Save and Restore Desktop Settings

Right-click the mouse anywhere on the OS/2 desktop.
Choose "Properties".
Choose "Archive".
Select "Create archive at each system startup".
Close the window.
Shutdown OS/2.
Reboot OS/2, and it will save everything.
Repeat the mouse-clicking,
this time de-selecting "Create archive...".

10.07.1999 at 05:40AM PDT, ID: 2106398

I need to clarify what I am asking. I am developing a backup program for OS/2. This program will copy bitmaps, emulator sessions setting, Netscape cache etc., to a sever which can be copied to another box, or back to the original box. I want to copy desktop settings as well, anything found in system properties.

10.07.1999 at 09:50PM PDT, ID: 2108811

Have you looked at Hank Kelder's "WP Tools" package,
especially his "CheckINI" application?
It "walks" through the 'OS2.INI' file.

10.12.1999 at 07:31AM PDT, ID: 2120009

OS/2 maintains two files OS2.INI and OS2SYS.INI in C:\OS2\INSTALL (assuming C: is your boot drive). These two files maintain desktop settings.
Have I answered your question?

10.12.1999 at 09:18AM PDT, ID: 2120424

Well, I think we are getting close. Where can I find Hank Kelder's "WP Tools" ? Again, I need to be able to store the settings on a server, and restore them. I want to stay away from the INI files, as they tend to become corrupted.

10.12.1999 at 09:45AM PDT, ID: 2120523

Since you are going to just save the settings and restore them, there should be no reason for you to worry using the INI files, unless you are going to modify them or edit them in anyway.

Accepted Solution

10.12.1999 at 10:04AM PDT, ID: 2120581

So, how to I get the data from the INIs?

10.12.1999 at 11:04PM PDT, ID: 2122161

ANANDK, please do not post "comments" or "questions",
and claim that they are "answers".

Henk (not 'Hank') Kelder's web-page is:
http://www.os2ss.com/information/kelder/
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WPTOOLS is a collection of OS/2 specific tools.
Some tools in the archive are:

CHECKINI - Checks Workplace shell related stuff in the OS2.INI and OS2SYS.INI, mainly
intended to keep the INI-Files clean and (relatively small) and thus have the best
performance while using the workplace Shell;

WPSBKP - Make a backup of most workplace shell objects in a text file. This text file can
be used to restore a customised workplace shell after the desktop has be reinstalled or to
port parts to another machine;

WPSREST - Restores a backup made with WPSBKP;

RESETWPS - Resets the workplace shell without rebooting;

WPTOOLS.DLL - A dynamic link library that, amongst other things, can be used from
REXX to query object settings. This DLL is also used by WPSBKP to query object
settings. As far as I know this is the only tool in the world to query setup strings.

DEFASSOC.EXE- Manipulate Associations from the command line

GETOBJ.EXE- Query object settings from the command line

10.12.1999 at 11:39PM PDT, ID: 2122229

Sorry, pal... Guess I chose the wrong option... I am new in this forum...I did not realise that the question gets locked if I press 'answer'

10.13.1999 at 07:18AM PDT, ID: 2123481

Looks Like WPTools has the solution I am looking for. Thanks to everyone for your input. I am looking forward to using this utility.

10.13.1999 at 08:35AM PDT, ID: 2123744

DBILLING, although OTTA provided most of the information
that you asked for, you "accepted" another person's answer.
I hope that this was an accident.
Anyway, ANANDK now has his/her first answer-points,
for whatever they are worth. It's good to have an
"IBM-insider" in this forum, to answer questions
about the OS/2 Kernel and the OS/2 HPFS,
and, maybe, to tell us when a "Warp 5 client"
will be available to users of OS/2.

10.13.1999 at 10:28AM PDT, ID: 2124103

Although OTTA provided most of the information, he did not tell me where I could find it. Although I searched the internet using several search engines, I could not find it.

ANADK did tell me where to find the information, which otherwise would have been useless.

Thanks,
David

10.13.1999 at 11:55AM PDT, ID: 2124357

David, can I have your e-mail address please..

10.13.1999 at 12:31PM PDT, ID: 2124434

Otta, your e-mail address too... please

10.13.1999 at 09:10PM PDT, ID: 2125384

> ANADK did tell me where to find the information
> Although OTTA provided most of the information,
> he did not tell me where I could find it.

Hmmmm
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Otta wrote (Tuesday, October 12 1999 - 11:04PM PDT):
> Henk (not 'Hank') Kelder's web-page is:
> http://www.os2ss.com/information/kelder/

Are you *sure* that Otta didn't provide the URL? :-)

10.13.1999 at 09:14PM PDT, ID: 2125390

> Although I searched the internet using several
> search engines, I could not find it.

I tried:

http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=XX&q=%2Bkelder+%2Bwptools

and found:

http://www.nfwa.com/os2/softwaredevelopers/utilities/maintenance.html

Also, http://OS2.ABOUT.COM is a good source of OS/2 information.

10.13.1999 at 11:39PM PDT, ID: 2125607

I think Otta deserves the points, not me. Anyway it can be changed? That is the points be given to Otta?
Otta, you haven't given me your e-mail address. David, you too...
Please do....
Thank you..

10.14.1999 at 05:16AM PDT, ID: 2126370

David.Billingsley@usaa.com

I do not have a problem with Otta receiving the points

10.14.1999 at 08:18AM PDT, ID: 2126920