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- WINX32 Version 1.7
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- WINX32 is Freeware for personal, non-commercial use. You may freely distribute
- WINX32, as long as all files from the archive are included. WINX32 requires no
- runtime libraries, since it was written in Borland's Delphi32!
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- ***** LIMITED WARRANTY *****
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- THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
- QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
- DEFECTIVE, YOU (NOT DON'S SOFTWARE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
- REPAIR, SERVICING, OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL DON'S SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO
- YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER
- INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE
- THESE PROGRAMS, EVEN IF DON'S SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- SUCH DAMAGES. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO
- HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM PROVINCE TO PROVINCE OR STATE TO STATE. SOME
- STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
- FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU
- ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE
- BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND
- EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR
- PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Just run INSTALL.BAT to install winx32 (you can double-click it from the windows
- explorer). Winx32.exe will be installed into the windows directory then winx32
- will be associated with .wx files.
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- DESCRIPTION
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- WINX32 lets you run several window programs as one icon or shortcut. It will
- either wait for a program to finish or not (your choice!). It will execute
- programs starting with the command line arguments. "@file.ext" tells WINX32 to
- read and execute commands from file.ext. These can be nested, as long as any of
- the files called do not result in the original file getting called again. You
- also have the choice of starting a specified program maximized, minimized, or
- hidden.
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- TO USE
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- Using WINX32 is pretty easy. All you need to do is create a .wx file that
- contains the commands you want to execute and put it on the desktop or in the
- Start menu anywhere you like.
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- For instance, to create a shortcut on the desktop, just right-click on the
- desktop and select New then Text Document. Now name it anything you like and
- make sure it ends with .wx and click Yes to change the extension. Now right-
- click on it and Edit it to put the commands that you want to execute when you
- double-click this file. Once you have done this, you can execute the file by
- simply double-clicking on the .wx file you created.
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- Options that can be given right after the program name (before space and its
- arguments) are:
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- Option Description
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- /w waits for program to terminate before continuing.
- /h start program hidden.
- /min start program minimized.
- /max start program maximized.
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- Example: notepad/w/max starts notepad maximized and waits for it to terminate.
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- There are also internal winx32 commands, which are specified on a separate line:
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- Command Description
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- /cd <directory> change to <directory> to run all following commands in.
- /sleep <seconds> sleep for <seconds> seconds before starting next command.
- /pause <message> display <message> with an OK button to continue before
- starting next command.
- /waitall wait for all started commands to finish (those that were
- started without /w). A maximum of 50 commands will be
- waited on. The commands to wait on must have been started
- by this instance of winx32 (i.e. from the same shortcut).
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- There are also comment characters (which must be the first printable character
- on the line). A `#' or `;' character represents a comment line.
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- Example .wx file:
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- command/w
- # Start Notepad
- notepad
- ; Start Word
- winword
- excel
- /waitall
- netscape
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- The above will start a dos prompt and wait for it to finish, then start notepad,
- winword, and excel and wait for them all to finish, then start netscape.
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- If you have any questions or suggestions regarding WINX32 you can send E-Mail to
- the author at one of the following Internet address:
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- dbeusee@us.oracle.com
- dbeusee@compuserve.com
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- Please be sure to put WINX32 and the version number in the subject field.
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- Send me a note if you use the program so I can inform you via email of new
- versions, and so that I know it is being used, which would motivate me to make
- enhancements.
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- Updates to this program can be found at the following URL:
- http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/util.html
- (scroll to the bottom of the list and look up from there for a file beginning
- with "WINX32").
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- If you like the program and you feel like sending me a donation (as a reward for
- my hard work) or a postcard, please send it to:
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- Don Beusee
- 312 Commander Ln
- Redwood Shores, Ca. 94065
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- Keep in mind any check should be cashable at a bank in the U.S. without a fee.
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- List of files in the archive:
- FILE_ID.DIZ For BBS use
- INSTALL.BAT Installs winx32
- WINX32.TXT This README file
- WINX32.EXE WINX32 executable file
- WX.REG Registers association of .wx to winx32 (install.bat calls this).
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- Version History:
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- 1.1 Added /min, /max, and /hide options.
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- 1.2 Fixed bug were an extra line was required at the end of all files read by
- WINX32. Also Fixed FILE_ID.DIZ to 45 chars.
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- 1.3 Added ability to associate .WX extension with WINX32 so you can simply put
- the .WX file in an icon or shortcut and have WINX32 execute it. A /cd
- command was also added to allow programs to be started in different
- directories.
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- 1.4 Added new syntax for command line to support Windows 95 long filenames.
- Curly braces delimit each command and double-quotes delimit words. This
- allows long filenames to be passed with spaces, like this:
- {notepad "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Dao\Dao.cnt"}
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- 1.5 Give Message Box when executing WINX32.EXE with no argument(s). Gives
- hints on what to do. /sleep <seconds> and /pause <message> commands added.
- WINX32.TXT (this file) brought up to date on syntax and my address.
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- 1.6 Fixed problem with 32 bit version where you could not execute a .wx file
- that was already being executed. Also fixed the /sleep command.
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- 1.7 Fixed problem where winx32 could not run shortcuts or other non-executable
- files directly. Simplify documentation by removing documentation of old
- (still supported) cryptic usage, since it was confusing. Supply
- install.bat to install winx32 and automatically associate .wx files with
- winx32. Also fixed problem with 'winx32 "file with spaces.wx"' (handling
- of double-quotes) which failed with the default association. Fixed
- documentation (/hide should be /h). /waitall command added.
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