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@TELL.TXT
Help is avalible for the following Commands / programs:
ARC ASSIGN BACKUP CAT CHD
CHDIR or CD CHKDSK CHMOD CLS COMP
COPY CTTY DATE DEL DI
DIR DISKCOMP DISKCOPY ERASE EXCLUDE
EXE2BIN FI FIND FORMAT
GRAPHICS INFODIR MKDIR or MD MODE MORE
PATH PAUSE PRINT PROMPT RECOVER
REM REN RESTORE RMDIR or RD SIZE
SORT SYS TELL TIME TREE
TYPE VER VERIFY VOLUME XTREE
YESNO
Norton Utilities:
DS DT FA FF LP NE NU QU SA SI TM TS UD VL
WIPEDISK WIPEFILE
This is a shareware program - if you like it please
send $10 to P.O. Box 942 WODEN ACT 2606 AUSTRALIA
@ARC [aufvxp]d:filename [filespecs]
compress file specified in file specs
FILENAME - name of archive file
A - add all files to archive
U - update existing archive - add non existent files,
- rearchive files changed since last
F - update existing archive with files that have changed
DO NOT ADD ANY NEW FILES
V - view list of files in archive
X - Extract files from archive matching filespecs
P - Print an archived file without extracting
use >PRN: if you want a print of it
@ASSIGN [x=y[...]]
(External)
Routes a request to a different drive
@BACKUP [d:][path][filename[.ext]] d: [/S][/M][/A][/D:date]
(External)
Backs up files on fixed disk - YOU MUST SPECIFY TARGET DRIVE
/S - act on subdirectories as well
/M
/A - all files that were referenced after date
/D - all files that were changed after date
@CAT /C/G/Q/U
(External) To print covers for your floppy disks.
It prompts for the drive, and the title to print on the
cover. When it has printed a cover, it will prompt for
another. Entering ESC will cause it to terminate.
The program needs a file PR.DEF in the default drive that
tells it how to set the printer to compressed print. You
can edit this file from CAT
/G - your monitor is not IBM compatible and the program
should use Bios calls
/Q - your monitor is the old CGA type and displays snow
without this option
/C - you have manually set your printer to compressed, so
the program is not to send any print commands
/U - print all dates in US format (mm/dd/yy) and not
European format (dd/mm/yy)
These switches MUST BE CAPITAL LETTERS if you use them. If you
do not need them then do not specify them.
@CHD <new directory> /B/G/L/Q
(External) Changes to the directory starting with the letters
typed for its first parameter, or goes to full screen mode and
displays all directories for you to select. It saves the
directory in a file CHD.DIR for quick start.
You can create new directories, delete them, or set them to be
hidden from DOS commands, or Unhide them, or even rename them
from the full screen mode.
/B - use black and white colors
/G - use Generic bios calls
/L - load disk directory
/Q - eliminate snow on older CGA
@CHKDSK [drive]
(External) Checks the directory of the disk in
the current or specified drive for errors.
CHKDSK B:
/F allows fixing of errors encountered
@CHMOD d:[path][filename][.ext] [+-S][+-R][+-H][+-A][+-V]
(external) Changes file attributes [see also FA]
displays file attributes if not shown
@COPY source filename [target filename] [/A][/B][/V]
(internal) Copies one or more files to the same directory as
the source (giving them different filenames) or to another
directory (giving them the same or different filenames). To
leave the filename the same, omit the filename from the
target filename. If you omit /A and /B, /B is used.
/A source file: treats the file as an ASCII file (text or
data file). target file: adds an EOF character to the end of
the file.
/B source file: treats the file as a binary file (program
file). target file: does not add an EOF character tohe end
of the file.
/V verifies the sectors written to disk.
COPY memos.txt /A B:corr.txt
@DATE [mm/dd/yy]
(internal) Enters or changes the system date, or displays
the current date.
mm/dd/yy specifies the month, day, and year to set as the
date.
DATE 02/19/84
@DEL [filename]
(internal) Deletes all files with the designated filename.
DEL text.txt
@DI <drive> /B/G/R/U
(External) This program is used to display a menu of programs,
batch files, and directories on your hard disk. These may be
saved in a file with prompts and parameters for subsequent use.
/B Black and white
/G Generic MSDOS - uses BIOS calls for all screen writes
/Q Wait for vertical Retrace on screen writes - helps to
prevent snow on older CGA boards.
