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- -=- ExApp - Multi Application Executer! - Version 1.0 Release Date 29/10/93 -=-
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- Exapp, what is it ?
- ===================
-
- ExApp is a small ("small" being the key word here) program that will start
- up other applications when different types of files are dropped onto it's appicon
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- For example so you configured exapp to recognise all .TXT file as being text.
- When you drop a .TXT file onto it it will load up your text viewer/editor.
-
- All file recognition can be done in two ways, A) the filename and use of
- pattern matching, and B) by matching the first 20 bytes of the file to a
- user defined string (with wild cards)
-
- you can tell exapp to recognise as many different types of files as you like,
- the only restriction being your memory size!!!
-
- Sounds familiar ? Well the idea was taken from MultiApp but that didn't like
- my system and I didnt like it! So I decided to write my own version of it.
-
- ExApp is split into TWO seperate parts, one is the main program which does all
- the work, such is determining the type of file dropped onto it and running the
- appropriate program. The other part is the config part which lets you define
- what types of files ExApp should recognise. It is split like this so as to
- save on memory.
-
-
- What do I need to run it ?
- ==========================
-
- Kickstart 2.04 or better. (preferably 3.x)
- Reqtools.library in libs:
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- Where do I put the files ?
- ==========================
-
- you can put the files anywhere you like but i recommend the following places
-
- SYS:Prefs/ExAppConfig
- SYS:WBStartup/ExApp
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- How do I configure ExApp ?
- ==========================
-
- First load up ExAppConfig, after it's loaded you should see quite a few gadgets
- these function as follows.
-
- Program - (listview) This selects which item you wish to configure.
- (string) This lets you change the name of the item.
-
- Add,Del - These add and delete selected items.
-
- Name,Data - This tell exapp that the file type recognising is done either by
- the files nameor the first 20 bytes.
-
- Command - This is the actual command that you wish to run for the selected item.
- specify full path and file name if the program you wish to run is NOT
- in the PATH (see AmigaDOS manual)
- if you place @F@ anywhere in the string it will be replaced by
- the filename of the icon dropped onto it. You may use @F@ more than
- once.
-
- E.G. C:PPMore @F@ - would view all file dropped onto it.
- DELETE @F@ ALL - would delete all files dropped onto it!!!
- COPY @F@ RAM:@F@ - would copy all files to ram:
- LHA X @F@ UNARC: - would unarchive files to UNARC:
-
- Pattern - This depends on if you have NAME or DATA selected.
-
- If you've got NAME selected it needs to be a standard amigados
- file pattern (standard meaning you can use all wildcard symbols
- such as #,?,(,),|,~ and so on..
-
- E.G. #?.txt
- ~(#?old#?)
-
- If you've got DATA selected each character in the pattern string
- must match up to the corresponding byte in the file dropped
- onto it. you can use a ? to replace a single character.
- if you only need to match the first couple of bytes then you
- just type in the bytes you need to match.
-
- E.G. FORM????ILBM will match all IFF Ilbm Files
- FORM will match all IFF files
- ?-lh?- will match archive files.
-
- Easy really isnt it...
-
- If you load up the config supplied (by putting ExApp.Config in S: and loading up
- ExAppConfig) and have a look at that it'll beome MUCH clearer. ( I have a serious
- disabilty in explaining this to other people ;-)
-
- ExApp uses the default disk icon for it's own appicon, thus saving memory AND
- diskspace (wow, all of 2K hehehe) and CANT be changed easily (yet)
- but if you *REALLY* want to change it then you can do the following
-
- create a disk icon and save it somewhere, and BEFORE workbench loads up copy it to
- ENV:sys/def_disk.info, then load workbench, then copy your origonal def_disk.info
- back to ENV:sys/def_disk.info or delete it. :-) see, told you it was complicated!
- Mind you, you *can* modify your startup sequence to do it though!
-
- Bugs
- ====
-
- None known :-)
-
- Possible Additions
- ==================
-
- Icon selection
- Icon snapshoting
- con: output window modification
-
- (if there is a demand i'll implement then, otherwise i wont as *I* dont need
- them.. :-)
-
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- How to contact the author
- =========================
-
- you can either write at this address
-
- Dominic Clifton
- 9 Shires Copse
- Southbourne
- Bournemouth
- Dorset
- BH6 4AL
-
- or phone 0202-404410 (work) 0202-434858 (home)
-
- MONEY, bug reports, comments, praise all welcome, bricks NOT :-)
-
- Have fun with ExApp! I Know you will!!
-
- Watchout for other COOL Hydra Productions software such as AFCOPY, the Ultimate
- freeware filemanager, reads directorys like greased lightning!! (faster
- that DirOpus even!!). VERY Powerfull, latest version is V3.390.
-
- Also look out for All s/ware by PERSPEX!!!!
-
- Greets!
- =======
-
- hellos go to the following cool dudes! (in no particular order!)
-
- Cruise/Mystic (Moo! Moo! Moooooo!)
- Proteus/Perspex
- Dr Zero/Perspex
- Slave/Perspex
- Fireflash/Mystic
- The Joker/Slipstream (got a working hard drive!)
- Pilgri/\/\ (got the car fixed ?)
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