FLIST.BAT (Ver 3) Instruction File      by John Leaver-Power    Nov 20'91


SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
*********************
PMDBM (ver 1.4) and Intellicomm (ICOM ver 0.93)
Headliner [optional]


PURPOSE
*******
If you use both PMDBM and ICOM and wish to switch to ICOM's TAGGER
program to view New Files while in PMDBM, FLIST.BAT does the trick.
My thanks go to Les Gyurky and Kevin Morwood for pointing the way.


INSTALLATION
************
Updating from previous versions of FLIST.BAT (NFICOPMD.ZIP,
NFICPM2.ZIP)
        To be comaptible with HEADLINER documentation, this version of
        FLIST.BAT uses the original "List Utility" field in PMDBM's
        configuration program.  Please change this field back to the
        setting you used before installing your previous version of
        FLIST.BAT.  For example, C:\HLINE\HDL LIST or
                                 LIST
        Then follow the rest of the installation instructions below.

First time installation:
Please follow these instructions CAREFULLY.

STEP 1
======
FLIST.BAT is set up to use the following:

Intellicomm directory:          C:\ICOM
PMDBM program directory:        C:\PMDBM
PMDBM scratch directory:        C:\PMDBM\SCRATCH
List utility:                   LIST.COM

If your set up is different, make the necessary changes to FLIST.BAT.


STEP 2
======
If you use a RAM drive to load ICOM or PMDBM, make note of the exact full
pathnames, including drive letter, you currently use for invoking each of
these programs and make necessary changes to one or more of the following
lines in FLIST.BAT indicated with a "*".

                @echo off
                rem FLIST.BAT Version 3, by John Leaver-Power, Nov 20, 1991
                rem Batch file to run ICOM's TAGGER program from within PMDBM
  *[PMDBM]      if "%1"=="C:\PMDBM\SCRATCH\NEWFILES.DAT" goto TAGGER
                LIST %1
                goto DONE
                :TAGGER
  *[ICOM]       c:
  *[ICOM]       cd C:\ICOM
                TAGGER
  *[PMDBM]      c:
  *[PMDBM]      cd C:\PMDBM
                :DONE


STEP 3
======
Place FLIST.BAT in your PMDBM directory.

That's it.      Enjoy.


PROBLEMS?
=========
If FLIST.BAT doesn't invoke TAGGER, the following test may help to
pinpoint the problem.

CHECKING PMDBM'S path to NEWFILES.DAT
When you select the List New Files option from PMDBM's main menu, PMDBM
passes a parameter to FLIST.BAT (via HEADLINER if used).  This parameter
must match exactly with the specification in line 4 of FLIST.BAT.  You
can check this by:
        1) Print FLIST.BAT or write down the specification in line 4 of
           FLIST.BAT.
        2) Insert the following two commands into FLIST.BAT between
           lines 3 and 4:

                echo %1
                pause

        3) Save the modified FLIST.BAT
        4) Run PMDBM and select "List New Files"
        5) Note the parameter passed by PMDBM.
        6) Re-edit FLIST.BAT to remove the lines inserted in step 2).
        7) If the parameters don't match, change FLIST.BAT as needed.

If you still have problems, send me a private message with your phone
number, and I'll try to resolve it via voice chat.