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Hard Disk Organizer Version 3.2
OWNERS' MANUAL
SYSTEM MASTER Created by
Thomas J. Medley
Medley Data Services
PO Box 606
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0606
Release Date: 21 January, 1991
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SYSTEM MASTER 3.2
(C) Copyright 1991 Medley Data Services
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE
SYSTEM MASTER is a trademark of Medley Data Services.
All trademarks and registered trademarks referenced within this document
are the property of their respective owners.
Release Date: 21 January, 1991
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
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The SYSTEM MASTER Hard Disk Organization System is NOT released
as a "Public Domain" product and it may NOT be considered as
"Freeware". SYSTEM MASTER is a copyrighted software product
developed and owned by Medley Data Services, located in Dubuque,
Iowa, USA.
Medley Data Services grants you, without charge as a PC user, to
copy, distribute and use copies of this version of SYSTEM MASTER
"Shareware" product, provided that you have registered your copy
of SYSTEM MASTER, on the condition that you do not receive any
payment, commercial benefit, or other consideration for such
reproduction or distribution, or change this license agreement
or the following copyright notice which appears on the software,
documentation, user interface, menus and magnetic media:
(C) Copyright 1991 Medley Data Services - Dubuque, Iowa USA.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE
You may make and keep 1 back-up copy of the software for your
personal use, provided that you are a registered user.
You may also distribute copies of the Shareware version of this
product, to other persons, but solely for their evaluation, and
solely for evaluation by such other persons during a 30 day trial
period.
SYSTEM MASTER may NOT be sold or otherwise provided as part of a
larger system, or as a part of a more inclusive product or service,
without the express written consent and licensing from Medley Data
Services.
The rights to receive any such financial or other benefit, and to
modify the product or employ its components in any kind of deriva-
tive work, are reserved exclusively by Medley Data Services.
Please feel free to contribute your ideas regarding desired addi-
tional product features and functionality.
Support from users enables us to develop additional features and
future versions of the SYSTEM MASTER product. Product support
will only be made available to REGISTERED USERS.
You may not reverse-engineer, disassemble, modify, decompile or
create derivative works of the product. You acknowledge that the
product includes certain trade secrets and confidential information,
all of which is the copyrighted intellectual property of Medley
Data Services.
SYSTEM MASTER is a trademark of Medley Data Services. All Rights
Reserved Worldwide.
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This product is licensed "AS IS" without any warranty of merchant-
ability or fitness for a particular purpose, performance, or other-
wise. All warranties are expressly disclaimed. By using the SYSTEM
MASTER product, you agree that neither MEDLEY DATA SERVICES noy any
officers, directors, employees, affiliates, owners, or other related
parties will be liable to you ar any third party for any use of (or
inability to use) or performance of this product, or for any damages
whatsoever whether based on contract, tort or otherwise. Even if we
are notified of such possibility in advance.
(Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental
or consequential damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply
to you.)
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REGISTRATION & ORDER FORM
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Name: ________________________________________________________________
Company: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
City: _____________________________ St: ______ Zip: ________________
Phone: ( _____ ) ______ - __________
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Quan Price
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Licensed Copies of the SYSTEM MASTER Software
@ $30.00 ea. (Includes 1 free upgrade) : ______ $ _______.___
@ $38.00 ea (Outside USA)
Licensed Copies of the SYSTEM MASTER Manual
@ $12.00 ea. : ______ $ _______.___
Iowa Residents add 5% Tax. Sales Tax: $ _______.___
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Total: $ _______.___
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Register To: _______ Company _______ Individual
Diskette Size: _______ 5 1/4" Diskettes _______ 3 1/2" Disk
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I hereby state that I have read the License Agreement, fully understand
it, and agree to abide by it's terms.
Signature: ______________________________________
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Site & Corporate licenses are Available for SYSTEM MASTER.
Quantity Discounts: Quantity... Disk(s)... Manual(s)...
