


                            LISTRS 1.2 Quick Guide
                   Copyright (c) 1995 by David M. Wincelberg


                                   Overview

       LISTRS is a pair of DOS programs to give dedicated DOS users some
       of the tools available to Windows users.  For example, DIRLIST
       provides basic directory manipulation.  It is not intended to
       compete with products such as Norton Utilities NCD.  Instead it
       designed to be more accurate and more useful than "dir *.".

            One of the ways DIRLIST is more accurate than "dir *." is
       that its directory list does not include non-directory files that
       have no extension and it includes directories with extensions.
       In addition, it displays lists that are sorted properly even if
       the names contain digits.  For example, DIR_10 comes after DIR_2.
       Its mouse-selectable action options are change To, Show files,
       Remove, Cancel, and review List.

            PROGLIST replaces finding a program file by entering
       "dir *.exe", "dir *.com" and "dir *.bat".  It produces a combined
       properly-sorted list from which it is possible to run a program
       or edit a .BAT file.  If you select the "type & Wait" option, the
       program will place the specified program name on the command
       line.  Then DOS will wait for you to add switches or parameters
       and then press <Enter>.  In contrast, "type & Run" effectively
       also presses <Enter> for you.  Remarkably, neither option takes
       away any memory from the specified program since PROGLIST is
       cleared from memory before your program is run.



                              Files in LISTRS.ZIP


       README.TXT          This file.

       WHATSNEW.TXT        Describes changes since version 1.0.

       DIRLIST.EXE         Displays a sorted, accurate list of
                           directories and provides mouse-selectable
                           action options.

       PROGLIST.EXE        Displays a sorted, combined list of DOS-
                           runable files and provides mouse-selectable
                           action options.

       LISTRS.INI          Contains the name of your preferred editor
                           and a place for the code to turn off
                           registration-reminder screens.

       LISTRS.TXT          The full documentation file.




       LISTRS.REG          The registration file.  Run either program
                           with the /S switch to produce a SiteCode that
                           the programs can add to this file.

       SRLIB.FRM           Order form for licensing SortRite(TM).  (This
                           is for programmers only.)

       FILE_ID.DIZ         Description of LISTRS to be used on-line or
                           in catalogs.

       VENDINFO.DIZ        Contains vendor-distribution and
                           registration-benefits information in a
                           computer-readable format.  It also has LISTRS
                           installation instructions, much of
                           README.TXT, and a copy of the license
                           agreement.  The first part of this file is
                           human readable, while the second part
                           requires a program such as the free VENDVIEW.


       To print this file, another documentation file, the registration
       form, or the programmer-library order form, follow this example:

                             COPY README.TXT > PRN

       All of the documentation files are formatted for printing on any
       printer.  (Ignore the characters at the left margin -- they tell
       the printer to advance to the next page.)  To see this file on
       the screen, use an editor or enter:

                            TYPE README.TXT | MORE


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