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Executor FAQ - Section 4
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<link rev="made" href="mailto:questions@ardi.com">
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Executor FAQ - Section 4 <br>
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Executor/Win32
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<li><a href="#q_4_1" rel=subdocument>Q4.1. How does Executor/Win32 compare to Executor/DOS?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#q_4_2" rel=subdocument>Q4.2. How do I use command-line switches with Executor/Win32?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#q_4_3" rel=subdocument>Q4.3. Why do I get only a black screen when running
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Executor/Win32?</a></li>
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</ul><hr>
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<A name="q_4_1"><h2>
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Question 4.1. How does Executor/Win32 compare to
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Executor/DOS?
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Executor/Win32 is a Win32 application and can run only under Windows
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95 or later and Windows NT 4 or later. For those platforms,
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Executor/Win32 is preferred, since it will usually have fewer
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compatibility problems and it runs in its own window, or full-screen.
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Some people are still running OS/2, Windows 3.x or even DOS, and they
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can't run Executor/Win32. Additionally, Executor/Win32 can't be run
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on a SX-class 386 machine. Such machines are very old and very slow,
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but they can still run Executor/DOS.
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<p>
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Our product, Executor for Windows, includes both Executor/Win32 and
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Executor/DOS, so you don't have to choose one or the other when
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ordering.
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<A name="q_4_2"><h2>
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Question 4.2. How do I use command-line switches with
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Executor/Win32?
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</h2></A>
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Command-line switches can be used by creating a
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short-cut or by creating the file <code>commands.txt</code>, or a combination of both.
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<p>
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To use command-line switches with a short-cut, you need to create a
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short-cut to <code>executor.exe</code>, then select it and choose "Properties..."
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using your right mouse. The Properties panel has several tabs, one of
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which is labeled "Shortcut". After selecting the Shortcut
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tab, you can then edit the "Target:" field. Keep the information that is
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already in there (e.g. "<code>C:\ExecWin32\executor.exe</code>") and then add a space, followed by the command-line option(s) you want to use when you
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double-click on that short-cut (e.g. " -size 800x600 -applzone
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4m").
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Since you can use command-line switches to specify a Macintosh program
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for Executor to run, you can create individual short-cuts for
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individual programs (e.g. " C:\ExecWin32\Apps\Freeware\Risk!").
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<p>
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If you have some command-line switches that you want to apply to
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<em>all</em> invocations of Executor, you can create a file called
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<code>commands.txt</code> in the same directory that includes <code>executor.exe</code>. You can put all the switches on one line, or
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use a separate line for each switch.
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Switches in commands.txt override the ones that are specified in
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short-cuts.
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<A name="q_4_3"><h2>
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Question 4.3. Why do I get only a black screen when running
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Executor/Win32?
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</h2></A>
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You've encountered a bug. The bug may be in your video driver or in
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the screen-accessing DLLs that Executor uses.
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To see if it's in your video driver, try adjusting your Display
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settings. In the Control Panel there's a Display icon.
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Double-clicking that should let you select a panel named
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"Settings", which probably has an "Advanced..." button. If you click
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the "Advanced..." button, you should be able to select a panel
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named "Performance". Try turning the Performance down and see if
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that fixes the problem. You might also want to try downloading a newer driver
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from the maker of your video card.
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<p>
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To see if it's our screen-accessing DLLs, Try renaming the file
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"<code>SDL-dx5.dll</code>" to "<code>SDL-dx5.dll.SAVE</code>". That will prevent Executor from seeing that DLL, so Executor will then use a
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different DLL (<code>SDL-dib.dll</code>) which will cause it to access the screen in a different way. If that solves it, then you may have
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found a bug in <code>SDL-dx5.dll</code>. If so, please send e-mail to <A href="mailto:bugs@ardi.com"><code>bugs@ardi.com</code></A> and let us know. <hr>
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Next: <a href="section5.html" rel=precedes>Executor/Linux</a>.<br>
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Back: <a href="section3.html" rev=precedes>Using Executor</a>.<br>
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<a href="index.html" rev=subdocument>Return to contents</a>.<p>
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<address>
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- 28 February 2002
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</address><br>
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Extracted from Executor Frequently Asked Questions with Answers,
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<A href="section7.html#faqcopyright">Copyright ARDI 2002.</A>
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