/U Use American standard date format (mm/dd/yy) instead of
European date format (dd/mm/yy). The batch file ensures
this.
@DIR [drive:][filename][/P][/W]
(Internal) Displays information about files that are on the curent
disk or on the disk specified by filename, or information about the
one file specified by filename.
/P selects "page" mode.
/W selects a wide display.
DIR B: DIR *.bat/P
@DISKCOPY [source drive][target drive][/M][/V]
(external) Copies the contents of the disk in the source
drive to the disk in the target drive. The target disk need not
be already formatted.
/M forces enables 40 Track Disks to be made on 80 Track Drives.
/V forces the verification of the tracks after formatting before
copying the data. Data copyied is still verified anyway.
DISKCOPY DISKCOPY A: B:/V
@DS sort-order [directory-path] [/S]
(external) Sorts directory
sort order any of: /S
N name subdirectories as well
E extension '-' after letter reverses order
S size
D date
T time
@DT [d:] [option switches] [/LOG]
/F = file test
/D = disk test
/B = both tests
@ERASE [filename]
(internal) Deletes all files with the designated filename.
ERASE text.txt
@EXCLUDE <filespecs> <dos command>
(External) To exclude the files in <filespecs> from the DOS
Command that follows <dos command> Exclude works by setting the
hidden bits for all files in <filespecs>, and then load
COMMAND.COM to execute <dos command>, which can be any DOS
command. Once the command has executed, EXCLUDE resets the
hidden bits on all the files that it hid. Most DOS commands such
as delete and copy do not work on hidden files.
EXCLUDE WF*.PAS COPY *.PAS A:
will copy all files that have an extension of .PAS but do not
start with WF
@EXE2BIN source filename [target filename]
(External) Converts an .exe file to . com file format.
source filename specifies the .exe file.
target filename specifies a file to receive the converted
program file.
EXE2BIN testfile.exe B:
@FA [filespec] [changes] [/S][/P][/U][/T]
(external) Sets file attributes
changes are :
/R read only
/A archive
/HID hidden
/SYS system follow by + to set - to reset
/S Subdirectories acted on
/P Pause when screen fills
/U lists only unusual atts
/T totals only
@FF [d:][filespec][d: ...] [/P][/W][/A]
(external) shows where files are
/P Pause when screen fills
/W Wide display
/A All drives searched
@FI <mask> /H/S/D/R/A/P/G/B/C/Q/I/1
or FI /H/S/D/R/A/P/G/B/C/Q/I/1 <mask>
(External) A program to manage files in directories. It
displays a browse list of files, and allows the addition of
descriptions to files in full screen mode. Press Return to edit
the description of highlighted file. The descriptions are stored
in file FILEINFO.WF in the directory being browsed.
<mask> directory mask with wildcards * or ? (eg b:e*.t??)
/H - include Hidden files
/S - include System files
/D - include Directories
/R - read only files
/A - any files
/P - pack the description file
/G - use generic Bios calls
/B - use black and white colors
/C - clear screen at exit
/Q - old CGA monitor - wait for vertical retrace
/I - convert old INFO.DIR file
/1 - use alternate colors
@FIND [/V][/C][/N] string [filespec ...]
scans files in filespec for string, and displays filenames
and lines containing string
string must be enclosed in quotes "
/V - display lines not conataining strings
/N - display count of lines not containing string
/C - display count of lines found
@FORMAT [drive][/S][/V][/B][/D][/1][/8]
(floppy disk only; external) Prepares the blank floppy disk
in the specified drive for use.
drive can be A: Thru D:
/S copies the system files to the disk.
/V prompts for volume label
/B
/D
/1 single sided only
/8 only 8 tracks per cylinder
FORMAT FORMAT B: /S
@FS [filespec] [d:] [/P][/T][/S]
(external) lists and totals file sizes
/S Subdirectories acted on
/P Pause when screen fills
/T totals only
@INFODIR
creates a file INFO.DIR that contains a description of all files in
a directory
This is a shareware program - if you like it please
send $10 to P.O. Box 942 WODEN ACT 2606 AUSTRALIA
@LD [d: ...] [/A][/P][/W][/T]
(external) Lists directory path names
/A or d: show more than one drive
/P Pause when screen fills
/T totals only
/W Wide display
@LP what [where] [how]
(external) prints files and line numbers
what - specifies what files to print
where - prints to a file or device
how - any of the following options
/N turn on line numbers
/Tn top margin size
/Bn bottom margin size
/Ln Left margin size
/Rn Right margin size
/Hn height of page size in lines
/Wn width of page in columns
/Pn starting page number
/Sn line spacing
/80 80 column print width
/132 132 column print width
/NOH no header option
/EUR European character option.
