Discussion:
ANN: MZ-Tools 3.0 now provides setups
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Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
2005-08-11 13:18:38 UTC
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Hi,

For those of you using MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6, VB5 and VBA, as you probably
know, you needed to use regsvr32.exe to register the add-in dll. The new
builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last, almost 5
years after version 1.0 <g>

Just in case you are interested:

http://www.mztools.com/v3/download.htm

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, VB6, VB5 and VBA
You can code, design and document much faster.
Free resources for add-in developers:
http://www.mztools.com
Steven Burn
2005-08-11 13:27:55 UTC
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Wish I'd known lol.... would've waited instead of creating the setup for it
:o\

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
Post by Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
Hi,
For those of you using MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6, VB5 and VBA, as you probably
know, you needed to use regsvr32.exe to register the add-in dll. The new
builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last, almost 5
years after version 1.0 <g>
http://www.mztools.com/v3/download.htm
Best regards,
Carlos J. Quintero
MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, VB6, VB5 and VBA
You can code, design and document much faster.
http://www.mztools.com
Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
2005-08-12 09:56:29 UTC
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Post by Steven Burn
Wish I'd known lol.... would've waited instead of creating the setup for it
It was the opposite, after you contacted me with to offer and validate your
setup script for MZ-Tools 3.0 I decided to provide setups although I did not
use your combined setup because I wanted separate setups for VB5, VB6 and
VBA (to minimize download size for people who donŽt need all versions).

Best regards,

Carlos
Steven Burn
2005-08-12 10:22:42 UTC
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Oh right, hehe ;o)

If you'd like a copy of the graphic for the setup btw, it's still online :o)

http://mysteryfcm.plus.com/software/?f=Programming/VB_and_VBS/Analyzers/MZTo
ols_3_0/Inno-setup-files

Cheers again for MZT, it's proving to be astronomically useful :o)

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!
Post by Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
Post by Steven Burn
Wish I'd known lol.... would've waited instead of creating the setup for it
It was the opposite, after you contacted me with to offer and validate your
setup script for MZ-Tools 3.0 I decided to provide setups although I did not
use your combined setup because I wanted separate setups for VB5, VB6 and
VBA (to minimize download size for people who donŽt need all versions).
Best regards,
Carlos
YYZ
2005-08-11 14:09:06 UTC
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The new builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last
Why did you go back on your no setup policy? I'm not complaining, just
curious.

Matt
Ken Halter
2005-08-11 14:52:34 UTC
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Post by YYZ
The new builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last
Why did you go back on your no setup policy? I'm not complaining, just
curious.
Matt
If he's anything like me, he got tired of people complaining that they had
to run Regsvr32.

fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered. To some people, just the
mention of the word "Registry" or "Regsvr32" is enough to scare them away...
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
business working with ActiveX <g>
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
Ralph
2005-08-11 15:49:28 UTC
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Post by Ken Halter
Post by YYZ
The new builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last
Why did you go back on your no setup policy? I'm not complaining, just
curious.
Matt
If he's anything like me, he got tired of people complaining that they had
to run Regsvr32.
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered. To some people, just the
mention of the word "Registry" or "Regsvr32" is enough to scare them away...
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
business working with ActiveX <g>
So that's why it was magical for me.
The sequence was actually unzip, "right-click", work.
I have gotten so use to that menu item I use it without thinking. (Which
unfortunately is my normal state.)

-ralph
YYZ
2005-08-11 16:01:39 UTC
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Post by Ken Halter
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered.
Yup -- I've got a .reg file that I have on my gmail account so I can
get it from anywhere and run the sucker. I passed it around to all the
programmers in the office -- not one of them noticed until later on
that the context menu says "Register DLL -- Matt is the King" until
they had merged it. And they don't know how to change it.

Ahhh, fun with co-workers.
Post by Ken Halter
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
I agree. They won't touch it. In their defense, though, I personally
managed to trash my registry and make my machine unbootable 2 times in
a week, but that was a long time ago. Unfortunately, the tech guys
still have a homemade plaque up that says "It has been _223_ days since
Matt's last computer mishap"

Turnabout is fair play.

