NOTE: WinPtr is now free to all so the contents of this file are largely useless.
V. PACKAGE CONTENTS ------------------- Included: WinPtr files ------------ WINPTR EXE - the real deal READ ME - self-reference (this) PELIWARE DLL - my dynamic link library PELIWARE INI - winptr control file WINPTR HLP - windows help file WINPTR REG - trial version "dummy" registration file (dated 1-Jan-85 so won't install over a "real" one). Install files ------------- INSTALL.EXE INSTALL.BIN INSTALL.INF INSTALL.BMP Uninstall file --------------- X_WINPTR.EXE All WinPtr files must be placed in the same directory, one of your choice, tho the install procedure will suggest c:\windows\winptr. I insist that the ini and dll files be kept with the exe for ecological purposes...it makes removal so much cleaner. However, since the uninstall program cannot remove itself from the ..\winptr directory if it's started from there, don't put it there. I suggest you put all files on a diskette, if you didn't get it that way, then install and uninstall from there.
VI. INSTALLATION ---------------- * Crank up Windows. * Select START/RUN. * Type a:install. - WinPtr is intended to load with Windows, thus should be added to your Program Manager STARTUP group. The install procedure will do this for you. In the unlikely event you want it in some other group, an override is provided. Note, tho, that the x_winptr, the uninstall, will only remove a startup group icon. * The next time you start up windows, the WinPtr icon (a tastefully designed pelican that some of the overly left-brained have called a duck) will be on your desktop. Right-Click it for its menus. - Ctrl/Shift F1 summons WinPtr help, an exhaustive guide to using WinPtr. The main menu also contains an entry to launch help. You'll also find an entry there to summon this file for Win 95 additions.
VII. REMOVING WINPTR FROM YOUR SYSTEM ------------------------------------- * Crank up Windows. * Select FILE/RUN from the Program Manager menus. * Type a:x_winptr. - All evidence of WinPtr's existence will be removed. Your loss.
IX. USAGE TIPS -------------- One of the features of WinPtr is that it can print the screen via hotkey even when a modal dialog box (like an error message) has focus/control...because it uses a system-level keyboard hook. We use a slimmer version (find WINP16.zip on CIS-winshare and AOL-search on poellinger) to have our users print Oracle error messages from Powerbuilder apps...showing the SQL statement causing the error. I've found a trick worth passing on...I used the PRTSC key to send the menu's in WinPtr's help file to the clipboard, then pasted them into WinGif and clipped the part I wanted. BUT... for a new app awhile ago, when I wanted to send the screen image to the clipboard, it showed a modal dialog box...and PRTSC won't do it when that dialog box has control. I solved it by using WinPtr...hit {CTRL}{SHIFT}{I} to bring up WinPtr's main menu (which works even with a modal dialog box in control, as I said), then drilled to the menu entry to send the screen to the clipboard and it worked!.
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