CDPlay  Version 1.0eá,  Copyright (c) 1995 by Falk Huth
*** Internet email:  wshao@cluster.urz.uni-halle.de
*** Documentation file.


Program's call
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with or without parameters


Requirements
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- Operating system DOS   version 3.3  or higher
- CD drive(s)            IDE or SCSI
- MSCDEX.EXE             version 2.10 or higher


Usage
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The program CDPlay can be used for playing audio tracks.


Program's call without parameters
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The program uses the CD drive, which is found first, by default.
If this CD drive is occupied with playing an audio track, the action will be
continued and the corresponding information is given.
If there is no CD inserted, the program waits till a CD is inserted or the
program is interupted.
If there is a CD inserted and the drive is not busy, the program will start
playing audio track by starting with the first track.


Program's call with parameters
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If a parameter is a number, this number will be interpretted as track number.
If there are more numbers, the last number will be taken.
By that the specified track will be played immediately if a CD is inserted.
If there are drive letters as parameters, the last of them will specify the
CD drive the program uses.


Status information
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     Track: 13,  Index:  1,    0:25,   36:52 
or
     no CD inserted

The first time is corresponding with the current track, the second with the
CD as a whole.


Keyboard definition
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<ESC>     End of program
<UP>      next track
<PGUP>    next track
<DOWN>    last track beginning     (If the first 2 seconds of the tracks were
<PGDN>    last track beginning     not played yet the program continues with
                                   the previous track.)
<LEFT>    skip 10 seconds forward
<RIGHT>   skip 10 seconds backward


Installation
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The files  CDPLAY.EXE   a n d   CDPLAY.TXT  have to be copied in a directory
which should be specified in the environment variable "PATH".
It is advisable to install the program CDPause, as well.


Licence conditions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is only allowed to use and copy the files  CDPLAY.EXE  and  CDPLAY.TXT
if it can be made sure that both files are together in one directory.
The program CDPLAY.EXE is FREEWARE. There is no warranty for the correct
functionality of the program. The use is on own risk.