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                                  Written by:

                               Joseph Dindinger
                                C/O Jeff Wilson
                            4762 Central School Rd.
                            St. Charles, MO  63304
                              yerdon@trucom.com
                                      USA












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TITLE                               HOT-KEY                            LOCATION
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WHAT IS CONTROLO?. . . . . . . . . . . F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1
QUICK START. . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2
MORE ADVANCED TOPICS . . . . . . . . . F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3
TROUBLESHOOTING  (Bang, Bang). . . . . F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4





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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===================

MS-DOS system.


FILE LIST
=========

CONTROLO.EXE                      The Controlo 1.0 program
CNTSETUP.EXE                      The Setup / Install program for Controlo 1.0
ORDER.FRM                         The Order / Register form
MANUAL.COM                        This Manual


     When I first learned  DOS, I wondered why it was that I could only execute
the files that had a certain extension.   (ie. ".EXE", ".COM", ".BAT")   DOS is
hard to understand for many people.    To look at a file you must enter another
program and use that program's commands to hear, see, or read the file.   Well,
that's about to change.   

Presenting:                       CONTROLO 1.0
                                 --------------  

      With  CONTROLO  you may see a graphic, hear a sound file, or  read a text
file just by writing it's name, THE SAME AS ANY EXECUTABLE FILE! You don't even
need to add the extension!

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SETTING IT UP
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      Before you use the program you must first run the INSTALL/SETUP program, 
it is called "CNTSETUP.EXE" and is in the package with the rest of the files.  

      When you type CNTSETUP from the DOS prompt, you will see a screen prompt-
ing you for the names of the programs you will use for seeing, hearing or read-
ing the files of the specific format.  For the UNREGISTERED version of CONTROLO
only a few formats are available, in the REGISTERED version many more are
allowed.

      To choose a format enter the Number before the name of the format and 
then answer the prompt that asks for the WHOLE name of the program.

      For example:  If you type "1" (the PCX format) you will be prompted for 
the name of the program you want to use to view PCX graphics.  Enter the name 
of the file with the WHOLE PATH.  For example:  "C:\GRAPHIX\VUIMGP", (without 
the quotation marks).

      Repeat this procedure until you have given a program name for all the 
file formats you desire to use with CONTROLO.  Then ENTER 0 to EXIT.

      The next screen will prompt you for any memory resident programs (TSR's)
that you want to run when the program starts.  All the programs currently set 
up for CONTROLO will be displayed on the screen.  If you want to make any new
programs start when CONTROLO starts - you must type them ALL in again.  When
you're done enter "EXIT".

RUNNING THE PROGRAM
-------------------

      Once you've installed the program you can run it by typing "CONTROLO" 
from the DOS prompt.

      Once you've answered "Yes" or "No" to the prompt asking if you want to 
load the TSR's, you will be faced with a prompt similar to the DOS prompt. 

Controlo Do? C:\>_

      Once here, you can use the program just like you use DOS.  But besides
being able to execute programs, you can also "execute" the files for which you
have set up in the CNTSETUP program.  For example:

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Controlo Do? C:\DOS>dir *.pcx /b

FACE.PCX                         |
HELLO.PCX                        |  <--------- Feedback
MOUNTAIN.PCX                     |

Controlo DO? C:\DOS>face


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                                         |  <------- Feedback
                                       |        (PCX graphic  )
                            ٳ       |
                                  |

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      This example showed that you can execute any DOS command.  In the second
example you can see that just by typing "FACE",you can view the file "FACE.PCX"
of the PCX format.  If in the CNTSETUP you had set up the "C:\GRAPHIX\VUIMGP" 
for viewing the PCX files - Just by typing "FACE" you did the same as you would
have with the command "C:\GRAPHIX\VUIMGP FACE.PCX" from DOS.

      When you want to exit the program, just type "EXIT" or else "GET OUT".

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WHAT HAPPENS IN CONTROLO?
-------------------------

      When you run the setup / install program called CNTSETUP, it creates a
hidden file called "CONTROLO.CFG" in the root directory.  This is a small file,
which is read every time CONTROLO starts up.  In this file are the names of the
programs that will be used to view graphics, hear sounds, and read text files.

      When you enter a command from the CONTROLO prompt, the program gets the
command and searches for a file of one of the formats which are set up through
the CNTSETUP.  If the file is not found, control is returned to DOS and the
command is executed just as any other DOS command.  But, if on the other hand,
a file is found which must be heard, or viewed - then the program set up for 
this specific format is run with the command as a PARAMETER.

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WHY DOESN'T THE GRAPHIC/SOUND/TEXT 
FILE EXECUTE WHEN I TYPE IT'S NAME?
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REASON 1
--------

This specific format is not available in the UNREGISTERED VERSION.  

REASON 2
--------

You made an error when you typed in the name of the program you will use to
execute the file.

REASON 3
--------

Some programs do not accept FILES as PARAMETERS, you must go into the programs
and then you may choose the file to view/hear.

SOLUTION 1 - 3
--------------

Rerun the CNTSETUP program and see if the format is available, if it is please
re-ENTER the name of the program to execute the file.  Avoid using a program
which does not allow files to be passed as a parameter.

REASON 4
--------

There may be another file in the same directory that has the same name, but a
different extension.

SOLUTION 4
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Type in the file WITH the extension.


REASON 5
--------

Maybe you inadvertedly erased the file CONTROLO.CFG in the root directory.

SOLUTION 5
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Rerun the CNTSETUP program.


WHY IS THERE AN ERROR RIGHT WHEN I START UP?
============================================

REASON
------

You maybe did something weird to the file CONTROLO.CFG.

SOLUTION
--------

Rerun the CNTSETUP, and be sure the file does NOT have the read-only attribute.


WHY DOESN'T IT WORK - FOR SOME OTHER REASON?
============================================

REASON
------

If you've tried everything else, and you perfectly understand how the program
works, maybe THERE'S A BUG!

SOLUTION
--------

Please send your problem to the registration address, and explain CLEARLY what
the problem is and how it came up.  THANK YOU ahead of time!


I DON'T LIKE THE TSR's STAYING IN MEMORY
WHEN I EXIT THE PROGRAM!
========================================

Make a batch file that loads CONTROLO and then uninstalls the TSR's.
For Example:


@ECHO OFF
C:\DOS\CONTROLO
C:\SOUND\SBMIDI /U                |  <--- The command to uninstall the TSR
CLS


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                                   WARRANTEE

There is ABSOLUTELY NO warrantee for this product.  The program is AS - IS and
nobody will be held responsible for any damages done as a by-product of using
this program.  USE the program at your OWN RISK.

All Brand Names are used only for reference.


THE END.


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