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WELCOME TO FILE COMMANDER!
This disk contains File Commander 1.0N
*** SPECIAL OFFER FOR COMMAND POST USERS ***
People who have licensed Command Post from us in the past may
license File Commander for $35.
*** LATE BREAKING NEWS ***
This is File Commander, a new product from Wilson WindowWare.
The documentation for this product is still incomplete. We're
whacking it into shape as fast as we can. Once you figure out
what this product can do, I'm sure you will excuse us.
PURPOSE
File Commander is an extender for the Win 3.1 File Manager. It adds
a menu item to the File Manager menu bar. From this single top-level
menu item, File Commander allow you to make up to 99 menu items spread
upto 5 levels deep.
The menu items, when selected, execute our Windows Interface Language (WIL)
code. What is the WIL language? Well, its the Windows batch file language
developed by Wilson WindowWare, and found in the following products:
Wilson WindowWare: Command Post - As the menu script language
Wilson WindowWare: WinBatch - The Windows batch language
Symantec: Norton Desktop - The Batch Runner/Builder language
PubTech: BatchWorks - The Windows batch language
>>> If you have used Command Post, you will find the menu scripts
>>> *remarkably* similiar.
The WIL language supports zillions (well maybe 200) different functions
that allow you to do pritnear anything. Included with this ZIP file is
most of the Command Post documentation (as FILECMDR.TXT) and a file
highlighting new features recently added to Command Post, WinBatch and
now File Commander (NEWSTUFF.TXT).
The documentation does not yet exactly match the product, but an
examination of the WWWFMEXT.FME menu script file and a look at the
function reference should do wonders.
Be sure to check out our new WIL.HLP Windows help file. It has a
(pretty much - we're working on it) complete description of the WIL
language (Thats the programming language found in our products). It
should prove useful.
HOW-2-ADD YOUR OWN MENU ITEMS
Edit the WWWFMEXT.FME file. The file is COLUMN SENSITIVE, especially
in the first four columns with define the menu item titles. Menu
batch code should start in column 5 or later (I like col 8).
In the NEWSTUFF.TXT file (page 88-89) (Search for "Multiple Menu Levels")
is a discussion on how to code the menus for each level of drop-down
menu. Basically it is just column-dependent. Good Luck.
THE WIL.HLP file
The WIL.HLP file is a Windows help file. To use it, run the
WINHELP.EXE application and then open the WIL.HLP file.
You may wish to make a Program Manager icon that will start it directly,
and add the HLP to the extensions section of the WIN.INI file, as in
[Extensions]
HLP=WINHELP.EXE ^.HLP
The WIL.HLP file was produced and designed by Jim Stiles. If you need
or want professional consulting for custom help systems,
ask for Jim at (206) 937-3141.
Please see the README2.TXT file for more information
*** FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPPORT ***
File Commander now supports some foreign languages. English is built in,
and the software attempts to examine your system, and, if you are using
German or French, will configure itself to use German or French. More
languages on the way. There is also "ValSpeak", which is both a
parody on Southern California slang, and an example of how *some*
messages may be modified for the end users.
To access a non-default langauage do the following:
1) Examine the WWWDLANG.DLL file to determine the languages
available. The file has documentation in it that will help you
figure this out. (It is not really a DLL, you can look at it.
It will probably be in your Windows directory.)
2) Edit the WWWBATCH.INI file and add an item to the MAIN section,
something like:
WWWBATCH.INI
[Main]
Language=ValSpeak
PACKING LIST:
With this version you have the following files: You will find that
on your disk or ZIP file, many of the files end in a $. This is to be
expected. Some files may have been compressed and will need to properly
installed to be useful, while other files may be simply copied and renamed.
README TXT Latest news and comments about File Commander
WSETUP INF A script file for the setup program
FILECMDR TXT The documentation (such as it is) for File Commander
WWWFMEXT FME A Sample menu script file. You edit this file.
WWWFMEXT DLL File Commander - Main Section
README2 TXT Readme.txt ...continued...
WSETUP EXE The snazzy setup program
WBINXZ EXE More of our setup program.
NEWSTUFF TXT More documentation
WWWD0406 DLL File Commander - Batch processing section
WWWDLANG.DLL Foreign Language strings
WWWDEALR.DLL Yet another DLL
BROWSER EXE A handy file browser utility
WIL HLP The Windows help file for our language