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Starter for the OS/2 2.x Presentation Manager
(C) Peter Wansch, 1993
Version 1.00
October 12, 1993
Files in archive: starter.exe
starter.doc (this file)
starter.cmd
license.txt
Introduction
============
Starter is an easy to use utility to start a specified program or command file periodically.
Starter could for instance be used to periodically make backup copies of sensible data on a
file server or to periodically check your harddisk for virus infection.
Tutorial
========
This tutorial describes how to make bakup copies of your config.sys file every hour.
In order to have a set of copies (e.g. to trace back changes) you might want to append
the date when the file was created and the number from a counter to the name of the file.
If you made periodical copies of your config.sys file on October the 12th the corresponding
file names would look something like this:
config.101293.1
config.101293.2
config.101293.3
...
The command file STARTER.CMD contains the following command:
copy c:\config.sys c:\config.%1.%2
The parameters %1 and %2 are variables that are supplied by Starter. You just have to view
the Settings dialog by choosing the Settings command from the Options menu.
In the Settings dialog you can set an activation interval to start the corresponding session.
You may enter a title for the session. Starter automatically appends a number to this title
that is incremented with every session. Then you have to enter the full path and filename of
the program file or command file that you want to have started periodically. This can be any
application including DOS- and Windows programms. You might want to enter a startup directory
for your application. However the startup directory must be on the same drive as the Starter
program, otherwise Starter won't switch to the corresponding directory. Then you can optionally
pass a parameter string to the program. If the Program specified in the Path and filename entry
field is a command file you have to select the Command file check box. If you don't want your
session to be closed after the program has finished select No auto close (this only applies to
windowed sessions).Select the Start minimized check box to start the specified program minimized.
You can use the following variables in the Invocation string entry field:
^ is replaced by the current date
# is replaced by the session number that is incremented after a session was started
The invocation string for our CONFIG.SYS sample would be
^ #
(please note the blank between the two characters)
Imagine that I installed Starter on my C: disk in the C:\STARTER directory. Then the
Path and filename would be:
C:\STARTER\STARTER.CMD
The program is currently very limited because I wrote it for the specific purpose
to periodically make backup copies and if you automatically start it from the
the Startup folder you don't have to worry about backups you did not make.
Your e-mail is appreciated if you have any comments, suggestions or questions.
Peter Wansch
Vienna, Austria
e-mail p.wansch@ieee.org