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This is not ShareWare, Nagware, or CrippleWare. It is actually something
called StarvingStudentWare(tm). This program may be freely distributed, but
anyone who wishes can donate five dollars to me (the Starving Student) for
my dorm fees by mailing to the following address..
C. R. Cochems
27593 East 12th Street
Hayward, CA 94544.
Of course, there is no law stating that you cannot donate more! :)
If you haven't read README.1ST yet, DO IT NOW!!!!! Got it?
Now that you have read that file, and have properly configured the program,
just type mpegshow to start it. Don't type vmmenu, type mpegshow. If you do
get it into your head to type vmmenu instead of mpegshow, the program will
KNOW. It's psychic.. (well not really, but it does a good job of faking!)
It will not run unless you start it from the batch file! Also, the program
doesn't like it when people change it's filename. Mpegshow.bat must REMAIN
mpegshow.bat, and if you try to rename it to something shorter like m, the
program will complain to you immediately, and refuse to run until you rename
it back! Also, be sure that all the needed files are actually there!
This program is actually a shell for VMPEG, which I did not write. Because
I am such a nice person, I am including this program here so you don't have
to run out and download it. The author may not be too happy, but I included
his original docfile. The files there won't be the same, but it works, trust
me. I will contact the author, and apologize for this..
In any case, all you need to know is that when you type mpegshow.bat you get
a nice menu!
To use this menu, simply cursor to the mpeg you want to view, and press
return. Simple. To toggle the command line options for vmpeg as of this
version, simply press the appropriate letter! It doesn't even matter if caps
lock is on or not. tHE PROGRAM DOESN'T CARE IF YOU TYPE LIKE THIS BECAUSE
YOUR CAPS-LOCK KEY IS BROKEN! I won't explain the options here because the
author of vmpeg does such a good job in his doc file, vmpeg.doc. The status
box at the bottom tells you the keys to togle options with. The program
actually remembers how you set your options, so you don't have to reset them
each time! Directories show up in green instead of yellow. However, there
is a really annoying bug in Turbo Pascal 4.0 that won't let me scan for
directories and not files. Therefore, when doing my directory scan, I put in
a check for zero file size as well. This eliminates most files, but if you
have a zero byte file with no extension, the program will be forced to
conclude that it is a directory. So, delete any zero byte files on your
system if you can help it. Don't bitch at me for this, complain to Borland.
You can even change drives with this program. If you don't see any files
when changing to a floppy drive, then it's probably either because the disk
in the drive is missing, or there are no mpegs on the disk. In either case,
don't worry, the program will remember where you were on the drive you were
on previously, and if you change back, it will return to the directory you
were in. Isn't that nice of it? (actually, you can thank DOS for that!)
This program will create the files path.cfg and path2.cfg when run. This is
so it can work it's magic and go back to the directory you were in when you
show a picture. Again, it's wonderful little DOS at work. DOS is cool. It
also stores the options you set in a third little teensy tiny config file.
This program won't spread files all over your hard drive like my previous
work could. (Yaayyyy!) Contrary to earlier thought, you don't need to put
anything in your path to run this program.
This program will not crash if you have 85 or more total directories and files
in one directory. However, it will act strangely, and not show all the files
properly. The whole reason you can change directories is so you don't have
to put all your files in the same place. Besides, how can someone even FIT
85 .MPG files on anything less than a 250 meg hard drive anyway? (I know, I
know, take everything else off...) In any case, take advantage of the
directory/drive changing capabilities of this program (but don't go putting
85 subdirectories either..)
My internet address is (until I graduate) zaphod@camelot.bradley.edu
You can also contact my father at tuna@netcom.com if you want to..
He deludes himself into thinking that he knows where I am and what I am doing.