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OS/2 Help File | 1993-03-03 | 64.4 KB | 2,372 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Items not yet done ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help for this item has not yet been written.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for System and User File Definition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are two standard INI Files that are used by OS/2. The System INI file,
normally OS2SYS.INI, is used to store system level initialization and control
information. The User INI File, OS2.INI, is used to store application level
initialization and control information.

The distinction between what is system level information and what is
application level information appears to the author to be somewhat blurred. It
looks like a lot of information that could be considered system level
information is stored in the User INI file.

It makes little difference to the User how OS/2 decides where to put various
pieces of information, since it does not change how applications that are
installed on the Desktop should handle their initialization and control
information. The System INI File should not ever be used by any application
installed on the Desktop, except things such as device drivers and other
applications that are clearly System Applications. All user Desktop
applications must store their information in the User INI file or in their own
application INI file. To date, most applications have chosen to use the User
INI file rather than create an INI file just for their application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. About The Ini File Maintenance Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Ini File Maintenance is a Presentation Manager-based application which is an
utility for the maintenance of the various OS/2 INI Files.

The help facility is designed to give a context-sensitive description of either
the current window or the highlighted menu item within that window.

For more information about using the help facility, select Help for help on the
Help pull-down.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Actions
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Main Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The MAIN WINDOW is the base of the INIMAINT system. When the program is
started, this window appears listing the options avaialble.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Actions
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

INIMAINT is a Copyrighted program owned and supported by:

                                 Larry J. Martin
                                Carry Associates
                               990 Ironwood Court
                              Marco Island FL 33937
                                Tel: [phone]
                                Fax: [phone]
                              Compuserve: 71435,470

Unregistered copies of INIMAINT will display an initial dialog that will note
the unregistered condition. This dialog will stay on the screen for 15 seconds,
unless dismissed by clicking on the OK button. The dialog cannot be dismissed
until it has been visible for 3 seconds. In addition, the Title Bar will
contain a note that this is an unregistered version of INIMAINT.

To obtain your registration identifier please send a check for 29.95 per
license for single licenses or 299.00 for an unlimited copies license made
payable to Carry Associates to the address above.

Once you have your registration identifier, you can register your copy of
INIMAINT by selecting the Register Your Copy entry on the Actions Menu. Once
you are registered, this entry will no longer appear on the menu.

If you want a preregistered copy of INIMAINT, add 7.00 for postage and
handling. We will return a diskette with a preregistered copy of INIMAINT, an
Install CMD file and an INIMAINT registration ID. The purpose of the ID is to
allow preregistered users to download new versions, register and use them until
they can obtain a preregistered update.

The cost of a preregistered update is 10.00 per license for single licenses or
100.00 for an unlimited copies license, plus 7.00 handling and postage.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Menu Items ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Menu Items for INIMAINT are listed below.

o File
o Options
o Groups
o Actions
o Recover
o Size
o Find

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Dialogs
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Dialogs for INIMAINT are listed below.

o Replace Key Value Dialog
o Dump Dialog
o Options Dialog
o Select Group Dialog
o Get Value or String Dialog
o Groups Dialog
o Find Dialog
o Compare Files Dialog
o Compare Files Write Options Dialog
o Repair File Dialog

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Actions
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Accelerator Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Accelerator Keys for INIMAINT are listed below.

Key       Function

F1        Help

F3        Exit

F4        Refresh File

F5        Dump Variables

F6        Associate with *.INI

F7        Switch to User INI File

F8        Switch to System INI File

F9        New File

Ctrl-F1   Find Application Name

Ctrl-F2   Find Current Key Name

Ctrl-F3   Find Current Key Value

Ctrl-F4   Find Application Value

Ctrl-F5   Find Any Name

Ctrl-F6   Find Any Value

Ctrl-F7   Compare Files on Application Level

Ctrl-F8   Compare Files on Key Name Level

Ctrl-F9   Compare Files on Key Value Level

Alt-F1    Condense Current INI File

Alt-F2    Condense System INI File

Alt-F3    Condense User INI File

Alt-F4    Condense Both System and User INI Files

Ctrl-E    Size Entire File

Ctrl-S    Size Selected Application

Alt-M     Size System INI File

Alt-R     Size User INI File

Ctrl-G    Write Updated Key Value to INI File

Ctrl-D    Delete Selected Application

Ctrl-L    Delete Selected Key

Ctrl-M    Add Application

Ctrl-I    Add Key

Ctrl-R    Replace Key Value

Ctrl-C    Rename Selected Application

Ctrl-W    Rename Selected Key

Ctrl-Z    Duplicate Selected Application

Ctrl-X    Duplicate Selected Key

Ctrl-N    Copy Entire File

Alt-F5    Copy System INI File

Alt-F6    Copy User INI File

Alt-F7    Copy Both System and User INI Files

Ctrl-A    Copy Selected Application

Ctrl-K    Copy Selected Key

Ctrl-V    Move Entire File

Ctrl-P    Move Selected Application

Ctrl-Y    Move Selected Key

Ctrl-T    Register Your Copy

Alt-S     Backup System INI File

Alt-U     Backup User INI File

Alt-B     Backup Both System and User INI Files

Ctrl-U    Change User INI File

Ctrl-H    Change System INI File

Ctrl-B    Change Both INI Files

Ctrl-F10  Repair File

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Actions
o Recover
o Dialogs
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Application Listbox ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The APPLICATION LISTBOX displays the list of applications that are in the
current INI file, whose name is on the Title Bar.

See also:

o Options Apps and Keys in Alpha Order


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Key Listbox ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The KEY LISTBOX displays the list of key names for the application that is
currently selected in the Application Listbox.

See also:

o Options Apps and Keys in Alpha Order


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Key Data Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The MLE WINDOW displays the value of key for the key that is currently selected
in the Key Listbox.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select About on the Help pull-down to display copyright information about
INIMAINT.

