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- Install-It 1.0
- Copyright (c) 1991
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- Written By:
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- Lincoln Beach Software
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- This software consists of two programs, INSTALIT.EXE and INSTALL.EXE. With
- these tools you can create your own customized install program for your
- applications. INSTALIT will take you through several steps to create your
- personalized install program. The first step is to setup the windows in a
- style that fits your needs. There are three programmable windows and a
- background color that can be changed. The first window is called a greeting
- window, the second is called the program window and the third is the copy
- window. Each window can be modified with text and attributes as desired.
- The attributes of the border, window and text lines may all be changed in
- these three windows.
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- There are two windows that cannot be changed. The first is the
- source/destination window where the user enters in the source drive, the
- destination drive and subdirectory. The second window is the file copy
- window, which shows the user which file is being copied and displays errors
- if any occur. Such errors would be an existing directory or no matching
- files on source disk.
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- THE WINDOW LAYOUT
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- The greeting window is the first window that appears when INSTALL.EXE is
- executed. You can put program information or warnings statements here. At
- the bottom of the window it says press the escape key to abort the install or
- any key to continue. This cannot be changed. If the user chooses to
- continue, it will then take you to the next set of windows, otherwise it
- takes the user back to the dos prompt.
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- The following screen has two windows, the top window is the program window
- where you can modify it as you like and the lower window is the source/
- destination window. After the user enters in the information the
- source/destination window will close and the copy window will appear. Note
- that the program window remains at the top of the screen. In the middle of
- the copy window will appear the file copy window which starts on row 4 and
- extends to row 7. You can place text on these lines in the copy window but
- they will be overlaid with the new window.
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- If the installation is completed normally the user will get a text line on
- the last row reporting that the installation is complete. If it has been
- aborted a message that the installation process has been aborted will appear.
- If the installation is not aborted it will then create the batch file that
- you requested in the INSTALIT program with the executable program that you
- choose. If no batch file was requested then none will be made.
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- THE PROCESS
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- When you select the menu option to modify a particular window the first
- screen you will see is the attribute form. Here you will select the
- attributes for the border and the window. You will also be asked for a
- window type. There are four types of windows; 1-Normal, 2-Shadowed,
- 3-Exploding and 4-Borderless. After you select the desired window type you
- will be taken to the text form where you will enter in the lines of text
- desired. Note that all the lines do not need to have data in them nor do
- they need to be in order. Each line consists of the text, the row it will
- appear on, the background attribute and the foreground attribute. The
- greeting window allows for 8 lines, and both the program and the copy window
- allow for 6 lines of text. After you enter in the text that you want you can
- press the escape key and that will take you out of the form and then show you
- what your window will look like on the screen.
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- SELECTING FILES
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- When the menu option FILENAMES is selected it will take you to a form where
- you will enter the files that you wish to be copied from your source disk.
- The files will be copied in the order that you enter them in on the form.
- There can be no blank entries between filenames such as:
- main.com____
- datafile.*__
- Program.exe_
- ____________
- mydata.dat__
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- If this occurs the file mydata.dat and anything following that will not be
- copied over to the destination. Up to 24 files can be selected for copying.
- The way this routine was designed multiple disks can be used. If a certain
- file cannot be found it prompts for the correct diskette or to abort. The
- user will simply insert the next diskette and press any key and it will try
- again. Wildcards may also be used.
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- BACKGROUND
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- This option will change the color of the background. Since the windows can
- appear with a shadow you can select black as the background and the shadows
- will not show up, or select a normal type window. The color selection can be
- from 0 to 7.
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- LOADING AND SAVING CONFIGURATIONS
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- These options either save the current configuration to a file designated by
- the developer or loads a previously save configuration. INSTALIT will
- automatically backup the configuration file that you are savinge with the
- extension of .BK!. Note that the file used by INSTALL.EXE is INSTALL.CFG and
- the final configuration should be named such.
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- BATCH FILE
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- This option will ask for the name of the batch file you wish to create in the
- root directory of the destination drive. It also needs to know what the
- executable program is that will be called from the batch file. When the
- installation is successful it will create the batch file with this
- information within it. You can also insert the default directory that the
- software can be installed to. The user may change this option during the
- install procedure.
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- *SPECIAL NOTES*
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- These programs were written in Turbo C 2.0 and the source code for both
- INSTALIT.EXE and INSTALL.EXE are available. However, this code was written
- with THE WINDOW BOSS, another shareware product. If you order the source
- code for INSTALIT and INSTALL you will receive only the code written by
- Lincoln Beach Software. NO CODE from THE WINDOW BOSS will be included. If
- you wish to purchase THE WINDOW BOSS you may do so through:
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- Star Guidance Consulting
- 273 Windy Drive
- Waterbury, CT 06705
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- I believe the source code for this is between $50 & $60 and is a great
- investment for your library.
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- COPYRIGHT & SHAREWARE NOTICE
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- The software contained in this package is Shareware. This means that
- you have a period of time to try it and after that period if you wish
- to continue to use it, you must register your use by filling out the
- registration form and mailing it and the registration fee to Lincoln
- Beach Software. This software and documentation is protected under the
- United States Copyright Laws. This product may be distrubuted and copied
- freely, provided there is no charge for the use of this package. The
- only charge may be for distribution and copying services. Your support
- of Shareware is appreciated.
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- INSTALL-IT REGISTRATION FORM
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- Please answer the registration questionare below and return this form with
- your cash, check or money order to :
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- Lincoln Beach Software
- P.O. Box 1554
- Ballwin, MO 63022
- Phone: (314) 227-2431
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- Firm __________________________________________________________________
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- Address _______________________________________________________________
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- _______________________________________________________________
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- Phone (_____)_____-______ Occupation _________________________________
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- Type of computer(s) you own ___________________________________________
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- DOS version _____
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- Where did you get INSTALL - IT from:
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- BBS Name ________________________________ Number (_____)_____-______
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- Other ______________________________________________________________
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- ____ INSTALL-IT Registration ................. $ 30.00 ea $ _______
- (Includes latest version of program diskette)
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- ____ INSTALL-IT & INSTALL Source Code......... $ 30.00 ea $ _______
- (Must Be Registered User)
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- ____ INSTALL-IT & Source Code................. $ 55.00 ea $ _______
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- Non-US Shipping ........................... $ 5.00 ea $ _______
- (Payments must be in US Dollars, US bank)
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- TOTAL Enclosed ......................................... $ ____________
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- Non-U.S. orders need to include $5.00 extra to cover additional
- shipping and handling charges. Checks and money orders must be
- drawn on a U.S. bank. Please send all payments payable in U.S. Dollars.
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