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` File Operations ` ` General Screen Help `
About Tagging Files ...... 1 Directory Screen ........... J
Retag Files .............. 2 File Service Screen ........ K
Change Attributes ........ 3 Hex Dump Screen ............ L
Change Date/Time ......... 4 File View Screen ........... M
Set File Selection ....... 5
Rename a File ............ 6 ` Miscellaneous Operations `
Copy a File(s) ........... 7 Setup Defaults ............. N
Move a File(s) ........... 8 Shell to DOS ............... O
Delete a File(s) ......... 9 Exit TreeTop ............... P
Print a File(s) .......... A Mouse Support .............. Q
Tagged File Mask ......... B Global Selection of Files .. R
File Display ............. C
Speed Search ............. D ` Directory/Drive Operations `
Find a File .............. E Space Available ............ S
Sort Files ............... F Log to a new Drive ......... T
Edit a File .............. G Add, Del, Ren a Directory .. U
Execute a File ........... H Rescan the Drive ........... V
Make selection:
` Installing a Mouse `
To use your mouse with TreeTop, you must first load the
standard Microsoft (or Microsoft compatible) mouse driver.
There are typically two different ways to load a mouse
driver. The first and most common way is to include a line
in your CONFIG.SYS file that instructs the operating system
to load the mouse driver every time you boot. The other way
is to execute a .COM file from the system prompt or from
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file that loads the mouse driver. See the
manual that accompanied your mouse for specific instructions
on how to load your mouse driver.
` User Setup `
The user setup is different than the initial installation
because it allows you to customize certain default
conditions that TreeTop will use each time it is run. The
user setup is not mandatory since the default setup on your
master disk is configured for common settings. You you may
not need to make any changes, although you should at least
view your choices.
To examine the current settings for TreeTop, simply run
TreeTop by typing TT at your system prompt. Then, from the
File Service Screen, select the setup menu by pressing Alt-S
(press and hold down the Alt key, then press the S key while
the Alt key is still depressed.)
At this point, you are given four choices:
General setup parameters
Editor setup
Sort file setup
Attribute mask setup
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General Setup Parameters
The General setup allows you to set seven different options.
An option is selected if there is a check mark next to it.
You may toggle the selection on or off using your mouse or
the arrow and
Pull Down Menus under Introduction.) These options are
described below:
Show files on directory
This option will display the first eighteen files of each
directory located in the window on the right side of
Directory Service Screen. These files are displayed in the
order that they exist on your disk drive (not sorted.)
Sorted directory tree
Causes the directory tree to be sorted and displayed in
alphabetical order. This does not actually change the order
stored on the disk.
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Extended file display mode
Sets the display mode on the File Service Screen to show the
user the date, time and attribute settings for files as well
as the full file names.
Overwrite existing files
When set, TreeTop will automatically overwrite an existing
file in a destination directory if that filename is the same
as the file being copied. Copy operations normally do that,
however, TreeTop's default setup does not set this option;
instead you will be prompted if the situation arises.
Sound effects
Causes sound effects to be generated when doing certain
operations such as changing from one screen to another.
Color Monitor
If you have a color monitor, check this option. If you have
a monochrome monitor, you probably don't want this option,
however, some monochrome display adapters function well in
the color mode, so it may be worth a try.
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LPT1 or LPT2
This selection allows you to set which port TreeTop will
send to for printing files. Select the port your printer is
connected to.
You may press
Editor Setup
The Editor setup allows you to enter the name of your
favorite text editor. This will give TreeTop the ability
to execute your editor automatically if you wish (see Edit
File under File Operations.)
Sort File Setup
The Sort file setup gives you the option of having the files
displayed on the File Service Screen sorted in a specific
way. Check the sort options you prefer and press
accept the setting.
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Note: You can temporarily override the default setting
while you are using the program if you wish (see Sort Files
under File Operations.)
Attribute Mask Setup
The attribute mask setup allows you to selectively weed out
files to be viewed by TreeTop. TreeTop will still know
about these files but it will not display them on the File
Service Screen. Select the attribute or attributes of files
that you wish to weed out, and TreeTop will skip by them
automatically. Normally, the only files you will want to
weed out are HIDDEN or SYSTEM files. The default setup is
configured to weed out HIDDEN files.
After you have specified the setup options, press
accept all of your settings. If you wish to cancel these
settings, press
new settings, TreeTop will ask if you wish to save these
settings to disk. Answer Yes to save the changes to the
TREETOP.PAR file for future reference. If you answer No,
TreeTop will only use those settings for the rest of your
current session and will forget them when you quit.
` The Directory Service Screen `
All directory operations are executed from the Directory
Service Screen. You may add, delete, or rename a directory
from this screen. The root directory is always present and
you cannot rename or delete it. If you try, TreeTop will
ignore your request.
The Directory Service Screen is displayed by TreeTop when
first entering the program and the screen must be displayed
anytime you're performing directory operations. The six
major areas of the Directory Service Screen are:
1) Drive Status Box
2) Directory Status Box
3) Directory Display
4) File List
5) Directory Pathname
6) Menu Bar
Drive Status Box - The drive status box found at
the left side of the screen gives information on: 1) the
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current logged drive and its volume label, 2) the total
number of files on the drive and their cumulative size in
bytes, including system and hidden files, and 3) the total
number of tagged files and their cumulative size in
bytes.
