

		      DOS  UTILITIES  (C)1991  BY  RO-SOFT

			  MAKE  YOUR  COMPUTING  EAZY


    This utility, DOSCOMM.EXE Version 3.5 release, is one of many products of
  the results of more than two years worth of program development work. It is
  virus proof, and is designed to assist  in the use of  DOS commands.  It is
  being submitted for distribution as Shareware, so that users may try it out
  before spending  money on software  that they can't use.   It is written in
  assembly language to generate compact functions.

    Non-registered  users of this software, are granted a limited license, to
  make an  evaluation copy for trial use on a  non-commercial basis,  for the
  purpose of determining whether These Programs are suitable for their needs.
  At the end of this trial period,  you should either register your copy,  or
  discontinue using this SoftWare.


  DISCLAIMER : Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty :
  "These programs are supplied as is.  RO-SOFT  disclaims all warranties,
  express or implied, including, and without limitation, the warranties
  of merchantability and of fitness of these programs for any purpose.
  RO-SOFT assumes no liability for damages direct or consequential,
  which may result from the use of these programs."


	 DOSCOMM.EXE  This is a TSR type program. That is when run it will
	load itself in memory and stay there until it is unloaded.

	    This program requires only 3.5K Bytes of memory, and will remain
	loaded, until you enter it`s name again, or the system is re-booted.
	To load the program type in `DOSCOMM` at the DOS prompt, or put this
	command into your autoexec.bat file.

	    The program functions include the following :

	 Assign a Command, or a Series of Commands To The Function Keys.

	 Edit keys enabled on DOS command line as follows.
	  Back Space, Insert, Delete, Home, End, Left Arrow, and Right Arrow

	 Storrage and scroll through, of last 15 commands entered using the
	  Up Arrow and  Down Arrow Keys, or  Mouse Movement.  To Execute the
	  Command Press 'Enter' or Left Mouse Button.  Stored Command Length
	  is limited to sixty-three  characters,  but does not hinder longer
	  DOS commands.

	 Function Keys F11, and F12 Set new Screen Colors if You Have an ex-
	  tended keyboard on your system.

	 To Edit the Command List,  For Keys  F1 To F10,  Enter "DOSCOMM /n"
	  at the DOS Prompt.  The Current List Will be Displayed For Editing.
	  The Last Character of a Command is Required to be a " ", Space or a
	  "#", Pound.  The " ", Tells DOS to Wait For a Command Option Entry.
	  The "#", Tells DOS to Execute The Command Immediately.  All String
	  Commands Must End With a "#", Except the Last in String.





		
		
		             RO-SOFT   SYSTEMS   (C) 1991             
		
		
		
		   DOS  UTILITIES  Ver  3.5  BY   ROBERT   OSSOWSKI   
		
		



  Previous Updates : Version 2.4 Fixed DOS 4.01 Large Disk Partition Problem.

