
1  LIST CURRENT TRAY

This  is  the  heart  of  the  inventory system. In this
screen, you will be  able to display the  entire listing
of  the  current  tray.  The  list is displayed in their
category  of  FILENAME,  SIZE,  DISKETTE  NUMBER, and by
COMMENTS or  DIRECTORIES. You  can also  view or extract
archive  files,  remove  files  from the inventory, copy
files to  different diskettes  or a  hard drive,  create
directories,  sort  listings  by  different  categories,
print listings, page down, page  up, go to end of  list,
go to  beginning of  list. You  can also  list the files
with  their  directories  or  comments.  Another feature
is the  editor. With  this editor  you can  add comments
to your files.
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2  LIST ALL TRAYS

This selection  will list  all the  trays in  the entire
inventory system. You  can select a  tray by moving  the
select-bar  to  the  appropriate  tray  and  then  press
Enter  or  click  the  left  mouse bottom to execute it.
After  selecting  a  tray,  a three menu  selection will
appear at the bottom of  the screen:

    USE TRAY     - loads in a new current tray

    REPLACE TRAY - renames a tray to a different tray

    DELETE TRAY  - deletes a tray from the inventory
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3  LIST FREE DISK SPACE

This selection will show the disk space that is left  in
all  the  diskettes.  This  is  handy  for  finding what
diskettes to copy new files to. You can sort the list by
diskette numbers or  by free space  size. You will  have
access to one, two,  or three screens, depending  on the
number of  diskettes in  the inventory.  With under  100
diskettes, you  will see  only one  screen of diskettes,
with 200 diskettes  there will be  two screens.  To view
the  contents  of  a  diskette,  move  the cursor to the
appropriate  diskette and  press  ENTER  or click on the
mouse. Although  not shown,  the ALT  Z key  can let you
exit to DOS shell. The  ALT X key will end  the program.
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4  SEARCH CURRENT TRAY

This selection will help you find a particular file that
you are looking for in the current tray. You can  search
by NAME, TYPE, SIZE  (exact size only), DISK  NUMBER, or
by comments. The program will search for the string that
you enter. It is convenient to search using the comments
field because you already  typed the proper filename  or
description of that particular  file.  When the  program
finds  what  you've  typed  in,  it  will  automatically
proceed to  the list  screen and  display all  the files
located in the search.
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5  SEARCH ALL TRAYS

This selection will search  every tray in the  inventory
system for  the particular  string that  you enter. When
the search is  completed, the screen  will show all  the
items  that  the  string  has  located. It will show the
FILE  NAME,  FILE  TYPE,  FILE  SIZE,  DISK NUMBER, DISK
TYPE, TRAY  NUMBER, and  TRAY NAME  if applicable.  This
screen  works  the  same  way  as the LIST CURRENT TRAY,
SEARCH CURRENT TRAY. However, there are  some exceptions
to this  screen. You  can not  remove, edit,  print, and
the  maximum  allowable  items  that  it  finds  can not
exceed  2,500.   WARNING:  Do  not  search by FILE TYPE,
if all  your trays  have (for  example "ZIP")  files. It
will exceed the limit.
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6  CONFIGURE DISKETTES

Before  starting  an  inventory,  it is recommended that
you  select  and  configure  all  the  diskettes in your
system. Try  not using  hard drives  in your  inventory,
the program  was not  written for  hard drives  (perhaps
in  a  future  version).  You  will  receive a message -
not enough space if your hard drive contains more  files
than  the  inventory  can  handle.  After selecting your
diskettes, just press ESC to finish your selections.
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7  CHANGE DRIVE

This selection will help  you to change to  another disk
from the current  one. In the  dialog box, you  will see
the drives that are active in your inventory. These  are
the diskettes that you selected and configured in setup.
Use the  up and  down arrow  keys to  change the letters
for the drives or move the mouse up or down.
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8  CHANGE TRAY

This selection  will help  you to  change or  create new
trays. It functions in the  same manner as the LIST  ALL
TRAY item  except that  only one  tray is  involved at a
time. After  selecting a  tray number,  the program will
ask you  if you  want to  input a  description for  this
tray. This is very handy  if you are using the  LIST ALL
TRAYS to find a particular tray.
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9  CHANGE COLORS

   You can change colors on the screens at any time.

