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                                                 English translation by Joci

What's that?:
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The FiD is a File_id.diz extractor, supported most of the Archivers.

Supported archives:
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   - Ext Archiver Name (C)Publisher      The file name, who needed to extract
   - AIN AIN (C)Transas Marine Ltd.                                   AIN.EXE
         AIN-SFX (C)Transas Marine Ltd.                               AIN.EXE
   - ARC PKARC (C)PkWare Inc. = PKPAK                             PKUNPAK.EXE
         PKARC-SFX (C)PkWare Inc. = PKPAK-SFX                     PKUNPAK.EXE
   - ARI ARI (C)RAO Inc.                                              ARI.EXE
   - ARJ ARJ (C)Arj Software                                          ARJ.EXE
         ARJ-SFX (C)Arj Software                                      ARJ.EXE
   - ARK QuArk (C)Kunz Robert                                       QUARK.EXE
   - BSN BSA 2.0 (C)PhysTechSoft                                      BSA.EXE
   - COD CODEC (C)Telvox T.                                         CODEC.EXE
   - DWC DWC (C)Dean W. Copper                                        DWC.EXE
   - ESP ESP (C)GyikSoft & Mikrolab                                 UNESP.EXE
         ESP-SFX v1.90+ (C)GyikSoft & Mikrolab                      UNESP.EXE
   - HAP HAP (C)Hamarsoft                                             PAH.EXE
   - HA  HA (C)Harri Hirvola                                           HA.EXE
   - HPK HPACK (C)Peter Gutmann                                     HPACK.EXE
   - HYP HYPER (C)P. Saw A. and K. P. N.                            HYPER.EXE
   - ICE ICE (C)Harugasu Yoshizaki = LHA                              LHA.EXE
   - J   JAR (C)ARJ Software                                        JAR32.EXE
   - JAR Jarcs (C)Junichi Vekawa                                    JARCS.EXE
   - LIM Limit (C)J I Lim                                           LIMIT.EXE
   - LZH LHA (C)Harugasu Yoshizaki                                    LHA.EXE
   - LZS LArc (C)K.MIKI H.OKUMURA K.MASUYAMA                         LARC.EXE
   - MAR MAR (C)Richard Schiller                                      MAR.EXE
   - PAK PKPAK (C)PkWare Inc.                                     PKUNPAK.EXE
         PKPAK-SFX (C)PkWare Inc.                                 PKUNPAK.EXE
   - RAR RAR (C)Eugene Roshal                                         RAR.EXE
         RAR-SFX (C)Eugene Roshal                                     RAR.EXE
   - RKV RKIVE (C)Malcolm Taylor                                    RKIVE.EXE
   - SAR SAR (C)Streamline Design                                     SAR.EXE
   - SHK NuLib (C)Andy McFadden                                     NULIB.EXE
   - SQZ SQZ (C)J I Hammarberg                                        SQZ.EXE
   - UFA UFA32 (C)Igor Pavlov                                       UFA32.EXE
   - UC2 UC (C)Ad Infinitum P.                                         UC.EXE
   - YC  YAC (C)Aleksandras Surna                                     YAC.EXE
   - ZET Zet (C)Oleg V. Zaimkin                                       ZET.EXE
   - ZIP PKZIP (C)PkWare Inc.                                     PKUNZIP.EXE
         PKZIP-SFX (C)PkWare Inc.                                 PKUNZIP.EXE
   - ZOO ZOO (C)Rahul Dhesi                                           ZOO.EXE
   - ZPK ZPACK (C)SpeedSoft                                         ZPACK.EXE

Futures supports are:
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   - AMG AMG (C)Milen Georgiev
   - ARX ARX (C)Michael A. Kosior
   - JRC JRchive (C)JAYAR Systems
   - PAC CrossePAC (C)Digital Strategies
   - PAQ Quantum (C)Cinematronics
   - MD  MDCD (C)Mike Davenport

Promoted pictures formats:
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   - BMP Bitmap
   - FIF Fractal Image File (C)Iterated Systems
   - FLI Flic
   - FLC FLC
   - GIF Graphics Interchange Format (C)CompuServe
   - JPG JPEG
   - IMG IMG
   - LBM LBM
   - PCX PCX (C)ZSoft Corporation
   - PNG PNG
   - TIF TIFF
   - TGA Targa

