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:h1 res=&ID_HELP..PC/2 Help for Help
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PC/2 - Program Commander/2 Version 1.20
for IBM OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager
Copyright (C) by Stangl Roman 03, 1993
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:p.Please select one of the following topics for further information:
:ul compact.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_ABOUTDIALOG..About the utility PC/2:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_INSTALLATIONHELP..Installing PC/2:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_GENERALHELP..Using PC/2 as a WPS addon:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONCEPTSHELP..Concepts of the Popup-Menu:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_USINGHELP..Starting a Program from PC/2:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONFIGDIALOG..Setup the Popup-Menu:elink.
:ul compact.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&MIID_MENUDIALOG..Adding a Submenu:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_PROGRAMDIALOG..Adding a Program:elink.
:eul.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_ERRORHELP..Error messages:elink.
:eul.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_HELP..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_ABOUTDIALOG..<Forward>:elink.


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:h1 res=&ID_ABOUTDIALOG..Help for About PC/2
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PC/2 - Program Commander/2 Version 1.20
for IBM OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager
Copyright (C) by Stangl Roman 03, 1993

University for Business Administration
and Management Vienna, Austria
(Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
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:p.E-Mail:
:ul compact.
:[e-mail]
:li.Roman Stangl @ IBM Austria National Support BBS ((0043) 0222 21145 6600)
:eul.
:p.This program is classified as Shareware. Under the copyright, you are allowed and
encouraged to freely use, distribute or modify this program under the following
conditions:
:ul compact.
:li.The complete source code and all executables are included. This rule also applies
for any modifications you made.
:li.You may only charge for the costs of duplicating.
:li.:hp7.Any:ehp7. commercial use is prohibited without contacting me prior, except
for incorporating the idea/code in any future release of OS/2 by IBM, however this
clause doesn't apply for any private use.
:li.You don't want to port this utility to MS Windows or Windows NT (never there).
:eul.
:p.You are encouraged to upload this utility to your favourite file-server or
BBS. Please ensure that no file is missing, if you change the archive to
a different compression scheme.
:p.If you find this program useful and want to honor the four weeks of work writing
this utility, you are welcome to send me a small fee of about 50 to 150 Austrian
Schilling (about 5 to 15 dollar) to my home address. Any suggestions are of
course welcome too.
:p.My home address is:
:sl compact.
:li.    Roman Stangl
:li.    Strebersdorferstrasse 46
:li.    2103  Langenzersdorf, Austria
:esl.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_HELP..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_INSTALLATIONHELP..<Forward>:elink.


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:h1 res=&ID_INSTALLATIONHELP..Installing PC/2
:p.You have obviously started PC/2 once, because you are reading this help panel.
The installation is just straight forward with the REXX script that installs PC/2,
however there are some points to notice:
:ul.
:li.The installation installed an Icon on the Desktop and started the help panels
of PC/2. To ensure that OS/2 starts PC/2 automatically the next time you boot your
system, you must start PC/2 again (you then can notice that the background behind
the icon changes). If you have added :hp3.SET RESTARTOBJECTS=STARTUPFOLDERSONLY:ehp3.
in your :hp2.CONFIG.SYS:ehp2. then you must also add a shadow of PC/2 to your startup
folder to ensure PC/2 is started the next time you boot OS/2.
:li.PC/2 requires the files :hp2.PC2.HLP:ehp2. to be in the path indicated by
the :hp3.HELP:ehp3. and :hp2.PC2HOOK.DLL:ehp2. to be in the path indicated by
the :hp3.LIBPATH:ehp3. environment variables. If you have problems running PC/2,
ensure that the working directory of PC/2 is accessible by these variables in
your :hp2.CONFIG.SYS:ehp2..
:li.The installation assumes that you are using the default profile :hp2.Pc2.cfg:ehp2.
containing a standart pre-defined Popup-Menu. If you want to use an other Popup-Menu,
you have to open the Settings of PC/2 and add your preferred profile in the
:hp3.Parameters:ehp3. entryfield. Please click for the next help panel to see the
syntax of the command-line parameters of PC/2. This command-line parameters then
must be added to the :hp3.Parameters:ehp3. entryfield.
:li.You can only run one copy of PC/2 concurrently.
:li.If you select a DOS-Program to be started via PC/2, the time-slice of their
sessions is optimized (the DOS-Settings are modified to
:hp3.IDLE_SECONDS=5 IDLE_SENSITIVITY=100:ehp3.) to get a better performance. This
is useful for most DOS games.
:li.You may use PC/2 with or without the WPS installed, you may even use PC/2 as
a replacement for the WPS. To do so you must install PC/2 first. Then you have
to ensure that :hp2.PC2HOOK.DLL:ehp2. is in a path pointed to by the :hp3.LIBPATH:ehp3.
environment variable in your :hp2.CONFIG.SYS:ehp2..You also have to ensure that
:hp2.PC2.HLP:ehp2. is in a path pointed to by the :hp3.HELP:ehp3. environment
variable in your :hp2.CONFIG.SYS:ehp2. file. The default access ":hp2..;:ehp2." is
:hp7.not:ehp7. sufficient. Then replace the statement
:hp2.SET RUNWORKPLACE=C&colon.\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE:ehp2. with
:hp2.SET RUNWORKPLACE=[path]PC2.EXE:ehp2. where :hp2.[path]:ehp2. is the pathname
of the directory you installed PC/2. The next time you boot, PC/2 will be
started as a replacement for the WPS.
:p.:hp7.Caution! PC/2 in not tested on all OS/2 version or installed software
and hardware :ehp7.(simply because I don't have them):hp7., so there may be
bugs!:ehp7.. Of course you can start the WPS from a command prompt by typing
:hp2.START PMSHELL:ehp2. or add a corresponding entry to PC/2.
:eul.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_ABOUTDIALOG..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_GENERALHELP..<Forward>:elink.