See also:

o General Info About INIMAINT


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Dump Variables ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Dump Variables to display a Dump Variables debugging dialog. This
selection will allow the user to "dump" the program variables to a file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Options Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Options to display an Options dialog. This selection will allow the user
to change the various options that control whether the intial dialog will be
displayed and whether the user is to be asked before the current INI file is
updated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Groups to display a Groups dialog. This selection will allow the user to
define, change and delete Application Groups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select File to display a File menu. This selection will allow the user to do a
number of different file actions and Exit from INIMAINT. The File entries are:

o New File
o User INI File Selection
o System INI File Selection
o Refresh File
o Compare Files
o Set INI File Association
o Exit
o Dump Variables

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Actions Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Actions to display an Actions menu. This selection will allow the user
to make various changes to the current INI file. The Actions are:

o Update Current Key Value
o Delete Application
o Delete Key
o Add Application
o Add Key to Application
o Replace Key Value
o Rename Key
o Duplicate Key
o Rename Application
o Duplicate Application
o Copy Application(s)
o Move Application(s)
o Backup INI File(s)
o Register Your Copy

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Recover Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Recover to display a Recover menu. This selection will allow the user to
do various things to recover from problems with various INI files. The Recover
Menu Items are:

o Change User INI File
o Change System INI File
o Change Both INI Files
o Repair INI File
o Condense INI Files

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Actions
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Size to display the number of bytes of disk storage that would be
required to hold all or part of the current INI file, the System INI file or
the User INI File.

The user will be presented with a Size submenu that will allow the selection of
what to Size.

The selection Dialog will always contain four entries, one for the entire file,
one for the currently selected Application, one for the System INI file and one
for the User INI File. If there are any Groups defined for the current INI
file, then the Groups will also be listed. If there are more than on Group
defined for the current INI file, then an All Groups selection will be
displayed. Once the selection is made, the Size calculation will commence.
There will be a Calculating Box displayed until the calculation completes.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Display Size in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Find Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Find to display a Find menu. This selection will allow the user to do a
number of different find actions. The Find entries are:

o Find Application Name
o Find Current Key Name
o Find Current Key Value
o Find Application Key Value
o Find Any Key Name
o Find Any Key Value

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o General Info About INIMAINT
o Main Window
o Application Listbox
o Key Listbox
o Key Data Window
o Menu Items
o Dialogs
o Recover
o Accelerator Keys
o Registration Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Exit on the File pull-down or press F3 to leave INIMAINT.

Selecting Exit will shutdown all open "threads" before actually exiting the
program so there may be a slight delay.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for New File Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select New File to display a Files dialog. This selection will allow the user
change the current INI file.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o User INI File Selection
o System INI File Selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for User INI File Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select User INI File to make the User INI File the current file being displayed
by INIMAINT. The User INI File is normally OS2.INI.

See also:

o New File Selection
o System INI File Selection
o Explanation of System and User INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for System INI File Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select System INI File to make the System INI File the current file being
displayed by INIMAINT. The System INI File is normally OS2SYS.INI.

See also:

o New File Selection
o User INI File Selection
o Explanation of System and User INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for File Refresh ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Refresh File to cause INIMAINT to reload the contents of the current INI
file from disk. This entry would be used if some event has occurred that may
have modified the current INI file and it is desired that these changes be
reflected in the INIMAINT listboxes and value area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Help for Set File Association ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Set File Association to put an entry in the User INI file that will
cause INIMAINT to be automatically started with a specific INI file as the
current file simply by double clicking on the INI file in the File Manager.
This option only applies to versions prior to 2.0, since the Workplace Shell
provides this capability in subsequent versions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for Compare Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Compare Files to compare two different INI files on any one of three
different levels. The Source File will be the Current INI file. The user will
be prompted for the Target File.

If the Application Level Compare is selected the Listbox in the Compare Dialog
will list all Application Names that are in one INI file, but not in the other.

If the Key Name Level Compare is selected the Listbox in the Compare Dialog
will list everthing that the Application Name Level lists plus all
Application/Key Names that are in one INI file, but not in the other.

If the Key Value Level Compare is selected the Listbox in the Compare Dialog
will list everthing in the other two Levels lists plus all Application/Key
Names that are in both INI files, but have Unequal Key Values.

See also:

o Compare Files Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Update Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Update Current Key to write any changes made to the selected key value
to the current INI file. Until this option is selected or a new Key or
Application is selected and the user chooses to allow an update, the changes
made to the Key Value in the bottom window will not be reflected in the current
INI file.

See also:

o Ask Before Change


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for Delete Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Delete Application to Delete the Currently Selected Application. Unless
the Option has been turned off, the user will be asked to confirm that the
Application should be deleted.

See also:

o Ask Before Delete


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for Delete Key ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Delete Key to Delete the Currently Selected Key. Unless the Option has
been turned off, the user will be asked to confirm that the Key should be
deleted.

See also:

o Ask Before Delete


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Add Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add Application to Add a New Application to the current INI File. This
Selection will ask the user for the name of the New Application. Once the name
is verified, this Selection will fall through to the Add Key Selection.

See also:

o Add Key
o Replace Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for Add Key ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add Key to Add a New Key to the current Application This Selection will
ask the user for the name of the New Key. Once the name is verified, this
Selection will fall through to the Replace Key Selection.

See also:

o Replace Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Replace Key Value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Replace Key Value to display a Dialog that will allow the user to modify
the Value of the current Key. This is the only Selection that will allow the
user to change the length of a Key Value. The bottom Window of the Main Window
can be used to modify the Value of a Key, but it cannot be used to change the
length of a Value.

See also:

o Replace Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Help for Rename Key ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Rename Key to Rename the Currently Selected Key. The old Key Name will
no longer exist in the Current INI file. If you want to retain the old Key Name
use Duplicate Key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Help for Duplicate Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Duplicate Application to Duplicate the Currently Selected Application
using a different Application Name. The user will first be prompted to enter a
New Application Name, then all Key Names and Key Values will be duplicated
under the new Application.

No check is made to insure that the New Application Name is not a duplicate of
an existing Application. If the New Application is a duplicate then the effect
of executing this item will be to copy every Key Name from the Selected
Application to the New Application. If the Key Name already exists in the New
Application, the Value will be replaced by the Value from the Selected
Application. If the Key Name does not exist in the New Application, then it
will be inserted into the New Application.

The old Application will still exist in the Current INI file. If you do not
want to retain the old Application then the Delete Application item on the
Action Menu can be used to delete the old Application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help for Rename Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Rename Application to Rename the Currently Selected Application using a
different Application Name. The user will first be prompted to enter a New
Application Name, then all Key Names and Key Values will be copied to new
Application.

No check is made to insure that the New Application Name is not a duplicate of
an existing Application. If the New Application is a duplicate then the effect
of executing this item will be to copy every Key Name from the Selected
Application to the New Application. If the Key Name already exists in the New
Application, the Value will be replaced by the Value from the Selected
Application. If the Key Name does not exist in the New Application, then it
will be inserted into the New Application.

