Bindscan is a documentation tool for
Novell System Administrators. It uses the
Novell API to scan the Bindery for User,
Group, and File Server information. This
information is then printed in concise
reports.

Bindscan is written in Clarion
Professional Developer version 2.0 using
a custom bindery interface.

Registration

This software is not free. You may use
this software for a limited time to
evaluate it for usefulness. If after
evaluation you find that you intend to
keep it you must register it.

Register this software by sending $35.00
to:
DAKWARE
D. Kelleher
113 Grove Street
Bangor, Maine 04401

Support will only be given to registered
users. All registered users will receive
the most up to date copy and a printed
manual.

Improvements will be made periodically,
suggestions and comments are welcome.
Please write to the above address or
leave messages on the Educational
Performance BBS (207) 827-0512

New releases will be made available to
registers users.

System Requirements

Bindscan requires a workstation running
DOS 3.x, with 640k RAM, attached to a
Novell File Server running Novell 2.1 or
greater. Because the reports require many
function calls available only to
Supervisor, the user running Bindscan
must be Supervisor or have Supervisor
equivalence.

Files

The following files are on the
distribution diskette:
BINDSCAN.EXE The Bindscan program
BINDSCAN.HLP The On-Line Help file
BINDSCAN.CTL The Report Options file


Installation

Install Bindscan by copying the three
files listed above to any drive. It is
suggested that the files be copied to the
SYS:PUBLIC directory on the file server.
This will allow access to Bindscan from
any directory while logged into the
server. Assuming floppy drive is A:

NCOPY A:BINDSCAN.* SYS:PUBLIC

A search drive should be mapped to
SYS:PUBLIC so that the Bindscan utility
can be accessed from any directory.

Startup

Start Bindscan by typing BINDSCAN at the
DOS prompt.

Menu Operation

Select a menu option by highlighting the
appropriate bar and pressing ENTER. The
following keys are active on the menu:

Up Arrow Up One Line
Down Arrow Down One Line
Home Top Line
End Bottom Line
ESC Quits Bindscan
ENTER Selects Highlighted Function
F1 Display Help Screen

The first letter of the Menu Selection
will highlight that selection. For
example, pressing S once highlights
Set Report Options
pressing S a second time highlights
Sys Login Script

Change File Server

Change File Server will display a list of
currently attached file servers. Select
the file server to be to default file
server and press ENTER.


The following keys are active on the File
Server screen:

Up Arrow Up One Line
Down Arrow Down One Line
Home Top Line
End Bottom Line
ESC Quits File Server Screen
ENTER Selects Highlighted Function
F1 Display Help Screen

NOTE: The file servers displayed are
those file servers attached, the user
must be logged into any server selected
as Supervisor or equivalent before
running reports. Bindscan does not
provide any facility for logging into
file servers.

Set Report Options

Set report Options allows the user to
select the DOS output device name and an
optional printer setup string.

Menu Operation

Select a menu option by highlighting the
appropriate bar and pressing ENTER. The
following keys are active on the menu:

Up Arrow Up One Line
Down Arrow Down One Line
Home Top Line
End Bottom Line
ESC Returns to Main Menu
ENTER Selects Highlighted Function
F1 Display Help Screen

The first letter of the Menu Selection
will highlight that selection.

Output Device

The Output Device parameter is a DOS
device name or a file specification. If
it is a device name, the reports are
written to the DOS device, if the Output
Device is not a DOS device, it is assumed
to be a file specification and the
reports are written to the file. If the
file already exists, information in the
file will be replaced. If the file does
not exists, it will be created. If the
file specification is invalid, the
reports will be printed to LPT1. The
following is a list of valid DOS device
names:

PRN 1st Parallel Printer
LPT1 1st Parallel Printer
LPT2 2nd Parallel Printer
LPT3 3rd Parallel Printer
COM1 1st Serial Port
COM2 2nd Serial Port
AUX 1st Serial Port
NUL No Device

NOTE: Printer Timeout Should Be Set to
TI=0, AutoEndCap for Network Printers.

Setup String

The user may enter any printer control
string to be sent at the top of each page
of the reports. To enter a non-printable
control character, press the ALT key and
type the ASCII equivalent on the numeric
keypad. For example, to enter ESC, hold
ALT and press 27 on the numeric keypad.

BINDSCAN.CTL

The Report Options will be saved in
BINDSCAN.CTL and read in each time
Bindscan is started. The rules for
loading BINDSCAN.CTL are as follows:

If BINDSCAN.CTL is found in the default
directory, the Report Options are loaded
in. If BINDSCAN.CTL is not found in the
default directory, the DOS PATH is
searched and the first BINDSCAN.CTL file
found is loaded. If no BINDSCAN.CTL file
is found in the DOS PATH, a new file is
created in the default directory.

BINDSCAN.CTL defaults are Output Device:
LPT1 and no setup string.

User Report

After selecting this option, Bindscan
will read the bindery and display a list
of users on the selected file server. The
user may then select one or more users to
be printed by marking the user list with
the F5 or F6 keys. When ENTER is pressed,
the report for the marked users will be
printed on the Output Device.

Selecting Users To Be Printed

Once the bindery has been scanned for
users, move the highlighted bar on the
list by using the following keys:

Up Arrow Up One Line
Down Arrow Down One Line
PgUp Up One Page
PgDn Down One Page
Home Top Of Page
End Bottom Of Page
Ctrl PgUp First Page
Ctrl PgDn Last Page

Mark Users To Be Printed

Use the following Keys to select users to
be printed:

F5 Toggles The Mark For
The Highlighted User

F6 If No Users Are Marked, All
Users Are Marked. If Any Users
Are Marked, All Users Are
Unmarked

ENTER If No Users Are Marked, The
Highlighted User Is Printed. If
Any Users Are Marked, Only
Marked Users Are Printed.

Other Keys:

F1 Help Screen is Displayed
ESC Return To Main Menu


After ENTER is pressed

The Bindery is read and the report is
printed.

Group Report

After selecting this option, Bindscan
will read the bindery and display a list
of groups on the selected file server.
The user may then select one or more
groups to be printed by marking the group
list with the F5 or F6 keys. When ENTER
is pressed, the report for the marked
groups will be printed on the Output
Device.
Selecting Groups To Be Printed

Once the bindery has been scanned for
groups, move the highlighted bar on the
list by using the following keys:

Up Arrow Up One Line
Down Arrow Down One Line
PgUp Up One Page
PgDn Down One Page
Home Top Of Page
End Bottom Of Page
Ctrl PgUp First Page
Ctrl PgDn Last Page

Mark Groups To Be Printed

Use the following Keys to select groups
to be printed:

F5 Toggles The Mark For
The Highlighted Group

F6 If No Groups Are Marked, All
Groups Are Marked. If Any Groups
Are Marked, All Groups
Are Unmarked

ENTER If No Groups Are Marked, The
Highlighted Group Is Printed. If
Any Groups Are Marked, Only
Marked Groups Are Printed.

Other Keys:

F1 Help Screen is Displayed
ESC Return To Main Menu

After ENTER is pressed

The Bindery is read and the report is
printed.

File Server Report

After selecting File Server Report, the
Bindery is read and the report is
printed.