Subsided modules, and musics:
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   - 669 Composer 669/669 Extended
   - AMF DSMI's AMF
   - DMF X-Tracker
   - FAR Farandole Tracker
   - MTM Multi Tracker
   - MID Midi
   - MP3 MPEG Audio Layer-3
   - MOD Pro Tracker 64+ pattern
   - MOD Sound Tracker
   - MOD Star Tracker 4/8 chanel
   - MOD Fast Tracker 1.x 4/8/16/32 chanel
   - S3M Scream Tracker 3.x
   - STM Scream Tracker 2.x
   - ULT Ultra Tracker <1.4/1.4/1.5/1.6+
   - WAV Wave
   - XM  Fast Tracker 2.x eXtended Module

Supported executable programs:
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   - EXE OS/2
   - EXE Windows
   - EXE Dos 4.x
   - EXE Windows 32
   - EXE Windows 95/NT

Fid.ini:
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   - The default values are in this file.

"FID" environment:
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In the enviromental settings can you type the switches in the same.
(Example: SET FID=/S /O /Q)

Switches:
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   /A         Only archives including to list(possible combinate with /OP
              /OM or /OT)
   /OP        Only picture files including to list
   /OM        Only module, and music files including to list
   /OT        Only html and text files including to list
   /Wn        Only the n day old files added to the list
   /I         Only put the new files to the list
              This option not working properly, if you use the /S switch,
              and not use /T, while from the actual directory read the
              filelist
   /IN        Add "No files found." when use /I and FiD create the output file
   /S         Put the subdirectories in the list
   /J         Add system files to list
   /R         Add hidden files to list
   /Nfilename Output file name(default Files.bbs)
   /L         Output file name will be the label of the disk
   /Q         If exist the output file then concatenate the new list
   /QU        Ask for the overwrite of the output files
   /O         Sort by alphabetical order
   /V         If file_id.diz not found don't add to list the type of archive
   /C         Don't cut the long description
   /Dn        Maximum columns length of description in output file
   /Ln        Maximum n lines add to list from description
   /Ffilename Add headings to the list
   /TD        Import the description for text file from itself (default
              length:(/L5) 5 lines)
   /G         Not add headings and summa into the output file
   /U         Not add the type of pictures to list(only size)
   /8        Convert hungarian ANSI(Windows) characters to CWI at MP3 list
   /X         Auto numbering in description
   /Xn        Auto numbering format
              Values: 0:[05/15] or [01/02]
                      1:[05/15] or [1/2]
                      2:[5/15]
   /ZE        Auto numbering with extensions
   /Y         Only the name of the file and the comment added to the list
   /YY        Only the name of the file and the comment added to the list and
              from the second line put in the first place only a space
   /P         If the comment has more lines then into the next line put a
              "|" char,like PCBoard.
   /E         Only add the first line of the comment.
   /1         Make only a one line length comment, and put it only numbers
              and letters from the athor lines.
   /K         The file length in KByte formats
   /Bn        Another Date format (not the Country value)
              0:MDY 1:DMY 2:YMD
   /ZC        Strip Ansi,PCB/Wildcat @ color codes form description
   /CMn       Delete from comment the smaller then n chars of strings
   /CT        Delete from the start of comment the spaces
   /ZA        Only A-Z characters of descriptions and to list
   /Z         Exclude the waste information from the comment (More info at
              the remarks)
   /T         In every subdirectory creates a new output file
   /CCn       Color of the circle #1
   /CYn       Color of the circle #2
   /CN        Colors
   /OLD       Run FiD in old style
   /Gn        Language (0:Hungarian,1:English,2:German)
   /Apath     Path of archivers
   /M         Swapping the program to the XMS, and EMS or in to the file, and
              now reserved only 2 Kb (recommened for the UC)
   /MD        Switch off the auto memory swap
   /CO        Always use COMSPEC in exec');
              When use this option, the Dos error code don't work!
   /ADI       Support /|'di style comment

Program requirements:
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   - 386 processor
   - Many free conventional memory for the archivers (or use /M switch)

