About Draggin' Viewer --------------------- Welcome to Draggin' Viewer (DV), Shareware Version 2.25S! Draggin' Viewer is a drag & drop file viewer/program launcher utility for Microsoft Windows, Version 3.1 or later. (Sorry, this application will not work with Windows 3.0 or earlier.) DV appears as an icon on the Desktop. Select one or file names in the Windows File Manager, or other drag & drop server. Drag the names to the Draggin' Viewer icon, and the files will be opened for viewing or editing in their originating applications, or any program "associated" with their filename extension in Windows. If there is no associated application, the file will be opened in Windows Notepad or Write, depend- ing on its size. Draggin' Viewer Installation ---------------------------- The archive file you just unzipped, DRAGGN.ZIP, contains this file and the file DVV225S.ZIP. Copy DVV225S.ZIP to a temporary directory, and unzip it. It will create the following files: Name Size Date Time ------------ ------ -------- -------- DRAGGIN.EXE 20307 10-08-94 7:54p DRAGGIN.HLP 32798 10-08-94 8:01p SUBEZ.VBX 17408 03-11-93 4:09a Please see the Windows Help file DRAGGIN.HLP for complete Installation and Operations instructions. If you have associated .HLP files with the Windows Help application, just double-click on DRAGGIN.HLP in the File Manager; otherwise run WINHELP.EXE and open DRAGGIN.HLP using the "File" menu. NOTICE ------ Draggin' Viewer is NOT Public Domain or Freeware. Please REGISTER Draggin' Viewer if you use it beyond a fifteen day trial period. Send your (modest) $5 registration fee to: VB Expressions 64 Burning Brush Drive Rochester, NY 14606-4642. Kindly include the Version number and the source where you got Draggin' Viewer. Registrants of Version 1.00S, 1.10S, 1.20S, 1.20SE or 2.00S, 2.05S, 2.06S, 2.10S or 2.20S need not re-register; your support is greatly appreciated! You can also look for other VB Expressions utilities: additional Desktop Assistants (like Draggin' Viewer) include Printer's Daemon, a drag-and-drop file printing utility, and Trash Free-K!, a drag-and-drop file deletion utility. Smartclp is a Windows Clipboard enhancer, PM Fonts allows you to change your Program Manager fonts from the Microsoft default to any installed screen font and PM Group Sorter allows you to choose the order of your Program Manager Groups. Finally, the DOS/Unix Text Translator lets you translate between these two popular computing environments. Good stuff (if we may say so ourselves!) We'd be interested in your comments or suggestions on Draggin' Viewer. You can reach us by Email on CompuServe, ID 73457,3603 or AmericaOnline, ScreenName PMChefalo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Draggin' Viewer - Copyright 1992,1993,1994 by P.M. Chefalo Revision History ---------------- Version 1.00S - First Shareware Version Version 1.10S - Added .PIF file launching of PIF Editor. Updated to Visual Basic 2.0. Moved "Help..." to system menu. Corrected "bad behavior" when Draggin' Viewer caption was clicked, or when Draggin' Viewer was switched to by Task Manager. Added .INI file capability to restore last "Always On Top" setting. Added Win 3.0 detection and error message. Switched to SUBEZ.VBX for system menu support. Version 1.20S - Added File Manager launching capability. Changed Notepad/ Write select point to 48500 bytes, due to further experience. Version 1.20SE - Special Edition of Draggin' Viewer created especially for the WinOnLine Review, Shareware Edition. DV was Wolly's Choice! The normal DV icon was replaced (most of the time) by a WOLR icon. Version 2.00S - Upgraded to Visual Basic 3.0. Added ability to launch programs other than Notepad, Write and PIF Editor. Added checking for library or non-ASCII files. Version 2.05S - Corrected flaws on opening files associated with Notepad, in detection of size and non-Ascii characters, and Windows libraries with non-File Manager drag & drop servers. Version 2.06S - Added .ACM files (audio compression) to Windows library files. Version 2.10S - Added the ability to select any drag & drop server to start with Draggin' Viewer. "Nailed down" the DV icon, to improve compatibility with advanced Windows shells. Version 2.20S - Added capability to quit with selected drag & drop server. Added .OCX files (OLE Custom Control) and .FLT and .CNV files (MS conversion libraries) to Windows library files. Version 2.25S - Added Windows Help file. Added .OLB and .TLB files to Windows library list. Fixed extension-finding routine to work with no- or short-extension files.