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File contents
Documentation for *AppEnsure, an application version of "RMEnsure"
Program and documentation are Copyright � Cy Booker, 1993
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Syntax:
*AppEnsure [-Title] <title> [-Command] <command>
<title> is the name of the task, as listed in the task
managers' task display
<command> is a CLI command that is executed if the specified
task is not currently active.
Example Usage
=============
In an Obey file, instead of
Filer_Run Resources:$.Apps.!Draw
you'd use
AppEnsure Draw "Filer_Run Resources:$.Apps.!Draw"
Ie for each "project" you have an Obey file that loads up
your editors, various modules, sets up system variables,
opens filer windows etc. etc. Without this applet every time
one of these "project" Obey files is executed a new copy of
the application(s) would be loaded.
Note
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AppEnsure starts up as a (wimp) application if it needs to
execute the command --- but immediately commits suicide. Thus
you can't use this from inside a (non-wimp) application!
Updates
=======
12-Jun-1993 CJB First attempt, failed miserably
20-Jun-1993 CJB Now fully functional
Author
======
Any comments / feedback most welcome.
Mr. Cy J. Booker
86 Church View
Main Road
Crockenhill
Swanley
Kent
BR8 8JW
U.K.
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Cy| 00000070 20 42 6f 6f 6b 65 72 2c 20 31 39 39 33 0a 0a 20 | Booker, 1993.. | 00000080 20 20 20 54 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 | This program | 00000090 69 73 20 64 69 73 74 72 69 62 75 74 65 64 20 69 |is distributed i| 000000a0 6e 20 74 68 65 20 68 6f 70 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 |n the hope that | 000000b0 69 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 75 73 65 66 75 |it will be usefu| 000000c0 6c 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 62 75 74 20 57 49 54 48 4f |l,. but WITHO| 000000d0 55 54 20 41 4e 59 20 57 41 52 52 41 4e 54 59 3b |UT ANY WARRANTY;| 000000e0 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 20 65 76 65 6e 20 74 68 | without even th| 000000f0 65 20 69 6d 70 6c 69 65 64 20 77 61 72 72 61 6e |e implied warran| 00000100 74 79 20 6f 66 0a 20 20 20 20 4d 45 52 43 48 41 |ty of. 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Without this| 000003d0 20 61 70 70 6c 65 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 20 74 69 | applet every ti| 000003e0 6d 65 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f |me. one o| 000003f0 66 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 22 70 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 |f these "project| 00000400 22 20 4f 62 65 79 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 69 73 20 |" Obey files is | 00000410 65 78 65 63 75 74 65 64 20 61 20 6e 65 77 20 63 |executed a new c| 00000420 6f 70 79 20 6f 66 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 74 |opy of. t| 00000430 68 65 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 28 73 |he application(s| 00000440 29 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 |) would be loade| 00000450 64 2e 0a 0a 0a 4e 6f 74 65 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a |d....Note.====..| 00000460 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 70 70 45 6e 73 75 72 | AppEnsur| 00000470 65 20 73 74 61 72 74 73 20 75 70 20 61 73 20 61 |e starts up as a| 00000480 20 28 77 69 6d 70 29 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 | (wimp) applicat| 00000490 69 6f 6e 20 69 66 20 69 74 20 6e 65 65 64 73 20 |ion if it needs | 000004a0 74 6f 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 65 78 65 63 75 |to. execu| 000004b0 74 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 2d |te the command -| 000004c0 2d 2d 20 62 75 74 20 69 6d 6d 65 64 69 61 74 65 |-- but immediate| 000004d0 6c 79 20 63 6f 6d 6d 69 74 73 20 73 75 69 63 69 |ly commits suici| 000004e0 64 65 2e 20 20 54 68 75 73 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 |de. Thus. | 000004f0 20 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 75 73 65 20 | you can't use | 00000500 74 68 69 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 69 6e 73 69 64 65 |this from inside| 00000510 20 61 20 28 6e 6f 6e 2d 77 69 6d 70 29 20 61 70 | a (non-wimp) ap| 00000520 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 21 0a 0a 0a 0a 55 70 |plication!....Up| 00000530 64 61 74 65 73 0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a 20 |dates.=======.. | 00000540 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 32 2d 4a 75 6e 2d 31 39 | 12-Jun-19| 00000550 39 33 20 43 4a 42 20 46 69 72 73 74 20 61 74 74 |93 CJB First att| 00000560 65 6d 70 74 2c 20 66 61 69 6c 65 64 20 6d 69 73 |empt, failed mis| 00000570 65 72 61 62 6c 79 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 |erably. 2| 00000580 30 2d 4a 75 6e 2d 31 39 39 33 20 43 4a 42 20 4e |0-Jun-1993 CJB N| 00000590 6f 77 20 66 75 6c 6c 79 20 66 75 6e 63 74 69 6f |ow fully functio| 000005a0 6e 61 6c 0a 0a 0a 0a 41 75 74 68 6f 72 0a 3d 3d |nal....Author.==| 000005b0 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 6e |====.. An| 000005c0 79 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 20 2f 20 66 65 65 |y comments / fee| 000005d0 64 62 61 63 6b 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 77 65 6c 63 6f |dback most welco| 000005e0 6d 65 2e 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |me... | 000005f0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4d 72 2e | Mr.| 00000600 20 43 79 20 4a 2e 20 42 6f 6f 6b 65 72 0a 20 20 | Cy J. Booker. | 00000610 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000620 20 20 20 20 20 20 38 36 20 43 68 75 72 63 68 20 | 86 Church | 00000630 56 69 65 77 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |View. | 00000640 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4d 61 69 | Mai| 00000650 6e 20 52 6f 61 64 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |n Road. | 00000660 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 43 | C| 00000670 72 6f 63 6b 65 6e 68 69 6c 6c 0a 20 20 20 20 20 |rockenhill. | 00000680 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000690 20 20 20 53 77 61 6e 6c 65 79 0a 20 20 20 20 20 | Swanley. | 000006a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000006b0 20 20 20 4b 65 6e 74 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | Kent. | 000006c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000006d0 42 52 38 20 38 4a 57 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |BR8 8JW. | 000006e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000006f0 55 2e 4b 2e 0a |U.K..| 000006f5
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