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About Draggin' Viewer
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Welcome to Draggin' Viewer (DV), Shareware Version 2.00! Draggin' Viewer
is a drag & drop file viewer/program launcher utility for Microsoft
Windows, Version 3.1 or later. (Sorry, this application will not work
with Windows 3.0 or earlier.)
DV appears as an icon on the Desktop. Select one or file names in the
Windows File Manager, or other drag & drop server. Drag the names to the
Draggin' Viewer icon, and the files will be opened for viewing or editing
in their originating applications, or in the program "associated" with
their filename extension in Windows. If there is no associated
application, the file will be opened in Windows Notepad or Write, depend-
ing on its size. (Notepad is limited to text files of less than about
48500 bytes.)
Executable files are handled as follows: Files with .EXE and .COM
extensions will "launch", or start-up; files with the .BAT extension
(DOS batch files) will be opened in Notepad or Write, as above, and .PIF
files will be opened in the PIF Editor.
Options for Draggin' Viewer are accessed by clicking on the icon and
selecting an item from the system menu. One option is the ability to
launch the Windows File Manager at the same time as Draggin' Viewer.
This release is a major update of Draggin' Viewer. The major enhancement
is the ability to start all applications associated to files, as well as
Notepad, Write and Pif Editor. Another feature is that DV will warn the
user if he/she is about to open a Windows library or a file containing
non-ASCII characters in an ASCII file editor. Since changes to a library
or any other binary file can be disasterous, VB Expressions recommends
cancelling the file open.
Draggin' Viewer Installation
----------------------------
The archive file you just unzipped, DRAGGN.ZIP, contains this file
and the file DVV200S.ZIP. Copy DVV200S.ZIP to a temporary directory,
and unzip it. It will create the following files:
Name Size Date Time
------------ -------- -------- --------
DRAGGIN.EXE 19033 01-25-94 11:14p
SUBEZ.VBX 17408 03-11-93 4:09a
Copy DRAGGIN.EXE to your Microsoft Windows default directory, normally
named \WINDOWS. SUBEZ.VBX is a support file for Draggin' Viewer; copy it
to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. We recommend the use of the Windows File
Manager for these tasks, and would NOT overwrite a file of the same name
but with later dates.
Windows Write, Windows Notepad, the File Manager and the PIF Editor must
be in a directory in your DOS path for Draggin' Viewer to function
properly.
One additional support file is required to use Draggin' Viewer 2.00:
VBRUN300.DLL, the runtime module for Visual Basic 3.0. If you run any
other Visual Basic 3.0 programs, you have this file, probably in your
\WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Otherwise, VBRUN300.DLL is
available from the same BBS, on-line system or software distributor where
you obtained DRAGGN.EXE.
To execute Draggin' Viewer, add its icon to a Program Manager Program
Group, or click on DRAGGIN.EXE in File Manager. If you use Draggin' Viewer
to launch File Manager, you might want to change the Draggin' Viewer icon
to a File Manager icon. Do this by clicking "Change Icon..." from the
Program Manager Properties box, and specifying "WINFILE.EXE" in the "File
Name" input box. Then choose your favorite File Manager icon!
NOTES ABOUT THIS VERSION
------------------------
1. The ability to open all registered and associated Windows applications
is the major enhancement of Version 2.00 of Draggin' Viewer. The
performance of this feature depends on your applications and their
programmers.
"Proper" Windows 3.1 apps will register themselves in the registration
database, along with instructions for Windows on how to start the
application and load files. For instance, when multiple .SAM or .XLS
files are dragged onto the DV icon, Version 3.0 of Ami Pro and Version
4.0 of Excel know how to load the files as child windows, even if they
are already active. However, Halo Desktop Imager (a drag & drop
client like DV, by the way) will load only the first file, then pop up
a dialog box telling you the application is already loaded.
If your programs allow multiple allow multiple copies (instances,
really) of themselves to run, like Notepad, Write, PaintBrush and
Sound Recorder, then DV will start as many copies of the programs as
files dropped.
If you don't like the way DV works with a particular applications'
files, I would encourage you to contact the publisher of that app,
asking them to conform to Windows standards more closely. The
apparent difference is the DDE support in the application.
It is impossible for VB Expressions to a anticipate all the behaviors
of your apps. However, we think you will pleased with the behavior
of DV with most Windows applications.
