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1LiteratureErrataFileHere:GraphicProgrammingLanguageProgrammer'sManualIntroductionGettingStartedNo.
1(FAN631)DATE:March15,1996SUBJECT:RunningGPLwithWindows95FROM:WorkstationsandIntegratedSystemsTeamTO:AllMetasysGraphicProgrammingLanguageProgrammer'sManualHolders(FAN631)ImportantChanges:Metasys7.
01andWindows95TherearesomeadjustmentsthatarenecessaryifyouareusingGPLsoftwarewithWindows95.
FollowtheinstructionsinthisErrata.
UpgradetoMetasys7.
01InordertorunGPL7.
01underWindows95,youmustusetheMetasysRelease7.
01.
AnyreleaseofGPLsoftwareprevioustoMetasys7.
01isnotsupportedwithWindows95.
2ChangetheGPL.
BATOnceyouhaveinstalledMetasys7.
01software,youmustmanuallyaltertheGPL.
BATfileinordertorunGPL.
TheGPL.
BATfileislocatedundertheFMS\BIN\GPLdirectory.
Usinganytexteditor,makethefollowingchanges:qChangethemousedriverlinestoremarklines.
Windows95providesamousedriverthatissufficientforusewithGPL.
Therefore,ifyouareusingWindows95,changethetwolinesthatloadandunloadthemousedrivertoremarklinesbytypingREMinfrontofthelines(seeFigure1).
echooffREM%fmspath%\bin\gpl\agmouse.
comcd%fmspath%\bin\gplsetGPLPATH=%fmsdata%setGPLCMP=c:\setGPLUMAC=c:\custumacTypeREMtodisablethelinethatloadsyourmouse.
REMsetGPLPATH=REMsetGPLCMP=REMsetGPLUMAC=REM%fmspath%\bin\gpl\agmouse.
comoffifnotexistfilename.
tmpgotoENDl:EndlechoonTypeREMtodisablethelinethatunloadsyourmouse.
fig1.
drwFigure1:PortionsoftheGPL.
BATFilewithMouseLoadandUnloadLinesqDeletethelinethatreadsMetasys.
Beneathit,entertwolines:MasterandExit(seeFigure2).
3:FMScdc:\FMS\BINifnotEXISTbatch\metasys.
batgotoTermlMetasysMasterExit:Termlecho*****metasys.
batdoesnotexist-exittoFMSaborted*****cd\%fmspath%\bin\gplpausegotoEditor:cfgfileerrclsechoDeletethisline.
Addtheselines.
fig2.
drwFigure2:PortionsoftheGPL.
BATFilewithMetasysLineandAddedMasterandExitLinesRunningGPLIfyouarerunningMetasys7.
01OWSsoftwarewithWindows95,youcanrunGPLfromtheExitmenuontheNetworkMapasyoucouldinpreviousreleases.
However,ifyoudonothaveMetasysOWSsoftwareloadedonyourPC,youcanrunGPLoneoftwoways.
qeitherrunGPLfromtheDOSprompt.
qorrunGPLfromtheWindows95Startmenu.
RunningGPLfromtheExitMenuYoucanrunGPLfromMetasys7.
01OWSsoftwarethesamewayyoudidinpreviousreleasesofMetasys.
TorunGPL:1.
GototheNetworkMap.
2.
ClicktheExitmenu.
TheExitmenuappears.
3.
ClickGPL.
TheGPLprogramexecutes.
4RunningGPLfromtheDOSPromptIMPORTANT:DonotgotoDOSbyrestartingyourcomputerintheMS-DOSmode.
GPLdoesnotrunproperlyusingthismethod.
TorunGPLfromtheDOSpromptusingWindows95:1.
ClicktheStartmenubuttoninthelower,leftcornerofyourmonitor.
TheStartmenuappears.
2.
MovethemouseovertheProgramsoption.
TheProgramssubmenuappearsdisplayingtheprogramsyouhaveloadedonyourmachine.
Note:Insomecases,dependingonwhereyouhaveloadedyourDOSprompticon,youmayneedtoselectasubmenu.
3.
ClicktheDOSprompticon.
TheMS-DOSwindowappears,allowingyoutorunaDOSsession.
4.
TypeGPLattheDOSprompt.
TheGPLprogramexecutes.
RunningGPLfromtheStartMenuTorunGPLfromtheStartmenu,youmustfirstcreateamenuoptionforGPLintheStartmenu.
ToaddGPLtotheStartmenu:1.
ClickyourrightmousebuttonontheStartmenu.
Amenuappears.
StartOpenExploreFind.
.
.
fig3.
drwFigure3:RightMouseStartMenu2.
ClicktheExploreoption.
TheWindows95Explorewindowappears.
3.
CopytheGPLW95.
PIFfileintotheWINDOWS\Startmenudirectory.
(TheGPLW95.
PIFfileislocatedundertheFMS\BIN\GPLdirectory.
)OnceyouplacethefileundertheStartmenudirectory,itwillautomaticallyappearintheStartmenu.
Note:IfyouhavenotloadedMetasysGPL7.
01software,theGPLW95.
PIFfiledoesnotexist.
ExitingtoGPLWhenexitingGPL,youexittoDOSnotFMS.