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INSTALL.DOC
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* RO-SOFT SYSTEMS (C) 1992 *
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* INSTALL.EXE Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
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* MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
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* INSTALL.EXE * This is a small customizable software installation
routine. It is being used for all RO-SOFT ShareWare installation and
may be used by Disk Venders for easy installation of any software
packages that do not supply an install routine. It is being distrib-
uted as "FREEWARE" in that it must display the RO-SOFT header. This
is my first attempt at allowing INSTALL customization so I am sure
that improvements may be needed. Users may enter their own top line
of the header but the rest remains. This routine may be run from any
source path (i.e. a:install) even though you may be on drive C:. You
must be aware that, when you run the customize options, INSTALL puts
the changes in it's own ".EXE" file on the disk it is executed from
(giving virus checkers fits). This will not affect the end user.
INSTALL first checks the source disk for any zipped files that are
not in executable format. The initialized search types are ".ZIP",
".LZH", and ".ARC". For these type files you must supply the unpack
routine that is necessary, "PKUZIP.EXE", "LHA.EXE", and "UNPACK.COM"
or the user must have them in his DOS search path. Any files of these
types will be passed to the appropiate unpack routine with the current
destination directory as a command path. You may change these file
types and commands as needed.
INSTALL then checks for name entries in the execute files list.
Any matching files found are executed with the destination directory
as a command option. These files should be in executable zip format.
Or maybe you have a bat file on the source disk that you want run.
INSTALL then checks for name entries in the copy files name list.
These files will be copied to the current destination directory. See
the customize options for filename format entry.
INSTALL then checks for a ".BAT" file name to run from the first
destination path. This file must have been transfered during the
install.
Available at install completion, is a listing of all the available
RO-SOFT utilities.
Finally INSTALL checks for a command to be executed upon exit. The
command is put into the DOS keyboard buffer and INSTALL terminates.
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* Customizing Your Installation *
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To set up the install routine for your files enter "INSTALL /" and
you will be given the following option screen :
DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
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* RO-SOFT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE *
* =================================== *
* Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
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* MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
1. Enter new installation pathname
2. Edit sign on header line
3. Enter new zip file extents and unzip commands
4. Enter new zip.exe file names
5. Enter new file names to copy
6. Enter .BAT file name to run from installed directory
7. Enter new command to execute on install completion
Enter your option number or "Esc" to exit ?
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# Option 1. Enter new installation pathname #
With this option you may enter the initial drive and directory name
for the installation destination. Of course this may be changed by the
user during install. Choosing this option gives you the following
display screen. It is the same screen the user will get for each ZIP
file to install allowing him to change the path.
DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
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* RO-SOFT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE *
* =================================== *
* Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski *
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* MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
Enter new path for system files destination ?
C:\ROSOFT\......................................................
Press "Enter" to accept or "Esc" to abort !
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* Customizing Your Installation *
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# Option 2. Edit sign on header line #
With this option you may enter your customized header lines for the
display screens. The lines that you may change are as follows :
DOS UTILITIES (C)1992 BY RO-SOFT
RO-SOFT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Ver 4.5 BY Robert Ossowski
* MAKE YOUR COMPUTING EASY *
# Option 3. Enter new zip file extents and unzip commands
With this option you may enter new zip file extents and their associated
commands. Three types are allowed on any install. The following three are
the pre-initialized set. Each is searched for using the *.ext mask so all
files with these extents will be passed to the associated command function
followed by the current destination path. You may also enter any necessary
unzip command switches following the command name.
Edit zip file extents and associated unzip command
ZIP PKUNZIP ................
LZH LHA x ..................
ARC UNPACK .................
Enter "F10" to store, "Enter" to accept, "Esc" to abort
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* Customizing Your Installation *
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# Option 4. Enter new zip.exe file names #
With this option you may enter up to ten filenames to be executed
from the source disk. You may use the wildcard characters * and ? in
the names. All matching files found will be executed. In the example
below I use "??" so that when changing version numbers I don't have to
reset the install routine. These files should be in a zip.exe form.
They will be executed with the current destination path as a command
option. At each such file found the user will be prompted for any
destination change that he may desire.
Edit zip.exe filenames to be executed for installation
UTL??EXE.EXE
UTL??DOC.EXE
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............
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Enter "F10" to store, "Enter" to accept, "Esc" to abort
# Option 5. Enter new file names to copy #
This option gives you a screen similar to Option 3 to enter up to
ten other file names using wildcard characters. All the files found
matching these entries will be copied to the current destination dir-
ectory. These would be any files that are not in any zip format but
need to be installed.
# Option 6. Enter .BAT file name to run from installed directory #
With this option you may enter the name of a .BAT file to execute
after all files are transfered. This file must reside in the first
directory that files were installed in.
# Option 7. Enter new command to execute on install completion #
With this option you may enter a command to execute at installation
completion. This is for automatically running the installed function.
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #2877
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FILE_ID DIZ 341 10-04-92 10:13a
INSTALL DOC 8865 10-04-92 10:13a
VENDOR DOC 27094 10-04-92 10:13a
INSTALL EXE 10043 10-04-92 10:13a
UTL45EXE EXE 174362 10-04-92 10:13a
UTL45DOC EXE 91996 10-04-92 10:13a
GO BAT 37 11-17-92 3:55p
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