INSTRUCTIONS FOR FMAN FMAN.EXE is a compact PC/AT DOS File Manager program that lets you maintain Annotated Directory Listings. This means that you can create descriptions of your files on disk. When you use FMAN, the directory listings will be accompanied by the file descriptions. FMAN also gives you convenient access to a number of standard and enhanced DOS utilities. You can Move, Copy or Delete files, Sort directories by file Name, Extension or Date (newest first), and Search for files on the current drive. You can also Run executable programs from FMAN (including command line entries), and View ASCII text files. FMAN was created in part using the QuickPak Professional subroutine library from Crescent Software, Ridgefield, CT. It is recommended that you keep FMAN.EXE in a directory that is in the DOS PATH. When you start FMAN, you will see a Directory Screen showing the current directory name and all its files and sub-directories. If you have entered descriptions of the directory entries (using the F9 option described below), they will also be displayed. Here is an example of the Directory Screen for an annotated directory on the C: drive called UTIL: ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º DIRECTORY: C:\UTIL\*.* º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º .. Parent Directory on Current Drive -- º º [-A-] A Drive ---------------------------- º º [-B-] B Drive ---------------------------- º º [-D-] D Drive ---------------------------- º º DIR1 Subdirectory DIR1 ------------------ º º DIR2 Subdirectory DIR2 ------------------ º º bridge.exe 106507 07-12-96 08:36a Contract Bridge Card Game ---------- º º bridge.doc 11812 07-12-96 08:33a On-Line Help for Bridge ------------ º º pcdesk.exe 71947 07-04-96 08:00a Memo Calendar & Address Book Program º º pcdesk.doc 13527 07-04-96 08:00a On-Line Help for PcDesk ------------ º º plotter.exe 121819 07-17-96 08:38a Data Plotting & Analysis Program --- º º plotter.doc 31576 07-17-96 08:32a On-Line Help for Plotter ----------- º º read.exe 73883 07-18-96 11:00a ASCII Text Editor ------------------ º º read.doc 8886 07-18-96 11:01a Text File Describing Read ---------- º º readme.exe 49435 01-17-96 07:45a Handy Text Viewing Program --------- º º plotter1.dat 27608 07-17-96 08:30a Data File for Plotter -------------- º º util.l@g 1585 07-21-96 02:34p Directory LOG file created by FMAN - º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ BYTES FREE = 255,041,536 F1 = FUNCTION BOX Note that FMAN will attempt to create a ".L@G" file in each directory to store and retrieve the file descriptions. This means that Write Protected drives (such as CD-ROMS) cannot support the Directory Log feature, or most other disk operations (although you can still copy files, execute programs and browse text files). You will hear a warning beep if you attempt to execute an unsupported operation on a Write Protected drive. The Directory Screen allows you to navigate to all drives and directories. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys, PAGE UP and DOWN, or the HOME and END keys to move the Highlight Bar. Press ENTER to go to the highlighted directory or drive. Selecting the ".." token moves you up one directory. If the Highlight Bar is on an executable file (*.COM, *.EXE or *.BAT) you can press ENTER to run the program. You will be prompted to enter a COMMAND LINE for the program. Press ENTER again for none, or press ESCAPE to cancel the option. If the Highlight Bar is on an ASCII Text File, pressing ENTER will let you view the file contents. If the Highlight Bar is on any other file type, or FMAN can't handle the file, pressing ENTER will cause a beep, and the Directory Screen will be redisplayed. Use the SPACE key to MARK a highlighted file for disk operations (see below). Marked files are indicated by the "û" character. Press ALT-M to mark all the files in the directory, and ALT-C to unmark all the files. The size in bytes of all marked files will be displayed at the bottom of the Directory Screen. Press F1 to see the FUNCTION BOX. This is a concise list of the operations and features available in FMAN. The Function Box disappears automatically when you press any option key or move the Highlight Bar. Following is an example of the Function Box and a summary of the options: ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º FMAN - FILE MANAGER OPTIONS º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º F2=Change/Make DIR F9=Edit DIR LOG File º º F3=Copy Marked Files F10=Foreground Color º º F4=Move Marked Files F11=Background Color º º ALT-F4=Remove DIR F12=Directory Tree º º CTRL-F4=Delete Files ENTER=Run Program or º º F5=Search for Files View Text File º º F6=Sort by File Name SPACE=Mark/Clear Files º º F7=Sort by Extension ALT-M/C=Mark/Clear All º º F8=Sort by File Date ESC=Quit File Manager º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ F2 ........ Change/Make Directory. Enter the path name of a directory you want to view. If the directory doesn't exist, it will be created. F3 ........ Copy Files. After you have marked your selected files, enter the full name of the target directory where you want the files copied. The target LOG file will be updated automatically. F4 ........ Move Files. After you have marked your selected files, enter the full name of the target directory where you want the files moved. The source and target LOG files are updated automatically. ALT-F4 .... Remove Directory. Enter the name of the directory you want removed. The directory must not have files in it, with the exception of the LOG file, which is deleted automatically. CTRL-F4 ... Delete Files. Be sure to only mark the files you want to delete. You will get the chance to confirm the deletion of each file, or you can press [A] to delete ALL the files immediately. The LOG file is updated automatically. F5 ........ Find Files on the current drive. Enter the name of the file you want to search for. You can use the DOS wild card characters (? and *). If you enter a path as part of the filename, then only that path and its subdirectories will be searched. F6 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Name in descending alphabetical order. F7 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Extension in descending alpha- betical order. F8 ........ Sort Files in the directory by Date (newest first). F9 ........ Edit the Directory Log. The file descriptions for each directory are stored automatically in files with ".L@G" extensions. In the editor you can use F3 to search the Log file, and F7 to send the annotated listing to your printer. Press CRTL-ENTER to save your changes, or ESCAPE to cancel. F10 ....... Change the Foreground Colors for FMAN. The screen colors remain in effect until you change them. But the settings are stored in the Directory Log files, so it is possible to arrive at a dir- ectory in which different screen colors had been defined. F11 ....... Change the Background Color for FMAN. Note that if you cycle through the background colors you will eventually return to the default color settings (yellow, white and cyan on black). F12 ....... Show the Directory Tree for the current directory and its sub-directories. This feature makes use of the DOS tree.com program. If the program is not found, an error message will be given. ENTER ..... 1) Change Drive or Directory. 2) Execute a COM, EXE or BAT file. You will be prompted for an optional COMMAND LINE for the program. Press ENTER again for no command line, or press ESCAPE to cancel the option. When the program terminates, you will be returned to FMAN (note that FMAN takes about 100K bytes when resident in memory). 3) If the highlighted file is an ASCII text file, press ENTER to view its contents. While in the text viewer you can use F3 to Search the file and F7 to Print the file. SPACE ..... Mark a highlighted file for any of the above disk operations. ALT-M/C ... Mark (M) or Clear (C) all the files in the directory. The combined size of all marked files is reported at the bottom of the Directory Screen. ESC ....... Press ESCAPE to quit FMAN and return to DOS. If an operation causes an error (such as trying to delete a read only file), an error message will be displayed at the bottom of the FMAN screen. Below is a list of some DOS error codes that may be referenced in FMAN. ERROR # DESCRIPTION ERROR # DESCRIPTION 25 Device Fault 67 Too Many Files 52 Bad File Name or Number 70 Permission Denied 53 File Not Found 71 Disk Not ready 57 Device I/O Error 72 Disk-Media Error 61 Disk Full 75 Path or File Access Error 64 Bad File Name 76 Path Not Found You should find FMAN versatile and easy to use. It is a valuable resource for maintaining detailed descriptions of file names limited by the DOS 8-plus-3 naming convention. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that FMAN operates dependably. However, as with all File Managers, it is your responsibility to use the program correctly. The author can assume no responsibility for deleted files or other loss of data which may result from your use of the program. SHAREWARE FMAN is distributed as Shareware. Feel free to share the program and its files with others. However, if you continue to use FMAN, you must register the program by sending $20.00 US (which includes Shipping & Handling) to: Robert Lindsay Wells 1405 Lynn Avenue Clearwater, FL 34615 When you register you'll receive the latest version of FMAN on disk with shareware reminders removed, a sheet summarizing features in the program, and a full-featured ASCII Text Editor (READ) as a bonus utility. Please register today!