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The dragdo.ini file contains user's preference parameters. This is the first file that is read be D&Do. Here are the parameters:
Note: The first line should contain [dragdo] only with no space.
- Timeout:
Time allocated, in milliseconds, for the program to exit. If the program does not exit on time, the process is stopped and an error is associated with the program activity. Default value: 5000.
- MsExt:
Metascript file extension (starting with '.': the period character). Default value is ".ms".
- Lang:
Selected display language. The default value is "en" (in lower case) for English. The other option is "fr" for French. You must have the proper license for using other languages.
- Look:
The D&Do look and feel code. If it is empty, D&Do displays with the Java (a.k.a. Metal) look and feel. A value of "os" means that D&Do is displayed with the operation system look and feel (e.g. the Windows look).
- MenuX:
Minimum position of the left side of D&Do frame from the left side of the screen edge that is required for the popup menu to appear at the left side of D&Do. Default value is 500 pixels.
- MenuDist:
Popup menu relative position from the left side of D&Do frame when the menu appears at the left side. Default value is 50 pixels. If MenuX is smaller that MenuDist, MenuX takes the value of MenuDist.
- ChrClear:
Reserved letter character to be keyed-in when D&Do has the focus in order to do a Clear List command. The default value is the 'x' character.
- ChrLoad:
Reserved letter character to be keyed-in when D&Do has the focus in order to display the"Open MetaScript File" dialog box. By default, no character is assigned.
- ChrHelp:
Reserved letter character to be keyed-in when D&Do has the focus in order to display the "D&Do Help" form. The default value is the 'h' character.
- WebBrowser:
The full file path name of the Web browser application that will be used to display the Big Feet home page. The default value is (it is for a Win9x/ME system): C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
Changes on that file applies to the next time that D&Do is started.
If you get the following error message on the Status line:
WRN: a dragdo.ini error,
You will get more detailed diagnostic messages if you start D&Do from a Shell/DOS box. The message will be displayed in that box. Here are the possible messages:
- ERRINI-01: dragdo.ini 1
No [dragdo] header is found in the dragdo.ini file; it should be at the first line, without any space
- ERRINI-02: dragdo.ini .ms, line
NN
The MsExt: parameter contains nothing or the value does not start by a period. The error is at the line NN.
- ERRINI-03: dragdo.ini Chr, line
NN
The related parameter expects a letter character only. The error is at the line NN.
- ERRINI-04: dragdo.ini Rd line:
NN, ex= MSG
Unspecified error found at line NN
- ERRINI-05: dragdo.ini #1 line/sts:
NN
The first line with an error is at the line NN.
- WRNINI-01: dragdo.ini Set MenuX = MenuDist
MenuX value should be greater or equal to that of MenuDist. MenuX has been adjusted to be equal to MenuDist.
There are other messages that may be useful:
- INF-01: D&Do 1
Identification of the application and of its major version number
- INF-02: SysLang=
XX
Display language of your operating system
- INF-03: SysCountry=
XX
Country setting of your operating system
- INF-04: ReqLang= ZZ
Lang: parameter set in the dragdo.ini file; it overrides the display language of your operating system.
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