DirectXtras is pleased to announce a new version (3.0) of DirectOS Xtra.

 

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DirectOS Xtra is a powerful cross-platform Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director and Authorware which provides applications with direct access to the Windows and MacOS operating systems.

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DirectOS Xtra is a powerful cross-platform Scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director and Authorware which provides applications with direct access to the Windows and MacOS operating systems. The Xtra provides more than 90 functions that perform identically on both Windows and MacOS and which Director and Authorware developers can use to: - Retrieve the operating system type and exact version - Get and set the screen resolution, color depth and refresh rate as   well as query for all available display settings on the system - Launch external applications at a specified state with command line   support - Synthesize mouse clicks and keystrokes - Create, display, and operate a message box - Create, display, and operate file and folder selection dialogs - Open or print a file using its associated application - Find an application associated with a specific file type - Log off, shut down, or restart the system - Encrypt/Decrypt files and string variables - Get and set sound channels volume and mute information - Change the desktop wallpaper and pattern - Search for files in a folder or drive with powerful wildcard support - Check whether any one or more keys are being held down - Set the cursor position or confine it to a rectangular area of the   screen - Query for all available printers on the system; set the default one as   well as its properties - Set the system time and date - Retrieve a list of subfolders and files in a folder, with powerful   wildcard support - Create and resolve file or folder links/shortcuts - Retrieve a list of all available disk drives on the system - Retrieve information about disk drives, such as type, name, size and   free space - Un-mount and eject disk drives - Get and set the current 'working' folder - Retrieve the pathname of special system folders - Check for existence of files and folders - Retrieve and modify files and folders attributes - Get and set files date and time - Retrieve the size and version of files - Copy, move, delete, and recycle files - Copy, move, delete and create folders - Retrieve a unique pathname to a nonexistent file or folder that can be   used as a temporary file or folder - Read from, write to, and delete from INI files - Get and set the system time zone information - Check whether a sound card is installed - Retrieve mouse settings - Retrieve the processor speed - Refresh the desktop items - Query for all running applications on the system - Manipulate external applications and their child windows - Get and set the state, name, position and size of an external   application's windows - Switch between applications .... and much more... In addition, the Xtra provides Windows specific functions that can be used to: - Easily read, write, and delete strings, integers and binary data   to/from the Windows registry - Block keyboard and mouse input events from reaching applications - Retrieve the command-line string passed to your application - Install, enable or disable screen savers, get and set their time-out   duration - Convert long pathnames to short and vice versa - Disable/Enable Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt-Tab, Start Menu key and other   system keys - Get and set system and local environment variables - Open Windows help files The Xtra also provides MacOS specific functions which can: - Get and set the creator and type signatures of files - Checks whether a specific gestalt selector exists - Retrieve the value of a particular gestalt selector New In Version 3.0 ------------------ We've added more than 30 new functions to the Xtra and enhanced many existing functions. A complete list of new features and enhancements can be found in the 'History' section of the Xtra documentation, which is available on-line at: http://www.directxtras.com/DOS_docs.asp In addition, we've added a new 'Sample Code' section to the Xtra documentation that demonstrates and explains some common uses of the Xtra. The following samples, including their source code, are currently available: - Waiting for a CD-ROM to be inserted into the drive - Creating a shortcut to the application on the desktop folder - Opening a URL using the default browser - Adding items to the Start -> Programs menu  Apple Menu - Opening a file using its associated application - Changing the screen resolution, color depth and refresh rate - Finding and launching applications - Finding and launching the default web browser, then controlling   the launched application - Restarting the system upon user confirmation - Changing the system's time, date and time zone settings - Associate files with applications - Hiding and showing the Windows taskbar - Obtaining the DirectX version Upgrades: --------- Developers who have licensed DirectOS Xtra in the past month or obtained a Corporate license will automatically receive the upgrade free of charge, via e-mail. Developers who have licensed DirectOS Xtra in the past but do not qualify for a free upgrade are entitled to an upgrading discount. Please visit http://www.directxtras.com/order_in.asp for a complete licensing information and fees. Trial version: -------------- A fully functional evaluation version of DirectOS Xtra can be downloaded from our web site: http://www.directxtras.com/ . The trial version includes a sample Director movie that demonstrates some of the Xtra's features.