Matt
Ken Halter
2005-08-11 18:20:04 UTC
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Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered.
Yup -- I've got a .reg file that I have on my gmail account so I can
get it from anywhere and run the sucker. I passed it around to all the
programmers in the office -- not one of them noticed until later on
that the context menu says "Register DLL -- Matt is the King" until
they had merged it. And they don't know how to change it.
Ahhh, fun with co-workers.
Tell me about it <g> You should see the stuff I used to do to people's
Autoexec.bat file back in the 'old days'. Once, I changed the command prompt
to "Type something you goat roper!" and got a chuckle when the guy reported
it to me... thing is, it was like that for about a year and a half. I
"assumed" that his report meant that he knew how to change it back... I
assumed wrong <g>
Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
I agree. They won't touch it. In their defense, though, I personally
managed to trash my registry and make my machine unbootable 2 times in
a week, but that was a long time ago. Unfortunately, the tech guys
still have a homemade plaque up that says "It has been _223_ days since
Matt's last computer mishap"
Turnabout is fair play.
Matt
We had a customer call once and say that their PC was trashed because the
network admin copied the registry from his PC over the registry on their PC.
You wouldn't believe who the customer was... think 3 letter names and a
company that's been in business since dirt was new.
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
Ralph
2005-08-11 19:56:41 UTC
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Post by Ken Halter
Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered.
Yup -- I've got a .reg file that I have on my gmail account so I can
get it from anywhere and run the sucker. I passed it around to all the
programmers in the office -- not one of them noticed until later on
that the context menu says "Register DLL -- Matt is the King" until
they had merged it. And they don't know how to change it.
Ahhh, fun with co-workers.
Tell me about it <g> You should see the stuff I used to do to people's
Autoexec.bat file back in the 'old days'. Once, I changed the command prompt
to "Type something you goat roper!" and got a chuckle when the guy reported
it to me... thing is, it was like that for about a year and a half. I
"assumed" that his report meant that he knew how to change it back... I
assumed wrong <g>
Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
I agree. They won't touch it. In their defense, though, I personally
managed to trash my registry and make my machine unbootable 2 times in
a week, but that was a long time ago. Unfortunately, the tech guys
still have a homemade plaque up that says "It has been _223_ days since
Matt's last computer mishap"
Turnabout is fair play.
Matt
We had a customer call once and say that their PC was trashed because the
network admin copied the registry from his PC over the registry on their PC.
You wouldn't believe who the customer was... think 3 letter names and a
company that's been in business since dirt was new.
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
My favorite personal 'stupid PC trick' story:

Back in the Win3.1 days, I was the chief programmer for a team of four
developing Windows front-ends for a large HP Server, for a major Oil
Company. In the middle of the room, on a little stand, with the programmers
was our "Test Box". We would do daily builds and install the app on the test
box. All the programmers had access to it so they could test their pieces
during the day.

They were all retread COBOL and UNIX programmers and generally gave me a
hard time about Windows. I had just figured out one the oldest Windows
'tricks' in the business - we had a login screen that displayed when the app
was launched and I rigged the OK button to 'run away' whenever anyone
attempted to click it. Hitting Enter caused all the buttons to swap their
captions. I loaded it, then sneaked back into my office, quite pleased with
myself, and silently giggling waiting for one of them to use it.

Who should walk in but the CEO, all the little CEOs, and a couple of
white-hats from HP. "And here is our new inventory tracker", he announced,
as he launched the app. Before I could step-in two or three of them had
tried their hand at clicking that button while chasing it around the dialog
box. (Part of my delay was because I was internally rupturing trying to hold
back from landing on the floor laughing with my legs kicking in the air.)

I finally got control of myself and hit the hidden key and the demo went
well. But I know they all walked away knowing Windows had some strange bugs
in it. The programmers all looked at me with smug looks - "See, I told you
it was a crappy system". I don't think anyone ever caught on, and I
certainly couldn't tell.

-ralph
YYZ
2005-08-11 20:48:19 UTC
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Funny this off-topic topic should come up -- I'm in a new job, and the
only IT guy in this location. I'm supposed to be doing application
programming, but everyone here perceives me as being their friendly
neighborhood tech guy. I do try to help if it is easy, but send them
to the help desk if things get difficult.

2 guys just came up to me with 2 separate problems. One has a screen
saver that scrolls "I like little boys" across it, and he didn't know
how to get rid of it -- job done. The other has a thing where every
time he clicks a link in IE, a fart noise comes out of his speakers. I
gave that one a shot, but couldn't figure it out in 5 minutes so sent
him to the help desk.

Turns out guy B did the screensaver trick to guy A, and guy A did the
sound thing to guy B. I'm not necessarily one for bathroom humor, but
it is kinda funny hearing him "Dammit Kahler!" (guy A) when he forgets
to turn his speakers down after turning them up to listen to something
(we do some audio work).

Good times, good times.

Matt
Ralph
2005-08-11 21:01:16 UTC
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Post by YYZ
Funny this off-topic topic should come up -- I'm in a new job, and the
only IT guy in this location. I'm supposed to be doing application
programming, but everyone here perceives me as being their friendly
neighborhood tech guy. I do try to help if it is easy, but send them
to the help desk if things get difficult.
2 guys just came up to me with 2 separate problems. One has a screen
saver that scrolls "I like little boys" across it, and he didn't know
how to get rid of it -- job done. The other has a thing where every
time he clicks a link in IE, a fart noise comes out of his speakers. I
gave that one a shot, but couldn't figure it out in 5 minutes so sent
him to the help desk.
Turns out guy B did the screensaver trick to guy A, and guy A did the
sound thing to guy B. I'm not necessarily one for bathroom humor, but
it is kinda funny hearing him "Dammit Kahler!" (guy A) when he forgets
to turn his speakers down after turning them up to listen to something
(we do some audio work).
Good times, good times.
Matt
LOL

The simplest stuff is still the best. My all time favorite (next to the
bluescreen ScreenSaver) is the one where all the "letters" start falling
away at random and pile up at the bottom of the window.

Ghod I wish I had written that. <g>

-ralph
Kevin Provance
2005-08-11 19:18:24 UTC
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Bwahahahaha.

Back in day I modified the DOS 6.2 setup script to display some not so
friendly messages during install. One co-worked got so upset by it that he
left early for fear that he had actually done what was being displayed (when
in reality it was just installing DOS) and was fearing he was going to get
in some kind of trouble. <eg>

I miss those days.

