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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK WORD
The NYW package is stored in a special archived format. In order
to de-archive the files, you need the public domain utility called
ARC, version 3.0 or later. This utility can be downloaded from
virtually every bulletin board in the country.
To extract all of the files, type "ARC E NYW" from the DOS prompt.
Among the extracted files are three files which are important (but
not required) in order to configure your NYW environment. These files
are :
1) WPDEFAUL - default values for system configuration
2) WPFORMAT - default values for format block number 0
3) WPPRMENU - default values for the printer menu
As of this date, these three files should be placed in any direc-
tory in your search path, or in a directory which you will ALWAYS use
for word processing. At a later date, I may add a parameter in the
WPDEFAUL file which lets the user specify a search path for these
files.
Although you can alter the values of the parameters in these files
without reading the manual, it's recommended that you read the manual
and have a little bit of practice with NYW before modifying them. In
each file, however, there is some help information.
The executable file is called WP.EXE. This should be placed in one
of the directories which is included in your DOS search path, or
placed in your current directory. To find out what your current search
path is, type "PATH" from the DOS prompt. Refer to the MS/DOS manual
if you need help on changing your search path.
Also included are a few ".PRT" files. These files contain printer
codes for each printer. Read the file "SKELETON.PRT" to learn how to
build and modify your own .PRT file.
The first line of your "WPPRMENU" configuration file should
contain the name of your printer. For instance, since I have an
Okidata Model 84, the first line of my WPPRMENU file has the word
"oki84". The first time that you print a file, NYW will search for a
file that has the name of that printer, plus a ".PRT" extension. For
instance, NYW would search for a file called "OKI84.PRT". When it
finds the file, it will read in the printer codes, and interpret them.
You should put the ".PRT" file that you choose in one of the
directories in your search path, preferably the one that also contains
the configuration files.
THE NYWORD HELP FACILITY
Among the files that you will find in the NYWord package are help
files. Each help file is called "NYWHELP.xx", where xx is a one or
two-digit number. These files should be stored either in your current
directory, or in a directory which is in your DOS search path.
When you press the <HELP> command, NYWord searches all of the
directories in your DOS search path for a file called "NYWHELP.00".
This file contains the text for the main help menu, and can be changed
by you if you want (see below). When NYWord finds this file, it will
display it on the screen, and then prompt you for the help selection.
To read a help file, type the number next to the help topic you
want to view. NYWord will then look for a file called "NYWHELP.nn"
where nn is the number you just typed, and if found, will display the
file. After you view this file, NYWord will re-display the main help
screen and prompt you for the next selection.
CHANGING THE HELP FILES
These help files are in ASCII form, and their contents can be
changed by using any text editor available. If you decide to change
it, then make sure that you save your changes in ASCII form
(especially if you use a word processor which writes out files in
their own format).
You can add your own help files, as long as you name it
"NYWHELP.xx", where xx is a one or two-digit number. These new help
files should reside in the same directory as the other help files.