Object Selector Features

• Feature List
  • Shows all currently defined program objects.
  • Various filter and search options for easier viewing.
  • Shows object id (if one is defined) and persistent object handle for use with objstart utility.
  • New! Inspect objects even on a remote machine.
  • Let's you add and edit object ids
  • Launch any of your programs.
  • Delete any of your program objects
  • Object Select Registration via Compuserve (GO SWREG, ID 13817)

Command Line

Command Line arguments

OS2.INI file for processing

• Specify the desired os2.ini file. All informations will be taken from there.

  Note : If this file resides on another machine you must first remove the system attribute. The Edit, Launch and Delete options are not available.

Version information

If the version of the os2.ini file you are inspecting doesn't match the version you are running, you must specify either 3 (for Warp 3) or 4 (for Warp 4).

To have a look at the most recent archive created on startup, run ObjSel \os2\archives\01\0

To do this via a Lan running Warp 3 from your Warp 4 machine, run Objsel 3 \\server\bootdrive\os2\archives\01\0

(substitute the server and share name)

Starting data acquisition

The Start Menu

• Clicking on this menu entry starts the data acquisition and fills the container with data.
• Afterwards the menu entries filter and search are enabled.

Filter Options

How to use the Filter Menu

Note : Initially all session types are selected.

• The Default choice
  • This includes all program objects which don't have a session type associated.
• The PM choice
  • This includes all PM programs.
• The OS/2 choice
  • This includes all OS/2 sessions.
• The Dos choice
  • This includes all Dos sessions.
• The Windows choice
  • This includes all Windows sessions.
• You can select the columns to be shown in the display.

  Note : Initially all columns are shown

• The Apply Menu entry
  • After selecting your preferences click this menu entry to switch to the filtered view.

Search

How to use the Search Menu

Note : Initially all fields are marked for searching.

• The Program Type entry
  • Select this one to search for specific program type entries.
• The Program Description entry
  • Select this one to search within the program description.
• The Program Parameter entry
  • Select this one to search for specific parameters.
• The Object ID entry.
  • Select this one to search for an object id,
• The Object Handle entry
  • Select this one to search for an object handle.
• The Settings entry
  • Select this one to search for specific program settings. This usually applies to Dos and WIndows programs.
• The Search entry
  • Presents you an entry field for your search text. You may choose between case significant and insignificant. Press the Search button to display all matching program entries or press cancel to abort the search.

Changing an Object Id

The Change Menu

• Clicking on this menu entry enables editing of an existing Object Id or specifying a new one. When done, click change again to make changes permanent or press Escape to abort editing.

  Note : Use the horizontal scrollbar to make the field visible if needed.

  This menuentry is disabled if Object Ids are filtered out.

Delete Program Object

Delete the selected program object

Select a program entry from the main display and click on delete or press Alt d.

Note : A confirmation dialog is shown. Select Yes to actually remove this object. No files are deleted, only the object will be removed

Start Programs

Launch the selected program

Select a program entry from the main display and click on launch or press Alt l

Objstart Utility

ObjStart Overview

ObjStart Syntax 
ObjStart "<objectid>|objecthandle" {settings} ... "objectid|objecthandle" {settings} 

Parameter Description 
objectid 
This is the object id assigned when the object was created. 
 Note : You can also specify a file or path to open
them in the default view. 
A program object must be always surrounded by " and " 

object handle 
This is the persistent object handle shown in the handle column of the ObjSel program. 

settings 
They may be specified optionally and must follow the rules outlined in the description of "SysCreateObject". 
 Caution : It is not possible to modify the Object
Id with this program. Use ObjSel for this task. When specifying set
statetments there is no translation to uppercase. 

Registration

How to register

This is a full functional 30 day evaluation version. If you want to use the program after the 30 day limit, you must register.

If this program is part of the RoboJob package, just click on the pen icon in the RoboJob Folder for the order form. or for the BMT order form.

If you got this program standalone, just click on the pen icon in the ObjSel Folder for the order form.

New! Registering via CIS: GO SWREG, ID is 13817

Prices

ObjSel single license (valid for one machine): USD 10.00

ObjSel additional license per machine: USD 5.00

For volume discounts please contact me at one of these addresses.

Shipping & Handling: Europe USD 2.00, elsewhere USD 3.00

American Express Creditcards welcome.

Note : Customers residing within the EC must include their VAT ID or will be charged an additional 20 % VAT.

FootNote 1

• eMail
  • Internet: sauer@ibm.net
  • Compuserve: 100142.3133@compuserve.com or saueratsign.compuserve.com
  • Fidonet: 2:310/24
• Phone
  • Fax & BBS: +43 1 294 1014