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Applets
Version 1.1
Tiny Applications for
Microsoft Windows
Applets are a collection of tiny applications for the
Microsoft Windows environment. They are primarily designed
to operate with Windows menuing environments, such as
Command Post 5.2 and newer, which allow you to initiate a
series of applications from a single menu selection.
This version of Applets requires Microsoft Windows, versions
2.03 or newer for proper operation. Some of the Applets are
incompatible with the old Windows 1.x software.
Information in this document is subject to change without
notice and does not represent a commitment of any kind from
Wilson WindowWare.
The software described in this document is distributed free
or at minimal charge for evaluation only. Users of this
software are to license this software according to the
instructions given in this document.
Copies of this software may be made only in accordance with
instructions given in this document.
Copyright Morrie Wilson, 1989
Applets and Applet are trademarks of Wilson WindowWare.
Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows
is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Applets 1.1
2 Table of Contents
Licensing and Duplication Information
Duplication Restrictions / Other Information... 5
General Licensing Information.................. 6
Payment with Order
Licensing Information......................... 7
Purchase Orders Requiring Billing
Licensing Information......................... 8
International Orders........................... 9
Applets 101
An Introduction............................... 10
Installing Applets............................ 12
Using Applets
Getting Started with Applets.................. 13
FILE APPLETS.................................. 14
}COPY.EXE - Binary Copy................. 14
}DELETE.EXE - File Delete................. 15
}MOVE.EXE - File Move................... 16
}RENAME.EXE - File Rename................. 17
Applets 1.1
3 Table of Contents (Continued)
Using Applets (Continued)
WINDOW APPLETS................................ 18
WININFO.EXE - Window Information.......... 18
}ARRANGE.EXE - Arranges/Stacks all Windows. 20
}CLOSE.EXE - Window Close................ 22
}ICONIZE.EXE - Iconizes window............. 23
}HIDE.EXE - Hides a window.............. 24
}PLACE.EXE - Places and resizes a window. 25
}SHOW.EXE - Show Window................. 26
}ZOOM.EXE - Zoom Window................. 27
MISCELLANEOUS APPLETS......................... 28
}BEEP.EXE - Beep........................ 28
}SAY.EXE - Puts a message on the screen 29
}SAYBEEP.EXE - Beep, then message.......... 30
Appendices
Appendix A - Other Window Applications........ 31
Appendix B - Applets Version Information...... 32
Appendix C - Applets Online Support........... 33
Applets 1.1
4 Licensing and Duplication Information
Duplication Restrictions / Other Information
Applets is a shareware product. It may be freely copied and
distributed for evaluation as long as four basic rules are
followed. These rules are:
1) These programs and this documentation may not be
modified in any way.
2) A copy of this documentation is provided with
the programs.
3) No charge, other than a media and handling
charge, (not to exceed $8.00) is made.
4) Users of these programs purchase a license for
its use.
One license per usable copy of Applets is required. Archive
and backup copies do not count.
Please note that if you purchased a disk containing this
software from a public domain/shareware software distributor
you have paid the media and handling charges as permitted
above. You have not purchased a license. Purchasing a
license is required for continued use.
The accuracy of the information supplied here and the
fitness of the Applet programs for any purpose may change
without notice, and should not be construed as any kind of a
commitment. No responsibility is assumed for any errors or
problems that may be encountered with use of this product.
There are no warranties whatsoever associated with this
product.
Applets 1.1
5 General Licensing Information
Applets must be licensed to be used other than for an
initial evaluation. Two licensing rates are available, as
given below:
Rates for payment with order:
$20 Single user license
$ 5 Applet software on diskette
Please specify 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" diskette.
$10 Printed documentation
Rates for Purchase Order requiring billing,
or for purchase via third party vendors:
$50 Includes single user license,
diskettes (5 1/4" and 3 1/2"),
and printed documentation.
Applets 1.1
6 Payment with Order
Licensing Information
Under the "Payment with Order" plan we accept personal and
business checks, along with Visa and MasterCard charges.
