CLOANTO SCRIPT DATATYPE V. 40.2

Some Amiga document icons are not associated directly to a text, but rather
to an AmigaDOS command script which in turn could, for example, open a
document in the correct language and with the correct viewing software
depending on the system configuration. This technique is used on several
Cloanto CD-ROMs.

When these documents are viewed with a double-click on their icon, the
transition from the AmigaDOS script to the AmigaGuide document is performed
automatically by the script itself, which is executed and not displayed. If
instead the script is "dragged and dropped" with a combination of programs
such as ToolManager and MultiView, then a DataType such as "Script" is
needed. Otherwise, the viewing software will display (rather than execute)
the AmigaDOS commands.

The "Script" DataType recognizes and executes AmigaDOS command scripts which
are normally processed by tools such as IconX. The script is executed by
emulating a Workbench double-click if the object has an icon (unless its
default tool is a known viewer), or by executing it directly as a script.

DataTypes are supported from version 3.0 of the Amiga operating system.


NOTES

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PERMISSION  UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP     NAME
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[generic]                  266     628  42.4% -lh5- 6794 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt.info
[generic]                  272     628  43.3% -lh5- 1ed8 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Classes.info
[generic]                  271     628  43.2% -lh5- 556b Jun  5  1995 Script_dt/Classes/DataTypes.info
[generic]                 2521    3916  64.4% -lh5- dd4b Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Classes/DataTypes/script.datatype
[generic]                  272     628  43.3% -lh5- 70a6 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Devs.info
[generic]                  270     628  43.0% -lh5- aa3c Jun  4  1995 Script_dt/Devs/DataTypes.info
[generic]                   79      88  89.8% -lh5- c5a7 Feb 21  1996 Script_dt/Devs/DataTypes/Script
[generic]                  296     473  62.6% -lh5- 8363 Feb 21  1996 Script_dt/Devs/DataTypes/Script.info
[generic]                  568    1127  50.4% -lh5- ffa4 Feb 21  1996 Script_dt/Install
[generic]                  599    1362  44.0% -lh5- 52c2 Jul 12  1996 Script_dt/Install.info
[generic]                  838    1639  51.1% -lh5- b4d6 Mar 27  1997 Script_dt/Script_dt.guide
[generic]                  400     795  50.3% -lh5- 6932 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Script_dt.guide.info
[generic]                  933    1815  51.4% -lh5- 6889 Mar 27  1997 Script_dt/Script_dt.readme
[generic]                  335     832  40.3% -lh5- fca5 Feb 21  1996 Script_dt/Test_1
[generic]                  811    1708  47.5% -lh5- ed9e Jun 21  1996 Script_dt/Test_1.guide
[generic]                  430     824  52.2% -lh5- 3cb7 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Test_1.info
[generic]                  329     778  42.3% -lh5- c21b Feb 21  1996 Script_dt/Test_2
[generic]                  599    1195  50.1% -lh5- 50ef Jun 21  1996 Script_dt/Test_2.guide
[generic]                  363     760  47.8% -lh5- 8655 Apr  1  1996 Script_dt/Test_2.info
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 Total        19 files   10452   20452  51.1%            Mar 28  1997