WBAssign           V1.20           11/01/89

             by JDGJr        (aka) John D. Gerlach, Jr
          bix: jgerlachjr          3615 Barcroft View Terr. #104
                                   Falls Church, VA 22041


    WBAssign is a small WorkBench program that creates AmigaDos assignments
    without having to open a CLI. The assignments are made from entries in
    the program-Icon's ToolType list.

    This program is envisioned to have two main purposes:
    1) The WBAssign icon may be placed in any directory, with assignments
        being created when double clicked, and
    2) In WorkBench 1.4, and above, the icon may be dropped into WorkBench's
        'Startup' directory and the assignments will be made automatically.

    Assignments may be made by specifying a complete path (as supported by
    the CLI command), or by specifying a path relative to the current
    directory. This allows a program and its assigns to be moved easily. In
    addition, WBAssign can create assigns specified in the .Info files of
    other programs located anywhere in the system.


    ==================
    ToolType Specification:

    syntax:        Operation= String1 [String2]

        Operation    : [ WBAABS | WBAREL | WBANXT | WBADOS ]
        =            : required delimiter
        String1      : assign value for WBAABS, WBAREL
                       filename for WBANXT [not including '.Info']
                       Dos command string for WBADOS
        String2      : path for WBAABS, WBAREL

    The first three operations are specific to WBAssign, and the last allows
    any AmigaDos command to be executed from the icon. Only ToolType entries
    starting with one of these four strings will be interpreted by WBAssign,
    allowing WBAssign to inspect .info files of other programs (see
    description of WBANXT below).

    WBAABS and WBAREL create assigns and need two parameters; the assign, and
    its path. WBAABS assumes that the path given is absolute, and is used as
    specified. WBAREL prepends the current directory onto the specified
    string to create an assign relative to the current location. Note that if
    no path is specified for WBAREL an assign is created to the current
    directory. If no path is specified for WBAABS, the line is ignored.

    WBANXT is a safe means of chaining multiple WBAssigns. At any point in
    the ToolType list, a WBANXT may be inserted and the specified file's
    .Info file will be traversed.
            SPECIFY THE PROGRAM NAME WITHOUT THE '.Info'.
    In actuality, the .info file need not be attached to a copy of WBAssign:
    It may be associated with any program. This allows one copy of
    WBAssign to create assigns for any number of applications, AND the
    specific assignments to be kept with their respective programs.


    ==================
    Example:

    Assume the following directory structure:

    DH0:
    DH0:test            (contains WBAssign, WBAssign.Info)
    DH0:test/sd1
    DH0:test/sd2/ssd
    DH0:test/sd3

    DH1:
    DH1:last            (contains WBAssign.Info)
    DH1:last/sd1

    Assume to following ToolTypes:

        DH0:test/WBAssign.Info

        ToolType:                  Assignment:
    WBAABS=ENV s:env            ENV     DH0:s/env
    WBAREL=Test                 Test    DH0:test
    WBAREL=Tsd1    sd1          Tsd1    DH0:test/sd1
    WBAREL=Tssd    sd2/ssd      Tssd    DH0:test/sd2/ssd
    WBANXT=DH1:last/WBAssign    (checks ToolTypes in this .Info file)

        DH1:last/WBAssign.Info

    WBAREL=LAST                 LAST    DH1:last
    WBAREL=lsd1    sd1          lsd1    DH1:last/sd1

    ==================
    Other stuff

    Special thanks to Dave Haynie for the 'BindNames' code which illustrated
     the magic needed to created AmigaDOS assignments.

    Thanks to Dave Milligan for the icon: it surpasses the original by far.

    ==================
    The rest of it ...

    WBAssign may be distributed [for non-comercial purposes only] by
    anyone and everyone AS LONG AS the following conditions are met:

        1. The executable and documentation remain together and unchanged;

        2. The program, and any use thereof, be proclaimed to be independent
        and un-associated with any political, religious, or social assoc-
        iation or organization unless its use is detrimental to the goals
        and intent of that body in general. In clarification, this may be
        used by any computer user for any purpose (the restriction will
        probably be met anyway).


    I have noticed that writing programs for programmers does not garner
    many rewards: little recognition, and no money. Thus, this one is
    primarily intended for users (close to all of us). WBAssign is not
    a large program, but hopefully quite useful. If you find it so, please
    read the following sentence:

    Any Salutations, Congradulations and/or Contributions may be forwarded
    to me at the above address.