- Kev
Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered.
Yup -- I've got a .reg file that I have on my gmail account so I can
get it from anywhere and run the sucker. I passed it around to all the
programmers in the office -- not one of them noticed until later on
that the context menu says "Register DLL -- Matt is the King" until
they had merged it. And they don't know how to change it.
Ahhh, fun with co-workers.
Post by Ken Halter
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
I agree. They won't touch it. In their defense, though, I personally
managed to trash my registry and make my machine unbootable 2 times in
a week, but that was a long time ago. Unfortunately, the tech guys
still have a homemade plaque up that says "It has been _223_ days since
Matt's last computer mishap"
Turnabout is fair play.
Matt
Saga
2005-08-11 21:09:09 UTC
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k, I can't resit - here's mine.

Also, back in the days when DOS was king and Windows was just
a screen of files, I had this friend that worked in maintenance. He
knew that I usually brought along a snack (ie Twinkies) and he
would hide them from me at times, so I decided to get back at
him. I did a chkdsk on his Cdrive and jotted down all the data
down down.

I then went to my desk, and made a small assembly language
program that would display the exact sequence of text as
though the disk was being formatted, like:

C>format c:

Are you sure you want to format xyz? Y

Formatting ....

Disk has been formatted

All disk info here

C>

When he saw this his face lost all expression. I feared that he
might have a cardiac arrest so I told him to type something in.
As soon as he pressed a key the program displayed the message
"Gottcha!" (or something to that effect).

Just seeing his expression was "priceless!". <eg>

Saga
Post by Kevin Provance
Bwahahahaha.
Back in day I modified the DOS 6.2 setup script to display some not so
friendly messages during install. One co-worked got so upset by it
that he left early for fear that he had actually done what was being
displayed (when in reality it was just installing DOS) and was fearing
he was going to get in some kind of trouble. <eg>
I miss those days.
- Kev
Post by YYZ
Post by Ken Halter
fwiw, on every PC I work on, I setup an association to Regsvr32 so when I
double-click on a dll/ocx, it gets registered.
Yup -- I've got a .reg file that I have on my gmail account so I can
get it from anywhere and run the sucker. I passed it around to all the
programmers in the office -- not one of them noticed until later on
that the context menu says "Register DLL -- Matt is the King" until
they had merged it. And they don't know how to change it.
Ahhh, fun with co-workers.
Post by Ken Halter
which is a bit funny since, if you're afraid of the registry, you have no
I agree. They won't touch it. In their defense, though, I
personally
managed to trash my registry and make my machine unbootable 2 times in
a week, but that was a long time ago. Unfortunately, the tech guys
still have a homemade plaque up that says "It has been _223_ days since
Matt's last computer mishap"
Turnabout is fair play.
Matt
Frisbee®
2005-08-17 15:44:48 UTC
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Post by Kevin Provance
Bwahahahaha.
Back in day I modified the DOS 6.2 setup script to display some not so
friendly messages during install. One co-worked got so upset by it that
he left early for fear that he had actually done what was being displayed
(when in reality it was just installing DOS) and was fearing he was going
to get in some kind of trouble. <eg>
I miss those days.
19 years ago ($Deity I'm old!) I wrote a little joke program called UUDOS
(User-Unfriendly DOS). If anyone is actually wanting the full source for
this program, e-mail me. De-mung my e-mail addy with the clue: My last
initial is "H"

' UUDOS.BAS - User un-friendly disk operating system

' Version 1.00 04/16/86
' Version 1.01 08/16/88 - Changes for QuickBASIC 3.0+,
' improvements on CD/CHDIR command.
' Version 1.10 09/03/90 - Add Sound Blaster Speech Support.
' Version 1.11 09/06/90 - Add DOS 3.30 commands.
' Version 1.12 12/15/90 - BC 7.x and PDQ changes,
' PDQ enabled DOS PROMPT to use ANSI sequences.

' Compile copy sb.bi speech.bi (Sound Blaster) or
' Instructions: copy nosb.bi speech.bi (No Sound Blaster)
' bc /o uudos; (All versions)
'
' link /e uudos,,nul,qbsbc; (No PDQ & Sound Blaster)
or
' link /e uudos; (No PDQ & No Sound
Blaster) or
' link /nod/e uudos acrtused,,nul,basic7 pdq qbsbc; (PDQ & Sound Blaster) or
' link /nod/e uudos,,nul,basic7 pdq; (PDQ & no Sound Blaster)

' Released to the PUBLIC DOMAIN for non-profit distribution

' (C) Copyright 1986, 1990 by William D. Hileman
' Old Address Snipped
' And I ain't putting in my new one here!
' Nor my phone number

' and Knowledge Applied Technologies, Inc.
' (Which went belly-up about a decade ago)
' (And I don't miss it a bit)

' Main Program

DEFINT A-Z

DECLARE FUNCTION PDQValI (Num$) ' rem-out if no PDQ
DECLARE FUNCTION PDQRand (Num) ' rem-out if no PDQ
DECLARE FUNCTION PDQExist (FileSpec$) ' rem-out if no PDQ

' $INCLUDE: 'SPEECH.BI'

DEF FNStrp$ (Txt$) = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(Txt$))