The old Application will no longer exist in the Current INI file. If you want
to retain the old Application use Duplicate Application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Help for Duplicate Key ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Duplicate Key to Duplicate the Currently Selected Key Value using a
different Key Name and, optionally, a different Application Name. The user will
first be prompted to enter a New Application Name and can either change the
Application or leave it the same. If the Application Name is changed, then the
Key Name does not need to be changed and the Key Value will be copied to the
new Application using the current Key Name. If the Application Name is not
changed, then Key Name must be changed. The old Key Name will still exist in
the Current INI file. If you do not want to retain the old Key Name use Rename
Key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help for Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Copy to Copy one or more Applications from the current INI file to a
Target INI File, to make a copy of the System INI File, the User INI File or
Both the System and User INI Files.

The user will first be asked to select a Target for the Copy and will be
presented with a Copy submenu that will allow the selection of what to Copy.

The submenu will always contain five entries, one for the entire file, one for
the currently selected Application and one each for the System, User and Both
INI Files. If there are any Groups defined for the current INI file, then the
Groups will also be listed. If there are more than on Group defined for the
current INI file, then an All Groups selection will be displayed. Once the
selection is made, the Copy will commence. There will be a Copy in Progress Box
displayed until the Copy completes.

See also:

o Options Use Fast Copy
o Select Group
o Display Copy in Progress
o Explanation of System and User INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Help for Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Backup to make a backup copy of either the System INI File, the User INI
file or both the System and User INI Files. In order to backup these files a
target file must be chosen for each source file. If no target has been
specified or if the Option to Ask Before Backup is set, the user will be asked
to specify a target file for the backup. Once a target is specified for the
System and/or User INI Files, then the user will not be asked to verify the
target filename if the Ask Before Backup Option is not set.

 If the target backup file already exists, it will be erased before the backup
is done. This is necessary to insure that the backup does not contain old
information.

 If the option to display a copy in progess is set there will be a Copy in
Progress Box displayed until the Copy completes.

See also:

o Options Use Fast Copy
o Options Ask Before Backup
o Display Copy in Progress
o Explanation of System and User INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Help for Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Move to Move one or more Applications from the current INI file to a
Target INI File.

The user will first be asked to select a Target for the Move and will be
presented with a Move submenu that will allow the selection of what to Move.

The submenu will always contain two entries, one for the entire file and
another for the currently selected Application. If there are any Groups defined
for the current INI file, then the Groups will also be listed. If there are
more than on Group defined for the current INI file, then an All Groups
selection will be displayed. Once the selection is made, the Move will
commence. There will be a Move in Progress Box displayed until the Move
completes. Once the Move is complete, the Moved Applications will be deleted
from the Current INI file.

See also:

o Options Use Fast Copy
o Select Group
o Display Move in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Help for Change User INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Change User INI File to change to a new User INI File. The normal User
INI file is OS2.INI. Normally this would only be done because the user was
having trouble deleting an entry from the User INI file, therefore, changing
files would be part of a multiple step process:

CAUTION:
It is Strongly Suggested that you have a safe backup of your INI files before
you attempt to use this capability. In addition insure that you know what you
are doing before you attempt to make changes that OS/2 would not allow you to
make. It is possible that the actions described below will be successful and
still leave you in a condition that will cause you problems.

Note:  When you change either the User or System INI files, your Desktop will
       revert back to the Desktop at Boot time. Currently running PM
       Applications will continue to run. Currently, the effect on files being
       printed by the Spooler is not known. It is suggested that you insure
       that the Spooler is not doing anything when you change the User or
       System INI files.

In addition, the switch of the User and System INI files will not persist
across booting of OS/2. In other words, if you change either of the files and
then re-boot, you will go back to the original User and System INI files.
Therefore, changing one of the files, then deleting a critical entry and
re-booting before you replace the critical entry will cause unknown, but almost
invariably bad, events to occur and could result in a system that will not boot
at all.

 1. Insure that INIMAINT was using the current User INI File.
 2. Use the COPY INIMAINT function to make a Copy of the current User INI File.
 3. Select this entry to change the User INI file to the Copy.
 4. Use the DELETE or MOVE ability of INIMAINT to modify the old User INI File,
    which will still be the current INIMAINT INI File.
 5. Select this entry again to make the changed file the User INI file. If an
    error is encountered when an attempt is made to switch back, then you must
    use the INIMAINT COPY function to Copy any Applications you modified from
    the Copy to the original File until you can switch back successfully.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Change System INI File
o Change Both INI Files
o Condense INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Help for Change System INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Change System INI File to change to a new System INI File. The normal
System INI file is OS2SYS.INI. Normally this would only be done because the
user was having trouble deleting an entry from the System INI file, therefore,
changing files would be part of a multiple step process:

CAUTION:
It is Strongly Suggested that you have a safe backup of your INI files before
you attempt to use this capability. In addition insure that you know what you
are doing before you attempt to make changes that OS/2 would not allow you to
make. It is possible that the actions described below will be successful and
still leave you in a condition that will cause you problems.

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Note:  When you change either the User or System INI files, your Desktop will
       revert back to the Desktop at Boot time. Currently running PM
       Applications will continue to run. Currently, the effect on files being
       printed by the Spooler is not known. It is suggested that you insure
       that the Spooler is not doing anything when you change the User or
       System INI files.

In addition, the switch of the User and System INI files will not persist
across booting of OS/2. In other words, if you change either of the files and
then re-boot, you will go back to the original User and System INI files.
Therefore, changing one of the files, then deleting a critical entry and
re-booting before you replace the critical entry will cause unknown, but almost
invariably bad, events to occur and could result in a system that will not boot
at all.

 1. Insure that INIMAINT was using the current System INI File.
 2. Use the COPY INIMAINT function to make a Copy of the current System INI
    File.
 3. Select this entry to change the System INI file to the Copy.
 4. Use the DELETE or MOVE ability of INIMAINT to modify the old System INI
    File, which will still be the current INIMAINT INI File.
 5. Select this entry again to make the changed file the System INI file. If an
    error is encountered when an attempt is made to switch back, then you must
    use the INIMAINT COPY function to Copy any Applications you modified from
    the Copy to the original File until you can switch back successfully.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Change Both INI Files
o Change User INI Files
o Condense INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Help for Change User INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Change Both INI Files to change to a new User INI File and a new System
INI File. The normal User INI file is OS2.INI.  The normal System INI file is
OS2SYS.INI. Normally this would only be done because the user was having
trouble deleting an entry from the User INI file, therefore, changing files
would be part of a multiple step process:

CAUTION:
It is Strongly Suggested that you have a safe backup of your INI files before
you attempt to use this capability. In addition insure that you know what you
are doing before you attempt to make changes that OS/2 would not allow you to
make. It is possible that the actions described below will be successful and
still leave you in a condition that will cause you problems.

