Launcher 1.00 by Martinsen's Software 5501 Tullis Drive Building 2, Suite 304 New Orleans, LA 70131-8864 ================================================================== Tech Support: (Limited to severe bugs ONLY for unregistered users) ================================================================== INTERNET:RonMart@aol.com America Online - RonMart CompuServe - 71202,1750 ================================================================== ORDERS ONLY ================================================================== (504) 394-6045 ================================================================== System Requirements ================================================================== This program requires the following: - CMDIALOG.VBX (Included) - Windows 3.1 - VBRUN300.DLL* *=This file is available as VBRUN300.ZIP on CompuServe, AOL and most bulletin boards. ================================================================== Documentation ================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have you ever wished that when you double-click on a filename in File Manager that you could choose which application would be started? If so, then Launcher is your DREAM COME TRUE! Launcher is a simple utility that allows you to associate mulitple applications with a single file type. The advantage to this is that when you double-click on a file that has multiple applications associtated to it, Launcher will present you with a dialog of your desired programs. If your application just has one program associated with it, no dialog will appear (this the normal behavior). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Setting up and Using Launcher ------------------------------------------------------------------ After verifying that CMDIALOG.VBX and VBRUN300.DLL are in your Windows directory, you may copy LAUNCHER.EXE to ANY directory on your system. Launcher is started by double-clicking LAUNCHER.EXE. The first time you run Launcher, you will see a dialog that displays "Your LAUNCHER.INI file has been created!". This means that Launcher has added all of the entries in your [Extensions] section of your WIN.INI file and associated LAUNCHER.EXE to all of the file types displayed in the [Extensions] section. (This action can be reversed if you decide to uninstall launcher.) Next you will see the Associate dialog. This dialog is used to associated multiple applications with a single file type. For example, let's say you wanted to associate TXT files with Notepad and Write (these programs are in your Windows directory). You would do the following: 1. In the Files with Extension dropdown combo box, type "TXT". 2. Click the Browse... button and find notepad.exe. Press Ok. 3. In the Description text box, type "Microsoft Notepad" 4. Press enter (or click Add). 5. Click the Browse... button and find write.exe. Press Ok. 6. In the Description text box, type "Microsoft Write" 7. Press enter (or click Add). You now have two applications associated with TXT files. Now lets try out Launcher. Click Cancel to dismiss the Cancel dialog. 1. In File Manager double-click on ANY file with the extension .TXT (for instance readme.txt in your Launcher directory.) 2. Launcher should appear* with the following 2 choices in the list box: Microsoft Notepad Microsoft Write Choose the application of your choice, and click the Launch button. ------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************** NOTE ******************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------ * = If Launcher does not appear then your OLE registration database has TXT files assigned to a single application. Since changing the OLE database would damage your OLE installation, we have built in a second method. Start Launcher.exe using the /D command-line parameter by typing the following text in File Manager's Run dialog (accessed by choosing File Run): c:\launcher\launcher.exe /d WHERE C:\LAUNCHER\ is the directory and drive where you stored Launcher. Next, drag any file with the extension *.TXT into Launcher. Resume at step 2 listed above. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Other Features ------------------------------------------------------------------ Launcher also has the following command-line parameters that perform the following actions: Command-Line Parameter Action ------------------------------------------------------------------ /D Starts Launcher in Drag & Drop mode. /R Rebuilds your [Extensions] section of your WIN.INI to it's PRE-LAUNCHER state. Use this if you uninstall Launcher. /B Rebuilds your LAUNCHER.INI and [Extensions] section in your WIN.INI. ================================================================== Additional Information not found in the documentation: ================================================================== - none - ================================================================== History of Changes ================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ Version Date Description ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.00.01 12-04-93 - Original release. ================================================================== Reporting Bugs ================================================================== When reporting bugs, please follow these guidelines: 1. Reboot your computer and start Windows. 2. Start the application. 3. Determine the EXACT steps you took to cause the problem. 4. Create a MSD report using MSD.EXE (include with Windows 3.1) 4. Send your report via EMAIL to: INTERNET:RonMart@aol.com America Online - RonMart CompuServe - 71202,1750 - Please include any Dr. Watson logs if you have them.