The colors will always  remain the same until you change
them  again.  To  change  colors  for  the  main screen,
select  CHANGE  COLORS  from  the  main  menu. To change
colors for the other screens,  just press the "U" key to
select the UTIL menu  and choose the CHANGE COLORS item.
A window will appear with the items to color.  After you
select an item, use the arrow keys to change the colors.
When you are  done  changing the colors,   press ESC and
then select ACCEPT CHANGES  from the menu and the colors
will be saved.

REMEMBER:  Backup your inventory after changing colors.
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10 ADDING A DISKETTE TO THE INVENTORY

Select  a  number  and  label  the  diskette. Insert the
diskette  into  the  appropriate  drive  and press ENTER
or  click  the  left  mouse  bottom. After adding files,
the  program  will  ask  whether  to add comments to the
files or not.  If you select  yes, you will  be put into
another screen. This  screen will be  used as an  editor
to input comments. F1 will save all the changes. F2 will
allow you  to deselect  or exclude  unwanted files  from
your  inventory.  F3  will  repeat  the  entries for the
comments on  each file.  After adding  the diskette, the
program will automatically increment the disk number for
your next input. Repeat the process again.
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11 REMOVING A DISKETTE FROM THE INVENTORY

Enter  the  number  of  the  diskette and press ENTER or
click the left mouse  bottom. The program will  show you
the contents of the diskette before you decide to remove
the diskette.  After the last  diskette is  removed, the
current tray will be deleted from the inventory.
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12  HOT KEYS

There are two Hot keys  and  three function keys  in the
program.

   Alt-Z:  Shell to DOS with out leaving the program.
   Alt-X:  Exit the program at any time.

      F1:  Saves changes when you are in the edit mode.
      F2:  Deselect or exclude files when you add a
           diskette to your inventory.
      F3:  Repeats the entries or strings when you are
           entering comments to the files.
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13 VIEWING A FILE
This selection will call VIEWER.INI to view a file. The
VIEWER.INI file contains file extensions to inform the
program of which viewers to use for viewing a file.

[all] viewer       built in viewer. Views text files.
[zip] pkunzip -v   will call PKUNZIP to view a zip file
[arc] arc l        will call ARC to view an arc file 
[lzh] lha l        will call LHA to view an lzh file
[exe] fv ^ /p      will call FV to view an archive file
[pcx] picview      will call PICVIEW to view pcx file
[wav] wplay        will call WPLAY to play a wav file

If the viewer uses a switch that comes after the file
then use a ^ between the viewer file and the switch.
IMPORTANT: "[all] viewer" can not be changed or removed.
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14 EXTRACTING A FILE
This selection will call EXTRACT.INI to extract a file
that is compressed. The EXTRACT.INI file contains file
extensions to inform FILE-IT of which program to use to
extract a compressed file. 

[zip] pkunzip  will call PKUNZIP to extract a zip file
[arc] arc e    will call ARC to extract an arc file
[lzh] lha e    will call LHA to extract an lzh file
[arj] arj e    will call ARJ to extract an ARJ file

You should have these programs on your drive and in
the proper directory PATH. You can use any archive
program for extracting the proper archive file.
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15 SORTING THE LIST

This selection will bring up a menu window with  choices
of different items to sort. After the sort, the  program
will save the sorted list.  NOTE: Don't use the sort  if
you plan to print your inventory list. The print routine
will ask you for the item to be sorted before it prints.
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16 MARKING FILES

