Autoloading Extensions

PWB automatically loads extensions if they follow a specific naming convention and reside in a certain directory. For extensions that follow the convention, it is not necessary to put load statements in TOOLS.INI.

PWB searches the directory where the PWB executable file is located for filenames with the following pattern:

PWB*.MXT

PWB loads as many extensions with names of this form as it finds. When PWB loads an extension, it also loads the extension's tagged section of TOOLS.INI.

To suppress extension autoloading, use the /DA option on the PWB command line.

Important:

Do not rename editor extensions. PWB and some extensions may assume the predefined filename.