Directory Status Box - The directory status box also found
at the left side of the screen displays the name of the
currently highlighted directory and the following specific
information about that directory: 1) the date and time the
directory was created on your drive, 2) the total number of
files contained in that directory including system and
hidden files and their cumulative size in bytes, and 3) the
number of tagged files in that directory and their
cumulative size in bytes.
Note: Some copy protection schemes use hidden or read/only
directories which may have directory names containing non-
ASCII characters. Most programs do not see these special
directories, so you may not even know they exist until you
run TreeTop. TreeTop will alert you to these directories
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(if any exist) by flashing the directory name in the
directory status box. DO NOT ATTEMPT to delete or rename
these special directories unless you know why they exist and
how to recreate them properly. If you do attempt to delete
or rename one of these directories, TreeTop will warn you,
giving you a chance to change your mind. Remember, if you
do delete or rename a directory like this, TreeTop will NOT
be able to recreate it.
Directory Display - The center section of the screen shows a
"tree" structured layout of the directories and
subdirectories of the logged drive. The current logged
directory when you loaded TreeTop will be highlighted. The
up, down, left, and right arrow keys and the PageUp,
PageDown, Home, and End keys are used to change the
highlighted directory. The left and right arrow keys move
through every directory on the tree, one directory at a
time. The up and down arrow keys move the highlight bar
vertically to a directory of the same level in the tree.
You can use your PageUp, PageDown, Home and End keys to jump
through the directories.
Mouse Users:
You may simply click on a given directory to
highlight it, then click again on the highlighted directory
to select it. If the directory is not visible on the
screen, you can scroll to it by clicking (or holding down
the left mouse button) just outside the box (but not on the
top menu bar.) Clicking at the top or bottom of the box is
the same as using the up or down arrow keys, while clicking
at the left or right of the box is the same as using the
left or right arrow keys.
File List - The list of files found in the highlighted
directory is displayed int the column at the extreme right
side of the screen. These files are displayed regardless of
how the file or attribute masks are set. They are not sorted
at this point but are in the actual order that they exist on
your disk drive. This list of files is intended to function
as a reminder of what files, if any, exist in a given
directory. You cannot, for example, delete a directory if
any files appear in this box. If you wish to view the files
in sorted order or execute file operations, press
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to select the File Service Screen for the highlighted
directory.
Note: If you do not wish to have the file list displayed,
you may turn it off by changing your setup (See User Setup
under the Installation section.)
Menu Bar - The menu items available are
displayed on two lines near the top of the screen. The
single letter command or function key required to select a
menu item is highlighted for quick reference. Typing the
first letter of a menu selection will execute most
commands.
Directory Pathname - The full pathname of the highlighted
directory is shown on the bottom line of the screen.
` Directory Operations `
Add a Directory
Command: A
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Adds a sub-directory to the highlighted
directory
Highlight the directory on the Directory Service Screen that
will become the parent to the directory you want to add then
select the Add option (press A from the File Service Screen)
to add a sub-directory. The screen will be reformatted to
include another directory and the cursor will be positioned
on the screen for you to add the new directory name. Type
in the name you wish and press
valid and does not conflict with other directory names, it
will be added and displayed on the screen. When there is a
problem with the name you chose, a warning message will be
displayed and you will be given a chance to edit your entry.
If your user setup specifies that the directories are
displayed in alphabetical order, you may re-scan your drive
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with the ScaN option to display the new directory in
alphabetical order. If you change your mind and elect not
to add a directory before completing the operation, just
press
Delete a Directory
Command: D
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Deletes highlighted directory
To delete a directory, simply highlight the directory on the
Directory Service Screen that you wish to delete. Then
select the Delete option (press D from the Directory Service
Screen) to delete that directory. If the directory does not
contain any files or have any sub-directories, it will be
deleted and the screen will be updated to reflect the
change. If, however, the directory contains one or more
files or sub-directories, a warning message will be
displayed and the directory will not be deleted. If you
still wish to delete the directory, you must first delete
all files and sub-directories that it contains (See Delete
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File(s) under File Operations) then delete the directory.
Note: There is a special situation when the directory has
been set by some other program to HIDDEN or READ/ONLY. In
this case, you will be notified that it is a special
directory and you should see your manual before deleting it.
These special directories are sometimes set by copy
protection programs and, under normal circumstances, should
not be fooled with. Chances are they cannot be recreated
exactly the same way. You should not delete these
directories unless you know why they exist on your system
and how to recreate them properly.
Rename a Directory
Command: R
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Renames highlighted directory
To rename a directory, simply highlight the directory on the
Directory Service Screen that you wish to rename. Then
select the Rename option (press R from the Directory Service
Screen) and you will be prompted for the new directory name.
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Type the new name and press
and does not conflict with other directory names, the
directory will be updated and displayed on the screen. If
there is a problem with the name, a warning message will be
displayed and you will be given an chance to enter a
different name. If your user setup specifies that the
directories are displayed in alphabetical order, you may re-
scan your drive with the ScaN option. The new directory will
be displayed in alphabetical order. If you change your mind
and elect not to rename a directory before you have
completed the operation, just press
operation.
