
NoteSwitch Version 2.2
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Copyright (C) Marc Brewerton 1993/1994 All Rights Reserved

This program is Shareware, you may evaluate it, for a period of no more than 30 days. 
After this period, you must either register (read REGISTER.TXT) or remove it from 
your system. Failure to comply with this condition is a violation of the law. 
Please register if you use this program for more than the trial period.

N.B. This program requires VBRUN300.DLL (This file is freely available at many sites)



Program Usage
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Do you get annoyed when 'Windows Notepad' says "File Too Large For Notepad" and then 
continues to load ? 

Well, this little program is designed to prevent that type of error message. 
Initially, I wrote the program to deal solely with 'Notepad' and 'Write'. 
But since then, it has come to my attention that many other file-viewers 
and listers had similar filesize limitations. So, the program has an 'INI' file 
that contains descriptions of other file types you might want to use the 
program for (Current Limit 50 types).

Remember that the file type must still be associated through 'Filemanager.'

N.B. If no information exists for the file extension or the INI file is missing 
or cannot be found, then the program will continue using notepad and write defaults.

Example Of N-SWITCH.INI
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[NoteSwitch]
TXT,notepad,32000,write
LST,notepad,20000,multipad

Each record line contains four fields.

Field #1 : The File Extension.
Field #2 : The Smaller Program.(The Program To Use If Filesize Smaller Than Limit.)
Field #3 : The Filesize Limitation.
Field #4 : The Larger Program.(The Program To Use If Filesize Larger Than Limit.)

How To Use Associate
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1) Go Into "FileManager".
2) Create A Directory Called c:\N-Switch.
3) Copy The program into c:\N-Switch.
4) Copy VBRUN300.dll into the windows\system directory.
5) Select the file nswitch2.txt so that it is highlighted with the mouse
   And From the "FileManager" Menu, select "Associate"
6) Choosing the Browse Command Button, select the program from the 
   c:\N-switch directory. From now on, all text files when loaded 
   by double-clicking will be checked to see if they are too large 
   for "notepad"


Disclaimer.
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No warranty or guarantee is implied by this software and no responsibly can be 
attributed to the author, concerning data loss or corruption.The program is offered as is.

History.
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Version 1 	- Program written 8/11/93. Designed to swap between notepad and write.
	  
Version 2 	- Program Written December 1993. Incorporated the INI file to allow for other 		  configurations.

Version 2.1 	- Minor Bug Fix.
Version 2.2 	- Fixed problem with loading the ini file.


Future.
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Who Knows ????

Bugs & Suggestions.
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Please report any bugs, problems or suggestions to :

Marc Brewerton
"NoteSwitch Version 2.2"
2,St.John's Meadow
Blindley Heath
Surrey. RH7 6JU
United Kingdom 

email address : <me90mab@brunel.ac.uk>

Note
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Windows, Multipad, Notepad, Write and File Manager are Trademarks and Copyright To The Microsoft Corporation.
