EPOC Install For SIBO 16

One of the less well documented file formats Psion developed was the CTL file (*.ctl). Originally designed for use with the PsiSetup installer, it uses the following format:

A CTL file is a plain text file.
Each file has a line to itself with the following syntax:

[<dirpath.]<filename>.<extension>

<dirpath> specifies where on the disk the file will go e.g. \app\myprog\pic\
N.B. do not include the destination disk!

<filename> this is the eight character filename

<extension> this is the three character extension

All file must be in the root of the same directory as the CTL file.

Next up up you need to associate the file.

1. Launch My Computer and click on View->Folder Options
2. Select File Types
3. Click New
4. Fill in the boxes with CTL as the associated extension
5. Create two new actions: "Install" using c\program files\psion\psiwin\epocinst.exe; and "Edit" using \windows\notepad.exe
6. Select an icon (either the one in\program files\psion\psiwin\epocinst.exe or your own)
7. Click on close and close again

Double clicking on a CTL file should now launch EPOC Install and prompt you to select a drive to install to.

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