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- Take Command/32 for Windows NT -- Shareware README
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- Version 1.01 -- August 22, 1995
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- Copyright 1988 - 1995, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published
- by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
- 646-3975. 4DOS is a registered trademark and 4OS2, Take Command, and
- Take Command/32 are trademarks of JP Software Inc. Other brand and
- product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
-
- Greetings, and thanks for trying Take Command/32!
-
- This file contains a variety of information you should read before using
- Take Command, including:
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- * About this Version * Installation instructions
- * Introduction to Take Command * Technical support
- * Take Command for 4DOS/NT users * Bulletin board support
- * Take Command files * Shareware and ASP policies
-
- If you have tried a shareware copy of Take Command and want to place an
- order, see the product and ordering information in the file
- ORDERINF.DOC, or call us at (800) 368-8777 (USA only, orders only
- please!) or (617) 646-3975. For order information and an order form see
- the files ORDERINF.DOC and ORDER.FRM. JP Software also offers a
- complete 16-bit version of Take Command for users of Windows 3.1 and
- above; 4DOS, 4OS2, and 4DOS for Windows NT -- our award-winning
- character mode command processors for DOS, OS/2, and Windows NT; and
- many other complementary products.
-
- For complete installation instructions, see page 4.
-
- The license agreement which governs your use of Take Command is included
- separately in the file LICENSE.DOC. Please read it before ordering.
- The text is written in plain English, and clearly explains your rights
- and responsibilities as a user of Take Command. For more information on
- the shareware system under which you obtained Take Command see page
- 6, 7.
-
- This file, like all our ASCII documentation files, is formatted at 58
- lines per page, and contains form feeds and page footers. It can be
- viewed with a file viewer such as the Take Command LIST command, or
- printed on most PC printers using the command:
-
- copy readme.doc prn
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- Printing it with a program that formats the pages is not likely to work
- due to the formatting included in the file.
- (08/95-1.01A)
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- TCMD/32 1.01 [8-22-95] README.DOC page 1
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- About this Version
-
- Version 1.01 is a maintenance release of Take Command/32. It
- coincides with similar maintenance releases of our other command
- processors: 4DOS version 5.51, 4OS2 version 2.51, 4DOS for
- Windows NT version 2.51, and Take Command/16 version 1.01.
-
- The only substantial change in this version is the addition of
- support for Windows 95. All other changes are relatively minor.
- For a complete list of changes be sure to read UPDAT101.DOC --
- BEFORE you begin using version 1.01! If you're a new Take Command
- user, you can skip UPDAT101.DOC.
-
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- Introduction to Take Command
-
- This section and the next are excerpted from the Take Command/32
- Introduction and Installation Guide (in the file TCMD32.DOC). See
- that file for additional details on how Take Command works and how to
- install and use it (brief installation instructions are also included
- on page 4 of this file).
-
- [A note about our product name: JP Software also offers a version of
- Take Command for Windows 3.1, and may produce versions for other
- platforms in the future. Except where we specifically say otherwise,
- in all Take Command/32 documentation the terms "Take Command" and
- "Take Command/32" are used interchangeably to refer to the 32-bit
- version of Take Command for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95.]
-
- We developed Take Command/32 to bring the power and convenience of
- our popular 4DOS and 4OS2 programs to Windows NT and Windows 95
- users. Whether you are a computer novice or an experienced user,
- Take Command will help you get the most out of your system.
-
- You re probably already familiar with graphical applications running
- under Windows NT and Windows 95, and with the command line, but you
- may not be used to seeing them combined in one product. Most Windows
- and Windows NT applications offer limited command-line capability at
- best, and most command-line utilities aren t designed for a graphical
- environment like Windows.
-
- We designed Take Command to give you the best of both worlds. You ll
- probably find it most useful when you need to perform tasks like
- managing your hard disk, scripting a series of steps with an alias or
- batch file, or starting applications under Windows. There are
- graphical utilities that perform some of these tasks, but often you
- may find it more convenient or productive to perform them from the
- command line. Take Command also looks and feels like the other
- Windows programs you use, unlike a character-mode session.
-
- Take Command offers a host of features that couldn t exist at all in
- a character-mode command-line utility. For example you can pop up
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- simple dialogs from a batch file, pass keystrokes to applications,
- use a Windows-based dialog to find files or text on any of your
- disks, or configure Take Command with dialogs instead of editing an
- .INI file.
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- Take Command for 4DOS and 4DOS/NT Users
-
- If you're an experienced user of 4DOS or 4DOS/NT, JP Software's
- replacement command processors for DOS and Windows NT, you'll find
- plenty of familiar features in Take Command. You'll also find a lot
- that s new and different.
