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                              EASYFILE  2.0
                            by Dennis LaBelle



It is recommended that you use the INSTALL.BAT program to copy  the  files  to 
your hard drive.  

The  following  program  and  documentation  files should be included with the 
distribution copy of EASYFILE version 2.0 

       APPSMENU.TXT -  Sample application menu file
       COMLIST.TXT  -  Sample command list file
       EASYFILE.EXE -  Executable program
       EASYFILE.DOC -  The documentation for EASYFILE
       EZINST.EXE   -  EASYFILE configuration utility
       EZMENU.EXE   -  EASYFILE application menu generator
       EZMONO.CFG   -  Sample command list file for monochrome screens
       GAMEMENU.TXT -  Sample application menu file
       INSTALL.BAT  -  Hard disk installation file
       README       -  Additional information on EASYFILE
       REGISTER.TXT -  Registration form for EASYFILE
       ZIPCOM.TXT   -  Sample ZIP comment file


Version 2.0 of EASYFILE corrects the following problems with  version  1.9  of 
the program and adds some new features. A summary of the changes follows.  


                   ***  Problems Corrected by Version 2.0 ***

1 - Archive  file  "subdirectories"  are now correctly restored on return from
    eXecuting a program.

2 - Changing to a <PARENT> directory no longer requires the presence of a ".." 
    entry in the directory list. This is important to LAN users.  

3 - The UnTagAll feature now correctly updates  the  tag  information  on  the 
    window border.

4 - Application  menus  had a problem with the use of the @ expansion function
    in the default response  specification.  Archived  files  were  not  being 
    unpacked  before  use  if the @ function was used in the default response.  
    This has been corrected. An archived file specified with the @ function is 
    now unpacked properly.  

5 - The pop-up window for specifying a disk drive can  now  correctly  support
    up to 9 drives.
     

                     ***  NEW FEATURES in VERSION 2.0 ***

 1 - Support for Extended and Expanded memory have been added. 

     a) EASYFILE can use either Extended memory, Expanded memory, DOS 
        conventional memory or disk files to store file information. The 
        preferred memory use may be specified in the COMMAND LIST file.

     b) EASYFILE can use either Extended memory, Expanded memory or a disk 
        file to swap itself out when using MINIMIZE mode.
        
     c) The extended memory manager HIMEM.SYS, available from Microsoft, must
        be used in order to access Extended memory with EASYFILE.
        
     d) An Expanded memory manager must be installed on your system in order
        for EASYFILE to access Expanded memory.

 2 - The program EASYMIN.EXE is no longer needed when using the MINIMIZE mode.
     The MINIMIZE mode uses as little as 5K of memory.  EASYFILE will now  use 
     Extended  or  Expanded  memory,  if  available,  to  MINIMIZE  itself  in 
     conventional DOS memory.  

 3 - The  application  menu can now be displayed on startup of EASYFILE.  This 
     can be controlled by an option command in the COMMAND LIST file.  

 4 - EASYFILE can now be used to display a menu by itself in the center of the 
     screen.  No other part of the EASYFILE screen  is  displayed.  This  will 
     occur  only  if  all  the  EASYFILE features which may be deactivated are 
     turned off.  This allows, if you desire, the use of EASYFILE solely as an 
     application menuing system. 

 5 - EASYFILE's  built-in file LISTer can now handle files of any size.  It is 
     no longer restricted to the available memory size.  

 6 - A hexadecimal viewing mode was added to EASYFILE's built-in file LISTer.

 7 - The  response targets in the pop-up windows have been enlarged for easier 
     access with a mouse.  

 8 - A file mask,  at EASYFILE startup time,  can  now  be  specified  in  the 
     COMMAND LIST file.  

 9 - The search string used in the built-in file lister is now remembered when
     moving between files.

10 - EASYFILE now requires a minimum of 150K RAM compared to the 187K required
     by version 1.9.

11 - The ability to deactivate EASYFILE features has  been  extended  by  five 
     more items. They are:

                        a) Enter file mask
                        b) Print current directory list
                        c) Superdirectory of a disk
                        d) Set system bit on files
                        e) Clear system bit on files

     These five commands may now be deactivated using the OFF  option  of  the 
     COMMAND LIST file.  

12 - You may now quit EASYFILE directly from an application menu.


                              ???  Feedback  ???

If  you have any questions,  suggestions or would like to provide any feedback 
on the operation of EASYFILE, you may leave a message to: 

                71350,3312 on CompuServe
                D.LABELLE  on the GEnie network 

                Dennis LaBelle on the following BBS's

                Endeavor                         (203) 763-0016
                Generation 5                     (301) 680-9302
                Consulting Tech                  (301) 340-2212


Let me know what you think of the program.  You may even see your suggestions 
implemented in a future release.

