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- November, 1988
-
-
- Dear Automenu User:
-
- Thank you for your interest in Automenu. This diskette contains all the files
- relating to this version. Instructions for printing the on-line documentation
- are outlined below. Many, many hours of hard work have gone into this latest
- version of AUTOMENU, in release since 1983. AUTOMENU was the first Software
- Management System for IBM- PC and Compatibles, and it is still the best!
-
- AUTOMENU is shareware - that means you are encouraged to try it and make
- copies for your friends. If you decide to use the program on a continuing
- basis, we ask that you register it with us in order that we may continue to
- provide upgrades, improvements and technical support. If you did not receive a
- printed manual and/or warranty card with this copy of AUTOMENU, we want you to
- know that registered users benefit from extended expert technical support, 24
- hour/7 day bulletin board access, professionally bound and printed
- documentation, and notice of updates. You'll feel good about supporting
- the free enterprise system!
-
-
- Best Regards,
-
-
- Marshall W. Magee
- President
-
-
-
- Magee Enterprises
- Post Office Box 1587
- Norcross, Georgia 30091 USA
- 404-446-6611
- CompuServe ID's: 76004,1541 or 70167,2200
- FAX 404-368-0719 (24 Hours)
- BBS 404-446-6650 Multi-Node Network (24 Hours)
- Toll Free ORDER LINE 1-800-662-4330
-
-
- To Install AUTOMENU on your fixed disk, place the distribution diskette in
- Drive A: and make the fixed disk the default by typing "C:" and pressing
- Return. Then type:
-
- C>A:INSTALL
-
- and press Return. More instructions are detailed within the documentation. We
- recommend you read it. If you are UPGRADING from a previous version of
- AUTOMENU, please read Section 2-3 of the AUTOMENU.DOC file on this disk.
-
- To print the documentation file to printer, first align the printer to top of
- form. Log to the A: Drive by typing "A:" and Return. Then enter the DOS
- command:
- A>PRINTDOC
-
- The documentation is 80 pages long, so have enough paper and time available!
- And thank you for using AUTOMENU. Please feel free to pass along a copy to a
- friend and if they find it useful, ask them to register it! Support shareware
- and the Free Enterprise System!
-
-
- [If you have downloaded AUTOMENU, the files may currently be in a compressed
- format. Make sure to un-compress them before you attempt to use them. You must
- place the files that came with AUTOMENU on another diskette to be able to run
- the Install Facility described in the main documentation file - AUTOMENU.DOC.]
-
-
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- What's new with Automenu Version 4.5?
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-
- Easier and more flexible installation procedure
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- Fully networkable operation
-
- Environment variables are now fully supported in Menu Definition Files.
-
- EX:
- %%User_name% Main Menu
- *Directory of drive %Home_Drive%
- +DIR %Home_Drive%
- +PAUSE
- +AUTO
- #End of MDF with environment variables in it.
-
-
- Full VGA and IBM PS/2 mouse support
-
- Accepts additional command line options:
-
- AUTO MenuFile.MDF/B will use the "MenuFile" and Blank the screen.
-
- AUTO /B will use the default menu file and Blank the screen.
- AUTO /2 will use the default menu file and display menu page TWO
- AUTO Myfile.MDF/26 will use "Myfile" and run selection SIX on menu
- page number TWO (/26).
-
- The "/B" command line option forces the screen to blank.
- The "/xy" option runs selection y from menu page number x.
- The command can also be "/x", if the user want to display a
- specific page x.
-
- Numeric keypad can be toggled for numeric or cursor control
-
- Uses DOS services instead of BIOS for increased compatibility and fully
- redirectable input. Automenu will except keystokes from a file.
- In the example below KEYS.INP would contain keys you would want
- Automenu to interpret.
-
- EX: AUTOMENU <KEYS.INP
-
- AUTOMAKE menu editor accepts filename to be edited on the DOS command
- line, runs 3-5 times faster, and displays the line number
- being edited at the top of the screen
-
- AUTOCUST cutomization utility now supports environment variables in the file
- specifications for default temporary batch file name and default
- Menu Definition File names.
-
-
- Timed execution of commands that also use a password will execute properly.
- This allows a menu selection to be protected with a password, but
- will still execute the menu selection without user intervention at
- the time specified.
-