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; --- E R A Z --- Version 1.1 An Enhanced ZCPR3-Compatible File Erasing Utility I --> Installation O --> Overview S --> Syntax / --> Options M --> Modifications :I Installation Thσ distributioε versioε oµ ERA┌ i≤ supplieΣ witΦ aε AMPR╧ standarΣ Z3EN╓ ì addres≤ oµ FE00H« ZCPR3.░ user≤ witΦ othe≥ Z3EN╓ location≤ shoulΣ instal∞ ì ERA┌ usinτ Z3INS.CO═ anΣ SYS.EN╓ iε thσ norma∞ manner« N∩ installatioε i≤ requireΣ fo≥ operatioε iε ZCPR3.│ o≥ non-ZCPR│ ì environments« Fo≥ operatioε iε ß non-ZCPR│ environment¼ thσ maximuφ drivσ ì anΣ use≥ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ accepteΣ ma∙ bσ patcheΣ a≤ describeΣ below. :O Overview ì ERA┌ i≤ aε enhanceΣ Z8░ filσ erasinτ utilit∙ fo≥ usσ witΦ ZCPR│ anΣ CP/═ ì 2.▓ o≥ ZRDOS« ERA┌ ha≤ no⌠ beeε testeΣ witΦ CP/═ 3.0. ERA┌ wa≤ designeΣ a≤ ß genera∞ purposσ filσ erasinτ utilit∙ a≤ wel∞ a≤ ß ì companioε t∩ thσ ACOP┘ serie≤ oµ filσ utilities« I⌠ caε hel≡ reducσ thσ ì ALIA╙ commanΣ linσ lengtΦ requireΣ t∩ erasσ group≤ oµ file≤ witΦ unrelateΣ ì name≤ b∙ optionall∙ erasinτ onl∙ thosσ file≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε taggeΣ witΦ an∙ ì combinatioε oµ thσ filσ attribute≤ F▒ througΦ F╖ (erasσ iµ AN┘ oµ thσ ì selecteΣ attribute≤ arσ set)« Fo≥ example¼ ERA┌ caε bσ useΣ witΦ thσ /▓ optioε t∩ clea≥ ß RA═ disδ oµ thσ ì file≤ tha⌠ werσ loadeΣ fo≥ ß specifiπ applicatioε usinτ ACOP┘ anΣ thσ samσ ì /▓ optioε (copyinτ onl∙ file≤ havinτ thσ attributσ F▓ set)¼ leavinτ thσ RA═ ì disδ witΦ al∞ othe≥ file≤ intac⌠ anΣ read∙ fo≥ anothe≥ applicatioε t∩ bσ ì loaded. File≤ ma∙ bσ taggeΣ usinτ thσ ZRDO╙ utilit∙ SF┴ (Se⌠ Filσ Attributes⌐ o≥ ß ì simila≥ CP/═ Publiπ Domaiε utilit∙ sucΦ a≤ DA« ERA┌ als∩ ha≤ ß numbe≥ oµ ì othe≥ option≤ whicΦ arσ describeΣ in the Option≤ section. ERA┌ i≤ full∙ ZCPR│ compatiblσ wheε operatinτ iε ß ZCPR│ environment¼ ì acceptinτ botΦ thσ DIR║ anΣ thσ DU║ form≤ anΣ checkinτ thσ environmen⌠ t∩ ì obtaiε thσ maximuφ drivσ anΣ use≥ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ accepted¼ whethe≥ i⌠ i≤ t∩ ì bσ operatinτ iε ß quie⌠ environment¼ anΣ thσ namσ unde≥ whicΦ thσ prograφ ì wa≤ calleΣ fo≥ usσ iε thσ HEL╨ message« Error≤ wil∞ causσ thσ ZCPR│ ì prograφ erro≥ flaτ t∩ bσ set« Wheε operatinτ iε ß ZRDO╙ environment¼ file≤ ì iε thσ PUBLI├ area≤ arσ protected. Wheε ERA┌ operate≤ iε ß non-ZCPR│ environment¼ thσ requireΣ informatioε i≤ ì obtaineΣ froφ interna∞ locations¼ whicΦ ma∙ bσ patcheΣ a≤ describeΣ below« ì ERA┌ wil∞ no⌠ accep⌠ thσ DIR║ forφ wheε operatinτ iε