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OdinTool version 0.5.1
======================
OdinTool is a little utility I wrote to accomplish a few tasks:
1.) Make the installation of Odin daily buildfiles (which are currently
not available a matter of a mouseclick. In addition a registry file
(Custom.REG) that can hold custom entries to override the default ones
OdinInst.EXE writes into the registry.
NOTE: This program does not support the daily builds provided by
Andy Willis!
2.) Provide a frontend for all Odin.INI settings.
3.) Workaround to make OdinBug happy for people that do not have
buildfiles on their hard disk.
ODINTOOL COMES AS IS, WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR GUARANTEE, NEITHER
EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
PLEASE READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE USING ODINTOOL!
1. Prerequsites:
- Odin installed at least once via WarpIN
- OdinBug 0.5.3a or better (0.5.6 recommended) installed
and at least used once (in order to have the buildfile
directory saved).
- VROBJ.DLL in LIBPATH (get it from your Warp4 CD-ROM
or download VROBJ.WPI from ftp://ftp.os2.org/odin/daily)
- REXXINI.DLL (it comes with OdinTool) in your LIBPATH
REXXINI.DLL belongs to:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ R E X X I N I │
│ Rexx API's for manipulation of Text Based INI Files (used │
│ by WINOS2) Written: Steven Elliott - CompuServe 100032,1454 │
│ Useful for manipulating and fixing text ini files used by │
│ DOS and windows programs. Freeware. │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- OdinTool *MUST* be in the same directory as OdinBug.EXE
- Eventually Regedit.EXE from Win95/98/ME (*NOT* the OS/2
Regedit2.EXE)
- InfoZIP's UNZIP.EXE somewhere in your PATH
2. Features:
2.1 Setup checking
It checks the WarpIN database to determine where Odin is
installed. It displays what it finds out. This cannot be
changed currently. This might be useful to take a quick
look at the integrity...
2.2 Install button:
Pressing this, will present you a file selection box of
your buildfiles directory with all buildfiles available
for selection.
Choose one and it will be unZIPped in the correct place,
OdinInst.EXE will be called.
As a next step Regedit.EXE will be called with a file named
Custom.REG as its parameter. Using this feature, you can
easily overwrite some registry keys, that OdinInst.EXE just
has created (plus overwritten a previous setting).
Calling OdinTool for the first time will create an appropriate
Custom.REG file in the directory where OdinTool resides (should
be the Odin directory).
Note: If Regedit.EXE is not present in your Odin directory,
you will get an error message about a missing file from Odin!
Note: Using the "Create/Update WPS object(s)" function in
the menu will associate odin32bin-*.ZIP files with OdinTool.
You may now double click on the buildfile and OdinTool is
fired up, ready to install the new buildfile.
2.3. Execute Regedit
As the name suggests this calls Regedit.EXE (the Win32 version
as described above).
2.4 Odin.INI pages
You may use these pages to modify all available settings in
Odin.INI. Look into the Project Odin User's Manual to find out
about these settings.
3. Author:
Herwig Bauernfeind, 12-04-2002
email: herwig.bauernfeind@aon.at