Copyright: Tarry A Higgins, 1993 :-)


WigWam Prune Assistant
Prune Assistant V1.12

by thiggins@cix.compulink.co.uk.  CIS : 71662,270

What am I?

Prune Assistant is a windows application that helps you to control the pruning of your WigWam/PowWow database, it does not actually do the pruning itself though.

The pruning of your message database is controlled by a couple of global settings inside the TP.INI file and modified by specific settings in a file called CONF.PRU.

Prune Assistant helps you to create and maintain CONF.PRU, and allows you to change the global settings inside TP.INI by pointing and clicking.

Note: A CompuServe Forum is the same as a WigWam/PowWow Conference, and a CompuServe Section is the same as a WigWam/PowWow Topic.  Forum/Section is therefore the same as Conference/Topic.

See Also

What Is Pruning?	What are the Global Settings?
What is TP.INI?	What are the Specific Settings?
What is CONF.PRU?	How to Set Conferences and Topics
Keyboard Shortcuts.

Menus.

The Main Screen.

Index of All Topics


What is Pruning
What is Pruning?

Without pruning the message database held on your local hard disk would continue to grow and grow, eventually taking over the entire hard disk.  Pruning allows you to 'trim' back the size of the message database, by removing old, inactive threads, (or messages) and optionally saving them into a file of your choice.

After a time a thread will become 'inactive', as no more comments are made to it. For pruning purposes all messages in that thread are treated as the youngest message (i.e. the newest message).  Thus when being pruned by age (the default method) then either the entire thread is pruned or the thread is left alone.  Only if you have chosen specific messages to be deleted inside WigWam will individual messages be deleted, otherwise it is the thread, all or nothing.

See Also

What is TP.INI?

What is CONF.PRU?

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?


CONF.PRU
What is CONF.PRU?

CONF.PRU is a text file that contains pruning instructions for specific conferences and topics, these settings override the global settings as defined in TP.INI.

The format of this file is that each line holds the setting for separate conference or topic, the name of the conference or topic being separated from the setting by a single space, as shown below.

CONFERENCE/TOPIC<space>SETTING

If the setting is 0 or a positive integer this denotes that the threads in that conference or topic will be pruned after 'setting' number of days.

If the setting is -1 then no message in that conference or topic will be pruned unless it is specifically marked for deletion, (inside WigWam it would have the wastebasket icon by it) irrespective of how old it is.  This is called 'pruning by delete'.  This is an excellent setting to use for files topics or technical topics that you wish to save the messages in.

If the setting is -2 then no message will ever be pruned from that conference or topic, even if you specifically mark it for deletion.

An example is shown below

wigwam 30	Prune all topics in the WigWam conference at 30 days

wigwam/files -1	Overrides the above.  Prune items marked for delete only

windows/toys 10	Prune windows/toys at 10 days

windows/files -2	Never prune anything from windows/files

See Also

What Is Pruning?

What is TP.INI?

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?


What is TP.INI?

TP.INI is the initialisation file that holds the settings for TelePathy (TP), WigWam (WW), TPNet (TPN), PowWow (PW) TPMulti (TPm) and PWMulti (PWm), which are the conferencing products of Ashmount Research.

Prune Assistant uses only two of the settings in this file, most other settings are stored within a file called CONF.PRU

The settings used are contained within the [tpopts] section these are prunefile and deldays, these are the global settings for pruning.

The [tpopts] section of TP.INI should look something like this

[tpopts]

prunefile=C:\WWCIX\PRUNED.PRU

deldays=30

asetting=value

anothersetting=value

prunefile is the setting that denotes the name of the file that messages will be pruned into, in the example shown above messages would be pruned into the file pruned.pru, located in the c:\wwcix directory.

deldays is the setting that denoted the default number of days, this is the number that appears adjacent to the word default on the toolbar, in the example shown above message threads would be pruned after 30 days.

See Also:

What Is Pruning?

What is CONF.PRU?

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?


How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics

Prune Assistant is best used in conjunction with a mouse, however it can be operated entirely from the keyboard.

The general mode of operation is like all windows programs, to select the item and then apply the setting to that item.

Using the Mouse: Select the item with the mouse, and then select the correct setting to apply to that item.

Using the keyboard: Use the tab key to move between items and then when the relevant item is highlit press ALT. to activate the menus and select the correct option from the relevant menu.

