Jack Stein,

14-Sep-99 19:36:59, Jack Stein wrote to Andy Roberts
 JS> Andy Roberts wrote in a message to Jack Stein:
          Subject: File Managers

 AR>>> It's not too late to switch to FC/2. 

 JS>> Before I consider that, does FC/2 handle full REXX support in
 JS>> it's menu command yet?

Try it and see for yourself.

 AR>> Oh wait a moment, I see what you are trying to do.  You want it
 AR>> to Create a DeskTop Object of some highlighted file.  Yes that is
 AR>> already hard coded into FC/2 Alt-F6.

 JS> OK, I was just giving ONE example.  As for hard coding, nope, no
 JS> good.  You notice that in this example, I changed some of the
 JS> parameters, for example, any objectid I create has "OS2C_"
 JS> prefixed the the OBJECTID.

You can add "OS2C_" on the fly with FC/2 Alt-F6.

 JS> Now maybe you don't care about this, but I do, and I'm sure there are
 JS> things you do care about that you can't do without full REXX support in
 JS> the menu system.

I don't know about that.  I do everything with CMD files.  I fill in my blank
Icon template and name it the same as the CMD file.  Then FC/2 Alt-F6 nicely
puts that on my DeskTop, where I drag it to it's permanent home.  If I have
used REXX in the FC.MNU, then it because mentally I don't separate REXX from
any other typical OS/2 command.

 JS> Does FC/2 Alt-F6 even create an OBJECTID for the Icon it creates?

I guess so.  If I have a special Icon then it uses it.  If I don't have a
prepared Icon then it uses the OS/2 default.

 JS> That is a BIG issue with me, since I control lots of things with the
 JS> OBJECTID?

Here I go showing my ignorance again.  Just learned to use Drag'n'Drop for
the 1st time last month, and now ObjectID.  What do you use ObjectID for?  And
why is that an advantage?

 JS> There are lots of scripts I use that are perfect for the menu, things I
 JS> use over and over, whether REXX is involved or not. It just gives total
 JS> flexability, something I always prefer over limitations.  I don't recall
 JS> the exact capabilites of FC/2's menu system, does it even support
 JS> non-rexx scripts (batch files)

Sure

 AR>> Sheesh.. You mean you have to put all that stuff in a menu.
 AR>> You've been working too hard.  You better get FC/2 quick.
 AR>> (again)

 JS> You would never believe how many CMD files I have on this
 JS> system...

Oh yes I would, since I have hundreds of CMD files here.

 JS> your right though, I spent too much time playing with all that stuff,

Take a little time to play with FC/2.  I took a little time to glance at OS2C
when you and Bat Lang said it was the best many years ago.  In the end I
registered FC/2.  I'm just trying to get even. 

 JS> I'm off to a new hobby now... billiards....  my new passion... Not a
 JS> digital bit in sight:-Oh, the guy running the league had a computer
 JS> crash... they sent him to me... I of course told him I don't know JACK
 JS> about WIN...  Rack'em!

Ugh Oh, we have a hussler in here. 

     Thanks and Good Luck,        Andy Roberts
                                  andy@shentel.net
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