Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Traveling Software, Inc., 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, Washington, 98011, U.S.A. Trademarks Traveling Software, the Traveling Software suitcase logo, LapLink, and SmartXchange are trademarks or registered trademarks of Traveling Software, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Patents Patents pending. LapLink® V ©1993 Traveling Software, Inc. All rights reserved 18702 North Creek Parkway Bothell, WA 98011 U.S.A. LapLink® V User's Guide ©1993 Traveling Software, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. MN-LL500C-XX-US ii Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started What is LapLink V? . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing LapLink V remotely over a cable The kinds of LapLink V connections . . . Opening a connection . . . . . . . . . . Navigating through a drive . . . . . . . . Copying files and directories--Overview . Specifying where items will be copied . Selecting the items to copy . . . . . . Performing the copy . . . . . . . . . . Copying by date . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying an entire drive . . . . . . . . . Ways to customize LapLink V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Chapter 2 Performing other file-management operations Finding files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting files and directories . . . . . . . . . Moving files and directories . . . . . . . . . Adding directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming files and directories . . . . . . . . Working in Tree mode . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing and editing text files . . . . . . . . Using DOS commands and running programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 Chapter 3 Making connections over modems or a network Connecting by modem--Introduction . . . . Preparing for modem communication . . Creating a telephone directory . . . . . . Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanging up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Remote Install over modems . . . . Connecting over a Novell network . . . . . . Setting up your security system--Overview . Establishing the same security for everyone Refining your security system . . . . . . . Securing your lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 iii Managing connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chapter 4 SmartXchange and recorded operations Synchronize: Making directories identical . Cloning a directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refresh: Updating a directory . . . . . . . Automating with recordings--Introduction Recording operations . . . . . . . . . . Playing back recordings . . . . . . . . . Scheduling playbacks . . . . . . . . . . Managing scheduled playbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 Appendices Software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . General troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting modem connections . . . . . . . . . . Dealing with the "Modem initialization failed" message Troubleshooting Remote Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Install over a cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Install over a modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . Suggestions for using LapLink V as a backup tool . . . . LapLink V messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 93 98 98 102 102 102 104 108 110 iv Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Contents What is LapLink V . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing LapLink V remotely over a cable The kinds of LapLink V connections . . . Opening a connection . . . . . . . . . . Navigating through a drive . . . . . . . . Copying files and directories--Overview . Specifying where items will be copied . Selecting the items to copy . . . . . . Performing the copy . . . . . . . . . . Copying by date . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying an entire drive . . . . . . . . . . Ways to customize LapLink V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 2 Chapter 1 What is LapLink V? apLink streamlines and automates file transfers, whether you connect to another computer by serial or parallel cable, modem, or Novell network. LapLink offers a wide variety of tools to minimize the work required to specify exactly the files you want to transfer. Though file transfer is its specialty, LapLink offers more: it lets you manage a hard disk, run other applications, and view and edit files. LapLink V offers these new features: x L Fully automate operations: You can not only record operations to be played back later, you can schedule the playback for a certain date and time or a certain interval (every Friday at 5 p.m., for example). With the wide variety of options and commands available in LapLink, you can automate many complex operations. Connect computers directly over a network: With LapLink, you can transfer files directly between computers on a Novell network, bypassing the network server. LapLink ensures that files reach their intended destination and are not lost somewhere on the network drives. Secure files: LapLink offers great latitude in setting up a security system to protect files from unauthorized access. You can require passwords and restrict access to certain drives and directories. As an issue, security is most important when you make your computer available to others by modem or network. Run LapLink in the background in Windows: LapLink is fully compatible with Windows. While working in 386 enhanced mode, you can run LapLink in the background as you use other programs. In the meantime, other LapLink users can access your computer, and your recordings can be played back as scheduled. Connect computers by modem: LapLink simplifies the process of connecting to another computer by modem. When the connection is made, you can transfer files as though the computers were connected by cable. Automatic port sensing and speed maximization: LapLink automatically checks serial and parallel ports and determines which are available for use. With serial ports, it can also sense when a modem or a mouse is attached. LapLink can automatically adjust the transfer speed of a particular port to the highest speed at which the port can communicate. x x x LapLink V also offers these familiar advantages: x x Getting Started 3 Recording operations: You can record complex operations to be played back later. You can also schedule playbacks to occur automatically, at a particular time or at regular intervals. Securing files: You can require users to provide passwords for access to your computer. Users providing a particular password have certain rights to particular drives and directories according to the security system you set up. Running in Windows: LapLink has been optimized so that it can run as fast and as easily in Windows as in DOS. While working in Windows 386 enhanced mode, you can leave LapLink running in the background. Direct network transfers: With LapLink, you can exchange files directly with other computers on a Novell network, bypassing the network server. You can also use the various LapLink options and commands to simplify complex file-transfer operations. x Data compression: By compressing files before they are transferred (and decompressing them afterward), LapLink decreases transmission time when you transfer many files or one large file. Compression boosts the performance of standard 2,400-baud modems to rival that of 9,600-baud modems. Intelligent file-transfer options: Numerous options let you copy files based on date, name, and other considerations. With a single command you can make an exact copy of an entire drive or an entire directory or perform a two-way exchange of files so that two directories have the same files. Viewing and editing files: When you are uncertain about the contents of a text file, you can view it in LapLink. You can also select a text file on the local computer (the one you are working on), and edit it using a full-screen editor. If you are using a hard-to-read laptop screen, you can display text in large type. Running other programs: LapLink offers two ways of running other programs without having to quit LapLink. You can "shell" to DOS and then run the program. Or you can run the program directly from the LapLink screen. x x x Ë 4 Chapter 1 Installing LapLink V remotely over a cable f LapLink is not installed on a computer with which you want to exchange files, you can install LapLink on that computer over a serial cable, using the Remote Install command. Once the installation is complete, LapLink is running on the other computer and you are ready to begin transferring files. Before you can open a connection between two computers, LapLink must be running on both. If LapLink is installed on only one of them, you can use Remote Install to install and run LapLink on the the other. Remote Install is useful when you cannot exchange floppy disks with the computer you are trying to connect to. This section describes how to install LapLink remotely from the local computer (the one running LapLink) to the remote computer (the one that does not have LapLink) using the LapLink serial cable. A section later in this guide describes how to use Remote Install over modems. To use Remote Install over a serial cable: 1 Attach the LapLink serial cable to a serial port on each computer. 