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Do It Right and simple... Create a text file, call it zplans.bat (since you have zplan.exe already) with the following line in it "zplan -s". From Windows, double click on the zplans.bat when you want repetition planning, and double click on the zplan.exe for single dive planning. Done ! > ---------- > From: dmdalton@ju*.co*[SMTP:dmdalton@juno.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 1:58 PM > To: reinhard@oc*.co*.au* > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: ZPlan Help > > Dave, > > Yeah, it's a DOS thing. I am not a DOS expert but I'll give it a shot. > > Instead of running zplan from windows explorer you need to go to the dos > prompt and run it from there. Best to find someone who has basic > understanding of dos but here is what you do. > > Click on Start, then select "programs" and then MS-DOS Prompt (it will be > toward the end of the list of programs). This will give you a "black > screen" with nothing but some white letters that look something like > > "C:\WIN31>" > > This means that you are looking at the folder "WIN31" of drive "C". > > Now you have to know where your zplan files are located. Let's say they > are on your "C" drive in a folder named "zplan". If they aren't then put > them there to make this easier on yourself. You can do this in windows > mode. Once they are there proceed as follows. > > Type "cd\zplan" press the enter key and you should see > > "C:\zplan>" > > This means that you are now looking in the "zplan" folder of drive "C" > > To see what is there type "dir" and press the enter key. The contents of > the folder will scroll out before you on the screen. > > To execute zplan from the prompt you would type > > "zplan" press the enter key and the program will run. > > To execute it with the "tissue save enabled" type > "zplan -s" and it will run and it will display "tissue save enabled" > while it is running. > > That should do it. > > "Legal Disclaimer" > > These DOS operating instructions could indirectly kill you, and probably > has bugs. The author does not warrant that it accurately Microsoft's > intended method of operating from the DOS Prompt and that it won't delete > everything on your hard drive or that it will produce safe, reliable, > results. These instructions are experimental,and you use them at your > own risk. Operating from the MS DOS Prompt in general is fraught with > risk, and a windows trained operator adds significantly more risk. > Operating from the DOS prompt while utilizing multiple gasses, including > Helium, is about as risky as it gets, especially if you choose to utilize > a closed-circuit rebreather. > > Just kidding. Good luck and remember, Dave, you can always trust a guy > named Dave. > > Dave Dalton > > > On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:06:41 -0800 David Reinhard <reinhard@oc*.co*.au*> > writes: > >Hi, > > I am wondering if someone could help a computer illiterate > >with running > >repetitive dives on ZPlan? > > I have no problem running single dive profiles, but I am > >somewhat confused > >about repetitive dives. The documentation says that to update your > >tissue > >file you must run the program with a " -s option". The problem is I > >don't > >know what that means! > > I run the program from Windows Explorer. Having entered my > >dive parameters > >into profile.dat I then double click zplan.exe (ie from Windows > >Explorer), > >the program runs and I check out the results in plan.out. So how do I > >run > >the program with a -s option? I figured this may be a DOS thing so I > >tried > >running the program from a DOS window but kept on getting the old Bad > >command or File name message (maybe I hadn't properly identified the > >correct path - on the other hand maybe I just haven't got a clue what > >I am > >doing). > > > >I must be Doing it Wrong! Could someone please set me on the DIR > >pathway > >for repetitive dives on ZPlan? > > > >Dave > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >Ocean Internet - "The Quality ISP" > >http://www.ocean.com.au/info.html > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > >`techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > >`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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