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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!vnet.ibm.com
  2. From: hhsiao@vnet.ibm.com (Harry Hsiao)
  3. Message-ID: <19921229.180859.474@almaden.ibm.com>
  4. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 10:04:02 EST
  5. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
  6. Subject: Re: Need util to allow .EXE to run in a window
  7. News-Software: UReply 3.0
  8. X-X-From: Harry Hsiao
  9. References: <1992Dec29.185435.2921@seas.gwu.edu>
  10. Lines: 12
  11.  
  12. In <1992Dec29.185435.2921@seas.gwu.edu> Ilan Berkner writes:
  13. >I used to have this program that would allow an OS/2 executable to run
  14. >in a windowed OS/2 session.  Apparently, some non-PM OS/2 programs have
  15. >their .EXE flagged to only run full-screen.  This program would change
  16. >the flag so that you could run it in a window.  I tried using the
  17. >Open->Settings->Session thing, but it didn't work.
  18. >
  19. There is a program shiped with OS/2 Toolkit called WINABLE.EXE which will
  20. make a full-screen exe winable. Remember, if the exe uses special VIO calls,
  21. WINABLE won't work.
  22.  
  23. Harry Hsiao
  24.