2.2 File selection
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RangerDisk 2 User Guide
If the user just specifies the filename, DISKFILER 2 will add the
Default Device and the Default Directory automatically, thus giving
a complete specification. If the user specifies the filename and the
directory, DISKFILER 2 will just add the Default Device, again
giving a complete specification.
The list of files contained in the Z88 on the Default Device in the
Default Directory are always displayed by DISKFILER 2 in the
middle of the three windows whenever DISKFILER 2 is running.
Files in the disk default directory are displayed in the right-hand
window.
Each application in the Z88 may have it's own, different, Default
Device and Default Directory currently in force. It is therefore
i mportant to recognise where a file will be saved by one application
if it going to be used by another application.
For example, suppose that the Default Device for Pipedream had
been set to :RAM. 1 and a file had been saved from Pipedream to the
Default Device i.e. just the filename had been entered. If the
Default Device for DISKFILER 2 had been set to :RAM.0, the file
just saved from Pipedream would not be shown in the window of
DISKFILER 2. In addition, typing just the filename when specifying
the file to DISKFILER 2 would cause a "file not found' error. In
order to correctly specify the isle from DISKFILER 2, it would be
necessary to either type in the device as well as the filename
(: RAM. 1/filename) onto change the DISKFILER 2 Default Device to
RAM. 1.
File selection may be accomplished in several ways. If an operation
is requested without a file having been 'marked, DISKFILER 2 will
request that the filename be typed in. This is time-consuming and
limits the scope of any operation to only one file. A more flexible
method of selecting the files on which DISKFILER 2 must operate
is to 'mark' them. DISKFILER 2 will perform the required operation
on each filename in turn.
