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HDM IV - Version 4 (HDM IV 4.0)
New Menu Action Functions:
{SETPROJECT Project} Set project information in a menu action.
{NOCLEAR} Don't clear HDM screen when running a menu entry.
{LOGOFF} Log off HDM if you were logged on to HDM.
(This will NOT run the menu entry in Automatic Logoff)
Enhanced Menu Action Functions:
{SELECT Title~Choice1~?Choice2~Display3=Choice3~Display4=?Choice4}
{VSELECT Title~Display1=Choice1~...Display15=Choice15}
These two functions pop up a window with your title and a list of
of choices that the user will pick from. The choice then replaces
the complete function in the menu action and is put in the %0
parameter from later use in the same menu action. You can now
display something different than the actual result of of that
choice by using the format DISPLAY=CHOICE for an entry instead
of just CHOICE. The characters left of the equal sign will be
the menu entry, and whatever is on the right of the equal sign
will become the result of choosing that entry. If the choice
begins with a question mark, it will work like the {?prompt}
function when it is choosen.
New Executable File Search Facility:
There is a new search capability in the Menu Action Auto-Build
and in the DOS Window. F4=Search will be displayed in the
function key area at the bottom of each of these windows.
Pressing F4 at that point will pop up a list of directories
and all executable files, including *.EXE, *.COM, *.BAT, and
*.BTM (4DOS/NDOS Batch-To-Memory files). Choosing a directory
goes to that directory and displays the executable files in it.
Choosing a file will place it in the correct fields in the DOS
Window or in the Auto-Build window.
Enhanced Startup Switches: -V is now -VF, -VM, or -VS.
-VF Forces fast video writes. This is the default for all
video boards except CGA. (Usually creates static on CGA)
-VM Displays HDM screens in monochrome. (Black & White)
-VS Eliminates static (snow) by waiting for the video retrace
signal before writing to the screen. (Default for CGA)
Changes to Error Messages:
Error and warning messages are now display in pop-up windows.
These were displayed on the bottom line and could be missed
by users who continued pressing keys on the keyboard. You
must now press the <Esc> key to remove the message window.
Changes to HDM's Pull-Down Menus:
All commands in all of the pull-down menus now have short-cut
keys available. Just press the keys listed at the end of each
of the commands to perform their function without having to go
through the Top Menu. Some old short-cut keys have changed.
"Save Menu File" in the first pull-down menu is now "Write File".
"Switch Menus" in the Local pull-down menu is now "Switch Screens".
"Project" was moved from the eXit pull-down menu to "Change
Project" in the Global pull-down menu. "Date/Time Format" in
the Global pull-down menu is now "Date and Time". It now allows
you to set the Date & Time in addition to changing their format.
The Security pull-down menu was completely revised. All the
same commands are there, but they have been group into three
logical sections. The first section affects the current menu
file only. It allows security level changes to one menu entry,
one page of menu entries, all menu entries in the file, and
protects the current file from changes. The second section
affects the Top Menu and its pull-down menus only, no matter
what menu file is loaded. It allows changes to the security
level of all the pull-down menu commands and lets you hide the
Top Menu and disable all the pull-down menu commands. You can
change the security level of one pull-down menu command by
moving the cursor to it, then press Alt-F1. The third section
are tables that affect all menu files and users.
Wallpaper was added to the Local pull-down menu. This allows
you to choose the background character that is display behind
most of HDM's windows and screens.
(HDM IV 4.1)
Added "Reports" to the "eXit" pull-down menu. This starts a
new HDM usage log report program that allows extracting data
from the HDM.LOG file for displaying or printing. You must
first open a log file to display the information to the screen.
You can extract certain records by filtering the data, then
you can save the extracted records to a dBASE database file.
To report on any of the files, first create a report format by
chosing the fields to use. You can set the order of the fields
and the length of each one. Choose "Setup Printer" to set the
number of rows to print on one page and the length of the line
to print. You can print the report to your printer, write it
to a file, or display it on the screen.
HDM does an interrupt 28h during times of inactivity so other
tasks (such as background printing) can get control more often.
(HDM IV 4.2)
Fixed bugs in the new usage log report module. Corrected a
problem where HDM HELP would not read the custom help files
when older menu files were used.
(HDM IV 4.3)
Added new {DELAY seconds} function. This will stop execution
of a menu action and wait the number of seconds specified
before continuing with that action. The range for the wait
time is 1 to 9999 seconds. You can press ESCAPE while the
Delay Window is displayed to cancel the menu action.
HDM now automatically adds @@ to a batch file name in the DOS
Window when it is selected from the Search Window.
There is a completely new, revised on disk manual (HDM.DOC)
that should be easier to follow because it was written by a
professional writer, Keith R. Aleshire of Computer Consumer
Services Incorporated.
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