GOSUB Initialize

IF DOSCommand$ <> "" THEN
GOSUB PerformCommandEntry
END IF

DO
GOSUB GetCommandEntry
GOSUB PerformCommandEntry
LOOP UNTIL Done

END

' ***********
Initialize:
' ***********

DOSCommand$ = COMMAND$

' BackSpace$ = CHR$(29) ' non-PDQ version
BackSpace$ = CHR$(8) ' PDQ version

DOSPrompt$ = ENVIRON$("PROMPT") ' retrieve PROMPT setting from DOS
environment

IF DOSPrompt$ = "" THEN
DOSPrompt$ = "$N$G" ' default prompt 'd>'
ELSE
DOSPrompt$ = UCASE$(DOSPrompt$) ' convert to uppercase to make checks
easier
END IF

CurPth$ = CURDIR$ ' read current drive and path

CurDrv$ = LEFT$(CurPth$, 1) ' drive is left-most byte

CrCh = FREEFILE
OPEN "CR.TMP" FOR OUTPUT AS CrCh ' a carriage return for I/O redirection
below
PRINT #CrCh, ""
CLOSE CrCh

SHELL "DATE < CR.TMP > DATE.TMP"
KILL "CR.TMP" ' remove CR.TMP

DateCh = FREEFILE
OPEN "DATE.TMP" FOR INPUT AS DateCh
LINE INPUT #DateCh, date.data$ ' an easy method to determine day of week
CLOSE DateCh
KILL "DATE.TMP" ' remove DATE.TMP

DPos = INSTR(date.data$, "is")
CurDay$ = MID$(date.data$, DPos + 3, 3)
DOSVer$ = "User Un-friendly DOS Version 1.12 12/15/90"
Copyrt$ = "(C) Copyright 1986, 1990 William D. Hileman & K.A.T., Inc."
CopyrtSay$ = "Copyright 1986, 1990 William D. Hi elman and K A T
Incorporated"

NoHlp = 11
DIM Hlp$(NoHlp), HlpS$(NoHlp)

Hlp$(1) = "APPEND ASSIGN ATTRIB BACKUP BASIC BASICA
BREAK"
Hlp$(2) = "CALL CD CHCP CHDIR CHKDSK CLS
COMMAND"
Hlp$(3) = "COMP COPY CTTY DATE DEBUG DEL
DIR"
Hlp$(4) = "DISKCOMP DISKCOPY ECHO EDLIN ERASE ERRORLEVEL
EXE2BIN"
Hlp$(5) = "EXIST FASTOPEN FDISK FIND FOR FORMAT
GOTO"
Hlp$(6) = "GRAFTABL GRAPHICS GWBASIC HELP IF JOIN
KEYB"
Hlp$(7) = "LABEL MD MKDIR MODE MORE NLSFUNC
PATH"
Hlp$(8) = "PAUSE PRINT PROMPT RD RECOVER REM
REN"
Hlp$(9) = "RENAME REPLACE RESTORE RMDIR SAY SELECT
SET"
Hlp$(10) = "SHARE SHIFT SORT SPEECH SUBST SYS
TIME"
Hlp$(11) = "TREE TYPE VER VERIFY VOL XCOPY"

HlpS$(1) = "APPEND, ASSIGN, ATTRIB, BACKUP, BASIC, BASIC AY, BREAK"
HlpS$(2) = "CALL, C D, C H C P, CHANGE DIRECTORY, CHECK DISK, C L S,
COMMAND"
HlpS$(3) = "COMPARE, COPY, C T T Y, DATE, DEE BUG, DELETE, DIRECTORY"
HlpS$(4) = "DISK COMPARE, DISK COPY, ECKO, ED LIN, E RASE, ERROR LEVEL, E X
E 2 BIN"
HlpS$(5) = "EXIST, FAST OPEN, F DISK, FIND, FOR, FOR MAT, GO TO"
HlpS$(6) = "GRAF TABLE, GRAPHICS, G W BASIC, HELP, IF, JOIN, KEY BOARD"
HlpS$(7) = "LABEL, M D, MAKE DIRECTORY, MODE, MORE, NULLS FUNK, PATH"
HlpS$(8) = "PAUSE, PRINT, PROMPT, R D, RECOVER, REM, REN"
HlpS$(9) = "RENAME, REPLACE, RESTORE, REMOVE DIRECTORY, SAY, SELECT, SET"
HlpS$(10) = "SHARE, SHIFT, SORT, SPEECH, SUBSTITUTE, SIS, TIME"
HlpS$(11) = "TREE, TYPE, VERSION, VERIFY, VOLUME, X COPY"

RETURN

' *****************
GetCommandEntry:
' ****************

GOSUB DisplayDOSPrompt
LINE INPUT DOSCommand$ ' that's really all DOS does . . .