2 On the remote computer create or change to a directory to receive LapLink. This directory must have at least 300,000 bytes of free disk space. 3 On the local computer, run LapLink and choose Remote Install from the right window or the Connections menu. 4 In the Remote Install dialog box select the port to which the cable is attached on the local computer: Press [Tab] until you move to the current setting under From Local Port. Press [ ] or [ ] to move to a different port; then press the spacebar to select the port. If the port you want to use is listed as Disabled or Modem, choose the Port/Modem Setup button (press [P]) to display the Port/Modem Setup dialog box. Then follow these steps: x x I ¹ See also "Using Remote Install over modems," page 56 "Troubleshooting Remote Install," page 102 Highlight the name of the port and press [Enter]. In the Serial Port Settings dialog box select Enable Port (press [E]). Then choose the OK button (press [Enter]) to return to the Port/Modem Setup dialog box. The port should now be listed as Enabled. Choose the Done button (press [D]) to return to Remote Install. 5 Select the port to which the cable is attached on the remote computer: Press [Tab] to move to the current setting under To Remote Port. Press [ ] or [ ] to move to a different port; then press the spacebar to select the port. x Getting Started 5 After attaching the LapLink serial cable to both computers, choose Remote Install from the right window of LapLink (or from the Connections menu). Select the port to which the cable is attached on the local computer. Select the port to which the cable is attached on the remote computer. If you have to enable the port for serial communication, choose this button. (The local port should be listed as Serial in the options above.) Type a name for the remote computer. Choose Install. You will then see instructions for commands to type at the DOS prompt of the remote computer. Using Remote Install over a serial cable Assign a name to identify the remote computer on that computer and the local computer: Press [Tab] to move to the text box under Enter a name for the remote; type as many as 18 characters. 7 Choose the Install button (press [Alt+I]). 8 At the DOS prompt of the remote computer, type the commands displayed on the local computer. 6 After you type the commands, the remote computer will not respond to any typing until Remote Install is complete. 9 On the local computer choose the OK button by pressing [Enter]. LapLink now sends a "bootstrap" file and then the program file, LL5.EXE. (This process may take a few minutes on some computers.) When Remote Install has finished, LapLink is running on the remote computer, and you can use either the local or the remote computer to exchange files. Ë 6 Chapter 1 The kinds of LapLink V connections here are two requirements for connecting to another computer: both computers must be running LapLink, and they must be linked by cable, modem, or Novell network. Once you have opened a connection, you can transfer files from either computer to the other. You can also manage files on the computer you are sitting in front of. Another LapLink user, meanwhile, can access your computer and exchange files with you. The simplest kind of connection available in LapLink is local. When you run LapLink and open a connection with the computer you are using, you can copy, move, and delete your files and directories and perform other file-management operations without connecting to another computer at all. You can connect to another computer by serial cable, parallel cable, modem, or Novell network. The kind of connection makes no difference in the way you copy, move, and perform other operations. Whatever the kind of connection, LapLink must be running on both computers. ¹ See also "Software and hardware requirements," page 90 If only one of the computers has LapLink, you have a choice. Whenever possible, install the program from a LapLink V floppy disk. Otherwise, copy the program from one computer to the other over a serial cable or modem, using Remote Install. (Remote Install is not available over a parallel cable or a Novell network.) Once you have opened a connection, you can exchange files with the other computer and manipulate its files just as you would on your own computer. In the meantime, another LapLink user can connect to your computer and exchange files. You can have outgoing connections with three other computers, but only one incoming connection is allowed at any time. If you establish a modem connection, it takes precedence over all others. (You must hang up before you can use another connection.) Modem connections work only in one direction at a time. If someone opens a connection with your computer by modem, for example, you cannot open a connection with that computer as you would over a cable or network connection. The kinds of connections available in LapLink and their requirements appear on the opposite page. T LapLink works over networks in two ways. When you open a connection with a computer linked to any kind of network, you gain access to the network drives available to that computer, though Getting Started 7 Kind of connection Local connection Serial connection What it requires LapLink running on the computer you are using. The LapLink serial cable, with LapLink running on at least one of the computers. (If it is not available and running on the other computer, you can use Remote Install to make the connection.) The LapLink parallel cable, with LapLink running on both computers. Two modems connected by telephone lines, with LapLink running on at least one of the computers. (If it is not available and running on the other computer, you can use Remote Install to make the connection.) Computers connected over a Novell network, with LapLink running on both. Parallel connection Modem connection Novell connection The kinds of LapLink connections and their requirements not to other computers on the network. When you open a connection with a computer over a Novell network, however, you gain direct access to that computer, bypassing the network server. Connections between computers linked by a Novell network work like connections between computers linked by cable. Ë 8 Chapter 1 Opening a connection O pening a connection makes it possible to copy files and perform other operations. You open a connection in the right window, in the list of computers under Choose a Connection. To open a connection with one of the computers, highlight its name and press [Enter]. To open a drive, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. Before you can copy files, you must open a connection. When you start LapLink, you see a list of the connections available to you at the moment. This list appears in the right window, under Choose a Connection. The list always includes the local computer (the computer you are sitting in front of). It also includes any remote computers that are available for a connection. To open a connection: 1 Move to the right window by pressing [Tab], [ ], or [ ]. y With the mouse, click within the right window. 2 If the list of connections is not showing, highlight Choose a Connection by pressing [ ], [ ], or [Home]. Then press [Enter]. y With the mouse, double-click Choose a Connection. 3 Highlight the name of a computer. Then press [Enter]. y With the mouse, double-click the name of a computer. You should now see a list of drives on that computer. To open a drive: Highlight the drive letter (press [ ] or [ ]) and press [Enter]. y With the mouse, double-click the drive. ¹ See also "General troubleshooting," page 93 To change the connection: In the right window, highlight Choose a Connection and press [Enter]. y Double-click Choose a Connection. 2 Repeat the process of opening a connection. 