[ SiMPLE does not currently run on 64-bit computers ]
SiMPLE can be run in two different ways:
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To illustrate SiMPLE's "Drag & Drop" feature, open the "SiMPLE Samples" folder. Inside you will find several text files (each containing a SiMPLE program listing). Just drag and drop any one of those text files onto your "Drop SiMPLE Listing Here" icon.
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In Windows Xp (and other older versions of Windows),
In Windows 7 (and Vista), the "Drop SiMPLE Listing Here" icon will
It doesn't matter which icon you have. Either one will do the job.
*This icon discrepancy is due to a bug in Windows 7 (and Vista) that Microsoft refuses to fix. |
After you drag and drop the text file onto the "Drop SiMPLE Listing Here" icon, a black window (displaying the words: "translating....", "compiling....", "linking....") will briefly appear, and then the program will start running.
(To end the program, simply press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard.) Pretty cool, eh?
Tell me more about the "Drag & Drop" mode.
[Note: Command-line mode might not work on some "public" computers
where the administrator has restricted the use of certain features.]
To use SiMPLE in "Command-line" mode, just double-click the "S i M P L E" icon.
A black "SiMPLE" window will soon appear with the colored word "Pro-SiMPLE" at the top. Underneath it, you will see the words "Project: PLAYPEN" above a long horizontal line:
Below the horizontal line and on the left side of the window is a "greater than" symbol (>) with a blinking "underscore" character to its right. The "greater than" character is referred to as the "prompt character" and the blinking underscore character is referred to as the "cursor". The prompt character and the cursor together constitute what is known as the "command line". It is on this command line that you will issue all of your "commands" to SiMPLE. (To view a summary of all the command-line commands, type: show commands on the command line.)
If you are not already familiar with SiMPLE and how to use it, simply type: HELP on the command line, and it will guide you from there. (Or visit our online community, The SiMPLE CodeWorks Forums, to ask for specific help.)
| Windows 7 and Vista Users: Read This. |
CAUTION:
It's generally not a good idea to go "exploring" all the subfolders that are in the SiMPLE folder.
Because if you click some of the wrong stuff, you might ruin your copy of SiMPLE.
(So unless you know what you're doing, it's best to stay out of them.)
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