		CD-ROM File Extractor Version 2.0
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		  by: Juan Vctor Rodrguez Ars

	ENGLISH DOCUMENTATION. SORRY BY THE LANGUAGE ERRORS

	The purpose of this program is to search and copy a set of files 
'lost' in the immensity of a typical Shareware CD. The program can use either
a file containing the names of the files to search or a list of files given
as a parameter line. The file should usually be an edited version of the 
'allfiles' archive included with this kind of CD's.
	This program is CardWare. You can try it without paying anything. But
if you decide to use it, you must send me a postcard (or an e-mail) with your
name and address. All comments and suggestions about how to improve the pro-
gram will be welcome. Those who send me the postcard will become registered
users and I'll inform then when new versions are released.
	I won't assume any responsibility by any damage caused by this pro-
gram. The program is supplied 'as is' and you use it at your own risk.

New in this version:
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- Fixed some Runtime Error
- Added the ability of using wildcards either in command line and in list 
  file.
- Names of files to search now can be specified in the command line separated
  by blank spaces.
- Support for 4DOS and NDOS. If a searched file has a description, it'll be
  copied. This works even if then name of the comment file has been changed
  using the DescriptionName option of 4DOS 5.5 and above.
- Search speed lightly increased.
- Fixed the desynchronization between the directory being explored and the
  name that appears on screen.
- When using a list file, it may include comment lines interspersed. ( See
  examples below).
- The program tells you about the non-existence of target directory and other
  errors that may occur during run time.

Using the program:
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	We must change to the drive and directory we want to start from. Then
we call the program typing a command as:

	CDEF File_list Taget_dir

File_list: Name of the file that contains the list of files to search.
	   Usually it'll be the name of an allfiles archive previously edited
	   to leave only the lines corresponding to the interesting files.
	   It can also be a list of file names separated by blank spaces in 
	   the command line. You can use wildcards (*,?) but NOT directory
	   names or drive letters.

Target_dir: The name of the directory where the files will be copied to.

Examples:
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1) CDEF c:files.bbs c:\new

	The program will search and copy to the new directory in the hard 
	drive the files whose names are specified in the file files.bbs
	in drive c:

2) CDEF fich1.zip fich2.arj *.lzh e:\

	This sentence will cause the program to search and copy to the root
	directory in drive e: the files fich1.zip, fich2.arj and all files
	with lzh extension.

	You must note that the program searchs for the specified files in the 
current directory and its subdirectories, so if you want to  search in a whole
disk, you must change before to the root directory of that drive.
	If only a file name is specified in the command line, the following
criteria is used:
	- If the specified file is located in the current directory, it will
be treated as a list file, so it will be read and the files specified in it
will be searched.
	- If it doesn't exist, it simply will be looked for.

Format of the list file:
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	The file will be an ASCII text with the file names at the beginning
of each line. The first character in a line must be the first character of 
the file name except, obviouslly, the comment lines.

Examples:
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Valid formats:
*************

util1.zip
fich2.arj
scan.exe
...

Will also be correct:

util1.zip 	Utility that serves to...
fich2.arj	Very useful program that...
scan.exe	This is a virus locator...
....

And even:

util1.zip	Utility that serves to..
		It also serves to...

fich2.arj	Very useful program that...
		The minimum requirements are...

scan.exe	Virus locator....
		It doesn't detect...
...

But won't be correct:
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 util1.zip
 fich2.arj
 scan.exe
 ...

because the lines start with a blank space.

The future of CDEF:
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It depends on you. If I see that many people are interested in it (or what is
the same, I receive many postcards and suggestions) I'll be adding the most
wanted improvements. If not, well, perhaps a 3.0 version never will born.
I'm thinking in writing a Windows version (perhaps for Windows'95) but that
depends on my free time that now is very little.

Comments and suggestions:
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	To register the program, tell me about errors or if you want to com-
ment something about the program, send a postcard to:

Juan Vctor Rodrguez Ars
C/ Gaiteiro de Soutelo, 7,2
36004 Pontevedra, Espaa (Spain)

You may also send me an e-mail to the Internet address: vra@dtc.uvigo.es
The above address will only be valid until July 1995.
The e-mail will be equivalent to a postcard to all effects.