Checks must be mailed, while we can accept Visa and
MasterCard purchases over the phone.
MailOrders
For mailorder purchases, enclose the following items in an
envelope and mail to the address given below:
Enclose: 1) List of items desired --license(s), disk(s),
number of copies of documentation
2) Payment (either check or charge card info)
For charge card orders, include card number,
expiration date and card billing address.
3) Name and address
Mail to: Wilson WindowWare
3377 59th SW
Seattle WA 98116
Phone Orders
For phone order purchases we will need your card number,
expiration date, card billing address, and desired
purchases.
Our phone lines are open from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Pacific
Time. East Coast residents will need to wait until after
Noon Eastern Time before placing their calls.
Our phone number is (206) 937-9335. Licensing materials
will generally be sent to you within 24 hours.
Applets 1.1
7 Purchase Orders Requiring Billing
Licensing Information
Purchase orders are subject to acceptance. We generally
reject purchase order requests that obligate us to your
company's terms and conditions.
As stated above there are no warranties whatsoever
associated with the Applet software product, and we are not
responsible for its performance. You are the sole judge of
the product's effectiveness and suitability for your
application.
To order Applets, enclose the following items in an envelope
and mail to the address given below:
Enclose: 1) Purchase order stating
Number of copies desired
Shipping address
Billing address
2) Name, address and phone number of a
knowledgeable individual whom we may
contact should any question about
this order arise.
Mail to: Wilson WindowWare
3377 59th SW
Seattle WA 98116
(206) 937-9335
Applets 1.1
8 International Orders
Wilson WindowWare recognizes the difficulties our
international customers face in presenting payment for our
products. These difficulties include excessive fees charged
for international money orders, various postal delays, and
currency conversion problems of various sorts.
For this reason we recommend payment via MasterCard
(EuroCard) or Visa. The credit companies will perform any
necessary currency conversions, and eliminate possibility of
the loss of the funds by the postal services.
Although we do accept both mail-order and phone-order
purchases, our phone operators generally only speak
English, and are therefore limited in the amount of non-
English assistance they can provide.
In addition, because of the increased postal costs, we must
charge additional postal fees for international orders. We
mail all goods via airmail, thus avoiding unnecessarily long
waits. The additional fees are as follows:
Item Surcharge ___________________
License None
Disk $2.00
Manual $8.00
Applets 1.1
9 Applets 101
An Introduction
Applets have been designed to enhance your use of Microsoft
Windows.
Applets is a collection of tiny applications for the
Microsoft Windows environment. Most of these applications
do not even put up a "window" unless some sort of error
condition occurs.
All Applets start with the special } character, which helps
distinguish them from other applications and DOS commands.
The Applets in this version fall into several categories.
The categories, and the Applets in them are:
File Applets
}Copy.exe ... Binary copy. Copies entire files.
}Move.exe ... Move. Moves files.
}Rename.exe ... Renames files.
}Delete.exe ... Deletes files.
Window Applets
}Place.exe ... Places a window where you want.
}Arrange.exe ... Arranges or stacks all open windows.
}Close.exe ... Closes a window (Quits the program).
}Iconize.exe ... Iconizes (minimizes) a window.
}Zoom.exe ... Zooms (maximizes) a window.
}Hide.exe ... Hides a window. Makes it invisible.
}Show.exe ... Returns a window to a normal state,
whether hidden, zoomed, or iconized.
WinInfo.exe ... Provides information to help you
specify the parameters for the other
Window Applets. You need a mouse.
Applets 1.1
10 Introduction (Continued)
Miscellaneous Applets
}Beep.exe ... Beeps once. The simplest Applet.
}Say.exe ... Puts a short message on the screen.
}Saybeep.exe ... Beeps, then puts up a short message.
Death, Taxes and License Fee Applet
}}Run1st.exe ... Copyright notices and licensing
information. If your copy of
Applets is not licensed, it MUST be
run once each day before you can use
any of the other Applets.