1.. 4 copies - $ 30.00 ea - $ 12.00 ea
5.. 9 copies - $ 27.00 ea - $ 12.00 ea
10..24 copies - $ 24.00 ea - $ 12.00 ea
25..49 copies - $ 21.00 ea - $ 12.00 ea
50..99 copies - $ 18.00 ea - $ 10.00 ea
100 + copies - $ 14.00 ea - $ 10.00 ea
Mail to: Medley Data Services
PO Box 606
Dubuque, IA 52004-0606
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SECTION 1 ... SYSTEM MASTER Introduction
1.1 What is SYSTEM MASTER? .................................... 1- 1
1.2 Using This Documentation .................................. 1- 1
1.3 Hardware Requirements ..................................... 1- 1
1.4 Installing SYSTEM MASTER .................................. 1- 1
1.5 Starting SYSTEM MASTER .................................... 1- 2
SECTION 2 ... SYSTEM MASTER Features & Functions
2.1 What can I do with SYSTEM MASTER? ......................... 2- 1
2.2 SYSTEM MASTER Key Features ................................ 2- 1
SECTION 3 ... SYSTEM MASTER System Specifics
3.1 SYSTEM MASTER Menu Structure .............................. 3- 1
3.2 Menu Screen Layout ........................................ 3- 1
3.3 Accessing Menu Options .................................... 3- 3
3.3.1 Accessing Menu Options ............................ 3- 3
3.3.2 Accessing Menus ................................... 3- 3
3.3.3 Accessing Menu Levels ............................. 3- 4
3.4 Accessing SYSTEM MASTER Functions ......................... 3- 4
3.4.1 F1 - Context Sensitive Help ..................... 3- 5
3.4.2 F2 - Menu Option Editor ......................... 3- 5
3.4.3 F3 - User Profile Editor ........................ 3- 5
3.4.4 F4 - Logging ON to SYSTEM MASTER ................ 3- 6
3.4.5 F5 - Logging OFF of SYSTEM MASTER ............... 3- 6
3.4.6 F6 - Command Line DOS Command Processor ......... 3- 6
3.4.7 F7 - Quick Jump Menu Option Accessing ........... 3- 6
3.4.8 F8 - Special SYSTEM MASTER functions ............ 3- 6
3.4.8.1 Purge Empty Menu Files .................. 3- 7
3.4.8.1 Document Menu Definitions ............... 3- 7
3.4.9 F9 - Display Time/Date Toggle ................... 3- 8
3.4.10 F10 - Browse Thru Menu Structure ................. 3- 8
3.4.11 ESC - Exiting to DOS ............................. 3- 8
3.4.12 PgUp - Jump to the Next Highest Menu .............. 3- 8
3.4.13 PgDn - Jump to the Next Lowest Menu ............... 3- 8
SECTION 4 ... SYSTEM MASTER Command Editor
4.1 Accessing the Command Editor .............................. 4- 1
4.2 The Command Editor and the Keyboard ....................... 4- 1
4.2.1 LeftArrow ......................................... 4- 1
4.2.2 RightArrow ........................................ 4- 1
4.2.3 Home .............................................. 4- 2
4.2.4 End ............................................... 4- 2
4.2.5 Del ............................................... 4- 2
4.2.6 Tab ............................................... 4- 2
4.2.7 F8 ................................................ 4- 2
4.2.8 BackSpace ......................................... 4- 2
4.3 ADDing a menu option ...................................... 4- 2
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4.4 EDITing a menu option ..................................... 4- 3
4.5 INSERTing a menu option ................................... 4- 3
4.6 DELETEing a menu option ................................... 4- 4
4.7 CUTting a menu option ..................................... 4- 4
4.8 COPYing a menu option ..................................... 4- 5
4.9 PASTEing a menu option .................................... 4- 5
4.10 DELETEing a menu box ...................................... 4- 6
4.11 CUTting a menu box ........................................ 4- 6
4.12 COPYing a menu box ........................................ 4- 7
4.13 PASTEing a menu box ....................................... 4- 7
4.14 Command Editor Input Fields ............................... 4- 8
4.14.1 Menu Title ........................................ 4- 8
4.14.2 Button Text ....................................... 4- 8
4.14.3 Pad Text .......................................... 4- 8
4.14.4 Option Text ....................................... 4- 9
4.14.5 Informative Text .................................. 4- 9
4.14.6 SecurityLevel ..................................... 4- 9
4.14.7 AccessCode ........................................ 4-10
4.14.8 Command Strings Input ............................. 4-10
4.14.8.1 F2 Insert ............................. 4-11
4.14.8.2 F3 Delete ............................. 4-11
4.14.8.3 F4 Cut ................................ 4-11
4.14.8.4 F5 Copy ............................... 4-11
4.14.8.5 F6 Paste .............................. 4-11
4.14.8.5 F8 Clear to EOL ....................... 4-11
4.14.8.6 F10 Select ............................. 4-12
4.14.8.6.1 Select Drive ................ 4-12
4.14.8.6.2 Select Path ................. 4-12
4.14.8.6.3 Select Program .............. 4-12
4.14.8.6.4 Select File ................. 4-12
4.14.8.6.5 Select SYSTEM MASTER Command 4-13