@NU [d:] [options]
(external) Norton Utility program
* disk exploring
* Unerase files
The options are
/D0 /D1 /D2 screen driver options
/Fn /Bn color control options
/NOC no colour option
/P printable character option
/EBCDIC mainframe data option
/EUR European character option
/TV Top View option
Special keys
Alt F1 - no color toggle
Alt F2 - printables only toggle
Alt F3 - foreground colour
Alt F4 - background colour
Alt F5 - EBCDIC translation
Alt F6 - European character option
@PAUSE [comment]
(internal) Suspends execution of the batch file.
comment is a message to be displayed when the file pauses.
PAUSE insert disk
@QU [directory path] [/A]
(external) Quick Unerase - easy recovery of files
/A = automatic mode (not "all drives")
@REM [remark]
(internal) Includes the specified remark in a batch file.
REM This file is called Billfile.bat
@REN filename filename
(internal) Changes the name of the file specified by
filename to filename.
REN B:GL1.dat GL2.dat
@SA [prefix] [main]
or
SA [prefix] [foreground] [ON background] [/N]
(external) sets colours on screens
prefix = BRIGHT BOLD BLINKING
main = NORMAL REVERSE UNDERLINE
foreground & background may be:
WHITE BLACK RED MAGENTA GREEN CYAN YELLOW BLUE
@TELL <filename> <searchString> /G/Q
filename is optional
Search string is optional
switches are optional
if both omitted start of TELL.TXT is printed
if filename is omitted TELL.TXT is searched for @searchstring
and the text is listed
if filename is given as well, then it is searched.
/G - Generic bios calls for screen IO
/Q - eliminate snow on older CGA
This is a shareware program - if you like it please
send $10 to P.O. Box 942 WODEN ACT 2606 AUSTRALIA
@TIME [hh:mm:ss.cc]
(internal) Displays or sets the time.
hh:mm:ss.cc specifies the time to set. If omitted, the
current system time is displayed.
TIME 14:30
@TS [search-text] /D or /E [options]
or
TS [filespec][searchtext] [/S][/T][options]
(external) searches for search-text
enclose search-text in quotes if more that one word
/T lists file names, does not show context
/D search all disk without regard to files
/E search all erased space without regard to files
options are : /LOG /EUR /EBCDIC /N for non IBM compatible computers
@TYPE filename
(internal) Displays the contents of the specified file.
TYPE B:carfile
@VL [d:] [label]
(external) changes volume label
label in quotes if more than one word
@VOLUME [d:]
(external) changes volume label
this one prompts for new label, which may be redirected to a file
@WIPEDISK [d:] [/Vn][/Rn][/E][/G][/LOG]
(external) security over-writes disk
/Vn wiping byte decimal
/Rn repetitions
/E only use erased space
/G US govt specs - 3 wipes, 1 test read
@WIPEFILE [filespec] [/Vn][/Rn][/P][/NOD][/][/G]/[LOG]
(external) security over-writes files
/Vn wiping byte decimal
/Rn repetitions
/P pause at each file
/NOD no deletes of wiped files
/N no wipe - delete only automatic pause
/G US govt specs - 3 wipes, 1 test read
@YESNO <message>
(external) get a yes or no answer into a batch file
sets errorlevel to 1 for Yes
to 0 for no
test it by
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 command to do if Yes is entered
ASK.DOC
ASK
File Name: ASK.EXE
Syntax: ASK [prompt line]
Purpose: This command allows the user to set the BATCH
environment ERRORLEVELS interactively.
Remarks: This command is designed to be used
interactively. It allows the user some manual
input into the BATCH envirionment. The 'prompt
line' parameter is optional.
Example: ASK Do you want to go to PAS2 ?
This command accepts a single character from
the user and sets ERRORLEVEL based on what
the character was. 0 to 9 will set
ERRORLEVEL to 0 to 9, while A to Z will
set it to 10 to 36. Lowercase letters are
converted to uppercase.
ASK
Displays '==> ' on the console and
waits for a keypress.
