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DMPS.DOC
Documentation for the Dual Module Player Shell v2.54
Copyright (C) 1993 Toni Nikkanen
DMP Copyright (C) 1992,1993 Otto Chrons
DS.EXE is a front-end program for the Dual Module Player (DMP.EXE) by
Otto Chrons. It supports all of the current features of DMP, and will
be updated whenever new features are added to DMP. It also understands
all the modfile formats DMP 2.54 understands (MOD,NST,STM,AMF,S3M,669).
DMPS is freeware so you can freely distribute it and I hope you did,
as long as you include this help file with the executable.
If you use DMPS on a regular basis, you are required to send the author
a nice postcard from your homeland.
When you send your postcard, you will become a registered user, and
your name will be added into the REGGED.TXT file. Become famous
by registering DMPS!!
Here is the command line syntax:
DS [-b] [-?] [-h]
Where the optional -b (Bare) switch specifies that DMPS should NOT read
the song names from the modfiles. Very recommendable if you have a slow
disk and lots of mods in the same directory. -? and -h give a
helpscreen. Note that DMPS has an inner limit of 500 modfiles; the rest
will be ignored. Maybe I change this in the future, if somebody with
more than 500 modules in one directory shows up.
How to use DMPS
After DMPS has loaded, it will display a screen with a statusline, 2
lines of data (the highlighted keys are pressable), a list of modfiles,
with the song names and file sizes and the currently active switches
for DMP at the bottom. You can move around the list with the arrow keys
or the mouse . Space or mouse button #3 will tag files, Enter or mouse
button #1 will play the tagged files with DMP and P or mouse button #2
will play the tagged files with PMP , if no files are tagged then the
file under the cursor will be played. Info about the other keys
(Ins,Del,Home,End,PageUp,PageDown,c,r,d,h, F1-F10) can be seen by
pressing h. DMPS features a configuration file. During startup DMPS
searches the path for DMPSHELL.CFG. An example configfile comes with
the distribution package, and it can be edited with any normal ASCII
editor, like SemWare's Qedit or MS-Dos EDIT. It contains the extra
parameters which will be sent to DMP & PMP when playing modules.
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Contacting the author
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ By mail: │
│ ──────── │
│ │
│ Toni Nikkanen │
│ Kymenlaaksonkatu 9 D 47 │
│ SF-48100 Kotka │
│ FINLAND │
│ │
│ Fidonet: │
│ ───────── │
│ 2:227/18.2 │
│ │
│ InterNet: │
│ ────────── │
│ tnikkane@clinet.fi (fastest method to contact) │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Newest version is always available at:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Hangar BBBS +358-51-3758236 24h, V.32bis, CD-rom, many nets │
│ Valhalla CBCS +358-52-181299 24h, V.32, OS/2 support, *FOF, **AFN │
│ ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/msdos/modplayers │
│ Chaotic Vision +358-42-42037 24h, V.32bis, Sound-related software │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
*FOF= Finnish Os/2 File-echo, newest OS/2 files
**AFN=Another FileNetwork, specializes in NEW Dos & Windows files.
See DMPS.REV for revision history.
Thanks to Michael Nithammer for enhancement ideas and
bugreports.
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For programmers only
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DMPS was created with Borland C++ 3.0. The CD played most often
was Jean-Michel Jarre's Chronologie. The curse of the week: "Borland
C++ 3.0"
"This product uses the SPAWNO routines by Ralf Brown
to minimize memory use while shelling to DOS and
running other programs."
OK, OK, I admit, I HAVE copied the outlook of DMP.EXE, DMP.DOC and DMP.REV,
just to integrate DMPS better with DMP :)