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__________________________________________ | | | (TM) | | FileFriend+ | | | | DOS Resident File Management Utility | | | | User's Guide | | Evaluation Documentation | | | | Version 1.10a | | | | User-supported software | | | | by ColePro Software | | | |__________________________________________| P.O. Box 50762 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987 All Rights Reserved This document is copyrighted 1985, 1986, and 1987 by ColePro Software of Palo Alto, California. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of ColePro Software. FileFriend+ User's Guide - Acknowledgements FileFriend and FileFriend+ are trademarks of ColePro Software. MS, MS-DOS, and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM and PC-DOS are registered trademarks, and PC and XT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro International Corporation. DISCLAIMER ColePro Software reserves the right to change FileFriend+'s specifica- tions at any time without notice. This software is provided without warranty of any kind, either expres- sed or implied, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability and/or fitness for a particluar purpose. The user assumes all risk as to the use and performance of the programs. In no event is ColePro Software liable to you for any damages result- ing from the use of this software, even if ColePro has been notified of the possibility of such damages. i FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - User-supported Software =============================================================== WHAT FileFriend+ CAN DO FOR YOU! Make the time you spend at your PC more productive with a friend who is always available to help you find files fast, move them to where they're needed, backup important information! o FAST! No need to leave the program you're in and run another - just press two keys and FileFriend+ reappears, on top of your current program. When done, it returns control to that program! o Manage your files efficiently, even if they're on different disks or in different subdirectories. View files from up to 10 disks and subdirectories! o Point & Execute. That's all it takes to Copy, Rename, Delete, Type, Dump, ChDir, MkDir, RmDir, and change file attributes. No need to type commands or filenames! o Find Files fast by viewing them the way you want. 7 sorting methods: Alphabetical, by Extension, by Date & Time (most recent files first), by Date, by Time, by Size, or by Path! o Important information always at your fingertips: free disk space, number of files, time & date (settable), day-of-week, current directory! o Save time by operating on many files at once with wildcards (* and ?) or by marking a block of files! o Save typing with FileFriend+'s superior shortcuts, including recall and edit of your last 5 commands. o Avoid confusion. You won't lose track of what you've done, because a log of your last 20 commands is shown! o Never lose important data again due to lack of disk space! FileFriend+ is always there, ready in an emergency because it is memory resident. 1 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - User-supported Software o Export feature means you don't have to remember filenames for use in other programs - FileFriend+ does it for you! o Try before you buy! o FileFriend+ run on Local Area Networks! Access your LAN files any time! =============================================================== USER-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE AND WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT IT FileFriend+ is sold as user-supported software. FileFriendy is the same professional-quality software available in stored for hundreds of dollars; only its marketing technique is different from "normal" software. This marketing technique is similar to the way public radio and TV stations function. This product, FileFriend+, is available free. We ask that if you try it and find it useful, you support our efforts to provide such quality products. The price of support is reasonable, $34.95, and you receive benefits, too. First, you get a registered copy of the latest FileFriend+ version and are added to our customer list. This enables us to notify you of any new versions of FileFriend+. New versions are priced at only $5.00 for registered customers, and you'll receive notification of a new version as soon as it is ready. This means you won't have to wait months for the new version to appear on your local bulletin board. And new versions mean new features - perhaps a feature you've thought should be added. Second, you get a professionally printed and bound copy of the com- plete User's Guide. This thorough document explains each of FileFriend+'s commands and features in depth, and includes examples of ways to use them which make you more productive. Third, you get our thanks for supporting user-supported software. Your support tells us that you appreciate the thousands of hours of work that went into making FileFriend+ a professional quality software product. 