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ABOUT RUN.EXE
RUN.EXE is a program from the kit, PIECES, by Another
Company. With PIECES, you can create just about anything for
IBM-compatible computing. No programming skill is necessary.
See end of this file for more information about PIECES.
What It Does
RUN.EXE is often the core of a presentation. It works similar
to batch files - it will run the programs you list in an
ordinary ASCII file, but without some batch file limitations.
How To Use It
RUN requires one parameter, the name of a standard ASCII text
file containing the list of programs to run. Therefore, you
might make a file called STUFF.1 which contains the following
lines:
PPCX.EXE CHESS.PCX
PGIF.EXE SPIDER.GIF
DELAY.EXE 2000
CLEAR.EXE
Then if you type RUN STUFF.1, RUN.EXE will then call the
program PPCX to display CHESS.PCX, then it will run PGIF to
display SPIDER.PCX, then it will run the program DELAY for
2000 milliseconds (2 seconds), and finally it will call
CLEAR to clear the screen.
To create a file for RUN, start your favorite word
processor. On the first line, list the first program you
want to run. On the same line, following a space, you
can optionally list information that program may require. On
the next line, type the name of the next program you want to
run. If you have a third program, list it on the next line,
and so on. There is no limit to the number of programs you
can line up. Save the file using any DOS-legal filename.
Your word processing program must operate in standard
ASCII mode. If you cannot figure out how to do this, look
for shareware word processing programs such as VDE or Galaxy,
or use Windows Notepad which comes with every copy of
Microsoft Windows.
Additional Information
RUN can also run .COM files and .BAT files, but it cannot
display text or graphics files directly. It must run
programs which will display text or display graphics.
Filename extension is not usually required. You can type
DELAY or DELAY.EXE, for instance, and the effect will be the
same. In the case where there are more than one file with
the same name, but different extensions, then .BAT files will
be run instead of .COM or .EXE files, and .COM takes
precedence over .EXE.
RUN can handle optional parameters for the programs it
runs of up to 100 characters in length.
There is no limit to the number of programs RUN can
handle, and no limit to the size of the file listing these
programs.
RUN.EXE can be executed from within other programs, and of
course, you can execute programs from within RUN. Run
supports all standard text and graphics modes.
About Pieces
PIECES is a shareware disk containing several small programs
that can be combined to do a variety of tasks with
a super-professional look and feel. No programming experience
is needed. PIECES can be expanded to incorporate your
favorite programs as well, so it's possibilities for making
and enhancing pictures shows, text presentations, multimedia,
electronic catalogs, teaching materials, executable software,
games, shareware and more are limitless!
You can register as many or as few PIECES as you wish.
Registered users are licensed to copy and distribute the
PIECES along with their finished products. Unregistered
users may copy and distribute the complete unmodified PIECES
package, but may not use only portions of it until purchase
of registration. Use of PIECES beyond 30 days requires
registration.
Most unregistered PIECES programs have a "unregistered"
notice which pops up randomly, approximately every 200 times.
This is removed from the registered versions, and also saves
as much as 3,000 bytes disk space per program.
This software is copyrighted by Jeff Napier of Another
Company, and distributed by Gary Smith of OEC Systems.
The shareware or registered versions of PIECES may be
purchased from Gary Smith at OEC Systems:
Gary Smith
c/o OEC Systems
4646 North Shallowford Road
Atlanta, GA 30338-6304
phone: 404-394-1000
orders only: 800-444-2424
fax: 404-394-1006
BBS: 404-804-7889
MasterCard and VISA accepted
Neither Another Company nor Gary Smith/OEC Systems assume
any responsibility for your use of this product or any
Another Company product.
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