Note: There is a special situation when the directory has
been set by some other program to HIDDEN or READ/ONLY. In
this case, you will be notified that it is a special
directory and you should see your manual before renaming it.
These special directories are sometimes set by copy
protection programs and, under normal circumstances, should
not be fooled with. Chances are they cannot be renamed
exactly the same way. You should not rename these
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directories unless you know why they exist on your system
and how to rename them properly.
Select a Directory
Command:
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Selects the File Service Screen for the
highlighted directory
Choosing the select option (press
Directory Service Screen) will select the highlighted
directory. The File Service Menu and the filenames from the
selected directory will be displayed. (See the File
Operations section for instructions on using the File
Service Menu.)
` Select All Directories (Global) `
Command: G
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Selects the File Service Screen for all
directories on the logged drive
Select the Global option (press G from the Directory Service
Screen) to select all the directories for the logged drive.
The File Service Screen and the selected files for the
entire logged drive will be displayed. This is handy, for
example, if you wish to sort the files or find a given file
on the drive regardless of what directory it is in. Assume
you want to find the largest file on the logged drive. You
would select the Global option then sort the files by size,
in descending order. The file at the top of the screen is
your largest file. (See the File Operations section for
instructions on using the File Service Screen.)
` The File Service Screen `
The file Service Screen is used for executing most file
operations. This screen is displayed when a single
directory is selected from the Directory Service Screen or
when all files and directories are selected by using the
Global option from the Directory Service Screen. The four
major areas of the File Service Screen are:
1) Directory/Disk Status Box
2) File Display
3) Directory Pathname
4) Menu Bar
Directory/Disk Status Box - The directory status box is
found at the left side of the screen. If a single
directory was selected, this status box will display
Directory Stats. If, however, the Global option from the
Directory Service Screen was used to select the files for
the File Service Screen, the status box will display Disk
Stats (since the files displayed represent all the files on
the logical disk drive.) The Directory/Disk Status Box
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contains the following information: 1) the filename mask and
attribute mask used to select the files that are currently
displayed, 2) the total number of files selected, regardless
of the above mask (i.e. includes all files, hidden or
system, etc.) and their cumulative size in bytes, 3) the
number of selected files and their cumulative size in bytes,
4) the number of tagged files and their cumulative size in
bytes, and 5) the number of untagged files and their
cumulative size in bytes.
File Display - The selected files are displayed in a box on
the right side of the screen. The actual file display comes
in two flavors, Normal and Extended. The normal display
shows only the filename and lists the files in four columns.
This mode is useful for displaying a large number of files
on the screen at one time. The extended file display shows
fewer files on the screen at one time but gives you much
more information about each file. The following is a list
and description of these items:
Name The left eight characters of the filename.
Ext The right three characters of the filename.
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Size The size of the file in bytes.
Date The date the file was last edited.
Time The time the file was last edited.
Arc If set, this indicates the file had been modified
at one time. This attribute is generally used by
backup utilities for flagging which files to backup.
Most files will have this bit set.
Sys If set, this indicates that the file is a system
file generally used by the operating system (DOS.)
Hid If set, this indicates that the file should be
hidden from the DIR command and certain other
programs.
R/O If set, the file is Read/Only and cannot be
easily modified or deleted.
Directory Pathname - The full pathname of the selected
directory is displayed on the bottom line. If the Global
option (all directories) was used to select the files, the
pathname of the highlighted file will be displayed. Notice
how the pathname changes as you change the highlighted file
when in Global mode.
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Menu Bar - The menu items available are displayed on two
lines near the top of the screen. The single letter command
or key required to select a menu item is highlighted for
quick reference. Typing the first letter of a menu
selection will execute most commands. An alternate menu bar
will appear if you press the Alt key. The menu selections
available when the Alt key is depressed generally affect
tagged files.
Mouse Users:
You may click on the menu selection Alt-menu
found in the upper right corner of the menu bar. This is
analogous to pressing the Alt key at the keyboard. Holding
the left mouse button down after clicking on this selection
will keep the alternate menu bar displayed. You may drag
the mouse cursor to a desired menu item then release the
mouse button to select that option. Releasing the mouse
button when the mouse cursor is not positioned on a menu
item will cancel the Alt-menu selection.
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About File Operations
Most file operations are executed from the File Service
Screen although a few file operations are executed from the
Directory Service Screen. File operations include copying,
moving, deleting, viewing, editing, executing, printing,
changing date/time, tagging, untagging, re-tagging, and
sorting files.
Single file operations act on the highlighted file displayed
on the File Service Screen. For example, if you wish to
copy just one file from one disk drive to another you need
only highlight that file then select the Copy option from
the top menu bar. You will then be prompted for additional
information to copy that file. If, however, you wish to
copy several files, you would first have to tag those files.
Once tagged, you must select the Alt-Copy option from the
File Service Screen. To do this, hold down the ALT key
first then press C to copy. You will then be prompted for
additional information to copy the tagged files.
