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HOBBES CD ROM EXPLORER DOCUMENTATION (HOBSCDX)
This application was written to replace the OS2VIEW.EXE supplied
on the Walnut Creek CDROM. It performes all of the basic tasks of
OS2VIEW.EXE plus a few enhancements. HOBSCDX is freeware; use at
your own risk. I have never seen an untoward event, but one never
knows. Enjoy.
An environment variable "CDROM" needs to be set with the drive letter
of your CD device. Example: set CDROM=f:. This is used any time
a file access is required on the CDROM. The TEMP environment variable
is also required. HOBSCDX uses this location to unzip files for
browsing or viewing. HOBSCDX has worked successfully with the October
1993, February 1994, and August 1994 CD's.
NOTE: This program depends on certain files continuing to exist on
future additions of the Hobbes CD. Specifically they are: DIRS.TXT
in the root directory and 00_INDEX.TXT in each subdirectory. Additionally
UNZIP.EXE must exist in the \bin directory of the CDROM.
The initial screen of HOBSCDX.EXE is a directory listing of the CDROM
and a brief description of each directory. By double clicking on a
directory, a file list for that directory is presented. Double clicking
at this point will react differently depending on file type. If the
file being clicked is .ZIP, a ZIPVIEW dialog box will be presented
with a listing of the contents of that file. If on the other hand the
file type is either TXT, DOC, PKG, or FAQ, a browse operation is
invoked. If the file type is EXE, FLI, or TST, they will be
silently ignored. OS/2 VIEW.EXE will be invoked for any .INF files at
this level.
A double click on a text file in the ZIPVIEW listbox will cause that
file to be browsed. The selected file is unzipped into a temporary
directory and browsed. Upon returning from the browse the file is
deleted. If the filetype is INF, then the OS/2 VIEW.EXE will be invoked.
No further zipview listboxes will be created at this level. It just
gets too complicated for the few cases that exist. The same applies
to files of .ZOO; there are just too few to warrent the additional
code.
The UNZIP command is active for .ZIP files during a ZIPVIEW operation.
Select a file name and then click on the menu item UNZIP. A default
path is presented to be accepted or modified. The file will be then
unzipped to the specified path.
Additional commands on the menu bar are UNZIP and COPY. The UNZIP
menu item is activited when a .ZIP file is selected at the SUBDIRECTORY
or ZIPVIEW level. COPY is active at the SUBDIRECTORY level for .EXE
files. In both cases a dialog box is presented for the user to supply
the destination path. A default is provided and can be changed. If the
user supplied destination directory does not exist, it will be created
without notification.
Installation:
Copy HOBSCDX.HLP to the HELP directory pointed to in the config.sys
Copy HOBSCDX.EXE to any directory on your path.
If you desire, create a desktop object to invoke HOBSCDX.
I currently do not have an email address, however I can be reached through
my son; guida@aecom.yu.edu
I may be reached via snail mail:
Gene Norris
169 Oak Creek Rd.
E. Windsor, NJ 08520
USA
Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome.