Functions

Functions Overview

In most instances, there are a variety of methods for performing the same function with FS/2. For example, you can copy selected file(s) by either pressing the copy button on the Toolbar, selecting the Copy option from the Files pull down menu, pressing the right mouse button and selecting the Copy option from the Files pop-up menu, pressing Alt+C (or c if Single Key Commands is enabled), or dragging the file to the other file window or directory tree. All accomplish the same goal, to copy selected files to a different directory. You should choose the method which is most comfortable to your style or convenient at the moment.

Drive Operations

Note: The Drives menu is dynamically modified upon display to exclude LAN and FTP items that are not available because they are either not installed or activated.

The following operations are possible on drives:

• Rescan Drive - Refresh the directory tree and active Files window
• Remap - Manually update drive list or set auto remap controls
• Refresh - Refresh removable media drives
• Current Dir View - Toggle tree display moding
• Filter - Set directory filters and search parameters
• Query - Query disk and media characteristics
• Available - Status of all available drives, hide drives, create drive data log file
• Multiple Trees - Toggle multiple drive trees moding
• Format - Format using PMFORMAT.EXE
• Check Disk - Chkdsk using PMCHKDSK.EXE
• WPS Drives - Open selected Drives object
• Disconnect - Disconnect remote or removable drives
• LAN Connect - If Peer services available, used to connect resources
• LAN Connections - Used to remove LAN connections
• Lan Log Off - Logs the user off the LAN
• Stop Requester/Server - Stop the LAN requester/server
• Attach FTP... - Open the FTPIFS Attach dialog
• FTP Connections - Toggle the view state of the FTP Connections window
• NetDrive - If NetDrive installed, opens NetDrive Control Panel
• Find - Find files matching mask and text matching strings or regular expressions on selected drives

The following functions are available for directory operations:

• Copy/Move - Copy or move directories
• Rename - Rename or create multiple directories with point and click
• Create - Rename or create multiple directories with point and click
• Delete - Delete directories and/or all files
• Zip - Archive directories using the zip executable file
• Attributes - View/set directory attributes
• Add Directory - Add directory to the active Files window
• Read Branch - Add directory branch to the active Files window
• Compare - Compare files by CRC or with a compare files program
• Query - Single directory or branch summary of data
• Open WPS Folder - Opens WPS folder
• Expand - Expand directory by one or all levels
• Collapse - Collapse directory by one or all levels
• Multiple directory views - Show files for multiple directories in the active Files window
• Tree View - Set/toggle text or icon tree views
• Current Directory View - Set/toggle tree view of current directory only
• Find - Find files matching mask and text matching strings or regular expressions in selected directory

The following functions may be used on individual files or a selected list of files:

• Copy or Move - Drag/drop or use point/click dialogs
• Delete - Drag/drop on shredder, delete with/without confirmation dialog
• Zip and Unzip - Point/click dialogs to zip and unzip files
• Attributes - Set file attributes, view, edit and delete EAs)
• Date/Time - Change last write date/time stamp
• Undelete - Undelete files from delete directory
• Edit - Edit files with default internal or external editor
• Browse - View files with default internal or external browser/viewer
• Rename - Rename selected file(s) by serializing or replacing character strings
• Print - Print text files by file, page(s) or lines
• Save file list - Save selected files to ASCII text file (full drive snapshot capable)
• Print file list - Print selected file list
• Find - Find text matching strings or regular expressions in selected files

The following functions may be used only on individual files:

• ZipView - View/manipulate contents of zip file
• Binary Compare - CRC compare two files or CRC single file
• Run - Double click EXE, COM, CMD, BAT extensions or use command line dialog to run executables
• Default WPS Action - Run WPS associated action for a file

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