1 The list of available connections identifies computers according to the names assigned by the users of those computers. The kinds of connections are identified thus: LPT1, LPT2, and so on for parallel connections; COM1, COM2, and so on for serial connections; on Modem for modem connections; and on Network for network connections. Reconciling time differences When you open a connection with a computer whose clock is set more than five minutes slower or faster than the clock in the local computer, you see a dialog box asking whether you want to make the times Getting Started 9 The right window here shows two available connections, including the local computer, named Ann's Desktop. To open one of these connections, highlight it and press [Enter]. Once you have opened a connection, you see a list of the drives. To open one of the drives, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. Opening a connection in the right window match. You can make the remote time match the local or the local match the remote--or you can leave the times unchanged. (Reconciling times in LapLink has the same effect as using the DATE and TIME commands in DOS.) For some of its features, LapLink compares the dates and times of the files it is copying with the dates and times of the files on the target. These features work properly only when the times of the local and remote clocks are reasonably close. Reconciling times does not change the dates and times currently associated with files. But if you intend to exchange files between these computers in the future, it may be a good idea to choose either the Local Time or the Remote Time button when the dialog box appears. Otherwise, choose Don't Change. LapLink gives you the chance to reconcile time differences only over cable or modem connections, not network connections. Ë 10 Chapter 1 Navigating through a drive O pening a drive or directory displays its contents and gives you access to its files and subdirectories. To open a drive or directory, highlight it and press [Enter]. To return to a previous level, open the drive or directory again. Navigating through a drive gives you access to the files stored in its various directories and subdirectories. When you have opened a connection with a remote computer, navigate in the left window to access files on the local computer (the one you are sitting in front of) and in the right window to access files on the remote computer. When you have opened the connection with the local computer, navigate in either or both of the windows to access local files. To navigate downward through a drive: 1 Move to the appropriate window by pressing [Tab], [ ], or [ ]. y With the mouse, click within the window. 2 If the drives for the computer are not showing, highlight the computer name (located near the top of the window) and press [Enter]. y With the mouse, double-click the computer name. 3 To open a drive, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the drive letter. You now see directories and files at the root directory, the highest level of the drive. 4 To open a directory, highlight its name and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the directory name. As you continue this process, opening one directory after another, you move deeper into the directory structure of the drive. To navigate upward through a drive: To display the drives again, highlight the computer name and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the computer name. To display directories at the root of the drive again, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the drive letter. Quick navigation using the Change Directory command Use the Change Directory command if you prefer to navigate by typing the path to a different location. To use the Change Directory command: 1 Choose the Change Directory command from the Disk menu. Getting Started 11 To open a drive, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. You now see the directories and files in the root (highest level) of the drive. To open a directory, highlight the directory name and press [Enter]. You now see the directories and files in that directory. To display the computer's drives again, highlight the computer name and press [Enter]. To display the root of the drive again, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. This symbol shows that this directory is open. The symbols below it show those directories are closed. Navigating through a drive Type the path to the directory. To move to a different drive, include the drive letter. 3 Choose the Change Directory button by pressing [Enter]. 2 When LapLink is showing graphics, you can identify an open directory by the and a file by the symbol, a closed directory by the symbol. symbol, Ë 12 Chapter 1 Copying files and directories--Overview fter opening a connection, follow these steps to copy files: (1) In the target window navigate to the drive and directory to which you want to copy the files. (2) In the source window select the files or directories you want to copy. (3) Make sure that the highlight bar remains in the window representing the source (the window showing the selected files). (4) Press [F2] to copy. These steps are explained in greater detail in subsequent sections. As soon as you have opened a connection, you are ready to copy. These are the major steps to follow in any copy operation: 1 Specify where the items will be copied. In the window representing the target (the computer to which you want to copy), open a drive by highlighting it and pressing [Enter]. Do you want the items to appear here after they are copied? If so, you have defined the target. If not, open a directory; continue opening directories as long as necessary to display the appropriate one. 2 Select the items to copy. ¹ See also "Opening a connection," page 8 Move to the window representing the source and navigate until you find the directories or files you want to copy. Make your selections. There are several ways of making selections, but the most common is to highlight a file or directory and press the spacebar. (With a mouse, click the item.) Or you can choose a command from the Select menu to make various kinds of selections; the Select All command, for example, selects everything in the directory. Once you select an item, the > symbol appears to the left of its name. (When you move the highlight bar over a selected item the > symbol changes to the symbol.) 3 Make sure that the source window in which you have made your selection remains highlighted. (The pointers in the COPY button at the bottom of the screen should point to the target window.) 4 Press [F2] to copy. y With the mouse, click the COPY button. A When you are working with a local connection, both windows represent the local computer (the one you are sitting in front of). Which one you decide to use as the target and the source is up to you. The items included in a copy operation are not determined just by the items you select. The Copy Options and the File Display Options commands also play an important role. Selecting a directory for copying, for example, will include all of its subdirectories only if Getting Started 13 1. In the target window open the drive and directory you want to receive the files. In this case, the files will be copied to the root directory of drive C (C:\). 2. In the source window open the drive and directory containing the files you want to copy. Highlight an item and press the spacebar to select it for copying. In this case two directories and a file are marked (>), indicating that they are selected. 3. Make sure that the highlight bar appears in the source window. 4. To begin copying, press [F2] (or click the COPY button). The pointers in the button indicate the direction of the copy. The four steps in copying files and directories the Include Lower Level Subdirectories option in the Copy Options screen is switched on. (It is on when you receive LapLink.) Note, too, that selecting a directory will not include all of its files if you have hidden some of them using File Display Options. If it appears that all of the selected files will not fit on the target disk, LapLink displays a message before copying, giving you the chance to cancel the operation. (You can get the same information through the Copy Size command on the File menu.) In some cases the target may actually have room for all of your selections. This happens when your selections include files that merely overwrite files on the target instead of creating new ones. 14 Copying files and directories Chapter 1 Specifying where items will be copied ou specify where items will be copied by navigating in the window representing the target. This may be the left or the right window. To copy to the root directory of a drive, open that drive to display the directories and files now on the root. To copy to a directory branching from the root or another directory, open that directory to display its directories and files. Correctly specifying the target (the drive and directory to which files and subdirectories will be copied) is just as important as selecting exactly the files and directories you want to copy. Your copy operation may have unexpected results otherwise. Before specifying the target, remember to open a connection with a computer. To specify the target: 1 Press [Tab], [ ], or [ ] to move to the window representing the computer you want to receive the files. (This is always the window opposite the one containing the files you want to copy.) y With the mouse, click within the window. ¹ See also "Opening a connection," page 8 Y If you have opened the local connection, intending to copy files from one location on the computer to another, you can specify either the left or the right window as the target. 2 If the list of drives is not displayed, highlight the computer name and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the computer name. 3 To open the drive you want to receive the files, highlight the drive letter and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, double-click the drive letter. You now see the directories and files in the root (the highest level) of the drive. 