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ED 1.1 - Visual Editor Interface
Written in Microsoft Visual Basic (tm)
Version 1.1 01/25/94 - Network Resources - 73472,1543
Version 1.0 06/23/91 - Randy Neal - 72315,16
(Please don't bother Mr. Neal unless you have a
question pertaining to the 1.0 version!)
What is ED?
ED is a Windows "front end" for use with your favorite
text editor. It provides an easy way to access your
DOS or Windows based text editor at any time while in
Windows.
How does it work?
When you start ED, it displays a form that lists the
files in the root directory of the current drive. You
can switch between drives and directories using the
familiar file list commands. Once you locate the file
you want to edit, you just "double click" the file and
ED runs your editor, passing the file name to the editor
startup command you specify on the ED Options menu.
How do I setup ED?
Installation and setup is easy:
Note: ED requires the Visual Basic run-time DLL. Before
you continue, make sure you already have the Visual Basic
run time DLL (VBRUN300.DLL) in your WINDOWS directory.
VBRUN300.DLL is available on CompuServe in the Microsoft
Languages Forum.
1. Copy all the ED files to wherever you wish.
2. Activate the Windows Program manager, select the
program group to which you wish to install ED, and
select "File", "New", and "Program Item".
3. On the "Program Item Properties" form, enter a
description, then enter the ED startup command.
For example, if you installed ED into a directory
called "C:\WINDOWS\ED", then you would enter:
Description: Text Editor
Command line: C:\WINDOWS\ED\ED.EXE
4. Copy the Windows Help file ED.HLP to your WINDOWS directory,
or any other directory on your PATH.
5. Now you should be able to start ED by clicking on
the ED icon. If you get an error message saying
"Bad File Name" or "File Not Found", verify the
information you specified in ED's Program Item
Properties.
6. The first time you use ED, you must select the
"Options" menu to specify the command ED will use
to start your text editor. Enter your editor
startup command exactly as you would enter it on
the Windows "Run" option or in the Windows Program
Item Properties form for your text editor.
When you select a file to edit using ED, ED will
append the selected file name to the command you
enter here.
Example:
If you normally use the DOS 6.x EDIT command to
edit files, you would enter:
C:\DOS\EDIT.COM
Then, when you select a file using ED, ED will
execute the command:
C:\DOS\EDIT.COM x:\path\filename.ext
Note:
You can specify any standard Windows style
startup command, such as a .PIF file, a .COM file,
an .EXE file, or a .BAT file.
6. If you want ED to terminate after starting your
MSDOS editor, you must select the "Options" menu
and click on the option "Exit After Editor Starts".
Click on it again if you decide to deactivate this
feature.
The complete Visual Basic source files, as well as the complete
Windows Help source files are included for your study and/or
modification. The ED program is "public domain" and you are free
to use it or distribute it any way you want.