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- RequestString v1.1
- Adam Dawes
- 22nd June 1995
-
-
-
- What is RequestString?
- ======================
-
- RequestString is a little utility designed to complement the Commodore
- utilities, 'RequestChoice' and 'RequestFile', primarily of use in AmigaDos
- shell scripts.
-
- The program simply displays a requester containing text of your choice, and
- asks the user to enter a string. The string will then be printed to stdout
- (so it's very convenient to redirect the output of RequestString to an
- environment variable).
-
-
-
- Using RequestString
- ===================
-
- The parameters for RequestString are as follows:
-
- RequestString <title> <body> [default=] [pubscreen=] [INVISIBLE]
-
- Title: The name that will be given to the window that opens
- containing the string requester. (Required)
- Body: The text contained within the string requester. (Required)
- Default: If specified, this text is automatically entered within
- the text gadget when the window opens.
- PubScreen: Allows you to specify a public screen for the requester to
- open upon.
- Invisible: If this switch is present, the text displayed within the
- test gadgets is not shown. This is very useful when asking
- a user to enter a password, etc. Be careful when using both
- 'Invibisle' and 'Default=' at the same time, as it can be
- very confusing if you don't know what's already been
- entered in to the gadget!
-
-
-
- Requirements
- ============
-
- RequestString requires Kickstart 2 or greater, and also the ReqTools
- library by Nico François.
-
-
-
- Legal stuff
- ===========
-
- RequestString is freeware. It may be distributed however and wherever you
- like.
-
- I accept no responsibility for any damage done to your system, directly or
- indirectly, as a result of using RequestString. You use the program
- entirely at your own risk.
-
-
-
- History
- =======
-
- v1.0 (39.0)
-
- Initial release.
-
- v1.1 (39.1)
-
- Added 'Default=' keyword.
- Added 'Invisible' switch.
- Added 'PubScreen=' keyword.
- Reduced executable size by 3k.
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- Contacting the author
- =====================
-
- Please do write to me if you like RequestString or if you have any problems
- with it or suggestions for a new version. I can't promise to reply quickly
- if you write via snail-mail, but I will always reply to email messages. I
- can be contacted at:
-
- InterNet
- ad32@brighton.ac.uk
-
- FidoNet
- Adam Dawes@2:441/93.5
-
- SnailMail
- Adam Dawes
- 47 Friar Road
- Brighton
- BN1 6NH
- England
-