CLIExchange 1.2 by Gael Marziou
                         released on 20 Jan. 94


INTRODUCTION

CLIExchange is a CLI replacement for standard CBM utility called Exchange.
The only difference is that Exchange has a graphical user interface while 
CLIExchange has been designed to be called from scripts, ToolManager
menus or docks, hotkeys, BrowserII and whatever you want.
Due to this, CLIExchange code is ten times smaller than Exchange one.
Of Course, CLIExchange cannot be run under 1.3 or less, you need at least 
2.04 system release. 


DISTRIBUTION

CLIExchange is Public Domain. I just want the C source to be included with it.


USAGE

CLIExchange <command> <list of commodities>

command is an optionnal argument, it defines what command will be sent to
commodities by CLIExchange.

command can take one of the following values :

KILL      : to kill commodities
ENABLE    : to enable commodities
DISABLE   : to disable commodities
APPEAR    : to ask commodities to show their interfaces.
DISAPPEAR : to ask commodities to hide their interfaces.
UNIQUE    : to make be commodities believe that someone has launched
            another exemplar of themselves. Most of commodities will
            react by showing their interface if any.

Not all commodities do support all of these commands. In case a command is
not supported absolutely nothing wil happen.

The second argument is a list of Commodities names. Be aware that Commodities
names are case sensitive ! Names with spaces must be quoted.
The list of commodities is not mandatory, if no commodities names are
specified, CLIExchange will send the command to ALL commodities currently
running.
Arguments should be a list of Commodities names. Be aware that Commodities
names are case sensitive ! Names with spaces must be quoted.

Called without any argument CLIExchange will list ALL running commodities.


example:

    CLIExchange KILL "Magic Menu" GrabIFF Yak "Arq 1.78"

        will kill these 4 commodities listed.

    CLIExchange DISABLE 

        will disable all running commodities because no commodities list
        is provided.

    CLIExchange

        will display the list of currently commodities.


DISCLAIMER

Allright, here it is : you use CLIExchange at your own risk. I cannot be
responsible to any damage happening when using it.


AUTHOR

You can contact me for bug reporting or whatever at :

                Gael MARZIOU
                Cidex 103
                38920 CROLLES
                FRANCE

or by e-mail (preferred) : gael@gnlab030.grenoble.hp.com


By the way, you should try my other PD utility : Yak.


CREDITS

Thanks to Klaus Melchior the author of MUI_Exchange who allowed me to use
some definitions and pragmas from his source.


HISTORY

1.0 : First official release. 688 bytes.
1.1 : 672 bytes.
1.2 : 592 bytes.