should delete ask before deleting subdirectories on a directory to be deleted Confirm Special File Delete...should delete ask before deleting read only, hidden, or system files BUTTONS- Set sort method.............set the default sorting for the file list Number of files displayed...sets the number of files displayed eXtensions..................edit the FILETECH.EXT file ~ **Tree Config** COLORS- Standard...the normal window color Buttons....the button color Lines......the line color of the lines on the tree The Directories displayed option sets the number of displayed directories. ~ **Preferences Config** COLORS- Error message...the error message color Character.......the background character color OPTIONS- Change character....the change the background character Error beep..........turn the error beep on or off Date................date method toggle between MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY Time................toggle between 24 hour (military) time and 12 hour time Screen mode.........toggle between 25 lines, 43 lines, 50 lines, and other mode. Forty three lines for EGA, 50 lines for VGA. Video setup.........set up a non-standard video mode if other mode in on ~ **Special Config** COLORS- Standard...the normal window color Button.....the button color Hot keys...the hot key letter color Inactive...inactive choice color ~ **Info Bar Config** COLORS- Standard......the normal bar color Hot keys......the hot key letter color Inactive......the inactive choice color Time & Date...the time and date color Status........the color of the free windows, and free memory ~ **Editor Config** COLORS- Standard...........the normal window color Buttons............the button color Insert cursor......the color of the cursor in insert mode Over type cursor...the color of the cursor in over type mode Highlighter........the color of the highlighter OPTIONS- Wrap................toggle among the three wrap modes, no wrap, wrap, and word wrap to set the default wrap mode CRLF................toggle among three CRLF modes, CR, LF and CRLF to set the default mode Horizontal size.....prompts for the horizontal size of the inside of the edit window Vertical size.......prompts for the vertical size of the inside of the edit window Zone (KB)...........prompts of the size of the zone in kilobytes Tab size............prompts of the length of tab ~ **Screen Saver Config** OPTIONS- Screen saver........toggle through six screen savers, blank screen, bouncy ball, random stuff, message, stars, and external Time................prompts for the number of minutes of inactivity before running the screen saver Use password........toggle whether to use a password to leave the screen saver Change password.....prompts for a new password Message.............prompts for a message for the message screen saver External path.......prompts for the full file name for the external screen saver ~ **Archive Config** PATHS- Zip.....the full file name of the zip utility Unzip...the full file name of the unzip utility Arj.....the full file name of the arj utility ~ **Set Extension Information Help** BUTTONS- Extension......entering an existing extension will display that extension's information, entering a nonexistent extension will make a new one Directory......the directory for File Tech to go to before running the command Command........the command to run, a "%" in this field will be substituted for the full file name Wait for key...wait for a key after the command has run and is finished Swap memory....run the command in faster low memory mode or in slower high memory mode Next...........go to the next entry in the extension file Previous.......go to the previous entry in the extension file deLete.........delete the current extension file entry ~ Cannot delete temporary file ---------------------------- A temporary file File Tech was using cannot be found. Causes- * the temporary file was deleted already * the temporary file could be on a floppy disk that was removed from the drive Remedies- * insert the floppy disk * ignore the error ~ Cannot create temporary file ---------------------------- File Tech needs to create a temporary file and cannot. Causes- * there is no room on the disk * File Tech may be trying to create a temp file on the root directory but there are too many files there (64) Remedies- * clear up some space on the disk * delete a file on the root directory ~ Close all windows before changing video settings ------------------------------------------------ All windows must be closed before changing the video setup. Causes- * all windows are not closed Remedies- * close all the windows ~ Cannot write to temporary file ------------------------------ File Tech cannot write to a temporary file. Causes- * there is no room on the disk * the file was deleted * the file was on a floppy disk that was removed * the file may be read only Remedies- * clear up some space on the disk * undelete the file if possible * insert the floppy disk * close the window and start over * turn off the read only attribute by highlighting it in the file window and pressing 'R' ~ Cannot read from temporary file ------------------------------- File Tech cannot read from a temporary file. Causes- * the temporary file being read from has been deleted * the temp file was on a floppy disk that was removed Remedies- * if possible, undelete the temporary file * insert the floppy disk * close the window and start over ~ Cannot read from file --------------------- File Tech cannot read from a file it is currently using. Causes- * the file was deleted * the file was on a floppy disk and it was removed