Some OS/2 tips

By Hartmut Frommert

OS/2 System
How to open an OS/2 commandline window from a folder:

Methods:
 * 1) Drag an arbitrary object from within the folder over your OS/2 Window icon
 * 2) Via menu: Create a menu item (via the folder's Settings notebook) with the program entry: "cmd.exe /k cd %*"
 * 3) Use the CMD Folder utility (cmdfl151) available at most shareware archives

EPM (the Enhanced Editor)
How to use the keyword highlightning feature in EPM (6.03+) ?


 * Open an EPM Command Dialog (e.g. by pressing ) and enter (without quotes): "toggle_parse 1 f:\epm\epm603\epmkwds.EXT" (substitute your correct drive and path, and the extension of your keyword file for EXT).

For repeated use, you will appreciate the history of the EPM commandline dialog.