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PubTech(R) File Organizer(tm) 3.0
PubTech(R) BatchWorks(tm) 1.03
PubTech(R) Text Editor(tm) 3.0
Demo Software
File Organizer Copyright(c) 1987-1990,
Publishing Technologies, Inc.
Text Editor Copyright(c) 1987-1990,
Publishing Technologies, Inc.
BatchWorks Copyright(c) 1988-1990, Morrie Wilson,
Publishing Technologies, Inc.
Manual Copyrights(c) 1987-1990, Publishing Technologies, Inc.
7719 Wood Hollow Drive, Suite 260
Austin, Texas 78731
Corporate : (512)/346-2835
Support : (512)/682-1700
Sales : (800)/PUBTECH
All rights reserverd.
Unauthorized distribution prohibited.
NOTICE: This is a limited function demonstration disk.
Reproduction of the software contained on the
Demo disk is prohibited.
The products included here are compatible with
MS-Windows version 3.0.
There are three demo products included here.
These are:
BWDEMO.EXE - The PubTech BatchWorks Demo
FILEDEMO.EXE - The PubTech File Organizer Demo
TEXTDEMO.EXE - The PubTech Text Editor Demo
Each of these products is available from Publishing
Technologies. BatchWorks retails for $99.95.
File Organizer is $199.95 and Text Editor is $79.95.
The File Organizer product also includes the Text Editor.
The File Organizer and Text Editor demos are disabled
copies of the Retail product. These will give you a
"live" feel for each product. The following
functions have been disabled:
File Organizer:
+ Running Applications is disabled
(you can however launch TEXTDEMO.EXE
and the BWDEMO.EXE)
+ Move/Copy is disabled
+ File Restore is disabled
(you can Backup files, but not Restore)
+ Printing is disabled
Text Editor:
+ Saving files is disabled
+ Running Applications is disabled
+ Move/Copy is disabled
+ Printing is disabled
The BatchWorks demo is not a working copy, but rather a
compiled BatchWorks script. This will give you a feel for
what BatchWorks can do. An example of the script used for
the executable file BWDEMO.EXE is also included in the file
named BWSCRIPT.PTB. Although you will not be able to run
the script file directly as you would with the retail
BatchWorks product, you can see how BatchWorks files
are setup to manage your Windows environment. A separate
BatchWorks SDK will be available from PubTech that allows
compilation of BatchWorks scripts (.PTB) files into
executable (.EXE) files. This is how the BWDEMO.EXE
file was created.
FILE ORGANIZER OVERVIEW
In the new PubTech File Organizer several features have
been added including:
- Support for protected mode memory
- Proportional font support
- New icon look
- Motion "effects" when opening windows/dialog boxes
- Color icon support
- Support for user defined icons for executable files
through FILE.INI using .BMP (PaintBrush) files & .ICO files.
- Customization of features through FILE.INI (also allows
network users to have their own customization features)
- All disks are always retained on the Desktop, even when
"opened" (unless they are hidden by the EXCLUDE= statement
in FILE.INI)
SETTING UP FILE ORGANIZER
We recommend that you take a look at the FILE.INI file located
in your windows directory. It has a number of sections that
provide you with some flexibility in setting up your system.
These sections are:
*** Desktop section ***
The desktop section is used to control the File Organizer
desktop. Keywords are:
Font: Used to set the font for icon text. Font name and size
have to be used.
Sort by: Sets the sort type for open folders where:
0=Name, 1=Kind, 2=Date, 3=Default.
Save: If set to 1 Desktop Office will save the hot desktop
otherwise not.
Save open folders: If set to 1 FO will save the open folders
on exit.
Save applications: If set to 1 FO will save the active
applications on exit.
Desktop file: Names the file where the hot desktop will be saved.
If not given DESKTOP.PT will be used.
Expanded tree: If set to 1 trees will be shown with branches
expanded.
Open disks as trees: If set to 1, when disks are double clicked,
a tree will be displayed; multiple trees
can be opened simultaneously.
Text editor: Names the text editor that will be run when a
generic file is opened.
Screen dimmer: Sets the time in minutes the screen dimmer will
wait to blank the screen. Notice that a value of
zero will turn off this option.
Example:
[Desktop]
Font=Helv,10
Sort by=0
Save=1
Save open folders=1
Save applications=1
Desktop file=MYDESK.PT
Open disks as trees=1
Expanded tree=0
Text editor=NOTEPAD.EXE
Screen dimmer=10
*** Open folders section ***
This section controls the behaviour of the FO open folders.