` About Tagging Files `
Tagging files is a very powerful way of dealing with files
as a group. Many operations that you could do on a single
file can be executed on a group of tagged files. You can
see which operations may be executed on either single or
tagged files by pressing and releasing the ALT key from the
File Service Screen and watching the menu bar at the top of
the screen change. Generally, if you wish to operate on a
single file, you need only make the selection from the menu
bar without pressing the ALT key. If, however, you wish to
execute that same operation on tagged files, press the ALT
key before making your menu selection.
Once tagged, you can execute an operation such as copying
tagged files that will systematically copy all the files
that you have tagged. After copying, the once tagged files
are set to a limbo state where you can easily retag or just
ignore them. This is handy, for example, if you wish to
copy some files from your hard disk to a floppy disk then
delete those files on your hard disk. You would first tag
the files you wish to copy then execute the Alt-Copy option
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to copy the tagged files. Once completed, you could retag
just the files you just copied by executing the Alt-RetaG
option. Now select the Alt-Delete option to delete the
tagged files from your hard drive.
Files can be tagged from either the Directory Service Screen
or the File Service Screen. Tagging files from the Directory
Service Screen is handy for tagging groups of files in
directories or for the entire logical drive. If you wish to
more selectively or individually tag files, you must do this
from the File Service Screen. For example, tagging files
based on various criteria such as the date and time a file
was last edited, its attributes, a filename mask, or other
specific criteria, is done from the File Service Screen.
Files can be untagged by the same criteria that might be
used to tag files. For example, you wish to backup (to
floppies,) all files on your hard drive except files having
the .BAK extension. You would do this by tagging all the
files on your hard drive from the Directory Service Screen
using the Alt-Tag. option. Next you would choose the Global
option to select all files and change you to the File
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Service Screen. From here, you would select the Alt-Untag
option, then the Mask option, allowing you to untag files
based on a filename mask. Type *.BAK to untag those files,
leaving the remaining files on your hard drive tagged.
Last, you would select the Alt-Copy option to copy the
tagged files to your floppy disks.
TreeTop does not forget about your tagged files as you move
from screen to screen or directory to directory. This gives
you the ability to move freely about your hard drive,
tagging and untagging files until you are satisfied with the
files you have tagged. Once you are done tagging files, you
can then execute options that act on those tagged files.
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Tag/Untag a File
Command: T
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Tags the highlighted file then advances the
highlighted bar to the next file
Command: U
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Untags the highlighted file then advances
the highlighted bar to the next file
Select the Tag or Untag option (press T or U from the File
Service Screen) to tag or untag the highlighted file. If
you tagged the file, a caret is placed next to the that
file to alert you to the fact that it is tagged. If you
untagged a file, the caret is removed. As you tag or untag
files, the highlighted bar is moved to the next file on the
screen so you can easily move through the files.
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Mouse Users:
Mouse users can first click on a file to
highlight it, then click again on that file to tag or untag
it. Clicking on a highlighted file toggles that file
between tagged and untagged status.
Tag/Untag Multiple Files
Command: Alt-T
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu of options to tag files based
on different criteria
Command: Alt-U
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu of options to untag files based
on different criteria
Command: T
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Tags all selected files in the highlighted directory
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Command: U
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Untags all selected files in the highlighted directory
Command: Alt-T
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Tags all selected files on the entire logged
drive
Command: Alt-U
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Untags all selected files on the entire
logged drive
Files can be tagged or untagged in groups from either the
File Service Screen or the Directory Service Screen.
Tagging/Untagging files from the File Service Screen
provides the most control for tagging multiple files. Keep
in mind, if you have entered the File Service Screen for a
single directory with the select option, you can only
tag/untag files within that directory. If, however, you
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have entered the File Service Screen using the Global
option, you will be tagging/untagging files on the entire
logical drive. If you wish to tag/untag files from the File
Service Screen, select the Alt-Tag or Alt-Untag option
(press Alt-T or Alt-U from the File Service Screen) and a
menu of items will appear. All options on this menu will
only tag/untag files that have been selected for the File
Service Screen. If you select the first option on this
menu, all files that are currently selected for the File
Service Screen will be tagged/untagged. If you select the
second option, you will be given the opportunity to
tag/untag files based on a filename mask. Only the files
that match the mask you type in will be tagged/untagged.
Then next four options allow you to tag/untag files based on
the files' attribute settings. You can also tag/untag files
that have a date/time stamp that matches today's date. This
might be handy for tagging files that you have edited today
and want to make a copy to a floppy disk. The last way to
tag/untag a group of files from this menu is to select a
date/time range. All selected files meeting that range will
be tagged/untagged.
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Tagging or untagging files from the Directory Service Screen
is less selective than from the File Service Screen, but is
handy for tagging/untagging all selected files for specific
directories or for the entire logged drive. Select the Tag
or Untag option (press T or U from the Directory Service
Screen) to tag/untag all the selected files in the
highlighted directory. If you wish to tag/untag the files
in other directories as well, just change the highlighted
directory and select the Tag or Untag option again.
Select the Alt-T or Alt-U option (press Alt-T or Alt-U from
the Directory Service Screen) to tag/untag all the selected
files for the entire logged drive. This is especially handy
for backing up your hard drive.
Note: Before you can execute any file operations other than
tagging or untagging files (such as copying and deleting)
you must first select the File Service Screen. Also, if you
have tagged files in more than one directory, you may want
to select the File Service Screen using the Global option.