4 If you want to copy directories and files to this level, you have now specified the target. If, however, you want to copy to a different directory, open that directory. Continue opening directories until you display the contents of the one you want to receive the files. For a quick reminder of the drive and directory you are working in, look at the path line, near the bottom of the window. Seeing Local: C:\, for example, indicates that you are in the root of drive C on the local computer. Seeing Remote: C:\LETTERS\ indicates that you are in the LETTERS directory of drive C on the remote computer. Getting Started 15 Move to the window representing the target (the computer you want to receive the files). Then open a drive. If you leave this as the target, files and directories will be copied to the root of the drive. The target specified here is the root of drive C. (Local: C:\) If you want to copy to a directory below the root, open that directory. The target specified here is the LETTERS directory, one level below the root. (Local: C:\LETTERS\) The target specified here is the PERSONAL directory, a subdirectory of LETTERS. It is two levels below the root. (Local: C:\LETTERS\PERSONAL\) Specifying where files will be copied 16 Copying files and directories Chapter 1 Selecting the items to copy ou select the items to be copied by navigating in the window representing the source. To select one item at a time, move the highlight bar over an item and press the spacebar. (With the mouse, click the item.) You can also select items using the Select All command or one of the other commands on the Select menu. Follow these steps to select the items (files and directories) to copy: 1 Press [Tab] to move to the source window (the one representing the computer storing the items to be copied). This is always the window opposite the one you have designated as the target. 2 Navigate to the drive and directory in which you see the items listed. To select an entire directory, navigate until it is closed (you see its name but none of its files or subdirectories). You cannot select a directory as long as it is open. 3 Select the items. You can select items in several ways: ¹ See also "Navigating through a drive," page 10 "Specifying where items will be copied," page 14 x Y Highlight an item and press the spacebar. Repeat this process for each item you want to copy. y With the mouse, click an item. To select several items in sequence, hold down the left mouse button and drag the highlight over the items. Highlight an item without making any other selections. Choose a command from the Select menu to select several items at once. These commands are explained on the opposite page. menu name. Then highlight the command and press [Enter]. y With a mouse, click the menu name, then the command. x x To choose a command, press [Alt] plus the letter highlighted in the Once you select an item, it appears in bold type, and the > symbol appears to the left of its name. To determine the size of your selection (in number of files and kilobytes) look at the top of the window. When selecting items for copying, keep this in mind: x By default, selecting a directory selects all of its files and its subdirectories. If you do not want to include the subdirectories, choose the Copy Options command from the Options menu and clear the Include Lower Subdirectories option. As long as this option remains selected, you can select the entire contents of a drive by selecting all files and directories in its root directory. Getting Started 17 Selecting by keyboard Highlight an item (file or directory name) and press the spacebar. Highlight an item. Repeat for every item you want to select. Make sure that no other items are selected. They would be copied instead of the highlighted item. Selecting by mouse Click the left mouse button on a single item. To select several items in sequence, hold down the left mouse button and drag over the items. (Choose these commands from the Select menu) Selects all files and directories in the open drive or directory. Selects only the directories (and the files in those directories) in the open drive or directory. Selects all files in the open drive or directory, ignoring any directories. Use this to select all but a few items. First, select items you do not want to copy. Then choose this command to reverse the selections. After a copy operation, reselects the items for copying to another target. Choose this to select files and directories according to similarities in their names, using the DOS wildcards. (Specifying *.DOC, for example, selects all files with the DOC extension.) You can also select all files within a date range. Selecting by command Select All Select Directories Select Files Invert Selections (available only with Long Menus) Reselect Copied Items (available only with Long Menus) Select By (available only with Long Menus) Selecting items to copy x When you hide files using the File Display Options command (Options menu), you make it impossible to select and copy them. If for example, you hid all the files in a directory and then selected the directory for copying, the directory would be copied, but it would contain no files. Clearing selections If you change your mind about a selection and want to clear it: Highlight the item and press the spacebar. y With the mouse, click the item. You can clear all selections at once by choosing the Clear Selections command from the Select menu. 18 Copying files and directories Chapter 1 Performing the copy O nce you have specified the target and selected the files to be copied, be sure the highlight bar is in the source window. Then press [F2] to begin copying. You can also use the right button of a mouse to copy items by dragging them to the target window. Once you have specified the target and selected the items to be copied, you are ready to perform the copy. To perform the copy: 1 Make sure that the highlight bar is in the source window (the window in which you have selected files and directories). The top of the source window is now highlighted, and the pointers in the COPY button point to the target window. 2 Press [F2] (or choose the Copy command from the File menu). y With the mouse, click the COPY button at the bottom of the screen. 3 If a confirmation message appears, choose the OK button by pressing [Enter]. y With the mouse, click the button. You now see a dialog box reporting on the copy operation as it proceeds. Make sure that the Source Path and the Target Path displayed in this dialog are the ones you intended. If they are not, choose Cancel to halt the operation. ¹ See also "Moving files and directories," page 32 Just before copying, it's a good idea to check the settings available through the Copy Options and the File Display Options commands. (Both are in the Options menu.) You may have to change settings to achieve the results you want. If you prefer to copy without having to respond to a confirmation message, you can turn these messages off by using the Confirmations command on the Options menu. Copying by dragging the mouse LapLink lets you use the mouse to copy items by dragging them from the source to the target. Before attempting this procedure, note the following: x Dragging items onto a closed subdirectory copies them into that subdirectory, not the open (current) directory. If the target window shows the C:\LETTERS directory, for example, dragging items onto the BUSINESS subdirectory (C:\LETTERS\BUSINESS) would place Getting Started 19 Drag items from the source window to the target by pressing the right mouse button. If you hold down [Ctrl] or [Shift] while dragging, the items will be moved instead of copied. Dragging items onto a closed subdirectory, copies them into that subdirectory, not the open (current) directory. Here the selected files will be copied into the BUSINESS subdirectory of LETTERS. Dragging items to any place in the target window except a closed subdirectory copies them to the open (current) directory. Here the selected files will be copied to the LETTERS directory. They will appear on the screen when the copy is done. Copying by dragging the mouse them inside the BUSINESS subdirectory, not in LETTERS. (You wouldn't see the copied items until you opened the BUSINESS subdirectory.) x Dragging items anywhere in the target window except a closed subdirectory places them in the open directory. To copy by dragging the mouse: 1 Point to a single item or any one of a group of selected items. 2 Press the right mouse button and drag to the target window. 3 Release the right button. 