See Also

Keyboard Shortcuts

Menus

The Main Screen.

Drag & Drop

Index of All Topics


Drag & Drop

Drag&Drop is implemented by selecting the item with the left mouse button and moving it whilst holding down the button, and then releasing the button when the item is over where you wish it to go.

The following are the actions that can be accomplished via Drag & Drop

You can drag and drop an item between either of the two list boxes.

You can also drag and drop an item from either list box (CONF.PRU or CONF.WW) to any of the three settings buttons on the ToolBar, default, delete or never.

You can drag any of the settings buttons to the area marked Double Click at the lower right hand of the screen to set the default operation of a double click.

You can drag any of the settings buttons and drop them on either of the two listboxes, and the highlit item in that listbox will be acted on accordingly.

The settings buttons can be dropped on the days box, and they will apply the relevant setting to the highlit item.

The Settings buttons can be dragged onto the default box, and in that case will applya global setting of never, delete or 30 days for the never, delete or reset buttons.

When you are dragging, the icon changes to reflect the action you will perform, the following are the icons and the sctions they perform:

	applys the current days setting
	applys the prune by delete setting
	applys the never prune setting
	applys the reset setting
	cont/topic name being dragged

See Also

The Main Screen.

How to Set Conferences and Topics

Index of All Topics


What are the Global Settings
What are the Global Settings?

There are two global default settings used when pruning.

The first of these is the Prune Days, this is the number of days that the message threads will be pruned after for all conferences and topics that do not have specific settings.

The second of these is the Prune File, this is the file that all message threads that are to be pruned from all the various conferences and topics will be placed into.

See Also

What are the Specific Settings?

Defaults Prune Days

Defaults...Prune File

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics


Pruning The Entire Messagebase

A prune setting can be applied to the entire messagebase, this setting will apply to all topics and conferences, that do not have specific settings.  If a conference or a topic has a specific setting, then this will be override the global setting, any conference or topic with a specific setting will be moved into the CONF.PRU list box.

This setting is displayed on the toolbar, at the upper left hand corner, adjacent to the word default.  This setting can be changed by using the spin button, or by clicking on the number and overtyping it.  The setting can also be changed by using the menu (Default, Prune Days), or by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.

Delete and Never are acceptable Global Settings.

See Also

Pruning Entire Conferences.

Pruning Specific Topics.

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics


What are the Specific Settings?

There are four settings that can be applied to a conference or topic.  These settings can be applied by menu, keyboard shortcut or button.  They are:

Prune By Delete.	Prune only those messages marked for deletion
Prune By Days.	Specify a number of days for pruning message threads
Prune Never.	Never ever prune any messages in these conferences/topics
Prune By Default.	Prune according to the parents setting

See Also

What Is Pruning?

What is TP.INI?

What are the Global Settings?

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics


Pruning Entire Conferences.

A prune setting can be applied to an entire conference.  This setting can be any prune setting, and will override any global setting, however any specific topic setting will override the setting applied to the conference.

To set all the topics in windows to have a prune setting of delete, you would select the name windows from one of the two list boxes, (wherever it was) and then click on the delete icon, or using the menu, Alt., S, D, or by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D.  The word windows will be moved into the CONF.PRU list box (if not already there) and given a setting of Delete.

When the setting of a conference is changed, then all of it's topics that had the same setting will be changed with it.

See Also

Pruning The Entire Messagebase

Pruning Specific Topics.

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics


Pruning Specific Topics.

A prune setting can be applied to a specific topic.  This setting can be any prune setting, and will override any global or conference setting.

To set the topic windows/files to have a prune setting of never, you would select the name windows/files from one of the two list boxes (wherever it was), and then click on the never icon, or using the menu, Alt., S, N, or by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N.  The item will be moved into the CONF.PRU list box if not already there and given a setting of Never.

See Also

Pruning The Entire Messagebase

Pruning Entire Conferences.

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics


Menus

Prune Assistant can be operated entirely from the keyboard by using the menus and the tab key.

Use tab key to select the correct list box (CONF.WW or CONF.PRU), then use the up/down arrows to select the correct conference/topic, finally use the menus to apply the correct option.

For help on the options in the various menus select one of the menu titles listed below.

