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SECOND CHANCE TO CLICK ON A FILE
INTRODUCTION
Do you have a problem deciding which of your word
processors should handle a given .DOC file ? Can
you decide which graphics package should handle
a .PCX file ? Second Chance lets you associate
multiple candidate application programs with a given
suffix. Second Chance opens your Windows by spawning
the application of your choice when you click on a
given data file.
CONFIGURING SECCHNCE BY MENU
The easy way to configure Second Chance is to select
the Associate entry under the Second Chance's Control
Menu. Enter a suffix of 1 to 3 characters, for
example, DOC. Next, enter from 2 to 16 application
names (e.g. notepad.exe) which Second Chance should
associate with that suffix. If you enter only one
application, Second Chance associates the application
directly with the suffix, and the next time you click on
a file with that suffix, you will bypass Second Chance.
If you don't enter an application, Second Chance will
break all associations with the suffix. Click on ""OK"" or
just press ""Enter"" to immediately activate the
associations. Second Chance updates your WIN.INI file
and signals Windows that it has done so.
CONFIGURING SECCHNCE MANUALLY
To configure Second Chance manually, edit your WIN.INI
file with an editor such as ""notepad."" Once in the
editor, move to the [Extensions] section. For suffixes
which should associate with multiple application
programs, replace the command field of the [Extensions]
parameters with secchnce.exe instead of the usual
application program. For example,
[Extensions]
doc=secchnce.exe ^.doc
txt=secchnce.exe ^.txt
pcx=secchnce.exe ^.pcx
Elsewhere in the WIN.INI file, create a [secchnce]
section, adding a list of candidate application programs
for each suffix. Secchnce handles up to 16 applications
per suffix. For example,
[secchnce]
doc=notepad.exe write.exe wp51-286.pif
pcx=paint.exe gcp.exe pbrush.pif
txt=notepad.exe write.exe wp51-286.pif
Save your WIN.INI file, exit Windows, and re-enter
Windows for configuration to take effect.
USING SECOND CHANCE
As usual, double click on a filename displayed by
MS-DOS or File Manager. The Second Chance menu buttons
will appear. Click on (or arrow key to) the desired
application program. On a successful selection,
Second Chance displays an hourglass while spawning your
selection then immediately exits. If a problem occurs,
Second Chance displays a diagnostic message box.
WINDOWS RELEASES SUPPORTED
Second Chance runs under Windows 2.03, 2.1X, and 3.0
in real, standard, and 386 enhanced modes.
LIMITATIONS
Second Chance handles filename parameters but no flags
or switches. Second Chance doesn't work well with Excel
or programs which manipulate the caller's stack.
I haven't figured out how to alternately execute and
edit .BAT files under Second Chance.
LEGAL
Second Chance's users take all responsibility for using
it.
TRADEMARKS
386 -- Intel Corp.
MS-DOS, Windows -- Microsoft Corp.
DISTRIBUTION
I place the Second Chance executable, secchnce.exe, and
its documentation, secchnce.doc, in the public domain.
Pass 'em along.
--Robert A. Heath