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┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ MENU MASTER Documentation File │
│ (c)1993 Copyright E.E.S.I. │
│ All rights reserved │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
INTRODUCTION:
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Welcome, and thank you for purchasing MENU MASTER. MENU MASTER was created
to help you harness the full power of the OS/2 operating system without the
need for the workplace shell.
Why Menu Master.
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Originally Menu Master was developed for one or our corporate clients who
wanted the power of OS/2 but did not want all of their personnel to have
access to the full desktop. Many of their users had a limited number of
tasks that they were resposible for and a basic text based menu system
was all that was required. These users still needed the real power of OS/2
which is based on the kernel and not necessarily on the WPS. The features
of OS/2 namely, the sophisticated memory management mechanism, the 32 bit
flat memory model, protected mode multi-tasking, full screen Dos and OS/2
sessions, PM sessions, windowed Dos and OS/2 sessions, and WINOS2 sessions
are all available without the full WPS.
Since its original design many others, with limited memory resources, have
found that running with a text based menuing system allows them to run very
effectively with little or no strain on their resources.
Menu Master offers you the "best of all worlds" in that you may run from a
text based menu and, if necessary, you may at will bring up and shut down
the full WPS with just the touch of a key.
OS/2 is perhaps the most flexible operating system that the micro industry
has ever seen and we feel that Menu Master will help you to tap into some
of that flexibility.
Bill OConnor
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EVALUATION RELEASE:
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The evaluation copy of MENU MASTER is fully functional. The only constraint
is that it is date sensitive and may not be used after 9-15-93.
Registered users will be supplied with the procedure for backing up and
restoring their customized MENU settings when installing the registered
version.
TRADEMARKS:
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All product names and services identified in this document are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
REQUIREMENTS: Any OS/2 version
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Although MENU MASTER will function with any OS/2 version from 1.0 to the
current 2.1 GA, it is most effective with the OS/2 2.x versions. This
is primarily due to the unique way that 2.x works in relation to the work
place shell.
DISK CONTENTS:
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Your installation disk should contain the following 5 files:
READ.ME
INSTALL.EXE
MENUS.EXE
MENUSZIP.CMD
MENUS.DOC
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Table of Contents
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Evaluation Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a
Disk Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Order MENU MASTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
End User Registration\Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reseller Qualifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reseller Qualification Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Menu Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Menu Customization\Maintenance Screen Shot 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Menu Maintenance Screen Shot 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Menu Maintenance Screen Shot 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Menu Maintenance Field Descriptions/Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Menu Color Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Password Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Example Setups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OS2PRODSUP Distribution List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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KEY FEATURES:
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* The ability to tap the full potential of the OS/2 operating system from a
textbased menu without the need for the workplace shell
* Built-in security
* Auto logoff
* Basic log time accounting
* 9 menus allowing 10 entries per menu for a total of up to 90 selections
* Built in menu and security maintenance
* Full access to all full screen and windowed OS/2 and DOS sessions, as
well as PM, and WIN-OS/2 without the need for the workplace shell.
* The ability to run full WPS as another task off the menu
* Simple one key item selection
* Fully configurable menus (menu headings, location, colors, entries, and
menu groupings)
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How to Order Menu Master
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If you wish to continue using MENU MASTER beyond the evaluation date you
are required to purchase the commercial version.
If you are an ENDUSER: You may purchase E.E.S.I.'s MENU MASTER by:
- Mailing the enclosed Registration/Order Form to:
E.E.S.I.
P.O. Box 193
Howell, N.J. 07731-9998
- Menu Master's introductory price per order is only $34.95 +
$5.00 S&H (USA), $10.00 S&H (foreign), through September 15,
1993. After September 15 the price will increase to $49.95 +
S&H. As an added bonus those who register the product before
Sept. 15, 1993 will receive the DOS add-on version absolutely
free! Sending in the registration\order form from this EVALUATION
SOFTWARE before the Sept 15, 1993 deadline will also make you
eligible for future upgrades and discounts of E.E.S.I. products.
- Please mail the Registration/Order Form to the address noted on it.
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Menu Master End User Registration/Order Form:
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Send to: E.E.S.I. (Menu Master)
P.O. Box 193
Howell, New Jersey 07731-9998
ORDER FORM
Name: __________________________________________________________
Company: __________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________ Fax: ________________________
___ Introductory special ____________ $34.95 _______
___ Individual ____________________ $49.95 _______
___ Corporate ____________________ $79.95 _______
Shipping & handling per order:
(USA) $ 5.00 _______
(Foreign) $10.00 _______
N.J. Residents add 6% sales tax: Tax _______
Total $_______
Date: ___-___-______
Please specify your disk format: < > 3.5" < > 5.25"
Enclose check or money order for total.