File...Management

File...Save

File...Restore

File...Old Entries

File...Exit

Defaults...Prune Days

Defaults...Prune File

Defaults...No Prune File

Defaults...Double Click

Defaults...Font

Set Prune...Reset

Set Prune...Delete

Set Prune...Never

Set Prune...Days

Set Prune...Item Delete

Help...Contents

Help...Context Sensitive

Help...Search for Help on...

Help...About Prune Assistant

See Also

Keyboard Shortcuts

The Main Screen

Index of All Topics


File...Management

This menu option brings up a separate screen (called Chooser) that allows you to activate or save an entirely different Prune Set.  This is 'meta'-management of CONF.PRU).  A set of options includes the Prune File, the Global Days setting and the settings for each conference and topic.

The Chooser opens, displaying the currently selected options in the lower (viewer) window.

Keystrokes 	Alt., F, M

Shortcut	Ctrl+M.

See Also

Index of All Topics

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen


File...Save

This menu option and button saves the global settings to TP.INI (default number of days and file name), and the settings chosen for specific conferences and topics to CONF.PRU.

Keystrokes 	Alt., F, S.

Shortcut	Ctrl+S.

See Also

Index of All Topics


File...Restore

This menu option discards all changes made since the last save and rereads the information from TP.INI and CONF.PRU.  This is effectively a global undo.  This takes a few seconds to run depending on the number of conferences and topics.

This menu option is not represented on the ToolBar

Keystrokes 	Alt., F, R.

Shortcut	Ctrl+Z.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Old Entries
File...Old Entries

 This menu option brings up the screen as is shown on the left which highlights any entries in conf.pru that do not exist in conf.ww.  These entries are unneeded and can de deleted by highlighting them in the list box and then clicking on the delete button.

This menu option is not represented on the ToolBar at all.

Keystrokes 	Alt., F, O.

Shortcut	Ctrl+O.

See Also

Index of All Topics


File...Exit

This menu option and button exits Prune Assistant.  If you have made any changes since the last save, then you will be asked if you wish to save the changes to TP.INI and CONF.PRU.

Yes saves the changes and exits.

No does not save the changes, but exits.

Cancel returns you back to Prune Assistant, no saving is performed

Keystrokes 	Alt., F, X.

Shortcut	Ctrl+X.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Defaults...Prune Days

This menu option allows you to specify the default number of Prune Days for inactive threads to be pruned after.  To use it highlight the number in the default box and overtype with the number you wish to use, or use the spin arrow to increase/decrease the number of days.  This is the number that applies to all conferences and topics that do not have a specific setting defined for them.

You can also enter Never or Delete settings for the entire messagebase, by highlighting (or deleting) what is there and pressing N or n for Never and D or d for delete.

You can in addition Drag & Drop from the three settings buttons or the Days Box and apply that setting as the Default setting as well.  the Reset button will apply a setting of 30 days.

The shown example has a default setting of 30 days.

Keystrokes 	Alt., D, D

Shortcut	Ctrl+U.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Defaults...Prune File

This menu option or button brings up the common file dialog box and allows you to specify the file that the messages to be pruned will be placed into - the Prune File, a default extension of pru is assumed unless no other extension is supplied.

The shown example  would have messages saved to a file called pruned.pru.

Keystrokes 	Alt., D, F

Shortcut	Ctrl+F.

See Also

Defaults...No Prune File

Index of All Topics


Defaults...No Prune File

This menu option is not available from the ToolBar.  This specifies that pruned messages are to be discarded, rather than placed into a file.

This option is not recommended, as there is no way to recover the messages pruned other than to download them again from the host.

This option brings up a dialog box asking for confirmation that pruned messages are to be discarded, not files.  Chose yes to have pruned messages discarded, no otherwise.

Keystrokes	Alt., D, N

Shortcut	Shift+Delete

See Also

Defaults...Prune File

Index of All Topics


Defaults...Double Click

This menu option allows the user to configure the default operation of a double click on an item in one of the two list boxes - CONF.PRU or CONF.WW.  It opens up the dialogue box as shown on the left, from which you, the user, can select one of the following Reset, Delete, Never or Days.  This option is not represented on the ToolBar, but can be easily implimented by dragging any one of the 3 settings buttons or the Prune days settings down to the area on the StatusBar marked Double Click.