` Retag Files `
Command: Alt-G
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Retags files that were once tagged but are
currently in the limbo state
Select Alt-RetaG (press Alt-R from the File Service Screen)
to retag files that are in the limbo state.
Retagging files is a feature that allows you to execute
several different operations on the same group of files.
Files that had been tagged and then acted on with a tagged
file operation, such a copying tagged files, get changed to
a limbo state where they are no longer tagged. However,
they are not quite untagged either. A file in this state is
denoted by a white diamond next to it. These files are
treated as untagged files by all operations except the Alt-
RetaG command. Changing files to this limbo state gives you
the ability to abort any file operation, at any time, and
TreeTop will know which files have been processed and which
files have not. If a tagged file operation is allowed to go
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to completion, all the selected tagged files will be in this
limbo state. The Alt-RetaG option changes files in this
limbo state to tagged again. This gives you the ability to
tag files, process them, retag them and process them again.
For example, you may wish to delete a group of files.
First, however, you want to make sure that none are set to
Read/Only. To do this, you would tag the appropriate files,
then execute the set tagged files' attributes (Alt-Attr)
option. Next, you would retag those same files using the
retag files option (Alt-RetaG), then execute the delete
tagged files option (Alt-Delete.)
` Find a File `
Command: F
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Finds a file or files on the entire logical drive
regardless of how the file and attribute masks are set
Select the Find option (press F from the Directory Service
Screen.) A window will appear in which you can type in the
file you wish to find or a file mask of files you wish to
match. Type the filename or mask you wish and press
display all matching files showing you their full pathname.
Find is especially useful for locating files that may not
be included in the default attribute or file mask and checks
all files regardless of how these parameters are set. Since
TreeTop already knows about all the files on the disk, Find
executes in a fraction of a second because no disk access is
required.
` Edit a File `
Command: E
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Invokes your editor for the highlighted file
You must first enter the name of your editor in the User
Setup portion of TreeTop. If you have not yet done this,
refer to User Setup under the Installation Section.
Highlight the file you wish to edit, then select the Edit
option (press E from the File Service Screen.) Your editor
will be automatically executed with the file you highlighted
just as if you had typed it from the DOS command line. When
you finish editing the file, save and exit your editor as
you normally would, and you will be returned back to
TreeTop. Treetop will automatically rescan your disk drive
so it will be aware of any changes you may have made while
editing.
` Execute a File `
Command: Alt-X
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Executes the highlighted file then returns to Treetop
Highlight the file you wish to execute, then select the Alt-
eXecute option (press Alt-X from the File Service Screen.)
A window will appear with a prompt similar to your DOS
command line and the name of the highlighted file. At this
point, you can enter additional arguments to the command
line, or even edit the name of the executable file. When
you are satisfied with the command line, just press
complete, you will be automatically returned to TreeTop.
Note: You can only execute three types of files. These are
files with an extension of BAT, COM or EXE. If you attempt
to execute a file with a different filename extension, the
command line window will still appear but the filename will
be absent from the window.
` Change File(s) Attributes `
Command: A
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu to set the file attributes for the
highlighted file
Command: Alt-A
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu to set the file attributes for tagged files
Select the Attr option (press A from the File Service
Screen) to change the attributes of the highlighted file, or
select the Alt-Attr option (press Alt-A from the File
Service Screen) to change the attributes of tagged files. A
menu will appear with two choices:
1) Change Attributes
2) Change Date/Time
Select the Change Attributes option.
If you are changing only the highlighted file, a second menu
listing the current settings of that file will be displayed.
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Attributes that are currently set will have a check mark
next to them. You may change these attributes to your
desired settings using the pull down menu commands. When
you are done setting the attributes, press
the changes or press
The menu displayed for changing the attributes of tagged
files differs slightly from the one just described. This
menu allows you to set the desired attributes on or off as
needed, or leave them unchanged. This is handy, for
example, if you wish to set a group of files to Read/Only
but do not wish to change the status of the other three
attributes, which may vary from file to file.
` Change File(s) Date/Time `
Command: A
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu to set the date and time of the highlighted
file
Command: Alt-A
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu to set the date and time of tagged files
Select the Attr option (press A from the File Service
Screen) to change the date and time of the highlighted
file, or select the Alt-Attr option (press Alt-A from the
File Service Screen) to change the date and time of tagged
files. A menu will appear with two choices:
1) Change Attributes
2) Change Date/Time
Select the Change Date/Time option.
If you a changing only the highlighted file, a second window
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showing the current date and time of that file will be
displayed. You may edit the date and time for that file
using your arrow keys to move about the window. When
completed, press
The window displayed for changing the date and time of
tagged files will show the current date and time. You may
edit the date and time using your arrow keys to move about
the window. When completed, press
tagged files to the new date and time or press
cancel the operation.
` Set File Selection `
Command: F
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu of options allowing the user to set the
file mask in any of several ways
The file selection mask is used by TreeTop to determine
which files should be selected for display on the File
Service Screen. There are two main parts to the file mask:
1) the filename mask, and 2) the file attributes mask. The
filename mask is used by TreeTop to match selected files.
