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- From: owen@mama.minmet.uq.oz (Owen Byrnes)
- Subject: Re: I guess there is no way to start zip/zoo from Icon
- Message-ID: <owen.722397910@mama>
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- Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
- References: <BxrKIM.LJ4@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <BUHR.92Nov16191315@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:05:10 GMT
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- Darryl, this WORKS and opens up uses in OS/2 of the file manager that
- I didn't know existed.
-
-
- buhr@umanitoba.ca (Kevin Andrew Buhr) writes:
-
- >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>
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