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From: protcoop@bnr-public.uucp (Joel Avery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Problems Running PD SFW on 2000HD
Keywords: Problems using some PD SFW on an Amiga 2000HD
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Date: 25 May 89 11:09:03 GMT
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Your problem is not with assignments.  I have had similar problems
when I move a README file from a fish disk onto another disk.  The
README expects to find ':c/more' or ':c/less'.  This translates
into  ':' ... meaning 'on this disk',  'c' ... meaning in the
'c' directory on this disk, 'less' ... meaning the 'less' program
in the 'c' directory 'on this disk'.  So what all that means is
when you click on the README icon, it expects to find a program
called 'less' in the 'c' directory 'on this disk'.  It then runs
that program and loads the file into it.  You can (and must)
change this default.  It can be easily done.  Simply click once
on the troublesome icon, then hold done your menu button and go
up into the 'WorkBench' menu.  There you will find an item called
'info'.  Select this one and up will pop a window telling you 
all about the icon you selected.  In one field ( I can't remember
the name since this is all from memory ) you will see the 
culprit ... ':c/less'.  This must be changed.  If you have the
'less' program in your 'c:' directory then change this field
to 'c:less'.  If you use a (hypothetical) program called 'showfile'
and it is stored in your 'c:' directory, then you put
'c:showfile' in here.  If your 'showfile' is in 'sys:system', then
you put 'sys:system/showfile'.  It is quite simple.  The reason
why it (for my problem anyway) says ':c/less' is that each fish
disk has a 'c' directory on it, and has a 'less' program in the
directory.  So it always works as long as it is on the original.
Another alternative is to create a 'c' directory on the same disk
(at the top level) and put the 'less' program in it.  This is
not as good though since you would have to do this with all your
disks.  

I hope this helps.  Some of this may be a little off since I am
going by memory, but I don't think so.            
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