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If you are a RESELLER you may purchase E.E.S.I. products by:
Mailing us the completed qualification form appearing at the end
of this document to the address specified on it. After we receive
your properly completed qualification form we will send you a
reseller package which includes information necessary to order all
E.E.S.I. products.
Reseller Qualifier:
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E.E.S.I. thanks you for your interest in reselling our products! Our
screening process protects your business by making it simple for
legitimate applicants to establish reseller status, and preventing end-
users from obtaining reseller discounts. We require a copy of your
currently valid reseller's permit, your currently valid sales tax
identification certificate for your state, or your currently valid goods
and services tax certificate for your country, simply supplying the
reseller number is NOT sufficient. To confirm that you are a reseller of
computer products and/or services, we require a copy of promotional
material from you. This is sufficient to establish reseller status with
us, and much simpler than filling out an elaborate dealer agreement. When
mailed to us we will accept any of the following as promotional material:
- Your company brochure for a product you design, manufacture, or sell.
It is not adequate to just draw something up on your computer and
print it out on your printer.
- Or, a page from a recent newspaper, magazine, Yellow Pages, or other
publication showing an advertisement for your company and it's
products.
- Or, a photocopy of your company name and phone number from a
computer-oriented section of The Yellow Pages. This does not need to
be an actual advertisement the basic listing which the phone company
provides, provided it is in a computer oriented section, is adequate.
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Qualification Form:
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Company Information:
Company Name____________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________ State _____________ Zip _____________
Phone _________________________________ FAX_____________________________
Contact_________________________________________________________________
D&B Account # _________________________ Date ______________ Rating _____
How did you hear about E.E.S.I._________________________________________
I certify that the above company is a legitimate reseller of computer
products and/or services.
Signature _______________________________________ Date__________________
Printed Name ____________________________________ Title_________________
To receive a reseller package, mail this completed form with the
requested information to:
E.E.S.I.
New Accounts (MENU MASTER1.0)
P.O. Box
Howell, New Jersey 07731 USA
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Technical Support
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Please note that after Sept 15, 1993 a valid registration/serial number
will be required for all technical support regarding MENU MASTER. During
the evaluation period E.E.S.I will provide product support to all users
via the OS2PRODSUP echo on Fidonet (see pg. 20), and by writing to the
address given below.
Registered users will be provided with phone support as well.
Address: E.E.S.I
Technical Support (MENU MASTER1.0)
P.O. Box 193
Howell, N.J. 07731-9998
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INSTALLATION:
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MENU MASTER must be installed from your A: floppy drive.│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
a) Boot up OS/2 and enter the OS/2 command prompt.
b) Type INSTALL at the A: prompt.
Installation will be made to a currently existing directory.
When the install is completed edit your OS/2 config.sys file and
make the following 2 changes:
1. SET RUNWORKPLACE=MENUMA.CMD.
2. Make sure that the path you chose to install Menu Master in
is placed somewhere in your path statement.
c) Save the modified entries to your config.sys file and proceed to reboot
your machine.
IMPORTANT: In order to enter the MENU MASTER menu one has to enter a
usercode and password. The program is preset to accept 2 users.
USERCODE PASSWORD Authorization Auto logoff setting
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master master 0 (administrator) 9 (auto logoff disabled)
1 1 (normal user) 9 (auto logoff disabled)
Note: User 1 has no password, simply press the return key when asked
for the password.
When you are in menu system pressing CTRL-C will log you off and
await another log on.
When you are ready to SHUT DOWN you should always use the Shutdown
option on menu 1 as this will log the last user off and gracefully
shut the system down. In order to maintain the log integrity the
shutdown should be done from the menu.
You should initially log on with usercode MASTER and password MASTER.
This will give you administrative privileges and you may change, add
or delete the usercodes via the Pass Maint option on menu 1.
