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- From: buhr@umanitoba.ca (Kevin Andrew Buhr)
- Subject: Re: I guess there is no way to start zip/zoo from Icon
- In-Reply-To: umnoor@ccu.umanitoba.ca's message of Sun, 15 Nov 1992 15:32:45 GMT
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- Organization: University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:13:15 GMT
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- In article <BxrKIM.LJ4@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umnoor@ccu.umanitoba.ca
- (Nasir Ahmed Noor) writes:
-
- As these programs require command line parameters and opitons. I was
- trying to import these onto my desk top to cut short the Path and DPath
- variables. Is there any PM interface available for any of the archivers?
-
- Nasir:
-
- Here's what I did. First, I created two new program objects
- (dragging them off the "Program" template) and put them in the
- directory with my "ZOO.EXE" (they could have been put anywhere). I
- set both of them up to run the program "C:\OS2\LOCAL\APPS\ZOO.EXE".
-
- On one of them, I put "v" in the "Command Line Parameters"
- box. On the other, I put "x". I named the first "ZOO View" and the
- second "ZOO Extract". I also changed the working directory of "ZOO
- Extract" to "C:\OS2\LOCAL", so it would put the extracted files in a
- known place.
-
- Then, I opened the "Association" settings tab for "ZOO View",
- and I added the "*.ZOO" extension. I did the same thing for the "ZOO
- Extract" object. I opened the "Session" (or "Window"?) tab for them
- both and unchecked "Close Window on Session End", so my listing of
- files wouldn't disappear right away.
-
- Since I added "*.ZOO" to the "ZOO View" associations first, it
- is the default action. Now, whenever I double click on a ZOO file, up
- pops an OS/2 text window with a list of files. When I right click on
- the file, and use the arrow next to the "Open" selection, both "ZOO
- View" and "ZOO Extract" are given as possible options.
-
- I did the same thing with ZIP, too.
-
- Kevin <buhr@ccu.UManitoba.CA>
-