4.14.8.6.6 Select DOS Command .......... 4-13
4.14.8.6.7 Select Batch Command ........ 4-13
4.14.8.6.8 Select Menu Cell ............ 4-13
SECTION 5 ... SYSTEM MASTER Tri-Level Security
5.1 Security System Overview ................................. 5- 1
5.1.1 Level 1 - Personal Passwords ..................... 5- 1
5.1.2 Level 2 - User Access Level ...................... 5- 1
5.1.3 Level 3 - Menu Option Access Code ................ 5- 1
5.2 User Profile Editor ...................................... 5- 2
5.1.2 The User Profile Record .......................... 5- 2
5.1.2.1 'Name' Field .......................... 5- 2
5.1.2.2 'Title' Field .......................... 5- 2
5.1.2.3 'Addr' Field ........................... 5- 3
5.1.2.4 ' ' Field ........................... 5- 3
5.1.2.5 'City' Field ........................... 5- 3
5.1.2.6 'State' ............................... 5- 3
5.1.2.7 'ZipCode' Field ........................ 5- 3
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5.1.2.8 'Phone' Field .......................... 5- 3
5.1.2.9 'Ext' Field ............................ 5- 3
5.1.2.10 'Employee' Field ....................... 5- 3
5.1.2.11 'PassWord' Field ....................... 5- 3
5.1.2.12 'AccLevel' Field ....................... 5- 4
SECTION 6 ... DOS Command Reference
6.1 DOS Primer ............................................... 6- 1
6.2 DOS Command Descriptions ................................. 6- 2
6.2.1 APPEND ........................................... 6- 2
6.2.2 ASSIGN ........................................... 6- 2
6.2.3 ATTRIB ........................................... 6- 2
6.2.4 BACKUP ........................................... 6- 3
6.2.5 BREAK ............................................ 6- 5
6.2.6 CHCP ............................................. 6- 5
6.2.7 CHDIR/CD ......................................... 6- 6
6.2.8 CHKDSK ........................................... 6- 6
6.2.9 CLS .............................................. 6- 7
6.2.10 COMMAND .......................................... 6- 8
6.2.11 COMP ............................................. 6- 8
6.2.12 COPY ............................................. 6- 8
6.2.13 CTTY ............................................. 6- 9
6.2.14 DATE ............................................. 6-10
6.2.15 DEL .............................................. 6-10
6.2.16 DIR .............................................. 6-10
6.2.17 DISKCOMP ......................................... 6-11
6.2.18 DISKCOPY ......................................... 6-12
6.2.19 ERASE ............................................ 6-12
6.2.20 EXE2BIN .......................................... 6-12
6.2.21 FIND ............................................. 6-13
6.2.22 FORMAT ........................................... 6-13
6.2.23 GRAFTABL ......................................... 6-14
6.2.24 GRAPHICS ......................................... 6-14
6.2.25 JOIN ............................................. 6-14
6.2.26 KEYBxx ........................................... 6-14
6.2.27 LABEL ............................................ 6-15
6.2.28 MKDIR/MD ......................................... 6-15
6.2.29 MODE ............................................. 6-15
6.2.30 MORE ............................................. 6-15
6.2.31 PATH ............................................. 6-16
6.2.32 PRINT ............................................ 6-16
6.2.33 PROMPT ........................................... 6-17
6.2.34 RECOVER .......................................... 6-17
6.2.35 RENAME ........................................... 6-17
6.2.36 REPLACE .......................................... 6-18
6.2.37 RESTORE .......................................... 6-18
6.2.38 RMDIR/RD ......................................... 6-18
6.2.39 SELECT ........................................... 6-18
6.2.40 SET .............................................. 6-19
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6.2.41 SHARE ............................................ 6-19
6.2.42 SORT ............................................. 6-19
6.2.43 SUBST ............................................ 6-19
6.2.44 SYS .............................................. 6-20
6.2.45 TIME ............................................. 6-20
6.2.46 TREE ............................................. 6-20
6.2.47 TYPE ............................................. 6-20
6.2.48 VER .............................................. 6-21
6.2.49 VERIFY ........................................... 6-21
6.2.50 VOL .............................................. 6-21
6.2.51 XCOPY ............................................ 6-21
SECTION 7 ... Batch Command Reference
7.1 Batch Primer ............................................. 7- 1
7.2 Batch Command Descriptions ............................... 7- 2
7.2.1 :label ........................................... 7- 2
7.2.2 @ ................................................ 7- 2
7.2.3 %# ............................................... 7- 2
