Millennium Global Management System

2011 Cleanup Procedures For Legacy (Dos)

The normal number of files in the EST subdirectory varies daily depending on the type of programs you have, your method of archiving and the type of network you own.  Once there are more than a given number of files within a subdirectory, you will notice a severe slowdown in performance and, in some cases, a complete shutdown of the system. The following guidelines should be followed in order to maintain a well running computer system. In addition, the maximum number of files allowed for various networks is also shown. But First... Perform A BackUp of the EST Directory!

How to get to Dos: To determine how many files you have in your subdirectory, get to the Master Menu (where you see the license information). Hit 1 and go to the Production Menu. Now hit the letter S which will take you to the DOS prompt. Now type DIR and hit enter. When complete, you will see how many files there are as well as bytes remaining. You may stay in this subdirectory in order to delete files, but when finished type the word EXIT followed by enter.

The following maximum number of files should be maintained in order to provide optimum performance from your computer.

A Win95, 98, 2000, XP, ME, Vista or Server network will handle about 7000 files. An NT network should be kept below 5000 files.

The following files should be deleted from your system. Remember to be in the EST subdirectory before proceeding.  Be sure you have made a backup of the EST folder (just in case).

To delete a group of files we use what is called wild cards. These consist of asterisks or question marks which include everything in all positions or everything in one position respectively. The syntax for deleting at dos is,

                                                                DEL   [filename] [enter]

where DEL is the command, filename is the name of the files you wish to delete, and enter is the action to cause the command to be acted upon.

Here are the files that may be deleted to provide more room on your system.

DEL *.99 [enter]
DEL *.01 [enter]
DEL *.02 [enter]
DEL *.03 [enter]
DEL *.04 [enter]
DEL *.05 [enter]
DEL *.06 [enter]
DEL *.07 [enter]
DEL *.08 [enter]
DEL *.09 [enter]
DEL *.10 [enter]
DEL 0*.1? [enter]
DEL 0*.0? [enter]

Note above that all file names are numeric values, not alpha (except for the * and ? which are wild cards -- see below). Now type DIR and enter. If you still have too many files, more drastic steps will need to be taken. Please call 800-634-8324 for information.

For now, type EXIT and hit enter.  

Note: * and ? are wild cards in that they represent any numeric or alpha value.  The * covers the entire field that would fit within the prescribed parameters while the ? covers only a single place within the field.

Scott Thatcher