NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #20/NN_1992_20.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/29365

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From: [e-mail] (Helge Hafting)
Subject: Re: Drag and Drop file transfer. How?
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Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 92 14:53:03 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Doug McKnight) writes:
 >
 > I would like to set up my os/2 machine so that someone can drag
 > and drop a file and have it transferred (by modem using kermit or
 > possibly xmodem) to my sparc.
 >
 > What suggestions do all you gurus have? Is there a nice elegant inexpensive
 > way to do this.
 >
 > Douglas

It is easy to set up a program object such that the program will start
with a filename as parameter when you drop the file on it.
(I have set up pkunzip this way.)  If multiple files are dropped on the icon,
the program is run one time for each file.
Using this method gives some control of how the program's parameter list
should look.  If this isn't good enough, try setting up a
.cmd file as the program, and let it format the parameter list properly
for the comm program.  It could even generate a command file for the comm
program, if the comm program supports such things.
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