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- Program: S3 Smart View (SSV)
- Date: 04/20/93
- Version: 1.00
- Author: George Spafford
-
- Purpose:
-
- To automatically select a viewer based on the extension of the file name that
- it is given. Actually, SSV can be used in any instance where a program must
- be run based on the extension of the file name that is passed to it. In other,
- words, data processing tools, editors, linkers, etc.
-
- Install:
-
- Place SSV.EXE in a directory that is in your PATH statement if you wish to call
- it from anywhere. While in that directory, run the SSVCFG.EXE program to
- create the data file that SSV will use. This SSV.CFG configuration file MUST
- be located in the same directory as SSV.EXE. You can name SSV.EXE any way
- you like. You can NOT rename the SSV.CFG file. If you need more than one
- copy on a system, rename the SSV.EXE file and place each copy in a different
- directory. When the newly named SSV.EXE program is run, it will determine its
- source path from DOS and find its corresponding SSV.CFG file there.
-
- Procedure:
-
- First, run SSVCFG to add, delete or modify viewers in the configuration file.
- Note, SSV can handle up to 200 viewers. This number may be smaller depending
- on the amount of memory available at the time when you try to run SSV.EXE.
- In the configuration file, if specify an extension of # for one viewer, that
- viwer will be the default viewer if there isn't a viewer preconfigured for
- a file when you try to run it.
-
- If you have a command line that requires that the file name be placed in
- a certain location along with some other commands, use the tilde (~) to
- signal SSV where to insert the file name to be viewed. If you do not use
- a tilde, then the file name to viewed will be appended to the end of the
- view command by default. Think of each entry in SSVCFG as a DOS command
- line when you set it up.
-
- Once you have create the configuration file, all you need to do to use SSV
- is to invoke SSV with the filename you want to view:
-
- SSV myfile <- will select the viewer for my file.
-
- The file specification can contain valid DOS wildcards such as * and ?.
-
- History:
-
- 04/20/93 v1.0 Initial shareware release.
-
- Please Register Me:
-
- SSV is shareware. As such, you can use it for 30 days. If you continue
- to use the program after this period, you must register it in order to continue
- using it legally. SSV is $10 U.S. per copy.
-
- Please make payments in US Currency (no cash please) to:
-
- George Spafford
- 3003 Lakeshore Drive #216
- Saint Joseph, MI 49085
-
- Unless required, notification of receipt will not be sent.
- Comments and/or questions are always welcome. I can be reached via the mail,
- EXEC-PC, Channel One, Michigan OnLine, or Queued Access:
-
- Michigan Online BBS 19200-8-N-1 616-429-3414
-
- SDV is included for use with the SSV package as a viewer for text files only.
- If you register SSV, then you have a license to use SDV on one system
- concurrently. If you do not register SSV and continue to use SDV, then you
- must register SDV separately. Details are listed in the SDV12.DOC file.
-
- SSV IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS. THE AUTHOR (GEORGE SPAFFORD) MAKES NO
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
- WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH
- RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER
- INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY
- TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
-