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:h1 res=&ID_GENERALHELP..General Help for PC/2
:p.PC/2 - Program Commander is an addon for the WPS (Workplace Shell). The user
can configure a menu that pops up, when the left mouse button is clicked anywhere
on the Desktop. F.e. the Popup-Menu might look like:
:artwork name='Pc2ipc01.bmp' align=left.
:p.You have selected the item :hp3.Prompts:ehp3., which is a Submenu containing
four more items. F.e. the item :hp3.OS/2 Window:ehp3. starts a windowed OS/2
command prompt, when selected. This Popup-Menu is fully configurable, you may add,
change or remove items. An item can either be a Submenu containing more items, or
the name of a program.
:p.Only the first Submenu :hp3.PC/2 Setup:ehp3. cannot be modified. This Submenu
is used to setup PC/2 and to get help.
:p.Your configuration is read from the default file :hp2.Pc2.cfg:ehp2. each time PC/2 is
started and saved every time you made changes. You can of course overwrite the default
configuration filename to a file named :hp2.Filename.ext:ehp2. by invoking PC/2 with
the following syntax:
:p.:hp2.PC2 [-Profile Filename.ext]:ehp2. or
:p.:hp2.PC2 [/Profile Filename.ext]:ehp2.
:p.where :hp2.Filename.ext:ehp2. conforms to a filename of a PC/2 profile. Both FAT
and HPFS filename naming convention is accepted. A few
sample configuration files are provided in the package.
:p.I would strongly recommend to start PC/2 during OS/2 boot. If you don't
want to use the default profile, don't forget to add :hp2./Profile Filename.exe:ehp2.
to the :hp3.Parameters:ehp3. entryfield in the Settings of PC/2.
:p.The reason why I wrote this utility was primarily, that many programs
installed on a system require many folders and icons on the Desktop. But to
start a program, I don't want to open and close folders, so I made shadows on
the Desktop messing it up. The solution I prefer is to click on the Desktop,
getting immediatly a menu and selecting the application from this menu. So
PC/2 may help you to start your programs quickly, without needing to open
and close folders.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_INSTALLATIONHELP..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONCEPTSHELP..<Forward>:elink.


