DH_ClipSave/2 Version 2.0 Registation: $10 (US) DH_ClipSave/2 is an OS/2 PM utility that saves text from the OS/2 clipboard directly to a file without asking you for a file name. Why? One problem I have with reading usenet newsgroups is dealing with all the information. I copy text to the clipboard and (if I remember) save it to a file, and THEN I have to hope I remember what file name was used and where it is. DH_ClipSave/2 provides a quick solution to that problem. Once you create one or more DH_ClipSave/2 program objects on your OS/2 desktop, a double click on the DH_ClipSave/2 object will append the text from the OS/2 clipboard to a file. You might want to have a DH_ClipSave/2 object for CommProblems, SoundProbs, NeatTips, SpeedTuning or whatever--use your imagination. You may specify a file name on the parameters line in the program object settings notebook or allow the default file name to be used. If so, the default "CLIPSAVE" file will be located in the working directory. Each time DH_ClipSave/2 is executed, a time stamp precedes the text copied from the OS/2 clipboard. You might use the date as I do to aid in locating information in the file. The shareware demo version of DH_ClipSave/2 has two features disabled. It does not insert a time stamp in the destination file, and the you cannot specify a destination file name. As a shareware program, if you continue to use it you should register it. There is no built in code to check how long the program has been in use, so it is up to you to determine a reasonable trial period. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Installing DH_ClipSave/2 Unzip the distribution archive into a temporary directory and execute the INSTALL.CMD file. The resulting installation routine will: - Install DH_ClipSave/2 on the OS/2 desktop - Ask you into which destination drive and directory to place the working files - If that directory does not exist, it will be created - If it is the registered version, it will ask you which version to install. You choose from versions for these CPUs -- 386 -- 486 -- 586/686/Pentium - If it is the registered version, it will ask you for a name for the saved text. - If it is the registered version, it will ask you for a name for the desktop program object. NOTE: The demo version is not CPU specific. DH_ClipSave/2 does NOT modify the OS/2 clipboard or the OS/2 INI files. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Error Indicators Although this is a PM utility, the window remains hidden, along with all the underlying work. Since the window is never visible, DH_ClipSave/2 beeps if there is an error. There are two error conditions that the user must resolve, both involve the destination file being written. If the destination file cannot be opened or created, DH_ClipSave/2 will issue four beeps, each at a higher frequency. If there is a problem writing to the file, DH_ClipSave/2 will issue six beeps of the same frequency. Any other combination of beeps should be reported to the author. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Registering DH_ClipSave/2 Registered users feel good about supporting OS/2 developers and enjoy these additional benefits: Access to two additional executable files that were compiled with the 486 and 586 compiler options. These versions offer some performance improvement for users with 486, Pentium, or equivalent CPUs. Support via e-mail. Send help requests and good ideas to me at dwhawk@southwind.net. There are two ways to register DH_ClipSave/2. Through BMT Micro and directly with the author. ------------------------------ Registration through BMT Micro: BMT Micro accepts credit cards and is therefore more convenient for most OS/2 users outside the United States. BMT Micro's price to register DH_ClipSave/2 is $10.00 (US). BMT Micro will also distribute DH_ClipSave/2 on floppy disk to those users who do not have Internet access. There is an additional fee for shipping and handling of the floppy disk. ------------------------------ Registration direct with me: Stuff large bills, gold coins, diamonds or even checks (US banks only, please) valued at $10.00 (US dollars) into an envelope and mail to: Don Hawkinson 4555 N. Hillcrest Wichita KS, 67220-3832 USA Please don't send $100 bills (or larger) in the mail without purchasing full postal insurance. Also, no change will be returned because it is absolutely unsafe, and unwise, to send cash through the mail. The registered version and all upgrades are distributed via my web page, so make certain your e-mail address is included with your registration fee. I need it to send you the information you need for the download. Registered users will be notified of updates via e-mail. Registration covers all 2.xx versions of DH_ClipSave/2. Thanks for trying DH_ClipSave/2 and Happy Reading-Clipping, Don