-
- Because the underlying command processing in Take Command/32 is based
- on 4DOS and 4DOS/NT, you'll find the features of those products are
- readily accessible. All the commands and switches you've used work
- the same way and have the same meaning in Take Command; the only
- exceptions are those that don't make sense outside a character-mode
- environment, or -- if you're a 4DOS user -- those that necessarily
- vary between DOS and Windows NT.
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- Other 4DOS and 4DOS/NT features are included as well -- Take
- Command/32 supports command line editing, command and directory
- histories, aliases, .BTM files, and virtually all the other features
- you already know.
-
- New in Take Command/32 are Windows-related features, including:
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- * A built-in scrollback buffer that lets you look back through
- the output from past commands.
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- * A standard Windows menu bar for access to many commonly-used
- Take Command features.
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- * A status bar showing date, time, key state, and memory load.
-
- * A customizable tool bar that gives you quick access to
- commands and applications.
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- * Windows dialogs, accessible from the Configuration and
- Utilities menus, for editing environment variables, aliases,
- file descriptions, and startup parameters (the TCMD.INI file).
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- * Direct access to Program Manager groups through the
- Applications menu.
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- * High-speed, dialog-based file and text search.
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- * Commands like ACTIVATE, MSGBOX, QUERYBOX, and WINDOW that
- allow you to use Windows NT and Windows 95 features and control
- Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 95 applications from your
- batch files.
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- * Seamless support for Personal REXX for Windows NT from
- Quercus Systems.
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- For more details on all of these features, see the Take Command for
- 4DOS and 4DOS/NT Users topic in the online help.
-
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- Files Included with Take Command/32 version 1.01
-
- The following files are included with this version of Take Command:
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- TCMD32.EXE Take Command/32 program file
- TCMD32.DOC ASCII copy of the Take Command/32
- Introduction and Installation Guide
- TCMD32.HLP Take Command/32 help file
- TCMD32.INI Skeleton Take Command/32 initialization file
- TC32DLL.DLL DLL used to support the KEYSTACK command
- BATCOMP.EXE Batch file compression utility for use with
- Take Command/32
- CTL3D32.DLL Windows 3D controls DLL for use with Take
- Command
- LICENSE.DOC The Take Command shareware license agreement
- ORDER.FRM JP Software shareware and upgrade order forms
- ORDERINF.DOC Ordering and product information
- README.DOC This file
- SUPPORT.BBS Information on Channel 1, the independent BBS
- used for Take Command support
- SYSOP.DOC Take Command information for BBS sysops
- UPDAT101.DOC Information on changes in Take Command 1.01
- VENDOR.DOC Take Command information for shareware disk
- vendors
-
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- Installation Instructions
-
- (These instructions do not cover diskette installation, because when
- Take Command is installed from diskette this file is not visible
- until after installation is complete.)
-
- (1) To install Take Command/32 on your system, first create a new
- directory for Take Command/32 version 1.01 (do not install it in the
- same directory as any other JP Software product). The directory can
- be on any hard disk drive, and you can use any valid directory name.
-
- (2) Decompress your downloaded Take Command files into this
- directory. You can print any Take Command documentation file by
- copying it to the printer with the COPY command.
-
- (3) Install CTL3D32.DLL as follows. [CTL3D32 is a Microsoft library
- which gives a 3-dimensional appearance to some elements of the
- Windows NT and Windows 95 display, for programs that use it.]
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- (a) Check the date and time on the copy of CTL3D32.DLL that came
- with Take Command. Then check your \WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory for
- the same file.
-
- (b) If the version that came with Take Command is newer than the
- version in \WINNT\SYSTEM32, or if the file does not exist at all
- in \WINNT\SYSTEM32, then copy the newer version from the Take
- Command directory to the \WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.
-
- (c) DELETE the CTL3D32.DLL file from the Take Command directory.
- This ensures that you do not have multiple copies of CTL3D32 on
- your system. CTL3D22 only works properly if there is a single
- copy in the \WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory; if you have more than one
- copy you will receive an error when Take Command starts.
-
- (4) From the Windows NT or Windows 95 Program Manager, create a new
- object as follows:
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- * Open or select the "Main" group, or the group in which you want
- to install Take Command.
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- * Select the "File" menu, then select "New."
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- * Select "Program item" and click on "OK".
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- * Enter "Take Command," or any other title you desire, in the
- Description field.
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- * Enter the full path and name for TCMD32.EXE in the Command Line
- field (for example, "C:\TCMD32\TCMD32.EXE").
-
- * Enter the directory in which you want the Take Command window
- to start (if any) in the Working Directory field.