This  selection  will  highlight  a  file  for  COPYING,
REMOVING, or  PRINTING. Press  the SPACE-BAR  or the "M"
key to MARK  a file. To  UN-MARK a file  simply move the
select-bar to the file  that is MARKED and  execute MARK
again. If you  exit the screen  while a file  is marked,
the marked file will be unmarked. The program will  warn
you of this. The  program will tally the  total disksize
of all the files that are MARKED. This is handy when you
want to know how much  disk space these files will  take
up.  The  Tally  will  appear  at  the  top right of the
screen.  If a file is marked and you select PRINT,  that
file will  be printed  out. If  you select  REMOVE, that
file will be removed  from the inventory. If  you select
COPY,   that   file   will   be   ready   for   copying.
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17 COPYING FILES

This selection will help  you copy files to  a directory
or a diskette. Before executing COPY, make sure that the
files you want to copy are MARKED or TAGGED. When COPY is
executed, the program will sort-out the marked files  by
disk number.  A window  will appear  instructing you  to
insert the proper diskette in the drive. Another  window
will appear with the directory  to copy to. You can  use
the default directory or select you own. If the directory
does not exist,  it will create  it. Before the  program
starts to coping the  file, it will check  the remaining
disk space. If the file  does not fit, it will  warn you
to change diskette. You  can Escape from copying  at any
time, only when the window appears.
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18 REMOVING FILES

This selection will help you remove unwanted files  from
your inventory. All you have to do is to MARK the  files
first.  When  you  are  done  marking the files, execute
REMOVE. The program will ask  you if you really want  to
do  this.  If  you  answer  YES, the program will remove
those files  that are  marked. You  can abort  from this
before answering  YES. NOTE:  Remember, even  though the
files are  removed from  the inventory,  they will still
exist  on  your  diskette.  If  you make a mistake, just
ADD  that  diskette  again.  WARNING:  Use  REMOVE  with
caution!!  Always keep a backup of your inventory.
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19 USING THE EDITOR

This selection will bring up an EDITOR. The editor  will
help you enter comments to your files. The maximum field
length is 35 characters.  It accepts upper &  lower case
characters. You can use the ENTER or the up & down arrow
keys to  move the  cursor-bar. The  line terminates with
the ENTER key or  arrow keys.  The  F3 key helps you  by
repeating  the  entries  for  the  comments.  At anytime
during your  editing, you  can save  by pressing  the F1
key. The program will force a save if you return to  the
main menu. This is done for your own safety. It is  good
practice to save your  editing as you continue  editing.

REMEMBER: Always  backup your  inventory files  when you
          are done!!
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20 PRINTING THE LIST

This selection will print your inventory list. The PRINT
will ask  you for  the item  to sort  first and then the
print will be executed. Make sure you have enough  paper
and the printer ready.

If a file or files are marked and you select PRINT,  the
files  that  are  marked  will  be  printed.  One way of
knowing if a file is marked is by checking the top right
corner of the screen.  The MARK SIZE title  will appear.
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21 COMMENTS

To view the  comments field at  the right of  the screen
and the directory at  the top, select COMMENTS  or press
the "O" key.

To view the directory field  at the right of the  screen
and the comment  at the top,  select DIRECTORY or  press
the "I" key.
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22 DIRECTORIES

To view the directory field  at the right of the  screen
and the comment  at the top,  select DIRECTORY or  press
the "I" key.

To view the  comments field at  the right of  the screen
and the directory at  the top, select COMMENTS  or press
the "O" key.
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23 CHANGING COLORS

This  selection  will  help  you  select colors for your
list screen. To change colors, press the "U" key for the
UTIL menu and choose the  CHANGE COLORS item.   A window
will appear with the items to color.  After selecting an
item, use the arrow keys to change the colors.  When you
are done changing the colors, just select ACCEPT CHANGES
from the menu and the colors will be saved.

REMEMBER:  Backup your inventory after changing colors.
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