2. I believe this version of Draggin' Viewer to have significant
advantages over its competition. This program support all files
you have associated in File Manager. You never have to upgrade
Draggin' Viewer if you upgrade your applications with a new file
format. When you use Draggin' Viewer, you are ready to edit the file
you wanted to view.
3. Draggin' Viewer is a drag & drop client. The Windows File Manager is
the most available drag & drop server. This version of Draggin'
Viewer gives you to option to start File Manager with the Draggin'
Viewer application. Draggin' Viewer defaults to start up the File
Manager; to change this option, uncheck the "Start File Manager"
option in the Draggin' Viewer System Menu. Draggin' Viewer will store
the last setting of "Start File Manager" when closed normally (turning
off your computer before exiting is bad Windows hygiene!) in the file
DRAGGIN.INI and restore the setting when restarted.
4. Draggin' Viewer initially defaults to "Always On Top" mode. This keeps
it visible when another window covers it. If you are annoyed by holes
in your maximized documents, toggle "Always On Top" off by clicking
the System Menu option. Draggin' Viewer will also store the last
setting of "Always On Top" in the file DRAGGIN.INI, and restore it
on start-up.
5. Close Draggin' Viewer by clicking on "Close" from the System Menu.
6. Help can be obtained by selecting "Help..." from the System Menu.
7. Adding PIF Editor launching to Draggin' Viewer "corrects" a Windows
problem: clicking on a .PIF file will launch the DOS program the .PIF
file describes, rather than the PIF Editor. With Draggin' Viewer's
ability to launch .BAT files for editing, one can edit both the .PIF
and the .BAT files needed to control non-Windows programs.
8. Users of the version 1.00S of Draggin' Viewer have a file named
SYSMENU.DLL in their \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. You may delete this
file IF and ONLY IF Draggin' Viewer is the only program you have that
uses it (which is likely.) SUBEZ.VBX performs the function previously
provided by SYSMENU.DLL.
9. The Windows libraries that DV warns about before opening are files
with extensions: .DLL, .DRV, .VXD, .FON, .CPL, .386, .FOT, .TTF,
.GRP, .VBX, .2GR and .3GR and .SCR. Note that this last is for
screen-savers - certain applications may use this extension for
SCRipt files, which will probably open as a proper text file.
NOTICE
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Draggin' Viewer is NOT Public Domain or Freeware. Please REGISTER
Draggin' Viewer if you use it beyond a fifteen day trial period.
Send your (modest) $5 registration fee to:
VB Expressions
64 Burning Brush Drive
Rochester, NY 14650-4642.
Kindly include the Version number and the source where you got Draggin'
Viewer. Registrants of Version 1.00S, 1.10S, 1.20S or 1.20SE need not
re-register; your support is greatly appreciated.
You can also look for other VB Expressions utilities: additional Desktop
Assistants (like Draggin' Viewer) include Printer's Daemon, a drag-and-drop
file printing utility, and Trash Free-K!, a drag-and-drop file deletion
utility. Smartclp is a Windows Clipboard enhancer, PM Fonts allows you
to change your Program Manager fonts from the Microsoft default to any
installed screen font and PM Group Sorter allows you to choose the order
of your Program Manager Groups. Good stuff (if we may say so ourselves!)
We'd be interested in your comments or suggestions on Draggin' Viewer.
You can reach us by Email on CompuServe, ID 73457,3603.
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Draggin' Viewer - Copyright 1992,1993,1994 by P.M. Chefalo
Revision History
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Version 1.00S - First Shareware Version
Version 1.10S - Added .PIF file launching of PIF Editor. Updated to Visual
Basic 2.0. Moved "Help..." to system menu. Corrected
"bad behavior" when Draggin' Viewer caption was clicked,
or when Draggin' Viewer was switched to by Task Manager.
Added .INI file capability to restore last "Always On Top"
setting. Added Win 3.0 detection and error message.
Switched to SUBEZ.VBX for system menu support.
Version 1.20S - Added File Manager launching capability. Changed Notepad/
Write select point to 48500 bytes, due to further
experience.
Version 1.20SE - Special Edition of Draggin' Viewer created especially for the
WinOnLine Review, Shareware Edition. The normal DV icon
was replaced (most of the time) by a WOLR icon.
Version 2.00S - Upgraded to Visual Basic 3.0. Added ability to launch
programs other than Notepad, Write and PIF Editor. Added
checking for library or non-ASCII files.