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0:Chapter Contents
^File Manager 98 Professional^ © 1997/98 by Kevin Winspear/BUI Software.
*A powerful, far reaching, flexible, comprehensive, easy to use, invaluable,*
*original, innovative, once you use it you can`t stop, thumpingly good file &*
*directory manager packed full of so many useful features & facilities, tools*
*& utilities that you`ll wonder how you ever managed to organise your hard*
*disk, zip drives, floppies etc.*
. íThe Authorí
^Welcome To File Manager 98..^
%Introduction%[1]
%How To Register%[2]
%Disclaimer/Legal Stuff%[3]
%FM98 Layout%[4]
%Source & Destination Windows%[5]
^Contents..^
%Copying Files%[6]
%Copy As%[7]
%Moving Files%[8]
%Duplicate%[9]
%Creating Directories%[10]
%Renaming Files & Directories%[11]
%Deleting Files & Directories%[12]
%Check Fit?%[13]
%Get Size%[14]
%Re-size%[15]
%File Attributes/Properties%[16]
%NetWork%[17]
%Text File Reader%[18]
%Finding Files%[19]
%Selecting Files Of A Certain Type%[20]
%Running Programmes%[21]
%Select All%[22]
%UnSelect All%[23]
%Inverse All%[24]
%Splitting Files%[25]
%Creating/Managing Zip Files%[27]
%Program Settings%[26]
%Edit Button%[29]
%Edit Mode%[28]
%Upgrades%[30]
%Thanks%[31]
1:Chapter Introduction
File Manager 98 is a very powerful tool for keeping all your files &
directories organised.
In the old Amiga days, these sort of programmes where very popular.
However, on coming over to the PC I was quite surprised to discover that
ítwin viewí directory/file managers where very thin on the ground. This was
very puzzling as they are probably one of the most useful programmes
that any serious computer user can have installed.
The file explorer shipped with windows in quite good and perfectly
ok if you just want to íexploreí the odd directory or disk. But what if you
want to do some serious copying etc. With File Manager 98 this
is simply a matter of selecting the files to copy from one view and copying
them to the directory/disk displayed in the other view.
File Manager 98 is a very powerful programme but is also very
easy & intuitive.
The concept is simple. You are presented with two views or windows in
which are displayed complete directory listings.
One of these views will be the source listing and the other the destination.
Unlike some other directory managers these source/destination views
are not rigidly fixed. Which ever view you select or click in becomes the
source view and the other the destination.
For example, if you selected half a dozen files from the right view and then
selected the copy button, those files would be copied from the right
hand listing to the directory showing in the left. You could then instantly
select some files from the left and copy them back to the right.
There is ^no^ need to cut files, obtain a different directory listing, and
then paste them back.
File Manager 98 really is the easiest and most effective way
of handling all of your files & directories. Once you start using it you
won`t want to go back to the old and slow methods again...
2:Chapter How To Register
With this Test Drive version of FM98 you are limited to a 21 day trial period in which
you can evaluate FM98 to see if it suits your needs.
Each time you run FM98 while in the trial/Test Drive period you will first be
presented with a requester informing you of how many days are left in the trial
period.
When your 21 days are up FM98 will present you with a requester informing you
of this and must register.
^File Manager 98 v3^ costs only £18.99 (With-out the Editor) or...
^File Manager 98 Professional v4^ for only £28.99 which includes the editor,
automatic upgrade to ^File Manager 98 5.0^ which should be available later
in the year.
{I} 46;
{I} 54; ^Credit Card Orders..^
Please contact ^F1 Software^ on..
{I} 50; Tel: ^01709 888465^ (UK) +44 1709 888465 (Rest Of World)
{I} 51; Fax: ^01709 888127^ (UK) +44 1709 888127 (Rest Of World)
{I} 52; email: ^sales@ware5d.demon.co.uk^
and have the following details handy...
Full name as shown on the card.
Full address.
Credit Card Number.
Expiry Date.
Card Type (íVisa, Visa Delta, Access, MasterCard, EuroCardí).
Software required. íi.e.í File Manager 98.
{I} 46;
{I} 53; ^Cheque/Postal & Money Orders.^
Please send a cheque/postal or money order made payable to
^K. Winspear^ along with your name.
To me at the address below.
^K. Winspear^
^BUI Software^
^10 Colenso Street^
^Hartlepool^
^TS26 9BD^
^United Kingdom^
{I} 46;
Visit *http://www.ware5d.demon.co.uk* for more titles/upgrades from BUI
Software.
Or visit the BUI home page at *www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~kevv*
for the latest information, downloads and links to all the best shareware
sites including F1 Software.
You can contact the author by email at *kevv@Globalnet.co.uk* for general
enquiries, suggestions etc.
3:Chapter Disclaimer/Legal Stuff
File Manager 98 is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind
either expressed or implied.
The entire risk as to the use of File Manager 98 is assumed by the user.
The author (Kevin Winspear/BUI Software) and/or agents (F1 Software) shall not
be held liable for any damage or loss, be it special, incidental, or consequential
caused by this software either directly or indirectly.
4:Chapter What You`re Looking At!
If you`ve never used a system like FM98 before then at first it may not be
totally obvious what`s going on.
Basically, you have two views (or pains), one on the left and one on the right.
In each of these views there will be a directory listing. For example, when you
run FM98 for the first time both left and right views will contain the directory
listing of your hard disk, C:\
When you double-click on any of the directories in the view it will then show
the directory listing of the directory you selected, such as C:\Windows\.
The directory currently being listed in the view is shown in the drop down
box at the top. You can also use this box to not only select a previous
listing but also to select a different device such as A:\ or D:\.
These views (left & right) are totally independent of each other, meaning that
you can have two completely different directory listings from two different
locations or even drives. This is the whole point of FM98 and what makes it
so powerful and useful.
Running along the bottom, off the two views is the button bank and drive bank.
From here you can access all of the main features of FM98, also set the drive
button to directories of your choose.
One other concept that you should understand before you attempt to use
FM98 is that one view will always be the *source* view and the other will
always be the *destination*. Much like a window, which ever view you
click on or select files from etc. will automatically become the *source*
view leaving the other of course to become the *destination*.
When ever you perform operations such as ^Copy^ it will always
work from *Source to Destination*.
You can always tell which view is the *source* because, The bar at the top
of the directory will be *highlighted in red*
5:Chapter Source/Destination
Use the Source/Destination pointers to switch the two directory listings.
^Left Top Bar is Red^ Indicates that the left hand view is the destination
and the right is the source.
^Right Top Bar is Red^ Indicates that the Right hand view is the destination
and the left is the source.
The source/destination listings will always change whenever you click either
in the listing itself or select a function for that listing.
^For Example.^ If the left hand view were the source, clicking on