(Sample BATCH file)
:L
ECHO 1. Accounting
ECHO 2. Word processing
ECHO 3. Spread sheet
ASK
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO SS
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO WP
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ACCT
ECHO You did not choose from menu
GOTO L
:SS
QUATRO
GOTO L
:WP
WP
GOTO L
:ACCT
SBMS
GOTO L
CAT.DOC
CAT
===
File name : CAT.EXE
Syntax : CAT /C/F/G/Q/U
Purpose : To print covers for your floppy disks.
Remarks : It prompts for the drive, and the title to print on the
cover. When it has printed a cover, it will prompt for
another. Entering ESC will cause it to terminate.
The program needs a file PR.DEF in the default drive that
tells it how to set the printer to compressed print. You
can edit this file from CAT
The program prints the list of file names for
each directory in alphabetic order, spread over 4 columns.
The names run down columns, and the size of each file is
printed beside it.
Each directory is printed separately, under its name.
The program can handle any level of nested directories,
and will print the contents of each one.
The heading of the print also includes the date of the
print and the amount of free space on the disk.
The program allows the storage of printer configuration
information in a file called CAT.PR If the program
cannot find the file, it will prompt you to enter the
correct values. The default values are for an Epson
printer. You can also edit the configuration by typing
in 1 at the disk drive prompt.
You will be prompted for 3 sequences:
Compressed Print
8 lines per inch
Reset printer
If you have a dot matrix printer, you will probably need
to enter non printable commands. For example compressed
print on an Epson is decimal 015 or Ctrl O. To enter
the character, you first press Ctrl P to signify that
the next character is to be read literally. Then you
type the character you want, eg ESC or Ctrl O and so on.
You must press ctrl P before each character. You can
either press the appropriate keyboard character, or hold
down the ALT key and press the decimal equivalent on the
numeric keypad on the RH side. (The numbers above the
letter part will not work for this). Whenever you press
the Ctrl P, the character under the cursor will change
color to let you know that the program is waiting for a
special character.
In normal circumstances, ESC aborts the edit, and Return
accepts the changed value. If you press return on the
third field, those values will be saved in CAT.PR
Switches:
/C - you have manually set your printer to compressed, so
the program is not to send any print commands
/F - Take a form feed (new page) between each print. The
default is to print 2 blank lines.
/G - your monitor is not IBM compatible and the program
should use Bios calls
/Q - your monitor is the old CGA type and displays snow
without this option
/U - print all dates in US format (mm/dd/yy) and not
European format (dd/mm/yy)
These switches MUST BE CAPITAL LETTERS if you use them. If you
do not need them then do not specify them.
DI.DOC
DI
==
File Name : DI.EXE
Syntax : DI <drive> /B/G/R/U
Purpose : An automated menu program for your hard disk
Remarks :
This program is used to display a menu of programs, batch files, and
directories on your hard disk. These may be saved in a file with
prompts and parameters for subsequent use.
When run initially the program reads the current directory looking for
subdirectories, and files with the extensions of .COM, .EXE, and .BAT.
These are presented on a menu on the screen. Directories are
identified by a diamond (<>) before them. Moving the arrow keys
highlights different items on the menu. Pressing the return key will
select the highlighted item. If the item is a directory, the program
will change to that directory, and show its contents in a menu.
If the item is program or batch file, DI will invoke COMMAND.COM, and
run the file. You will be prompted for any parameters. When the
program finishes, you will be prompted to press any key to return to
DI. This is to permit you to read any output on the screen.
Other keys are included on the bottom of the menu:
ESC - Pressing ESC on any menu causes the program to change to the
parent directory, and display a menu. If you are currently at the
parent directory, the program terminates.
F1 - Pressing F1 causes the program to display a help file that can be
paged through.
F3 - Sometimes the file will get out of sequence with the directory,
as files are moved around. To overcome this, pressing F3 once
the file is loaded will cause the program to read the directory
and check its contents against the file. Those files that are
no linger in the directory will be removed from the list, while
new ones will be added. You will then be put into edit mode as
for F4, so that you can edit any additions to the list, and be
prompted to save the modified list.
F4 - Pressing F4 permits you to edit the menu display. You may store
explanations of each menu item, prompts to be displayed instead
on the file name, and parameters to use on the programs.
The menu is displayed as a list of files and directories that
mey be paged through with the PG UP and PG DN keys. The item
may be selected by pressing the associated function key (F1 ..