The currently shown option is that a double click will apply a 'prune by delete' setting to the item double clicked on.

Keystrokes 	Alt., D, C.

Shortcut	Ctrl+C.

See Also

Index of All Topics

StatusBar


Defaults...Font

This menu option is not represented on the ToolBar.  This option invokes the fonts common dialog, from where the font for the two list boxes (conf.pru and conf.ww) may be selected.  This font will be retained from session to session and will be written into tp.ini.

Keystrokes 	Alt., D, T.

Shortcut	Ctrl+T.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Set Prune...Reset

This menu option or ToolBar button allows you to reset a conference or topic's prune setting back to its parents setting.  The item will be moved from the CONF.PRU list box into the CONF.WW list box.

If this setting is applied to a conference then the child topics that belong to the conference that had the same setting as the conference will also move accros.

Keystrokes 	Alt., S, R

Shortcut	Ctrl+R.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Set Prune...Delete

This menu option or button allows you to set a conference or topic's prune setting to Prune by Delete.  So that only the items specifically selected inside WigWam by putting a waste bin icon next to them will be pruned.

If this setting is applied to a conference then the child topics that belong to the conference that had the same setting as the conference will also take this setting.

Keystrokes 	Alt., S, D

Shortcut	Ctrl+D.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Set Prune...Never

This menu option  or button allows you to set a conference or topic's prune setting to Prune Never. So that no message be ever pruned from the conference or topic that this setting is applied to.

If this setting is applied to a conference then the child topics that belong to the conference will also take on this setting, unless another setting is specifically applied to them.

Keystrokes 	Alt., S, N

Shortcut	Ctrl+N.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Set Prune...Days

This menu option allows you to specify the number of days beyond which a thread is considered to be inactive for the conference or topic that it is applied to.  To use it highlights the number in the days box and overtype with the number you wish to use, or use the spin arrow to increase/decrease the number of days.

If this setting is applied to a conference then the child topics that belong to the conference  will also take this setting, unless another setting is specifically applied to them.

You can also enter Never Delete or Reset settings for the highlit item in the CONF.PRU or CONF.WW list boxes by highlighting (or deleting) what is shown and pressing N or n for Never, D or d for delete and R or r for Reset.

The example shown indicates that the currently highlit item has a prune setting of 10 days.

Keystrokes 	Alt., S, A

Shortcut	Ctrl+A.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Item Delete
Set Prune...Item Delete

This menu option is not available from the ToolBar.  This option removes the currently highlight item from the CONF.PRU list box - discarding it rather than moving it over to the CONF.WW list box.  It would be used in eliminating redundant entries from CONF.PRU

(i.e. conferences and topics that had been resigned on the host system).  It is probably easier and safer to use the File, Old Entries and delete items via that method

This option will not alter anything in the CONF.WW file, so if something is moved over from the CONF.WW to the CONF.PRU list boxes and subsequently item deleted it will not be lost from CONF.WW.

Keystrokes 	Alt., S, I

Shortcut	del.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Help...Contents

This menu option or button runs the help file, opening at the main introductory screen.

Keystrokes 	Alt., H, I

Shortcut	F1.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Help...Context Sensitive

This menu option or toolbar button turns the cursor into a help cursor, that gives context sensitive help about what it is subsequently clicked on.

Keystrokes 	Alt., H, O

Shortcut	Shift+F1

See Also

Index of All Topics


Help...Search
Help...Search for Help on...

This menu option activates the help file, and opens up the search dialog box.  It is not available on the ToolBar.

Keystrokes 	Alt., H, S

Shortcut	F2

See Also

Index of All Topics


Help...About
Help...About Prune Assistant

This menu option or ToolBar button brings up a dialogue box containing the version information of Prune Assistant, and author details, such as where to email me.

Keystrokes 	Alt., H, A

Shortcut	F3.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Keyboard Shortcuts

Prune Assistant can be operated entirely from the keyboard by using the keyboard shortcuts and the tab key.

Use tab key to select the correct list box, then use the up/down arrows to select the correct conference/topic, finally use the keyboard shortcut to apply the correct option or setting.

For help on the keyboard shortcuts select one of the items below.

