.;^FOLDER'S^ File Directory Utility
                  ^% FLDDIR - A FOLDER Directory Utility %^

                        % by  James A. Jarboe IV %

     ^FLDDIR^ is a ^directory utility^ that will  display label information
     for  ^Soft  Machines FOLDERS^ files. ^FOLDERS^ is an extremely  useful
     disk organizer program available from ^Soft Machines^.

     Usage:  ^FLDDIR^ {DeviceSpecification}{/Options}

     Where:  ^DeviceSpecification^   = Any  valid  device  specification,
                                     Ersatz  device,  or wildcard  file
                                     specification.

     Default: To current logged in ^Device^, ^PPN^ and ^.FLD^ file extension.

 Options:
   /^?^      - Displays this information.
   /^HELP^   - Displays this information.
   /^CREATE^ - Display Creation date instead of Free block data.
   /^WIDE^   - 132 column display of full FOLDER label info.
   /^PAUSE^  - Pause on accounts with no Folders on *.*[] wildcard.

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     ^FLDDIR^ will display, by  default, all valid ^FOLDER^ file names with
     the  ^.FLD^  file  extension, Volumn data, the number  of  allocated
     blocks and the number of free blocks in each ^FOLDER^ file.
     ^Extended^ directory folders will be flagged with a ^*^ in column 1.


     ^.FLDDIR^ (cr)

     Envoking  ^FLDDIR^  as  above  will  display all valid ^FOLDER^  files
     with the extension ^.FLD^ in the currently logged in device and PPN.


     ^.FLDDIR/W *.*^ (cr)

     As  above,  ^FLDDIR^  will  display  any  valid  ^FOLDER^ file in  the
     currently logged in device and PPN and will force the  terminal to
     change display to 132 column mode to display as much ^FOLDER^  label
     information,  Creation  date,  Allocated  blocks  and  free blocks
     available for each valid ^FOLDER^ file.


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     ^.FLDDIR HLP:/C^ (cr)

     Envoked as above,  ^FLDDIR^  will  display all valid ^FOLDER^ files in
     the ^ERSATZ^ device defined as ^HLP:^ with the default  file extension
     ^.FLD^, and will display the Creation date in place of the Free block
     information.

    % SPECIAL %

     When  ^FLDDIR^  is  in  display mode, pressing the ^ESC^ key will exit
     ^FLDDIR^ and leave the current  screen  displayed.  If  the user has
     selected the ^/W^ option the terminal will remain in wide mode.

    % EXTRA SPECIAL %

     Since  ^Soft  Machines  ZIP^  disk  program  also uses the same file
     format as ^FOLDERS^, ^FLDDIR^ will also display directory  information
     and label information for ^ZIP Disks^.

     ^FLDDIR ALL:*.ZIP[]^ will find and display ^ZIP Disk^ information.

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     Characteristics:

     ^o^  - Defaults to current ^device^, ^PPN^ and ^.FLD^ file extension.

     ^o^  - Accepts wildcard Device and File specifications.

     ^o^  - Accepts ^Ersatz^ device names.

     ^o^  - Supports ^mode^ and ^field^ terminal graphics.

     ^o^  - Supports terminal lengths greater than 24 lines.

     ^o^  - Pressing  ^ESC^  key  will  exit  ^FLDDIR^  and leave current
          screen displayed.

     ^o^  - Can also display ^Soft Machines'^ ^ZIP Disk^ label information.

     ^o^  - Flags extended directory folders with a ^*^ on display line.



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     This  ^Help^  file  was  originally  produced  with  ^SuperVUE^,  then
     formatted with the ^AMHELP.PDV^, and converted to ^d^/^SOFT^  Help  file
     format with ^AMH2DS.LIT^ available on the ^AMUS network^.


     Any ^comments^, ^suggestions^, for ^FLDDIR^ should be made to:

     ^James A. Jarboe IV^
     Educational Video Network, Inc.
     1401 19th Street
     Huntsville, Texas 77340

     (^409^) ^295^-^5767^

     Send Email to ^GR^/^AM^ on the ^AMUS Network^.



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