F10). Once the item is selected, you will be prompted to edit
1. Description - displayed on bottom line of menu
2. Prompt - displayed instead of file name
3. Params - stops you being prompted each time
4. Delete - allows you to remove that item from the menu
Pressing ESC during edit will cause the program to prompt you to
save the file. The file will be saved as @DIR.MNU in the current
directory. This will permit the program to find it again next
time it enters that directory. The program will look for this
file and load it if found, instead of reading the directory.
F6 - Tells you how to Register
F8 - Log onto a new drive - you will be prompted for the new drive
F10 - Pressing F10 causes the program to exit to DOS immediately,
instead of backing up to the root directory first.
The program displays a title for each menu - this defaults to the path
in use. It also shows the date and time at the top right of the menu.
In the bottom right it dislays the status of the Caps Lock key, the
Num Lock key, and the Scroll Lock key.
DI should run on most monitors. It knows about CGA and MONO screens,
as well as black and white on color video boards. It attempts to
detect the hardware you are using, but some times it can be fooled.
There are several parameters which help:
/B Black and white
/G Generic MSDOS - uses BIOS calls for all screen writes
/Q Wait for vertical Retrace on screen writes - helps to
prevent snow on older CGA boards.
/U Use American standard date format (mm/dd/yy) instead of
European date format (dd/mm/yy). The batch file ensures
this.
EXCLUDE.DOC
EXCLUDE
=======
File Name : EXCLUDE.COM
Syntax : EXCLUDE <filespecs> <dos command>
Purpose : To exclude the files in <filespecs> from the DOS Command
that follows
Remarks : Exclude works by setting the hidden bits for all files in
<filespecs>, and then load COMMAND.COM to execute <dos
command>. COMMAND.COM must be available, and you should
use the COMSPEC environment variable to make sure that it
points to where COMMAND.COM actually is. (Users with only
floppy disks beware!).
<dos command> can be any DOS command. Once the command has
executed, EXCLUDE resets the hidden bits on all the files
that it hid. Most DOS commands such as delete and copy do
not work on hidden files.
FI.DOC
FI
==
Filename : FI.EXE
Syntax : FI <mask> /H/S/D/R/A/P/G/B/C/Q/I/1
or FI /H/S/D/R/A/P/G/B/C/Q/I/1 <mask>
Purpose : A program to manage files in directories.
Remarks : It displays a browse list of files, and allows the
addition of descriptions to files in full screen mode.
Press Return to edit the description of highlighted file.
The descriptions are stored in file FILEINFO.WF in the
directory being browsed.
Parameters:
<mask> directory mask with wildcards * or ? (eg b:e*.t??)
/H - include Hidden files
/S - include System files
/D - include Directories
/R - read only files
/A - any files
/P - pack the description file
/G - use generic Bios calls
/B - use black and white colors
/C - clear screen at exit
/Q - old CGA monitor - eliminate snow
/I - convert old INFO.DIR file
/1 - use alternate colors
FILE1608.TXT
Disk No: 1608
Disk Title: Management Utilities
PC-SIG Version: S2
Program Title: Management Utilities
Author Version: S2
Author Registration: $20.00
Special Requirements: Some utilities require Epson compatible printer.
MANAGEMENT UTILITIES is a collection of utilities for handling
directories and getting help on DOS commands. @INFO is a useful and
simple utility keep track of all the files in your collection of
programs. @INFO allows you to add descriptions to the file names that
appear in a directory. The program first reads the directory of the
disk, and any descriptions you add are saved to a file on the
directory. Afterwards you may edit the file descriptions, and @INFO
will automatically keep the listing of file descriptions updated if any
files are added and deleted in the original directory. @CAT prints
jacket covers for your floppy disks, and will print a list of files
from every directory in four columns on the cover. @DIR is a menu
system that will list all programs, batch files, and directories on a
drive. If you select a program or batch file from the list, @DIR will
automatically execute it and prompt you for any parameter to add to the
command. After a program is executed @DIR will return you to the menu.
If you select a directory from the list, the program will switch you to
that directory. @DIR allows you to add a description to each program
or directory, just like @INFO. @DIR also allows you to change a file
name into a prompt, and add default parameters to a command.
Whereas @INFO is a utility for storing file information, @DIR is a
utilities that will allow you to easily execute programs and switch
between directories. The other program included on this disk is @TELL,
which will list information on certain DOS commands and common DOS
utilities.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
FILTER.DOC
FILTER
======
File Name : FILTER.EXE
Syntax : FILT options <input_file >output_file
Purpose : A text-filter program that performs some low-level
formatting and translation functions.
