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San Diego OS/2 User Group
June 1994 INF Newsletter
Instructions for viewing in OS/2:
Quick & easy way:
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First, copy the *.inf file to an appropriate space on your hard drive.
Then, open an OS/2 Window by clicking on the "OS/2 System" folder
icon, then clicking on "Command Prompts", then an OS/2 Window.
At the OS/2 prompt, type "view c:\subdir\sdin9406" without the
quotation marks and where "subdir" is the subdirectory you may have
made to store the file. IF you just copied it to your root directory,
then omit the subdirectory.
More or less permanent / desktop icon way:
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To set up as an icon in the OS/2 "Information" folder:
Open up the "Information" folder. Then do the following steps:
Use your right mouse button and click on the REXX Information folder
(or any of the other "book" like icons you see.) Then click on
"create another" then select "program".
A screen comes up where you can designate where it will be placed.
For now, use the default into the information folder and press enter.
A settings folder comes up. In the first field, type "view.exe" - I
didn't need the path when I tested it. In the parameters field, type
"c:\subdir\sdin9405.inf" -- the path where you have stored the INF
file.
You may notice that the little icon up in the left hand corner has
changed to a "book".
Select the "general" tab. Type in the name you want the "program" to
be called. Try SDOS2UG June. Then close the settings
folder by clicking on the upper left hand little icon twice.
You now have an icon to view the newsletter. Just double-click on it
and view it. There's two ways to do it. I spent most of my time the
first time setting it up so that it would work better if you double
clicked on "June 1994". It should look "cleaner" this way.
You could also click on the little "+" sign, too, but I learned the
hard way how different that is when you're doing the code. I hope to
have dinner someday with the person who wrote the IPFC compiler stuff,
but of course that person will just watch me eat.... :).
Have fun with it and hope it helps you out or provides interesting
reading. And if you have any ideas or spot anything unusual, pass a
note along to us.
Thanks for your time.
Other information:
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The archived file should include the following:
SDIN9406.INF --- The June INF file.
README.JUN --- This file for those wondering how to read an INF file.
I've gotten numerous requests or inquiries as to how I do the INF
newsletter. Flattery will get you everywhere. In the July
newsletter, I started to walk you through the various aspects I go
through to create what you see. It's not all techy code talk either
-- you might find it useful to learn to not only newsletters, but
office manuals, presentations or even that annual holiday newsletter.
I've gotten behind in doing these, though we're about to catch up
as Comdex approaches. Before the end of November, you should see a
slew of releases to get everything caught up. Best news is, there are
finally some useful utilities out there for doing things.
Enjoy!!!!
If you have any ideas or suggestions for future issues, don't
hesitate, let us know!!!
And by the way, you're reading the only publication devoted to OS/2
that has published monthly since December 1992. No one else can make
that claim. Not even IBM, we'll bet. :)
Now excuse me, I'm all caught up and it's time for a pitcher of mango
iced tea...
Mabuhay & cheers,
=8:|)ave Sichak
Editor
San Diego OS/2 User Group Newsletter