Backing Up


This needs all open applications closing, as neither ArcLink5 nor PsiRisc will do that automatically, and PsiRisc doesn't currently cope with long file names. Hence, there needs to be some way to close all files before backing up, and re-open them afterwards. The routines Psion provide in PsiWin for PC owners don't do this properly, as they only deal with the main built-in applications. Consequently John Boyce, the prolific freeware author for the S3a, has produced something to do the job. Having developed JBStopGo to do this for the S3a, he has now done the same for the S5. Called JB5StopGo, it is downloadable from here, or directly from John's Web Site.
Install it on your S5, and when run it will close down all open applications and start the Link. Run it again, and it will turn the Link off and restart the applications it previously closed. If you don't want the Link to be turned on, but would prefer to launch the small file that connects the S5 to ArcLink5, that is also possible thanks to John Boyce adding that feature at my request. If you press <J> within a few seconds of starting JB5StopGo on the Series 5, a configuration menu will appear:

Setup
Screen
Setup Screen
That allows you to set the Link not to run, and to launch any file you like. In my case, I have the ArcLink5.opo file in its own directory, and so the entries should be as shown below:

Launcher Screen
File Launcher Screen
The "Application" settings are crucial, otherwise the file will not run. If you want to use it with PsiRisc, then you obviously need to set it to turn the Link on, and not to run any files.

John has been such a superb producer of high quality Psion software, and it's good to see him starting to produce useful software for the Series 5, and incidentally justifying me putting a link in to his Web site!


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