CMDFldr - Command Folder V 1.30 (c) Dirk Suesserott Mar 3 1994 email: doyke@rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de or suesserott@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de Description: ============ CMDFldr is a Workplace class that replaces the WPFolder class shipped with OS/2 2.x. It adds a submenu to each folder on the WPS and lets you start an OS/2 or DOS Window in the right path on the right drive. In addition, it asks for confirmation of the 'arrange' item, which is useful especially for the desktop. I wrote it for OS/2 2.1 but it should also work with OS/2 2.0. If you click through many folders in order to find a particular file and then want to perform some commands on the file, it is often very difficult to open a command line and cd to the right path - without even knowing the full path name. With CMDFolder installed this is no longer a problem: Simply right-click on the folder containing your file and select 'Command line...'. And there you are. CMDFolder will start a windowed OS/2 session in the right path on the right drive - wherever you are on whatever drive you are. CMDFolder is HPFS aware and works with long pathnames (including blanks). It won't work on a drive itself (i.e. you can't right-click on Drive C and open a command line. That's because a drive does not belong to the class WPFolder but to the class WPDrive). If you wish, CMDFolder will also start an OS/2 fullscreen session or a DOS window or fullscreen session. In addition, CMDFolder also asks you to confirm the selection of the 'arrange' or 'sort' item. If you already hit 'arrange' on the desktop by mistake, you'll know why this is useful. I hope you will have as much fun as i have with this tool. For installation details see below. There is also an uninstallation section (in case you don't like CMDFolders any more). Disclaimer ========== The Program is supplied "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantabilty and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event i will be liable for any damages, either direct or consequential, caused by the use, or inability to use, this program, even if i have been advised of the possibility of such damages. You are free to re-distribute this package as long as you don't get paid for it (if somebody wants to pay, please tell me). Bugs ==== Hmm, I don't know why, but CMDFolder wants the 'Sort' item of Drive C to be confirmed. This is strange, because Drive C is actually not a folder but a drive. If you can help me or find other bugs, please tell me. Any suggestions are welcome, too. Please send email to doyke@rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de or suesserott@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de Installation ============ First of all, this package consists of four files: CMDFldr.ENG (38379 bytes) the English DLL CMDFldr.GER (38443 bytes) the German DLL install.exe (20064 bytes) installation program readme.txt (some bytes) this file. Updating from previous versions to V 1.30 ========================================= If you already have installed Command Folder V 1.10 or V 1.20, there are three ways to update. The latter two are slow, because you have to boot multiple times and/or boot from floppy disk. The 1st method is the fastest, but feel free. 1st method: - add the following line as first line to your config.sys: 'call=c:\os2\xcopy.exe c:\sucked\cmdfldr.dll c:\os2\dll' - make sure xcopy.exe is in the c:\os2 directory and source and target directories are set appropriate (change the above line if necessary). - Reboot. - While rebooting OS/2 should tell you '1 file copied'. - After rebooting you should delete the 'xcopy'-line from the config.sys. - That's it. 2nd method: - You may fool OS/2 by booting from floppy-disk(s). - Insert OS/2 Installation Disk (Disk #0) - (Re)boot. - Insert 2nd disk (Disk #1) after OS/2 tells you. - ESCape to the command prompt after OS/2 asks you to either proceed with the installation or ESCape. - Copy the new CMDFolder.DLL over the old one. - press CTRL-ALT-DEL simultaneously in order to reboot (there is no way to shutdown). - That's it. 3rd method: - Run my install program (no matter which version). - Type 'u' to un-install the old CMDFolder. - Wait until the install program shows something like 'CMDFolder successfully uninstalled, please reboot'. - Do so. - Copy the new .DLL over the old one (make sure to use the right language (German or English, see below) - Run install program again. - Type 'i' to install the new .DLL. - Wait until the install program shows something like 'CMDFolder successfully installed, please reboot'. - Do so. - That's it. Quick Installation Guide: ========================= 1. Rename either the German DLL (CMDFldr.GER) or the English DLL (CMDFldr.ENG) to CMDFldr.DLL 2. Move the DLL into your libpath 3. Run the install program (no parameters required) 4. Reboot Slow Installation Guide: ======================== First Step: Rename either CMDFldr.GER or CMDFldr.ENG to CMDFldr.DLL The only difference between the DLLs is that one is in German language while the other one is in English language. (i.e. the new context menu will either show 'Command Line...' or 'Befehlszeile...'). Do this by typing the following on a command line: 'ren CMDFldr.ENG *.DLL' (english version) or 'ren CMDFldr.GER *.DLL' (german version) (without quotation marks, of course) Second Step: Move the DLL into any path included in your libpath statement in the config.sys, e.g. c:\os2\dll. Do this by typing the following on a command line: 'copy /b CMDFldr.DLL c:\os2\dll' Third Step: Invoke the installation program by typing 'install' There are no parameters required and therefore all parameters you supply will be ignored. As you'll see, there is a little menu i)nstall u)ninstall e)xit Type 'i' to install the DLL. The program will register the DLL in the system and then replace the WPFolder class with the CMDFolder class (i.e. all ordinary folders sitting around and waiting for being clicked will become CMDFolders sitting around and waiting for being clicked). Note: Don't be afraid: 'replace' does not mean that the contents of your folders are replaced or that the folders themselves are replaced. Only the Workplace class named WPFolder is replaced by a derived class named CMDFolder. The effect is that all objects (i.e. folders) that formerly belonged to the class WPFolder will then belong to the class CMDFolder and therefore have the new properties of the new class. Fourth and Last Step: Wait a few seconds. Your harddisk will start spinning. Don't panic, the program won't move, copy, or delete anything (i hope) but OS/2 will search along the libpath to find the DLL. The install program will show something like 'CMDFolder successfully installed' Now shutdown and reboot for the changes to take effect. Trouble Shooting: ================= If the installation didn't succeed make sure that - you renamed one of the files to 'CMDFldr.DLL' (not case sensitive). Do *not* rename the DLL to 'CMDFolder.DLL' or something like that. It is very important that the file is called CMDFldr.DLL. Otherwise OS/2 won't find it. - you moved the previously renamed DLL into your libpath (if you don't know what this means please refer to the OS/2 Online Reference Manual for further details) I'm not sure what happens if you have already installed some other replacements for the WPFolder class. Just try it. De-Installation =============== If you don't like the CMDFolder any more (I will not hope so) run the install program again. Type 'u' to uninstall the CMDFolder. The program will then re-replace the CMDFolder with the original WPFolder class. You should reboot after Install tells you to do so. All CMDFolders will become ordinary folders again, the additional menu item 'Command line...' will be removed from their popup menus. You should also delete the CMDFldr.DLL from your libpath after rebooting. It is not possible to delete the DLL without running the uninstall procedure. History ======= Command Folder V 1.30, released Mar 3 1994 - confirmation of 'Sort' now works with all submenu items (i.e. Sort by Name, Sort by Size, ...) - confirmation of selection of 'Arrange' or 'Sort' menu items can now be set for each folder separately. Command Folder V 1.20, released Feb 15 1994 - now uses the command line interpreter as defined in config.sys - capable of starting DOS sessions and fullscreen OS/2 sessions - as well as OS/2 windows - asks for confirmation of selection of 'Arrange' or 'Sort' menu items Command Folder V 1.10, released Dec 20 1993 - starts only OS/2 Windows (i.e. 'cmd.exe')