***************************************************************************** USER DOCUMENTATION ***************************************************************************** Execute-IT by Kamyan Software 1228 Narragansett Drive Carol Stream Il. 60188 (708) 372 - 6134 (BBS) 708-372-0174 (CIS) 73447,1114 INDEX FOR Execute-IT 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Disclaimer 3.0 Specifying an Executable 4.0 Options 5.0 Terminating an Executable 1.0 Introduction Execute-IT will start any Windows program during system inactivity. You specify the program name, system idle period and other options to enable this screen saver engine to turn your executables into a screen saver. This has many uses in the advertising and presentation fields. Use your own high end presentation or demoing program to generate an executable then Execute-IT via this program. 2.0 Disclaimer Kamyan Software makes no representations or warranties with respect to this software or documentation, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantablilty or fitness for any purpose. Further Kamyan Software reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of the software, at any time, without obligations to notify any person or organizations. Kamyan Software will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Kamyan Software or an agent of Kamyan Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Kamyan Software's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. 3.0 Specifying an Executable In the bottom portion of the main Execute-IT window is a section labeled executable, the first entry in this section is File. Type in the name of an executable here (try C:\WINDOW\CLOCK.EXE) and then press the "Store Executable Settings" button. You have now setup the Microsoft Windows Clock program to startup automatically during system inactivity. Press the "Blank Now" button to make sure it works. If clock did not start check to make sure the path and spelling were correct. Windows may not be in the C:\WINDOWS directory on your system. The "Params" edit area of the executable section allows you to specify command line parameters to the startup executable. Some programs allow command line parameters to control or enable certain features or capibilities of that program 4.0 Options This section will discribe each of the options available in Execute-IT. Starting in the Options section. The "Enable" check box turns off and on the screen saver. If this check box is off the screen saver will not startup during system inactivity. The "Input Abort" check box if checked will attempt to terminate the executable automatically when any mouse movement, mouse button press or key press is detected. The is useful to automatically return you to the system while the screen saver if running. See the section on Terminating an Executable for more information on this. The "Hide Cursor" check box if checked will force the mouse cursor to be hiden when the screen saver starts up. This would normally be used with the "Input Abort" option. The "Hide Icon" check box if checked will hide the Execute-IT icon when Execute-IT is minimized. This is useful if you don't want other people to see or be aware of the screen saver you are running. Also when started from the StartUp group it is minimized so it can be hidden from you as well so you don't have to see it each time you start Windows. The "Check Port Active" is a hidden option. If used it will not allow the screen saver to start up if a COM port or LPT port is in use. This is useful if the executable to be run needs a lot of cpu power, starting this program while communicating could slow down data transfers. To set this option go to the exesaver.ini file which is created the first time you run Execute-IT. It will be in the same directory as the EXESAVER.EXE program. On the line that reads "CHECK PORT ACTIVE=0" change the 0 to a 1. This will enable this feature. This feature was hidden because on some systems with many ports the time it took to check the ports was longer then the timer to test again thus the system was locking up. The "Hot Corners" check box if checked will enable two Hot Corners. If you place your mouse cursor in the upper right for 1 second the screen saver will start. If you place your mouse cursor in the lower right the screen saver will not start up even if the system is inactive. The "Maximize on Start" check box if checked will start the executable in a full maximized state to fill the Windows screen. Note: Not all Windows programs can fill the screen. Try this with the clock.exe program. You will have a clock that fills your Windows screen. The "Password" button if pressed will allow you to turn off and on the password option as well as change the password. The password gets stored in the exesaver.ini file in case you need to get to it. The password option if enabled will force you to enter the password before returning to the system after the screen saver has been started. This is a security feature to keep others from looking at your screen while you step away from your system. The "Timer" section allows you to set the number of minutes the system must be inactive before the screen saver will start. The default is 10 minutes. 5.0 Terminating an Executable Once a program has been started closing it down automatically is not always easy. By default most programs will close down without a problem but some may be more difficult. If the program you are using does not close down as expected then follow these notes. Press the "Advance..." button, this will bring up a dialog box with 5 radio button on it. By default the one labeled "Level 1" should be selected. You don't really need to know what each of the Levels mean in order to try them. Just select the next Level number down the list and test the screen saver again to see if your executable closes down. If you reach Level 5 and it does not appear to be working make sure you have the "Input Abort" check box checked. If the "Input Abort" box was checked you may not be able to automatically close down your program. Uncheck the "Input Abort" box and close down your program manually to return to the system after the screen saver has been started.