2 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - User-supported Software Fourth, we listen to you, our supporters. You tell us what features you like, what you don't, and what you would like the next version of FileFriend+ to have. Last, you will feel good. Why? Each time you use FileFriend+, you will know that you've contributed to its development and upgrading. =============================================================== DISTRIBUTING FileFriend+ TO OTHERS You are encouraged to distribute FileFriend+, along with its disk documentation, to others so that they may try it. The following conditions apply: 1. The programs must be distributed unchanged. 2. The programs may not be distributed as part of another package. 3. The following files must be distributed together: FF.COM FF_EVAL.DOC FFINST.COM FFORDER.FRM READ.ME 4. You must tell the person you give FileFriend+ to that it is User- supported software, and what that means. 5. The programs must be distributed at no charge, except for the cost of the disk, which must not exceed $10.00. 6. You may not copy the registered User's Guide. Such copying is a violation of applicable copyright laws. This documentation is an incentive to people to register, and is available only to those who do register. 3 FileFriend+ Order Form - User-supported software =============================================================== BUYING A REGISTERED COPY OF FileFriend+ To buy a registered copy of FileFriend+ and support user-supported software, simply fill out this order form and send it, along with $34.95 (U.S., California residents add $2.45 sales tax) to: ColePro Software P.O. Box 50762 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Please print legibly so we get your order to you right away. Name: __________________________________ Address: __________________________________ City, State: __________________________________ Zip code: __________________________________ Daytime phone: (____)____________________________ How did you get a trial copy of FileFriend+? _________________________________________________________________ What made you decide to buy a registered copy? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - The FileFriend+ Screen =============================================================== THE FileFriend+ SCREEN FileFriend+ has been designed to provide a great deal of information on one screen, which is shown below. File 1 of 3 (Maximum 200) Saturday 6/21/86 By Default Verify Free Space: 366592 Total Bytes Listed: 2048 Total Bytes Marked: 0 Current_Path:_A:\________(This_is_the_Header_Window)____________Esc to Exit Aa: HOME D 12:30:14 1-16-86 0 | Aa: WORK D 12:30:45 1-16-86 0 | Aa: PHONE LIS A 12:10:01 12-04-85 2048 | | /\ | /\ (This is the Filename Window) | (This is the \/ | Command Result | Window) | \/ | | | | | | | | | | | Aa= Aa:\*.* (This is the Path Window) Command: (This is the Command Line) 1Refrsh 2Drv A: 3Drv B: 4AnyDrv 5AddFil 6RmvFil 7 ChDir 8 MkDir 9 RmDir 10Verify (The line above is the Function key display) After you load FileFriend+ (by running FF.COM), simply press the Left Shift key and the Alt key to access it. Press the Escape key to exit FileFriend+. If you get garbage on your screen instead of the normal FileFriend+ display, then your copy of FileFriend+ is probably not in- stalled for your monitor configuration. In this case, you can try the three different monitor configurations with the command line parameters /M, /C, and /B (for Monochrome, Color, and Black & White). These are described below in section J. Once you determine the proper setup, you can perma- nently install your copy that way with FileFriend+'s installation program, 5 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - The FileFriend+ Screen FFINST.COM. If you get flicker on a color or black & white screen, run FFINST, select the proper monitor configuration, and respond "Y"es to the question 'Does your screen flicker?'. 6 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary ___________________________________________________________________________ FileFriend+ Command Summary A. Explanation of FileFriend+ paths B. Shortcut summary C. Command Line Editing summary D. Wildcard summary E. Unshifted command summary F. Shifted command summary G. Control shift command summary H. Alt shift command summary I. Arrow key command chart J. Command Line parameter summary K. Function Key Map ___________________________________________________________________________ This disk copy of the User's Guide contains the information you need to start using FileFriend+ to increase the productivity of the time you spend computing. The complete User's Guide, which is over 80 pages long, is available only when you buy a registered copy of FileFriend+. =============================================================== A. EXPLANATION OF FileFriend+ PATHS On the FileFriend+ screen, you have probably noticed an extra charac- ter in the filenames listed in the Filename Window. For instance, in the example screen on the previous page, the filename Aa:PHONE.LIS. The small case "a" character is the FileFriend+ path for that file. Two lines from the bottom of the FileFriend+ screen is the FileFriend+ Path Window, which translates these single-character paths into full DOS paths. In this exam- ple, Aa: stands for A:\*.