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

Directory Operations

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
• File Operations
  

• 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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