HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 1 *** NOTE: USE "INSTALL" or "1STHAND SETUP" to install Hands On *** The MAIN manual is HO.TXT; it is available during the setup HANDS ON Remote Control is an ASP member Shareware product. Updated: November, 1995 This file provides information for Shareware Distributors, Disk Vendors BBS sysops and Computer Clubs who wish to distribute the Hands On remote control/access package. This update for Hands On has a number of improvements listed in the README.TXT and is easier to "get going" than previous releases. Try it. Please, if you are an ASP member vendor tell us that you are carrying the product. Please just tell us when and how, you don't have to ask again. Preferably using internet email at vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca. For sample descriptions which you may use to describe the product please refer to the Introduction in the HANDS ON HO.TXT text file. The README.TXT has a file listing with descriptions. The FILE_ID.DIZ has an abbreviated BBS oriented description. Of course if you find vendinfo information, you might use it to get the information that you need. If you obtained a BBS version of the product, but are planning to distribute it on diskette, then you should read the INSTALL.TXT and setup the installer. The scheme for a three 5 1/4" disk distribution is outlined at the end of this document. It includes actual batch files. If you want to distribute a one disk 5 1/4" version, or a BBS equivalent, please ask us to help you. Computer Clubs and User Groups wishing to add the product to their disk library may do so in accordance with the Distribution Restrictions listed below. ASP Approved Vendors in good standing are hereby given permission to distribute the product. Please notify P. C. Softsmith if you are distributing the product. Don't ask, just inform us, preferably over the internet. Its a good idea to include the version number, just in case you obtained old stock. Of course we can send you updates directly if we know HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 2 that you carry a product. Hands On has had monthly updates since early 1994. Other Vendors: P.C. Softsmith policy is that its products may be carried by any vendor that meets or exceeds ASP standards. If you 'protect' your customers and software authors to ASP-like standards you have permission to carry P.C. Softsmith products. Please inform us if you carry our products. Preferably using internet email at vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca. The complete list of included files is changing with ongoing additions and options. If you perceive that the set that you have 'on hand' is incomplete, please contact us to obtain more material and/or complete product suitable for use and distribution. Additions to the product, such as any product that uses Hands On for optional support are welcome. You may distribute core portions of Hands On with its documentation along with your product or products that you perceive can benefit from shared distribution and use. Tell us about it. No price or other compensation may be charged for selling the product without prior arrangement. However, a distribution fee may be charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling, as long as the total (per disk) meets industry norms. You may not list any of our products as "Free software", "PD software", or "Public Domain Software". Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software, it is not free. Please try to avoid distributing outdated software. Hands On is normally upgraded somewhat every month, with copies going most frequently onto Compuserve's PCCOM UTILities library. So we consider your '8 month old' copy to be quite capable, but not reflecting the current distribution. Thank you Vic Williams P. C. Softsmith (604) 433 - 5189 INTERNET: vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca. HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 3 Compuserve: 75020,2664 P. C. Softsmith Suite 606 6455 Willingdon Ave Burnaby, B. C., Canada V5H 4E4 How to setup a 3 disk distribution The installer uses a script language documented in SCRIPT.TXT. The actual 3 disk script used by the installer, for over a year with some variations, follows: SCRIPT INSTALL SCRIPT install directory \HO\ lastfile GATHER.exe if direct_install clear echo . echo . Will first browse readme.txt browse readme.txt clear swap 1sthand setup echo . echo . Running HOMENU.BAT echo . swap command /c homenu.bat quit endif copy unzipi.exe copy ho51.zip clear echo ** echo ** unzipping the first .zip file echo ** echo swap unzipi ho51.zip changedisk ho52.zip Now the second disk. copy ho52.zip clear echo ** echo ** Unzipping the second .zip file echo ** echo swap unzipi ho52.zip # now disk 3 HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 4 changedisk ho53.zip Please change to disk 3 copy ho53.zip clear ECHO ** echo ** Unzipping ho53.zip. Please wait echo ** echo # Swap is a command for the installer to swap # all but 2k of itself to disk. swap unzipi ho53 run command /c nozip.bat # run at the end swap 1sthand setup clear echo ** echo ** Now switching to the HOMENU.BAT for the menu. echo ** echo swap command /c HOMENU.BAT quit ### end of the script Here is a sample .bat file. Its does NOT include all Hands On files, but does include a normal set. You can use pkzip or a free zip/unzipper. REM 3disk.bat echo off rem This file creates 3 zip files for diskette distribution. rem The install files and ho51.zip go on disk1, ho52.zip on rem disk2, ho53.zip on disk3 with 360 k disks. rem This can use the free zipper renamed zipi rem but pkzip's file format is the same. rem pkzip ho51 1STHAND.EXE FILE_ID.DIZ HO.EXE HO.HLP pkzip ho51 HOASK.EXE HOCHECK.EXE HODIAL.EXE *.bat pkzip ho52 HOEX*.* HOHOST.EXE HOTALK.EXE pkzip ho52 HOHOSTC.EXE HOHOSTIN.EXE pkzip ho52 hangup.dat homodset.DAT HOMODSET.EXE pkzip ho52 *.dbf *.dbt rmtree.exe HOREMOVE.EXE pkzip ho52 HOMNU.EXE OFFHOOK.DAT *.ho OMI.EXE omi.* pkzip ho52 OMIGET.EXE OMIPUT.EXE *.omi pkzip ho53 SAMPLE.SCR SETTINGS.cfg TELE.INI hospeed.exe pkzip ho53 WIZ.EXE WIZFEED.EXE homins.exe hostatus.exe pkzip ho53 *.bat *.txt quotes.dat HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 5 REM end of batch file You then copy the files onto the disks. A batch file with this purpose follows: REM LOAD5.BAT - assuming drive B: echo . Loading disk 1 echo . echo on copy readme.TXT b: copy file_id.diz b: copy *.asp b: copy *.doz b: copy install.* b: copy ho51.zip b: copy unzipi.exe b: echo off cls echo . echo . now put disk 2 in place echo . pause cls echo copying into disk 2 del b:*.* copy ho52.zip b: echo . echo . now put disk 3 in place echo . pause cls echo Copying into disk 3 del b:*.* copy ho53.zip b: echo DONE! REM END of the batch file