* - drive A:, root directory (\), all files (*.*). 7 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary You can have up to 10 paths open at once; all files in those paths are displayed in the Filename Window. In addition, FileFriend+ paths can always be used in place of DOS paths in FileFriend+ commands. This means that once you open a path, you no longer have to type the full path name of files in that path. Simply use the FileFriend+ path abbreviation. The abbreviation for A:\BACKUP\ in the example above would be simply Ad:. =============================================================== B. SHORTCUT SUMMARY FileFriend+ provides the following typing shortcuts: o Specify the current filename as an argument with the same function key used to execute the command, or with /. For instance, if you want to delete the current file, simply press Shift PF3 three times. The first press of Shift PF3 brings the Delete: prompt, the next press writes the current filename as the argument. The filename may be edited at this point with the editing keys, or erased with Escape. Pressing Shift PF3 again executes the command; this is equivalent to pressing RETURN. All FileFriend+ commands which require arguments write the current filename on the command line when the command's function key is pressed again. o FileFriend+ path names which can be used in place of DOS path names. For instance, if path Aa: stands for A:\WORK\MEMOS\ and path Bb: for B:\BACKUP\MEMOS\, you can copy a file from Aa: to Bb: with the command: Copy: Aa:BUDGET.DOC Bb: o Recognition of DOS wildcard characters in filenames. For instance, to copy all the files from A: to B:, Copy: A:*.* B: o Typing commands is made easy, thanks to FileFriend+'s super- ior Command Line Editing functions. o FileFriend+ remembers the last five command parameters you entered; these can be recalled with one keystroke and edit- ed. Great when you need to enter the same or a similar command often! 8 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary =============================================================== C. COMMAND LINE EDITING SUMMARY FileFriend+ provides many advanced Command Line Editing functions, which are described below. ___________________________________________________________________________ Command Line Editing Functions Key Editing Function Escape Erases the entire Command Line. New arguments may be entered. Left Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the left without erasing. Right Arrow Moves the cursor one character to the right with- out erasing. Home Moves the cursor the the first character entered after the Command Line prompt. End Moves the cursor to one character beyond the last one entered in response to the Command Line prompt. Up Arrow Writes one of the previous 5 Command Line para- meters you entered as the new parameter. This can now be edited. Down Arrow Writes one of the previous 5 Command Line para- meters you entered as the new parameter. This can now be edited. Delete key Deletes the character under the cursor. Insert key Toggles insert mode. When insert mode is on, new characters you type are inserted into the param- eter. When it is off, the characters already there is overwritten. RETURN Executes the command entered on the Command Line, unless there are no arguments there, in which case no command is executed. BackSpace Erases one character to the left of the cursor. Function key Pressing the function key that activated the com- mand erases all arguments already typed on the Command Line, then writes the current filename, complete with FileFriend+'s path abbreviation, as the first argument. Pressing the same function key a third time executes the command. Thus, if you want to execute a command with the current filename as the argument, simply press that command's function key three times. / Pressing / erases all arguments already typed on the Command Line, then writes the current file- name, complete with FileFriend+'s path abbrevia- tion, as the first argument. ___________________________________________________________________________ 9 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary =============================================================== D. WILDCARD SUMMARY FileFriend+ recognizes DOS wildcards in filenames. The