Ctrl+A	Set Prune Days for a conference or topic
Ctrl+C	Sets the Double Click mode
Ctrl+D	Set a conference or topic to Prune by Delete.
Ctrl+F	Set the Prune Filename.
Ctrl+M	Runs File Management - activating new settings sets
Ctrl+N	Set a conference or topic to Prune Never.
Ctrl+O	Brings up the obsolete/unneeded entries screen.
Ctrl+P	Activates the CONF.WW Listbox
Ctrl+R	Set a conference or topic to Prune by Default.
Ctrl+S	Save changes to TP.INI and CONF.PRU.
Ctrl+T	Sets the Font for CONF.PRU and CONF.WW list boxes
Ctrl+U	Set the global default number of Prune Days.
Ctrl+W	Activates the CONF.WW List Box.
Ctrl+X	Exit Prune Assistant, prompt for save if changes have been made.
Ctrl+Z	Undo to last save, reset to saved values in TP.INI and CONF.PRU.
F1	Run Help, open at title screen
F2	Run Help, open the search window
F3	Gives current version and author information.
Shift+F1	Activate context sensitive help
del	Deletes an Item from the CONF.PRU List box
Shift+Del	Specified No Prune File

See Also

Menus

The Main Screen


The Main Screen

Click on an area to jump to the relevant topic

See Also

StatusBar

ToolBar

Menus

Keyboard Shortcuts

The Chooser Screen


Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays one line of brief explanatory information relating to the area of screen that the mouse is currently over, or the menu item that is currently highlit.  Also on the Status Bar is the Double Click indicator, which indicates the action that double clicking on an item performs

See Also

The Main Screen

ToolBar

Keyboard Shortcuts

Menus

The Chooser Screen


Current Conferences/Topics
CONF.WW List box

This list box, on the left-hand side of the screen, displays the conferences and topics that have the default global DelDays setting, the setting that is shown at the upper left hand side of the screen in the default box.  Drag & Drop if fully implimented from and to this listbox.

The font for this listbox is Courier 9pt, but that can be changed using the Font entry on the Defaults menu

Shortcut	Ctrl+W.

See Also

Specific Conferences/Topics

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?


Specific Conferences/Topics
CONF.PRU List box

This list box, on the right-hand side of the screen, displays the conferences and topics that have the specific settings allocated to them.  The specific setting of each item is shown adjacent to that item.  Drag & Drop is fully implimented to and from this listbox.

The font for this listbox is Courier 9pt, but that can be changed using the Font entry on the Defaults menu

Shortcut	Ctrl+P.

See Also

Current Conferences/Topics

What are the Specific Settings?

What are the Global Settings?


The ToolBar
The ToolBar.

	File...Save
	File...Exit
	Defaults...Prune Days
	Defaults...Prune File
	Set Prune...Reset
	Set Prune...Delete
	Set Prune...Never
	Set Prune...Days
	Help...Contents
	Help...Context Sensitive
	Help...About Prune Assistant

See Also

The Main Screen.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Menus

StatusBar


Automatic Installation Instructions
Automatic Installation

Expand both archives into a temporaty installation directory (or disk) and then run the instadon.exe program.  This will install all files into the correct places (hopefully), and modify tp.ini as is approriate.  If the enviroment variable tpini is set then the files should be installed to <WigWam Dir>\%utils\prune\, otherwise the files should be installed to <WigWam Dir>.

The installation program will offer to install the following line into autoexec.bat, you are reccomended to use this if at all possible

SET.INI=<WigWam Directory>

If you are upgrading you will probably not be installing all the VBX's or DLL's, in which case the installation program will say that it cannot find certain files in the installation directory, this is perfectly normal, but it will give you the opertunity to proceed.

If you are installing for a version of Wigwam that does not support the addoms manager routine then you will not get the addons menun enabled, or the Prune Assistant entry on that menu, or the icon in the toolbox.  If you are, then you will.


Manual Installation Instructions

To install Prune Assistant manually you will need to place the following files in the following locations

File Name	Install to
wwpa.exe (the app.)	<WigWam Dir.> or have enviroment variable set
wwpa.hlp (help file)	same place as wwpa.exe
wwpa.wwa	same place as wwpa.exe
wwpa.bmp	<WigWam Dir>
wwpa.txt	anywhere (Not required)
history.txt	anywhere (Not required)
mwatch.dll	<WIN Dir.>\system\
spin.vbx	<Win Dir.>\system\  (VB2 Pro)
threed.vbx	<Win Dir.>\system\  (VB2 Pro)
cmdialog.vbx	<WIN Dir.>\system\  (VB2 Pro)
vbrun200.dll	<Win Dir.>\system\  (VB2)
toolbutn.vbx	<Win Dir.>\system\
<WIN Dir.> is the windows directory, normally c:\windows

<WigWam Dir.> is the WigWam directory, where the file TP.INI .can be found, normally this will be one of c:\wwcix, c:\wwcis, c:\powwow depending on your system.

