Category : C Source Code
Archive   : WCE200.ZIP
Filename : WCE.DOC

 
Output of file : WCE.DOC contained in archive : WCE200.ZIP

Windows C Editor(TM) Version 2.00

Windows C Editor(TM) Copyright (C) 1992 Tom DeCillis - All Rights Reserved

New version features:
- Search/Replace
- Background compilation of programs
- Minor compatibility problems

Contents:

1. Shareware Evaluation Version Information
2. Overview
3. Toolbar Functions
4. Support and questions
5. Installation and System Requirements

1. Shareware Information

Windows C Editor is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are
encouraged, subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement,
to share copies of this program with friends, associates and bulletin
boards. Please remember that if you use this software you are required
to pay the registration fee of $35 as described in the License Agreement.

2. Overview

WCE(TM) is a programming shell for Windows and Windows program
development. It provides an intuitive tool bar and click SAA/CUA
compliant interface that lets you edit, run and compile all the
necessary parts of a Windows application using the Microsoft
Windows SDK.

Because the Windows SDK is basically a DOS oriented development
package, WCE was written to allow for Windows development of
SDK applications.

The following is a list of options that currently reside on the ribbon toolbar:

* File Load (*.C)
* File Save
* File Print
* H (File Load *.H)
* DEF (File Load *.DEF)
* MAKE (File Load *.)
* RC (File Load *.RC)
* Error Viewing
* Compilation
* Program Execution
* Cut
* Copy
* Paste
* Postem

Some of these options are also contained in the pulldown menus located
above the toolbar.

The Postem(TM) toolbar option is a unique new feature to the
programming development arena. It allows for quick posting of
reminder notes during program development. Simply press the
Postem button, located on the toolbar, and a blank postem will appear
on your screen. You can type up to eight lines of text to remind
yourself of something that you must do in another part of code.
The Postem's can be deleted by pressing the trash can button
on the Postem toolbar or minimized for later viewing.

Due to the ease of use of WCE I felt it unnecessary to produce on-line
help with this version.

3. Toolbar Functions

The toolbar has a host of user functions, all of which are the primary
items for use in developing Windows applications. This section will
discuss each button in detail for you.

* File Load - This is the first button on the left side of the
toolbar. This is the main source of loading 'C' files
(except for the menu). After pressing this button a
dialog box will appear with displaying your C files.
Select one to edit.

* File Save - This is the second button in from the left side of the
toolbar. This button allows you to save any active file (you can
also use the save/save as option in the pulldown menus).

* File Print - This is the third button in from the left side of the
toolbar. Printing of the current file is possible with this
button. Printer defaults along with printing can be found
in the menu pulldowns.

* H - This is the fourth button in from the left side of the
toolbar. This is the file load button for all 'H' filetype files.
Pressing this button displays all of the available 'H' files
to edit.

* DEF - This is the fifth button in from the left side of the
toolbar. This is the file load button for all 'DEF' filetype
files. Pressing this button displays all available 'DEF' files
to edit.

* MAKE - This is the sixth button in from the left side of the
toolbar. This is the file load button for all make files.

* RC - This is the seventh button in from the left side of the
toolbar. Pressing this button displays all resource script
filetypes to edit.

* Error - This is the eighth button in from the left side of the
toolbar. After compilation you can press this button to
display the errors that may have been found in your source files.

* Compilation - This is the ninth button in from the left side of
the toolbar. After pressing this button a dialog box will ask for
the make file you would like to use to compile your source code.
Program compilation will be done in the background, so that editing
of your code can still be facilitated by you.

* Program Execution - This is the tenth button in from the left side
of the toolbar. This function allows you to execute
NON-WINDOWS applications. At release time this function
does not allow for WINDOWS program execution.

* Cut/Copy/Paste - These are buttons 11-13 from the left side of
the toolbar. These functions allow you to cut/copy & paste
portions of files together.

* Postem - This is the fourteenth button from the left side of the
toolbar. This function will bring up a Postem note for use in
jotting down information needed for later use. Simply press
the trash can when you want to delete the note.

4. Support and questions

Technical support is available at no charge by sending electronic mail
to 70563,36 on CompuServe, to GUMBY85405 on AOL, or by sending
US Mail to Tom DeCillis, 3803 La Jara, Long Beach, CA 90805.
Registered users only please.

When reporting problems with Windows C Editor, please include the following
information:

1) Did the problem occur when running Windows in Enhanced, Standard,
or Real mode? You can determine which mode is active by choosing
About in the Program Manager's Help pull-down menu.

2) If a dialog box with an error message was displayed, please include
the text of the message.

3) What other applications, if any, were running at the time.

5. Installation and System Requirements

System Requirements:

- Windows 3.0 or later.

- Microsoft Windows SDK for version 3.0

Windows C Editor-related files are:

- LICENSE.DOC License Agreement/Warranty
- WCE.DOC this document
- WCE.EXE required executable
- ORDER.DOC order form
- WCECOMP.PIF Windows Pif file
- WCECOMP.BAT Compilation batch file

Installation:

1) If you already have installed a previous version of WCE, backup
and delete all files in your WCE directory. Otherwise create a
directory to hold the WCE related files. For example, "C:\WCE".

2) Copy all WCE-related files to this directory.

3) Run Windows Setup to install the ICON on your Program Manager

4) Edit WCECOMP.PIF 's Start-up Directory using Pifedit. The
directory should be whatever directory you use for program
development.

5) Copy WCECOMP.PIF & WCECOMP.BAT to the directory that
contains the make file for the program you are developing.

Running WCE:

1) Run WCE.EXE. If Windows is not loaded, issue the WIN command, and
specify the full pathname to WCE.EXE. For example, if you copied the
WCE related files into a directory named C:\WCE, issue the
following command from the DOS prompt:

WIN C:\WCE\WCE.EXE

Alternately, if you are already running Windows, simply double click on
the WCE.EXE entry in the File Manager. If you are not familiar with
the File Manager, you can instead follow these four steps to run WCE
for the first time:

a. Activate the Program Manager.

b. Choose Run... from the File menu. The Run dialog box appears.

c. Type the full filename of WCE.EXE in the Command Line text box.
For example, C:\WCE\WCE.EXE

d. Choose OK.

2) Simply double click on the ICON in Program Manager.



  3 Responses to “Category : C Source Code
Archive   : WCE200.ZIP
Filename : WCE.DOC

  1. Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!

  2. This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.

  3. But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/