4 If you see a confirmation message, choose the OK button. Ë 20 Chapter 1 Copying by date he Copy by Date command lets you select any number of files but copy only those with certain dates. After choosing Copy by Date from the File menu, you can specify files with the current date, with dates relative to the current date (as in the last 2 days), or with dates that fall within a range (as from 12/01/92 to 12/15/92). (Copy by Date is available only if the Long Menus command is in effect.) The Copy by Date command lets you copy files according to the dates on which they were created or modified last. Rather than search for these files and select them one by one, you can select entire directories or an entire drive, and then use Copy by Date to narrow the selection according to criteria you specify. You can specify dates in one of three ways: x x x T By the current date. By the current date and a specified number of days before that. By fixed beginning and ending dates. Before using Copy by Date, note the following: ¹ See also "Recording operations," page 80 The current settings of the copy options remain in effect when you use Copy by Date. If the Existing Files Only option is selected, for example, the copy operation will be limited to the files that not only match your date criteria but also are on the target already. The dates you specify using Copy by Date affect the selection of files but not directories. The dates of directories are ignored. Copy by Date affects files in selected directories at all levels. If your selection includes subdirectories, your date criteria apply to files in the subdirectories as well. This is not the case when you select by date using the Select By command. Select By affects files in the open directory but not in any of its subdirectories. Copy by Date ignores any files you may have hidden using File Display Options. To copy files by date: In the target window open the drive and directory to which you want to copy the files. 2 In the source window, open a directory and select all of the files (press [Ctrl+A]) or select one or more closed directories (highlight and press the spacebar). 1 If you want to apply the date criteria to all the files on the drive, open the root directory and select everything (press [Ctrl+A]). Getting Started 21 To copy selected files by date, choose the Copy by Date command from the File menu. To limit the copy to only files with the current date, select Today. To limit the copy to files with dates ranging back from today, select Last and type a number. The range specified here includes today's date and the previous six days. To limit the copy to files within a fixed range, select Date Range. Then type a beginning date in the From field and an ending date in the To field. Choose the OK button to begin copying. Copying files by date With the highlight bar still in the source window, choose Copy by Date from the File menu. (Press [Alt], then [F] to open the File menu; press [ ] to highlight Copy by Date; then press [Enter].) 4 In the Copy by Date dialog box, do one of the following: 3 x If you want to copy only files with the current date, select Today (press [Y]). If you want to copy files with dates from the last few days, including the current day, select Last (press [L]). Then move to the days field (press [Tab]) and type a number. Typing 2, for example, specifies files that were created or modified yesterday or today. x If you want to specify a date range, select Date Range (press [D]). Move to the From field (press [Tab] twice) and type a beginning date. Then move to the To field (press [Tab]) and type an ending date. Type dates in the format in which LapLink displays them on your screen. 5 Choose the OK button to begin copying (press [Enter]). x Recording operations using Copy by Date The Copy by Date command is well suited for recording operations in which you make regular backups of files. If you record a copy operation using the Today option, for example, future playbacks will copy files having the dates on which the playbacks occur. Ë 22 Chapter 1 Copying an entire drive M ost users rely on the Copy command to copy entire drives. In certain circumstances, however, the Clone Drive command is preferred for its efficiency. (Clone Drive is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) You can copy an entire drive using either the Copy or the Clone Drive command. Which one you use depends on the circumstances: Copy: In most circumstances use Copy, taking precautions to avoid copying the files that run the disk-operating system. Following the steps described below, for example, you can transfer files between computers with different versions of DOS and avoid mixing the versions. Clone Drive: When there is no chance of causing system conflicts--and you can afford to lose whatever files are on the target to begin with-- use Clone Drive. Designed especially for system administrators who routinely set up computers with the same programs and data files, Clone Drive provides an efficient way of replicating a drive. Since Clone Drive offers no provisions for excluding system files, however, LapLink restricts its use. You cannot use Clone Drive if there is a chance that the target computer will be left unbootable. With the Copy command The procedure described below copies to the root directory of the target disk; directories that branch from the root of the source will branch from from the root of the target as well. Follow this procedure if you have a new computer to which you want to copy the programs and data files from an older computer. Some users like to use the hard disks of their desktop computers for backups for their laptops, storing the backups in a special backup subdirectory. If that is your intent, alter the procedure by opening the backup directory before copying. To copy a drive using the Copy command: 1 From the Options menu choose File Display Options and ensure that the Display Hidden/System Files option is not selected. Clear it if it is (press [D]). Then choose the OK button (press [Enter]). 2 Move to the target window and open the drive you want to receive the copy. You should now be in the root directory, as indicated in the lower left corner of the window (C:\, D:\, and so on). Getting Started 23 3 4 5 6 7 Move to the source window and open the drive you want to copy. You should now be in the root directory. Choose Select All from the Select menu to select all directories and files in the root directory. Choose Copy Options from the Options menu to verify that Include Lower Level Subdirectories is selected. (If it isn't, press [S] to select it.) Then choose the OK button to close the dialog box. If the source drive is the one from which the computer is booted (usually drive C), clear the selections from the DOS subdirectory and the COMMAND.COM file. (To clear a selection, highlight it and press the spacebar.) With the highlight bar still in the source window, press [F2] to begin copying. With the Clone Drive command Before using Clone Drive, note the following: ! x Caution: Do not use Clone Drive if the target drive has any files you want to keep. With your confirmation, Clone Drive will erase everything on the target drive. To prevent system conflicts, LapLink does not let you clone a boot drive onto another boot drive unless the drives are formatted with exactly the same version of DOS. Nor does it let you clone a nonboot drive onto a boot drive, even if the DOS versions match. If you are displaying short menus, choose Long Menus from the Options menu to make Clone Drive available. x To clone an entire drive: 1 In the target window, open the drive on which you want to replicate the directories and files of the other drive. 2 In the source window, open the drive you want to replicate. 3 With the highlight bar in the source window, choose Clone Drive from the Disk menu. 4 LapLink warns that all files and directories on the target drive will be destroyed. Choose the OK button to continue. You may now see a series of confirmation messages. Respond to them as appropriate. For more information about these messages see "LapLink V Messages," page 110. Ë 24 Chapter 1 Ways to customize LapLink V here are several options you can use to change the way LapLink looks and works. The most important options affect the results of your copy and move operations. Others merely tune LapLink to your liking. The options summarized below are available through the Options menu. Getting acquainted with the various options is the best way to get the most out of LapLink. And the best place to start is with the copy options. When you want to back up an entire drive, for example, use the Copy Options command to make sure that the Include Lower Level Subdirectories option is selected. Other options can be used at your discretion, as when you want to change screen colors or turn off warning beeps. All options described here are available through the commands in the Options menu. When you change an option setting (usually by switching it on or off), the change takes effect immediately and is saved when you quit the program. The table below summarizes the options covered: Copy Options Include Lower Level Subdirectories Newer Files Only Confirm Overwrites Overwrite Read-only Files Existing Files Only Turbo Mode Compressed Data Transfer Generate Copy Report Extends the selection to include all subdirectories of any directories you have selected. Ensures that you do not overwrite files unless the files you are copying or moving are more recent