RETURN

' *****************
DisplayDOSPrompt:
' *****************

PromptCopy$ = DOSPrompt$

WHILE PromptCopy$ <> ""
CPos = INSTR(PromptCopy$, "$") ' prompt command character indicator
IF CPos = 0 THEN
PRINT PromptCopy$;
PromptCopy$ = ""
ELSE
PRINT LEFT$(PromptCopy$, CPos - 1);
IF CPos = LEN(PromptCopy$) THEN
PRINT "$";
PromptCopy$ = ""
ELSE
PCmd$ = MID$(PromptCopy$, CPos + 1, 1)
PromptCopy$ = MID$(PromptCopy$, CPos + 2)
IF PCmd$ = "$" THEN
PRINT "$";
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "T" THEN
GOSUB DisplayTime
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "D" THEN
GOSUB DisplayDate
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "P" THEN
PRINT CurPth$;
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "V" THEN
PRINT DOSVer$;
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "N" THEN
PRINT CurDrv$;
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "G" THEN
PRINT ">";
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "L" THEN
PRINT "<";
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "B" THEN
PRINT "|";
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "Q" THEN
PRINT "=";
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "H" THEN
PRINT BackSpace$; " "; BackSpace$;
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "E" THEN
PRINT CHR$(27);
ELSEIF PCmd$ = "_" THEN
PRINT
END IF
END IF
END IF
WEND

RETURN

' ************
DisplayTime:
' ************

PTime$ = TIME$

IF LEFT$(PTime$, 1) = "0" THEN
MID$(PTime$, 1, 1) = " "
END IF

PRINT PTime$; ".";

' PRINT RIGHT$("00" + LTRIM$(STR$(INT(RND(1) * 99) + 1)), 2); ' non-PDQ
version random 100ths seconds
PRINT RIGHT$("00" + LTRIM$(STR$(PDQRand(99))), 2); ' PDQ version random
100ths seconds

RETURN

' ************
DisplayDate:
' ************

PDate$ = DATE$

IF LEFT$(PDate$, 1) = "0" THEN
MID$(PDate$, 1, 1) = " "
END IF

PRINT CurDay$; " "; PDate$;

RETURN

' ********************
PerformCommandEntry:
' ********************

DOSCommand$ = UCASE$(FNStrp$(DOSCommand$))

