
		ClipName - A free Shell Extension from MainSoft
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Very often, you want to pass the full pathname of a file as a parameter
to another program and you have to type it entirely (the Copy command in
the context menu copy the file itself, not its name). How frustrating! The
file is appearing in the right pane of Explorer and you can't copy its name
to the clipboard.

ClipName is a shell extension for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 allowing to
copy the name of a file to the clipboard. Just right-click the file in the
Explorer and select the "Copy Name To Clipboard" command.

ClipName will also be very useful for passing a filename as a parameter to
our ExecParm utility (see WEB site mentioned below). ExecParm allows you to
right-click the name of a program file in the Explorer and to pass
command line parameters to this program.


HOW TO INSTALL
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Installation of this extension is easy. First, copy CLIPNAME.DLL and
CLIPNAME.INF to any directory. Open the Explorer and right-click on the
Setup Information file (CLIPNAME.INF). Choose the INSTALL command. When
you're done installing , you can delete the original files. They have been
copied to your SYSTEM\SHELLEXT directory. However, you should make a BACKUP
in case you uninstall the extension and want to re-install it later. The
files will be deleted when uninstalling.


HOW TO UNINSTALL
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To Uninstall, right-click on CLIPNAME.INF and select the UNINSTALL command.
(NOTE: Install is not LFN-aware; it will not work if the files are copied
to a local directory with an LFN.)

Preferably, open the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. In the
Install/Uninstall page, select Attributes Context Menu and click on
Add/Remove.

FREEWARE
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This software is freeware. You can copy it, give it to friends, upload it
to any server. It is prohibited to charge any fee for this software.

Patrick Philippot - MainSoft 03-01-99


A few words about MainSoft:
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MainSoft sarl is a french company created by Patrick Philippot, a former
IBM engineer. MainSoft specializes in training (VB, VC++, COM/DCOM,
ActiveX, ODBC...), consulting and development for Windows and Windows NT.
We also have a good experience in software localization. 

Feel free to drop a message (mainsoft@easynet.fr) if you need any
information.

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   15, avenue des Pres Pierre
   91210 Draveil
   France
   tel/fax: +33 1 69 40 94 85
   INTERNET: mainsoft@easynet.fr or patrick.philippot@iname.com 
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