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┌──────────────────────┐
│ OS/2 │
│ TEST │
│ │
│1. System Shutdown │
│2. Screen Blanker │
│3. Check Memory │
│4. Speed Keyboard │
│ │
│5. Backround OS/2 │
│6. Backround Dos │
│ │
│7. Full WPS │
│8. Dos Window │
│9. OS/2 Window │
│A. Dos Special │
│ │
│B. NEXT Utility │
│C. Menu Maint │
│Q. Pass Maint │
│ │
│ Selection │
└──────────────────────┘
Test Menu Screen Shot
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MENU CUSTOMIZATION:
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Once Menu Master is up and running you can begin customizing your menu
selections, colors, grouping, and individual security levels by simply
pressing the "C" or "Q" keys from the main menu. This in turn will call
up either the Menu Maint screen "C" or the Pass Maint screen "Q".
Menu maintenance screen 1 follows:
ENTER MENU ID NUMBER OR 0 TO QUIT:0
NAME ID FC BC CLM NEXT CALLER
TEST 1 00 10 25 Utility
Utility 2 00 10 25 Payroll TEST
Payroll 3 00 11 25 Reports Utility
Reports 4 00 00 25 Daily Payroll
Daily 5 00 00 25 Weekly Reports
Weekly 6 00 00 25 Monthly Daily
Monthly 7 00 00 25 Qtrly Weekly
Qtrly 8 00 00 25 YearEnd Monthly
YearEnd 9 00 00 25 Qtrly
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Menu maintenance screen 2 follows:
ENTER MENU ID NUMBER OR 0 TO QUIT:1
ID 1 NAME TEST... NEXT 2 CALLER 0
STRT COLUMN 25 FCOL 00 BCOL 10
LINE DESCRIPTION COMMAND LINE
06 1 System Shutdown adown
07 2 Screen Blanker abln.cmd
08 3 Check Memory ckmem.exe
09 4 Speed Keyboard typ.cmd
11 5 Backround OS/2 os2main.cmd
12 6 Backround Dos main.cmd
14 7 Full WPS pmshl.cmd
15 8 Dos Window doswin.cmd
16 9 OS/2 Window os2win.cmd
17 A Dos Special dosspec.cmd
19 B NEXT
20 C Menu Maint
21 Q Pass Maint
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Menu maintenance screen 3 follows:
ENTER MENU ID NUMBER OR 0 TO QUIT:2
ID 2 NAME Utility NEXT 3 CALLER 1
STRT COLUMN 25 FCOL 00 BCOL 10
LINE DESCRIPTION COMMAND LINE
06 1 Log Usage Report mlogrept.cmd
07 2 Log File Clear mlogcree.cmd
08 3 open xit.cmd
09 4 open xit.cmd
11 5 open xit.cmd
12 6 open xit.cmd
14 7 open xit.cmd
15 8 open xit.cmd
16 9 open xit.cmd
17 A open xit.cmd
19 B NEXT
20 C RETURN
21 Q RETURN TO MASTER
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MENU MAINTENANCE:
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When performing menu maintenance screen 1 will appear, see above layout.
The information on the right side of the screen is a snapshot of your
current menu settings.
You will be asked to furnish a Menu ID number.
Your response should be any number from 1 - 9.
The next screen to appear will be screen 2, see above layout. You
will note that screen number 1 remains for reference purposes.
The items that can be changed are as follows:
NAME = Menu name up to 8 charachters.
NEXT = The next menu in the chain (range 1 - 9).
CALLER = The menu to return to (range 1 - 9).
STRT COLUMN = Starting column on the screen for this menu (range 00 - 56).
FCOL = Foreground color scheme (range 00 - 15, see color table).
BCOL = Background color scheme (range 00 - 15, see color table).
LINE # = Identifies the position within the menu for this item.
(Valid line numbers are 5 - 18).
DESCRIPTION = The program title as it will appear on the menu.
COMMAND LINE = The command file name or executable file to run.
EDITING THE FIELDS:
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Editing is done by simply pressing the tab key which allows you to tab
through the various fields you'll be editing.
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MENU COLOR SCHEME:
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The color options are as follows:
0 = black 8 = bright black (gray)
1 = blue 9 = bright blue
2 = green 10 = bright green
3 = cyan 11 = bright cyan
4 = red 12 = bright red
5 = magenta 13 = bright magenta
6 = brown 14 = bright brown (yellow)
7 = white 15 = bright white
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PASSWORD MAINTENANCE:
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Pass Maint Screen Shot
SECURITY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
ENTER TX IS (A)dd (D)elete (C)hange (I)nquire (Q)uit:.
Selecting the letter "Q" from the main menu allows one access to the
password security system.