-
- * Click on "OK" to accept the entry.
-
- This creates a basic desktop object which starts Take Command/32.
- For more details on configuration and tuning, see Chapter 2 of the
- Introduction and Installation Guide.
-
- (5) Select the new object and press Enter, or double-click on it, to
- start Take Command/32. You'll see a Windows screen with some startup
- messages, and a [C:\] or similar prompt. You can now use Take
- Command for all your command processing tasks. Press F1 any time for
- complete online help.
-
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- Technical Support
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- We support Take Command/32 in the JP Software CompuServe area,
- section 10 of the PC Vendor B forum (GO PCVENB). For support leave a
- message in this area addressed to user ID 75300,1215.
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- If you are not currently a CompuServe subscriber, consider a special
- offer CompuServe has made to Take Command/32 users: call 1-800-848-
- 8199 (outside the US and Canada call 614-457-0802) and ask for
- operator 178 to receive a free CompuServe introductory membership,
- including user ID, password, and a $15 connect time credit.
-
- For technical support on the Internet send mail to
- 75300.1215@compuserve.com.
-
- Support for Take Command/32 is also available by phone (617-646-
- 3975), fax (617-646-0904), and mail (JP Software, PO Box 1470, E.
- Arlington, MA 02174). Telephone support hours and availability may
- vary depending on our current staffing pattern and workload; there
- may not always be a support representative available when you call,
- in which case we will take a message and call you back. We return
- calls as soon as possible, and we return all calls within at most 24
- hours except on weekends and holidays, or in the event of an
- emergency.
-
-
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- Bulletin Board Support for Take Command/32
-
- Take Command/32 product support is always available on our support
- BBS, Channel 1 in Boston. Channel 1 is an independent BBS (not
- operated by JP Software) which has generously offered to provide a
- home for Take Command BBS support. Phone 617-354-3230 to access
- Channel 1 at 2400 - 14,400 baud (no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit).
- Use 617-349-1300 for 28,800 baud v.34.
-
- If you have access to a local bulletin board which is a member of any
- of the major BBS networks (RIME / PC Relay, ILink, or FidoNet), you
- can discuss Take Command with other users, and obtain limited support
- from JP Software, by leaving messages in the network's "4DOS"
- conference (the same conference used for JP Software's character-mode
- command processors).
-
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- Downloading Take Command/32 Files
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- You can download Take Command/32 upgrades and other files from
- CompuServe or the Channel 1 BBS (see above), or from our Internet ftp
- site. To download files from CompuServe, go to the PC Vendor B forum
- (GO JPSOFT or GO PCVENB) and look for the files you want in Library
- 10. On Channel 1, join conference 5 after you log on, then download
- the files you need (as long as you join conference 5 before
- downloading you will be able to download Take Command files even if
- they appear to be too large for your remaining time on the system).
- On the Internet, download the files you need via ftp from
- ftp.std.com, directory /vendors/jpsoft (for general JP Software
- files) or directory /vendors/jpsoft/tcmd32 (for Take Command/32
- files).
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- Shareware Copies of Take Command/32
-
- If you obtained Take Command from a shareware disk vendor, an on-line
- computer service or bulletin board, a friend or colleague, or another
- similar source, you have an unregistered (trial) copy. As the
- copyright holder for this software, JP Software allows and encourages
- you to use this trial copy without charge for a limited period of
- time, under the terms of our license agreement (see LICENSE.DOC).
- After this time is up, you must purchase (register and pay for) the
- product to continue using it (see ORDERINF.DOC and ORDER.FRM for
- details).
-
- This method of distribution is known as shareware. It allows you to
- determine whether the product meets your needs before you pay for it.
-
- Payment of the shareware registration fee for Take Command entitles
- you to a complete copy of the product with typeset-quality printed
- and bound manuals; the ability to download an upgrade to the first
- major release of the product after your initial purchase; continued
- technical support via electronic mail or telephone; and a
- subscription to "The Prompt Solution", JP Software's customer
- newsletter.
-
-
- Association of Shareware Professionals
-
- The authors and publisher of Take Command/32 are members of the
- Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), an organization formed
- to strengthen the future of shareware. Its members, all of whom are
- programmers who subscribe to a code of ethics, are committed to the
- concept of shareware as a method of marketing.
-
- The ASP sets standards for its members and their shareware products
- which provide that programs produced by ASP members must be fully
- documented, non-crippled, and offered with at least a minimum level
- of support. It also sets standards for shareware disk vendors and
- provides information to the public about shareware.
-
-
- ASP Ombudsman Statement
-
- JP Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
- (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for
- you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with
- an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
- help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem
- with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
- members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover
- Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a
- CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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