PC File

These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.

• SETU.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 8.3 KB
• PCPACK.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 22.6 KB
• PCLABEL.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 173.9 KB
• PCG2.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 179.5 KB
• PCFIX.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 15.5 KB
• PCF.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 479.3 KB
• MSHERC.COM → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 6.6 KB
• FCONVERT.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 39.8 KB
• DBRPT.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 10.6 KB

No need to put ASK_JIM.DBF, READ.ME, PCF.HLP, CHANGES, CARD, ASK_QUES.NDX, ASK_KEYW.NDX, ASK_JIM.REP and 4 more: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 960.0 KB on a 1 MB disk.

1. Copy SETU.COM, PCPACK.EXE, PCLABEL.EXE, PCG2.EXE to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.

Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.

* INSTALLING PC-FILE
* PRINTING A COPY OF THE MANUAL
* CHANGES TO PC-FILE 5.01
* NOTES AND UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES
* CORRECTIONS TO THE MANUAL

                     |  NO SUPPORT  |

These program are provided to you freely, but with no support.
You assume the entire responsibility for running these programs.
The company that created PC-File no longer exists. Jim Button
(Jim Knopf) is retired and does not provide support.
Please do not write with questions or problems.


                     |  INSTALLING PC-File 5.01 |

PC-File requires a hard disk or two 3-1/2" disk drives.

To install PC-File, just unzip this file (pcf501.zip) into an empty
subdirectory. Then, run the program PCf.EXE from a DOS prompt or from
windows.

You'll need about 1 mb of
available disk space to INSTALL PC-File.

We have tried to provide you with everything necessary to run PC-File.
The program uses clear, informative menus. Help screens are always available.
Also, the file "CARD" can be printed to create a quick reference card with a
summary of the program commands.


                | CHANGES TO PC-FILE 5.01 |

PC-File 5.01 is a minor update to PC-File 5.0.  The major difference is
that PC-File 5.01 requires 450K available RAM -- 62K less than PC-File 5.0.
Listed below are other minor changes and enhancements:

** PC-File 5.01 includes a new function, TOSTR(any).  The TOSTR function
   converts data to a character string whether the data is currently
   character (text), numeric, date or logical data.  The TOSTR function
   is especially useful when creating a user-defined index with two
   types of data (character and date, for example) or two dates.  To
   create a user-defined index of two date fields, DATE1 and DATE2,
   you would enter the following for the index string:

…

Literal excerpt from READ.ME, exactly as it came in the package.