table below explains the two wildcard characters, * and ?. ___________________________________________________________________________ FileFriend+ Wildcard Conventions Wildcard Effect ? Tells DOS to not match characters at the position. * Tells DOS to not match characters from the posi- tion of * to either the end of the filname (8 characters) or the filename extension (3 charac- ters). ___________________________________________________________________________ 10 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary =============================================================== E. UNSHIFTED COMMAND SUMMARY Filename Window Refresh, Drive switching, add and remove files, sub- directory commands. Note: PF2 and PF3 can be installed to switch to any drives, not just A: and B:, using FFINST.COM. Function Key Command F1 Refresh the Filename Window F2 Switch to Drive A: (or any drive via FFINST) F3 Switch to Drive B: (or any drive via FFINST) F4 Switch to a drive you specify F5 Add files to the Filename Window F6 Remove files from the Filename Window F7 Change Directory (ChDir) F8 Create Directory (MkDir) F9 Remove Directory (RmDir) F10 Toggle Verification mode Escape Exit FileFriend+ --------------------------------------------------------------- REFRESH THE FILENAME WINDOW - F1 When you copy, rename, or delete files, the Filename Window is not automatically updated. Pressing F1 causes all open paths to be reread from disk, updating the list of files shown in the Filename Window. Information in the Header Window, such as the number of files and the free disk space, is also updated. --------------------------------------------------------------- SWITCH DRIVES - F2, F3, F4 These three keys allow you to change the default disk drive to any drive. FileFriend+ comes installed so that F2 and F3 switch to A: and B:, respectively, but you can change this with FFINST.COM. 11 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- ADD FILES TO THE FILENAME WINDOW - F5 At the prompt Add files:, you may press RETURN to abort the command, or specify a file specification. The files corresponding to this specifica- tion are added to the list of files displayed in the Filename Window. --------------------------------------------------------------- REMOVE FILES FROM THE FILENAME WINDOW - F6 At the prompt Remove files:, you may press RETURN to abort the com- mand, or specify a file specification or FileFriend+ path name, such as Ca:. The path corresponding to those files iis closed, and the files in that path are removed from the Filename Window. --------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE DIRECTORY - F7 At the prompt Change to Path:, you may press RETURN to abort the command, or enter the name of the subdirectory or drive you want to make the current subdirectory. FileFriend+ makes it easy to change to a new subdirectory by pressing F7 three times. Simply make the subdirectory you want to change to the current file (the one in bold). --------------------------------------------------------------- MAKE DIRECTORY - F8 At the prompt Make Path:, you may press RETURN to abort the command, or enter the name of the subdirectory you wish to create. --------------------------------------------------------------- REMOVE DIRECTORY - F9 At the prompt Remove Path:, you may press RETURN to abort the command, or enter the name of the subdirectory you wish to remove. You can remove a 12 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary subdirectory by pressing F9 three times if it is the current file. --------------------------------------------------------------- TOGGLE VERIFICATION MODE - F10 F10 toggles FileFriend+'s verification mode. The current status of the mode is indicated in the upper right of the Header Window by "Verify" for Verification, or "No Verify" for No verification. If verification is on, you are prompted before every delete, rename, or copy (only if the destina- tion file already exists). This provides an extra safeguard to insure that you don't wipe out a bunch of files accidentally. --------------------------------------------------------------- EXIT FileFriend+ - ESCAPE Pressing the Escape key exits FileFriend+ and returns you to whatever program you were in when you brought FileFriend+ up. That application's screen is restored; in fact, the original program does not even realize you ever left! =============================================================== F. SHIFT KEY COMMAND SUMMARY File operations, time and date commands. Remember, to specify the current file (the one in bold) as an argument, simply press the command's function key again or press /. For instance, to type the current file, you need only press Shift F4 three times. The first press brings the Type: prompt to the Command Line; the second writes the current filename as the argument to the Type command; the third press executes the command (this is the same as pressing RETURN). 