DragCom 1.01 and CutF12 now available
Dorian Computing
Computing. The first being version 1.01 of DragCom, this application
is used for running a specified command on a filename (or any other
argument) given to it. The potential uses for this include executing
one command numerous times on an argument, or the same command
numerous times on different arguments, or even for executing different
commands on the same argument. The real power of this utility however
is the ability to drag a file into the DragCom window and execute the
command on that file. This allows you to operate on files whose full
pathnames are difficult to discover or type in.
Philip Macfarlane orginally wrote version 1.00 of DragCom for RISC OS
in Feburary of 1991. The original version was released into the public
domain. This new version has been released to provide complete
compatibility with newer versions of RISC OS and of course more recent
hardware, for example the BeagleBoard, ARMini, A9Home etc.
Using the program is simple. Double-click on the DragCom icon and you
are presented with a small window where you can type your command and
your argument. Clicking on execute will preform the command on the
argument, substituting the argument for every occurence of the
variable <File> in the command text. Dragging a file from a directory
viewer into the DragCom window will set the argument to the full
pathname of the file dragged and the command will be executed
immediately.
You can run the DragCom utility several times and have numerous
different commands instantly ready. DragCom should now be fully 32-bit
and ARMv7 compatible.
Our second release is named CutF12, it, when run, disables the user's
ability to use the F12 key that enables the user to run commands, quit
to the desktop and enter BBC BASIC. Why would one want to do this I
hear you ask? CutF12 is an ideal way for schools, universities and
companies running RISC OS to ensure that their system cannot be
tampered with easily. CutF12 really shines when the computer's sole
purpose is to run an application that is designed not to be exited,
schools, companies even musuems use applications like this for many
different reasons, mainly to display information or run an educational
game without the risk of having users snooping through the hard disc,
changing configurations, messing up the !Boot file etc.
In its current state, CutF12 is a very simply utility, it does not
have a graphical interface and does not present the user with the
option to set preferences. In future versions, I aim to implement
those features while also allowing the utility to ask for a password
when the F12 key is pressed, thus allowing teachers, administrators
etc. to enter commands without re-booting the machine.
CutF12 v0.1 and DragCom v1.01 can be downloaded from the software
section of our website - http://www.doriancomputing.co.uk/software.
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http://www.doriancomputing.co.uk
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