Note:  When you change either the User or System INI files, your Desktop will
       revert back to the Desktop at Boot time. Currently running PM
       Applications will continue to run. Currently, the effect on files being
       printed by the Spooler is not known. It is suggested that you insure
       that the Spooler is not doing anything when you change the User or
       System INI files.

In addition, the switch of the User and System INI files will not persist
across booting of OS/2. In other words, if you change either of the files and
then re-boot, you will go back to the original User and System INI files.
Therefore, changing one of the files, then deleting a critical entry and
re-booting before you replace the critical entry will cause unknown, but almost
invariably bad, events to occur and could result in a system that will not boot
at all.

 1. Insure that INIMAINT was using the current User INI File.
 2. Use the COPY INIMAINT function to make a Copy of the current User INI File.
 3. Change INIMAINT to the current System INI File.
 4. Use the COPY INIMAINT function to make a Copy of the current System INI
    File.
 5. Select this entry to change Both INI files to the Copies.
 6. Use the DELETE or MOVE ability of INIMAINT to modify the old User and
    System INI Files. File.
 7. Select this entry again to make the changed files the User and System INI
    file. If an error is encountered when an attempt is made to switch back,
    then you must use the INIMAINT COPY function to Copy any Applications you
    modified from the Copy to the original File until you can switch back
    successfully.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Change System INI File
o Change User INI Files
o Condense INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Help for Repair INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Repair INI File to have the currently available Repair actions performed
on the Current File. A dialog will be displayed that gives the user the ability
to select the Type of Repair and which of the available Repair Checks they want
done. If a Repair Type is chosen that will actually remove items from the
Current INI file, a Save INI file must be chosen and anything removed from or
changed in the Current file will be written to the Save file.

See also:

o Repair File Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Help for Condense INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Condense to Condense one or more INI files. Whenever a change is made to
any INI file the space used by to old version of the changed data is marked
unused. Even though this space should be reclaimed when subsequent changes are
made, any INI file that has a lot of activity will tend to accumulate a large
amount of fragmented and unused space. The only way to reclaim this space to to
use the Prf APIs to copy the contents of the INI file to another file, erase
the old file and copy the contents back, this entry accomplishes this task.

In addition, for the System INI file, OS2SYS.INI, and the User INI file,
OS2.INI, there is an additional complication. The existing file cannot be
erased as long as it is the System or User INI file currently being used by
OS/2. However, there is an Prf API that can change the current System or User
INI file to another file. INIMAINT uses these APIs to change the files so that
it can delete the normal System or User INI files. That way, when these files
are recovered, they have the same name, but all the extra unused space has been
removed.

CAUTION:
It is Strongly Suggested that you have a safe backup of your INI files before
you attempt to use this capability. In addition, it is Extremely Important that
you not interrupt the Condense or you can leave your desktop in an
undeterminate condition. The primary reason that a backup is recommended is
because it is possible for some external event, such as a power failure, to
occur during the Condense and this will require that you go back to the backup
copies.

CAUTION:
If you are Condensing either the System or User INI files, you should not make
any modifications to your desktop during the Condense. Depending on the timing
of the changes you could end up with the modifications being wiped out  during
the restore portion of the Condense or, even worse, the modification could end
up partially reflected in the Condensed files resulting in unexpected, but
invariably bad events.

The user will first be asked to select a Temporary INI file that will be used
to temporarily hold the contents of the INI file being Condensed. This should
be a file that does not currently exist. if the file does exist, the contents
will be destroyed but the user will receive a warning and have an opportunity
to cancel the Condense of the file if they wish to use a different Temporary
file.

The submenu shows the different files that can be Condensed.

See also:

o Explanation of System and User INI Files
o Options Use Fast Copy
o Change User INI File
o Change System INI File
o Change Both INI Files
o Copy Application(s)
o Backup INI File(s)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Help for Find Application Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Application Name on the Find menu to do a Find on the entries in the
Application Listbox. If the Find is successful the Application Name will be
Selected and the Listbox will be scrolled to insure the found name is visible.

See also:

o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Help for Find Current Key Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Current Key Name on the Find menu to do a Find on the entries in the
Current Key Listbox. If the Find is successful the Current Key Name will be
Selected and the Listbox will be scrolled to insure the found name is visible.

See also:

o Find Any Key Name
o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. Help for Find Current Key Value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Current Key Value on the Find menu to do a Find on the entries in the
Current Key Value MLE. If the Find is successful the Current Key Value will be
Selected and the MLE will be scrolled to insure the found value is visible.

See also:

o Find Application Key Value
o Find Any Key Value
o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Help for Find Application Key Value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Application Key Value on the Find menu to do a Find on all of the Key
Values for the current Application. If the Find is successful the Current Key
Name will be Selected, the Listbox will be scrolled to insure the selected Name
is visible, the found Key Value will be loaded into the Key Value MLE, and the
Key Value MLE will be scrolled to insure the found Value is visible.

See also:

o Find Current Key Value
o Find Any Key Value
o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Help for Find Any Key Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Any Key Name on the Find menu to do a Find on all of the Key Names in
the current INI file. If the Find is successful the Application that contains
the Key Name will be selected in the Application Listbox, the Application
Listbox will be scrolled to insure the selected Application is visible, the Key
Names will be loaded into the Key Listbox, the Current Key Name will be
Selected and the Listbox will be scrolled to insure the found Name is visible.

See also:

o Find Current Key Name
o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. Help for Find Any Key Value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Any Key Value on the Find menu to do a Find on all of the Key Values in
the current INI file. If the Find is successful the Application that contains
the Key Value will be selected in the Application Listbox, the Application
Listbox will be scrolled to insure the selected Application is visible, the Key
Names will be loaded into the Key Listbox, the Current Key Name will be
Selected, the Listbox will be scrolled to insure the selected Name is visible,
the found Key Value will be loaded into the Key Value MLE, and the Key Value
MLE will be scrolled to insure the found Value is visible.

See also:

o Find Current Key Value
o Find Application Key Value
o Find Dialog
o Display Find in Progress


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Help for Replace Key Value Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Replace Key Value Dialog will allow the user to modify the Value of the
current Key. This is the only Selection that will allow the user to change the
length of a Key Value. The bottom Window of the Main Window can be used to
modify the Value of a Key, but it cannot be used to change the length of a
Value.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Application
o Replace Key Value Key
o Replace Key Value Length
o Replace Ascii Key Value
o Replace Hex Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Help for Application Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Application Name is the name of the Application that is currently being
modified.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Help for Key Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Key Name is the name of the Key that is currently being modified.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Help for Key Value Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Data Length shows the current length of the Key Value that is currently
being modified. This value will change dynamically as the actual value length
is changed. However, the length will not change when only one character is
added to the Hexidecimal Value field, since two Hexidecimal characers are
required to make a single Ascii character.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Dialog
o Replace Ascii Key Value
o Replace Hex Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Help for Ascii Key Value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ascii Key Value is the current contents of the Key Value being modified.
Any Ascii characters which would not print are replaced by a '.' to improve
readability.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Dialog
o Replace Key Value Length
o Replace Ascii Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Help for Items not yet done ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Hex Key Value is a two Hexidecimal character display for each Ascii
character of the current of the Key Value being modified.

