
   WELCOME TO COMMAND POST!

   This disk/archive contains Command Post 8.0j


   INTRODUCTION

   Command Post helps you end the drudgery of day-to-day tasks
   when working in Microsoft Windows.  Its FAST text-based interface
   completely avoids the graphical overhead that often bogs down real
   productivity in Windows.  It is true that Command Post does not support
   a "glittery" type interface, but then that was not the design goal.
   Command Post is designed to be part of the key machinery holding up
   the entire Windows environment.

   How many times have you tired of changing drives, moving through two
   subdirectories, finding an executable file from among 43 other
   filenames, double clicking on it, selecting File/Open, then searching
   for another directory in the listbox because your document happens to
   be in a different directory than the program!  With Command Post you
   can automate that knowledge of where to move around the disk, which
   directories to go to, which files you want to work on, what size you
   prefer your window to be, and so on.



   With almost two hundred functions and commands, Command Post can:


     .  Run Windows and DOS programs.

     .  Send keystrokes directly to applications.

     .  Rearrange, resize, hide, and close windows.

     .  Run programs either concurrently or sequentially.

     .  Display information to the user in various formats.

     .  Prompt the user for any needed input.

     .  Present scrollable file and directory lists.

     .  Copy, move, delete, and rename files.

     .  Read and write files directly.

     .  Copy text to and from the Clipboard.

     .  Perform string and arithmetic operations.

     .  Make branching decisions based upon numerous factors.


   And much, much more.

   Of course, to take full advantage of the flexibility of Command Post,
   one must spend some time with either the manual or the help file and
   become aquainted with the underlying WIL script language.


   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

   Command Post requires an IBM PC or compatible with a minimum of 2
   megabytes of RAM, running Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher.
   Acceptable performance may require 4 megabytes or more of ram.


   SPECIAL BONUS FOR REGISTERED USERS

   Registered users receive our new "Dialog Editor" which allows them to
   graphically construct dialog boxes, (a lot like the Visual Basic dialog
   editor), and other utilities to help make programming Command Post menu
   items a tad easier and faster.

   PREMIER SUPPORT NOW AVAILABLE

   A fee based extended support system is now available to assist 
   corporate software engineering projects which require high technology
   assistance, custom Windows programming, or custom interfaces to suites
   of Windows applications.  See the README2.TXT file for more information.

   LATE-BREAKING NEWS

   Command Post 8.0 is a major update from previous versions.  We are
   sending all registered users update letters.  If you are a registered
   users and did not receive an update letter by Nov 1, 1992, then
   somehow we missed you.  Call (800)-762-8383 and get it straightened
   out.

   A lot of the changes have occurred in the menu script language.  A
   number of speed and assorted enhancements have been filtering
   in since our previous major release (7.0) some time ago.  Command Post
   is now quicker, smarter, and zippier.

   Command Post menus have undergone some natural evolution.  There are
   more menu files supported (up to 10 now) and our pre-packaged menu
   files now include the following:

        CMDPOST1.CPM - Defines the "File" menu
        CMDPOST2.CPM - Defines the rest of the file manager menus
        CMDUSER.CPM  - A sample user menu to start from
        CMDGROUP.CPM - The menu item that can rebuild itself from
                       the Program Manager groups.

   If you have a pre-existing copy of Command Post on the system, the
   setup program will (optionally) save the new menu files with an
   extension of NEW rather than overwriting existing menu files.  You
   can then look at the NEW files to see the latest sample menus.




   *** FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPPORT ***

   Command Post now supports some foreign languages.  English is built in,
   and the software attempts to examine your system, and, if you are using
   German or French, will configure itself to use German or French.  More
   languages on the way.  There is also "ValSpeak", which is both a
   parody on Southern California slang, and an example of how *some*
   messages may be modified for the end users.

   To access a non-default langauage do the following:

      1) Examine the WWWDLANG.DLL file to determine the languages
         available.  The file has documentation in it that will help you
         figure this out.  (It is not really a DLL, you can look at it.
         It will probably be in your Windows directory.)
    
      2) Edit the WWWBATCH.INI file and add an item to the MAIN section,
         something like:

         WWWBATCH.INI
            [Main]
            Language=ValSpeak





   HOW TO INSTALL COMMAND POST


    Use our WSETUP.EXE program, which will copy the files for you and install
    a WINBATCH group in the program manager with various sample files.
    To use our WSETUP.EXE program...   (Manual install instructions below)

      1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications.

      2) Close down any running copies of Command Post, WinBatch, File
         Commander, WinEdit, or any other process that uses the WIL language
         interpreter DLL.  (If you forget some, the setup process will tell
         you something went wrong during the install of the WWWBATxx.DLL).

      3) Double-Click on the WSETUP.EXE program

      4) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify initial directory,
         or accept the given default (C:\CMDPOST).




   PACKING LIST

   These files comprise the main Command Post package.

     WSETUP.EXE      The setup program
     WSETUP2.OVL     A setup program overlay
     WSETUP.INF      Setup script file

     CP__VER.xxx     Version stamp file.   xxx is the version number

     FILE_ID.DIZ     Short description file for BBS type systems

     README.TXT      This file - An initial look at the software
     README2.TXT     More initial info, legalese, other products, order form

     BROWSER.EXE     A copy of our BROWSER file viewer.
     BROWLANG.DLL    Browser language file.

     CMDPOST.MAN     The Command Post manual.
     WILDOC.MAN      The WIL language reference manual 
                     (Not always included when we send a printed manual)
     WIL.HLP         The WIL language online help file

     CMDPOST.EXE     The Command Post EXE file
     CP_TREE.EXE     A TREE utility for Command Post
     TASKMANR.EXE    An optional replacement task manager

     CMDPOST1.CPM    Command Post file manager menus - Part 1
     CMDPOST2.CPM    Command Post file manager menus - Part 2
     CMDGROUP.CPM    Program Manager group menus
     CMDUSER.CPM     Sample user menu
     WWWMENUS.DLL    Not really a DLL, more menu code used by CPM files

     WWWCP800.DLL    Command Post DLL
     WWWBAT11.DLL    WIL interpreter DLL
     WWWDLANG.DLL    WIL language DLL

     WWWDOS.BAT      BAT file used by WWWDOSC.PIF and WWWDOSP.PIF
     WWWDOSC.PIF     PIF file used to run a DOS command and quit
     WWWDOSP.PIF     PIF file used to run a DOS command and pause
     WWWVIRT.BAT     BAT file example showing PATH modifications for DOS apps
     WWWZIPLS.EXE    ZIP utility used by ZIP menu item



    *** Please help us out ***

    If you have received a regular licensed copy of Command Post (what
    we call the retail version), your 3.5" disk *might* contain a shareware
    ZIP file of the latest version of Command Post.  If so, please help
    us spread it around - upload it to your favorite local BBS, send it
    to your company software librarian, or any other place where people
    who might appreciate Command Post can come across it.
    Thank you very much.




    Please see README2.TXT for more information.
