PMsndX version 2.00
                        by
                William Scott Hiles

As always, all comments are welcomed as well as bug reports.


INTRODUCTION:

This is the a new release of PMsndX.  Extensive online
help is provided from the main control panel.  To read the
help, pull down the system menu in the upper left corner
of the PMsndX control panel and select HELP.  This provides a
description of the form and function.



CONTENTS:

You should have ten files from the compressed .zip file.
Name                  CRC-32     Description
------------          --------   -----------------------------------------
pmsndx.ico            97412c71   Icon for WPS installation
edsndx.exe *          a5cb93ce   Executable sound editor
plsndx.exe *          ccef204b   Executable sound player
pmsndx.hlp            4fb99ebd   Help file
README.TXT            --------   This file
HISTORY.TXT           f8b075c2   History of all changes and future work
file_id.diz           568f8f5d   Information file to BBS sysops too.
order.txt             b294147e   Form for registering
license.txt           d668c05b   Licensing information
hints.txt             e86c08eb   Hints for commonly asked questions
bugrep.txt            3369a2fc   Form for reporting bugs
pmsxprog.ch           6d1dc085   Installation:  Changes to config.sys
install.cmd           9e898a21   Installation:  Script for installation
pmsxprog.scr          965d028a   Installation:  WPS object registration
control.scr           f5179aad   Installation:  Commandlist
filelist.dsk          1162bbd0   Installation:  File locations
sample/               00000000   Sample directory
sample/testsntx.cmd   1d4ac9a4   File with full syntax for reference
sample/example.cmd    2013b05e   Example REXX command script
sample/brettapp.wav   3f389a3b   Example sample

* If you got the power PC version, the executables will have
  a "p" on the end of the base name (edsndxp.exe and plsndxp.exe).
  The power PC version is always marked with a "p" on the end
  of the base name for the zip file (i.e. pmsx030p.zip).

INSTALLATION PROGRAM:

Starting with version 2.00, PMsndX uses minstall.exe to provide
the installation facility.  This program is part of the OS/2
distribution disks and should be present on any system.  To
install, run the script called install.cmd.  If you don't have
MMPM/2 installed on your system, you will need to perform a
manual installation.


MANUAL INSTALLATION:

If the installation script does not work on your system,
you may manually install PMsndX on your system with the
following instructions.

Installation of PMsndX is very simple.  You must place
the executables in a directory that is referenced in your
PATH statement in your config.sys.  If this is not done,
PMsndX will not be able to play samples from the command
line.  You must then place the help file in a directory
in your HELP path or in the same directory as the
executable program.  That is it.

Look at your config.sys file with an editor like E.EXE
and locate the statement that looks like this:

SET PATH=E:\OS2;E:\OS2\SYSTEM;E:\OS2\INSTALL;E:\;E:\OS2\MDOS;E:\OS2\APPS;

Choose something like \os2\apps and copy the file pmsndx.exe
to that directory.

To install the help file, copy the file pmsndx.hlp to a directory
that is listed in your HELPPATH statement in your config.sys.



WARNING:

There is a known problem with PMsndX and MMPM/2 version 3.0.
When running PMsndX under Warp, anything which interrupts the
playback of a sample (such as a system sound or pressing Pause)
will cause both EdSndX and PlSndX to continue with the button
animation to continue to animate even after the audio has completed.
In this revision, you can press the stop button to end animation. To
minimize the effect, I have provided the option to have
PMsndX open the Audio device without sharing (the default).
This problem does not appear to affect PMsndX on previous versions
of OS/2 (i.e. 2.0, 2.1 and 2.11).


ENDING:

I can be contacted using email at wishware@cais.com.

Thanks for your time,
Scott