See also:

o Replace Key Value Dialog
o Replace Key Value Length
o Replace Hex Key Value


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Help for Dump Variables Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Dump Variables Dialog will display the current contents of all Global
Variables and various System and Application Error values. This Dialog will be
displayed automatically whenver a terminal error occurs and gives the user the
option of recording the values in a Dump File.

See also:

o Dump File Name
o Dump Logic Error
o Dump PM Error
o Dump OS Error
o Dump Help Error
o Dump PM Test Error
o Dump PM Error Text
o Dump Logic Error Text
o Dump Variable Window
o Dump Write to File
o Dump Select New File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Help for Dump File Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The File Name is the name of the File that will be used to contain all of the
Dump variable information displayed in the Dialog if the Write Button is
selected.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump Write to File
o Dump Select New Dump File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 60. Help for Dump Logic Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Logic Error is the INIMAINT Internal Error Code. Any value other than zero
is an error value. A short description of the error will be displayed in the
Logic Error Text field.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump Logic Error Text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 61. Help for Dump DOS Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The DOS Error is the error code returned from the last call to an OS/2 DOS It
will normally be a further explaination of the Logic Error, if INIMAINT was
terminated by an error.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump Logic Error


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 62. Help for Dump Help Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help Error is the error code returned from the last call to an OS/2 Help It
will normally be a further explaination of the Logic Error, if INIMAINT was
terminated by an error or the Message Box saying that the Help is not available
was displayed.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump Logic Error


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 63. Help for Dump PM Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The PM Error is the error code returned from the last call to an OS/2 PM It
will normally be a further explaination of the Logic Error, if INIMAINT was
terminated by an error.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump PM Test Error
o Dump PM Error Text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 64. Help for Dump PM Test Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 There are many situations where a call to an OS/2 PM INIMAINT attempts to
record this error code whenever the Dump Dialog is invoked. This error will
normally be the last PM non zero error code from an API that had a valid
return.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump PM Test Error
o Dump PM Error Text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 65. Help for Dump PM Error Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The PM Error Text is a short explanation of the PM Error or the PM Test Error
if the PM Error is zero.

Due to a problem in OS/2 1.3 CSD WR5050, this text will not be correct for this
particular level of OS/2.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump PM Error
o Dump PM Test Error


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 66. Help for Dump Logic Error Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Logic Error Text is a short explanation of the INIMAINT error shown in the
Logic Error field.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump Logic Error


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 67. Help for Dump Variable Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This window contains the contents of all of the INIMAINT Variables and is only
of use in Debugging problems.

See also:

o Dump Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 68. Help for Dump Write to File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting this Button will cause the INIMAINT Variable information to be
written to the current Dump File.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump File Name
o Dump Select New File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 69. Help for Dump Select New File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This selection will cause the New File Dialog to be opened so that a new Dump
File can be selected.

See also:

o Dump Dialog
o Dump File Name
o Dump Write to File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 70. Help for Options Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Options Dialog will display a set of Checkboxes that allow the user to
control the behavior of INIMAINT in a number of different situations.

See also:

o Options Ask Before Backup
o Options Ask Before Deleting
o Options Ask Before Updating
o Options Apps and Keys in Alpha Order
o Options Display Initial Dialog
o Options Display Size Calculation Box
o Options Display Loading Listbox Box
o Options Display Copying/Moving Box
o Options Display Find Box
o Options Display Compare Box
o Options Display Compare Write/Print Box
o Options Use Fast Copy
o Options Display Repair Box


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 71. Help for Options Use Fast Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Use Fast Copy Option controls whether INIMAINT will use the special fast
methods to access the INI files when doing a Copy or Move of an entire INI
file, Backup of an INI file or Condense of an INI file. This option
significantly decreases the time needed to do these functions.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Copy Application(s)
o Move Application(s)
o Backup INI File(s)
o Condense INI Files


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 72. Help for Options Apps and Keys in Alpha Order ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Apps and Keys in Alpha Order Option controls how INIMAINT will load the
Application and Key Names into the Listboxes. If this option is selected, the
Names will be loaded in alphabetic order, otherwise, they will be loaded in the
order encountered. The default for this Option is Yes. Option.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 73. Help for Options Ask Before Backup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ask Before Backup Option controls whether INIMAINT will ask for
verification of the name of the backup file for the INI File that is being
backed up. If no backup name has been specified, then INIMAINT will always ask.
The default for this Option is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Backup INI File(s)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 74. Help for Options Ask Before Deleting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ask Before Deleting Option controls whether INIMAINT will ask for
verification before deleting an Application or Key. The default for this Option
is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 75. Help for Options Ask Before Updating ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ask Before Updating Option controls whether INIMAINT will ask for
verification before writing changes to an Application or Key to the current INI
File. The default for this Option is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 76. Help for Options Display Initial Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Initial Dialog Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display the
Initial Dialog Box each time it is run. The default for this Option is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 77. Help for Options Display Size Calculation Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Size Calculation Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display
a box saying that a Size Calculation is in progress. During the Size
Calculation no user input to INIMAINT will be accepted and the Wait Pointer
will be displayed. However, the PM Message Queue will not be blocked so the
user can switch away from INIMAINT during this process. The default for this
Option is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 78. Help for Options Display Loading Listbox Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Loading Listbox Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display a
box saying that it is Loading the Applications, Keys or Current Key Value
information. During the Loading process no user input to INIMAINT will be
accepted and the Wait Pointer will be displayed. However, the PM Message Queue
will not be blocked so the user can switch away from INIMAINT during this
process. The default for this Option is No.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 79. Help for Options Display Copying/Moving Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Copying/Moving Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display a
box saying that a Copy or Move is in progress. During the Copy or Move no user
input to INIMAINT will be accepted and the Wait Pointer will be displayed.
However, the PM Message Queue will not be blocked so the user can switch away
from INIMAINT during this process. The default for this Option is Yes.

