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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Progref is a PM utility to quickly and easily generate Program reference
- objects from executables (ie typically exe, com, cmd and bat type files).
- Progref uses one dialog panel for most of the commonly used program reference
- options. Aids are used to simplify field entries such as setting the default
- directory path, and the capitalization of the program reference object name.
- File dialogs are available to simplify the selection of program executables and
- icons. The program reference objects will be place on the desktop, where they
- can be dropped into the folders of your choice.
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- o Starting Progref
- o Menu Options
- o Input Fields
- o Radio Buttons
- o Check Buttons
- o Push Buttons
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Starting Progref ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Progref can be started by
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- o Executing Progref from the command line with or without the fully qualified
- name of the program for which you wish to build the reference object. The
- program program accepts as input the fully defined program name (ie the path
- is included) separated by blanks. For example "progref d:\abcd\test.exe". If
- no argument is supplied a file dialog provides for the selection of the input
- file.
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- o Selecting executables from the drives object and dropping them on a program
- reference of progref.
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- o Double clicking on a shadow or program reference object of progref
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Menu Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The menu options for file dialogs and defaults are described in the following
- section.
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- o File Dialogs
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- Program This option will present a standard file dialog to assist
- in selecting the executable for which you wish to build a
- program reference.
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- Path This option presents a standard file dialog to assist in
- selection the path for the working directory. Since a
- standard file dialog is used a file has to selected before
- the dialog will return. Only the path information is used
- so it can be any file in the directory. If the directory
- chosen is an empty directory, simply put a dummy file name
- in the open file name field.
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- Icon Dialog This options will present a standard file dialog to assist
- in selecting icons that you want to associate with the
- executable.
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- Please Note You do not need to use this option if the
- executible already has an icon associated with it. You can
- however use it to override an icon already associated with
- a file with the icon of your choice.
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- o Defaults
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- Establishes the defaults for Progref. There are three submenu options that
- you can select.
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- Save Present Saves Progref's settings as they exist when this option is
- selected. This option can be used even if it is already
- selected (checked).
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- Save Last The options selected are not saved immediatly. Instead,
- they are saved the next time the Create button is pushed.
- This means that each time progref is invoked, it will have
- the options that were last used.
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- Remove Defaults Removes either of the above two settings. Progref will
- take original defaults when it's next executed.
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- Please Note: The remove defaults option also provides a
- means of removing all Progref data from the
- OS/2.ini file.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Input Fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Title Sets the object's title.
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- Associate Filters Sets the filename filter for files associated to this
- program. Multiple filters are separated by commas.
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- Associate Types Sets the type of files associated to this program.
- Multiple filters should be separated by commas.
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- Program Parameters Sets the parameters list, which may include
- substitution characters.
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- Working Directory Sets the working directory. The associated check
- button will set the working directory to the same
- directory the executable resides in.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Autoradio buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Autoradio buttons
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- o Minimize Behavior
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- HIDE Views of this object will hide when their minimize
- button is selected.
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- VIEWER Views of this object will minimize to the minimized
- window viewer when their minimize button is
- selected.
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- DESKTOP Views of this object will minimize to the Desktop
- when their minimize button is selected.
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- o Program Type
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- PM Sets the session type to PM.
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- OS/2 Windowed Sets the session type to OS/2 windowed.
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- OS/2 Full Screen Sets the session type to OS/2 full screen
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- Dos Windowed Sets the session type to DOS windowed.
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- Dos Full Screen Sets the session type to DOS full screen.
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- Win Window Sets the session type to WIN-OS2 window.
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- Win Full Screen Sets the session type to WIN-OS2 full screen.
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- Win Sep VDM Sets the session type to WIN-OS2 window running in
- a separate VDM.
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- o Program Title Push Buttons
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- First This options capitalizes the first character of the title name.
- The subsequent letters are lowercase.
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- CAPS All characters in the title name are capitalized.
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- Lower All characters in the title name are made lower case.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Check Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- o Window Behavior
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- Window Open Term? When Checked the window is left open upon program
- termination. When unchecked the window is closed
- upon program termination.
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- Start Minimized? When checked the program is started minimized.
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- New View On Open? When checked a new view of the object will be
- created whenever open is selected. When unchecked,
- if open is selected, previously started views will
- be resurfaced.
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- o Working Directory
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- The check button under the working directory input field will set the working
- directory field to the directory the executable is in.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Push Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Create Pushing create will create the program reference object with the
- settings that have been selected in the dialog.
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- Repeat The repeat button will produce a program reference object and then
- restore the dialog box with the same settings. This is handy if you
- want to make multiple copies with minor changes. For example, one
- might make two copies of a file transfer program with different
- options so that one is set up for binary transfers and the other is
- set up for ascii transfers.
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- Cancel Program is terminated without creating a program reference object
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