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CMDFldr - Command Folder V 1.10 (c) Dirk Suesserott Dec 20 1993
email: doyke@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.d400.de
Description:
============
CMDFldr is a Workplace class that replaces the WPFolder class shipped with
OS/2 2.x. I wrote it for OS/2 2.1 but it should also work with OS/2 2.0.
If you click through many folders in order to find a particular file and then
want to perform some commands on the file, it is often very difficult to open
a command line and cd to the right path - without even knowing the full path
name. With CMDFolder installed this is no longer a problem: Simply
right-click on the folder containing your file and select 'Command line...'.
And there you are. CMDFolder will start a windowed OS/2 session in the right
path on the right drive - wherever you are on whatever drive you are.
CMDFolder is HPFS aware and works with long pathnames (including blanks). It
won't work on a drive itself (i.e. you can't right-click on Drive C and open
a command line. That's because a drive does not belong to the class WPFolder
but to the class WPDrive).
I hope you will have as much fun as i have with this tool.
For installation details see below. There is also an uninstallation section
(in case you don't like CMDFolders any more).
Disclaimer
==========
The Program is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantabilty and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event i will be
liable for any damages, either direct or consequential, caused by the use, or
inability to use, this program, even if i have been advised of the possibility
of such damages. You are free to re-distribute this package as long as you
don't get paid for it (if somebody wants to pay, please tell me).
Bugs
====
I assume there are none. Nevertheless, if you find one (or more) please tell
me. Any suggestions are welcome, too.
Please send email to doyke@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.d400.de
Installation
============
First of all, this package consists of four files:
CMDFldr.ENG (26203 bytes) the English DLL
CMDFldr.GER (26235 bytes) the German DLL
install.exe (20064 bytes) installation program
readme.txt (some bytes) this file.
Quick Installation Guide:
=========================
1. Rename either the German DLL (CMDFldr.GER) or
the English DLL (CMDFldr.ENG) to CMDFldr.DLL
2. Move the DLL into your libpath
3. Run the install program (no parameters required)
4. Reboot
Slow Installation Guide:
========================
First Step:
Rename either CMDFldr.GER or CMDFldr.ENG to CMDFldr.DLL The only
difference between the DLLs is that one is in German language while the
other one is in English language. (i.e. the new context menu will
either show 'Command Line...' or 'Befehlzeile...'). Do this by typing
the following on a command line:
'ren CMDFldr.ENG *.DLL' (english version)
or 'ren CMDFldr.GER *.DLL' (german version)
(without quotation marks, of course)
Second Step:
Move the DLL into any path included in your libpath statement in the
config.sys, e.g. c:\os2\dll. Do this by typing the following on a
command line:
'copy /b CMDFldr.DLL c:\os2\dll'
Third Step:
Invoke the installation program by typing
'install'
There are no parameters required and therefore all parameters you
supply will be ignored.
As you'll see, there is a little menu
i)nstall
u)ninstall
e)xit
Type 'i' to install the DLL. The program will register the DLL in the
system and then replace the WPFolder class with the CMDFolder class
(i.e. all ordinary folders sitting around and waiting for being
clicked will become CMDFolders sitting around and waiting for being
clicked).
Note:
Don't be afraid: 'replace' does not mean that the contents of your
folders are replaced or that the folders themselves are replaced. Only
the Workplace class named WPFolder is replaced by a derived class named
CMDFolder. The effect is that all objects (i.e. folders) that formerly
belonged to the class WPFolder will then belong to the class CMDFolder
and therefore have the new properties of the new class.
Fourth and Last Step:
Wait a few seconds. Your harddisk will start spinning. Don't panic,
the program won't move, copy, or delete anything (i hope) but OS/2
will search along the libpath to find the DLL. The install program
will show something like 'CMDFolder successfully installed'
Now shutdown and reboot for the changes to take effect.
Trouble Shooting:
=================
If the installation didn't succeed make sure
- you renamed one of the files to 'CMDFldr.DLL' (not case sensitive).
Do *not* rename the DLL to 'CMDFolder.DLL' or something like that.
It is very important that the file is called CMDFldr.DLL. Otherwise
OS/2 won't find it.
- you moved the previously renamed DLL into your libpath (if you don't
know what this means please refer to the OS/2 Online Reference Manual
for further details)
I'm not sure what happens if you already have installed some other
replacements for the WPFolder class. Just try it.
De-Installation
===============
If you don't like the CMDFolder any more (i won't hope so) run the install
program again. Type 'u' to uninstall the CMDFolder. The program will then
re-replace the CMDFolder with the ordinary WPFolder class. You should reboot
after Install tells you to do so. All CMDFolders will become ordinary folders
again, the additional menu item 'Command line...' will be removed from their
popup menus. You should also delete the CMDFldr.DLL from your libpath after
rebooting. It won't be possible to remove the DLL without running the
uninstall procedure.