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DMP Control Center v1.2 Documentation 9/22/93
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I'll try to make this short and simple.
I made this program because I love the Dual Module Player (DMP) written by
Otto Chrons and the Protected Module Player(PMP) written by Jussi Lahdenniemi
and Otto Chrons. In my opinion, they are the best .MOD players in existence.
They also play .669, .S3M, .STM, and .NST files, as well as some other music
formats. They support practically every sound card and have incredible sound
quality. The only main difference between the two is that PMP uses XMS while
DMP uses EMS. Anyway, these programs are lacking in only one item: there is
no shell where you can select files. I have seen a couple of other DMP shell
programs, and I didn't like them, so I made my own. Personally I think I did
a good job, and I think you'll agree.
Command-line options:
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dmpcc </NE> </?> <directory to begin in>
No options are necessary. Don't type the < and the >.
/NE stands for NO EMS. Otherwise the program will attempt to use EMS for
the overlay file if it is available.
/? gives a very small help screen
In-program options:
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H = help
P = play current file
D = delete current file or remove highlighted subdirectory if it is empty
R = rename current file
C = copy current file
M = move current file
L = log onto new drive
F = change filespec mask
SPACE = tag current file and advance highlight bar
ENTER = change directory (if highlight bar is on a directory)
ALT-T = tag or untag all files
ALT-D = delete all tagged files
ALT-C = copy all tagged files
ALT-M = move all tagged files
ALT-P = play all tagged files normally
CONTROL-P = play all tagged files in 1 x 1 mode
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note: I put this option in because occasionally, DMP and PMP will have
problems if there are a lot of files in memory. 1 x 1 mode will
play a file, wait a moment and give you a chance to abort by
hitting ESC, and then move onto the next file, eliminating any
memory problems.
*********
ALT-X = quit DMP Control Center
Function Keys F1 - F9 = choose 1 of the up to 9 configurations you have
chosen in the DMPCC.CFG configuration file
Configuration File:
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The file dmpcc.cfg MUST exist in the same directory as the dmpcc.exe file,
and it must contain at least one useable configuration line. You can have
up to 9 configurations in this file. Lines starting with ; or { or a space
will be ignored. On each line, put an executable file followed by it's
command-line parameters. I have provided 2 examples in this file already.
If you wish, you can specify the default filespec mask for DMP Control Center
in the configuration file as well. The line must start with
DEFAULT_FILE_MASK=
followed immediately by the filespec you desire. Example:
default_file_mask=*.mod OR default_FILE_mask=song*.*
Notice that capitalization does not matter. Put as many of these default
filespec lines as you wish; the last line will overrule any previous ones.
Other Notes:
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You do not have to be in the directory of dmpcc.exe to run the program. The
file dmpcc.ovr must be in the same directory as dmpcc.exe and dmpcc.cfg. The
maximum number of files that DMP Control Center can read in one directory is
1400. Any files beyond this amount will be ignored. This shouldn't be too
much of a problem.
Bugs:
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The only bug I am aware of is that if a directory is hidden or read-only,
DMP Control Center will read it as a normal file. I tried to get this to
work right, but I haven't figured it out yet. It's not worth delaying the
release of this program. If and when I figure it out, I'll put out a new
version along with any other fixes. If you can help me on this, please
leave me some email at my Internet address(below). Thanks.
Where I Can Be Reached:
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PLEASE report ANY bugs, problems, suggestions, compliments, etc... to my
Internet email address: klenk@cs.odu.edu
This program is free, but of course I'll take all your money if you want...
Revisions:
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v1.2 9-22-93 : Well, I feel like an idiot for releasing 3 versions so close
together, but what can you do... Anyway, I recieved a
suggestion to increase the maximum number of files that
DMPCC can handle. It used to be 450. It is now 1400. This
should really be enough for anyone. If you have more than
1400 mods, let me know. Now you can use a semicolon (;) as
a 'remark' indicator in the config file as well as a { or a
space. Fixed a bug with trying to copy or move a file to a
drive that had insufficient space. Also: DMPCC now only
uses up 1k of memory. (Just kidding.)
v1.1 9-20-93 : Found a bug in the move and copy procedures, where if the
user tried to copy or move a file(s) to the same directory,
the file would be reduced to 0 bytes. Fixed.
v1.0 9-14-93 : First public release.