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- RUNFIX - 1.0 - 7/02/91
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- Some sample code and a simple application for Microsoft Visual Basic.
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- By Mike Mezaros
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- Released into the Public Domain.
-
- Here's your situation: You don't have Program Manager set to "Minimize on
- Use," because that is your personal preference.
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- But did you ever wish that you could set "Minimize on Use" for each
- individual application in the Program Manager? Visual Basic, for example,
- can be quite annoying -- it uses an unusual interface (the "floating" menu
- bar), and loads on top of the Program Manager... when this happens, the
- whole thing just looks awkward, and it is quite annoying.
-
- So until Microsoft lets us set "Minimize on Use" for each individual app,
- here is a solution.
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- How to Use
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- First, place RUNFIX.EXE in your Windows directory or elsewhere in your path.
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- Let's use Visual Basic as an example. The Command Line for Visual Basic
- in it's Program Manager Properties... box should be:
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- C:\VB\VB.EXE
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- Change this to:
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- RUNFIX C:\VB\VB.EXE
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- Now, click on the "Change Icon" button.
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- The text box should read:
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- RUNFIX.EXE
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- Change this to:
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- C:\VB\VB.EXE
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- Click "View Next," then "Ok," then "Ok," again.
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- Source Code
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- Visual Basic source code is included. It is public domain; use it as you
- wish. Please let me know if you make any major modifications, I'd like to
- see it.
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- If You Don't Own Visual Basic
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- This program doesn't require that you own Visual Basic. It can be used
- with any application. But in order to run it, you need the Visual Basic
- run-time file VBRUN100.DLL. This is widely available. If you have
- access to CompuServe, it is available in the Microsoft Languages Forum
- (GO MSLANG) in Library #6 as VBRUN.ZIP. On GEnie, it is in the IBM PC
- RoundTable (IBMPC) as VBRUN100.ZIP.
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- Contacting The Author
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- FidoNet FidoMail, Mike Mezaros: Node 1:107/331
- FoReM-Net E-Mail, Mike Mezaros: Node 593
- GEnie via Z*Net Publishing: Z-NET
- CompuServe via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642
- InterNet via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642@compuserve.com
- Z*Net 24-Hour BBS: (908)-968-8148
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- HOWEVER, there are some
- applications -- such as Visual Basic -- that get on your nerves. After
- launching them, you have to click back to the Pr
- to minimize