Applets 1.1
11 Installing Applets
Applets are easily installed. Simply copy the following
files to your windows directory (usually either \WIN,
\WINDOWS, or \WIN386). Other directories may be used, but
whatever directory is chosen, it MUST be defined in the MS-
DOS PATH statement (which is usually in your autoexec.bat
file).
WININFO.EXE
}ARRANGE.EXE
}BEEP.EXE
}COPY.EXE
}CLOSE.EXE
}DELETE.EXE
}HIDE.EXE
}ICONIZE.EXE
}MOVE.EXE
}PLACE.EXE
}RENAME.EXE
}SAY.EXE
}SAYBEEP.EXE
}SHOW.EXE
}ZOOM.EXE
}}RUN1ST.EXE
The other files are documentation and do not necessarily
need to be copied.
Once all the files are properly copied, installation is
complete.
Applets 1.1
12 Using Applets
Getting Started with Applets
The first thing you must do to start either a licensed or
unlicensed version of Applets is to run the following
Applet:
}}RUN1ST.EXE
You may simply double click on it on your directory display.
The }}RUN1ST.EXE application will display copyright notices
and ordering information. Select the underlined letter in
the "Continue" pushbutton.
Running }}RUN1ST.EXE will allow you to evaluate any of the
other Applets all you want for the rest of the day. You
must re-run }}RUN1ST.EXE each day to continue your
evaluation.
If you have purchased a license for Applets, please follow
the directions given with your license letter.
Once }}RUN1ST.EXE has been run you may run any of the
Applets. Try doubleclicking on }BEEP.EXE, and listen for
the short beep.
Remember that Applets have been designed to be executed from
sophisticated Windows menuing programs or shells (such as
Command Post), and not from the MS-DOS Executive window.
Using the menuing program, you can set up the Applets and
their parameters in your menus.
The next few sections in this document describe the Applets
and how to use them.
Applets 1.1
13 FILE APPLETS
}COPY.EXE - Binary Copy
}COPY.EXE will copy a file either to another file or to one
of the serial or parallel ports.
Full pathnames may be used. Wildcard characters * and ? are
supported. Note that the "to" file name must (unlike DOS)
be specified, even if wildcarded.
Examples:
}COPY.EXE WIN.INI LPT1
Copies WIN.INI to the printer.
}COPY.EXE *.PRN LPT1
Copies all .PRN type files to the printer.
}COPY.EXE *.XLS *.BAK
Makes a backup copy of Excel worksheets.
Examples with Command Post:
Applets
Make backup of hilited file
.
}COPY.EXE @^.^ @^.BAK
Copy directory to backup directory
.
}COPY.EXE *.* @\BACKUP\*.*
Copy hilited file to printer
.
}COPY.EXE @^.^ LPT1
Copy hilited file to floppy
.
}COPY.EXE @^.^ A:@^.^
Applets 1.1
14 }DELETE.EXE - File Delete
}DELETE.EXE will delete a file.
Full pathnames may be used. Wildcards characters * and ?
are supported. Note that the "to" file name must (unlike
DOS) be specified, even if wildcarded.
Examples:
}DELETE.EXE ACCOUNT.BAK
Deletes the ACCOUNT.BAK backup file.
}DELETE.EXE *.BAK
Deletes all BAK files in the current directory
Examples with Command Post:
Applets
Delete hilited file
.
}DELETE.EXE @^.^
Delete backup of hilited file
.
}DELETE.EXE @^.BAK
Applets 1.1
15 }MOVE.EXE - File Move
}MOVE.EXE will move a file.
Full pathnames may be used. Wildcards characters * and ?
are supported. Note that the "to" file name must (unlike
DOS) be specified, even if wildcarded.
Examples:
}MOVE.EXE C:ACCOUNT.BAK D:*.*
Moves the ACCOUNT.BAK file from
the C: disk to the D: disk.