PCI-F210.ZIP:
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FID.EXE      This is the program (rename if you want)
FID.INI      This file keep the options
FILE_ID.DIZ  Extra short info about the program
HISTORY.ENG  History
HISTORY.GER  History in german
HISTORY.HUN  History in hungarian
MANUAL.ENG   Manual
MANUAL.GER   Manual in german
MANUAL.HUN   Manual in hungarian
PCITEAM.NFO  PC-i team info
REGISTER.ENG Registration form
REGISTER.GER Registration form in german
REGISTER.HUN Registration form in hungarian

Registration:
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   - Fill out the Register.eng and send unto the given address
   - The program is Cardware i.e.. you may use and copy it free, but if you
     use it away 30 day, then fill the registration form and send it.
     (via E-Mail, or through modem or in letter)!
   - Why the registration is needed?
     Because I want know that, who use the FiD. That is interest me that need
     update in the future to you...

Remarks:
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   - To use RAR,UC and Codec switch on the /M switch!
   - At one time FID read only 2900 file in a directory!
   - In the filelist, when you switch on the /I , read until 5000 files!
   - If you have any comments by the program, you have new idea or found
     bugs then call me: (+361)189-7745 !
   - If you tape ESC during the process then you stop it!
   - There are after the musics the number of the patterns.
   - In the same FiD read only the first two Byte of the file therefore
     happens incorrect indentification (e.g.:if the file begin II (TIFF)).
   - The /Z switch is looking that the detail is in the comment, also if you
     type "a" in the fid.kil then erase the most lines included "a" char.

Thanks to:
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   - Arne de Bruijn for the Windows long file name support
   - Ban Zoltan for the music formats (669,AMF,DMF,FAR,MID,MTM,MOD,S3M,STM,
     ULT,XM).
   - Boogie to the TIFF correction and the EXE,SFX reading.
   - DC-1 who help for the MOD,AMF and STM detect correcting.
   - Flagg who translate FiD help,MANUAL.ENG,HISTORY.ENG,REGISTER.ENG and
     FAQ.ENG from English into German
   - Flawless who founded Achilles SoftWare's source of redirect to NUL
   - Hoax who draw the second FiD picture.
   - Janne Lindberg (FILEID) from I receive the idea.
   - Joci who translate MANUAL.HUN and HISTORY.HUN from Hungarian into English
   - Russel who draw the FiD picture.
   - Thomas Wagner for the memory swapping.
   - All of the registered users why they help to correct the bugs, and have
     many new idea for the update.

Error codes and they description:
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   01: "My size is corrupt (01)!"
       The file size is corrupt, virus warning!
   02: "Temp error (02)!"
       Can not write the TEMP,TMP environment variable or the C drive.
   03: "Error in writing 'outputfile' (03)!"
       Error in writing outputfile (files.bbs).
   04: "Error in reading 'commentfile' (04)!"
       Error reading comment file.
   05: "Error in FID environment (05)!"
       Error in FID environment.
   06: "Error at nn. line in INI file (06)!"
       Error the nn. line in the ini file.
   07: "Not found @CYRCLE@ in INI file (07)!"
       Can't found the absolutely needed macro from any Line_xx lines or
       in case of @REG@ and @CPALMA@ the backgroundcolor and the textcolor
       is the same.
   08: "Error at @OUTPUT@ in INI file, because not enough free space (08)!"
       Not enough free space in the line, therefore the macro pass through.
   09: "Too many extensions (>200) in INI file (09)!"
       Too many extensions in INI file, more that 200.
   10: "Too many "kill shit" (>600) in INI file (10)!"
       Too many "kill shit" in INI file, more that 600.
   11: "Too many black list files (>100) in INI file (11)!"
       Too many black list files in INI file, more that 100.

Copyright:
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Program: Palma 1997.
Style: Russel 1997.
       Hoax 1997.
       kLoSpAtZ! 1997.
The program is Cardware i.e. free usable and free duplicate it, but if you
use it away 30 day, then fill the registration form and send it.

Contacts:
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 Voice : (+361)189-7745 (18-22h)

 E-Mail: Fid@ThePentagon.com

 BBS   : The Dolphin BBS
         (+361)189-7745 (23-6h)

 Mail  : Tibor Takacs (Palma)
         Hungary
         1041 Budapest
         Zavodszky 15.