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:h1 res=&ID_CONCEPTSHELP..Concepts of PC/2
:p.The basic idea behind PC/2 is to have an configurable Popup-Menu available,
to start programs quicky, without having to open and close folders.
:p.The Popup-Menu, popped up when you click the left mouse button anywhere on
the Desktop (just like the right one for shutdown), consists of so-called
items. An item may be a Submenu, which contains further items, or the title of
an Application. A Submenu contains a little arrow right beside the title of
the Submenu.
:p.You can imagine this Popup-Menu as a tree, with applications as leaves and
Submenus as nodes. PC/2 allows you to freely build your own tree. To do so
you have to click on the Desktop with the left mouse button and to select
:hp2.PC/2 Setup &rarrow. Configure PC/2:ehp2.. A dialog box appears, where you
can add, modify or remove Submenus and Applications. The listbox displays all
Submenus and Applications of one level (like a cut through the tree). Of
course you may change this level up and down.
:p.Once you have configured your tree of Submenus and Applications, just press
:hp2.Ok:ehp2. to take them into effect and save them to the profile or
:hp2.Cancel:ehp2. to take them into effect without saving.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_GENERALHELP..<Backward>:elink.
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:h1 res=&ID_USINGHELP..Help for starting a program via PC/2
:p.After you have configured the PC/2 Popup-Menu, you click on the Desktop
with the left mouse button, select the Application you want to start and click on it.
The Application will be started as if you were clicking on an icon.
:p.One advantage starting an Application this way is, that you can manipulate
many parameters on how the Application is started, one thing you can't do with
many icons. F.e. you can start it invisible (useful for a backup program), making
it only visible by selecting it from the tasklist. You may also specify the size
of the Application or to start it in the background.
:p.To close an Application, select the corresponding option from the Application
or terminate it from the tasklist.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONCEPTSHELP..<Backward>:elink.
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:h1 res=&ID_CONFIGDIALOG..Help for PC/2 Setup
:p.In the listbox, all Submenus and Applications of one level (imagine as a cut
through the tree) are displayed. A Submenu has an arrow right beside it. F.e. assume
the listbox contains 3 Submenus and 2 Appliations resulting in the following Popup-Menu:
:artwork name='Pc2ipc02.bmp' align=left.
:p.You may want to get into the Submenu :hp3.Prompts:ehp3.. Just select the Submenu
:hp3.Prompts:ehp3. an click on the button :hp2.Level Down >>:ehp2.. The listbox
will now be filled with all Submenus and Applications of the Submenu :hp3.Prompts:ehp3..
To get one level up, simply press :hp2.<< Level Up:ehp2.. If nothing seems to
change, you may be at the highest level (the root of the tree) or at the deapest
level (a leaf of the tree) of a Submenu.
:p.To configure the Popup-Menu just select an item.
:ul compact.
:li.To change or to remove this item use the buttons :hp2.Change Entry:ehp2.
or :hp2.Remove Entry:ehp2.. Either a new dialog appears allowing you to change
the item, or the item will be removed.
:li.To add a Submenu or an Application press the buttons :hp2.Add Submenu:ehp2.
or :hp2.Add Program:ehp2.. A new dialog is displayed allowing you to add a new
Submenu or Application, after pressing :hp2.Ok:ehp2. in this dialog, the Submenu
or Application will be inserted :hp7.after:ehp7. the selected item.
:eul.
:p.If the listbox is empty, you can't remove or change anything. You also can't
select any item, but in this case you can add a Submenu or an Application by
just pressing the buttons, without needing to select an item.
:p.Press :hp2.Ok:ehp2. to write the configuration to the profile, or press
:hp2.Cancel:ehp2. to keep the changes only in memory. Both buttons will dismiss
the dialog.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&CDID_HELP_1..Example 1:elink.
     :link reftype=hd res=&CDID_HELP_2..Example 2:elink.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONCEPTSHELP..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&MIID_MENUDIALOG..<Forward>:elink.

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:h2 res=&CDID_HELP_1..Setup example 1
:p.Assume the listbox contains the following items resulting in the following Popup-Menu:
:artwork name='Pc2ipc03.bmp' align=left.
:p.You want to remove the Submenu :hp3.Editors:ehp3., rename the Submenu
:hp3.Tools:ehp3. to :hp3.Utilities:ehp3. and add a Submenu :hp3.Demos:ehp3..
:ol compact.
:li.Select the item :hp3.Editors:ehp3.. You can now press the button
:hp2.Remove Entry:ehp2. to remove the submenu, but only if this Submenu is empty.
If it isn't empty, get into this Submenu by pression :hp2.Level Down >>:ehp2.
and remove all items.
:li.To rename :hp3.Tools:ehp3. to :hp3.Utilities:ehp3. select the item
:hp3.Tools:ehp3. and press the button :hp2.Change Entry:ehp2.. A dialog box
appears allowing you to rename this item.
:li.Select the item, after which you want to insert the new Submenu. Then press
the button :hp3.Add Submenu:ehp3. to add one. A dialog box appears allowing you
to enter the title of a new Submenu.
:eol.

