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- "a2g" is an ARexx script which I wrote to make using Aminet2Guide with Term
- a lot easier.
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- To use "a2g", first copy the "a2g.rexx" file into your "S:" directory.
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- Then, when you're logged into Aminet (via Term, of course!):
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- 1) "get TT" a RECENT or INDEX listing (i.e., have the listing displayed to
- your Term screen)
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- 2) Save the Term buffer to "RAM:Aminet"
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- 3) Switch back to the Workbench screen
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- 4) From a shell, type in the following command:
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- rx S:a2g.rexx
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- The "a2g" ARexx program will then do the following for you:
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- 1) Turn on the "Shanghai windows" option of the Term screen
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- 2) Use "C:Aminet2Guide" to create a RAM:Aminet.guide file from
- the RAM:Aminet file
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- 3) Use "C:AmigaGuide" to display the RAM:Aminet.guide database
- in a window on the Term screen
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- 4) Once you've quit the AmigaGuide window, turn off the "Shanghai
- windows" for the Term screen
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- Of course, you can modify the ARexx program to your liking if you
- have the "AmigaGuide" or "Aminet2Guide" programs somewhere other than
- "C:", or want to change the location/name of either the saved Term buffer
- file or Aminet2Guide output file.
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- WARNING: "a2g" should ONLY be run from OUTSIDE the Term program
- (i.e., from the CLI/Shell). For some unknown reason,
- running this from within Term causes the Term screen to
- go blank!
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