V E C T O R - C O N N E C T I O N ================================= ReDirector ========== COPYRIGHT REDIRECTOR © 1993, 1994 Henning Schmiedehausen All rights reserved ***************************************************************************** This is not Public Domain nor freely distributeable or Shareware! This is a commercial program and if you didn't get it with one of the following products: - Vector Connection Interface Board, HK Computer Köln - Ariadne Ethernet Board, VillageTronic Marketing GmbH, Hannover then you probably got a pirate copy. Please delete. ***************************************************************************** Dies ist weder FD, PD oder Shareware Software. Dieses ist ein kommerzielles Programm und wird nur mit folgenden Produkten ausgeliefert: - Vector Connection Interface Board, HK Computer, Köln - Ariadne Ethernet Board, VillageTronic Marketing GmbH, Hannover Sollten sie es nicht zusammen mit einem solchen Produkt erhalten haben, so haben sie mit ziemlicher Sicherheit eine Raubkopie. Bitte löschen sie diese. ***************************************************************************** 1. Installation =============== ReDirector is copied to SYS:WBStartUp while installing your software. Its prefs file is copied to ENVARC:. It is intended to be run as a Commodity and should be started at boot time. 2. What it does =============== After installation and startup, ReDirector gives you the following new device/unit combinations: Vector Connection I/O Board: System-Device | is redirected to --------------------------+------------------------- serial.device, Unit 1 | vectorser.device, Unit 0 serial.device, Unit 2 | vectorser.device, Unit 1 serial.device, Unit 3 | vectorser.device, Unit 2 serial.device, Unit 4 | vectorser.device, Unit 3 parallel.device, Unit 1 | vectorpar.device, Unit 0 parallel.device, Unit 2 | vectorpar.device, Unit 1 Ariadne Ethernet Board: System-Device | is redirected to --------------------------+------------------------- parallel.device, Unit 1 | theseus.device, Unit 0 parallel.device, Unit 2 | theseus.device, Unit 1 If a program accesses 'parallel.device', Unit 1, then the access is redirected to Port 0 of your I/O board. In the future, you can always use 'parallel.device' and 'serial.device' with different units to access the ports on your I/O board. 3. Usage ======== 3.1 Gadgets =========== 3.1.1 The 'Checked Devices' Listview and its control buttons ------------------------------------------------------------ a) 'Checked Devices' This Listview shows all actual redirections. If you click at one of the shown combinations, it is copied into the Edit-Gadgets below. b) 'Add' (Keyboard-Shortcut: a) Adds a new redirection from the Edit-Gadgets into the Listview c) 'Del' (Keyboard-Shortcut: d) Deletes the selected redirection from the Listview. d) 'Sort' (Keyboard-Shortcut: o) Sorts the redirections in an alphabetical order. This is just for cosmetic reasons. 3.1.2 The Edit-Gadgets ---------------------- e) 'Original Device' und 'Original Unit' Here you enter Device Name and Unit, which should be intercepted by ReDirector. e.g. 'parallel.device, Unit 1' f) 'Replacement Device' und 'Replacement Unit' Here you enter the device and unit which should be opened. e.g. 'vectorpar.device, Unit 0' 3.1.3 The Control-Gadgets ------------------------- g) 'Save' (Keyboard-Shortcut: s) Saves the actual redirections and closes the window. The program runs still in the background. h) 'Use' (Keyboard-Shortcut: u) Closes the window. The actual redirections are used but not saved. i) 'Quit' (Keyboard-Shortcut: q) Closes the window and removes the program from memory. IMPORTANT! This program SetFunction()'s an exec.library call. For regular termination, the SetFunction() must be removed again. If another program also patches the System call, then ReDirector can not remove its vector. You will get the following requester text: Sorry. The OpenDevice() vector has been patched. Can't remove my vector! The program continues. If you see this requester, then you can quit Redirector only if you first remove the other program. In this case, 'QUIT' does not quit the program- 3.2 Menus ========= a) Open (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + O) This opens a file requester which allows you to load a prefs file. Default is 'ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs'. b) Save as (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + S) This also opens a file requester to select a name for saving a prefs file. Default is 'ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs'. c) About (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + A) Information about the program and the author. d) Hide (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + H) This closes the window. Identical to 'Use' (see 3.1.3 h). e) Quit (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + Q) Quits the program. Identical to 'Quit' (see 3.1.3 i) f) Reset to Defaults (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + D) Removes all current redirections and adds the default redirections (see above). g) Last Saved (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + L) Loads the ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs file. This is the settings saved with the 'Save'-Gadget (see 3.1.3 g). h) Restore (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + R) Discard all changes since the last opening of the window. i) Create Icons? (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + I) If this item is checked, an .icon file is saved together with the prefs files. 3.3 Tooltypes ============= You add all tooltypes in the icon file of the program. You access this icon file from the workbench with the 'Information' Menu. a) CX_PRIORITY Start Priority of the program. b) CX_POPKEY The key combination selected with this tooltype opens the Window. c) CX_POPUP If you enter 'yes' or 'y', then the ReDirector preferences window is opened at startup time. d) CX_Left und CX_Top Coordinates of the Left and Top edge of the preferences window.