Remarks : As a filter, FILTER does its input and output through the
console device (CON). Input and output files must be
specified with the DOS redirection commands.
The options consist of single letters and are described
below. The input_file and output_file, in conjunction with
the redirection characters < and >, tell DOS what files to
use for input and output. If no input file is specified,
the keyboard will be used. If no output file is specified,
the screen will be used.
The options are single, case-sensitive letters. Any number
of options may be specified, and some of the options are
followed by a number. All numbers are decimal and come
immediately after the option letter (with no intervening
spaces) numbers over 65,535 will cause an error.
Summary of options (# denotes number):
Tab Replacement: Tab Assignment:
x = expands tabs to spaces e = erases all tab stops
c = compresses spaces to tabs t# = sets tab stop at col #
Character Replacement: Line Format:
S = zeros high bits m# = adds left margin
C = strips control chars d# = deletes left margin
H = strips high (>127) bytes l# = truncates long lines
after # characters
U = all letters to uppercase r = removes trailing spaces
L = all letters to lowercase b# = byte to end input lines
A = capitalize 1st letter of s = saves carriage returns
each word on input lines
End of File: I/O Buffer:
z = ignores ^Z in input i# = input buffer size (20000)
Z = suppresses ^Z in output o# = output buffer size (20000)
The following fully describes all options in alphabetical
order (lowercase first):
? Help. Displays a summary of the options.
b# Byte to end input lines. Defines the character that will
identify an end of line (EOL). For instance, b13 will cause
a line to be ended when a carriage return is reached. The
default is b10. This option does not effect how EOL's will
be written; they are always ended with a CR+LF combination.
c Compresses spaces to tabs. When possible, spaces will be
replaced by tab characters (ASCII 9). The default tab stops
are every eight columns, but can be set manually with the e
and t options.
d# Deletes left margin. The specified number of characters will
be deleted from the left side of all the lines. Any
characters will be deleted. Note that tabs only count as
one character.
e Erases all tab stops. All tab stops will be erased. Use
this option to delete default tab stops before setting
your own with the t option. User-defined tab stops (set
with the t option) should come after the e option.
h Help. Displays a summary of the options.
i# Input buffer size. Sets the size of the input buffer. The
default is i20000. Making it larger might improve the
processing rate for a slow input device, while making it
smaller will use less memory.
l# Truncate long lines. Lines longer than the specified length
will be truncated. Normally any length lines (up to about
600 characters) are acceptable.
m# Add left margin. The specified number of spaces will be
added to the left margin.
o# Output buffer size. Set the size of the output buffer. The
default is o20000. Making it larger might improve the
processing rate for a slow output device, while making it
smaller will use less memory.
s Saves carriage returns. All carriage returns (ASCII 13) are
normally deleted from the input. This option might be
useful in a file that contains line boundaries without
carriage returns, but does contain carriage returns as some
kind of special formatting code.
r Removes trailing spaces. Any spaces (or tabs when using the
c option) that come at the end of lines will be removed.
Spaces at the end of lines, though superfluous, are often
left over from word processors.
t# Sets a tab stop. A tab stop will be set at the specified
column number. The leftmost column is column one. Any
number of tab stops can be specified. The default tab stops
are every eight columns, i.e., t9 t17 t25 etc.
x Expands tabs to spaces. All tab characters (ASCII 9) will be
replaced with an equivalent number of spaces. The default
tab stops are every eight columns, but can be set manually
with the e and t options.
z Ignores ^Z in the input file. A ^Z (ASCII 26) normally
identifies the end of a file. If this option is used, the
full number of bytes recorded in the directory will be read.
A Capitalize words. Letters that follow another letter will
be converted to lowercase, all other letters will be
converted to uppercase.
C Strips control characters. All characters below ASCII 32
will be removed. The exceptions are the CR, LF, and
Ctrl-Z characters.
H Strips high bytes. All characters above ASCII 127 will be
removed.
L Converts all letters to lowercase.
S Strips high bits. The high bit of all bytes above ASCII 127
will be set to zero.
U Converts all letters to uppercase.
Z Suppresses ^Z in the output file. Normally a ^Z (ASCII
26) is written to the end of the file. If this option is
used, a ^Z will not be written.