13 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary Function Key Command Shift F1 Copy Shift F2 Rename Shift F3 Delete Shift F4 Type Shift F5 Dump (hexadecimal) Shift F6 Toggle 7 or 8 Bit TYPEing Shift F7 Get Time Shift F8 Set Time Shift F9 Get Date Shift F10 Set Date --------------------------------------------------------------- COPY - SHIFT PF1 At the prompt Copy:, you must enter two filename specifications: a source file and a destination file, with a space in between. DOS wildcards (* and ?) and FileFriend+ path abbreviations can save you a great deal of typing, especially if a FileFriend+ path represents a long path name. --------------------------------------------------------------- RENAME - SHIFT F2 At the prompt Rename:, you must enter two filename specifications: a source file and a destination file, with a space inbetween. DOS wildcards (* and ?) and FileFriend+ path abbreviations can save you a great deal of typing, especially if a FileFriend+ path represents a long path name. --------------------------------------------------------------- DELETE - SHIFT F3 At the prompt Delete:, you must enter one filename specification: the name of the file you want to delete. DOS wildcards (* and ?) and FileFriend+ path abbreviations can save you a great deal of typing, espe- cially if a FileFriend+ path represents a long path name. 14 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE - SHIFT F4 This types a file to the screen. Remember that to type the current file, you need only press Shift F4 three times. --------------------------------------------------------------- DUMP - SHIFT F5 This dumps a file in hexidecimal and ASCII to the screen. You can dump the current file by pressing Shift F5 three times. --------------------------------------------------------------- TOGGLE 7 OR 8 BIT TYPING SHIFT F6 This toggles 7/8 bit TYPEing mode. When the mode is 7 bit, any charac- ter which has its 8th bit high (such as many characters in WordStar files), is changed to a 7 bit character. This is also true for the output of the Dump command. 8 bit TYPEing displays characters as they appear in the file. --------------------------------------------------------------- GET TIME - SHIFT F7 This command displays the current system time in the Command Result Window. --------------------------------------------------------------- SET TIME - SHIFT F8 This command allows you to set a new system time. --------------------------------------------------------------- GET DATE - SHIFT F9 This command displays the current system date in the Command Result Window. 15 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- SET DATE - SHIFT F10 This command allows you to set a new system date. =============================================================== G. CONTROL KEY COMMAND SUMMARY Sorting commands, block export, and file attribute toggle commands. Function Key Command Control F1 Sort By Name (alphabetically) Control F2 Sort By Extension Control F3 Sort By Date Control F4 Sort By Time Control F5 Sort By Size Control F6 Sort By Path Control F7 Sort By Time within Date (most recent files first) Control F8 Toggle files' Hidden attribute Control F9 Toggle files' Read-Only attribute Control F10 Toggle files' System attribute Control Insert Export filenames to the keyboard buffer --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY NAME - CONTROL F1 This command sorts the files in the Filename Window alphabetically. --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY EXTENSION - CONTROL F2 This command sorts the files in the Filename Window first by filename extension (the three characters after the dot in a filename), then alpha- betically within extension groups. --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY DATE - CONTROL F3 This command sorts the files in the Filename Window first by date (newest files first), then alphabetically for files with the same date. 16 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY TIME - CONTROL F4 This command sorts the files in the Filename Window first by time, then alphabetically for files with the same time. --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY SIZE - CONTROL F6 This command sorts the files in the Filename Window first by size (smallest files first), then alphabetically for files with the same size. --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY PATH - CONTROL F6 This command separates files according to which FileFriend+ path they belong to. The files in the path "a" appear first, then the files in "b", and so on. Within paths, the files are sorted alphabetically. This command is useful if you have opened several paths (see Adding Files - F5). --------------------------------------------------------------- SORT BY TIME WITHIN DATE - CONTROL F7 This command sorts so that the most recent files appear at the top of the Filename Window. The last file in the Window is the oldest file. Files with the same time and date are sorted alphabetically. This command is very useful for backing up your work, because it puts the files you have changed recently at the top of the Filename Window. --------------------------------------------------------------- TOGGLE FILES' HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE - CONTROL F8 This command Hides and Unhides files. Hidden files cannot be deleted. If a file is now Hidden, it becomes Unhidden, and vice versa. DOS wildcards and FileFriend+ path abbreviations are accepted, of course. 