PerformEvent Sequentially displays IFF ILBM pictures including HAM, high, medium and low resolution screens. Each picture is displayed, with optional color cycling, for an individually specifiable number of seconds and then removed from memory. ************************************************************************ CLI Usage: PerformEvent [ ...[]] = DOS file name of first picture to be displayed. = file name of second picture. = file name of last picture. File names may and should contain any necessary drive/volume and drawer identification. As the first execution of the PerformEvent command will return control to the CLI, after a specifiable number of seconds (the default is 15, but I've used the ToolType "RUNTIME=30", just to see if anyone notices) it is not necessary to use the "Run" command, however PerformEvent does require that the "OpenTool" public port be previously opened for use. CLI Example: 1>OpenTool 1>PerformEvent Jarvik7 Porsche 1> The first command line simply insures that the "OpenTool" public port is opened and ready for use. If the port is already ready no action will be taken by this command. The second command line will cause each picture indicated to be loaded from a disk file into a "CUSTOMSCREEN" that is initially located behind all other screens. However as soon as the first screen is ready for display, it will be brought to the "Front Screen" position of the Amiga "View", and a timer will be started for the number of seconds specified through the ToolType option "RUNTIME". Although not displayed, "Close", "Drag" and "Depth Arrangement" gadgets are provided in there documented (i.e. expected) positions. Single-Click selecting the "Close" gadget will begin termination of the PerformEvent tool. Termination will not be complete until all pictures have been unloaded from memory (which means they must be loaded first). NOTE: THIS TOOL USES THREE (3) OTHER TOOLS. The OpenTool program, must be executed prior to the execution of PerformEvent as discussed above, additionally the tools LoadPicture and UnloadPicture must either exist in the same directory as PerformEvent or be loaded as "RAM Tools". Workbench Usage: Single-Click select the PerformEvent tool icon. Press and hold down either Shift key. Single-Click select the desired picture icon to be loaded. then optionally... Single-Click select additional picture icons to be loaded. finally... Double-Click open last icon chosen. Release the Shift key. Workbench Example: Double-Click open the OpenTool icon. Single-Click select the PerformEvent tool icon. Press and hold down either Shift key. Single-Click select the Jarvik7 project icon. Double-Click open the Porsche project icon. Release the Shift key. This will produce the same results as the CLI example, with the exception that control will be returned as soon as PerformEvent finishes loading (though the PerformEvent process will not actually terminate for another 30 seconds after the last picture is displayed, unless the picture specifies a display time greater than 30 seconds).