Normally, this mask is set to ????????.??? which will match
all files. For example, if you wish to select on only the
.COM files, then you would set the file mask to
????????.COM. This would instruct TreeTop to select all the
files, regardless of their filename, as long as the filename
extension was .COM. You could be more specific about which
files you select by substituting letters or numbers in place
of the question marks. When entering a file mask, you can
use the asterisk character (*) as a short hand for all the
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question marks on either side of the period in the file name
because the asterisk will automatically get expanded to the
correct number of question marks. For example, ????????.COM
would match the same files as *.COM.
The second main part of the filemask, the file attribute
mask, is used to mask out or hide files from being selected.
For example, if you did not wish to select on files that are
hidden, you could check the HIDDEN bit of the attribute mask
and TreeTop would ignore any hidden files, regardless of
how the filename mask was set. The default installation of
TreeTop is set this way since you do not normally want to
see your hidden files.
Selecting the File sel option (press F from the File Service
Screen) will open a menu that gives you four options:
1) Set Filename Mask
2) Set Mask Attributes
3) Select Tagged files only
4) Reset to default settings
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Choosing the first option opens an additional window that
allows you to type in the actual mask you wish TreeTop to
use when selecting files. You may use any legal combination
of filename characters, including questions marks (?) and
asterisks (*.)
Choosing the second option opens another menu showing the
current settings for the masked file attributes. Using
pull-down menu commands, set the masked file attributes to
your desired setting. When you are done setting these
attributes, you can press
press
Choosing the third option overrides the filename and
attribute masks and instructs TreeTop to select only on
tagged files, regardless of filenames or file attributes.
The fourth and final option is used to reset the file mask
to the default settings found in the setup parameter file
that was initially read by TreeTop when you executed TreeTop
from the DOS prompt.
` Tagged File Mask `
Command: F5
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Toggles the files selected for the File Service Screen
between files that are tagged and files that meet the
conditions of the filename and attribute masks
Select the F5-Tg'd Mask option (press F5 from the File
Service Screen) to toggle the files selected for the File
Service Screen between files that are tagged or files that
meet the conditions of the filename and attribute masks.
When tagged files are used as the criteria for selecting
files, a red warning message is displayed in the directory
status box on the left side of the screen in place of the
actual mask that would normally be used for selecting files.
When toggled back to the normal condition of selecting files
based on their filename and attribute mask, the warning is
removed.
` Sort Files `
Command: Alt-S
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Opens a menu to choose the criteria used for sorting the
files on the File Service Screen
Select the Alt-Sort option (press Alt-S from the File
Service Screen) to open a menu of sort criteria. The
current sort criteria used for sorting the files in the File
Service Screen are checked. You can select new sort
criteria using the pull down menu commands. Press
to accept the new sort criteria or
new sort criteria will remain in effect for the remainder of
the session (regardless of which directory is being viewed)
or until it is changed again.
` Copy File(s) `
Command: C
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Copies the highlighted file to a specified drive and
directory
Command: Alt-C
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Copies tagged files to a specified drive and directory
Both types of copy file operations (highlighted file and
tagged files) are executed from the File Service Screen.
The menus that prompt you are the same for both cases
barring one exception. That exception is the feature that
allows you to copy a single file (the highlighted file)
while changing the name of the destination file. Select the
Copy option (press C from the File Service Screen) to copy
the highlighted file. A window appears showing you the name
of the source file and the default name of the destination
file. If you wish edit the destination filename, do so at
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this time, then press
destination name. To keep the default (original) name , just
press
Selecting the Alt-Copy option (press Alt-C from the File
Service Screen) allows you to copy the tagged files. Once
the copy file(s) option is selected, a list of destination
disk drives will appear for your selection. Upon selecting
a drive, another menu appears that gives you four options:
1) Scan disk first
2) Duplicate source sub-directories
3) Copy to Root
4) Enter destination path
Choosing the first option (Scan disk first) instructs
TreeTop to scan the destination disk drive for directories
and display them in a window similar to the Directory
Service Screen. From this window you may choose which
directory you want to copy your files to by moving the
highlighted bar to the desired directory then pressing
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Mouse Users:
You can simply click on the desired directory
to highlight it, then click on that directory again to start
the copy operation. If the desired directory is outside of
the window, click and hold down your mouse button with the
cursor just outside of the window to scroll the directory
structure.
Choosing the second option (Duplicate source sub-
directories) starts the copy operation and instructs TreeTop
to copy the file(s) into a subdirectory on the destination
disk drive that has an identical path to the source disk
drive. If the path does not exist on the destination disk
drive, TreeTop will automatically create it.
Choosing the third option (Copy to Root) starts the copy
operation and instructs TreeTop to copy the file(s) into the
root directory of the destination drive.
Choosing the fourth and last option (Enter destination path)
opens an additional window that allows you to enter the name
of the destination path you wish to copy files to. This
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option is handy if you know the name of the path you wish
to copy to, but do not wish to wait for the destination disk
to be scanned first. You simply type in the destination
path name and press
Note: You may fill the destination disk drive while copying
files. TreeTop handles this situation gracefully, informing
you of the available disk space on the destination disk
drive and the size of the file that it is trying to copy.