IF DOSCommand$ = "!" THEN
Done = -1
ELSEIF LEN(DOSCommand$) = 2 AND LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 1) >= "A" AND
LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 1) <= "Z" AND RIGHT$(DOSCommand$, 1) = ":" THEN
CHDRIVE DOSCommand$
IF LEFT$(CURDIR$, 2) = CurDrv$ THEN
PrntSay "Invalid drive specification"
PRINT
ELSE
CurDrv$ = DOSCommand$
CurPth$ = CURDIR$
END IF
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "APPEND" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Which APPENDage did you have in mind?"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "ASSIGN" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Sorry, I don't do homework ASSIGNments - I'm a BUSINESS computer!"
Say "Sorry, I don't do home work assignments - I'm a BUSINESS computer"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "ATTRIB" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "I ATTRIBute the malfunctions to the HARDWARE!"
Say "I attribute the mal functions to the HARDWARE"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "BACKUP" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "BACKUP WHAT? I can't find ANYTHING!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "BASICA" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Now you're talkin' my language!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "BASIC" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Why not use the more Advanced version!"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "BREAK" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Don't look at me - I didn't BREAK it!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "CALL" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "I'm sorry. That number has been dis-connected,"
PrntSay "or is temporarily out of service. Please CALL"
PrntSay "your operator for assistance."
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "CD" OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "CD " OR
LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "CHDIR" THEN
GOSUB ChangeDirectory
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "CHCP" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Now you'll really get us lost!"
Say "Now you'll really get us lost"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "CHKDSK" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "The disk checks-out okay!"
Say "The disk checks-out O K"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "CLS" THEN
CLS
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "COMMAND" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Hey, do it yourself - I'm not your slave!"
Say "Hay, do it yourself - I'm not your slave"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "COMP" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Sorry, I don't do COMPositions."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "COPY" THEN
PRINT "Sorry, that would be in violation of copyright laws!"
Say "Sorry, that would be in violation of copyright laws"
PRINT " 0 File(s) copied"
Say "0 Files copeed"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "CTTY" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Don't go changin' - to try and please me . . ."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "DATE" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "What time shall I pick you up, honey?"
Say "What time shall I pick you up, honey"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "DEBUG" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Where's DE BUG!"
Say "Wheere's de bug"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "DEL" OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "ERASE" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "They were already gone."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "DIR" THEN
GOSUB Directory
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 8) = "DISKCOMP" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "All diskettes look alike to me."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 8) = "DISKCOPY" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Try using a XEROX for once - I'm tired!"
PRINT
ELSEIF FNStrp$(DOSCommand$) = "ECHO" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Echo"
Say "ecko"
PRINT " Echo"
Say "ecko"
PRINT " Echo"
Say "ecko"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "ECHO" THEN
Echo$ = FNStrp$(MID$(DOSCommand$, 5))
ELen = LEN(Echo$) + 1
PRINT
FOR Cnt = 1 TO 3
PRINT Echo$
Say FNStrp$(Echo$)
Echo$ = SPACE$(ELen) + Echo$
NEXT Cnt
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "EDLIN" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Ed's not here - neither is Lynn."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 10) = "ERRORLEVEL" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "I calculate the errorlevel at billions and billions."
Say "I cal culate the error level at billions and billions."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "EXE2BIN" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Poof! The invisible EXE file is now an invisible COM file!"
Say "Poof! The invisible E X E file is now an invisible COM file"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "EXIST" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Of course it exists - are you blind?"
Say "Of course it exists - are you blind"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 8) = "FASTOPEN" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Pick, pick, pick - I'm opening as fast as I can!"
Say "Pick, pick, pick, I'm opening as fast as I can!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "FDISK" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Don't you think the disk is screwed-up enough already?"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "FIND" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "I looked EVERYWHERE - I can't find it!"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "FOR" OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "FOR " THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "I'm neither FOR nor against that."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "FORMAT" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Not tonight, I've got a headache!"
Say "Not tonight, I've got a headache"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "GOTO" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Already been there, no big deal."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 8) = "GRAFTABL" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»"
PRINT "º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º"
PRINT "º º º º"
PRINT "º º º º"
PRINT "º º º º"
PRINT "ÈÍŒ ÈÍŒ"
PrntSay "Graphics Table"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 8) = "GRAPHICS" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "ÉÍËÍ»"
PRINT "ÌÍÎ͹"
PRINT "ÈÍÊÍŒ"
PrntSay "Graphics Window"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "GWBASIC" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Gee Wiz! Ballistic Arming Systems In Chaos!"
Say "Gee Wiz! Ballistic Arming Systems In kayoss!"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "HELP" THEN
PRINT
FOR Cnt = 1 TO NoHlp
PRINT Hlp$(Cnt)
Say HlpS$(Cnt)
NEXT Cnt
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 2) = "IF" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "JOIN" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "No thanks, I already belong to too many organizations!"
Say "No thanks, I already belong to too many organizations"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "KEYB" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Sorry, I only speak ENGLISH."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "LABEL" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»"
PRINT "º ";
Sprs = -1
PrntSay "UNION LABEL"
PRINT " º"
PRINT "ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍŒ"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "MD " OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "MKDIR" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Sorry, I just ran out of all the necessary ingrediants!"
Say "Sorry, I just ran out of all the necessary ingreediants!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "MODE" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Sorry, we're stuck in UUDOS mode."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "MORE" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Forget it! I think you've had too many to drive already!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "NLSFUNC" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Get down, get NLSFUNCky!"
Say "Get down, get NULSFUNCky"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "PATH" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "PATH=THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "PAUSE" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Pardon me while I take a pause for the cause..."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "PRINT" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Sorry, the printer's asleep, and I ain't gonna wake him!"
Say "Sorry, the printer's asleep, and I ain't gonna wake him"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "PROMPT" THEN
GOSUB NewPrompt
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "RD " OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "RMDIR" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "NO WAY! That's my summer home!"
Say "NO WAY. That's my summer home"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "RECOVER" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "It's too late for that, don't you think?"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "REM" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "REMarkable, isn't it?"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "REN " OR LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "RENAME"
THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Don't confuse me! I just got done memorizing all the names!"
Say "Don't confuse me. I just got done memorizing all the names"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "REPLACE" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "What are you doing, Dave?"
Say "What are you doing, Dave"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 7) = "RESTORE" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Leave me alone - I'm happy just the way I am!"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "SAY " THEN
PRINT
PrntSay FNStrp$(MID$(DOSCommand$, 5))
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 6) = "SELECT" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "I don't see it on the menu."
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "SET" THEN
Env = 1
WHILE ENVIRON$(Env) <> ""
PrntSay ENVIRON$(Env)
Env = Env + 1
WEND
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "SET" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Okay, now what?"
Say "O K, now what"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "SHARE" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "NO! MINE! MINE! MINE! - and you can't have any!"
Say "NO! MINE! MINE! MINE! - and you can't have any"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "SHIFT" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "I work the graveyard shift, how about you?"
Say "I work the grave yard shift, how about you"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "SORT" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Why? It's already in UUDOS order."
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "SPEECH" THEN
IF Sb THEN
IF Talk THEN
PrntSay "SPEECH is on"
ELSE
PRINT "SPEECH is off"
END IF
ELSE
PRINT "Sound Blaster driver not installed."
END IF
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "SPEECH ON" THEN
Talk = -1
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "SPEECH OFF" THEN
Talk = 0
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "SUBST" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Forget it, there's no SUBSTitute for PERFECTION."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "SYS" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Your request for transfer has been denied."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "TIME" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "Current time is: Same time as it was yesterday at this time."
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "TREE" THEN
PRINT
PRINT " oOOOOOo"
PRINT " OOOOOOOOO"
PRINT " OOOOOOOOO"
PRINT " oOOOOOo"
PRINT " | |"
PRINT " | |"
PRINT " | |"
PRINT " / \"
PRINT
PrntSay "Binary Tree"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 4) = "TYPE" AND LEN(DOSCommand$) > 5 THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Okay, here goes:"
Say "O K, here goes:"
PRINT
FOR Cnt = 6 TO LEN(DOSCommand$)
Sprs = -1
PrntSay MID$(DOSCommand$, cnt, 1)
' Timr = VAL(RIGHT$(TIME$, 2)) ' non-PDQ version
Timr = PDQValI(RIGHT$(TIME$, 2)) ' PDQ version
' WHILE VAL(RIGHT$(TIME$, 2)) = Timr ' non-PDQ version
WHILE PDQValI(RIGHT$(TIME$, 2)) = Timr ' PDQ version
WEND
NEXT Cnt
Say MID$(DOSCommand$, 6)
PRINT
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "VER" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay DOSVer$
PRINT Copyrt$
Say CopyrtSay$
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ = "VERIFY" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "Looks okay to me!"
Say "Looks o k to me"
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 3) = "VOL" THEN
PRINT
PrntSay "I was in the service - I don't VOLunteer to do anything."
PRINT
ELSEIF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 5) = "XCOPY" THEN
PRINT
PRINT "How many X's do you want me to copy, and why?"
Say "How many eckses do you want me to copy, and why"
PRINT
ELSEIF DOSCommand$ <> "" THEN
PrntSay "Bad command or file name"
PRINT
END IF