7.2.4 %string% ......................................... 7- 2
7.2.5 CALL ............................................. 7- 3
7.2.6 ECHO ............................................. 7- 3
7.2.7 FOR .............................................. 7- 3
7.2.8 GOTO ............................................. 7- 3
7.2.9 IF ERRORLEVEL .................................... 7- 4
7.2.10 IF EXIST ......................................... 7- 4
7.2.11 IF s1==s2 ........................................ 7- 4
7.2.12 PAUSE ............................................ 7- 4
7.2.13 REM .............................................. 7- 4
7.2.14 SHIFT ............................................ 7- 5
SECTION 8 ... SYSTEM MASTER Command Reference
8.1 SYSTEM MASTER Command Listing ............................. 8- 1
8.1.1 Timer Operation Instructions ...................... 8- 1
8.1.2 Command Processing Instructions ................... 8- 1
8.1.3 Command termination instructions .................. 8- 1
8.1.4 System Specific instruction ....................... 8- 1
8.2 SYSTEM MASTER Command Reference ........................... 8- 2
8.2.1 Timer Operation Instructions ...................... 8- 2
8.2.1.1 [B] Define Timer Break-out Sequence .... 8- 2
8.2.1.2 [T] Set Timer for Unattended Processing 8- 3
8.2.2 Command Processing Instructions ................... 8- 4
8.2.2.1 %s% System Variable Flags .............. 8- 4
8.2.2.2 %n Input Parameter Flags .............. 8- 5
8.2.2.3 #n Calculated Input Parameter Flags ... 8- 6
8.2.2.4 [!] Display a message .................. 8- 7
8.2.2.5 [?] Prompt for Input ................... 8- 8
8.2.2.6 [%] Set Input Parameter Directly ....... 8- 9
8.2.2.7 [-] ECHO OFF ........................... 8-10
8.2.2.8 [+] ECHO ON ............................ 8-11
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8.2.2.9 [*] Remark ............................. 8-12
8.2.2.10 [C] Make a Calculation ................. 8-13
8.2.2.11 [D] Timed Delay ........................ 8-14
8.2.2.12 [E] Echo string to display ............. 8-15
8.2.2.13 [I] Include Menu Option ................ 8-16
8.2.2.14 [M] Multiple Execution ................. 8-17
8.2.2.15 [P] Pause for Keystroke ................ 8-18
8.2.2.16 [W] Display Input/Message Window ....... 8-19
8.2.3 Command Termination Instructions .................. 8-20
8.2.3.1 [J] Jump to Menu Option ................ 8-20
8.2.3.2 [L] Load SYSTEM MASTER and Jump ........ 8-21
8.2.3.3 [X] Load SYSTEM MASTER and Execute ..... 8-22
8.2.3.4 [R] Operate in Resident Mode ........... 8-23
8.2.4 Command Processing Instructions (continued) ....... 8-24
8.2.4.1 [V] Set System Variables ............... 8-24
SECTION 9 ... Building SYSTEM MASTER Menus
9.1 Menu Design ............................................... 9- 1
9.1.1 The All-In-1 Approach ............................. 9- 1
9.1.2 The Modular Approach .............................. 9- 1
9.1.2.1 Which Approach to Use ................... 9- 1
9.2 Menu Construction ......................................... 9- 2
9.2.1 All-in-1 Approach ................................ 9- 2
9.2.1.1 Defining Menu Options .................. 9- 2
9.2.1.1.1 Simple Copy File Option .... 9- 2
9.2.1.1.2 Advanced Copy File Option .. 9- 3
9.2.2 Modular Approach ................................. 9- 4
9.2.2.1 Defining Menu Options .................. 9- 4
9.2.2.1.1 Expert Copy File Option .... 9- 4
SECTION 10 ...SYSTEM MASTER Menu Design Examples
10.1 Distribution Diskette Menus .............................. 10- 1
10.1.1 The BASE MENU .................................... 10- 1
10.1.2 The DOS Function MENU ............................ 10- 1
10.1.2.1 DISK ................................... 10- 1
10.1.2.2 DIRECTORY .............................. 10- 2
10.1.2.3 FILE ................................... 10- 3
10.1.2.4 SYSTEM ................................. 10- 4
10.1.3 Configuration Options Menu ....................... 10- 5
10.1.3.1 COLORS ................................. 10- 5
10.1.3.2 PALETTES ............................... 10- 6
10.1.3.3 SWITCHES ............................... 10- 7
10.1.3.4 MISCELANNY ............................. 10- 7
10.1.3.5 ACCESS ................................. 10- 8
10.1.4 Special Error Handling Options ................... 10- 8
10.2 Let's Design some practical Menu Options ................. 10- 9
10.2.1 Move a File ..................................... 10- 9
10.2.1.1 Writing the MOVE Command .............. 10-10
10.2.2 Executing Programs .............................. 10-10
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APPENDIX A - SYSTEM MASTER System Command Summary ............... A- 1
APPENDIX B - SYSTEM MASTER ColorSet Definitions ................. B- 1
APPENDIX C - SYSTEM MASTER ColorSet Attribute Definitions ....... C- 1
APPENDIX D - SYSTEM MASTER Default ColorSet/Attribute Settings .. D- 1
APPENDIX E - SYSTEM MASTER Default Palette Register Settings .... E- 1
APPENDIX F - SYSTEM MASTER System '[B]' Command KeyCodes ........ F- 1
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