At this point, you are given the opportunity to skip that
file and to try copying the next file, or cancelling the
copy operation so that you can deal with the full disk. If
you cancel the copy operation while you are copying to a
floppy disk, you may want to insert a freshly formatted
blank floppy disk into the disk drive and resume copying.
TreeTop keeps track of the tagged files it has already
copied so you can pick up where you left off. In all cases,
you can cancel the copy operation while you are copying
files by pressing
by selecting the copy option from the menu again.
` Move File(s) `
Command: M
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Moves the highlighted file from one directory to another
directory on the same logical drive
Command: Alt-M
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Moves tagged files from one directory to another
directory on the same logical drive
Select the Move option (press M from the File Service
Screen) to move the highlighted file, or select the Alt-Move
option (press Alt-M from the File Service Screen) to move
tagged files. Either option will prompt you with a directory
tree structure of the current logged drive. This tree
structure is similar to the one on the Directory Service
Screen. From this window you may choose which subdirectory
you want to move your file(s) to by moving the highlighted
bar to the desired directory then pressing
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start the move operation. You may cancel the move operation
at anytime by pressing
Mouse Users:
You can simply click on the desired directory
to highlight it, then click on that directory again to start
the copy operation. If the desired directory is outside of
the window, click on your mouse cursor just outside of the
window to scroll the directory structure.
Note: When using the move file commands, you are limited to
moving the file(s) within the same logical drive on which
they exist. This is because the move operations do not
actually move any data, but change the directory entrees and
FAT (file allocation table) entrees that tell DOS where the
file(s) is located. The move operations are extremely fast
because they efficiently move files (regardless of the size
of the files) from one directory to another on the same
logical drive. If you wish to move a group of files from
one logical drive to another, you can do so by using
TreeTop's copy and delete routines. First tag the files you
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wish to move, then select the Alt-Copy option (see Copy
File(s) under File Operations) to copy the tagged files to
another drive. When that operation has been successfully
completed, select the Alt-RetaG option (see Retag Files
under File Operations) to retag the files you just copied.
Now select the Alt-Delete option (see Delete File(s) under
File Operations) to delete the files you just copied.
` Delete File(s) `
Command: D
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Deletes the highlighted file
Command: Alt-D
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Deletes tagged files
Both the Del and Alt-Del options to delete files are
executed from the File Service Screen. To delete only the
highlighted file, select the Del option (press D from the
File Service Screen.) The name of the file you selected
will be displayed and you will be asked if it is OK to
delete that file. You can respond with Yes, No, or just
press
To delete tagged files, select the Alt-Del option (press
Alt-D from the File Service Screen.) You will be asked if it
is OK to delete tagged files. If you respond with Yes, you
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will be asked if you wish to be prompted. If you answer
Yes, each tagged filename to be deleted will be displayed
and you will have the option of deleting or saving that
file. If you answer No, the tagged files will be deleted
and no more questions will be asked. You may cancel the
delete operation at any time by pressing
in mind, you cannot undelete files TreeTop had already
deleted up until the time you pressed the escape key.
` Print File(s) `
Command: P
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Prints contents of the highlighted file
Command: Alt-P
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Prints contents of tagged files
Both the Print and Alt-Print options are executed from the
File Service Screen. To print only the highlighted file,
select the Print option (press P from the File Service
Screen.) The name of the highlighted file will be
displayed, and you will be asked if it is OK to print that
file. You can respond with Yes, No, or just press
to cancel the print operation.
To print tagged files, select the Alt-Print option (press
Alt-P from the File Service Screen.) You will be asked if it
is OK to print tagged files. You can respond with Yes, No,
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or just press
You may cancel the print operation at any time by pressing
properly when you select a print option, a warning message
will be displayed informing you the printer is not ready.
` Rename a File `
Command: R
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Renames the highlighted file
Highlight the file you wish to rename, then select the
Rename option (press R from the File Service Screen.) The
current name will be displayed and you will be prompted for
a new name. Any valid file name that does not conflict with
other files in the same directory can be used. Type in the
new name and press
a warning message will be displayed and the file will not be
renamed.
` File Speed Search `
Command: F4
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Advances highlighted bar to filename matching user input
Select the F4-Spd Srch option (press F4 from the File
Service Screen.) You will be prompted for a filename to
search. TreeTop tries to match a file in the selected
directory or directories (if Global) to the filename you are
typing. It will continuously move the highlighted bar to
the matching file as you type. When no match is found for
the typed entry, TreeTop will ignore that character. Once
TreeTop has highlighted the file you desire, you can press
either
This is a handy way to locate a file if you know its name
and do not wish to scroll through all the files manually.
Note: If searching for a specific file while in Global
(Viewing All Subdirectories), it is advisable to first sort
the files alphabetically. This way files of the same name
will be grouped together.
