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MikeSoft
Software Products
P.O. Box 29161
Columbus, Ohio 43219
WinBag Version 2.2
Copyright (C) 1993 MikeSoft
All rights reserved
(Batteries not included)
WinBag is a toolbag of utilities for Windows that lets you do some of
the things you do at DOS, without going to the dreaded File Manager
and without leaving the Windows environment. The initial release of
WinBag had three tools, a disk formater, and two handy Dir's for
floppy drives A and B. Version 2 added a mini file manager, WBFileMan.
WinBag is distributed as Shareware. The registration fee is $10.
Registered users will receive free upgrades and new tools as they are
developed. Registered users will also receive Windows style Help files
for on-line Help.
WBFormat:
WBFormat is used to format diskettes in foreground or background. When
first run, defaults will be set up for drives, format, and DOS
version. Go to Setup and change the defaults to match your system. Be
sure that the Setup DOS agrees with your DOS version. Now you can
format disks without going to DOS and without having to remember what
switch does what. Also, WBFormat gives you the ability to format disks
according to the format most frequently used. For example, if drive a:
is a high density drive, but low density disks are used most often,
set the default for for drive a: to low density. Now low density disks
can be formatted without changing settings and without the need to
remember any switches. Just be sure that the DOS format command is in
a directory that is in the path. WinBag takes care of the rest by
supplying a .pif file that runs format in a window and in background
if desired. WBFormat supports MS-DOS versions 3, 4, and 5.
WBFileMan:
WinBags File Manager gives you a tool for day-to-day file management.
Also, WBFileMan gives you a powerful View/Edit command as well as easy
Zip/UNZip capability.
Options:
Source/Destination - Select in one of two ways. Click Source or
Destination button to get a directory box. Double click the desired
directory, then click OK. Or, click the Source or Destination box,
make desired changes, then click OK or press Enter.
Copy - Files may be copied to the destination directory or to a different
name. When copying a file to a different name in the same directory, be
sure the Source and Destination are the same.
Move - When moveing files on the same drive, the data is not moved,
only the directory entries are changed. When moveing files to a
different drive, a safe move is done by checking to see if the file
arrived on the destination drive before it is deleted from the source.
Rename - Rename a file in the source directory. Click the file to
rename, then click the Rename option. Enter the new name and click
OK.
Delete - Delete files in the source directory. Click the files(s) to
delete, click the Delete option, than OK to start the delete function.
Commands:
Setup - Setup is used to match file extensions with the corresponding
Viewer/Editor. Example, all files with the extension of .XLS will be
input to Excel with the following entry;
.XLS,c:\excel\excel.exe
Files that do not match the list of extensions will be input to the
default editor. (Notepad is used as the default initialy).
Note: The drive and path for Notepad.exe is C:\WINDOWS\. If this is not
correct for your system, go to Setup and enter the correct path.
To add a new entry to the extension list, either type the editor name
with extension (eg. write.exe), drive and path, and extension, or click
Browse. This will bring up a Drive/Directory box. Double clicking a
directory will display all .exe and .pif files. Click the desired PIF
or executable, fill in the corresponding extension (with or without the
period) then click OK.
To make changes to an existing entry, click the entry to change, make
changes in the change boxes, then click OK to save changes.
To delete an entry, click the entry to delete. A Delete button will
appear. Click the Delete button and the entry will be removed.
View/Edit - Select the file to view/edit then click the View/Edit button.
This will cause a search for a match between the selected file and the
extension list. If a match is made the corresponding viewer/editor will
receive the selected file and will execute. If no match is made, the
default editor will be envoked. View/Edit can also be used to view icons.
Double click the icon name, or highlite several names, then click the
View/Edit button to view each icon. Note: there is no entry required in
Setup for viewing icons, it is built into WBFileMan. View/Edit can also
view Zip files. No entry is required in Setup for this feature.
ZIP - Select the files to be Zipped and click the Zip button. Enter the
zip file name and click OK. PKZIP will be envoked and the resaulting
zip file will reside in the source directory.
UnZip - Select a zip file from the sourec directory and click UnZip.
If the destination directory is the same as the source, the files will
be unzipped into the source. If the destination is another directory,
the files will be unzipped into the destination.
All - (default) check to Unzip all files in the selected Zip file.
Single - check to Unzip a single file from the selected Zip file.
Note: PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE must be in a directory that is in the
path in order for the ZIP and Unzip functions to work.
DirA:/DirB:
The two Dir utilities are tools that do the simple task of a dir on
drive a: or b:, but, they do it without the need to exit to DOS and
they can be minimized and brought back to life at any time.
DISCLAIMER:
I make no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without
limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a
particular purpose. Michael Browning shall not be liable for any
damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential arising
from a failure of this program. Michael Browning shall not be liable
for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly or
indirectly by the use of this program.
NOTE TO EGA USERS:
WinBag tools are optimized for VGA systems. EGA users will notice some
iregularities in alignment and shadowing. To receive a copy of WinBag
tools that are optimized for EGA, send the registeration form with EGA
checked and $10. fee.