Examples with Command Post:
Applets
Move hilited file to floppy
.
}MOVE.EXE @^.^ A:@^.^
Move ABC file to floppy
.
}MOVE.EXE C:\OFFICE\ABC.XLS A:ABC.XLS
Move entire directory to floppy
.
}MOVE.EXE *.* A:*.*
Applets 1.1
16 }RENAME.EXE - File Rename
}RENAME.EXE will rename a file.
Full pathnames may be used, however a rename may not cross a
disk drive boundary. Wildcards characters * and ? are
supported. Note that the "to" file name must (unlike DOS)
be specified, even if wildcarded.
Examples:
}RENAME.EXE CURRENT.XLS OLD.XLS
Renames the CURRENT.XLS file to OLD.XLS
}RENAME.EXE *.NEW *.OLD
Renames all the .NEW file to .OLD files
Examples with Command Post:
Applets
Rename hilited file to .BAK
.
}RENAME.EXE @^.^ A:@^.BAK
Rename NOW file to THEN File
.
}RENAME.EXE C:\WORK\NOW C:\WORK\THEN
Applets 1.1
17 WINDOW APPLETS
WININFO.EXE - Window Information
WININFO.EXE provides you with certain information you will
need to use the other Window Applets. It supplies
additional information as well, but the additional
information may be ignored.
WININFO.EXE does require a mouse. Trying to use Windows
without a mouse is a little like banging your head on a
brick wall. If you do not yet have a mouse, it is
recommended that you acquire one. Personally I recommend
the Microsoft Mouse, although most mice will work with
Windows.
All the Window Applets need the title of the main parent
Window. The title of the window is usually displayed in the
middle of the caption bar at the top of most windows. An
exception to this is Microsoft Excel. The title of its
window is Microsoft Excel, no matter what it displays (like
a spreadsheet name) at the top of its window.
In any event WININFO.EXE will display the title of the
window directly beneath the mouse cursor. It also will
display the title of the parent window. It is the parent
window title that you will be interested in.
WININFO.EXE will also display the screen coordinates of the
windows. The screen coordinates, in top-left, bottom-right
notation, specify exactly where the window is on the screen.
The screen coordinates are useful when you use the
}PLACE.EXE command. The }PLACE.EXE command allows you to
place a window anywhere you wish on the screen.
Applets 1.1
18 WININFO.EXE - Window Information (continued)
If you do not own a mouse, you can probably guess at the
window titles, since for most of the important windows it is
the displayed title. To use the }PLACE.EXE command you will
have to guess at the screen coordinates, but it should not
be too bad.
The screen coordinate system has the upper left of the
screen, assigned the coordinates top=0 left=0.
The bottom right coordinates of your screen depend upon your
display adapter. Some sample values are:
CGA bottom=200 right=640
EGA bottom=350 right=640
VGA450 bottom=450 right=640
VGA480 bottom=480 right=640
VGA+ bottom=600 right=800
By figuring out where you want a window, you can, with a
little trial and error, estimate the desired coordinates,
and successfully use the }PLACE.EXE command.
Applets 1.1
19
}ARRANGE.EXE - Arranges/Stacks all Windows
}ARRANGE.EXE will arrange or stack the open windows on the
screen. This Applets can take one of four keywords or
numbers. The numbers 1 through 4 match the Command Post
Window menuitems. _
Syntax:
}ARRANGE.EXE keyword
keyword = Arrange ... Default arrangement
= Rows ... Arrange in Rows
= Columns ... Arrange in columns
= Stack ... Stack View
= 1 ... Default arrangement
= 2 ... Stack View
= 3 ... Arrange in Rows
= 4 ... Arrange in columns
Note: Only the first letter of the keywords are required.
Examples on following page.
Applets 1.1
20
}ARRANGE.EXE - (Continued)
Examples:
}ARRANGE.EXE S
Places all the main windows on the screen into
a stack, somewhat like Cardfile does.
