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This is an interesting tip on how you can check a word (using a DOS dictionary) when you are in Memo. This within a few seconds and without any extra typing or by leaving the System Manager.
1. The American Heritage Dictionary by Houghton Mifflin Company, or any other command line dictionary which require a minimum of memory so it can be started from the System Manager.
2. KEY200 macro program which is a build-in application in HP 200LX.
3. KBUF128.SYS which expands your keyboard buffer.
4. CLIPBAT.EXM which is a Japanese program. This is a program which will go to DOS and execute a Dos command which is in the clipboard.
5. LXSTAT.COM. A great little program which gives you the statistics (among many other things) for HP 200LX (should also work on HP 100LX?). I have beta tested the program which is made by Nan-shan Chen (chen@get.uni-paderborn.de). With this program you can do a lot (please run it with LXSTAT -H), but we will use it here to set the proper display mode.
A lot of stuff you need, but the result is really nice!
2. Make a text file called for example MYMACRO.TXT. In this file you should have ONE line which looks as follows:
Menu D : Space ^Space Back ^Back Ctrl Left ^Ctrl ^Left D ^D E ^E F ^F Space ^Space Ctrl Left ^Ctrl ^Left Shift Ctrl Right ^Right Right ^Right ^Shift ^Ctrl Copy ^Copy Shift Ctrl Left ^Shift ^Ctrl ^Left Del ^Del Ctrl Right ^Ctrl ^Right Alt F9 ^F9 ^Alt y ^y
Please observe that it must be on one line! Please see instructions in the file D:\BIN\KEY200.TXT on your HP 200LX. This macro can not be done using the System Macro, so I use KEY200.
3. Install the macro program with following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT: KEY200 C:\BIN\MYMACRO.TXT or the directory in were you have the file. 4. Install CLIPBAT.EXM in your System Manager with Alt+F9 as the Key Assignment if you do not want to change my macro. Copy CLIPBAT.ENV to C:\_DAT and edit the file as follows:
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a:\temp\ccb_temp.bat
TEXT
LXSTAT -Q M C0
a:
cd a:\dict
If you do not have a A:\TEMP directory on your A drive, please create this directory. The last two lines gives the directory in which I have The American Heritage Dictionary- eg A:\DICT
5. Place LXSTAT.COM in a directory which is in your Path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
6. Reboot so the changes in AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS takes effect.
When you type in Memo or reading a text file, you place the cursor direct after the word you want to check- for example if you have a line as follows:
"Pocket Launcher_ Can Run For Example:"
Place the cursor direct after r in "Launcher", then press MENU+D. The macro will now change the line to:
"Pocket def Launcher Can Run For Example:"
and copy "def Launcher" and then restore the line as it was (without "def"). Then the macro will execute CLIPBAT.EXM with Alt+F9. When CLIPBAT ask if "def Launcher", which is the command for The American Heritage Dictionary to check the word Launcher, should be executed the macro answer yes and you will have the word or suggestions from the dictionary. After you terminate the dictionary, you will immediately be back in memo. I use this method frequently and for me it is an easy way to check a word without a lots of key strokes or by leaving System Manager. I hope you like it! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have problems!