Remedies- * if possible, undelete the file * insert the floppy disk ~ Cannot write to file -------------------- File Tech cannot write to a file it is using. Causes- * the file was deleted * the file was on a floppy disk that was removed * there is no room left on the disk * the file may be read only Remedies- * if possible, undelete the file * insert the floppy disk * clear up some space on the disk * turn off the read only attribute by highlighting it in the file window and pressing 'R' ~ Cannot copy text into the selected area --------------------------------------- The editor cannot copy highlighted text into a highlighted area. Causes- * trying to copy highlighted text into a highlighted area Remedies- * don't do it ~ Multiple other edit windows have selected text ---------------------------------------------- When trying to copy text across edit windows, only one edit window can have selected text. Causes- * more than one edit window has selected text Remedies- * deselect the text in all the edit windows but the one to copy from ~ Cannot close file ----------------- File Tech cannot close a file it is using. Causes- * the file to be closed was deleted Remedies- * if possible, undelete the file * ignore this error ~ Cannot open file ---------------- File Tech is trying to use a file but cannot. Causes- * the file may not really exist * the read only attribute of the file may be turned on Remedies- * turn off the read only attribute of the file by highlighting with the file window and pressing 'R' ~ This file is open in another edit window ---------------------------------------- The file trying to edited is open in another edit window Causes- * the file is open in another edit window Remedies- * click OK on the error box and other edit window will automatically pop up ~ The cursor must be positioned before the text to erase ------------------------------------------------------ The cursor in the edit window needs to be before the selected text to erase. Causes- * the cursor is not before the selected text Remedies- * move the cursor ~ Only 1,000 directories can exist in the tree -------------------------------------------- The tree is limited to 1,000 directories (to conserve on memory) and the rest will not be displayed. If you find the limit, well, limiting send us a letter and we might consider raising the limit. Causes- * over 1,000 directories Remedies- * delete some directories ~ Cannot open "FILETECH.EXT" -------------------------- File Tech cannot open or create the extension file. Causes- * the file was deleted * there is not enough room to create a new one * it could be read only Remedies- * undelete the file, if possible * free up some space * make a new extension file * turn off the read only attribute of the file by highlighting with the file window and pressing 'R' ~ Cannot read from "FILETECH.EXT" ------------------------------- File Tech cannot read from the extension file. Causes- * the file was deleted * the file was on a floppy disk that was removed Remedies- * undelete the file, if possible * insert the disk * make a new extension file by going to the File Window Config. ~ Cannot write to "FILETECH.EXT" ------------------------------ File Tech cannot write to the extension file. Causes- * there is not enough room on the disk * the file was on a floppy disk that was removed * the file is read only Remedies- * free up some space on the disk * insert the floppy disk * turn off the read only attribute of the file by highlighting with the file window and pressing 'R' ~ Cannot read from "FILETECH.HLP" ------------------------------- File Tech cannot read from the help file. Causes- * the file was deleted * the file is corrupted Remedies- * undelete the file, if possible * get a new copy of the help file ~ Cannot open "FILETECH.HLP" -------------------------- File Tech cannot open the help file. Causes- * the file was deleted * the file was on a floppy disk that was removed Remedies- * undelete the file, if possible * insert the floppy disk * get a new copy of the help file ~ Close all edit windows before changing zone size ------------------------------------------------ All edit windows must be closed before changing the edit zone size. Causes- * there is an open edit window Remedies- * close the open edit windows ~ Memory Inconsistancy -------------------- After File Tech executed a command it tried to return. Upon returning the free memory had changed. This is probably due to the installation of a TSR. File Tech needs to have the same amount of memory as when it executed the command. This error will cause File Tech to abort. Causes- * installing a TSR or other memory resident program, or deinstalling a TSR Remedies- * do not install a TSR or other memory resident program ~ Swap cannot save File Tech to memory or disk -------------------------------------------- When File Tech tries to swap memory to disk, XMS, or EMS, it cannot. Causes- * there may not be enough free XMS, EMS, or disk space * an EMS driver may not be installed * swap does not work well on some computers Remedies- * free some memory or disk space * install an EMS driver * if this happens consistantly turn off the swap memory options in the Command Line command and in the extension file. ~ Cannot execute DOS command -------------------------- File Tech cannot execute a DOS command using swap memory. Causes- * your COMMAND.COM file cannot be found Remedies- * insert the floppy disk with COMMAND.COM on it (?) * turn off the swap memory option ~ Critical device error. Aborting program. ----------------------------------------- File Tech is having a problem with a