See also:

o Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 80. Help for Options Display Find Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Find Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display a box saying
that a Find is in progress. During the Find no user input to INIMAINT will be
accepted and the Wait Pointer will be displayed. However, the PM Message Queue
will not be blocked so the user can switch away from INIMAINT during this
process. The default for this Option is No.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Find Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 81. Help for Options Display Compare Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Compare Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display a box
saying that a Compare is in progress. During the filling of the Compare File
Listbox no user input to INIMAINT will be accepted and the Wait Pointer will be
displayed. However, the PM Message Queue will not be blocked so the user can
switch away from INIMAINT during this process. The default for this Option is
No.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Compare Files Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 82. Help for Options Display Compare Files Write or Print Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Compare Files Write or Print Box Option controls whether INIMAINT
will Display a box saying that a Compare Files Write or Print is in progress.
Until the operation is completed no user input to INIMAINT will be accepted and
the Wait Pointer will be displayed. However, the PM Message Queue will not be
blocked so the user can switch away from INIMAINT during this process. The
default for this Option is No.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Compare Files Dialog
o Compare Files Write Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 83. Help for Options Display Repair Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Display Repair Box Option controls whether INIMAINT will Display a box
saying that a Repair is in progress. During the execution of the Repair File
Function no user input to INIMAINT will be accepted and the Wait Pointer will
be displayed. However, the PM Message Queue will not be blocked so the user can
switch away from INIMAINT during this process. The default for this Option is
No.

See also:

o Options Dialog
o Repair File Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 84. Help for Select Group Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Select Group Dialog will display a set of choices for an INIMAINT operation
that can be performed on the Entire File, a Single Application, or a Group. The
options will include the Groups, if there are any defined and an entry for All
Groups if there is more then one Group.

See also:

o Select Group Group Listing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 85. Help for Select Group Group Listing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Group Listing box will list all of the valid choices for the selected
INIMAINT operation. As soon as any one of the items in the box are selected by
clicking on them with the mouse, the INIMAINT operation will start using the
selected choice.

See also:

o Select Group Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 86. Help for Get Value or String Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Get Value or String Dialog is used to obtain any Numberic or Character
information that is needed from the user.

See also:

o Get Value or String Data Entry Area


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 87. Help for Get Value or String Data Entry Area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Data Entry Area is where the requested information is entered by the user.

See also:

o Get Value or String Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 88. Help for Groups Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Groups Dialog contains a Listbox with all the Applications for the Current
INI file. Any of the Applications that are selected are included in the Group
whose name is in the Title of the Dialog. The Groups menu item allows the user
to change the Group currently being shown and to add a new Group. A single
Application can belong to more than one Group. Applications are added to or
removed from a specific Group by Selecting or Deselecting the Application.

See also:

o Groups Application Listing
o Groups Add Group
o Groups Delete Group


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 89. Help for Groups Application Listing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Groups Listbox lists all Applications in the Current INI file with every
member of the Group whose name is in the Title selected.

See also:

o Groups Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 90. Help for Groups Add Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Add Group selection gives the user the ability to add a new Group to the
Current INI file. The user will be prompted for a Group Name, the new Group
will become the current Group and the user can then add Applications to the
Group by selecting them.

See also:

o Groups Dialog
o Groups Application Listing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 91. Help for Groups Delete Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Delete Group selection gives the user the ability to delete a Group from
those defined for the Current INI file.

See also:

o Groups Dialog
o Groups Application Listing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 92. Help for Find Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Find Dialog will allow the user to do a number of different Finds. The
current Application and Key Listboxes and Key Value MLE can be searched, or the
search can be extended to all the Key Values in an Application or the entire
current INI file.

See also:

o Find Text
o Find from Beginning
o Find from Current
o Repeat Find
o Find Type Ascii
o Find Type Hex
o Case Sensitive
o Global Find Text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 93. Help for Find Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Find Text is the text that will be used to do the next Find. The text will
be displayed in Ascii or Hex format, depending on the format the user has
selected. When doing a Find on Application Name or Key Name, only Ascii text is
valid.

See also:

o Find Type Ascii
o Find Type Hex
o Case Sensitive


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 94. Help for Find from Beginning ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Find from Beginning button causes the Find to start from the beginning of
the Listbox, MLE, or file, depending on which Find is requested.

See also:

o Find from Current
o Repeat Find


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 95. Help for Find from Current ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Find from Current button causes the Find to start from the current position
in the Listbox, MLE, or file, depending on which Find is requested.

See also:

o Find from Beginning
o Repeat Find


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 96. Help for Repeat Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Repeat Find button causes the previous Find to be repeated. This option
will ignore any changes made in the Find Text Entryfield and will use the same
field as the previous find.

See also:

o Find from Beginning
o Find from Current


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 97. Help for Ascii Find Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ascii Find Text button causes the Find text field to be displayed in Ascii
format. This is the only valid format for all Finds for Application and Key
names.

See also:

o Find Text
o Find Type Hex


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 98. Help for Hex Find Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Hex Find Text button causes the Find text field to be displayed in Hex
format. This is format is not valid for Finds on Application and Key names.

See also:

o Find Text
o Find Type Ascii


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 99. Help for Case Sensitive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Case Sensitive checkbox causes the Find to be case sensitive. If this box
is not checked, then the Find will force all fields to upper case before doing
a compare. This option does not apply to Hex text format searches.

See also:

o Find Text
o Find Type Ascii


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 100. Help for Global Find Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Global Find Text checkbox causes the Find text to be copied to the Default
Find Text for all other Finds of the same type. For example, if this Find is
for a Key Value, then if this item is selected and the FIND Button is selected,
the text for this Find will become the text for all Key Value Finds. If this
checkbox is not selected, then the text for this Find will only be copied to
the other finds of the same type if the other Finds have no current search
text.

See also:

o Find Text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 101. Help for Compare Files Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Compare Files Dialog will allow the user to compare two INI files on any of
three different levels of detail.

See also:

o Source INI File
o Target INI File
o Application Level Compare
o Key Name Level Compare
o Key Value Level Compare
o New Target File
o Write
o Print


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 102. Help for Source INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Source INI File is the INI File that will be used as the Source INI File.

See also:

o Target INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 103. Help for Target INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Target INI File is the INI File that will be used as the Target INI File.

See also:

o Source INI File
o New Target File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 104. Help for Application Level Compare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Application Level Compare selection will cause the Listbox to contain a
list of any Application Name that is in one of the Compare Files but not in the
other.

See also:

o Key Name Level Compare
o Key Value Level Compare


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 105. Help for Key Name Level Compare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Key Name Level Compare selection will cause the Listbox to contain a list
of any Application Name that is in one of the Compare Files but not in the
other. In addition it will list any Key Name that is in an Application that is
common to the two files, but where the Key Name is missing from one of the
files.

