******* SCAN ******* TEXT FILE VIEWER (PLUS) - Browse around your drives & directories. - View and/or print text type files easily. - Delete files that are no longer needed. - Clean up cluttered directories with SCAN. - Quick & ez-to-learn. Quick & ez-to-use. - (NMN) - No Mouse Needed. Saves you time. To Install from a disk in drive A, type & enter: a:installa To Install from a disk in drive B, type & enter: b:installb To Install from any Directory that you currently are in, type & enter: installx A C:\SCAN directory will be made and files copied to it. Also, a file named SCAN.BAT will be copied to the C:\ DIR. To Use -> Type and enter: scan if you are on Drive C. Type and enter: c:\scan if you are someplace else. For use on one 286/386/486 or faster computer with hard disk. The C:\ DIR CONFIG.SYS file should have lines similar to: files=20 and buffers=22. The numbers can be larger. You may use this software for FREE. ANY USER ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL RESULTS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS, THEN PLEASE DO NOT USE SCAN. EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ Business. EZ Business is a complete, EZ to use, business package for non accountants. It includes: * Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable * Fully integrated Inventory * Accounts payable, Income, Expenses, and Wages More information on EZ Business is shown below. For information on other products, see the file named bargains. OPERATING INFORMATION AND TIPS POSSIBLE SOFTWARE AND MEMORY CONFLICTS If you have Microsoft WINDOWS installed, you should be able to run SCAN from WINDOWS. See the file named WINDOWS for information on how to do that. If you have memory resident programs that are used to run specialized hardware or specialized 'pop up' software, they may keep SCAN from running. Nothing is wrong with your machine. But, if they utilize memory that SCAN needs, SCAN won't run. START UP: To start the SCAN system if you are somewhere on the C drive, just type and enter: scan. To start the SCAN system from somewhere on another drive, type and enter: c:\scan. In both cases, the computer will check the C:\ directory, for the SCAN.BAT file that was added there by the install routine. That file has a single command (\scan\scan), which tells the computer go to the \SCAN directory and start SCAN.EXE. You also can start SCAN from any place by typing and entering: c:\scan\scan. THE MAIN MENU: When you start the SCAN system, you get the following Menu: S C A N M E N U a - LOOK at DIR b - Change DIR c - Copy Files d - Delete files e - Change Drive x - Exit The current drive and directory will be displayed on the lower left of the screen, and h = Help will show on the lower right. SELECT: a - LOOK at DIR If you select: a, you will get a list of the current directory files in alphabetical order. A highlight bar will appear in the upper left of the screen to assist you in scanning the directory and selecting files or a new directory to go to. You also will get menu prompt lines at the top and bottom of the screen. The top menu line prompts you to use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar around the screen to highlight a file or a directory, and then press the Enter key to select it. The bottom menu prompt line is as follows: x=exit t-top m=middle b=bottom PgDn PgUp c=change DIR d=delete You can use the highlight bar as just mentioned to change to a new directory, or you can press the option key c. You will get a small window box for entering the name of a new directory to scan. The directories shown on the current directory listing will be only the directories that are immediately below the current directory. If you press the t, b, or m keys, you will move to the top, bottom, or middle of the directory listings. x = Exit. The d = delete key can be used to mark files for deletion when you exit the directory. When you highlight a file and press Enter, the file contents will be displayed. Only text files will be displayed in text form. Other types of files, if selected, may display as symbols. Because some software packages have files that are critical to the operation of the software, all files to be scanned are first copied to the C:\SCAN directory. Then they are brought into a scanning file for review or printing. The original file will not be altered. However, if you select the delete option, the original file will be deleted as you wish. The scanning file is emptied out after each use to conserve disk space. When you scan a file, menu prompt lines and option keys will be displayed. Most of the keys are similar to those just mentioned. There is one added option however. It is e=edit. A small text file editor is included for editing small files such as BAT files and CONFIG.SYS files, or short notes and letters. If a file is to big to edit, the message: "File is to big to edit" will appear. There also is a print option (p=print) which will get you a print of the file. And there is a slightly different delete option. If you press: d for delete, you will get one "yes / no" chance to change your mind. If you press y, the file will be deleted immediately. If you press any other key, no change will occur. Before you clean up a file cluttered directory with SCAN, it is a good idea to copy all of the directory files to a floppy disk for possible later use. After some time has gone by, then reuse the disk to hold a new batch of "old" files. SELECT: b - Change DIR If you select: b, you will get a small window box for entering the new directory name. You can change to any directory on the current drive. To change to a directory on a different drive, you must first use main menu option: d, and enter a new drive letter. When entering the name of a directory just type in its name if it is directly below the current directory. If you are in the \SMITH directory and want to change to the directory named \SMITH\JONES, just type: jones, and press the Enter key. You can type and enter the full path and directory name if you wish. Type: c:\smith\jones, and press the Enter key. If you are in the \SMITH\JONES directory and you want to return to the \SMITH directory, just type: .. and press the Enter key. This is a DOS shortcut. If the directory that you want to change to is not directly above or below the current directory: enter its path and name, and press the enter key. Don't enter the change directory command (cd), or the drive letter. If you want to move to the \SCAN directory and you are in the \SMITH directory, just type and enter: \scan. You have to put in the \ as the first entry, so the computer will look for the SCAN directory on a different path that starts at the main or root directory (the \ directory). Without the \, the computer will look for the SCAN directory on the \SMITH path and it won't find it. SELECT: c - Copy files If you select: c, you can mark files, and then copy them to another directory or drive. You also can copy one file to another. SELECT: d - Delete Files If you select: d, you will be able to mark many files quickly for deletion. If you highlight a file and press the d key to mark it for deletion, the letter D will appear in front of the file name. All marked files will be deleted at the same time when you return to the main menu. You will not have to respond y or n each time you mark a file for deletion. You can blank out any of the d's used to mark files for deletion before you return to the main menu. Also, you will get a chance to change your mind about deleting the marked files when you return to the Main Menu. SELECT: e - Change Drive If you select: e, you will get a small window box for entering a drive letter. If you enter a or b, you will have to put a disk in drive a or b, or you will get stuck. If that happens, press Ctrl-Break, Escape, or Ctrl-Alt-Del to warm boot your computer. This briefly covers the operations of SCAN. We sincerely hope that you find it to be helpful and a time saver. Thank you for your interest and support. EZ SOFTWARE Phone: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific Time 1222 144TH ST SE Monday thru Friday MILL CREEK, WA 98012 206/338-5935 **************************************************************** EZ SOFTWARE also produces EZ Business. EZ BUSINESS is a complete, EZ to use, low cost, business package for non accountants. It includes: - Point of Sale and Accounts Receivable - Fully integrated Inventory - Accounts Payable, Income, Expenses, and Wages EZ BUSINESS makes good looking plain paper: Estimates, Invoices, Packing Slips, Bills, and a variety of EZ to understand reports. EZ Business is menu driven, has "on screen" prompts, "on board" docs, and built in "error checking" to help prevent errors. No accounting is required. Installation is automatic. You are up and running in just three minutes. Registration is only nineteen dollars! ($19.00) With registration, you will get the current update of the system, a printed manual, and three months of limited support. EZ Business runs on a 286/386/486 or faster computer. A dot matrix printer is needed for labels/cards. EZ Business comes on a 1.44 Meg 3 1/2 disk. Runs from DOS 2 & up. EZ Business is a must for every home business, small business, club, Church, other organization, or any one needing software to run a business or keep track of income and expenses. A complete description of the EZ Business system is in a file in the \SCAN directory. The file name is MONEY.TXT. Scan it with SCAN.