WDIR WDIR COPYR. 1994 MIHA MAZZINI ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WHAT IS WDIR? WDIR works similarly as DIR command in DOS but displays also information about contents of Windows EXE, GRP, PIF, PFB, TTF, SFP, SFL, VBX, DLL, FON, FOT, DRV, CPL, ACM, MMH, TSK,... files. Type WDIR /? for help. HOW TO USE IT? If you type the following command in Windows SYSTEM directory DIR MMP.DLL you'll get the following (or similar) information: MMP DLL 105.072 06.03.92 0:00 Typing WDIR MMP.DLL will reveal the contents of the cryptic MMP.DLL file MMP.DLL 105072 Multimedia Player DLL Lost in fonts? Just type WDIR *.TTF in the Windows SYSTEM directory and you'll get a list of fonts with their real names, not just file names. For example, ARLRDBD.TTF is Arial Rounded MT Bold. Even more! Are you searching for Courier font? Type WDIR *.TTF /FCourier and presto! COUR.TTF 72356 Courier New COURBD.TTF 78564 Courier New Bold COURBI.TTF 84436 Courier New Bold Italic COURI.TTF 80588 Courier New Italic ---------- 315944; file(s): 4 You can of course just type WDIR and get the information about almost all the files in the directory. Not all, but nearly all. WDIR looks for descriptions encoded in files and if there is none, it displays just a question mark. Besides, there are files that WDIR knows nothing about their inner structure and therefore ignores them. WDIR is not an all-knowing type of program. It can recognise the following types of files: 1. executable programs (EXE) 2. groups (GRP) 3. PIF files (PIF) 4. ATM fonts (PFB) 5. True Type fonts (TTF) 6. HP bitmap fonts (SFP and SFL) Only six of them? What a misery! Yes, yes. But files ending with VBX, DLL, FON, FOT, DRV, CPL, ACM, MMH, TSK,... extensions are, deep down in their hearts, just plain and common EXE (i.e. type # 1) files. For programs, WDIR displays the identification string; for groups, the window title; for PIF files, the name of the called DOS application, and for all the three types of fonts (TTF, PFB, SFP), the font names. Examples for all file-types: AAPLAY.DLL 137232 Autodesk Windows Animation Player :>Version 1.02 <: BP7.GRP 16491 Borland Pascal DOSPRMPT.PIF 545 COMMAND.COM TIBI____.PFB 35603 Times Bold Italic ARLRDBD.TTF 39960 Arial Rounded MT Bold AC100WFJ.SFP 22790 Swiss Bold CONTENTS OF WDIR.ZIP WDIR.EXE WDIR WDIR.TXT this document FILE_ID.DIZ short description of WDIR All you need is just WDIR.EXE. SHORT HISTORY OF VERSIONS 1.1 - support for HP bitmap fonts (SFP and SFL) added REGISTRATION Share this program with others but don't forget to distribute files in the original ZIP packet. This is a REQUIREMENT for distribution as SHAREWARE. If you use this program and think the author has helped you, help him. Send 10 dollars (cash, please) to Miha Mazzini Gradnikova 23 SI-64240 Radovljica Slovenia It's hard to send money through email, but just in case, here are the electronic addresses: fidonet: (2:380/102) internet: Miha.Mazzini@Pasadena.Si For 20 dollars you'll get a diskette of goodies. Thank you for supporting shareware! LEGAL STUFF THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, EITHER DIRECT OR NON- DIRECT, ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM. All registered trademarks mentioned in this document are property of their respective holders.