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- San Diego OS/2 User Group
- December 1993 INF Newsletter
-
- Instructions for viewing in OS/2:
-
- Quick & easy way:
- ----------------
- First, copy the *.inf file to an appropriate space on your hard drive.
- Then, open an OS/2 Window by clicking on the "OS/2 System" folder
- icon, then clicking on "Command Prompts", then an OS/2 Window.
-
- At the OS/2 prompt, type "view c:\subdir\sdin9312" without the
- quotation marks and where "subdir" is the subdirectory you may have
- made to store the file. IF you just copied it to your root directory,
- then omit the subdirectory.
-
- More or less permanent / desktop icon way:
- ------------------------------------------
- To set up as an icon in the OS/2 "Information" folder:
- Open up the "Information" folder. Then do the following steps:
-
- Use your right mouse button and click on the REXX Information folder
- (or any of the other "book" like icons you see. Then click on "create
- another" then select "program".
-
- A screen comes up where you can designate where it will be placed.
- For now, use the default into the information folder and press enter.
-
- A settings folder comes up. In the first field, type "view.exe" - I
- didn't need the path when I tested it. In the parameters field, type
- "c:\subdir\sdin9312.inf" -- the path where you have stored the INF
- file.
-
- You may notice that the little icon up in the left hand corner has
- changed to a "book".
-
- Select the "general" tab. Type in the name you want the "program" to
- be called. Try SDOS2UG December. Then close the settings
- folder by clicking on the upper left hand little icon twice.
-
- You now have an icon to view the newsletter. Just double-click on it
- and view it. There's two ways to do it. I spent most of my time the
- first time setting it up so that it would work better if you double
- clicked on "December Topics". It should look "cleaner" this way.
- You could also click on the little "+" sign, too, but I learned the
- hard way how different that is when you're doing the code. I hope to
- have dinner someday with the person who wrote the IPFC compiler stuff,
- but of course that person will just watch me eat.... :).
-
- Have fun with it and hope it helps you out or provides interesting
- reading. And if you have any ideas or spot anything unusual, pass a
- note along to us.
-
- Thanks for your time.
-
- Other information:
- ------------------
- The archived file should include the following:
-
- SDIN9312.INF --- The December INF file.
- README.DEC -- This file for those wondering how to read an INF file.
- FOLDER.CMD ---- The REXX file from Melissa Woo's article / REXX tip
- CHGBACK.CMD ---- The REXX file from Simon Lindsey's article / REXX tip
-
- I've gotten numerous requests or inquiries as to how I do the INF
- newsletter. Flattery will get you everywhere. In the July
- newsletter, I started to walk you through the various aspects I go
- through to create what you see. It's not all techy code talk either
- -- you might find it useful to learn to not only newsletters, but
- office manuals, presentations or even that annaul holiday newsletter.
-
- The biggest change in this edition of the INF is the expanded, and I
- do mean EXPANDED OS/2 User Group / SIG directory. I'll let you check
- it out yourself and see if you don't agree. And if you don't see your
- favorite OS/2 group listed, well, time to fire up the modem or even
- write us and let us know about you.
-
- I've also tried something different in the opening "menu" that you
- see after you double click on "December Topics". After all, it's
- a GUI world and we may as well join it. <G> Hope you enjoy this
- different approach.
-
- Enjoy!!!!
-
- Thanks for all your patience out there, folks. Excuse me now - it's
- been rather hectic cranking these out lately. But just to let you
- know - I just received the latest version of a new tool to create
- these little files. I'll let you know if I've found the "easy Karma"
- path to creating INF files. But hark, I hear the ole teamaker
- brewing up a pitcher of mango iced tea......ah......
-
- Mabuhay & cheers,
- =8:|)ave Sichak
- Editor
- San Diego OS/2 User Group Newsletter