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Press to see the COMMANDS menu:
Commands
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The commands
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CF
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Catalogue Files
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Gives fuller information about a specified list of files in RAM. The subset of files to be catalogued is specified after the prompt
Name :
Reply as follows:
catalogues all files (in the current directory) | |
fred* | catalogues all files beginning with fred |
*.bas | catalogues all files with a bas extension |
Each file will be listed as:
File name | Creation date & time | Last updated date & time | Size | ||
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letter.txt | Today | 17:42:54 | Today | 17:42:54 | 1254 |
novel.txt | 01-Jun-1987 | 17:41:17 | Today | 14:32:58 | 13112 |
game.bas | 02-Jun-1987 | 12:27:43 | 02-Jun-1987 | 12:27:43 | 827 |
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Although both the Creation date & time and Last updated date & time are shown in two columns in practise, they remain the same value as none of the applications on the Z88 use this feature i.e. when the file is changed, the creation date & time is also updated. |
(The last updated time and date are only relevant if OPENUP is used from BASIC.) If the file is open at the time it is catalogued, the size will not be shown.
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CE
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Catalogue File Card
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Gives a list of information on all files in a Flash or EPROM card. The directories and file names will be given to show where the files originally came from. If the Card has been erased, it will check the file area is blank and blow a header so that the file area is recognised.
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The Date information on files is not stored in either the Flash or EPROM cards. If this information is important, consider saving the file to the Desktop computer, where the date information is also transferred. |
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ES
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Save to File Card
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Copies files from the filing system to a Flash or EPROM card. The file or files to be saved can either be selected as already described, or specified after the prompt
Name :
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When a file is being saved to EPROM or to a Flash card in Slot 1, the screen will blank intermittently until saving is completed, when the Cambridge Z88 will bleep. |
Several files may be saved at the same time. See Select Extra File
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EF
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Fetch from File Card
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Copies files from Flash or EPROM card back to the filing system. Gives the prompts
Source :
Destination :
Source: specifies the name of the file in the EPROM.
Destination: gives the name it is to be saved as in the destination filing system. It is initially set to the same as the source name, but you can edit it if you want to save the file under a different name.
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CO
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Copy
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Makes a second copy of a file in RAM. Gives the prompt
Name :
allowing you to specify the file name to be copied, followed by the prompt
New name :
for the name of the copy.
Multiple files (selected in the catalogue window) can be merged into a single file with the Copy command; they will be appended in the order in which they were selected. See Select Extra File
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RE
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Rename
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Allows the name of a file in RAM to be altered. Gives the prompts
Name :
New name :
For example, to change the name of a file from game.bas to 0ldversion you would specify
Name : game.bas
New name : oldversion
Note that you cannot use the Rename command to move a file from one directory or device to another. The new name must be a simple file name; devices and path names are not permitted.
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ER
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Erase
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Allows one or more files from RAM to be removed from the filing system. Gives the prompt
Name :
followed by the prompt
Confirm each file ? Yes
Pressing will prompt for each file you have selected to be erased, so allowing you to change your decision for any particular file. Alternatively, changing the option to No
by typing N
will erase all the selected files without further prompting.
You will not be permitted to erase a file which is in use; for example, a directory containing other files, or an open BASIC file.
Several files may be erased at the same time. See Select Extra File
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Because parts of an erased file in RAM may still be present, you should not rely on the Erase command for disposing of confidential information from the system |
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The file area in the Flash cards are erased (or formatted) using Flashstore. Files can only be erased from the EPROM with the EPROM eraser using ultra-violet light. |
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Advanced Filer commands
The remaining Filer commands are for advanced use of the Filer, and the hierarchical directory structure; these are explained in the Section Seven - Filer Reference,