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- WCL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: AND BRIEF ANSWERS
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- 1. WHAT IS WCL?
- WCL is a command and batch processor for Windows, which also
- emulates most of the internal DOS commands. It is also a fully
- featured suite of Windows utilities.
-
- 2. SHOULD I READ THE WCL HELP FILE BEFORE USING WCL?
- YES, YES, YES! All questions in this file can be answered by
- the simple expedient of reading the documentation.
-
- 3. CAN I USE BATCH FILES WITH WCL?
- YES. Any command recognised by WCL can be put in a batch file with
- a .CBF extension. DOS Batch files with a .BAT extension are run by
- WCL by opening a separate DOS window for them.
- See the BATCH FILES section in the help file.
-
- 4. WHY DOES WCL ALWAYS OPEN A SEPARATE WINDOW WHEN RUNNING DOS PROGRAMS?
- Because there is no other way in which DOS programs can be run
- under Windows.
-
- 5. HOW CAN I STOP WCL FROM AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING THE DOS WINDOWS SO
- I CAN SEE THE OUTPUT FROM DOS COMMANDS?
- By using the SPAWN command, or unchecking the "Close Window on Exit"
- checkbox in the PIF file called _DEFAULT.PIF, in your Windows
- directory.
- See the DOS PROGRAMS section in the help file.
-
- 6. HOW CAN I USE 4DOS FEATURES FROM WCL?
- By using the SPAWN or RUNDOS commands.
-
- 7. HOW CAN I TRANSMIT SEVERAL COMMANDS AT ONCE?
- By using the FOREACH command, or by typing several commands, and
- terminating each of them with a semi-colon.
-
- 8. CAN I USE WCL AS MY WINDOWS SHELL?
- Yes. In so doing, you get several other benefits - like being able
- to save the Windows desktop and have it restored automatically
- when next you start Windows.
- See the WINSHELL command
-
- 9. CAN I EXIT WCL WITHOUT BEING ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION?
- Yes. Use the WMCLOSE command
-
- 10. CAN WE USE WCL ON A NETWORK AND GIVE USERS THEIR OWN INI FILES?
- Yes. Use the "/WCL$=" switch to specify each persons INI file.
- See the NETWORKS section in the help file.
-
- 11. DOES WCL SUPPORT NOVELL NETWARE?
- Yes. See (10) above. See also the WCLMAP command.
-
- 12. CAN I USE THE "DIR" COMMAND WITHOUT PAUSING AFTER EACH SCREEN?
- Yes. Use the "/Q" switch.
-
- 13. DO FILE ASSOCIATIONS IN WIN.INI WORK WITH WCL?
- Yes - same as with the Windows File Manager. If you use the File
- Manager often, you can associate both the .CBF and .ZIP extensions
- with WCL.EXE, or BIGWCL.EXE.
-
- 14. CAN I USE WCL TO HIDE A PROGRAM or ICON?
- Yes. Use the SENDMESSAGE command. You can also use this command
- to do many other things.
-
- 15. CAN I UNZIP A "ZIP" FILE WITH WCL?
- Yes. Use the UNZIP command, or just type the name of the ZIP file
- (plus the .ZIP extension) at the WCL prompt.
-
- 16. CAN I HAVE A SCROLL BACK BUFFER IN WCL SO AS TO SEE THE OUTPUT
- FROM PAST COMMANDS?
- Yes. Use the PgUp or PgDn keys, or scroll with the mouse.
-
- 17. CAN I COPY TEXT FROM THE WCL WINDOW TO THE CLIPBOARD?
- Yes. Use the CLIP command.
-
- 17A. CAN I PASTE TEXT FROM THE CLIPBOARD INTO THE WCL WINDOW?
- Yes. Use the PASTE command.
-
- 18. WHY SHOULD I NOT KEEP USING WCL WITHOUT REGISTERING IT?
- Because you are honest - and not registering a shareware program
- which you intend to keep using is no different from stealing
- the registration fee from the author's wallet.
-
- 19. IS WCL COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS NT AND OS/2?
- Yes.
-
- 20. CAN I MAKE THE WCL WINDOW ALWAYS BE ON TOP?
- Yes (with the "small" WCL version, turn on the "Topmost-Window"
- setting in WCL.INI, and with both versions, you can use the
- "TOPMOST" command)
-
- 21. CAN I RUN A PROGRAM FROM WCL IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WILL BE HIDDEN?
- Yes. Use the RUNHIDDEN command. Be careful with this - you will
- need the LISTWINS and SENDMESSAGE commands to terminate such a
- hidden program.
-
- 22. CAN I SCHEDULE PROGRAM TO RUN AT A SPECIFIC TIME?
- Yes. Use the "TIMED-RUN" command.
-
- 23. DOES WCL PROVIDE A WAY TO EXIT WINDOWS, RUN A DOS PROGRAM, AND START
- WINDOWS AGAIN?
- Yes. Check out the "EXITRUN" and "CLOSE-ALL-AND-EXITRUN" commands.
-
- 24. CAN I COPY FILES BY REFERENCE TO THEIR DATES?
- Yes. Use the "/DATE=" switch with the "COPY" command.
-
- 25. CAN I DELETE FILES BY REFERENCE TO THEIR DATES?
- Yes. Use the "/DATE=" switch with the "DEL" command.
-
- 26. WHY ARE THERE "NAG" SCREENS IN WCL?
- Because there are no free lunches :)
- Seriously - they are only "gentle" reminders that shareware does
- not mean "free", and that my computer, compilers, and, 4 years
- of blood, sweat, and tears developing WCL on a daily basis,
- turn out to cost me very much.
-
- 27. ARE THERE ANY HIDDEN SECRETS IN WCL?
- No comment :)
-
- 28. I NEED TO USE CERTAIN "FOREIGN" CHARACTERS IN MY FILENAMES. HOW DO
- I DO THIS FROM WCL?
- You need to turn the DOSKEY emulation OFF before typing non-English
- characters (type "DOSKEY OFF"). When you finish, you can turn on
- the DOSKEY emulation again. If you use the "OEM Fixed Font" for
- your WCL window, you will be able to get most of the characters in
- the ASCII set.
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