17 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- TOGGLE FILES' READ-ONLY ATTRIBUTE - CONTROL F9 This command sets and resets the Read-Only attribute for files. If the file is currently Read-Only, it becomes Read/Write. If it is Read/Write, it becomes Read-Only. DOS wildcards and FileFriend+ path abbreviations can be used. --------------------------------------------------------------- TOGGLE FILES' SYSTEM ATTRIBUTE - CONTROL F10 Certain DOS files are marked as system files with the System file attribute. This attribute can be toggle on and off with this command. DOS wildcards and FileFriend+ path abbreviations can be used. --------------------------------------------------------------- EXPORT A MARKED BLOCK - CONTROL INSERT This command exports filenames in the marked block. Marking blocks and exporting them is explained under the Alt key commands. =============================================================== H. ALT KEY COMMAND SUMMARY Block Commands, Export options, and Cancel FileFriend+. Function Key Command Alt F1 Copy Block Alt F2 Rename Block Alt F3 Delete Block Alt F4 Clear Marks Alt F5 Mark File Alt F6 UnMark File Exporting Filenames to the keyboard buffer Alt F7 ii. Toggle Full Pathname or Filename only Alt F8 iii. Toggle Block mode or Line mode Alt F9 iv. Set a delay between keystrokes Alt F10 Cancel FileFriend+ and remove from memory 18 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- MARK FILE - ALT F5 This command marks the current file as being part of the block. A special character, <<, appears next to the filename. Several operations can be performed on the block of files; these are explained below. This facil- ity is provided so that you can work with groups of files which do not have common filenames or extensions, and thus cannot be operated on easily with DOS wildcards. The total of the file sizes of all files marked is displayed in the Header Window. --------------------------------------------------------------- UNMARK FILE - ALT F6 This command removes the current file from the block. The << character disappears next to the file. --------------------------------------------------------------- COPY BLOCK - ALT F1 This command prompts you for a destination for the marked block. If there is more than one file in the block, you should include a DOS wildcard in the destination filename. The files in the block are then copied. If FileFriend+'s verification is on, you are asked, for each file for which the destination file already exists, whether you want to go ahead and copy over it. --------------------------------------------------------------- RENAME BLOCK - ALT F2 This command also prompts you for a destination for the marked block. Again, if there is more than one file in the block, you should include a DOS wildcard in the destination filename. The files in the block are then 19 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary renamed. If FileFriend+'s verification is on, you are asked, for each file, whether you want to go ahead and rename it. --------------------------------------------------------------- DELETE BLOCK - ALT F3 This command deletes all the marked files. It prompts you whether you really want to do this. In addition, if FileFriend+'s verification is on, you are asked, for each file, whether to delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAR MARKS - ALT F4 This command clears all the marks; there no longer any files in the marked block. It prompts to make sure you really want to do this. --------------------------------------------------------------- EXPORTING FILENAMES FROM THE BLOCK Not only can you copy, rename, and delete the files in the marked block, you can export them to the keyboard buffer. Whatever program you have running at the time reads these filenames just as if you had typed them yourself. This is very useful for copying lists of filenames into word processor documents and for backing up. To export a marked file, all you do is press Control Insert. The Insert key is part of the numeric keypad. --------------------------------------------------------------- EXPORT FULL PATHNAME OR FILENAME ONLY - ALT F7 This command toggles Full Pathname/Filename Only mode for exporting filenames. Full Pathname mode exports not only the filename, but the drive and subdirectory of the file. Filename Only mode exports only the filename. 