File Selector Lists - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

Introduction

File Selector Lists

From time to time you will come across file selector lists. These are used to select files
in order to copy, delete, load, etc. specific or multiple files. Sort and search routines are
provided to enable you to locate the required file(s) in the minimum of time.
File selector lists come in two basic types. According to their function, the basic
difference between them is that one is designed to deal with the selection of single
directories/files (see upper screen opposite), the other can handle multiple
directories/files, as in the 'file delete' pop-up shown in the lower screen opposite.
Unless specified, the following descriptions apply to both types of pop-up.
The scrollable list shows file directories in red and single files in black. Directory
names are also followed with a ->. To view the contents of a directory, simply stab on
it and the red bar above the list will reflect your selection and its 'path'. In the example
opposite, you are looking at the projects directory on a System Disk called Dounreay.
To view the contents of sub-directories, continue to stab on directory entries in the list.
To work back up through the file storage tree, stab on the red bar at the top of the pop-
up until you reach the required level.
The list can be sorted by Name, Type, Size, Date etc. by stabbing on the Sort box
(showing Name in the example opposite), and making a selection on the resultant
pop-up.
To search within the current directory for a particular directory or file, stab on the grey
bar at the foot of the display to enter a search 'string' on the resultant QWERTY pop-
up. Hit END and the search string will appear in the grey bar. You may now select
Matches to find items which match the string, or Misses to find items that don't! In
the example opposite, default has been used as the search string, in conjunction with
Matches, to find the DEFAULT PROJECT directory.
To select a directory for the required process (eg. copy etc.), stab on its name in the list.
With the required directory name shown in the red bar at the top of the list, stabbing
on Current Dir will execute the process and clear the display. Files can be selected by
simply stabbing on them.
On some lists you can view the contents of a loaded Magneto Optical (MO) or Floppy
disk by stabbing in a yellow Mag Opt or Floppy box. A percentage of disk space free
indicator (xx% Free) is provided for cases where you need to know whether there is
room to copy a directory or files to an MO or Floppy, for example. The Network
selection is not normally applicable in commercial installations.
On the multiple select pop-up (see lower screen opposite), select items as described
above and, as you do so, they will be highlighted in yellow in the main list and also
appear, complete with file path, in the smaller scrollable list below. This is the 'selected
items' list, and contains the items that will be deleted, copied, etc.
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