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- CMDRUN V1.0
-
- by
-
- Paul Ratcliffe
- (c) Sep. 1998
-
-
- This program is an OS/2 WPS replacement WPFolder class which gives the
- ability to start command line sessions from any folder with the current
- directory set to that folder, and gives a Run menu option similar to that
- found in Windows, allowing the starting of OS/2, DOS and Windows
- applications. The program is freeware and as such:
-
- USE OF THIS PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- Unzip the archive contents into a directory which is on your LIBPATH.
- Change the current directory to where you unzipped the files and run the
- supplied REXX command file (obviously, this requires REXX support to be
- installed) to register the class:
-
- cmdrun i
-
- You must restart the Workplace Shell (usually by rebooting) before the
- replacement class takes effect.
-
-
- DEINSTALLATION
-
- Change the current directory to where the files are installed and run the
- supplied REXX command file to deregister the class:
-
- cmdrun u
-
- You can then delete the files CMDRUN.DLL and CMDRUN.CMD .
- You must restart the Workplace Shell (usually by rebooting) before the
- original class takes effect.
-
-
- OPERATION
-
- Two menu options are added to the Pop-Up menu for every object descended
- from the WPFolder class (e.g. Folders, Desktop).
- The first is Command Line which then conditionally cascades to a further
- menu where you can start one of OS/2 Window, OS/2 Full Screen, DOS Window or
- DOS Full Screen sessions. The current directory of the started session will
- be the same as that of the object from which it was started.
- e.g.
- If you used the Desktop Templates folder then an OS/2 session would start in
- d:\Desktop\Templates (where d: is your boot drive)
-
- Note that DOS sessions cannot see directories with long filenames, so in
- the above example, the DOS session would be started in the root of your boot
- drive.
-
- The second option is Run. This brings up a dialog box not dissimilar to that
- which Windows' users are familiar with (File/Run from Program Manager). You
- may start any PM, OS/2, DOS or Windows program by typing its name (along
- with any command line parameters) into the box or by using the Browse
- button to select a program.
- Programs may be started Full screen (except PM programs) and/or Minimized
- using the appropriate check boxes.
- When a Windows program in detected in the Command Line field, the Enhanced
- mode and Separate session check boxes are enabled. If neither of these is
- selected, then the program will run in a common Standard mode session.
- Additional settings used for Windows programs are those defined by the
- WIN-OS/2 Setup object in the System Setup folder.
-
-
- HISTORY
-
- Version 1.0 17-9-98
- Initial release.
-
-
- OTHER
-
- This program was developed under Warp 3 (without Win-OS/2) using VisualAge
- C++ 3.0 for OS/2.
-
- If you use this program could you please let me know. Also if you have any
- comments, criticisms, bug reports or anything that could be improved.
- I will reply to all messages received.
-
- Paul Ratcliffe: Internet: cmdrun@orac.clara.co.uk
- Internet: paul.ratcliffe@bbc.co.uk
- Netmail to 050/074 GT Power Network