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SHOW A MOVIE version 1.0
(c) 1984 by Neil J. Rubenking
SHOWMOVI.COM is a stripped-down version of MAKAMOVI. You call it from
DOS with a parameter string as described below, and it SHOWs a MOVIe file that
you created with MAKAMOVI.
SYNTAX:
SHOWMOVI MOVINAME/[o,c, or r]/[wait]/[repetitions]/
MOVINAME is the name of the screen file selected. It may include a drive
letter, but must not include the extension, which is automatically set
to ".SCN". This item is REQUIRED -- there is no default.
[o,c, or r] Set the mode of display, where ...
O : One time display -- last screen remains until a key is pressed.
C : Continuous display until a key is pressed.
R : Repetitive display -- repeats the cycle a set number of times,
then holds the last screen 'till a key is pressed.
Default is r.
[wait] This is the time between screens. It is an integer value. The range
10 to 100 is probably what you'll want. Default is 50.
[repetitions] An integer value that tells an R display how many times to
repeat. Default is 5.
The parameters MUST be passed in this order, with slashes between AND a slash
after the last parameter. Only MOVINAME is required.
EXAMPLES:
SHOWMOVI bouncy/o/20/ Shows "bouncy" once, with 20 units between screens
SHOWMOVI square/r/100/10 Shows "square" ten times, with 100 units between
SHOWMOVI bouncy/c/ Shows "bouncy" continuously, with the default value
of 50 units between
SHOWMOVI square/o CRASHES, because of missing final slash
SHOWMOVI bouncy/50/ CRASHES -- you don't have to give all the parameters,
but you must give a complete list up to the point
you stop (SHOWMOVI bouncy/o/50/ would be right)
SHOWMOVI bouncy/ Uses all default values, so it shows "bouncy" 5
times with 50 between