APPS.INF contains a section named [PIF95] that acts as a master list of settings for MS-DOS – based applications. Each line in this section corresponds to a subsequent entry in APPS.INF that contains information about running that specific application.
Each entry in the [PIF95] section uses the following syntax:
app file=%title%, icon file, icon num, set working, section, other file, set pif
Entry | Meaning |
app file | The filename, with extension, of the application's executable file. |
title | The name that appears in the application's title bar. The string identifier must appear in the [Strings] section of the INF file, set to the quoted name of the application. |
icon file | The file from which to extract the application's icon. |
icon num | The number from the icon extraction table. The default is 0. |
set working | Allows the computer to automatically set the working directory to the one that contains the executable (0, the default), or prevents it from doing so (1). |
section | The name of the corresponding section in APPS.INF that contains details about this application. |
other file | The key file within a directory for this application, used when two app file entries are identically named. |
set pif | The value allowing (0, the default) or preventing (1) creation of a PIF file for this application. |
Each section following the [PIF95] section includes entries that define any parameters, any required memory or other options, and options that can be enabled or disabled. For example:
[WORD.EXE]
LowMem=384
Enable=cwe
Disable=win,bgd,aspThe Enabled= and Disabled= entries use the following abbreviations. To separate multiple entries, use commas.
Entry | Meaning | Entry | Meaning |
aen | ALT+ENTER | eml | EMS memory locked |
aes | ALT+ESC | ems | EMS memory |
afp | Allow fast paste | emt | Emulate ROM |
aps | ALT+PRINT SCREEN | exc | Exclusive mode |
asp | ALT+SPACE | gmp | Global memory protection |
ata | ALT+TAB | hma | Use HMA |
awc | Automatic window conversion | lml | Low memory locked |
bgd | Background | mse | Mouse |
cdr | CD-ROM | net | Network |
ces | CTRL+ESC | psc | PRINT SCREEN |
cwe | Close on exit | rvm | Retain video memory |
dit | Detect idle time | rwp | Run Windows applications |
dos | Real mode | win | Run in a window |
dsk | Disk lock | xml | XMS memory locked |