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TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
This section of the manual will discuss various technical
considerations and pointers relevant to LEHIPEDS.
<< KEYBOARD LOCK PROBLEMS >>
Some modules may have problems with the keyboard locking up
periodically. This seems especially likely to occur in the Main
Module, Lehipeds. This problem often can be solved by using the L
switch with your executable file. The command to run Lehipeds with
the L switch would be:
LEHIPEDS /L
In fact, we recommend you use the L switch with Lehipeds.exe as
the default. You probably will not need it for the other modules.
<< LOADFIX >>
Loadfix.com is a DOS command to load a program above the first 64K
of conventional memory. Some programs will not successfully load
into the first 64K especially if you have device drivers loaded
into the upper memory area. What does all this gobbledygook mean?
It means your program won't run and you will get an error message
similar to one of the following:
- packed file corrupt
- illegal format in loadable file
The LEHIPEDS modules most likely to require Loadfix are Lehiutil,
Lehicstm, Lehibak, Lehinubk. The command to run one of these
modules with Loadfix would be:
LOADFIX LEHIUTIL
You should only use Loadfix if necessary because it takes up
additional memory, about 26K.
The problem becomes more complex. The DOS version that ships with
Windows 95 does not include Loadfix. We developed a similar
utility called Lload.exe. This appears to run with all DOS
versions; it is distributed with LEHIPEDS. The command to run a
module with Lload would be:
LLOAD LEHIUTIL
Lload also takes up about 26K of memory. Use it only if needed.
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<< MORE ABOUT EDMENU >>
If you run LEHIPEDS from DOS, Edmenu.bat provides a convenient
means of tying the modules together in a low memory menu system.
You are free to edit this menu to suit your own needs.
******************************************************************
If you have shareware disks for our program, you may pass them on
to other potential users. However, the files must be in the
original condition. Make sure you only pass on the original,
unedited version of Edmenu.bat.
******************************************************************
If you look at Edmenu.bat in a text editor, you will note that it
is a very simple batch file requiring only a rudimentary knowledge
of batch file programming. It uses 2 screen files, Menu.scr and
Emhelp.scr; and a utility, Cue.com, which are distributed with
our program.
You can use Edmenu.bat to program Lload in or out for a particular
module. For each module both commands are included; you "rem out"
the one you don't want. For example, to run Lehiutil with Lload,
use the following code:
:F5
cls
c:
cd \pedbase
rem lehiutil
lload lehiutil
goto START
To run Lehiutil without Lload use the following code:
:F5
cls
c:
cd \pedbase
lehiutil
rem lload lehiutil
goto START
More advanced users can really get fancy with Edmenu.bat. You can
add a second page to your menu system by editing a copy of
Menu.scr. One of the options on page 1 would be to call page 2 of
the menu. Page 2 could have options (using the same function keys)
to call your word processor, spreadsheet, etc. The only limit is
your imagination.
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<< MORE ABOUT MICROSOFT WINDOWS AND LEHIPEDS >>
Remember that LEHIPEDS is a DOS program. It is therefore initially
installed in DOS. You do not directly install it in Windows. Once
installed in DOS, however, the program will run quite nicely
within the Windows environment.
Most DOS programs require PIF files (program information files) to
run within Windows 3.x. We distribute PIF files with LEHIPEDS. As
noted above, some of our modules often require Lload (or Loadfix)
to run on certain computer systems. We accordingly programmed the
following PIF files with Lload: Lehibak.PIF, Lehinubk.PIF,
Lehicstm.PIF, Lehicaid.PIF, and Lehiutil.PIF.
You, of course, can modify or create new PIF files with the PIF
Editor in Windows 3.x.
******************************************************************
If you have shareware disks for our program, you may pass them on
to other potential users. However, the files must be in the
original condition. Make sure you only pass on the original,
unedited PIF files that came with the program.
******************************************************************
Windows 95 does not require PIF files to run DOS programs.
Enough on PIF files!
. . .
We do NOT suggest you run Edmenu.bat from Windows. A better method
would be do create an icon for each module and click on the
desired icon.
When running a module in a window (as opposed to full screen
mode), use the control-menu box (in the upper left hand corner) to
select a font. The font which seems to be the most readable with
our program is 10 X 18.
To close a DOS program when you exit Windows, you need to do just
that; namely close the program as you would in DOS. In the case of
Lehipeds, you would highlight the exit option from the Main Menu
and press the Enter_key. If your are running in a Window, you
cannot exit (as you would in the case of a Windows application)
by double clicking the control-menu button.
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<< NETWORKS >>
A discussion of the many network options is beyond the scope of
this manual. As noted several times, our program is network ready
and should run on most network systems. You will need to consult
your network manual for instructions on configuring your network.
Many networks require your executable files to be read-only
status. This would include files with the extension .EXE, .COM,
.BAT, and .DEF. Our installation routine recommends and provides
an option to set these file to read-only status. If you did not
set them at installation, you can use the DOS Attrib command to do
so. Consult your DOS manual for details.
******************************************************************
TIP: Some network operating systems have their own share command
to replace the DOS share command. We recommend that you disable
the network share command. LEHIPEDS works better with the DOS
share command. Try SHARE.EXE /F:8192 /L:500.
******************************************************************
<< NETUNLOK >>
Sometimes if a network workstation cr