Short: OS 2.x MultiView replacement Author: hschuman@cs.uni-magdeburg.de Uploader: hschuman cs uni-magdeburg de Type: dev/e Architecture: m68k-amigaos Introduction ------------ This little program should be named MultiView and placed in the C: directory. It was written out of frustration. If you are using OS 2.x and often download archives from Aminet or the like, you probably know this situation: doubleclick on an icon and a requester pops up "program multiview cannot be located". Here is where this program comes in. It is called instead of the 3.x multiview and for all the usual file extensions there is a configured viewer that you like best. How to use it? -------------- Very simple, if you have AmigaE by Wouter van Oortmerssen. Thanks Wouter for this incredible piece of software and the support! It was written using version 3.1a, but might work with earlier versions too. (If not, get the latest version from Aminet and try the demo and register afterwards 8-) ) I put in my favourite viewers (players can also be used). To change that, just edit the source code to fit your needs and compile it. As the last step, put it in your C: directory as MultiView. Now you are set Some problems ------------- - viewers must be in C: or given with complete path, when used from WB (DOS.library`s Execute function related) (any ideas for fixing, please contact me) - doesn`t replace OS 3.x data types (it doesn`t even try 8-( ) - no external prefs file/program (faster for same reason) - can handle only commands up to 512 characters (including parameters, quotes...) (max. CLI command length is 512) - file needs to have an extension (.something) (currently up to 6 characters) Legal Stuff ----------- This program was written, using some example routines from the AmigaE_v3.1a package, (thanks again to Wouter) by: Horst Schumann Helmstedter Str. 18 39167 Irxleben Germany e-mail: hschuman@cs.uni-magdeburg.de WWW: http://www.cs.uni-magddeburg.de/~hschuman/hschuman.html I call it anythingware! Everybody can use it, modify it, compile it, re-release it, etc. provided he/she (Are there any girls using the Amiga? Love to hear from you!) sends me anything like e-mails, postcards, letters, money, Amigas (no PCs, please!), etc., but if you can`t afford any of it, please use it anyway, it might be useful. Own programs, especially those of the useful kind, are very much welcome too. And now the standard disclaimer ------------------------------- NO WARRANTY If something happens you don`t want, blame somebody else! Future Plans? ------------- Who knows what the future will bring...