  Version 2.5 included new features as follows :
	 New directory display and file execution routine POPDIR.EXE
	 New TSR for assigning DOS commands to Function Keys DOSCOMM.EXE
  Version 3.0 included new features as follows :
	 Mouse cursor control and line draw for EDIT.EXE
	 Mouse and keyboard menu control for EDIT.EXE
	 Auto directory listing and select for EDIT.EXE
	 New color select and save for EDIT.EXE
  Version 3.1 included new features as follows :
	 Correction in Virus Detection, All Routines
	 Execute Command Option Entry added in EDIT.EXE and POPDIR.EXE
	 EDIT.EXE Functions F2, Center Text, and Alt-F2, Left Align
  Version 3.2 changes as follows :
	 Function Ctrl-F10, Initiate Text Use Log for shell menuing system
	 Function Alt-F10, Initiate Binary Use Log for shell menuing system
	 List/Print Functions For Both Types of Use Logs
	 Passname Protection availability added for every menu entry
	 List File Function Added to POPDIR.EXE in Both Modes
	 New Mouse Character Draw Mode and Draw Menu for EDIT.EXE
	 New Routine COLRTEXT.EXE Display color text at selected rate
	 Function Ctrl-R(n) in color text changes display rate
  Version 3.3 changes as follows :
	 Code added (All Routines) to accomodate CGA color adapters & monitors
	 Disk functions corrected for 1.2M floppy disk problem
	 Disk functions re-coded to handle 130M partitions and 1024 ents/dir
	 New Disk functions : DISKSCAN, CHKFRAG, CHKROOT, and DEFRAG.EXE
	 EDIT.EXE Upgrade  Max Edit File Size From 4M to Unlimited.
			    Mono Text Max Chars Per Edit Line Now 80/160.
			    Left Display Margin Set, by F5 and Auto.
			    Color Text Screen Fill Attribute Now Black.
			    List Files From Directory Window
			    Much Improved Search and Replace Function
			    Add Alt-K A Function. Append Block to File
      Version 3.4  Correct Misc. Problems Incurred By New Functions.
		   Two Printable Documentation Manuals
      Version 3.5  Menu Select From Keyboard Letter Entry
		   Improved File Find Routine WHERE.EXE
		   TREE.EXE Limits Increased To Six Dir Levels Deep
		   DOSCOMM.EXE Now Handles Multiple Commands On Function Key







		
		
		             RO-SOFT   SYSTEMS   (C) 1991             
		
		
		
		   DOS  UTILITIES  Ver  3.5  BY   ROBERT   OSSOWSKI   
		
		




	Features include :

		 Virus Detection in all included utilities
		 Almost No Memory Overhead on shell menuing system
		 Automatic Screen Layout of menus
		 Use Log may be generated or not generated
		 Non Editable Binary Use Log for Auditing Purposes
		 Password Protection available on any menu line
		 Up to Thirty-Two entries per menu page
		 Menu Line description up to sixty-five characters
		 Command String up to sixty-five characters
		 Run DOS .BAT files
		 Formatted or Direct Edit menu changing and creation
		 No Limit on number of menu pages
		 Permanent Screen Color selection by user
		 Easy File and Disk Management System
		 Programmers Text Editor w/Mouse Draw & Colorize Modes
		 Edit Any Size File With Same Memory Requirement
		 Colorize Text Files And Display With COLRTEXT.EXE
		 Automatic ANSI File Generation And Display With ANSI.EXE
		 Mouse/Keybord Draw Line & Char Modes In Mono & Color
		 Color DDir List/Print/All Dirs & All Files On Disk
		 List/Print Dir Tree With # Files Each Dir & # Bytes Stored
		 Locate Files Anywhere On System & List All Occurrences
		 Repeat a DOS Command In All Directories On Drive
		 Assign DOS Function Keys and Edit Command Line
		 Use Mouse To Select Execution of Any of Last 15 Commands
		 Pop Up Directory Window, Access Any Dir, List/View Files
		 Clock and Pop Up Clock Calander w/Alarm & Message
		 Create Your Own Pop Up Help Mono Or Color With DOSHELP.EXE
		 Other DOS Utilities Being Added Periodically