RETURN

' **********
NewPrompt:
' **********

DOSPrompt$ = MID$(DOSCommand$, 7)

WHILE LEFT$(DOSPrompt$, 1) = " "
DOSPrompt$ = MID$(DOSPrompt$, 2)
WEND

IF DOSPrompt$ = "" THEN
DOSPrompt$ = "$N$G"
END IF

ENVIRON "PROMPT=" + DOSPrompt$

RETURN

' **********
Directory:
' **********

NotFound = -1
UDir = 0

GPos = INSTR(DOSCommand$, ">")

IF GPos THEN
DOSCommand$ = LEFT$(DOSCommand$, GPos - 1)
END IF

PPos = INSTR(DOSCommand$, "/P")

IF PPos THEN
DOSCommand$ = LEFT$(DOSCommand$, PPos - 1) + MID$(DOSCommand$, PPos + 2)
END IF

Wide = (INSTR(DOSCommand$, "/W") <> 0)

DIRCommand$ = DOSCommand$ + " > UUDOS.DIR"

SHELL DIRCommand$

DirCh = FREEILE
OPEN "UUDOS.DIR" FOR INPUT AS DirCh

WHILE NOT EOF(DirCh)
LINE INPUT #DirCh, DirLine$
IF INSTR(DirLine$, "UUDOS DIR") <> 0 THEN
UDir = -1
END IF
IF INSTR(DirLine$, "UUDOS DIR") = 0 OR Wide THEN
FPos = INSTR(DirLine$, "File(s)")
IF FPos = 0 THEN
PrntSay DirLine$
ELSE
IF Wide OR NOT UDir THEN
PrntSay DirLine$
NotFound = 0
ELSE
' FilCnt = VAL(LEFT$(DirLine$, 9)) + UDir ' non-PDQ version
FilCnt = PDQValI(LEFT$(DirLine$, 9)) + UDir ' PDQ version
IF FilCnt > 0 THEN
PrntSay RIGHT$(SPACE$(8) + STR$(FilCnt), 8) + " " + MID$(DirLine$,
FPos)
NotFound = 0
END IF
END IF
END IF
END IF
WEND

IF NotFound THEN
PrntSay "File not found"
END IF

PRINT

CLOSE DirCh

KILL "UUDOS.DIR"

RETURN

' ****************
ChangeDirectory:
' ****************

IF LEFT$(DOSCommand$, 2) = "CD" THEN
NewDir$ = FNStrp$(MID$(DOSCommand$, 3))
ELSE
NewDir$ = FNStrp$(MID$(DOSCommand$, 6))
END IF

IF LEN(NewDir$) = 2 AND RIGHT$(NewDir$, 1) = ":" AND LEFT$(NewDir$, 1) >=
"A" AND LEFT$(NewDir$, 1) <= "Z" THEN
AltDir$ = CURDIR$(NewDir$)
IF AltDir$ = "" THEN
PrntSay "Invalid drive specification"
ELSE
PrntSay AltDir$
END IF
PRINT
ELSEIF NewDir$ = "" THEN
PrntSay CurPth$
PRINT
ELSE
IF LEN(NewDir$) > 1 AND MID$(NewDir$, 2, 1) = ":" AND LEFT$(NewDir$, 1) >=
"A" AND LEFT$(NewDir$, 1) <= "Z" AND LEFT$(NewDir$, 2) <> CurDrv$ THEN
ChkDir$ = CURDIR$(LEFT$(NewDir$, 2))
IF ChkDir$ = "" THEN
PrntSay "Invalid drive specification"
PRINT
ELSE
IF NOT PDQExist(NewDir$ + "\NUL") THEN ' rem-out if no PDQ
PrntSay "Invalid directory" ' rem-out if no PDQ
PRINT ' rem-out if no PDQ
ELSE ' rem-out if no PDQ
CHDIR NewDir$
END IF ' rem-out if no PDQ
END IF
ELSE
IF NOT PDQExist(NewDir$ + "\NUL") THEN ' rem-out if no PDQ
PrntSay "Invalid directory" ' rem-out if no PDQ
PRINT ' rem-out if no PDQ
ELSE ' rem-out if no PDQ
CHDIR NewDir$
CurPth$ = CURDIR$
END IF ' rem-out if no PDQ
END IF
END IF

RETURN

Ken Halter
2005-08-17 16:14:04 UTC
Permalink
Post by Frisbee®
Post by Kevin Provance
Bwahahahaha.
Back in day I modified the DOS 6.2 setup script to display some not so
friendly messages during install. One co-worked got so upset by it that
he left early for fear that he had actually done what was being displayed
(when in reality it was just installing DOS) and was fearing he was going
to get in some kind of trouble. <eg>
I miss those days.
19 years ago ($Deity I'm old!) I wrote a little joke program called UUDOS
(User-Unfriendly DOS). If anyone is actually wanting the full source for
this program, e-mail me. De-mung my e-mail addy with the clue: My last
initial is "H"
' UUDOS.BAS - User un-friendly disk operating system
Too late... it's already been released. Only thing is, it's called UNIX
instead of UUDOS <g>
--
Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
DLL Hell problems? Try ComGuard - http://www.vbsight.com/ComGuard.htm
Please keep all discussions in the groups..
Peggy Sue
2005-11-10 02:20:04 UTC
Permalink
I noticed the reference to Knowledge Applied Technologies (KAT) in your
code. I actually use the RV-Park software they wrote -- 1986-1992. Do
you
know how I could get ahold of the source code?