20 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary --------------------------------------------------------------- EXPORT BLOCK MODE OR LINE MODE - ALT F8 This command toggles Block/Line mode for exporting filenames. Under Line mode, every time you press Control Insert, one filename is exported. Under Block mode, when you press Control Insert, every filename in the block is exported, with a RETURN character inbetween each. --------------------------------------------------------------- SET A DELAY BETWEEN KEYSTROKES FOR EXPORTING - ALT F9 This command allows you to set a delay between export keystrokes. This is useful if you find that the application program you are exporting to cannot read the characters as fast as FileFriend+ is exporting them. --------------------------------------------------------------- CANCEL FileFriend+ - ALT F10 This command removes FileFriend+ from memory. It also removes any program loaded after FileFriend+, so be careful. It prompts you to make sure you really want to do this. =============================================================== I. ARROW KEY COMMAND CHART The arrow keys are used to move the current file pointer among the list of files displayed in the Filename Window. The current file is displayed in bold characters, and may be operated on with ease using the shortcuts described above. 21 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary _______________________________________________________________________ Arrow key Cursor Movement Key Function Home Makes the top file currently in the Filename Window the current file. End Makes the bottom file currently in the Filename Window the current file. Up Arrow Makes the file directly above the current file the new current file. Down Arrow Makes the file directly below the current file the new current file. Page Up Displays the previous window of files; the file at the top of the Filename Window moves to the bottom of the window. Page Down Displays the next window of files; the file at the bottom of the Filename Window moves to the top of the window. Left Arrow Zooms the Command Result Window so that it covers the entire FileFriend+ screen. Right Arrow UnZooms the Command Result Window so that it covers only the right side of the FileFriend+ screen. __________________________________________________________________________ 22 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary =============================================================== J. COMMAND LINE PARAMETER SUMMARY FileFriend+ accepts the following command line parameters (each must be separated by a space character): /A Autoload. Loads FileFriend+ without waiting for the user to swap disks and press a key. FileFriend+ loads itself and exits back to DOS. /F=nnn nnn is the number of files to allow in the Filename window. This maximum number appears in the top right of the Header window; the default is 200. If you specify more files, FileFriend+ uses more memory. /M Monochrome monitor driven by a monochrome card. /C Color monitor drive by a color card. /B Black & White (Monochrome monitor driven by a color card). A:*.* Up to 10 filename specifications can be entered on the command line. FileFriend+ opens a path for each speci- fication and read those files into the Filename window. 23 FileFriend+ User's Guide (Evaulation) - FileFriend+ Command Summary =============================================================== K. FUNCTION KEY MAP _______________________________________________________ | PF1 | PF2 | | | | | Alone: Refresh Paths | Alone: To Drive A: | | Shift: Copy | Shift: Rename | | Ctrl : Sort by Name | Ctrl : Sort by Exten. | | Alt : Block Copy | Alt : Block Rename | | | | |__________________________|__________________________| | PF3 | PF4 | | | | | Alone: To Drive B: | Alone: To any drive | | Shift: Delete | Shift: Type | | Ctrl : Sort by Date | Ctrl : Sort by Time | | Alt : Block Delete | Alt : Clear Marks | | | | |__________________________|__________________________| | PF5 | PF6 | | | | | Alone: Add files | Alone: Remove files | | Shift: Dump | Shift: 7/8 bit TYPEing | | Ctrl : Sort by Size | Ctrl : Sort by Path | | Alt : Mark a file | Alt : Unmark a file | | | | |__________________________|__________________________| | PF7 | PF8 | | | | | Alone: ChDir | Alone: MkDir | | Shift: Get Time | Shift: Set Time | | Ctrl : Sort by Date/Time | Ctrl : Toggle Hidden | | Alt : Export Full Path | Alt : Export Block/Line | | | | |__________________________|__________________________| | PF9 | PF10 | | | | | Alone: RmDir | Alone: Toggle Verify | | Shift: Get Date | Shift: Set Date | | Ctrl : Toggle Read-Only | Ctrl : Toggle System | | Alt : Set Export Delay | Alt : Cancel FileFriend+| | | | |__________________________|__________________________| 24