See also:

o Application Level Compare
o Key Value Level Compare


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 106. Help for Key Value Level Compare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Key Value Level Compare selection will cause the Listbox to contain a list
of any Application Name that is in one of the Compare Files but not in the
other. It will also list any Key Name that is in an Application that is common
to the two files, but where the Key Name is missing from one of the files.
Finally, it will list any situation where the Application and Key Names are in
both files, but the Key Values are not equal.

See also:

o Application Level Compare
o Key Name Level Compare


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 107. Help for New Target File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting New Target File will cause the File Selection Dialog to appear and
ask for a New Target File. If a new file is selected, it will become the
current Target File and the Listbox will be filled with the appropriate level
compare entries for this file and the current Source File.

See also:

o Source INI File
o Target INI File
o Application Level Compare
o Key Name Level Compare
o Key Value Level Compare


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 108. Help for Write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Write will cause the Write Options Dialog to appear allowing the user
to decide what he wants to Write. If OK is selected and the user has chosen to
Write any data, the requested data will then be written to the chosen files.

See also:

o Compare Files Write Options Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 109. Help for Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Print will cause the contents of the Listbox to be printed. The
printing is done in a separate thread, so that the message queue is not
blocked. However, the Compare Dialog cannot be dismissed until the Print is
finished, since dismissing the Dialog will cause the memory allocated to hold
the Listbox items to be released.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 110. Help for Compare Files Write Options Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Compare Files Write Options Dialog will allow the user to select the
type(s) of writes and which files they want to use for the Writing.

See also:

o Select New Write INI File
o Write INI File
o Select New Write Listbox File
o Write Listbox File
o Write from Source INI File
o Write from Target INI File
o Write Missing Applications
o Write Missing Key Names
o Write Unequal Key Values
o Write Selected Items
o Write Listbox Contents


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 111. Help for Write INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Write INI File is the INI file that will be used as the output INI file for
all of the write options except the Write Listbox. This must be a valid INI
file. If the file does not exist, a valid INI file will be created using the
filename. If the INI file does exist, then the selected INI write items will be
added to those already in the INI file if they do not already exist there and
replace those items that do exist.

See also:

o Select New Write INI File
o Write Missing Applications
o Write Missing Key Names
o Write Unequal Key Values
o Write Selected Items


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 112. Help for Select New Write INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Select New Write INI File checkbox to cause the New File Dialog to
be displayed asking for the name of the Write INI file. Once the new file is
selected and validated as an INI file or created, it will be displayed as the
Write INI file.

See also:

o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 113. Help for Write Listbox File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Write Listbox File is the Ascii file that will be used as the output file
for the Write Listbox selection. If the file does not exist, a valid Listbox
file will be created using the filename. If the file does exist, then the
current contents of the file will be replaced by the contents of the Listbox.

See also:

o Select New Write Listbox File
o Write Listbox Contents


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 114. Help for Select New Write Listbox File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Select New Write Listbox File checkbox to cause the New File Dialog
to be displayed asking for the name of the Write Listbox file. Once the new
file is selected and validated as a valid filename, it will be displayed as the
Write Listbox file.

See also:

o Write Listbox File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 115. Help for Write from Source INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write from Source INI File to cause the Source INI File to be used as
the source for the INI entries that will be written to the output INI file. For
example, if Write Missing Applications is one of the chosen options and this
item is selected, then the output INI file will contain all Applications that
are in the Source INI File but not in the Target File.

See also:

o Write from Target INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 116. Help for Write from Target INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write from Target INI File to cause the Target INI File to be used as
the source for the INI entries that will be written to the output INI file. For
example, if Write Missing Applications is one of the chosen options and this
item is selected, then the output INI file will contain all Applications that
are in the Target INI File but not in the Source File.

See also:

o Write from Source INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 117. Help for Write Missing Applications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write Missing Applications to cause Applications which are in one INI
file, but not in the other, to be written to the output INI File. Which
Applications are written depends on whether the Source or Target INI file was
chosen as the Write From file.

See also:

o Write from Source INI File
o Write from Target INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 118. Help for Write Missing Key Names ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write Missing Key Names to cause Key Names which are in one INI file,
but not in the other, to be written to the output INI File. Which Key Names are
written depends on whether the Source or Target INI file was chosen as the
Write From file.

In order for a Key Name to be considered a missing Key Name, the Application
must be in both the Source and the Target INI files, but the specific Key Name
missing from one or the other.

Note:  If this Write option is selected, but the Compare level is Application,
then there cannot be entries in the Listbox that would qualify for this Write.
In this case, this option would have no effect.

See also:

o Write from Source INI File
o Write from Target INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 119. Help for Write Unequal Key Values ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write Unequal Key Values to cause Key Values for any Application Key
Name pair that is in both files but have Key Values that are not the same, to
be written to the output INI File. Which Key Values are written depends on
whether the Source or Target INI file was chosen as the Write From file.

Note:  If this Write option is selected, but the Compare level is Application
or Key Name, then there cannot be entries in the Listbox that would qualify for
this Write. In this case, this option would have no effect.

See also:

o Write from Source INI File
o Write from Target INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 120. Help for Write Selected Items ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write Selected Items to cause an entry to be written to the output INI
file for each item in the Listbox that has been highlighted. In this case, the
Write From file will only apply to those items that list Unequal Key Values, in
which case, the Key Value in the Write From file will be the one that is
written to the output INI file.

Note:  If there are no items highlighted in the Compare Listbox, then this
option will have no effect, since there are no selected entries.

See also:

o Write from Source INI File
o Write from Target INI File
o Write INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 121. Help for Write Listbox Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Write Listbox Contents to cause the contents of the Listbox to be
written to a File. In this case, the output file is not an INI file, but a flat
Ascii File that contains one line for every entry in the Compare Files Listbox.

See also:

o Write Listbox File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 122. Help for Repair File Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Repair File Dialog will allow the user to Repair the Current INI File.

See also:

o Select New Save INI File
o Save INI File
o Select New Write File
o Write File
o Check for Valid Files and Paths
o Test for Repairs
o Ask Before any Repair
o Do All Repairs
o Write
o Print
o Execute


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 123. Help for Save INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Save INI File is the INI File that will be used to hold any entries from
the Source INI file that are changed or deleted during the Repair process.

See also:

o New Save File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 124. Help for Select New Save INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Select New Save INI File checkbox to cause the New File Dialog to be
displayed asking for the name of the Save INI file. Once the new file is
selected and validated as an INI file or created, it will be displayed as the
Save INI file.