If Prune Assistant it is not installed into the WW Dir., then you must set the relevant environment variable for WWPA to be able to find everything.

The relevant environment variables are as follows:

WigWam4CIX/Telepathy	TPINI
WigWam4CompuServe/Teepee	TPCINI
PowWow/TPNet/multi	TPNINI

To set the environment variable you should have the following line somewhere in autoexec.bat (substitute TPCINI and TPNINI as is appropriate).  You are strongly reccomended to have this line.

SET TPINI = <full path to TP.INI>

Thus if I have TP.INI for WigWam4CompuServe installed to e:\some\where\wwcis\tp.ini then the relevant line would be:

SET TPCINI=E:\SOME\WHERE\CIS

If you are using versions of Wigwam or PowWow that support addons 1.21i or later, then you can integrate Prune Assistant into WigWam/PowWow itsself,  To do this follow these steps (below), make sure that WigWam/Powwow is not running while you do this

Open up tp.ini and in the [tpopts] section ensure that you have the following lines:

addonmgr=YES              (change it from No if necessary)

addons=PruneAssistant     (add PruneAssistant to other entries, comma seperated)

Go to the bottom of tp.ini and now add the following section

[Addon.PruneAssistant]

Program=c:\wwcix\%utils\misc\wwpa.wwa	'Full path to wwpa.wwa file

Menu=Prune Assistant

Description=Configure all aspects of Pruning

Bitmap=wwpa.bmp

HotKey=

Flags=1

Priority=200

FontSize=9	'Any valid point size you like

FontStyle=0	'0-3

Height=5430	'Height of WWPA window

Width=9540	'Width of WWPA window

FontName=Arial	'Put in any valid font of your choice here

That should do it.  if you have any problems installing then please mail me or ask in conference/forum.

See Also

Index of All Topics


Chooser- Overview

The Chooser is the means of managing multiple conf.pru files.  It allows you to activate different Prune Setsthat contain differing settings.  this is most useful when you want to archive or otherwise back up the messagebase  according to particular requirements.  Such as having independant CIS, CIX and LOCAL backups, or wishing to send specific sets of conferences or topics to particular files, or perhaps wishing to discard entirely certain conferences.

See Also

The Chooser Screen

Chooser ToolBar

Add Prune Set

Delete Prune Set

Activate Prune Set

Save Prune Set

Exit Chooser

Chooser Help

Prune Sets

Prune Set Name

Prune Set - Days

Prune Set - Prune Name

Prune Set - Settings Viewer

The Main Screen.

Index of All Topics


The Chooser Screen

Click on a part of the screen for more information about that part of the screen.

See Also

The Main Screen.

Index of All Topics

Chooser - Overview

Chooser ToolBar


Chooser ToolBar

	Add Prune Set	Ctrl+A
	Delete Prune Set	Ctrl+D
	Activate Prune Set	Ctrl+C
	Save Prune Set	Ctrl+S
	Exit Chooser	Ctrl+X
	Chooser Help	Ctrl+H

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Add Prune Set

This button adds the currently viewed Prune Set (as shown in the lower half of window) to the sets available, using the name specified in the Title of Prune File textbox.  All settings, are added - conference/topics specific settings, the overall deldays and prune file.  If you chose to save under an existing name then you are asked to confirm the overwrite of the existing set . The changes are made to the copy held in memory, and are not saved to disk until you chose save (or optionally exit).

Shortcut	Ctrl+A.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Delete Prune Set

This button deletes the currently viewed Prune Set.  You are asked to confirm that you do wish to delete the prune set before it is removed.  Yes deletes it, No does not.  The changes are made to the copy held in memory, and are not saved to disk until you chose save (or optionally exit).