versions. Allows you to confirm the overwriting of files. Instructs LapLink to overwrite read-only files automatically. You will be asked to confirm otherwise. Limits a copy or move operation to files already on the target. Increases the size of data packets and may speed transfers. Useful for files larger than 2K. Compresses files before transfer and decompresses them afterward. May speed transfers. Produces a report of LapLink activities. T File Display Options Show All Files Show Matching Files Only Shows all files in the open directory. Shows only the files that match the criteria you specify, hiding all others. (Files that are hidden by this command cannot be copied, moved, or deleted.) Getting Started Hide Matching Files Display Hidden/ System Files Sort By Sort Order Apply Options to Both Windows Hides the files that match the criteria you specify. (Only displayed files can be copied, moved, or deleted.) Shows files with the hidden or system attribute. Caution: Moving, deleting, or copying system files may make a computer unbootable. Displays files according to the order you select: name, date, size, and so on. Determines ascending (A­Z) or descending (Z­A) order. Changes the display of both windows according to the options you set in this dialog box. When this option is not selected, the settings take effect only in the window that was active when you chose the Copy Options command. 25 Control Panel Colors Time Format Date Format Computer Name Editor Miscellaneous Alters the screen according to the color scheme you select. Also lets you hide or show directory and file icons. Lets you choose a different format for the display and entry of time. Lets you choose a different format for the display and entry of dates. Lets you change the name by which your computer is identified on the local and remote computers. Lets you use the Edit command to run your own editor or word processor in place of LapLink Editor. Lets you switch the functions of the left and right mouse buttons, turn off warning beeps, among other functions. Long/Short Menus Short Menus Long Menus Shows the most commonly used commands and menus. Shows all commands and menus, giving access to all LapLink features. Confirmations File or Directory Copy and File or Directory Move Mouse Action Determine whether you must confirm all copy or move operations. Clearing both eliminates confirmation messages for all copies and moves except those in which you drag items with the mouse. When selected, asks you to confirm all copy or move operations in which you drag the mouse, regardless of how the other two options are set. (To eliminate confirmation messages for all copy and move operations, clear all three options.) Ë 26 Chapter 2 Performing other file-management operations Chapter 2 Performing other file-management operations Contents Finding files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting files and directories . . . . . . . . . Moving files and directories . . . . . . . . . Adding directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming files and directories . . . . . . . . Working in Tree mode . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing and editing text files . . . . . . . . . Using DOS commands and running programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 28 Chapter 2 Finding files Y ou can choose the Find File command from the Disk menu to locate a file anywhere on the open (current) drive even if you don't know the complete name of the file or the directory it's in. You can also look for a file one directory at a time by typing the name of the file--or as many letters of the name as you need to determine whether the file is in that directory. Finding a file on a large hard disk, with many directories and files, can be difficult, particularly if you aren't sure exactly how the file is named. In LapLink you can search for a file one drive at a time. If you are familiar with the DOS wildcards, you can specify the part of the file name you are sure of, filling in the unknown parts with the wildcards. You can also use wildcards to look for files with similar names. To find a file in the open (current) drive: 1 From the Disk menu choose the Find File command (or press the shortcut key [Ctrl+F]). 2 In the dialog box type the name of the file. When you can't remember the entire name--or you want to search for files with similar names--use wildcards. If you are unsure whether the file is named RUN.COM or RUN.EXE, for example, type this: RUN.* 3 To start the search, choose the Find First button (press [Enter]). y With a mouse, click Find First. Find File ignores any files you have hidden using the File Display Options (Options menu). When you choose Find File, however, you see whatever "filter" is now in effect, and you can remove it. To remove the filter, select the Turn Display Filter Off option (press [T]). All files will now be searched; and they will be displayed, even after the search is over. If the first file you find is not the one you want, you may want to continue the search. If you can't find the file at all, you may want to change to a different drive before continuing. To continue the search: 1 From the Disk menu choose the Find File command (or press the shortcut key [Ctrl+F]). 2 Choose Find Next (press [Enter]). y With a mouse, click Find Next. Performing other file-management operations 29 If files are hidden, the filter appears in the Find File dialog. To include hidden files in the search, select Turn Display Filter Off. To move from one area of a dialog box to the next, press [Tab]. To select or clear a highlighted option, press the spacebar. To search for a file anywhere in the open drive, choose Find File from the Disk menu. Or press the shortcut keys: [Ctrl+F]. Type a name--either the entire name or part of the name supplemented by wildcards (? or *). The name typed here specifies all files with the base name RUN and any extension (.EXE, .COM, and so on). Finding a file anywhere on a drive using the Find File command A quick way to find a file or a subdirectory in the open directory Instead of searching an entire drive, as you do with Find File, you can limit the search to the open directory (the one you are working in). You can search for a directory as well as a file. To search for a file or a subdirectory within the open directory: 1 If you are searching for a subdirectory, make sure that the highlight bar covers anything except a file. (Starting the search with a file name highlighted limits the search to files.) 2 Begin typing the name of the item. The more you type, the closer the highlight bar moves to the item. Typing A, for example, moves the highlight bar to the first item having a name starting with A. Typing AB moves it to the first item with a name starting with AB, and so on. 3 When you are through, press [Esc] or move the highlight bar to leave the search mode. Ë 30 Chapter 2 Deleting files and directories ress [F6] or click the Delete button in the toolbar to delete the files and directories you have selected. Since deleting a directory may result in the loss of many files, use this command with caution. After selecting as you would for a copy operation, you can delete files and directories using the Delete command. Before deleting anything except an empty directory, LapLink asks you to confirm the deletion. P ! Caution: Unlike DOS, LapLink lets you delete directories containing many files and subdirectories. Before deleting a directory, make sure that it contains no files you want to keep. To delete files and directories: 1 In the drive containing the items (files or directories) you want to delete, navigate until you see the items listed. If you want to delete an entire directory, including all of its subdirectories and files, make sure the directory is closed; that is, you see its name but none of its files or subdirectories. (When showing graphics, LapLink designates a closed directory with the symbol, an open directory with the symbol.) 2 Select the items you want to delete. To select an item, highlight it and press the spacebar. To select several files or directories at once, choose one of the commands from the Select menu. 3 Press [F6] (or choose the Delete command from the File menu). y With the mouse, click the Delete button in the toolbar. 4 You are now asked to confirm the deletion. Choose the Delete button (press [D]). y With the mouse, click Delete. ¹ See also "Selecting the items to copy," page 16 "Working in Tree mode," page 38 You cannot delete files hidden by the File Display Options command (Options menu). If you want to delete all files in a directory, make sure there are no hidden files. Or if you want to delete all but certain files (say, everything except .DOC files), hide those files beforehand. Performing other file-management operations 31 1. Navigate until you see the items you want to delete. The BOOKS directory selected here has three subdirectories: BOOKS POETRY NOVELS MANUALS Deleting the BOOKS directory also deletes all three of its subdirectories. To select an entire directory, make sure it is closed (not showing any of its files or subdirectories). All directories shown here are closed. 