| 1 | :h2 res=90700 name=PANEL_COMMAND.Editing Commands
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| 2 | :i1 id=aboutCommands.Editing Commands
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| 3 | :artwork name='\fm3\bitmaps\command.bmp' align=center.
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| 4 | This dialog allows you to edit the commands that are available in the
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| 5 | Commands submenu. There is always a :hp1.Do it yourself:ehp1. command
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| 6 | in the Commands submenu, and it is the default for the conditional
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| 7 | cascade. The Do it yourself command supplies the names of selected files
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| 8 | as the command line and allows you to enter a command to be performed on
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| 9 | the files in an entry field. Note that OS/2 command lines are limited
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| 10 | to 1,000 characters.
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| 11 | :p.
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| 12 | To add a command to this submenu, fill in the entry fields and set the
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| 13 | radio buttons and checkboxes that control session type as desired (these
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| 14 | are explained in more detail in the help for :link reftype=hd
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| 15 | res=90600.Editing Commandline:elink., except for :hp1.Each:ehp1., which
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| 16 | means that the command will be run once for each selected file, and
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| 17 | :hp1.Prompt:ehp1., which means that the command will display a dialog
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| 18 | that allows the user to edit the command line before running), then
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| 19 | click :hp1.Add.:ehp1..
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| 20 | :p.
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| 21 | To delete a command, select it in the listbox, then click
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| 22 | :hp1.Del:ehp1.. You should be aware that the command deleted
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| 23 | is the one matching the entry field, specifically, the title field.
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| 24 | :p.
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| 25 | To change a command, delete it, edit the entry fields, radio buttons and
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| 26 | checkboxes, then add it.
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| 27 | :p.
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| 28 | The :hp1.Find:ehp1. button brings up a standard OS/2 open dialog that
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| 29 | you can use to point-and-click at the desired executable file. It's
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| 30 | pathname will be entered into the command line entry field.
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| 31 | :p.
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| 32 | The :hp1.Environment:ehp1. MLE control lets you enter environment
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| 33 | strings for the program to inherit. Generally speaking, this is only
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| 34 | for running DOS programs where any strings entered here are interpreted
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| 35 | as DOS settings. For example, :hp3.IDLE_SECONDS=5:ehp3. would adjust the
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| 36 | DOS setting IDLE_SECONDS to 5. Names of DOS settings are as shown in
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| 37 | the Settings notebook for a DOS program.
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| 38 | :p.
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| 39 | See also&colon.
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| 40 | .br
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| 41 | :link reftype=hd res=100075.Metastrings:elink.
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| 42 | .br
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| 43 | :link reftype=hd res=95800.Reordering Commands:elink.
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| 44 |
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| 45 | :h3 res=95800 name=PANEL_REORDERCOMMANDS.Reordering Commands
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| 46 | :i1 id=aboutReorderingCommands.Reordering Commands
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| 47 | This dialog, accessed from the Edit Commands dialog, allows you to
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| 48 | rearrange the order of Commands. You take selected items from the left
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| 49 | listbox and Add them to the end of the right listbox with the
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| 50 | :hp1.Add>>:ehp1. button. When you've moved everything to the right
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| 51 | listbox, click :hp1.Okay:ehp1.. Click :hp1.Cancel:ehp1. if you change
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| 52 | your mind.
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| 53 | :p.
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| 54 | In reality, you don't need to move everything to the right listbox. You
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| 55 | can move only what you want moved to the top of the list, then click
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| 56 | Okay. Anything remaining in the left listbox is added to the end of
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| 57 | what's in the right listbox.
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| 58 | :p.
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| 59 | The :hp1.<<Remove:ehp1. button can be used to move selected items from
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| 60 | the right listbox to the bottom of the left listbox.
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| 61 |
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| 62 |
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| 63 | :h3 res=100075 name=PANEL_METASTRINGS.Metastrings
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| 64 | :i1 id=aboutMetastrings.Metastrings
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| 65 | The following "metastrings," or replaceable parameters, can be used in
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| 66 | command lines&colon.
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| 67 | :parml compact tsize=6 break=none.
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| 68 | :pt.%$
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| 69 | :pd.drive letter
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| 70 | :pt.%a
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| 71 | :pd.full pathnames
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| 72 | :pt.%A
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| 73 | :pd.full pathnames, no leading drive letters
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| 74 | :pt.%r
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| 75 | :pd.full pathnames, no quoting under any circumstances
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| 76 | :pt.%R
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| 77 | :pd.full pathnames, no leading drive letters, no quoting
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| 78 | :pt.%c
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| 79 | :pd.command processor specified in %COMSPEC%
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| 80 | :pt.%f
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| 81 | :pd.filenames, no paths
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| 82 | :pt.%F
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| 83 | :pd.filenames, no paths or extensions
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| 84 | :pt.%e
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| 85 | :pd.extensions
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| 86 | :pt.%p
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| 87 | :pd.path of execution (d&colon.\directory)
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| 88 | :pt.%P
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| 89 | :pd.path of execution (\directory)
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| 90 | :pt.%t
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| 91 | :pd.designated Target directory
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| 92 | :pt.%u
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| 93 | :pd.path of first datafile (d&colon.\directory)
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| 94 | :pt.%U
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| 95 | :pd.path of first datafile (\directory)
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| 96 | :pt.%d
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| 97 | :pd.full pathnames of all open Directory Containers
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| 98 | :pt.%D
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| 99 | :pd.full pathname of current directory in Drive Tree
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| 100 | :pt.%!
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| 101 | :pd.listfile name (first places full filenames in a list file; user
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| 102 | Command should delete listfile when complete, but FM/2 will clean any
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| 103 | left over up when FM/2 closes). This is an advanced command -- see
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| 104 | EXAMPLE.CMD in the FM/2 distribution archive for a skeleton program that
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| 105 | you can use to do work on the filenames listed in the listfile. You can
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| 106 | use %! more than once in the same command line -- the listfile will only
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| 107 | be built once, but the name of that listfile will be inserted each time.
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| 108 | :pt.%%
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| 109 | :pd.a percent sign
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| 110 | :eparml.
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| 111 | :p.
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| 112 | When you enter a metastring into a command line, the metastring is
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| 113 | replaced with the appropriate text. For example, "%c /C MYCMD.CMD %a"
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| 114 | might become "CMD.EXE /C MYCMD.CMD d&colon.\file1 d&colon.\file2
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| 115 | d&colon.\file3".
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