The following are some examples of FILTER option and file
specifications:
FILTER ?
Displays a summary of all options to the screen.
FILTER <spool.$%$ >text.new
Copies the input file SPOOL.$%$ to the output file TEXT.NEW
and terminates each output line with a CR LF pair. This is
useful when spooled printing ends with LF CR pair in that
order, which fools many word processors. (Some versions of
the DOS print screen command reverse the order)
FILTER cr <data.fil >data.new
Means: c = compress spaces to tab characters; and r = remove
trailing spaces. The input file is DATA.FIL and the output
file is DATA.NEW. This combination of options may greatly
reduce the size of a file by compressing or removing
unnecessary spaces.
FILTER zZCHi500o500 <a:text.xxx >c:\doc\text.txt
Means: z = ignore any input ^Zs; Z = do not write a ^Z to the
end of the file; C = remove all control characters; H = remove
any characters with a value greater than 127; i500 = set the
input buffer size to 500 bytes; and o500 = set the output
buffer size to 500 bytes. The input file is A:TEXT.XXX and
the output file is C:\DOC\TEXT.TXT. This combination of
options converts the input file into a pure ASCII file with no
control characters (except for the line boundaries). Note
that about 39,000 fewer bytes of memory are used during
execution because of the buffer sizes, 500+500=1000 instead of
the default 20000+20000=40000.
GO.TXT
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INFO.DOC
INFO
====
This program stores descriptions of files in a file called INFO.DIR,
stored in the directory in which the files reside. When the program is
run, it reads this file, and the directory, to build a new list of files
and descriptions. Descriptions for files that have been deleted are
discarded.
The program initially prompts for the drive and directory to read. When
the list is displayed, you may page through it by use of the Page Up and
Page Down keys. Any file may be selected to have a 60 character
description appended to it. Existing descriptions may be modified.
During the edit, pressing ESC will restore the original value of the
description.
An option lets you run files that are displayed. This is accomplished by
loading COMMAND.COM and passing it the name of the file, plus any
parameters you require. The overhead in this approach is about 15K for
@INFO itself, plus about 2 - 5K for the file list, plus the size of
COMMAND.COM. You are not restricted to programs by this method, you may
also run BATch files.
@INFO should run on most monitors. It defaults to color CGA. There are
several parameters which permit it to do this:
@INFO [/B/G/R]
/B Black and white
/G Generic MSDOS - uses BIOS calls for all screen writes
/Q Wait for vertical Retrace on screen writes - helps to
prevent snow on older CGA boards.
REGIST.TXT
To:
Fugue Software,
P.O. Box 942
WODEN ACT 2606
AUSTRALIA
From:
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
[ ] I enclose $15 for registration as a user of Management Utilities
Australian users - $A15
Overseas users - $US15
Please also send me my (free) trial version of the following software:
[ ] WORD FUGUE - the heavy duty word processing program with
WORDSTAR 4 compatability.
[ ] DISK SPOOL - the print spooler that spools to disk and prints in
background. Doesn't use the timer interrupt, so it
wont crash your programs
[ ] DOSH - command line editor for DOS commands that stacks
upto the last 15 commands, and lets you install all
of the function keys.
[ ] VMS240 - Device driver that converts your Hard disk or Floppy
into standard LIM 4.0 memory
TELL.DOC
TELL
=====
Filename: TELL.EXE
Sytnax : TELL <filename> <searchString> /G/Q
filename is optional
Search string is optional
Switches are optional
Purpose : This program is designed to display information about
key words and phrases.
Remarks : The information is contained in a text file (@TELL.TXT)
that the program looks up. This file should be in the
current directory.
The program accepts as a parameter the text to be
looked up. If no parameter is supplied, the program will
print the first few lines from the file, which contain
information on how to use the program, and the help items
available.
I have placed into the file @TELL.TXT information on most
of the MS DOS commands, and various useful programs.
The file is ASCII text, and can be updated to add new
information. The text for each help item must start in
column one, must start with an @ sign, and must be in
uppercase. You are restricted to a screen of information
on the command. Text of other commands can also be changed.
The first line of the file is the configuration of the
program. It defaults to no snow, but uses direct screen
writes. If you wish to change it, alter the first line of
the file as follows
Switches :
/G Generic MSDOS - uses BIOS calls for all screen writes
/Q Wait for vertical Retrace on screen writes -
helps to prevent snow on older CGA boards.