}ARRANGE.EXE A
Arranges (tiles) the windows so that there is
no overlap, and all windows can be seen.
}ARRANGE.EXE R
Arranges the windows, and if there are four or
less windows, it will place them all in rows.
}ARRANGE.EXE C
Arranges the windows, and if there are three or
less windows, it will place them all in
columns.
}ARRANGE.EXE 4
Arranges the windows, and if there are three or
less windows, it will place them all in
columns. Same as "C" above.
Example of }ARRANGE.EXE with Command Post.
Desktop
Write
.
write.exe
.
}arrange.exe A
Notepad
.
notepad.exe @^.^
.
}arrange.exe A
This Command Post menu will tile the Write and Notepad
applications onto the screen when they open. The tiling
behavior of Windows 1.x can be emulated this way.
Applets 1.1
21 }CLOSE.EXE - Window Close
}CLOSE.EXE will close a window. Closing a window terminates
the application. If unsaved work is left in the window, you
will be prompted to save the work.
Syntax:
}CLOSE.EXE partial-window-title
partial-window-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to close. The first window found where the
initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be closed.
Examples:
}CLOSE.EXE Clock
Closes a "Clock" window.
}CLOSE.EXE Microsoft Excel
Closes the "Microsoft Excel" window
}CLOSE.EXE Notepad
Closes the first "Notepad..." window found
}CLOSE.EXE Notepad - NOTES.TXT
Closes the "Notepad - NOTES.TXT" window
Applets 1.1
22 }ICONIZE.EXE - Iconizes window
}ICONIZE.EXE will iconize (minimize) a window.
Syntax:
}ICONIZE.EXE partial-window-title
partial-window-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to minimize. The first window found where
the initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be minimized.
Examples:
}ICONIZE.EXE Notepad
Minimizes the first "Notepad..." window found.
}ICONIZE.EXE Microsoft Excel
Minimizes the "Microsoft Excel" window
Applets 1.1
23 }HIDE.EXE - Hides a window
}HIDE.EXE will hide a window. The window will disappear
from the screen, and will not be seen until it is restored
with the }SHOW.EXE command. It will still be fully
functional for DDE exchange.
Syntax:
}HIDE.EXE partial-window-title
partial-window-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to hide. The first window found where
the initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be hidden.
Examples:
}HIDE.EXE Clock
Hides the "Clock" window.
}HIDE.EXE Microsoft Excel
Hides the "Microsoft Excel" window
Applets 1.1
24
}PLACE.EXE - Places and resizes a window
}PLACE.EXE will resize and move a window to any place on the
screen. }PLACE.EXE is good for placing a number of windows
into a desired placement.
Syntax:
}PLACE.EXE partial-title top left bottom right
partial-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to place. The first window found where
the initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be placed as specified on the screen.
top = top co-ordinate of window
left = left co-ordinate of window
bottom = bottom co-ordinate of window
right = right co-ordinate of window
Examples:
}PLACE.EXE Clock 0 0 200 300
Places the "Clock" window in the upper left of
the screen.
}PLACE.EXE Microsoft Excel 240 320 480 640
Places the "Microsoft Excel" window in the
bottom right of a VGA480 screen.
The utility WININFO.EXE may be used to determine the window
title and the co-ordinates of existing windows so that you
can replicate the numbers in the }PLACE.EXE command.
Applets 1.1
25 }SHOW.EXE - Show Window
}SHOW.EXE will show a window. Showing a window will restore
a window to a non-hidden, non-iconized, non-zoomed state
Syntax:
}SHOW.EXE partial-window-title
partial-window-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to show. The first window found where
the initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be shown as a normal window.
Examples:
}SHOW.EXE Clock
Shows the "Clock" window.
}SHOW.EXE Microsoft Excel
Shows the "Microsoft Excel" window
Applets 1.1
26 }ZOOM.EXE - Zoom Window
}ZOOM.EXE will zoom (maximize) a window. A zoomed window
will occupy the entire screen.