		
		             RO-SOFT   SYSTEMS   (C) 1991             
		   DOS  UTILITIES  Ver  3.5  BY   ROBERT   OSSOWSKI   
		

   Files Included In The Utilities Package On This Disk   
   README   DST   11847 09-10-91  This Introduction Text File
   DOSUTL34 EXE  273655 09-10-91  Full Utilities Package in ZIPEXE Form
   READMEZ         5053 09-10-91  Introduction For ZIPEXE Package
   UTL35DOC EXE   70475 09-10-91  All Documentation Files For System ZIPEXE
   UTL35EXE EXE  186641 09-10-91  All Execute Routines And Support ZIPEXE
   README   DOC    8744 09-10-91  Documentation Introduction File
   DOSUTL35 MAN   67109 09-10-91  Printable DOC File Covering Most Utilities
   EZTEXT35 MAN   42430 09-10-91  Printable Manual File For EDIT.EXE
   SHELLHLP DAT   45610 09-10-91  F1 Function Help File For SHELL.EXE
   README         11556 09-10-91  Introduction Text File For System Files
   EZTEXT   ANS   11462 09-10-91  Ansi Display File, May be Removed
   FILMAN   ANS   12007 09-10-91  Ansi Display File, May be Removed
   ROSOFT   ANS   11549 09-10-91  Ansi Display File, May be Removed
   ANSI     EXE    2950 09-10-91  Displays Ansi Files at Selected Baud Rate
   CALC     EXE    5273 09-10-91  TSR, Base Conversion Calculator
   CHKFRAG  EXE    7771 09-10-91  List Disk File Fragmentation
   CHKROOT  EXE    7236 09-10-91  Check Validity of Disk Root Directory
   CHNGMENU EXE    9279 09-10-91  Users Shell Menu Editor
   CLK1     EXE    3077 09-10-91  TSR, Compact Clock Display [Option Location]
   COLRTEXT EXE    2092 09-10-91  Display Color Text Files at Selected Rate
   DDIR     EXE    7573 09-10-91  Color Double Dir List/Print/All Dirs
   DEFRAG   EXE    9573 09-10-91  DeFragment Disk Files
   DISKSCAN EXE    6735 09-10-91  Scan Disk For Read Errors
   DOSCOMM  EXE    6685 09-10-91  TSR, Assign DOS Function Key Commands
   DOSHELP  EXE    6929 09-10-91  TSR, Pop-Up to Display/Create HLP Files
   DOSHELPM EXE   12500 09-10-91  TSR, Pop-Up Help For Mono System
   EDIT     EXE   36374 09-10-91  Text Editor With Many Special Functions
   EQUIP    EXE    5970 09-10-91  List System Installed Equipment
   FILMAN   EXE   19714 09-10-91  File Management System W/Mouse Menu
   MEMMAP   EXE    5379 09-10-91  List System Memory Allocation
   PALETTE  EXE    6065 09-10-91  TSR, Change Color Systems Color Palettes
   POPCAL   EXE    7419 09-10-91  TSR, Moveable Pop-Up Calendar W/Clock/Alarm
   POPDIR   EXE   10168 09-10-91  Dual Mode Directory Select,List/Execute File
   REPTCOMM EXE    4998 09-10-91  Repeate a DOS Command in All Directories
   SCRNCLK  EXE    6619 09-10-91  TSR, Movable Clock Display W/Alarm
   SHELL    EXE   12664 09-10-91  Main Shell Routine, Loaded By SHELLC.EXE
   SHELLC   EXE    1512 09-10-91  Compact Memory Resident Portion of SHELL
   SORTDIR  EXE    7600 09-10-91  Sort & Compact Disk Directories
   TREE     EXE    6093 09-10-91  List/Print Dir Tree W/Totals
   UNDELETE EXE    7995 09-10-91  Recover Deleted Files
   WHERE    EXE    5616 09-10-91  Locate Files Using Wild Card FileSpec
   EXTEXT   FIL   12878 09-10-91  Sample Color Text File Generated By EDIT.EXE
   DIR      HLP   20002 09-10-91  Sample DOS Directory Help For DOSHELP.EXE
   VIDEO    HLP   20000 09-10-91  Sample DOS Video Help For DOSHELP.EXE
   APPLMENU MEU     134 09-10-91  Initialized Applications Menu For User Entry
   COLRMENU MEU     353 09-10-91  Shell Color Control Menu
   COPYMENU MEU     245 09-10-91  Initialized DOS Diskette Copy Menu
   DOSMENU  MEU     263 09-10-91  Initialized DOS Function Menu
   FORMMENU MEU     498 09-10-91  Initialized DOS Diskette Format Menu
   GAMEMENU MEU     100 09-10-91  Initialized Menu For Game Entry
   MENU     MEU     285 09-10-91  Central Shell Menu To Branch To Other Menus
   SHELMENU MEU     893 09-10-91  Utilities Menu Set Up To Run These Utilities





