DATE DELETE UTILITY
                     Release Level 1.8~(12/20/90 



This application consists of one runfile: DateDelete.Run

Product Name   : Date Delete/List Delete
Supported On   : B24, B26, B27, B28, B38, B39, and all SuperGen hardware
Supported OS   : BTOS II, CTOS I, CTOS II, CTOS III

Description    : The Date Delete utility allows a user to delete or list files 
                 by their creation, revision, or access dates. In addition, a 
                 file can be created that records the files that have been 
                 deleted or that contains the list of files that have been 
                 created, modified or accessed earlier than, later than, 
                 or ON a specified date.
 

Directions/Use : The Date Delete utility allows the deletion and listing of 
                 files based on dates.  The /Date Delete command may be used 
                 for the listing and deleting of files.  The /Date Delete 
                 utility may be executed by passing parameters to the /Date 
                 Delete command as detailed and explained below:
                 
                 File Name(s)
                   
                 This field is mandatory.  Enter the file name(s) that are 
                 to be listed or deleted.  Wildcarding is accepted.
                   
                 [Sort Date (e.g. Mon 6/1/81 8:00 pm)]
                  
                 This field is optional.  Enter the date around which date 
                 selection is to be based.
                   
                 [Relation < = > (default "=")]
                   
                 This field is optional.  This entry defines whether to look 
                 for files earlier than the "Sort Date", later than the 
                 "Sort Date", or equal to the "Sort Date". Up to two 
                 relations may be entered at one time (eg. "<=").
                   
                 [Revise, Create or Access Date (default = Revise)]
                   
                 This field is optional.  Enter whether the "Sort Date" is 
                 the revision, creation, or access date of the file.
                   
                 [Confirm each?]
                   
                 This field is optional.  This field is only used when files 
                 are deleted to confirm each deletion. Also, any time file 
                 deletion is attempted, a safety warning is displayed before 
                 any files are deleted to make sure the user really wants to 
                 delete files.

                 [Print to]
                   
                 This field is optional.  Enter the file or device name to
                 write the list of files to or the list of deleted files to.
                   
                 [Details?]
                   
                 This field is optional.  If 'Yes', then the date of 
                 revision, creation, or access is listed with the file name 
                 on the screen and in the specified output file. If 'No', 
                 then only the file name is listed. This is useful for 
                 creating '@' files with this utility.
                   
                 [List only?]
                   
                 This field is optional.  The default is'No'.  Enter 'Yes' to 
                 only list the files which are selected.
                                 
COMMAND

/Date Delete
  File Name(s)
  [Sort Date (e.g. Mon 6/1/81 8:00 pm)]
  [Relation < = > (default "=")]
  [Revise, Create or Access Date (default = Revise)]
  [Confirm each?]
  [Print to]
  [Details?]
  [List only?]
  
                 
To use the command, the user enters the file names that he wants to get 
information on in the "File Name(s)" field. The user can use all normal wild 
cards etc.
  
In the "Sort Date" field, the user enters the date around which date 
selection is to be based.
  
In the "Relation" field, the user defines whether to look for files earlier 
than the "Sort Date", later than the "Sort Date", or equal to the "Sort 
Date". Up to two relations may be entered at one time (eg., "<=").
  
In the "Revise, Create or Access Date" field, the user specifies whether the 
"Sort Date" is the revision, creation, or access date of the file.
  
The "Confirm each" field is only used when files are deleted to confirm each 
deletion. Also, ANY time file deletion is attempted, a safety warning is 
ALWAYS displayed before any files are deleted to make sure the user REALLY 
wants to delete files.
  
The "Print to" field specifies the file or device to write the list of files 
to or the list of deleted files to.
  
If "Details?" is "Yes", then the date of revision, creation, or access is 
listed with the file name on the screen and in the specified output file. If 
"No", then only the file name is listed. This is useful for creating "@" 
files with this utility.
 
The last field is "Delete?" for the "Date List" command and "List only?" for 
the "Date Delete" command. This allows either command to be used for either 
deletion or listing.

NOTE:  The date format in this utility is the European date format; i.e.,
	   dd/mm/yy.