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                       FILEVIEW.EXE (Text File Viewer)                      


Usage.........FILEVIEW [/43] [/50] filename

File View will allow you to view ASCII files of massive sizes.  Only viewing and
searching facilities are available, but it can display files that DOS's EDIT
program cannot when the file is very very big.

/43...........will use 43 line mode (requires EGA or greater).
/50...........will use 50 line mode (reqiures VGA or greater).

filename......the filename to display.

When started, the entire file is read and a temporary index created on the
disk. This index is used to step through the file quickly.  You can use the 
up/down,left/right keys to scroll a line or character at a time. PgUp/PgDn 
can be used to scroll a page up or down at a time. Home and End will move to 
the beginning or end of the file. Ctrl Left/Right will move 10 characters 
left or right at a time.

Pressing T will allow you to change the default tab stop size.  The default
setting is 8 characters.

Pressing S will search for the text that you entered, starting at the line 
below the current line. If found, the line containing the search text now 
becomes the current line and is displayed immediately.

Pressing P will ask you for the printer port that you wish to send the file
to.  Valid options are 1,2 or 3.  Tabs are expanded by the value you specify.
Normally it will be 8 characters.

Changes From Version 1.8 (VIEW.EXE) include -
(i). Scrolling sideways only happens now when you hit the edge of the screen.
     Normally, you scrolled as soon as hit a left/right key.
(ii) Searching scrolled to the line, displaying each line as the file was
     scrolling to the line containing the search text.  The line containing
     the found search text is displayed immediately.

Examples


FILEVIEW TEMP.TXT /43
will view the file in 43 line mode.

