QNV.COM


QNV.COM is the non-memory resident version of the file viewing
utility, QnView. QNV allows you to browse or search through any
text file easily. 

The syntax for using QNV.COM is as follows:

     QNV /FILENAME.EXTENSION /TITLE(optional) /MONO(optional)

/FILENAME.EXTENSION is the full filename with extension. You can  
 also include the drive and path.

/TITLE is optional. QNV will Display the Title that you have chosen 
 in the box at the top of the screen. If, for example, you are    
 using QNV to list your stock numbers, then you would enter:
 /Stock Numbers and that would be displayed at the top of the     
 screen. This is optional, but if used, must appear as the second 
 entry on the command line. 
 
/MONO forces QNV to operate in Monochrome Mode. It can be the     
 second or third entry.

In addition, the valid switches for QNV.COM will be displayed if you
type QNV /? or QNV /HELP.

If QNV is to be used on a network, the text file that will be
viewed should have it's Attribute set to READ-ONLY. In DOS 5.0 and 6.0 
this is done with the ATTRIB Command. The syntax is:
                   ATTRIB +R YOURFILE.EXT 
To reset the attribute to READ-WRITE, substitute a -R for the +R.

This version of QNV is Freeware. That means, you can use it on as
many computers as you want, as long as you don't charge for it.
It's simple. If you want to sell it, contact the author for a Re-
Sale Package. If you want the TSR version of QnView, Again, Contact
the author for that package.

This program (and the TSR version) were developed for use on my in-
house system. We were implementing a large scale (for us) Q&A
application, and we were in need of a way to list our Customer
Codes while doing Order Entry. The answer was, QnView. We have
determined that we can use QnView in a number of ways, from reading
reports that are created in Q&A, to listing codes needed for entry.
It in NO WAY is meant to supersede any portion of Q&A (the Finest
Flat File DataBase Manager), rather it is offered as an
enhancement.

                         Using QNV.COM 

After You load QNV with a filename, you will see a familiar Blue
and Cyan screen, that operates, like you would expect it to.
Pressing F1 brings up a help screen that lists the Navigation keys
that are available (up arrow, down arrow, page up, page down,
etc.). In addition, if you are using a mouse, you can click on the
frame of the box surrounding the text file, and scroll the screen
up, down, left, and right. In addition, clicking on the corner of
the box scrolls the screen in the direction of the corner (i.e. up
and right, down and left, etc.). Pressing F3 brings up the Search
Box. QNV can search by letter, word, or phrase. It will bring up
all occurrences of the Search Spec, one after the other. The found
item will be displayed on the top line of the view window, and will
be in reverse video. If Search fails to find a match, it tells you
that "No Match Was Found". Pressing F5 brings up the About QnView
window. If this was a memory resident version of QnView, it would
also display the user selected Hot Key, the Swap Filename, and the
session number being run (The TSR version of QnView allows you to
load up to 9 documents or "sessions" at one time!). Pressing Esc
brings up the Exit window. Again, this behaves the way you would
expect it to.


For more information, contact the author.

                      Mike Edgerton
                  c/o Central Jersey Warehousing
                      Terminal Way - Bldg. 1B
                      Avenel, NJ 07001
                      (908) 381-1414

                      CIS - 76337,566