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57 lines
2.4 KiB
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This File details the process for creating and using Scripts with DESQview
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What is a startup script you ask? Well, the main benefit is that
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it will automate the process of opening the windows that you usually
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have to startup by hand. This is particularly useful for SysOp who
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run there systems under DESQview.
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Most DESQview scripts are activated by pressing a key
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combination, a startup script however automatically starts when you
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activate DESQview, Thus: If you run a BBS under DESQview, you can
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tell your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to activate DESQview, then DESQview's
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will automatically open the window you BBS runs in. This is
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convenient in the event of power outages, or other unattended
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"Boot-ups".
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The procedure is actually not that complicated, the following
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instructions will take you through the process creating and using
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DESQview scripts step by step.
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1) Load DESQview by typing DV at the DOS prompt.
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2) Hold down a shift key and tap ALT.
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"This activates the LEARN menu"
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3) Press the = sign.
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"= Stands for STARTUP script"
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4) Choose a key combination to invoke the script.
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"Although it is a startup script desqview still wants a key
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combination, if you have F11 - F12 keys, something like ALT-F11
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would be appropriate as you are unlikely to ever accidentally hit it.
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5) Type an exclamation mark and any name such as !AUTO-OPEN
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6) Desqview is now back at the main menu and is recording every key
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stroke you make from now on. Try not to make many mistakes as they
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will be recorded as well. Now open all the windows that you want to
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be invoked automatically when you startup DESQview. You can
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rearrange or use any of the other DESQview features to adjust your
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windows to the size and shape you desire. Once everything is the way
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you want it to be at startup hold down shift and tap ALT again to
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return to the Learn Menu.
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7) Hit the hyphen key to finish the script.
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" Your Script hasn't been saved to disk, you will lose it if you
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exit DESQview without saving it"
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8) Hit SHIFT-ALT, then hit S to save it. Use the default filename
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DESQVIEW.DVS.
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9) Now to sample your work, exit DESQview then reinvoke it and sit
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back and watch what happens, your programs should all startup fine.
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Good Job! I hope this is helpful, I wondered how to do this for
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quite awhile, It is the most useful feature I think. |