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:h2 res=&CDID_HELP_2..Setup example 2
:p.Assume that you have remove all items, leading to an empty listbox. Now
you want to add the Applications :hp3.Backup:ehp3. and :hp3.Terminal:ehp3..
:ol compact.
:li.The listbox is empty, so you can't select any item. Just press the
button :hp2.Add Program:ehp2. and a dialog box appears, allowing you to
enter all the data required for the new Application.
:li.Now the listbox contains the item :hp3.Backup:ehp3., select it and
press the button :hp2.Add Program:ehp2. a second time. Again you get
a dialog box, where you enter the data for the Application :hp3.Terminal:ehp3..
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:h1 res=&MIID_MENUDIALOG..Help for PC/2 Menu Installation
:p.This dialog is used to get a name for a Submenu, which is then added to the
Popup-Menu. You can enter whatever you like, f.e. to make a Submenu that contains
OS/2 utilities you might enter :hp3.Utilities:ehp3..
:p.If you have choosen in the previous dialog to change the name of a Submenu, then
overwrite the preentered text.
:p.Press :hp2.Ok:ehp2. to accept, or press :hp2.Cancel:ehp2. to ignore the data
you entered.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&MIID_HELP_1..Examples:elink.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&ID_CONFIGDIALOG..<Backward>:elink.
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:h2 res=&MIID_HELP_1..Menu installation examples
:p.Assume you have entered the following Submenu Titles:
:dl tsize=22.
:dthd.:hp2.Title
:ddhd.Purpose:ehp2.
:dt.Prompts
:dd.You want to add a Submenu named :hp3.Prompts:ehp3., that contains OS/2 and DOS,
fullscreen and windowed command prompts.
:dt.Spreadsheets
:dd.You want to add a Submenu named :hp3.Spreadsheets:ehp3. for your spreadsheet
program like Lotus 123/G or Excel.
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:h1 res=&PIID_PROGRAMDIALOG..Help for PC/2 Program Installation
:p.This dialog is used to get the title, the path and filename, the working
directory and parameters of a Menuitem, which is then added to the Popup-Menu.
Additionally you can fine-tune the appearance of the program you want to add
to the Popup-Menu. However the standard selections should provide a basis
that is sufficient for most applications.
:p.If you have choosen in the previous dialog to change the data of a Program,
then overwrite or change the options you want.
:p.Press :hp2.Ok:ehp2. to accept, or press :hp2.Cancel:ehp2. to ignore the data
you entered.
:p.For more information click on one of the following items:
:ul compact.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_2..Program Data:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_3..Program Type:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_4..Program Style:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_5..Program Size &. Position:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_6..Program Priority:elink.
:eul.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_1..Examples:elink.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&MIID_MENUDIALOG..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_ERRORHELP..<Forward>:elink.

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:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_1..Program installation examples
:p.Assume you want to add Lotus 123/G:
:dl tsize=22.
:dthd.:hp2.Fieldname
:ddhd.You would enter:ehp2.
:dt.Program Title:
:dd.:hp3.Lotus 123/G:ehp3.
:dt.Path and Filename:
:dd.:hp3.c&colon.\123g\123g.exe:ehp3.
:dt.Working Directory:
:dd.:hp3.c&colon.\123g:ehp3.
:dt.Parameters:
:dd.(none)
:edl.
:p.Lotus 123/G is a Presentation Manager application so you would select
:hp3.Presentation Manager:ehp3. as program type. The program style may be
:hp3.Maximized:ehp3., because more information is visible. The priority
may be left at the default selection :hp3.No Change:ehp3..

:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_2..Program Data
:p.For a normal user it is the easiest way to use the following guidelines:
:dl tsize=22.
:dthd.:hp2.Fieldname
:ddhd.You would enter:ehp2.
:dt.Program Title:
:dd.Here you enter the name, under which the program should appear in the tasklist.
For OS/2 and DOS windows, this will be the title of the window.
:dt.Path and Filename:
:dd.Here you enter the fully qualified path and filename. F.e. you might enter
:hp3.c&colon.\os2\cmd.exe:ehp3. to obtain an OS/2 command prompt, or
:hp3.c&colon.\os2\mdos\qbasic.exe:ehp3. to start the basic interpreter.
:dt.Working Directory:
:dd.Here you enter the directory where the EXE, HLP and DLL files of your
application are located. Before the application is started, a change drive
and change directory call is made, to make this directory the working directory.
:dt.Parameters:
:dd.Here you enter the parameters passed to the application. Assume that you want
to use VIEW.EXE to view the command reference, you would enter
:hp3.c&colon.\os2\book\cmdref.inf:ehp3..
:dt.DOS Settings:
:dd.If you select as program type a DOS Full-Screen or DOS Window, a multiline
entryfield is displayed where you can enter the DOS Settings you need. Default,
the DOS Settings :hp3.IDLE_SECONDS=5:ehp3. and :hp3.IDLE_SENSITIVITY:ehp3. are
added if you create a DOS application for the first time. (You have to spell
the DOS Settings exactly as they are displayed in the standard DOS Settings
dialog - even then some can't be set for whatever reasons there are.)
:dt.:hp2.File Find:ehp2.&colon.
:dd.If you click on this button, the standard file dialog of OS/2 is displayed
where you can select the application you want to install. The application
parameters (f.e. path) will then be inserted automatically in the
corresponding entryfields.
:edl.
:p.For a power user, the data entered may be less. Because the OS/2 API
DosStartSession() is used to start the application, all rules for this
API apply as described in the toolkit. Hence you may leave the entryfield
Path and Filename blank and then select from the
:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_3..Program Type:elink. group an
OS/2 or DOS fullscreen or window, to get a command prompt.
:p.You may also start an appliciation indirectly through a secondary command
processor by specifying :hp3.c&colon.\os2\cmd.exe:ehp3. as the Path and Filename and
use then the :hp3./C:ehp3. or :hp3./K:ehp3. option of CMD.EXE in the
Parameters entryfield.

:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_3..Program Type
:p.Here you can select the type of application you want to add. By default
type is determined by the WPS, which is correct for most applications. You
may change to Presentation Manager for a PM application.
:p.OS/2 and DOS Fullscreen or Windows are only used, if you want to start
a command prompt as the application. In this case, you usually enter in the
the entryfield Path and Filename of the group Program Data the path of
the corresponding command processor. A advanced technique to select the
type of command processor only with these radiobuttons is described under
the group :link reftype=hd res=&PIID_HELP_2..Program Data:elink..

:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_4..Program Style
:p.These selections should be self-explanatory, you can only change one of
the radiobuttons, but apply as many checkboxes as you want as the Program
Style. F.e. if you selected :hp3.Minimized:ehp3., :hp3.Invisible:ehp3. and
:hp3.Background:ehp3., the application will be started minimized, in the
background and invisible (if this makes sense?).

:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_5..Program Size &. Position
:p.Here you can use the checkbox to start an application with a preselected
size and position. If you select the checkbox :hp3.Size, Position:ehp3. you
will be able to modify the size the started application should appear.
:p.If you deselect the checkbox, the data will be saved, but the application
is started ignoring the size and position you entered.

:h2 res=&PIID_HELP_6..Program Priority
:p.At this level of development, I don't know how to change the priority of a
program started as an independent session, so these radiobuttons are
unavailable. I know how to change the priority started as a child of PC/2, but if the
parent application PC/2 fails (by a bug or a close from the tasklist) all the
childs are also terminated, which is surely unacceptable.


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:h1 res=&ID_ERRORHELP..Help for PC/2 Errors
:p.PC/2 can't verify all user input for validity, so some user input may cause
some PC/2 functions to fail. In this case, a message box is displayed containing
the module and the sourcecode linenumber that failed. Also a error message is
displayed containing which error occured and what should be done to resolve the
problem.
:p.F.e. you might have configured to start the program :hp3.VIEW.EXE:ehp3. by
writing :hp3.c&colon.\os3\view.exe:ehp3. in the entryfield :hp2.Path and Filename:ehp2.
in the Program Installation dialog. This of course leads to an error, because when
OS/2 tries to start this item, it can't find the directory :hp3.\os3\:ehp3. simply
because it should read :hp3.\os2\:ehp3.. A message box is displayed saying an
error occured and that the user input should be corrected.
:p.The messagebox has three buttons that may be pressed:
:dl tsize=22.
:dthd.:hp2.Button
:ddhd.Result:ehp2.
:dt.:hp2.Abort:ehp2.
:dd.PC/2 will be terminated and all unsaved data will be lost. You have to restart
PC\2 again. This button should be the last one you select.
:dt.:hp2.Retry:ehp2.
:dd.The error is ignored, you may need to correct your data entered in the entryfields.
:dt.:hp2.Ignore:ehp2.
:dd.The error is ignored, you may need to correct your data entered in the entryfields.
:edl.
:p.:link reftype=hd res=&PIID_PROGRAMDIALOG..<Backward>:elink.
                                  :link reftype=hd res=&ID_HELP..<Forward>:elink.

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