2. Select the items. There are three directories and one file selected in this window, as indicated by the > symbols. 3. Press [F6] or click the Delete button in the toolbar. 4. You are now asked to confirm the deletion. Choose the Delete button by pressing [D]. Deleting files and directories Ë 32 Chapter 2 Moving files and directories Y ou can copy files and directories to the target and delete them from the source as a single operation. After determining which files will be moved and where they will be moved, press [F4] or click the Move button in the toolbar. You can also use [Shift] or [Ctrl] and the right button of a mouse to move items by dragging them to the target window. (Move is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) Moving files and directories copies them from one location (the source) to another location (the target) and then deletes them from the source. The procedure for moving is exactly like that for copying with one exception: you use the Move command instead of Copy. If you are displaying short menus, choose Long Menus from the Options menu to make Move available. To move files and directories: 1 In the window representing the computer to which you want to move the files, open a drive. Stop here if you want to move files to the root of that drive. Otherwise, open a directory; continue opening directories until you display the appropriate one. 2 Move to the other window and navigate until you find the directories or files you want to move. Make your selections. If you want to move an entire directory, make sure it is closed; that is, you see its name but none of its files or subdirectories. You cannot select an open directory for moving. 3 With the highlight bar in the source window, press [F4] (or choose the Move command from the File menu). y With the mouse, click the Move button in the toolbar. 4 If you are asked to confirm the move, choose the OK button (press [Enter]). y With the mouse, click the OK button. ¹ See also "Navigating through a drive," page 10 "Copying files and directories --Overview," page 12 You cannot move files hidden by the File Display Options command (Options menu). If you want to move all files in a directory, select Show All Files in the File Display Options dialog box. Selecting a directory selects the directory and all of its files. If the directory has subdirectories, you can also select them at the same time: choose the Copy Options command from the Options menu and select the Include Lower Subdirectories option. With this option selected, you can move the entire contents of a drive by selecting all files and directories in its root. Performing other file-management operations 33 1. In the target window open the directory you want to receive the items. Here the D:\BOOKS directory is open 2. In the source window select the items as you would to copy. Here the NOVELS directory is selected. As with copy operations, you can select only unopened directories. 3. Make sure the highlight bar is in the window showing the items you have selected. 4. Press [F4] or click the Move button in the toolbar. After the move the NOVELS directory now appears in the left window, under BOOKS. Moving a directory Moving by dragging the mouse LapLink now lets you use the mouse to move items by dragging them from the source to the target. Before attempting this procedure, note the following: x Dragging items onto a closed subdirectory, places them in that subdirectory, not the open (current) directory. Dragging items anywhere in the target window except a closed subdirectory places them in the open directory. x To move by dragging the mouse: Point to a single item or any one of a group of selected items. Hold down [Shift] or [Ctrl]. Press the right mouse button and drag to the target window. 3 Release the mouse button. Then release [Shift] or [Ctrl]. 4 If you see a confirmation message, choose the OK button. 1 2 Ë 34 Chapter 2 Adding directories B efore adding a directory, open the directory in which you want the new directory to appear; this may be the root of a drive or a directory at any level below the root. To add a directory, choose the Make Directory command from the Disk menu. You can then put files into this directory using the Copy or the Move command. There are many reasons for adding a directory to a drive, but one of the most common is to receive backup files. Before using your desktop to back up files from your laptop, for example, you will probably want to create a backup directory on the desktop. Copying the laptop files into this directory makes them easy to locate and segregates them from your desktop files. To add a directory to a drive: 1 In the appropriate window open the drive in which you want the new directory to appear. (If the list of drives is not displayed, choose the name of the computer first.) You now see the directories in the root (the highest level) of this drive. If you want the new directory to be added to this list of directories, you are ready to add the directory. If, however, you want to add the directory to one of the directories in the root, open that directory. Continue opening directories until you have displayed the contents of the appropriate directory. 2 Choose Make Directory from the Disk menu. 3 Type a name using the same conventions you use for naming a file. 4 Choose the Make Directory button (press [Enter]). y With the mouse, click Make Directory. Performing other file-management operations 35 To add a directory to the open directory (the one you are working in), choose Make Directory from the Disk menu. Type a name and choose the Make Directory button. Adding the MANUALS directory to the root drive of this disk . . . . . . has this effect. Adding the MANUALS directory to the BOOKS directory of this disk . . . . . . has this effect. Adding a directory Ë 36 Chapter 2 Renaming files and directories Y ou can select a file or a closed directory and assign a new name by choosing the Rename command from the File menu. (Rename is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) Unlike DOS, LapLink lets you rename directories as well as files. If you select several items beforehand, you can rename them one at a time without having to choose Rename for each item. If you are displaying short menus, choose Long Menus from the Options menu to make Rename available. To rename files and directories: 1 In the appropriate window navigate until you see the items (files or directories) you want to rename. If you want to rename a directory, make sure that it is closed; that is, you see its name but none of its files or subdirectories. Select one or more of the files and subdirectories. Choose Rename from the File menu (or press the shortcut keys [Ctrl+R]). Type a name using the conventions for naming files and directories. Choose the Rename button (press [Enter]). y With a mouse, click Rename. If you selected more than one item, the next one now appears in the dialog box. When you have renamed all selected items, the dialog box will disappear. If you want to leave one of the items with its current name and move to the next item, choose the Skip button (press [Alt+S]). 2 3 4 5 6 Performing other file-management operations 37 1. Navigate until you see the items (files or directories) you want to rename. To select a directory, move to the level at which you see its name but none of its files or directories. 2. Select one or more of the items as you would to copy. 3. Choose Rename from the File menu (or press the shortcut keys [Ctrl+R]). 4. Type a new name. 5. Choose the Rename button. 6. If you selected more than one item, they will appear in sequence. Renaming files and directories Ë 38 Chapter 2 Working in Tree mode hoose Tree Mode from the Disk menu to split the active window in two. In the upper area of the window you see a directory tree showing the entire directory structure of the drive. The lower area of the window lists files in the currently highlighted directory. (Tree Mode is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) When you switch a window from List mode (the default) to Tree mode, you see a tree showing directories at every level. This directory tree begins with the root directory, at the top, and extends down to the subdirectories buried deepest in the structure. The directory tree is especially useful for managing hard disks with many levels of subdirectories. Below the directory tree you see the file list, displaying the files in the currently highlighted directory. As you move the highlight from one directory to the next, the file list changes. C If you are displaying short menus, choose Long Menus from the Options menu to make Tree Mode available. To switch from List mode to Tree mode: ¹ See also "Selecting the items to copy," page 16 Place the highlight in the window you want displayed in Tree mode. 2 Choose the Tree Mode command from the Disk menu (or press the shortcut keys [Ctrl+T]). A dot now appears beside the command. 