FUNCTION:
DBFOPN stands for Dave Barrow's Folder OPeN. It is a program
written in AlphaBASIC which will open all of the FOLDERs on your
system.
FOLDERS is a registered Trade Mark of Soft Machines, Inc.
HINTS/RESTRICTIONS:
There are five requirements to run DBFOPN;
1. You must have FOLDERS on your system.
2. You must have enough FOLDERS enabled (set up in your
AMOSL.INI) to open all of your FOLDERS.
3. The file name of each FOLDER file must:
A. Be at least three (3) letters long, and
B. Have an extention of .FLD, and
C. The first three characters of each FOLDER filename
must be unique.
FORMAT:
.
_RUN DBFOPN
DEFAULTS:
There are no options.
OPTIONS:
There are no options.
OPERATION:
Type RUN DBFOPN and press the RETURN key:
.
_RUN DBFOPN
DBFOPN will now display some information about DBFOPN.
DBFOPN will then ask if you are sure that you want to run this
program.
Do you really want to run THIS program (Y/N)
_____________________________________________
Press the Y key to continue.
DBFOPN will then:
1. Create DBFOP1.CMD which creates a directory file
(DBFOP1.DIR) of all the files on your system that have a
.FLD extention.
2. CREATE a basic file named DBFOP2.BAS which:
A. Processes DBFOP1.DIR
B. Creates DBFOP3.CMD which contains the commands to
open the FOLDERS
3. Executes DBFOP3.CMD
4. Erases all of the work files (except DBFOP3.CMD).
CHARACTERISTICS:
DBFOPN RUN 8 651-515-471-461 89.11A(15)
NOTE:
This program is NOT part of the original AMOS/L operating
system distributed by Alpha Microsystems.
The author of this program is:
David W. Barrow III
Stonewall Computer Center
1894 Elm Drive, Town of Cedarburg
West Bend, WI 53095
Telephone (414) 375-AMOS
