fastmenu PLUS BatchDOS Module. =============================:> You may access all options in either of two ways. 1)- Press the hot key of the prompt you want to access. 2)- Point the mouse at the option and then press the left mouse button. NOTE ! This option was added to give you a means of entering and running DOS commands from within fastmenu. Also for creating or editing batch files. Entering commands in this editor is much like entering commands in a batch file and then may be executed by pressing F1. All commands that can be used in a batch file may be used in this command editor. For this reason it may be useful for you to check your DOS manual on the valid commands that can be used with your version of DOS. Some batch file commands will not work with all versions of DOS. You are allowed up to 200 lines with up to 255 characters per line. Blank lines are not accepted and will cause a break in execution. Pressing ESC at the file list screen will return you to the editor without loading any files. NOTE ! Just remember, using this option places you at the DOS level and could be very unforgiving if you entered commands that could be destructive. There is no error checking at this level so make sure that what you type is accurate. Option Reaction to option ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ESC.................... This option will return you to fastmenu PLUS. F1 = Run............... This option will execute or run the commands that have been entered to the editor. F2 = Load.............. This option allows you to re-load saved batch files. F3 = Save.............. This option allows you to save batch files for later use. All batch files saved with this option will be saved to the current path. F4 = Clear............. This option will clear the editor screen. F5 = Print............. This option allows you to print batch files. F6 = Help.............. This option calls up this help screen. BatchDOS Editor Options. =======================:> Home/End............... Move cursor to start/end of line. Ctrl-Home/End.......... Move cursor to top/bottom of screen. PgUp/PgDn.............. Display previous/next page. Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn......... Display first/last page. Ctrl-Left/Right........ Move cursor by whole words. Ctrl-Y................. Delete the current line. Ctrl-N................. Insert a new line. Insert................. Toggle insert mode on/off. Delete................. Delete character at cursor location and move text left one position. Backspace.............. Delete character at cursor location and move cursor left one position. Tab.................... Move cursor right four positions. Shift-Tab.............. Move cursor left four positions. Arrow Keys............. Move cursor one position in direction of arrow. Enter.................. Starts a new line. Block Copy and Past Commands. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use the Shift-Cursor keys to begin a block operation. To mark a column use the Shift-Right and then Shift-Down. Once a block has been marked, any key except the Escape will capture it to the paste buffer. If Delete is pressed, the block will be captured and then deleted. Use Shift-Insert to paste the block at the new location. To mark a block with the mouse, simply position the mouse cursor at the beginning of the block and press the left mouse button. While the button is down the cursor may be moved in any direction. If the mouse is first moved up or down, marking is in "sentence" mode. To mark a block in column mode move left or right first. A saved block may be pasted to the existing batch file or you may load a new batch file and then paste the saved block to it. The text may be scrolled either by sliding the scroll bar diamonds at the bottom and right, or by pressing on the arrow icons near the bottom right and left corners. The window may be resized by pressing on the lower right or top left corners, and then moving the mouse. A reduced window may be moved about by placing the mouse on the ruler bar and moving the mouse around while holding the left button down. The window may be zoomed by clicking the left mouse button on the arrow icon at the upper right. The following is some examples of BatchDOS use. Creating a new AUTOEXEC.BAT file. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Move to the root directory of drive C: by typing: C: CD\ Press the F1 key This set of commands would switch you to the root directory of drive C:. From here you would want to clear the editor screen by pressing the F4 key. Then enter the commands to the editor that you want in the batch file. After entering all the batch file commands you would just press the F3 key to save and at the Save as: prompt type in AUTOEXEC and then press enter. A typical set of commands for an AUTOEXEC.BAT file would be: PATH=C:\;C:\DOS < set up your path PROMPT $p$g < set your dos prompt MOUSE < run your mouse software FAST < automatically start FastMenu Plus --------------------------------------------------------- C: CD\ Press the F1 key This set of command would switch the default drive/ directory to C:\ (the root directory of drive C:). At this point pressing the F2 key would list all the batch files in the root directory. If you have an AUTOEXEC.BAT file you could load it into the editor by moving the highlight bar to it and then press enter. You could then edit or make any changes you want and then resave by pressing the F3 key. NOTE ! The default drive/directory is continiously displayed at the upper left corner of your screen. When saving a file, this editor does not check to see if this file already exists and will automaticaly overwrite an existing file. Also if you make changes to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file you will need to re-boot your computer before any changes are recognized. C: CD\DOS DIR/P PAUSE Press F1 The above set of commands would change to the DOS directory then list all files pausing after each page. The default drive/directory would remain at C:\DOS. B: COPY *.* A: A: DIR/P PAUSE Press F1 The above set of commands would switch to drive B: then copy all files from drive B: to Drive A:. After copying all files it would switch to drive A: and list all files on drive A:, pausing after each page. The default drive/directory would remain at drive A:\.