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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Application - Syslevel Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Syslevel Editor allows to create new and to modify and view existing
Syslevel files. The extracted data will show much more information than any
other Syslevel file Editor. It is possible to change existing OS/2 components,
but this should be done with care.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Disclaimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This product is supplied with no warranty, either expressed or implied. The
author Harald Wilhelm will not accept responsibility for any adverse
consequences that may arise from the use or misuse of Syslevel Editor or its
associated program and data files. Such adverse consequences include, but are
not limited to, loss of profit, and loss of data.
The author specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Copyright ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Syslevel Editor is Copyright 1995 Harald Wilhelm.
Syslevel Editor exists in evaluation and licensed versions. The product
information dialog specifies the type of each copy.
Evaluation copies of Syslevel Editor are supplied for evaluation only. You may
distribute them freely, but they are not to be used commercially. After 21 days
of evaluation, you must cease using Syslevel Editor unless you register it.
Licensed copies of Syslevel Editor may be used commerically, but not freely
distributed. Only one instance of each licensed copy may be used at any
particular time.
The copyright of Syslevel Editor is currently held by the author Harald
Wilhelm.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Licensing Syslevel Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Syslevel Editor is useful to almost the entire OS/2 community. It is
particularly attractive to software engineers who need to build own product
Syslevel Information Files.
The author invites you to license Syslevel Editor under negotiable terms. To
contact the author, see Contacting the author.
Alternatively, see How to register if you simply wish to continue using
Syslevel Editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. How to register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Syslevel Editor is shareware. This means that you can use the program for a
limited time (21 days) before you decide whether you want to keep it. If you
want to continue using Syslevel Editor after that time you are expected to
register it. The registered version (which you will be sent when you register)
is more uptodate, removes the sticky windows, but is otherwise identical to (or
better than) the evaluation version.
Once you have registered, technical support is available from the author via
e-mail or mail. Voice support is not provided.
Please see the file ORDER.TXT for order information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Contacting the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You may register a single copy of Syslevel Editor or initiate licensing
negotiations with the author. You can contact him at the address below:
Fax:
+49 (0) 22 1 5 90 90 99
Mail:
Harald Wilhelm
Am Scheidweg 60
D-50765 Koeln (Cologne)
Germany
CompuServe:
CIS 100031,1250
INTERNET:
INTERNET 100031.1250@compuserve.com
INTERNET hawikln@ibm.net
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Commandline options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SyslevelEditor does recognize the following Commandline options:
Option Description
-s Silent mode. The SyslevelEditor will not scan for
syslevel files during startup. This is useful if you
only want to create a new syslevel file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Actionbar Choices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Actionbar Choice - Syslevel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1. Pulldown Choice - Create ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this action will bring up the dialog Create Syslevel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.2. Pulldown Choice - Change ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this action will bring up the dialog Change Syslevel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.3. Pulldown Choice - Rescan ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
After activating this option, SyslevelEditor will reread all syslevel files
found on your system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.4. Pulldown Choice - Dump ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option will dump the entire syslevel definition to the file HWISLEVL.DMP.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Actionbar Choice - Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.1. Pulldown Choice - General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Shows General help.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.2. Pulldown Choice - About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Shows the Aboutbox.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.3. Pulldown Choice - Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This choice is only available, if this product is not registered. Activating
this action will bring up the dialog Register Shareware.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The container does contain the neccessary syslevel component related
information. More information is shown on the dialog Change Syslevel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Syslevel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This column shows the name of the Syslevel Component.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This column will contain the full qualified filename of this Syslevel
component.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The size of the Syslevel file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Date ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The date of the Syslevel file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The timestamp of the Syslevel file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Dialog - Create/Change Syslevel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog will be used to create new and to change and view existing Syslevel
information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.1. Entryfield - Filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field does contain the full qualified filename of the Syslevel module.
If you create a new Syslevel file, please enter the full qualified name of the
new Syslevel file. You can use the Pushbutton Search to easily navigate thru
your drive and directory tree on the Save As dialog.
If you view or change an existing Syslevel file, this Entryfield will be
disabled.
Under rare conditions the Syslevel files are in-use by the Operating System and
you will receive an file open error. Please enter a different location for the
changed Syslevel file and copy it later.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.2. Pushbutton - Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This Pushbutton allows to easily navigate thru your drive and directory tree
with the help of the Save As dialog.