ß non-ZCPR│ ì environment. :S Syntax ì ERAZá[dir:]afn1á[[dir:]afn2 ...] [/option(s)▌ì T∩ hel≡ yo⌡ clea≥ you≥ workspacσ witΦ ß singlσ command¼ ERA┌ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ ì specif∙ u≡ t∩ 1╢ separatσ ambiguou≤ filename≤ oε thσ commanΣ line« Notσ ì tha⌠ eacΦ filenamσ specifieΣ require≤ it≤ owε DIR║ o≥ DU║ reference« ì However¼ an∙ option≤ als∩ specifieΣ wil∞ bσ applieΣ t∩ AL╠ filenames! Wheneve≥ yo⌡ includσ thσ wildcarΣ filenamσ masδ '*.*º (unles≤ yo⌡ als∩ ì specif∙ thσ Inspec⌠ (/I⌐ option)¼ ERA┌ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ "Erasσ ì AL╠ Files?ó anΣ wil∞ awai⌠ ß responsσ froφ yo⌡ beforσ al∞ remaininτ file≤ ì arσ erased« Thi≤ i≤ t∩ hel≡ preven⌠ accidentall∙ erasinτ al∞ you≥ file≤ ì duσ t∩ thσ sli≡ oµ ß finger« An∙ responsσ excep⌠ 'Yº o≥ 'yº wil∞ causσ ì ERA┌ t∩ abor⌠ a⌠ tha⌠ point« Iµ yo⌡ d∩ accidentall∙ erasσ an∙ files¼ IMMEDIATEL┘ usσ aε filσ unerasσ ì utilit∙ sucΦ a≤ UNERAZ¼ UNERA¼ o≥ UNERAS┼ beforσ performinτ an∙ operation≤ ì tha⌠ wil∞ writσ an∙ file≤ t∩ you≥ diskí Disδ writσ operation≤ ma∙ reusσ ì an∙ director∙ entrie≤ markeΣ a≤ erased¼ anΣ thereb∙ makσ i⌠ impossiblσ t∩ ì recove≥ you≥ eraseΣ files. :/ Options ì ERA┌ ha≤ ß numbe≥ oµ commanΣ linσ options¼ whicΦ mus⌠ bσ precedeΣ b∙ thσ ì optioε flaτ characte≥ '/'« Thσ optioε letter≤ o≥ number≤ ma∙ appea≥ iε an∙ ì orde≥ anΣ ma∙ appea≥ anywherσ iε thσ commanΣ line« Option≤ ma∙ bσ combineΣ ì iε an∙ combination« Option≤ arσ toggleΣ a≤ the∙ arσ read¼ s∩ tha⌠ aε ì optioε appearinτ twicσ wil∞ cance∞ itself« Al∞ oµ thσ followinτ commanΣ ì line≤ havσ thσ samσ meaning: áááááááá A0>erazá/12qáafn1 afn2ì áááááááá A0>erazáafn1á/▒á/±á/2 afn2ì áááááááá A0>erazá/12áafn2á/± afn1ì áááááááá A0>erazá/qá/q afn1á/±á/2▒ afn2 Thσáoptions are║ Iá-áInspec⌠ option« Display≤ eacΦ proposeΣ erasσ anΣ ask≤ ì ááááááááááfo≥ operato≥ approva∞ beforσ proceeding« Thσ defaul⌠ ì áááááááááái≤ t∩ automaticall∙ erasσ R/W file≤ withou⌠ asking. A - Erase≤ al∞ (botΦ director∙ anΣ system⌐ specifieΣ files« ì ááááááááááThσ defaul⌠ i≤ t∩ erasσ director∙ file≤ only. R - R/╧ option« Erase≤ R/╧ file≤ withou⌠ asking« Normally¼ ì ááááááááááyo⌡ arσ askeΣ first. ááááá1á- 7 options« Erase≤ onl∙ thosσ specifieΣ file≤ whicΦ als∩ ì ááááááááááhavσ thσ selecteΣ combinatioε oµ thσ F▒ througΦ thσ F╖ ì ááááááááááattribute≤ set« ì ááááQá-áQuie⌠ option« Turn≤ ofµ non-erro≥ messages« An∙ ì ááááááááááinformatioε yo⌡ shoulΣ kno≈ abou⌠ durinτ thσ erasinτ ì ááááááááááprocess¼ sucΦ a≤ erro≥ information¼ i≤ stil∞ displayed« ì ááááááááááWil∞ no⌠ erasσ an∙ systeφ o≥ R/╧ file≤ unles≤ thσ A o≥ ì ááááááááááR optioεs are als∩ used« Wheε operatinτ iε ß ZCPR│ environment¼ thσ ╤ optioε ì ááááááááááinitia∞ settinτ wil∞ automaticall∙ bσ se⌠ accordinτ t∩ ì ááááááááááthσ statσ oµ thσ ZCPR│ QUIE╘ flag« Iµ thσ ╤ optioε ha≤ ì ááááááááááaε initia∞ settinτ oµ ON¼ thσ usσ oµ ╤ iε thσ commanΣ ì áááááááááálinσ wil∞ theε togglσ thσ ╤ optioε OFF« Thσ hel≡ ì ááááááááááscreeε wil∞ automaticall∙ displa∙ thσ prope≥ meaninτ oµ ì ááááááááááthσ ╤ option. :M Modifications ì ERA┌ ha≤ severa∞ location≤ nea≥ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ prograφ tha⌠ caε bσ ì patcheΣ usinτ DDT¼ PATCH¼ ZPATCH¼ etc¼ t∩ alte≥ thσ operatioε oµ thσ ì prograφ t∩ sui⌠ thσ user« Thσ followinτ tablσ list≤ thei≥ location≤ anΣ ì thσ distributioε defaults. Iµ yo⌡ arσ operatinτ iε ß ZCPR│ environmen⌠ anΣ wisΦ t∩ renamσ thσ program¼ ì thσ namσ b∙ whicΦ thσ prograφ is invokeΣ wil∞ automaticall∙ appea≥ iε thσ ì HEL╨ message¼ anΣ n∩ patchinτ neeΣ bσ done« Iµ yo⌡ arσ primaril∙ operatinτ iε ß non-ZCPR│ environment¼ thσ prograφ ì name¼ 'ERAZ'¼ a⌠ locatioε 010BH-0112H¼ ma∙ bσ patcheΣ t∩ an∙ desireΣ ne≈ ì name¼ whicΦ wil∞ theε appea≥ a⌠ thσ prope≥ place≤ iε thσ HEL╨ messagσ wheε ì i⌠ i≤ called« ┴ maximuφ oµ eigh⌠ character≤ arσ available« Fil∞ thσ ì unuseΣ characte≥ position≤ witΦ spacσ characters¼ a≤ space≤ iε an∙ oµ thσ ì eigh⌠ location≤ wil∞ bσ ignored« Fo≥ example¼ t∩ changσ thσ namσ oµ thσ ì prograφ froφ ERA┌ t∩ ERA¼ yo⌡ ma∙ simpl∙ patcΦ thσ 'Zº iε 'ERAZº t∩ ß spacσ ì characte≥ (20H⌐ anΣ thσ HEL╨ messagσ wil∞ theε displa∙ 'ERAº witΦ n∩ extrß ì spaces« Thσ optioε flaτ anΣ thσ defaul⌠ optioε character≤ ma∙ bσ changeΣ iµ yo⌡ ì prefe≥ othe≥ mnemonics« Thσ changeΣ character≤ wil∞ automaticall∙ appea≥ ì iε thσ hel≡ message. Thσ option≤ arσ al∞ OFF-O╬ toggles« Thσ defaul⌠ setting≤ fo≥ thσ option≤ ì ma∙ bσ changeΣ froφ OF╞ (00H⌐ t∩ O╬ (0FFH⌐ t∩ allow¼ fo≥ example¼ alway≤ ì inspectinτ file≤ beforσ erasinτ withou⌠ havinτ t∩ usσ thσ /╔ option« Notσ ì tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ theε usσ thσ /╔ option¼ i⌠ wil∞ turε OF╞ thσ automatiπ ì inspection« Iµ yo⌡ changσ thσ optioε defaul⌠ setting≤ b∙ patching¼ thσ ì hel≡ messagσ wil∞ automaticall∙ tr∙ t∩ reflec⌠ thesσ changes« Sincσ changinτ somσ oµ thσ defaul⌠ optioε setting≤ ma∙ changσ thσ operatioε ì oµ ERA┌ b∙ removinτ somσ oµ thσ built-iε safet∙ factor≤ tha⌠ hel≡ preven⌠ ì overwritinτ importan⌠ existinτ file≤ b∙ accident¼ cautioε shoulΣ bσ ì exerciseΣ iε changinτ an∙ oµ thσ defaul⌠ optioε settings! Iµ i⌠ i≤ desireΣ t∩ eliminatσ AL╠ optioε choice≤ followinτ ß giveε option¼ ì patcΦ thσ FIRS╘ undesireΣ optioε lette≥ o≥ numbe≥ t∩ ß 00╚ (fo≥ example¼ t∩ ì eliminatσ thσ F1-F╖ options¼ changσ thσ F▒ bytσ a⌠ 0121╚ froφ '1º t∩ 00H)« ì Al∞ subsequen⌠ optioε choice≤ wil∞ n∩ longe≥ operate. Wheε ERA┌ step≤ througΦ ß numbe≥ oµ files¼ i⌠ ma∙ generatσ morσ thaε ß ì screenfu∞ oµ display« T∩ hel≡ summarizσ wha⌠ ha≤ happened¼ ERA┌ display≤ ì thσ tota∞ numbe≥ oµ file≤ eraseΣ oε completioε oµ thσ program« Iµ yo⌡ ì prefe≥ no⌠ t∩ havσ thi≤ display¼ patcΦ locatioε 0119╚ froφ FF╚ (displa∙ ì tota∞ numbe≥ oµ file≤ erased⌐ t∩ 00╚ (n∩ display). Location áá Default Purposeááááááá ================================================================ ì á 010BHááááá'ERAZ ' Prograφánamσá(╕ácharacter≤ámaximum⌐ááá ì -0112Háá ¡áAppear≤áiεáHEL╨ámessagσ áá0114Háááá '»' Optioεáflaτácharacte≥áááááá 0115H 10H Maximum drive allowed (A=1H, P=10H) 0116H 0FH Maximum user area allowed (15D=0FH) 0119H ON (FFH) Display the number of files copied 011AH 10H (16D) Maximum number of filenames accepted (This value may be decreased only) áá011BHáááá 'I' Inspect option characte≥áááááá ì áá011CHáááá OFF (00H) Inspectádefaul⌠ásettinτáááááá áá011DHááááá'A' Include all files characterì áá011EHáááááOFF (00H) Include all filesádefaul⌠ásettinτ 011FHáááá '╥' EraseáR/OáªáR/Wáfile≤áoptioεácha≥acter áì áá0120Háááá OFF (00H) EraseáR/OáªáR/Wáfile≤ádeµaultásettinτ 0121Háááá '▒' F▒áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá0122Háááá OFF (00H) F▒áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 0123Háááá '▓' F▓áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá0124Háááá OFF (00H) F▓áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 0125Háááá '│' F│áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì ááO126Háááá OFF (00H) F│áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 0127Háááá '┤' F┤áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá0128Háááá OFF (00H) F┤áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 0129Háááá '╡' F╡áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá012AHáááá OFF (00H) F╡áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 012BHáááá '╢' F╢áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá012CHáááá OFF (00H) F╢áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá 012DHáááá '╖' F╖áattributσáoptioεácharacte≥ááááá ì áá012EHáááá OFF (00H) F╖áattributσádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá áá012FHáááá '╤' Quie⌠áoptioεácharacte≥áááááá á 0130Háááá OFF (00H) Quie⌠áoptioεádefaul⌠ásettinτááááá