Cuido v1.1, Copyright ©1998 Matthew Gregan.
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Introduction:
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After using Opus for a while, I found that I needed a way to open listers
from the shell. I originally wrote this program sometime in 1997, and it
served it's purpose. But then I noticed some problems with it, namely it
didn't handle spaces in pathnames, and some of the other pathing functions.
I sat down and spent a while tidying up the code and speeding it up where
it could be (the original version was written in less than five minutes,
and it showed) and I ended up with Cuido.
Usage:
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You can use Cuido in the shell, by setting up an alias somewhere in your
S:Shell-Startup, and copying Cuido to the correct place as follows:
Copy Cuido.rexx DOpus5:Arexx/
Alias Cuido RX DOpus5:Arexx/Cuido.rexx
Now, you can use Cuido in your shell. Here are some examples:
Kinematics:> Cuido RAM:
This will open a new lister in with it's path set to RAM:
Kinematics:> Cuido
This will open the current directory (in this case, Kinematics:)
into a new lister.
Kinematics:Devs/DOSDrivers> Cuido /Printers
This will open Kinematics:Devs/Printers into a new lister.
Cuido also supports opening multiple listers by simply typing a path for
each lister you wish to open, for example:
Kinematics:> Cuido DH1: Temp2: RAM:
This will open three new listers, with their respective paths.
If you are using multiple paths, and one of them needs to be the current
directory, use double quotes, or a '.' if you're using the UnixDirs patch.
Kinematics:> Cuido DH1: "" Temp2:
This is the 'standard' Amiga way to refer to the current directory.
Alternatively, you can put in somewhere in your command path, and set the
script bit on the file, like this:
Copy Cuido.rexx C:Cuido
Protect C:Cuido +S
Now you can use Cuido from the shell without an alias, and without having
to call RX. There is no real advantage with this way, or the alias way.
It's just a matter of taste.
As you can see, using Cuido is very straight-forward, and easy. You shouldn't
have any problems, but if you do, feel free to contact me and ask for help.
Another use for Cuido is to create a hotkey in Opus, and set it to call
Cuido and open a requester to ask the path... This is a fast alternative to
opening a lister and clicking your way there. And I'm sure there are other
uses too...
Legal:
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This program is freeware. This means you are able to freely distribute it
and use it, without having to pay the author. If you wish to include it
with another program, please email me first for permission. Also, I am not
liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of the program,
directly or indirectly.
Directory Opus is Copyright ©1997 Jonathan Potter & GPSoftware
Cuido is Copyright ©1998 Matthew Gregan
All other Copyrights are © their respective owners.
History:
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Version Date Notes
1.1 1998-02-22 No changes to the actual script, but I've
bumped the version number in it. The only
changes I've made are to this readme. I
actually proof-read this one, and realised
I'd messed it up a bit. Sorry about that,
but I *did* write the original at 4am. :)
1.0 1998-02-17 First public/Aminet release. No major
changes from 0.9, but I just wrote some
documentation and tidied up the Arexx code
a little (ie: removed the debug code).
0.9 1998-02-16 This is the pre-Aminet version. I realised
my path parsing didn't support some of the
other Amiga path quirks, like multiple
slashes to traverse dirs. After
implementing a quick and easy fix, I found
a much better way to handle all of the
paths, which involved rewriting almost the
entire program. Damn.
0.5 1998-02-11 Path parsing improved dramatically in 0.5.
Now it supports paths with spaces, using
quotes.
<0.5 1997 First versions of Cuido, called CDO at this
stage. These versions had some very lame
routines in them.
Bugs:
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The only bug in Cuido, is very slight and should cause no problems.
Basically, if you give Cuido a directory or device which it can't access,
it will open the current directory in it's place. I think this is better
than returning an error, since it's likely that the dir is inaccessible
because you misspelled it, or something. So opening a lister in the current
dir will mean you have a lister free for the correct path. If this
bug/feature causes any problems, let me know and I'll change it.
Author:
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Matthew Gregan
EMail: kinetik caverock.net.nz
IRC: Kinetik on A-Net #Amiga
Drop me an email saying you're using Cuido, if you like. Let me know if you
like it, hate it, or whatever. If you have problems using it, or would like
to report a bug, email me at the above address.
Thanks:
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Thanks to Marcel 'Xar' Weber (MWnetaccess.co.nz) for beta testing, and
for writing the quote parsing code on his machine, and reading it to me
over the phone. This was much easier than actually having to think for
myself.
Also thanks to Wayne 'TB' Martin (tbamiga.org) for being the champion of
Daytona, one time running.
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