device, probably the printer, and has to abort itself. Causes- * trying to print when the printer is off line * trying to print without a printer Remedies- * don't do that ~ The source filename is identical to the target filename ------------------------------------------------------- The source and target of a copy are the same and copying would be useless. Causes- * the source and target have the same name Remedies- * don't do that ~ Cannot open source file ----------------------- File Tech cannot open the source of a copy. Causes- * that file really does not exist * that file was on a floppy disk that was removed Remedies- * insert the floppy disk * ignore the error ~ Cannot open target file ----------------------- File Tech cannot open the target of a copy. Causes- * the target may be a directory that does not exist * the target may be read only Remedies- * make the directory exist * turn off the read only attribute of the file by highlighting with the file window and pressing 'R' ~ Error reading source file ------------------------- File Tech cannot read from the source file during a copy. Causes- * the source was on a floppy disk that was removed during a copy Remedies- * insert the floppy ~ Error reading target file ------------------------- File Tech cannot write to the target during a copy. Causes- * the target was on a floppy disk that was removed during a copy Remedies- * insert the floppy ~ Must uncompress to a path name ------------------------------ When trying to copy files from a compressed archive directory, the target of the copy is not a directory. Causes- * the target of a compressed archive directory copy is not a directory Remedies- * copy only to directories when inside compressed archive directories ~ Cannot generate DOS command longer than 128 characters ------------------------------------------------------ When working with compressed archive directories, File Tech generates commands to send to Zip, Unzip, or Arj. Commands longer than 128 characters cannot be used. Causes- * the target of the compressed archive directory copy and/or the compressed archive directory itself have very long path names Remedies- * place the compressed archive on a smaller path * make the target have a smaller path ~ File will not fit on target drive --------------------------------- File Tech is trying to copy to a drive without enough room on that drive. Causes- * the target drive does not have enough room for the file * SHARE.EXE may be installed Remedies- * clear up some space on the target drive * make sure SHARE is not installed while running File Tech ~ Unable to rename ---------------- File Tech cannot perform the requested rename. Causes- * this file is being used by another program and cannot be renamed Remedies- * close the file in the other program ~ Not available in compressed archive file ---------------------------------------- This function is not available in a compressed archive. Causes- * rename/move, edit, make directory, print, and find file cannot be performed in a compressed archive Remedies- * copy the file out of the compressed archive first and then use it ~ Cannot open compressed archive ------------------------------ File Tech cannot open a compressed archive. Causes- * this compressed archive is in use by another program Remedies- * close the other program ~ Cannot read from compressed archive ----------------------------------- File Tech cannot read from the compressed archive it is currently in. Causes- * the compressed archive could have been deleted Remedies- * undelete the file, if possible ~ No files found -------------- The compressed archive File Tech is trying to access has no files inside it. Causes- * the file probably has the .ZIP or .ARJ extension but is not a ZIP or ARJ file Remedies- * don't use this file ~ Cannot read drive ----------------- File Tech cannot read from the requested drive. Causes- * the floppy disk was removed from that drive Remedies- * insert the floppy disk ~ Only 1,000 files will fit in the file window -------------------------------------------- The file window is limited to 1,000 files (to conserve on memory) and the rest will not be displayed. If you find the limit, well, limiting send us a letter and we might consider raising the limit. Causes- * over 1,000 files in the current directory Remedies- * remove some of the files by deleting them or moving them to a different directory ~ Cannot create directory ----------------------- File Tech cannot create the directory Causes- * if the directory is going to be on the root directory and there is 64 files currently on the root the directory cannot be created Remedies- * delete some files on the root directory ~ Cannot delete file used by edit window -------------------------------------- File Tech cannot delete a file that is currently being edited. Causes- * the file is currently being edited Remedies- * close the edit window and then delete the file ~ Cannot delete file ------------------ File Tech cannot delete the file. Causes- * the file may be open in another program and cannot be deleted Remedies- * close the file in the other program ~ Error writing to printer ------------------------ File Tech cannot write the file to the printer. Causes- * there is no printer installed * the printer is out of paper, or has another problem Remedies- * fix the printer and continue printing ~ Not enough memory to open window -------------------------------- There is not enough free memory to open the requested window. Causes- * File Tech is low on memory Remedies- * close some other windows * remove some TSR's * decrease the edit zone size ~