Shortcut	Ctrl+D.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Activate Prune Set

This button activates the currently viewed Prune Set.  You are asked to confirm this action, Yes activates the Prune Set, No does not.  It takes a few seconds to activate, please wait during this time.

Shortcut	Ctrl+C.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Save Prune Set

This button saves the changes made during this session.  The Add and Delete only affect the data held in memory, not that stored on disk.

Shortcut	Ctrl+S.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Exit Chooser

This exits the Chooser screen, back to the main application, prompting for save changes if any items have been added or deleted (using the Add or Delete buttons).

Shortcut	Ctrl+X.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Chooser Help

This toolbar button turns the cursor into a help cursor, that gives context sensitive help about what it is clicked on.

Shortcut	Ctrl+H.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Prune Sets

The upper list box contains the names of the available Prune Sets, click on or highlight a name and the lower windows will display the apropriate settings.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Prune Set Name

This is the name of the currently defined Prune Set.

See Also

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Prune Set - Days

This is the global days setting (deldays) of the currently selected Prune Set.

See Also

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Prune Set - Prune Name

This shows the Prune File of the currently selected Prune Set.

See Also

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Prune Set - Settings Viewer

This lower window shows the specific settings of the conferences and topics of the currently selected Prune Set

See Also

The Chooser Screen

Index of All Topics


Copyright
License Informations and Copyright

Prune Assistant is © Tarry A. Higgins 1993.

It is provided to you free of any charge, "as is" with no warranty expressed or implied in any way shape or form whatsoever.

I am reachable at the following email addresses:

thiggins@cix.compulink.co.uk or on CIS as 71662,270

Please report all bugs, problems, neat ideas etc. to me, in any of the following places:

either by email OR

in the ww_utils or Taz conferences on CIX OR

UKCOMP/Section 10 on CIS .

I read my CIX mail & confgerences every day, and my CIS mail every 2-4 days, so fastest response is available by CIX.

Thanks to dbird@cix.compulink.co.uk (David Bird) for aid and assistance and pointing me in the right direction on a number of occasions.

MWATCH.DLL is By Jonathan Zuck.  Copyright 1992 User Friendly, Inc. and Jonathan Zuck

TOOLBUTN.VBX is by Brett Foster [CompuServe: 70444,135]

See Also

Index of All Topics


Index
Index of all Topics

Menus.	Keyboard Shortcuts.
File...Management	Ctrl+M
File...Save	Ctrl+S
File...Restore	Ctrl+Z
File...Restore	Ctrl+O
File...Exit	Ctrl+X
Defaults...Prune Days	Ctrl+D
Defaults...Prune File	Ctrl+F
Defaults...No Prune File	Shift+Del
Defaults...Double Click	Ctrl+C
Defaults...Font	Ctrl+T
Set Prune...Reset	Ctrl+R
Set Prune...Delete	Ctrl+D
Set Prune...Never	Ctrl+N
Set Prune...Days	Ctrl+A
Set Prune...Item Delete	Del
Help...Contents	F1
Help...Context Sensitive	Shift+F1
Help...Search for Help on...	F2
Help...About Prune Assistant	F3
What Is Pruning?

Pruning The Entire Messagebase

Pruning Entire Conferences.

Pruning Specific Topics.

What are the Global Settings?

Defaults Prune Days

Defaults...Prune File

What is CONF.PRU?

What is TP.INI?

What are the Specific Settings?

Prune By Days.

Prune By Default.

Prune By Delete.

Prune Never.

The Main Screen.

StatusBar

ToolBar

CONF.PRU Listbox	Ctrl+P

CONF.WW Listbox	Ctrl+W

Chooser - Overview

The Chooser Screen

Chooser ToolBar

Add Prune Set

Delete Prune Set

Activate Prune Set

Save Prune Set

Exit Chooser

Chooser Help

Prune Sets

Prune Set Name

Prune Set - Days

Prune Set - Prune Name

Prune Set - Settings Viewer

How to 'Set' Conferences and Topics

Drag & Drop

Manual Installation Instructions

Automatic Installation Instructions

Prune Assistant Contents

License Informations and Copyright


Prune Set

A Prune Set comprises the deldays setting, the prunefile setting and the settings for individual conferences and topics.


DelDays

This is a setting in TP.INI that is the default number of prune days for messages.


PruneFile

This is a setting in TP.INI that is the file that pruned messages will be placed into.