` Hex Dump Screen `
Command: F4
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Displays the contents of the highlighted file in
hexadecimal form
Select the Hex option (press H from the File Service
Screen.) The highlighted file will be opened, changing you
to the Hex Dump Screen and displaying the first 256 bytes of
the file in hexadecimal form (base 16.) At the right of the
Hex Dump Screen, the ASCII representation of each byte is
displayed. If the value of a given byte is greater than the
ASCII range, the IBM block mode graphics character is
displayed. You may move through the file, displaying other
256 byte records using your Home, End, PageUp, and PageDown
keys. If you wish to view a specific 256 byte record, you
can select the Goto (press G) option at the top of the Hex
Dump Screen. This option allows you to Goto any 256 byte
record in that file. When you have finished viewing the
file, you may press
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Mouse Users:
Mouse users can click on the bottom of the
screen to view the next record or near the top of the screen
(but below the menu bar) to view the previous record.
` File View Screen `
Command: V
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Displays the contents of the highlighted file in text
form
Select the View option (press V from the File Service
Screen.) The highlighted file will be opened, changing you
to the File View Screen and displaying the first 19 lines of
that file. You may move through the file one page at a time
using your PageUp and PageDown keys or one line at a time
using your up and down arrow keys. The Home and End keys
move you to the first and last pages of the file, while the
left and right arrow keys will shift the file left or right
10 characters. When you have finished viewing the file,
press
Mouse Users:
Mouse users can click on the bottom of the
screen or near the top of the screen (but below the menu
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bar) to scroll the file vertically. You can also click on
the left and right sides of the screen to scroll the file
horizontally.
` Available Disk Space `
Command: S
Screen: Directory Service Screen or File Service Screen
Synopsis: Displays the available disk space for a given drive
Select the Space option (press S from either the Directory
Service Screen or the File Service Screen.) A menu of
logical drives is displayed. Press the letter of the drive
you wish or press O for Other Drive if the disk drive you
want is not on the menu. If you pressed O, a box will
appear for you to enter the drive you want. After selecting
a drive, the available disk space is displayed in another
window. If the drive you selected is not ready or does not
exist on your system, a warning message will be displayed.
If this happens, you can press
request or ready the drive and select it again. When you
have completed checking available space on your logical
drives, press
` Logging to a Different Drive `
Command: L
Screen: Directory Service Screen or File Service Screen
Synopsis: Changes to a new drive and scans that drive for its
files and directories
Select the Log drive option (press L from either the
Directory Service Screen or the File Service Screen.) A
menu of logical drives is displayed. Press the letter of
the drive you wish or press O for Other Drive if the disk
drive you want is not on the menu. If you pressed O, a box
will appear for you to enter the drive you want. After
selecting a drive, TreeTop scans that drive for all files
and directories, just as it did when you first executed
TreeTop. If the drive you selected is not ready or not
available on your system, a warning message is displayed.
If this happens, you can press
drive request or ready the drive and press
again.
` Scanning the Current Drive `
Command: N
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Changes to a new drive and scans that drive for its
files and directories
Select the ScaN option (press N from the Directory Service
Screen) to rescan the current logged drive. The feature is
useful if you have logged onto a removeable media disk drive
(i.e. a floppy drive) and you wish to change floppies.
Rescanning forces TreeTop to reread all the directory and
file entries for the logged drive and set any previously
tagged files to untagged status. You may wish to use this
command if you have tagged a number of files throughout the
directories and you want to have a fresh look at the drive.
` Shelling To DOS `
Command: F3
Screen: Directory Service Screen or File Service Screen
Synopsis: Temporarily exits TreeTop by executing your command
interpreter
Select the F3-DOS Shell option (press F3 from either the
Directory Service Screen or the File Service Screen.) As a
precaution, you will be asked if you wish to shell to DOS.
Press
Yes causes TreeTop to invoke your command interpreter,
returning you temporarily to the DOS prompt in the directory
you were at when you selected the F3-DOS Shell option. Keep
in mind that you actually suspended TreeTop, and it still
resides in memory. Type EXIT then press
DOS to return to TreeTop. TreeTop will automatically rescan
your logged drive to check for any files or directories you
may have changed.
` Exiting TreeTop `
Command:
Screen: Directory Service Screen
Synopsis: Quits TreeTop and returns you to your original directory
Command: F2
Screen: Directory Service Screen or File Service Screen
Synopsis: Quits TreeTop and places you in the current logged drive
and directory
There are two ways you can quit TreeTop. The first and most
common way is by selecting the ESC-Quit option (press
against accidentally exiting, you will be asked if you want
to exit TreeTop. Answer No or press
command and continue running TreeTop. Answer Yes to quit
TreeTop and return to your DOS prompt in the same drive and
directory that you originally ran TreeTop from.
The second way of quitting TreeTop allows you to change to
the current logged drive and directory while exiting.
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Select the F2-Exit to dir option (press F2 from either the
Directory Service Screen or the File Service Screen.) As a
precaution against accidentally exiting, you will be asked
if you want to exit TreeTop. Answer No or press
cancel the command and continue running TreeTop. Answer Yes
to quit TreeTop and return to your DOS prompt in drive and
directory that was TreeTop's logged drive and directory when
you executed the command.
` File Display `
Command: Alt-F
Screen: File Service Screen
Synopsis: Toggles the file display screen between extended and
normal display modes
Select the Alt-File display option (press Alt-F from the
File Service Screen) to toggle between extended and normal
file display modes. The normal display mode shows only the
file names and extensions of the files, while the extended
file display mode show the size, date, time and attribute
settings as well.
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