Options are as follows:
Add
Delete
Change
Inquire
Quit
The above option fields are self explanatory. One should know that user
authorization is denoted by numerical values 0 or 1. A value of 0 allows
one access to maintenance functions, whereas a value of 1 restricts it.
When choosing the Add option function, one of the entries will ask for an
auto off value. You have the choice of the following two replies:
a) Entering a value of 9 will inhibit the auto logoff function for that
user.
b) No value specified will cause that user to be auto logged off after 10
minutes of inactivity. The auto logoff time factor is adjustable via
the -t option in the MENUMA.CMD file.
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EXAMPLE SETUPS:
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In addition to the below examples one should reference the various entries
in the Test menu to obtain further examples. Please note that these are
just examples we've included and in no way are they meant to represent the
full capability of MENU MASTER.
The examples provided by MENU MASTER make extensive use of the OS/2 Start
facility, and the startd program command written by Norm Ross.
One of the problems when using a text based shell with OS/2 is the ability
to set the various settings for Dos jobs. This limitation is handled by
several freeware packages that are generally available. We have included
STARTD by Norm Ross with our examples. Please refer to the START.DOC that
is included.
Note: Most OS/2 and Dos programs can be run from the start command, however
if one requires certain Dos settings, STARTD must be used.
Example 1.
Explanation of Dos Special setup:
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The difference in this example is in the use of the STARTD command. This
example illustrates the use of setting up induvidual AUTOEXEC.BAT files
for each Dos session.
dosspec.cmd contents:
@echo off
startd "special" /dos /fg /k /sf dosspec.ini
Note: That startd references the dosspec.ini file which is the file we use
to pass the dos settings.
dosspec.ini file contents: Note: This text must be entered in uppercase!
DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE=
DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION=OFF
DOS_AUTOEXEC=AUTOEXEC.BAT
Autoexec.bat file contents:
@echo off
prompt $p$g
echo this is a test of the DOS_AUTOEXEC setting with STARTD
pause
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Example 2.
Explanation of Full WPS setup:
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This example illustrates the ability to bring up the full WPS from the
MENU system.
PMSHL.CMD contents:
@echo off
start /fs /b "full wps" /k pmshlx.cmd
PMSHLX.CMD contents:
@echo off
pmshell.exe
exit
Note: This sample MENU option will bring up the full WPS along with the
menuing system. There will be an icon on the desktop named "full wps"
which is picked up from the first .CMD file mentioned above. When you
are finished working with the full WPS you click on this icon and close
it and the full WPS will go away and you will be left with the menuing
system.
We feel that this option might be useful for those users who may want to
have access to the full WPS on occasion.
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NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES:
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In no event shall E.E.S.I. or its suppliers be liable for any damages
whatsover (including, without limitation, damages for lost of business
profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other
pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this
E.E.S.I. product.
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OS2PRODSUP ECHO DISTRIBUTION LIST:
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OS2PRODSUP echo distribution list Compiled by Kimberly Bobrow, 1:109/347
Last revised May 8, 1993
Zone #1 ---------
103/132
104/338
109/347 OS/2 Shareware Fairfax,VA 703-385-4325 HST/V32b
110/535 Dark Shadows Springfield,OH 513-325-5568 HST/V32b
115/215
115/302
115/526
115/895 GREATER CHICAGO Online!! Lansing, IL 708-895-4083 HST/V32
133/308 Information Overload Riverdale, GA 404-471-1549 V32b/ZyX
133/320 ATLGATE/486 -*- OS2Net/FidoNet/RousterNet
141/209 Fernwood Branford,CT 203-481-7934 HST/V32b
141/243 CALADAN Greenwich, CT 203-622-4740 HST
141/261 Bullet#2 Stamford, CT 203-322-4135 HST/V32
141/333 Ascii Neighborhood West Haven,CT 203-932-6236 HST/V32b
141/375 LIL FROG Trumbull, CT 203-268-3111 HST/V32b
141/390 The Library West Haven,CT 203-933-2690 HST
141/565 TSF/2 North Haven,CT 203-234-0824 V32
201/2104
202/354
202/514 OS/2 Connection La Jolla,CA 619-558-9475 V32b
261/5012 Kyle's Office Baltimore, MD 410-787-8077 HST
265/101 OS/2 @ Manassas Manassas,VA 703-369-0672 V32b
273/714
280/304
289/27
292/60
3641/1 Psychotronic Durham,NC 919-286-7738 HST/V32b
Zone 2 -------
252/10 MonuSci Bristol, UK 44-454-633197 HST/V32