See also:

o Save INI File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 125. Help for Write Listbox File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Write Listbox File is the Ascii file that will be used as the output file
for the Write selection. If the file does not exist, a valid file will be
created using the filename. If the file does exist, then the current contents
of the file will be replaced by the contents of the Listbox.

See also:

o Select New Write File
o Write


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 126. Help for Select New Write File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Select New Write File checkbox to cause the New File Dialog to be
displayed asking for the name of the Write file. Once the new file is selected
and validated as a valid filename, it will be displayed as the Write file.

See also:

o Write File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 127. Help for Check for Valid Files and Paths ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Check for Valid Files and Paths selection will cause the next Repair action
to include a check of every Key Name or Key Value that appears to be either a
filename or a pathname to be checked against the actual contents of the Desktop
and, if they are not found to exist, they will be noted as needing removal or
actually removed to the Save file, based on the users choice of Repair Type and
their response any questions.

See also:

o Save INI File
o Test for Repairs
o Ask Before any Repair
o Do All Repairs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 128. Help for Test for Repairs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Test for Repairs selection will cause the Listbox to contain a list of any
Repair that would have been made based on the Repair Checks chosen and the
contents of the INI file. No actual changes will be made to the INI file.

See also:

o Ask Before any Repair
o Do All Repairs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 129. Help for Ask Before any Repair ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Ask Before any Repair selection will cause the next Repair to find an
situation that needs to be Repaired. Once the condition is identified, the user
will be asked if he wants the Repair done. If the response is No, then no
Repair will be done and an entry will be added to the Listbox saying that a
Repair is needed. If the response is Yes then the Repair will be done and the
original entry will be written to the Save file.

See also:

o Test for Repairs
o Do All Repairs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 130. Help for Do All Repairs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Do All Repairs selection will cause the next Repair to find an situation
that needs to be Repaired. Once the condition is identified, the Repair will be
done and the original entry will be written to the Save file. The user will not
be asked if he wants each Repair to be done, all requested repairs will be done
automatically.

See also:

o Test for Repairs
o Ask Before any Repair


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 131. Help for Write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Write will cause the contents of the Listbox to be written to the
Write File.

See also:

o Write File


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 132. Help for Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Print will cause the contents of the Listbox to be printed. The
printing is done in a separate thread, so that the message queue is not
blocked. However, the Repair Dialog cannot be dismissed until the Print is
finished, since dismissing the Dialog will cause the memory allocated to hold
the Listbox items to be released.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 133. Help for Execute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting Execute will cause the actual repair action to start. All Checks that
the user has selected will be made and the action taken will depend on the Type
that has been selected. Every Repair action will cause a line of information to
be added to the Listbox.

See also:

o Check for Valid Files and Paths
o Save INI File
o Test for Repairs
o Ask Before any Repair
o Do All Repairs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 134. Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help index on the Help pull-down to see the help index for INIMAINT


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 135. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Keys help on the Help pull-down for help on the keys you use to perform
a specific task,

When you select this item, you see a list of key groups.  Double click on one
of the groups to see the keys you use to perform the task.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 136. Help for Help pull-down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help pull-down contains items you can use to get different types of online
help for the INIMAINT.

Press the Enter key to access the items on the Help pull-down.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 137. Help for help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Help for help on the Help pull-down for information on how to use the
Reliability Plus Control help facility.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 138. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Cancel pushbutton to exit the dialog without performing any action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 139. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Help pushbutton when you need help with the highlighted field on the
dialog.

For more information about using the help facility, select Help for help on the
Help pull-down.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 140. Help for Extended help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Extended help on the Help pull-down to see the extended help panel for
INIMAINT.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 141. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Double click on one of the following groups to get help for keys that do a
specific task:

o Cursor movement keys
o Action bar keys
o Menu keys
o Dialog keys
o System keys.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 142. Help for Cursor movement keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these keys to move the cursor in the editing area.

Key:          Function:

Up            Moves the cursor up one line.

Down          Moves the cursor down one line.

Right         Moves the cursor right one character.

Left          Moves the cursor left one character.

Ctrl+Right    Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word.

Ctrl+Left     Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.

Home          Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.

End           Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.

Ctrl+Home     Moves the cursor to the beginning of the first line in the file.

Ctrl+End      Moves the cursor to the end of the last line in the file.

Page Up       Scrolls the text up one window.

Page Down     Scrolls the text down one window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 143. Help for Action bar keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these keys to select the System icon and action bar items.

Key:           Function:

F10            Switches between the action bar and the editing area.

Shift+Esc      Switches between the System icon and the editing area.

Right          Highlights the next action bar item or the System icon.

Left           Highlights the previous action bar item or the System icon.

Enter          Accesses the pull-down of the highlighted action bar item or
               System icon.

Mnemonic       The mnemonic key is the key corresponding with the underlined
               letter in the action bar items.  It accesses the pull-down of
               the action bar item containing the mnemonic.

Escape         Returns to the editing area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 144. Help for Menu keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these keys to select pull-down items.

Key:           Function:

Up             Moves up one pull-down item.

Down           Moves down one pull-down item.

Enter          Selects the highlighted pull-down item.

Mnemonic       The mnemonic key is the key corresponding with the underlined
               letter in the pull-down items.  It selects the pull-down item
               containing the mnemonic.

Escape         Closes the pull-down.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 145. Help for Dialog keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these keys to select dialog box items.

Key:          Function:

Tab           Moves to the next control group on the dialog.

Shift+Tab     Moves to the previous control group on the dialog.

Right         Moves to the next button on the dialog.

Left          Moves to the previous button on the dialog.

Up            Moves up one item in a selection box.

Down          Moves down one item in a selection box.

Page Up       Scrolls up one page in a selection box with scroll bars.

Page Down     Scrolls down one page in a selection box with scroll bars.

Spacebar      Switches a check box on and off.

Enter         Starts the activity for the selected pushbutton.

Escape        Exits the dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 146. Help for System keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use these keys to switch between, move, and size Presentation Manager windows.

Key:                Function:

Alt+Tab             Switches to the next Presentation Manager window.

Alt+Shift+Tab       Switches to the previous Presentation Manager window.

Alt+Esc             Switches to the next application (including
                    non-Presentation Manager applications).

Ctrl+Esc            Switches to the Task List.

Alt+F4              Closes the active window.

Alt+F5              Restores the active window.

Alt+F7              Moves the active window.

Alt+F8              Sizes the active window.

Alt+F9              Minimizes the active window.

Alt+F10             Maximizes the active window.