WHEREIS.DOC
WHEREIS
=======
FileName : WHEREIS.EXE
Syntax : WHEREIS filespecs
Purpose : To search a disk for files that match a user-supplied file
specification.
Remarks : The utility performs a recursive search through any
subdirectories it finds during its search, and reports on
each file matching the specs.
To search an entire disk for a particular file
specification, you would execute WHEREIS like this:
whereis *.TXT
This would search through the entire drive (the current
drive) and display each instance of a file matching the
file specification *.TXT.
You can also provide an explicit drive specifier:
whereis a:\*.TXT
This will search drive A: for all matching files.
If you don't want to search an entire disk, you can
explicitly define the path from which to start the
recursive search. For example,
whereis c:\word\docs\*.txt
will search for all files matching *.txt in the directory
c:\word\docs and any subdirectories below it.
You can halt execution of WHEREIS by pressing any key
while it's running.
XQT.DOC
XQT
===
Filename : XQT.EXE
Syntax : XQT [d:]<batchfile> [<parameters>...]
Purpose : To call a batch file from another without terminating the
first.
Remarks : Normally you cannot nest runs of batch files within
other batch files - call the new batch file, and the
old one terminates. XQT handles all of this - it takes
the batch file name as a parameter, followed by any
parameters to the batch file. It runs the batch file,
and passes the parameters to it. It does require
COMMAND.COM to achieve this.
It will also run programs etc, and does not require
COMMAND.COM for these purposes.
eg
XQT b:zcmd parameter another third
will run the batch file b:zcmd.bat, and pass the parameters
paremeter another third
to it.
YES.DOC
YES
File Name: YES.EXE
Syntax: YES [prompt line]
Purpose: This command allows the user to set the BATCH
environment ERRORLEVELS interactively.
Remarks: This command is designed to be used
interactively. It allows the user some manual
input into the BATCH envirionment. The 'prompt
line' parameter is optional.
Example: YES Do you want to go to PAS2 ?
This command accepts a single character from
the user and sets ERRORLEVEL based on whether
Y or N was entered. Y or y will set ERRORLEVEL
1, N or n will set ERRORLEVEL 0
YES
Displays ' [Y/N] ' on the console and
waits for a keypress.
(Sample BATCH file)
YES press
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO PRESSEDYES
ECHO You pressed N or n
GOTO end
:PRESSEDYES
ECHO You pressed Y or y.
:end
Notes: YES accepts only Y, y, N, or n as a
response. If you need more you should use ASK
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1608
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
@DIR HLP 2622 7-09-88 7:51p
@TELL TXT 15222 11-17-89 4:08p
ASK DOC 1911 11-21-89 3:27p
ASK EXE 3888 11-21-89 3:07p
CAT DOC 3492 11-20-89 5:16p
CAT EXE 29168 11-17-89 11:22p
CAT PR 132 11-20-89 5:16p
CHD DIR 51 11-17-89 7:15p
CHD DOC 1678 11-17-89 3:53p
CHD EXE 31120 11-17-89 7:13p
DI DOC 4237 11-17-89 3:41p
DI EXE 24992 11-17-89 7:18p
DOCS BAT 128 11-21-89 3:28p
EXCLUDE COM 746 6-30-87 10:44p
EXCLUDE DOC 839 11-17-89 4:08p
FI DOC 967 11-17-89 3:38p
FI EXE 37328 11-20-89 8:47p
FILE1608 TXT 1949 12-14-89 12:28p
FILEINFO WF 2490 11-27-89 10:20a
FILTER DOC 8387 11-27-89 10:38a
FILTER EXE 6192 11-22-89 12:02a
GO BAT 38 1-01-80 1:56a
GO TXT 386 12-14-89 11:30a
INFO DIR 914 11-17-89 6:08p
INFO DOC 1478 11-17-89 2:47p
INFO EXE 15088 11-17-89 7:17p
READ ME 4987 11-22-89 12:52p
REGIST TXT 1115 11-13-89 5:37p
TELL DOC 1699 11-17-89 2:47p
TELL EXE 5504 11-17-89 7:16p
WHEREIS DOC 1331 11-22-89 12:35p
WHEREIS EXE 2357 11-22-89 12:02a
XQT DOC 959 11-22-89 12:50p
YES DOC 1495 11-21-89 3:22p
YES EXE 3856 11-21-89 3:06p
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