

                         DIRECTORY LIST v. 1.2
                                README

CONTENTS
    1. Overview
    2. Files Included in This Archive
    3. Installation
    4. Usage
    5. Troubleshooting
    6. Copyright
    7. Contact Information

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1. Overview

When Microsoft developed Windows, they left no way for the user to
easily view file attributes, or print out the contents of a directory.
As a result, I wrote Directory List (a.k.a. DirList). It allows you to
view all files and subdirectories within a directory. You can
optionally select to view specific file and directory details as well.
Directory List allows printing of the listing and copying to the
Windows clipboard.

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2. Files Included in This Archive

Included in this archive are the following files:

    README.TXT (This file)
    HISTORY.TXT (The revision history including pre-release revisions)
    LICENSE.TXT (The GNU Public License governing use of this software)
    DL32_120.EXE (The Directory List application)
    SOURCE.ZIP (The Visual Basic 4.0 Source Code)

    VB40032.DLL is required, but not included. Check the Microsoft site,
    or your favorite shareware site for this file.
               

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3. Installation

    1. Extract the files from this archive into the directory of your
       choice.

    2. Locate and download the Visual Basic 4 runtime library 
       (VB40032.DLL).

    3. Copy this file into your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

    4. Double-click on the DL32_120.EXE file to launch the application.

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4. Usage

Using Directory List is rather straight forward. First, you must Browse
for a directory (no other functions will work unless a directory has
been selected). Next, you select the options in the Include group to
show for each directory entry. Finally, click the List button or select
List from the Directory menu. This will display the listing in the main
window below. Selecting File, then Print will print the listing out to
the default Windows printer (note that Directory List does not support
printer selection at this time). Click Exit or File, then Exit to quit.
Click the Edit menu, then Copy to copy the contents of the directory
list to the Windows clipboard. If after you list the contents of a
directory, you wish to change the detail shown for each directory
entry, make the changes in the Include group, then click the List
button again, and your changes will be reflected instantly.

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5. Troubleshooting

Here are some basic hints to assist you in troubleshooting:

* Long file names will print out, however if they are too long to fit
  on a line, they will be truncated with an elipses (...).
* This version was written for Windows 95/98/NT. It will not run on
  Windows 3.x.
* The drive and directory must be selected via the Browse dialog box.
  The user cannot edit the directory text box in the main window
  directly.
* For systems and printers that Directory List has been tested on, see
  the HISTORY.TXT file.

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6. Copyright

DirList was developed and is maintained by Richard J. Lohman.
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000  Richard J. Lohman

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version. (See
LICENSE.TXT)

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details (LICENSE.TXT).

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307, USA.

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7. Contact Information

Richard J. Lohman can be reached at:
rjlohman@yahoo.com
