An update to the previous post.
"Dirk" == Dirk Heiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dirk> FYI: On my Win95b i get an "Couldnt not read the registry, please
Dirk> start me...." error message box. And the shell do not start.
I found the Problem. After i created the keys PluckerDir and
PluckerHome in the "Lissi" Registry it start now.
Lissi>> I coded around a minor bug. When plucking a file-URL instead of a
Lissi>> http-URL, plucker's URL starts:
Lissi>> file:c:/<somepath>
Dirk> file:C:\path\file.html
Dirk> ^ ^
Just verified, this work. But you should enclose this parameter (and
maybe some other) in qoute chars '"' to avoid problems with filenames
with space inside.
Lissi>> Another small feature that was a bit annoying was the "Hit any
Lissi>> key" at the end. The verbose switch didn't work (at least here), so
Dirk> You could add a new Section in the PluckerHomes (check the
Dirk> HKCU\Software\The Plucker Team\ Registry) plucker.ini file. Maybe
Dirk> [Lissi-Shell] and set the keys close_on_exit=1 and close_on_error=1
Dirk> (only supported by the next release). Then this messages disapear.
sorry i forgot: append then the the parameter -s Lissi-Shell to the
plucker-build call.
And some extra ideas/hints/suggestions:
- You should _not_ set the pluckerdir and pluckerhome with commandline
parameters. The plucker-build.exe do it itself. Instead set the Active
(Working) Directory to the Directory the user chose as the Plucker
Directory. (The user does not need to set the PluckerHome in your
shell)
- By use a Temporary BAT file you get may problems if the user launch
your shell more than once and call the database creation more than
once at the same time. I'm not sure how this work with VB, but you
could use "CreateProces" to call Plucker-build.exe and wait until it
finish with "Waitforsingleobject".
- plucker-build.exe are in the Path (in the Windows Dir) and in the
Plucker Dir. So you could simple call it without a path or IMHO the
better option are read the Plucker Directory from the registry and
use always this path (eg. C:\Programme\Plucker\plucker-build.exe).
- Maybe you wan't use a Subkey of HKCU\The Plucker Team\ to store your
settings. So all Plucker related registry setting are at one place.
eg. use HKCU\The Plucker Team\Lissi Plucker Frontend\
What do you think?
After all i think its a good start and many users would find it useful
to use a Frontend instated the commandline. Due its size i suggest to
offer its as an additional install (the way its already done) and not
include it in the plucker windows distribution.
cu,
Dirk
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