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RUNCMD V1.40 Readme
===================
Contents
========
1. What is the RUNCMD package for ?
2. Install and usage of RUNCMD
3. Prerequisites/Restrictions/Limitations
4. Freeware license
5. Disclaimer
6. Check the archive integrity with
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
7. Author
1. What is the RUNCMD package for ?
===================================
RUNCMD provides an easy way to interrupt CONFIG.SYS processing,
before the Presentation Manager and Workplace Shell are loaded.
When it is called from within CONFIG.SYS, it waits the specified
amount of seconds (default: 3 seconds), if the key combination
L-SHIFT, L-CONTROL and L-ALT are pressed simultaneously.
If that is the case, a command processor (%COMSPEC%, which is
normally CMD.EXE) or a specified command is started.
Unlike other utilities, RUNCMD does not display any text on the
screen. It just moves the cursor one character to the right for
each second it is waiting.
More, you can let RUNCMD stop unconditionally with creating the
flagfile ?:\RUNCMD (called stopfile) and run additional commands
by creating the special startup command file ?:\_RUNCMD.CMD.
2. Install and configure RUNCMD
===============================
The package comes with the following files
readme - you are reading this file
file_id.diz - package description file
runcmd.exe - this is the program
install.cmd - sets up a WPS folder and some objects
instl*.msg - message files for install.cmd
Copy the files to a directory on your harddisk and execute
install.cmd.
Note:
The directory you copy the files to does not need to be
included in your PATH statement.
Installation
------------
INSTALL.CMD
- creates a WPS folder
- adds RUNCMD.EXE to your CONFIG.SYS
- creates ?:\_RUNCMD.CMD, if it does not already exist
(?: stands for the boot drive)
Note:
- RUNCMD comes with english and german National Language
Support. If your OS/2 is a german version, the german
NLS will be installed. Otherwise the english NLS will
be installed.
- The following explanations refer to the english titles
of the WPS program objects only.
- If you would like future versions of RUNCMD to support
your language by translating few lines of source code,
drop me a line.
- execute RUNCMD /? to get online help
Program objects
---------------
Use the icon "Test RUNCMD" to test RUNCMD. It will behave
quite similar like it would being called within CONFIG.SYS.
If the key combination L-SHIFT, L-CONTROL and L-ALT is pressed
simultaneously, while RUNCMD is waiting, a command processor
(specified by %COMSPEC%, normally CMD.EXE) is started.
Use the icon "Create RUNCMD Stopfile" to create the file
?:\RUNCMD. This will let RUNCMD halt at the next startup, no
matter wether you press any key or not. That way you don't
have to wait for RUNCMD, if you know, that you must interrupt
the startup anyway.
Note:
The RUNCMD breakpoint is valid only for one time. The
stopfile is deleted by RUNCMD before CMD.EXE is called.
Execute the icon "Delete RUNCMD Stopfile" to remove the
stopfile. If the file is not present, you will hear an
error beep.
If the file ?:\_RUNCMD.CMD exists, it is executed before
RUNCMD waits for the key combination or stops due to existence
of the stopfile.
This command file is something similar like STARTUP.CMD, but
you can absolutely be sure, that the WPS is not started, until
?:\_RUNCMD.CMD has finished, which is not true for STARTUP.CMD.
Execute the icon "Edit _RUNCMD.CMD" to edit this file.
3. Prerequisites/Restrictions/Limitations
=========================================
This package requires OS/2 WARP 3 or later.
If you still need an OS/2 V2.x version, please send me an
email or decompress the executable file with lxlite.
4. Freeware license
===================
This software package is freeware.
It can be used wherever you use OS/2 WARP Version 3 or later.
You are allowed to freely use and distribute RUNCMD as long as
- RUNCMD is not sold as a part of another program package;
- no fee is charged for the program other than for cost of
media;
- the complete package is distributed unmodified in the
original and unmodified zip file;
- you send me some e-mail telling me how you liked it
(or didn't like it), and/or your suggestions for
enhancements.
5. Disclaimer
=============
Since this program is free, it is supplied with no warranty,
either expressed or implied.
I disclaim all warranties for any damages, including, but not
limited to, incidental or consequential damage caused directly
or indirectly by this software.
All software is supplied AS IS. You may use the RUNCMD package
only at your own risk.
RUNCMD must not be used in states that do not allow the above
limitation of liability.
6. Check the archive integrity with
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
===================================
On my homepage I provide a detached signature certificate,
with which you can verify, that you downloaded an unmodified
version of this archive.
See my web pages also
- for links to PGP sites, where you can obtain further
information on what PGP is and how you can install and use it
under OS/2
- a manual for how to use PGP for the usage of such signature
certificates.
See section "Author" for the location of my homepage.
7. Author
=========
This program is written by Christian Langanke.
You can contact the author via internet e-mail, especially when
you would like to translate the few lines of language specific
sourcecode in order to let future versions of RUNCMD support
also your language.
Send your email to C.Langanke@TeamOS2.de
You can also visit my home page and download more free OS/2
utilities at:
http://www.online-club.de/m1/clanganke