COOKIE Version 1.0 (C) 1991 Russ Le Blang for Creative Computing Artists OVERVIEW COOKIE is reminiscent of a similar program written for the IBM PC many moons ago. The original version simply printed out a random saying each time it was run, like a fortune cookie. Well, since I couldn't draw a fortune cookie right, My version is still called COOKIE. COOKIE outputs a bit of wisdom every time it is run. From the system menu, you can request new sayings. This version runs fine under Windows 3.0. I have not run it on a previous version, so if there are any problems, let me know, and I'll take care of them (my Windows 2.11 is around here somewhere?!?). INSTALLATION COOKIE requires two files: COOKIE.EXE, and COOKIE.DAT. COOKIE.EXE is the executable, and COOKIE.DAT is the sayings file. Unlike it's IBM PC predecessor, you can add new sayings to the file. Copy COOKIE.EXE and COOKIE.DAT into your windows directory, and add the following entry to your win.ini file using notepad.exe: [Cookie] CookieFile=C:\WINDOWS\COOKIE.DAT Minutes=(a number) This example assumes your windows directory is C:\WINDOWS. Place your own in there. The Minutes line allows you to set a time after which to put up a new saying. By placing 0 in, it will display a new saying every 5 seconds. By leaving out the Minutes line, it will not change sayings at all until you manually select one. And also under a group in program manager, like Windows Accessories, add the COOKIE.EXE program. That's all there is to it! RUNNING After running COOKIE, everything is pretty self-explanatory. By pulling up the system menu, you can select a new saying, or by Control-F1 on the keyboard. You can also toggle the Autorun feature, which will alter your WIN.INI file to run COOKIE everytime you start windows. It's nice to start the day with a saying. If you want to minimize COOKIE quickly, move the mouse into the window until it looks like a glass of milk (cookies and milk, neat huh?) and double- click. MAINTENANCE You can add new sayings to the COOKIE.DAT file by editing it with any ASCII text editor, like notepad.exe. Since the program allows for sayings of more than one line for effect, you must start each saying with a "$". That way you can format your text to suit your desire. Note though, that at present, COOKIE only supports up to 512 bytes for each saying. SUPPORT Please use and enjoy COOKIE!!! That's what it's here for! Future versions are already in the works. Additional features will be adding a dialog box to take care of options; clipboard support; and also, if you ever remember seeing a program called today, which displayed who's birthday is today, and what famous events happened in history this day, that will be added as well. At one point in my computer career when I was character-based (how did I survive????), I had cookie and today fill my screen in the morning to start my day off teaching me something, since after that my education ended. If you like COOKIE enough to make contribution, $10 will get you the complete source code, and register you for any future versions of cookie. Also, if you have any ideas, please contact me-- I'm only happy when my USERS are happy! I can be reached at: Russ Le Blang c/o Creative Computing Artists 450 Fulton Street #8 Troy, New York 12180 (518) 458-0868 9am - 5pm EDT Oh, and putting credit where credit might be due, I saw a program that ran similarily to COOKIE, and the features it has were inspired by it. If anyone can see a resemblance, please let me know too: Some thanks and kudos are due!!! Oh oh, and a question for you: How would you (the user) like a dbase III compatible assist program in windows which does all that the assist menu in dBase III does for less than $100. If this sounds good, write me to inquire more!