Keywords:
Vertical or diagonal: If set to 1 open folders will be shown
stacked, otherwise they will be cascaded.
Close previous: This option overrides the previous one, when set
to 1 it closes other previously opened folders in
a single disk before opening a new one. Note,
that multiple disks can be opened simultaneously
in Diagonal format when this option is set.
Example:
[Open folders]
Vertical or diagonal=0
Close previous=0
*** Drives section ***
Used to control the drives and files. Keywords:
Ask for replace: When set to 1 FO will ask for confirmation
wherever a file needs to be replaced.
Change directory: If set to 1 FO will change directory when
opening a folder or running an application.
Exclude: Excludes the drives specified, separate each drive with
a comma. FO won't show excluded drives.
Default path: Specifies the path to be shown when opening a drive.
Default is the root directory, notice that it is
applied to all drives.
[Drive letter]: Specifies the path to be shown for the specific
drive letter.
Force drive type: Skips the FO automatic drive detection routines
and forces a drive to be treated as a hard,
floppy or network drive.
Example:
[Drives]
Ask for replace=1
Change directory=0
Exclude=F,J-Z
Force drive type=D:Hard disk,E:Network drive
C=\DEFPATH
Default path=
*** Applications section ***
Application information and control section. Keywords:
Run iconic: If set to 1 application will be run iconic.
New window on call: If set to 1 a new instance of the application
will be created, otherwise the application
will be activated.
[Number]: Defines an application that will be added to the
applications menu. Notice that these numbers must be
in sequencial order.
Example:
[Applications]
Run iconic=0
New window on call=1
1=CLIPBRD.EXE,0
2=CONTROL.EXE,0
3=PRINTMAN.EXE,0
*** Icons section ***
Defines the extension related to the FO icons. Keywords:
Envelope: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
envelope icon.
Spreadsheet: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
spreadsheet icon.
DataBase: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
database icon.
Graphics: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
graphics icon.
Publish: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
publish icon.
Project: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
project icon.
Account: Shows the files with the extensions given with the
account icon.
Example:
[Icons]
Envelope=env let mls
Spreadsheet=123 wks xl?
DataBase=dbf ndx
Graphics=pcx msp pic drw
Publish=pub pm3
Project=pj
Account=acc dat
*** Special apps icons section ***
Relates icons with applications. Keywords:
[Application full path name]: Relates the application with a
icon file given.
Example:
[Special apps icons]
C:\COMMAND.COM=C:\PUBTECH\COMPUTER.ICO
BATCHWORKS OVERVIEW
The new BatchWorks product gives users unprecedented
control over the execution, control, and interface
to Windows applications.
BatchWorks also includes a library of about 100 icons
which can be associated with batch (.PTB) files in
the Program Manager. Although this demo does not
allow you to make these associations, the released
version of BatchWorks gives you this flexibility.
BatchWorks commands are simple, yet powerful.
In the following example, you will see some of
the statements used in the BWSCRIPT.PTB file
used to create the BWDEMO.EXE:
; PubTech BatchWorks Demo
debug(@off)
DaTitle="PubTech BatchWorks Demo"
crlf = strcat(num2char(13),num2char(10))
; Set the length of time for DISPLAY statements
TimeShort=3
TimeLong=6
; close any extraneous windows
; Note that PubTech Batch should not close itself
wincloseall("Desktop","PubTech File","File","Program")
; get Windows shells iconized.
error(@off)
winiconize("MS-")
winiconize("Program")
winiconize("File Manager")
; return to error cancel state
error(@cancel)
:START
savecwd=dirget()
a="Betty Boop"
beep
; Display start message
display(3,DaTitle,`This is the PubTech BatchWorks Demo`)
; run the clock application
run("clock.exe","")
The best way to get a feel for what BatchWorks can
do is to run the BWDEMO.EXE file. This will show
you some of the available features.
SUMMARY
Remember, the executable files included here are
for demonstration purposes only. Although many of
the functions of the File Organizer and Text Editor
can be used, these demo files are not intended for
production use.
PubTech products are designed to be as simple to
use as possible while opening up the power of the
Windows environment. If you would like more
information concerning these or other PubTech
products, please contact a sales representative
at (512) 346-2835 or 1-800 PUBTECH.