File Manager lets you perform these DOS file management functions without using DOS commands:
• See a list of files and directories on a disk (DIR command)
• Choose another directory (CHDIR command)
• Copy a file (COpy command)
• Delete a file or directory (DEL command)
• Make a directory (MKDIR command)
• Rename a file (REN Al\1E command) Starting File Manager
1. Start from the PAM Main Menu. The active drive must be drive C:.
2. Highlight File Manager.
3. Press
I
ReturnI
or [IT] Start Applic.After a few seconds, the File Manager File Functions display appears.
Directories are listed first, followed by files. Directories are distinguished from files by color or underlining, depending on your display.
Use the arrow keys and I Prev 1/1 Next I to move around the file display.
Leaving File Manager
Press
1m
until you return to the PAM Main Menu.Making a New Directory
Changing the Displayed Directory
You can select a new displayed directory directly from the File Functions
Choosing a Directory file and subdirectory in the directory.
Allows you to select specific files and directories. For example, you can use the wildcard b* . hp to display the names of files and directories that begin with Band have the extension HP.
These special features are explained later in this section.
To choose a directory:
The Wildcard Option
If you want to see more than one particular file or subdirectory, but not everything in a directory, you can use DOS "wildcards" to specify the characters that File Manager should match when it looks for files. See the chapter 1 of the MS-DOS 3.3 Reference Manual for details of using wildcards.
To display a directory using wildcards:
1. With the Choose Directory display visible, press (£[) Set Wildcard.
File Manager prompts:
Modify the wildcard string and press "Enter".
The current wildcard will appear highlighted on line 3.
The first time that you use File Manager, the wildcard will be set to
You also see all of the files and subdirectories in the displayed directory that match the wildcard string you specified.
4. If you're finished setting the wildcard string and displaying directories with it, press [ffi Exit Choose.
Your wildcard remains active until you change it.
To remove a wildcard:
1. From the Choose Directory display, press (£[) Set Wildcard.
The active wildcard will appear on line 3.
2. Press I Back space 1 to erase the active wildcard.
3. Press
I
ReturnI.
The default wildcard *. * will become the active wildcard and you will see all the files in that directory.
Using PAM 5-19
Copying a File
Copying in File Manager lets you make duplicates of your files-one at a time.
Use the DOS COpy or XCOPY commands to copy more than one file.
1. From the File Functions display, press (£§] Copy File.
File Manager prompts:
Select or type the file name to copy.
2. Select the file you want to copy.
• If the file you want to copy is in the displayed directory, move the pointer to the file name and press (£IQ] to select it, or type the name and press
I
ReturnI.
• If the file you want to copy is not in the displayed directory, you can eith€r:
o Type the complete file specification and press
I
ReturnI,
or o Change the "Displayed Directory" to the one thatcontains the file you want to copy.
File Manager fills in the complete file specification after Copy File:
and prompts:
Select or type the file name to copy to.
3. Specify the file name of the new copy you want to create and press
J Return
I.
Include the drive and directory path if necessary.File Manager shows the complete file specification after To File.
File Manager now prompts:
Press Start Copy if selection is correct.
4. Check both file names to make certain they are correct:
• If you made a mistake, press (£§] Start Over.
Deleting a File or Directory
You cannot delete directories containing files or other subdirectories. (This is to keep you from accidentally erasing them.) Nor can you delete the current displayed directory. display, move the pointer to the name and press (£IQJ to select it, or type the name.
D If the file or directory you want to delete is not part of the displayed directory, you can either:
• Type the complete file or directory specification and press
I
ReturnI,
or• Change the Displayed directory to the one that contains the file or subdirectory you want to delete.
Renaming a File
1. From the File Functions display, press [£§J Rename File.
File Manager prompts:
Select or type the file name to rename.
2. Select the file to rename:
• If the file you want to rename is in the displayed directory, move the pointer to the file name and press [IIQJ to select it, or type the name and press
I
ReturnI.
• When a file to be renamed is not displayed, you can either:
o Type the complete file specification and press
I
ReturnI,
or o Change the displayed directory to the one containing thefile to rename.
File Manager prompts:
Select or type the file name to rename to.
3. Type the new name for your file and press
I
ReturnI.
To rename a file into a different directory, specify the complete pathname. You can only rename a file on the same disk. You cannot specify another drive and use the same file name to move a file to another disk. File Manager prompts:
Press Start Rename if selection is correct.
4. Check both the existing and the new file names:
• If you want to change either name, press [£§J Start Over.
• If you want to end the Rename function, press IT[] Exit Rename.
• If you are satisfied with your selections, press {£IJ Start Rename.