Exe-File Shell 2.0 for Windows 9x/NT/2k is a 
program to manage legacy exe-files and their I/O files.
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A) Description
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This program uses a hybrid method for updating legacy programs 
that allows to combine the visual interactivity of window 
platforms with the qualities of legacy programs. Because code 
migration from e.g. C, Fortran or Pascal to another language 
is very time-consuming, error-prone and wasting a lot of the 
previous investments, it can be more advantageous to integrate 
legacy exe-files into a visual interactive window shell. This
was done here with a multi-file manager as the main part to 
handle exe-files incl. their I/O files and output graphics.

B) How to use this program?
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1) Open an exe-file by clicking on 'File/Open',
2) Open an input file by clicking on 'Select Input file',
3) Edit the input file in the input window,
4) Run the exe-file by clicking on 'Run/Run'
	(the input file is automatically saved then),
5) Open the output file by clicking on 'Select Output file',
6) View the output file in the output window, and
7) Open an output plot by clicking on 'Plot'.

Note: If the same exe-file is opened again, steps 2 + 5
	are done automatically.

C) Multiple I/O file mode
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By adding the following lines to your legacy code,
for example, to a Fortran program called 'MyName.FOR':

C ...
	CHARACTER*12 FILEINP,FILEOUT
	OPEN(1,FILE='MyName.TXT',STATUS='UNKNOWN')
      	READ(1,'(A)') FILEINP,FILEOUT
      	CLOSE(1)
	OPEN(1,FILE=FILEOUT,STATUS='UNKNOWN')
C
     	OPEN(UNIT=11,FILE=FILEINP,STATUS='UNKNOWN')
      	OPEN(UNIT=12,FILE='ORIGINAL.DAT',STATUS='UNKNOWN')  
C ...
C ### At the end of the MAIN program: IMPORTANT; DO NOT FORGET!
C
    	OPEN(2,FILE='OK.END',STATUS='UNKNOWN')
      	CLOSE(2)
C

the same exe-file can be opened several times with multiple 
Input/Output (I/O) files. Or the same input file can be used 
by different exe-files opened at the same time, thus allowing 
to compare different exe- and I/O files for control, test, 
benchmark or calibration purposes.

File differences between output files are created by a 
click on 'Run/Compute Difference'. Their output plots
are also opened by clicking on 'Plot'. All plots can
be saved as a bitmap by clicking on 'File/Save Plot As'.

D) Examples
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Examples incl. source codes can be found in folder /Examples/
for:
1) deformation analysis of geodetic networks in /Deform/,
2) satellite orbit determination in /Satel/, and
3) tidal acceleration computation in /Tidal/.

whereby Mode 1 (single mode): as described under B)
		for any type of exe-file,
	Mode 2 (multiple mode): as described under C),
	Mode 3 (multiple mode with run-time file messages): 
		see ReadMe.txt in these folders for further infos.

Shareware registration $ 5.00

Download at (3.2 MB)
http://bsttc.marhost.com

To install Exe-File Shell do the following:

1) Create a temporary folder e.g.'C:\Temp'
2) Unzip the 'ExeShe.zip' file into this folder
    (if you don't have a zip program, a free download
     is available at http://www.winzip.com)
3) Run 'Setup' and follow the instructions
4) After the installation is successfully completed,
	you can run or uninstall Image Plus
	like any other Windows program.

If needed, the unzipped installation files can be
copied to 1.4 MB floppy diskettes as follows:
Files _setup.2, disk2.id => Installation Disk 2
Files _setup.3, disk3.id => Installation Disk 3
Files _setup.4, disk4.id, README.txt, ExeShell.xml
			 => Installation Disk 4
All other files          => Installation Disk 1
Then insert Disk 1 and run on the floppy drive
'Setup' as described above.

To uninstall My Exe-File Shell, use the Windows desktop 
by clicking Start / Settings / Control Panel /
Add/Remove Programs. Then you get a list of installed
programs. Select e.g. Exe-File Shell 2.0, press the
Add/Remove button, and follow the instructions.

Exe-File Shell is shareware for $ 5.00 (1 user license) 
so that you can test the full program before buying it. 
If you would like to use it for a longer time, order it at
http://bsttc.marhost.com and email us its ID string. 
Then the BSTTC administrator (bsttcadmi@yahoo.de) will 
email you back the unlock code of the program you ordered.
In case you have difficulties accessing our web site,
here are direct links to our shop for shareware registration:
https://order.kagi.com/?3CL
http://store.eSellerate.net/s.asp?s=STR614892436    

We are also very much interested in your feedback.
If possible, fill out the 'Evaluation Questionnaire.txt'
and email it back to the BSTTC administrator 
(bsttcadmi@yahoo.de).
Thank you very much for your time and effort.

If you have any questions, comments, problems, etc.,
please contact:

Dr. Jurgen Friedrich (BSTTC Administrator)
Black Sea Technology Transfer Center (BSTTC)
	An Alternative to Traditional Development
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KTU Lojman 35 / 7, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
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