Thanks.

*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***

Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
2005-08-12 10:25:25 UTC
Permalink
Hi Matt
Post by YYZ
Why did you go back on your no setup policy? I'm not complaining, just
curious.
There were several factors. On the one hand I never liked setup programs and
I was not familiar with InnoSetup until one year ago when I learned it to
provide setups for MZ-Tools 4.0 (.NET). On the other hand, from time to time
some people were getting problems with regsvr32.exe. Very very few users,
but I thought it was a bad user experience for them. The instructions were
clear (I thought): open a DOS window, use the CD command to change to the
folder of the add-in and run regsvr32.exe followed by the name of the DLL.
All this should be familiar to VB developers, but...well, it happens that:

- some people donŽt know how to open a DOS window (some even believe that
Windows XP doesnŽt have DOS, as one of the users who posted a bad review in
the CNET downloads.com site).

- some people does not change of directory, they use a file name with path,
but they donŽt add quotes to it and regsvr32.exe fails.

- some people is not admin and regsvr32.exe fails with a not very user
friendly error

- some people register the mztools3.dll and expect MZ-Toolos to be loaded in
the VBA editor (mztools3vba.dll should be used instead).

- there was even one who didnŽt know how to use the CD command of MS-DOS to
change of directory, and I thought enough was enough, I didnŽt realize until
that moment that some programmers have started using computers directly with
Windows, not with DOS.

As I said, very few cases, but annoying for both parts...and then Steve Burn
(Ur I.T. Mate Group) sent to me some scripts and setups to validate and a
couple of weeks later I created my own scripts and setups....

Regards,

Carlos
Ralph
2005-08-11 14:56:34 UTC
Permalink
Post by Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
Hi,
For those of you using MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6, VB5 and VBA, as you probably
know, you needed to use regsvr32.exe to register the add-in dll. The new
builds starting from August 1, 2005 come with an installer at last, almost 5
years after version 1.0 <g>
http://www.mztools.com/v3/download.htm
Best regards,
Carlos J. Quintero
MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio .NET, VB6, VB5 and VBA
You can code, design and document much faster.
http://www.mztools.com
I never even knew it needed one. It always seemed to magically unzip then
work.

May I also extend to you my greatest approbation for what you call "my
little contribution". That has to rank as one of the biggest understatements
ever made.

-ralph
Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
2005-08-12 10:35:14 UTC
Permalink
Post by Ralph
I never even knew it needed one. It always seemed to magically unzip then
work.
LOL, you needed to register it at least once long time ago...VB6/VB5/VBA
add-ins need double registration to work (as ActiveX component and as
add-in). After that, if you unzip in the same folder always, you are updated
with no further action.
Post by Ralph
May I also extend to you my greatest approbation for what you call "my
little contribution". That has to rank as one of the biggest
understatements
ever made.
Thanks! MZ-Tools has followed a long way to its current state, but version
1.0 (October 2000), if you knew it, was really a little contribution. I
still have it on my hard disk and I smile when I open it from time to time.

Best regards,

Carlos
Ralph
2005-08-12 12:45:04 UTC
Permalink
Post by Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
Post by Ralph
I never even knew it needed one. It always seemed to magically unzip then
work.
LOL, you needed to register it at least once long time ago...VB6/VB5/VBA
add-ins need double registration to work (as ActiveX component and as
add-in). After that, if you unzip in the same folder always, you are updated
with no further action.
Post by Ralph
May I also extend to you my greatest approbation for what you call "my
little contribution". That has to rank as one of the biggest
understatements
ever made.
Thanks! MZ-Tools has followed a long way to its current state, but version
1.0 (October 2000), if you knew it, was really a little contribution. I
still have it on my hard disk and I smile when I open it from time to time.
Best regards,
Carlos
Ken Halter provided the clue that jogged my memory. I use a custom command
in the context menu that will register components - I have used it for so
long I that I now with out-thinking right-click on a new component there-by
registering it. (Duh.)

-ralph
Rick Rothstein [MVP - Visual Basic]
2005-08-11 19:01:41 UTC
Permalink
Post by Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
http://www.mztools.com/v3/download.htm
Hey Carlos, what is with all that white space around the MVP logo
displayed at your website? <vbg>

Rick
Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]
2005-08-12 10:38:23 UTC
Permalink
Post by Rick Rothstein [MVP - Visual Basic]
Hey Carlos, what is with all that white space around the MVP logo
displayed at your website? <vbg>
Rick
Hi Rick,

You know, I was afraid of MS lawyers and their logo guidelines... <g>

Best regards,

Carlos
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