Syntax:
}ZOOM.EXE partial-window-title
partial-window-title
= Initial chars of the title of the window
to maximize. The first window found where
the initial chars of the window title match
the chars given for partial-window-title will
be maximized.
Examples:
}ZOOM.EXE Clock
Maximizes the "Clock" window.
}ZOOM.EXE Microsoft Excel
Maximizes the "Microsoft Excel" window
Applets 1.1
27 MISCELLANEOUS APPLETS
}BEEP.EXE - Beep
}BEEP.EXE will beep at you.
Syntax:
}BEEP.EXE
Examples:
}BEEP.EXE
Beeps once.
Applets 1.1
28 }SAY.EXE - Puts a message on the screen
}SAY.EXE will put a short message of your choice on the
screen and require that the "OK" button be pressed to
continue your Windows session.
Syntax:
}SAY.EXE Your Message
Examples:
}SAY.EXE Kilroy was here.
Puts message "Kilroy was here" on the screen,
and requires that the OK button be pressed
before proceeding.
Applets 1.1
29 }SAYBEEP.EXE - Beep, then message
}SAYBEEP.EXE will beep, and then put a short message of your
choice on the screen and require that the "OK" button be
pressed to continue your Windows session.
Syntax:
}SAYBEEP.EXE Your Message
Examples:
}SAYBEEP.EXE I want a cookie.
Beeps, puts message "I want a cookie" on the
screen, and requires that the OK button be
pressed before allowing the user to proceed.
Applets 1.1
30 Appendices
Appendix A - Other Window Applications
Currently (2/1/89) Wilson WindowWare has the following
shareware applications. For more information on these
applications call, or send a SASE to:
Wilson WindowWare
3377 59th SW
Seattle WA 98116
(206) 937-9335
Applets 1.1
Applets are a collection of tiny applications for the
Microsoft Windows environment. They are primarily designed
to operate with Windows menuing environments, such as
Command Post 5.2 and newer, which allow you to initiate a
series of applications from a single menu selection. These
tiny applications include file manipulation tools (COPY,
MOVE, RENAME, DELETE), Window manipulation tools (ZOOM,
ARRANGE, ICONIZE, HIDE, SHOW, CLOSE, PLACE), and
miscellaneous tools (SAY, BEEP, SAYBEEP).
Browser 3.1
Browser is a MS Windows application designed to allow users
to browse files in a MS Windows environment. In addition to
the browse capability, it supports printing, clipboarding,
and a hex dump display. Browser also features the new and
unusual Hide & Seek information extraction technique.
Command Post 5.2
Command Post is a MS Windows application designed to allow
users to easily personalize the MS-DOS Executive control
window. Command Post allows users to easily add Menu and
Submenu items to the main MS-DOS Executive menu bar, and to
execute desired applications when a menu item is selected.
Applets 1.1
31 Appendix B - Applets Version Information
Version Information for Applets 1.1
Immediately below is a list of differences that this version
of Applets has when compared to major previous releases of
Applets. This is generally only of interest when updating
to a new version of Command Post from a previous release.
Version 1.1 - New Features
1) Problems in starting it up fixed. Some
computers would not recognize that the
}}run1st.exe Applet was run.
2) Added the }ARRANGE.EXE Applet. Allows you to
stack or arrange windows line Command Post.
3) Fixed bug in file applets where they could not
handle filename without an extension.
4) Window title for the Window Applets now can be
a subset of the full window title.
Version 1.0
Initial Release.
Applets 1.1
32 Appendix C - Applets Online Support
Online support for Applets is provided on Compuserve
Information Service (CIS).
If assistance with Applets is required, please leave an
Easyplex message for Morrie Wilson using the CIS identifier
73260,2535
A response will generally be posted by the next day.
The MSAPP forum on Compuserve is also checked on a regular
basis. The MSAPP forum is a good place to ask questions
about Windows in general, or to interface with other Windows
users.
Applets 1.1
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