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- * RO-SOFT SYSTEMS (C) 1992 *
- * ================================================ *
- * INSTALL.EXE Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
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- * MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
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- * INSTALL.EXE * This is a small customizable software installation
- routine. It is being used for all RO-SOFT ShareWare installation and
- may be used by Disk Venders for easy installation of any software
- packages that do not supply an install routine. It is being distrib-
- uted as "FREEWARE" in that it must display the RO-SOFT header. This
- is my first attempt at allowing INSTALL customization so I am sure
- that improvements may be needed. Users may enter their own top line
- of the header but the rest remains. This routine may be run from any
- source path (i.e. a:install) even though you may be on drive C:. You
- must be aware that, when you run the customize options, INSTALL puts
- the changes in it's own ".EXE" file on the disk it is executed from
- (giving virus checkers fits). This will not affect the end user.
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- INSTALL first checks the source disk for any zipped files that are
- not in executable format. The types searched for are ".ZIP", ".LZH",
- and ".ARC". For these type files you must supply the unpack routine
- that is necessary "PKUZIP.EXE", "LHA.EXE", and "UNPACK.COM" or the
- user must have them in his DOS search path. Any files of these types
- will be passed to the appropiate unpack routine with the current
- destination directory as a command path.
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- INSTALL then checks for name entries in the execute files list.
- Any matching files found are executed with the destination directory
- as a command option. These files should be in executable zip format.
- Or maybe you have a bat file on the source disk that you want run.
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- INSTALL then checks for name entries in the copy files name list.
- These files will be copied to the current destination directory. See
- the customize options for filename format entry.
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- INSTALL then checks for a ".BAT" file name to run from the first
- destination path. This file must have been transfered during the
- install.
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- Finally INSTALL checks for a command to be executed upon exit. The
- command is put into the DOS keyboard buffer and INSTALL terminates.
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- ***************************************
- * Customizing Your Installation *
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- To set up the install routine for your files enter "INSTALL /" and
- you will be given the following option screen :
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- DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
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- ***************************************
- ***************************************
- * RO-SOFT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE *
- * =================================== *
- * Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
- ***************************************
- ***************************************
-
- * MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
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- 1. Enter new installation pathname
- 2. Edit sign on header line
- 3. Enter new zip.exe file names
- 4. Enter new file names to copy
- 5. Enter .BAT file name to run from installed directory
- 6. Enter new command to execute on install completion
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- Enter your option number or "Esc" to exit ?
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- ***************************************
- * Customizing Your Installation *
- ***************************************
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- # Option 1. Enter new installation pathname #
-
- With this option you may enter the initial drive and directory name
- for the installation destination. Of course this may be changed by the
- user during install. Choosing this option gives you the following
- display screen. It is the same screen the user will get for each ZIP
- file to install allowing him to change the path.
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- DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
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- ***************************************
- ***************************************
- * RO-SOFT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE *
- * =================================== *
- * Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
- ***************************************
- ***************************************
-
- * MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
-
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- Enter new path for system files destination ?
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- C:\ROSOFT\......................................................
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- Press "Enter" to accept or "Esc" to abort !
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- # Option 2. Edit sign on header line #
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- With this option you may enter your customized header line for the
- display screens. This is the line that you may change.
-
- DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
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-
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- ***************************************
- * Customizing Your Installation *
- ***************************************
-
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- # Option 3. Enter new zip.exe file names #
-
- With this option you may enter up to ten filenames to be executed
- from the source disk. You may use the wildcard characters * and ? in
- the names. All matching files found will be executed. In the example
- below I use "??" so that when changing version numbers I don't have to
- reset the install routine. These files should be in a zip.exe form.
- They will be executed with the current destination path as a command
- option. At each such file found the user will be prompted for any
- destination change that he may desire.
-
- Edit zip.exe filenames to be executed for installation
-
- UTL??EXE.EXE
- UTL??DOC.EXE
- ............
- ............
- ............
- ............
- ............
- ............
- ............
- ............
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- Enter "F10" to store, "Enter" to accept, "Esc" to abort
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- # Option 4. Enter new file names to copy #
-
- This option gives you a screen similar to Option 3 to enter up to
- ten other file names using wildcard characters. All the files found
- matching these entries will be copied to the current destination dir-
- ectory. These would be any files that are not in any zip format but
- need to be installed.
-
-
- # Option 5. Enter .BAT file name to run from installed directory #
-
- With this option you may enter the name of a .BAT file to execute
- after all files are transfered. This file must reside in the first
- directory that files were installed in.
-
-
- # Option 6. Enter new command to execute on install completion #
-
- With this option you may enter a command to execute at installation
- completion. This is for automatically running the installed function.
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