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- LIBRARIAN'S STANDARD FILE DESCRIPTION:
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- PULL217.ZIP
- A sleek SAA compliant professional-style pulldown menu shell for MS-
- DOS systems featuring a full range of powerful options permitting
- total system customization. Requires DOS 3.0+, 256K RAM, IBM PC, XT,
- AT, PS/2, PS/1 or full compatible. 80286 or higher recommended.
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- DISTRIBUTION: PullDown v2.17 MUST be distributed in its original,
- unmodified form on only public-access BBS systems, through non-profit
- ShareWare libraries, or APPROVED vendor sites and catalogs. Any
- distribution for remuneration beyond the cost of the diskette/mailing is
- strictly forbidden without the written permission of MicroDynamics and the
- author. (User group demo and distribution for member donation excepted.)
- Consultants/Dealers can obtain an on-site registration system upon
- acceptance of the "Dealer" agreement obtained from MicroDynamics.
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- CONSULTANT DEALERSHIPS: Dealers and Consultants are presently using an
- onsite registration system and remitting a percentage of collected
- registration fees while providing a very clean professional look to their
- client's systems. If you would like to join that growing list, please
- notify MicroDynamics in writing, or call one of the technical support
- centers. A simple contract will be returned to you for approval. Voice
- support is available to registered Dealers and Consultants.
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- VIRUS PROTECTION: The authorized shareware distribution copy of this
- software is continued within a tamper-proof ZIP file called PULL217.ZIP.
- If you did NOT see a banner notifying you that the ZIP file you received is
- valid upon invoking PKUNZIP, then assume the worst and find another copy.
- In fact, you are strongly advised to run a virus-checking program
- immediately after UNZIPPING *ANY* file or files from ShareWare libraries or
- Public Domain sources. However, please don't give in to the unfounded and
- frequently hysterical "fear cum mania" associated with the entire issue of
- computer viruses.... just be careful, and enjoy! Finally, if PullDown
- refuses to start, displaying a message "CRC Check Failed!" then immediately
- check the system for virus presence. PullDown contains a measure of anti-
- virus self-checking, and should not start if the file is modified in any
- way.
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- INTRODUCTION
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- What are PullDown menus? In short, they are identical to the familiar
- PCTools Deluxe interface, and very similar to the Windows pulldown menus
- you are likely already familiar with.
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- The purpose of the menu shell is to make access to programs contained on
- the PC to be effortless. Moreover, in the case of PullDown, the process
- becomes both elegant and efficient. PullDown is unique among menuing
- shells, providing you with the ability to define truly professional quality
- menus for any system quickly using a simple text editor (or Word Processor
- saving files as text only) and a set of easy to master commands. Beyond a
- reasonable working knowledge of DOS, and the ability to learn, no other
- expertise is required to use PullDown. However, if you should become
- confused as your read through the documentation please seek assistance from
- a knowledgeable co-worker, a friend, or call one of the Technical Support
- BBSs... MicroDynamics wants to serve you in any way possible, and to the
- extent time is available even unregistered users can get technical support
- from the author of the product. Please, if you have ANY trouble, or
- suspect the menu system of "locking" or otherwise interfering with your
- computer, then call for support!
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- PullDown, in summary, contains the following features:
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- * Professional quality SAA compliant PullDown menus with custom color,
- screen mode, dialog, and mouse control.
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- * All of the basic menuing system features including password
- protection, command line prompts, and screen blanking, PLUS user-
- defined help for each menu item, defined dialog boxes ranging from
- simple <Ok> and <Yes><No> one-liner messages to full screen scrolling
- message boxes and custom input boxes.
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- * Color, Background Fill control, and unlimited upgrades via a command
- line registration system.
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- * Support for up to 10 Top Bar menu items with up to 46 selections
- EACH, with unlimited menu file branching--practically limitless
- options can be defined.
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- * Automatically resumes the state of the menus as you left them last,
- and can be toggled to turn NumLock off on entry automatically.
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- * Non TSR design assures conflict-free operation. Clear, concise
- manual replete with examples and troubleshooting guide.
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- FILES INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE OR CREATED BY PULLDOWN v2.17
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- Files used to run the system:
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- PULLDWN.BAT .......... Main command to start the menu system
- PULLDWN1.EXE .......... Executable called upon in PULLDWN.BAT
- PULLDWN.DEF .......... Default menu definition file.
- PULLDWN.HLP .......... Main help file for ALL F1 help menu definitions
- EDITOR.BAT .......... Used within sample .DEF files to call your editor
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- Files created by PullDown to run the system
- (Not on disk or in .ZIP file):
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- PULLDWN.CNF ........... Binary encrypted file containing colors etc.
- PULLRES.FIL ........... Binary file containing resume information
- TEMPPULL.BAT ........... File called upon in PULLDWN.BAT with SHELL.BAT
- SHELL.BAT ........... User-defined batch file. Parameters passed to it
- within TEMPPULL.BAT as SHELL %1 %2 .... %0
- Documentation:
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- PULL217.DOC ........... The main documentation file on disk
- QREF.DOC ........... A quick reference one sheet card to keep by your
- keyboard when first using the system.
- UPGRADE.DOC ........... Specific instructions for v2.01 or earlier users
- who are upgrading to v2.17
- REGFORM.DOC ........... Registration mailers. IF YOU NEED AN INVOICE,
- WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BILL YOU IN LIEU OF RETURNING
- THIS FORM.
- PULLDWN.REG ........... Registration help screen for OPTIONS pulldown
-
- Extras:
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- ADVANCED.DEF ........... Advanced samples for your inspection
- WINDOWS.DEF ........... A mock MS WINDOWS menu for your inspection
- SAMPLE.HLP ........... A sample external help file for SCROLLBOX calls
- VFILE.EXE ........... Quick generic but elegant file viewing utility
- VENDOR.DOC ........... This file.
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- NOTES ON FILE LOCATIONS AND LAN SUPPORT
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- PullDown EXPECTS the following in the path to PULLDWN1.EXE unless a
- SET PULLDWN=Path environment variable is used to override:
- [Use the SET env. command on networks that support private user
- directories when you use PULLDWN on a NOVELL network or similar.]
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- *.DEF - i.e. ALL definition files
- PULLDWN.CNF
- PULLDWN.HLP
- PULLRES.FIL
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- PullDown writes the following files to the DEFAULT DOS directory when
- running:
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- TEMPPULL.BAT
- SHELL.BAT
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- PullDown expects PULLDWN.REG to be in the default directory.
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