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QVDM Version 1.02
=================
This program requires OS/2 Version 2.1.
QVDM is a PM-based program which extracts the DOS settings from programs that
run in Virtual DOS Machines and writes them to a text file. The files can be
used to create new program objects with the same VDM settings.
To install, unzip the archive and put QVDM.EXE, QVDM.HLP and QVDM.BMP in the
same directory, then start QVDM.EXE, either from the OS/2 command line or in
the Workplace Shell.
QVDM requires that OS/2 REXX and REXXUTIL.DLL is properly installed on your
system. If necessary, this can be done by running Selective Install and
checking the "REXX" box.
QVDM Version 1.02 is being distributed as freeware. It may be freely copied and
distributed.
Thanks to all the people who sent suggestions and reported bugs in Version 1.00.
Bugs Fixed
==========
The boot drive was not being correctly identified in some cases, resulting in
QVDM not reading CONFIG.SYS. The program now searches for CONFIG.SYS
directly and asks when it finds more than one. This is written to QVDM.INI so that
it is only necessary to ask the first time QVDM is used.
Some DOS settings ("DOS_BREAK" and "DOS_SHELL") were not being properly
updated when the default was changed in CONFIG.SYS (with "BREAK=" and
"SHELL="). This has been fixed.
WARNING - Known Bug
===================
Description:
Sometimes the "Write Settings to File" and "Create New Object" windows
will not respond to the mouse. The mouse cursor does not change shape
correctly when moved in and out of the window controls.
Solution:
The window will still respond to the keyboard. Pressing a key will also
re-enable the mouse (do not press ENTER as this will signal the default
button).
The condition occurs when the mouse cursor is within the window's boundary
when the window appears. I cannot fix this problem, it appears to be a bug in the
4GL I am using.
Modifying QVDM Files
====================
QVDM files are ASCII text file which can be edited with any text editor.
The file consists of several sections with headers in square brackets.
[Version]
The version of QVDM used to create the file - not used at present.
[Progname]
The name of the program object from which the file was made.
The session type for information only - not used.
[Session]
The OS/2 code for the session type. The following values can be used:
4 = DOS Full Screen
7 = DOS Windowed
15 = WinOS/2 Standard Mode Seamless Separate Session
16 = WinOS/2 Standard Mode Seamless
17 = WinOS/2 Enhanced Mode Seamless Separate Session
18 = WinOS/2 Enhanced Mode Seamless
19 = WinOS/2 Enhanced Mode Full Screen
20 = WinOS/2 Standard Mode Full Screen
[Settings]
Start of DOS settings list.
When the file is created, this contains all possible settings. Some,
such as TOUCH_EXCLUSIVE_ACCESS or NETWARE_RESOURCES, may not
normally appear on your system, if you don't have the appropriate
hardware.
It is not necessary to have all the settings in the list, only the ones you
want to change. You can delete any you are not worried about. The system
default value will used for any settings not listed.
If you are creating an object from someone else's file, it is a good idea to
delete or modify settings which are specific to their system, such as
DOS_SHELL.
NOTE - QVDM does not check for illegal settings. If you are not sure
what the legal values for a setting are, open an object's Settings
notebook and check. OS/2 will ignore illegal values.
[End]
End of the settings list.
Both [Settings] and [End] must be present, or QVDM will reject the file.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James Brombergs
bro561@geel.dwt.csiro.au