1 To switch back to the List mode, choose Tree Mode again to clear it. To move from one area of the screen to another in Tree mode: Press [Tab]. y With the mouse, click within the area. Selecting in the directory tree In the directory tree, you select one directory at a time, by moving the highlight bar. Highlighting a directory automatically selects all of its files. x You can extend your selection by using the Copy Options command to select the Include Lower Level Subdirectories option. Copying or moving the highlighted directory then would include all of its subdirectories. Since the root drive cannot be selected for copying or moving in Tree mode, you must switch to List mode if you want to copy or move an entire drive. When adding a directory to another directory, highlight the directory. The new directory will appear one level below the highlighted directory. When adding a directory to the root directory, highlight the root directory (C:\, D:\, and so on). x Performing other file-management operations 39 To switch the active window to Tree mode, choose Tree Mode from the Disk menu (or press the shortcut keys [Ctrl+T]). To return to List mode, choose Tree Mode again. The directory tree graphically displays the directory structure of the current drive. It shows directories at every level of the disk structure, beginning with the root directory at the top. Highlighting a directory in the directory tree selects it for copying, moving, and other operations. The file list shows the files in the highlighted directory. To move from the directory tree to the file list, press [Tab]. Select files in the file list using the spacebar or any of the other means of selecting available in List mode. Working in Tree mode Selecting in the file list When you highlight a directory in the directory tree, you automatically select all of its files. When you move to the file list, however, all selections are automatically cleared. Select files in the file list just as you select them in List mode: by highlighting and pressing the spacebar, by clicking with the mouse, or by choosing one of the commands in the Select menu. While in Tree mode, LapLink may display a dialog box asking if you want to update the tree, that is, bring the screen up to date with the current disk structure. To update the tree, choose the Build Tree button in the dialog box. (You can also update the directory tree for the active window by choosing Build Tree from the Disk menu.) If you find you are being asked this question too often, choose the Copy Options command and select the Auto Tree Update on Copy/Move option. Ë 40 Chapter 2 Viewing and editing text files o view the contents of a text file, highlight it and choose the View command from the File menu. You cannot make any changes while viewing a file, but you can search for text. If you want to make changes to a text file on the local computer, choose the Edit command from the File menu. (Edit is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) If you are not sure what a text file contains, you don't have to quit LapLink to find out. You can use the View command to display the file and search through its contents. If you want to go beyond viewing--and change the contents of a text file--choose the Edit command instead. T ! While View works with files on both the local and the remote computer, Edit works only with files on the local computer. Viewing a text file View is designed for plain ASCII files like your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. It displays files created in word processors, but since most word processors use special codes, you will see some unusual characters. To view a text file: 1 Highlight the file. 2 Choose View from the File menu (or press the shortcut key [Ctrl+V]). 3 To view different areas of the file press [ ], [ ], [Page Up], [Page Down], [Home], or [End]. y With a mouse, use the scroll bar. 4 To stop viewing and return to the LapLink screen, choose the Done button or press [Esc]. By selecting more than one file before choosing View, you can view the files in sequence. To move to the next file choose the Next button (press [N]). To search for text: 1 Choose the Search button (press [S]). 2 In the Search dialog box type the text. 3 Choose the OK button (press [Enter]). 4 To find the next occurrence of the characters, press [ / ] (the forward-slash character). Performing other file-management operations 41 The View command lets you see the contents of a text file. The Edit command lets you edit a text file on the local computer. Before choosing either command, highlight a file. When displayed by View, a text file appears in a full-screen window. To move through the file, press [ ], [ ], [Page Up], [Page Down], [Home], or [End]. To search for text, choose Search. To return to the LapLink screen choose Done or press [Esc]. Viewing a text file Editing a text file If you are displaying short menus, choose Long Menus from the Options menu to make Edit available. To edit a text file: Highlight the file and choose Edit from the File menu (or press the shortcut keys [Ctrl+E]). By default, Edit runs LapLink Editor. Like View, LapLink Editor is designed for plain ASCII files. ! Avoid using LapLink Editor to edit files created in a word processor: you may not be able to load them in the word processor afterward. If you want to edit word processor files from within LapLink, use the Control Panel command (Options menu) and customize the Editor command to call up your word processor instead of LapLink Editor. Ë 42 Chapter 2 Using DOS commands and running programs B y choosing the Shell To DOS command from the File menu, you can temporarily leave LapLink to display the DOS prompt and issue DOS commands or run other programs. You can also run a program resident on the local computer by highlighting the program file in LapLink and pressing [Enter]. (Shell To DOS is available only when the Long Menus command is in effect.) Working in LapLink does not mean you have to confine yourself to LapLink activities or abandon your work to perform an operation not offered in LapLink. You can return temporarily to DOS to issue DOS commands (to format floppy disks, for example) or run other programs. You can also run a program resident on the local computer directly from the LapLink screen. Until you return to LapLink, cable and network connections with other computers are put on hold, and no one can access your computer. As soon as you return, those connections are resumed, allowing you to take up where you left off. Modem connections, however, are not restored: complete your modem transfers before leaving LapLink. Before leaving LapLink temporarily, note the following: ! x x Caution: While running LapLink, never run your computer's setup program. You may make your computer unbootable. Avoid starting memory-resident programs (TSRs) like SideKick or environments like Windows or Desqview. You may encounter a memory conflict that locks your computer. Avoid starting other communications programs like ProComm. They may conflict with LapLink for use of your computer's ports. Returning temporarily to DOS To halt LapLink temporarily and return to DOS: Choose the Shell To DOS command from the File menu. To return to LapLink from DOS: At the DOS prompt, type EXIT and press [Enter]. Running a program from within LapLink V You can run only the programs that reside on the local computer. Performing other file-management operations 43 To return temporarily to DOS and issue DOS commands or run another program, choose Shell To DOS from the File menu. C:\EXIT When ready to return to LapLink, type EXIT at the DOS prompt, and press [Enter]. To run a program directly from within LapLink, highlight the file that runs the program and press [Enter]. You can now type the name of a file to open with the program--or parameters you normally use to run the program. Choose Run to run the program. Shelling to DOS and running programs from within LapLink To run a program from within LapLink: Highlight the name of the file that runs the program, and press [Enter]. y With the mouse, double-click the file. 2 You now see a dialog box offering the option of entering a file name and other parameters. If it's appropriate, type the name of the file you want to open in the program and any parameters you normally use to run the program. 3 Choose the Run button (press [Enter]). y With the mouse, click on Run. 1 When you quit the program, you return directly to LapLink. Ë 44 Chapter 3 Making connections over modems or a network Chapter 3 Making connections over modems or a network Contents Connecting by modem--Introduction . . . . Preparing for modem communication . . . Creating a telephone directory . . . . . . . Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanging up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Remote Install over modems . . . . Connecting over a Novell network . . . . . . Setting up your security system--Overview . Establishing the same security for everyone Refining your security system . . . . . . . Securing your lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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