If you entered this combination dialog in Change or View mode, this Pushbutton
is disabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.3. Entryfield - Date ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please enter the product date.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.4. Entryfield - SYS Id ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is a number that is assigned to each product that is supported for
service. The System Id is a 4-digit hex number (e.g. C010). Several System Ids
are predefined by IBM and will show up in the Static field beside when leaving
the Entryfield.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.5. Entryfield - System ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the translated name of the system. You can enter any valid alphanumeric
string of up to 80 characters.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.6. Entryfield - Component ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is a 8-digit number that represents sub-products.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.7. Entryfield - Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field contains an optional alphanumeric string of up to 8 characters. This
field is only used by the OS/2 vs2.0 version of SYSLEVEL.EXE. The OS/2 vs1.3
SYSLEVEL.EXE will ignore this field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.8. Combobox - System Edition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This Combobox allows a choice of up to four entries:
OS/2 Standard Edition
OS/2 Extended Edition
OS/2 Extended Services
Other
Please use Other for all your own products.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.9. Entryfield - Maj(or) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete release description can contain up to four parts. They are called as
follows:
Major Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Minor Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Modification Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Refresh Level (3-digit, 0 - 256)
This will generate a maximum release description of 256.256.256.256.
This Entryfield will contain the Major Version.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.10. Entryfield - Min(or) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete release description can contain up to four parts. They are called as
follows:
Major Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Minor Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Modification Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Refresh Level (3-digit, 0 - 256)
This will generate a maximum release description of 256.256.256.256.
This Entryfield will contain the Minor Version.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.11. Entryfield - Mod(ify) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete release description can contain up to four parts. They are called as
follows:
Major Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Minor Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Modification Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Refresh Level (3-digit, 0 - 256)
This will generate a maximum release description of 256.256.256.256.
This Entryfield will contain the Modification Version.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.12. Entryfield - Ref(resh) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete release description can contain up to four parts. They are called as
follows:
Major Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Minor Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Modification Version (3-digit, 0 - 256)
Refresh Level (3-digit, 0 - 256)
This will generate a maximum release description of 256.256.256.256.
This Entryfield will contain the Refresh Level.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.13. Entryfield - CSD Prefix ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete CSD (Corrective Service Diskette) contains four parts. They are
called as follows:
CSD Prefix (2-digit, AA - ZZ)
Country (1-digit)
CSD Suffix (4-digit, 0 - 9999)
Underscore
This will generate a CSD name like XRG3000_.
The current Entryfield will contain the CSD Prefix.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.14. Combobox - Country ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete CSD (Corrective Service Diskette) contains four parts. They are
called as follows:
CSD Prefix (2-digit, AA - ZZ)
Country (1-digit)
CSD Suffix (4-digit, 0 - 9999)
Underscore
This will generate a CSD name like XRG3000_.
The Combobox allows to select a Country as the second part of the CSD name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.15. Entryfield - CSD Suffix (Current) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete CSD (Corrective Service Diskette) contains four parts. They are
called as follows:
CSD Prefix (2-digit, AA - ZZ)
Country (1-digit)
CSD Suffix (4-digit, 0 - 9999)
Underscore
This will generate a CSD name like XRG3000_.
This Entryfield will contain the current CSD Suffix.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.16. Entryfield - CSD Suffix (Previous) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A complete CSD (Corrective Service Diskette) contains four parts. They are
called as follows:
CSD Prefix (2-digit, AA - ZZ)
Country (1-digit)
CSD Suffix (4-digit, 0 - 9999)
Underscore
This will generate a CSD name like XRG3000_.
This Entryfield will contain the previous CSD Suffix.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.17. Pushbutton - Ok ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Starts the desired action.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.18. Pushbutton - Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Shows help for the selected dialog element.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Dialog - About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog will show information to the current application.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2.1. Pushbutton - Ok ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this pushbutton will leave the current dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Dialog - File Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog will be used to search for existing or to create new files.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.1. Entryfield - Open filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can enter a full qualified filename or a filename containing global search
characters in this entryfield.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.2. Combobox - Type of file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This combobox will contain the types of files you are searching for.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.3. Combobox - Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select a drive out of the choice of existing drives. The Listboxes Directory
and File will be updated immediately.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.4. Listbox - File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Double click on a filename in this listbox to open the selected file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.5. Listbox - Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Double click on a directory in this listbox to change the current search
location. The listbox File will be updated immediately.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.6. Pushbutton - Ok ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this pushbutton will create a new or open an existing file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.7. Pushbutton - Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activating this pushbutton will leave the current dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3.8. Pushbutton - Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Shows help for the selected dialog element.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Dialog - Register Shareware ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog is only available if this product is not registered.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.1. Entryfield Registername ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please enter the name you got from the author of this package.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.2. Entryfield Registercode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please enter the code you got from the author of this package.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.3. Pushbutton - Ok ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Starts to register the product. If this action is successfull, the titlebar of
the application will change. The word "Unregistered" will disappear. This is
true for the pulldown choice Register too.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.4. Pushbutton - Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Shows help for the selected dialog element.