TILIA and TILIA-GRAPH in Windows 95/98/NT

To run TILIA and TILIA-GRAPH in Windows 95/98/NT without (system)troubleshooting use BATCH files.
With this system it is possible to run several tilia version on the same computer.

To install this system (TILIA is already installed on your computer, with the original disks) 
you have to do three things:

1.   Change autoexec.bat
2.   Make batch files
3.   Make shortcuts


1.   CHANGE AUTOEXEC.BAT

Go to the MS-DOS prompt and to the root directory (cd\). Type "edit autoexec.bat".
Change the lines:

set kernel=c:\tilia
set cursormode=true
set cgipath=c:\tilia\drivers
c:\tilia\drivers

to:

rem set kernel=c:\tilia
rem set cursormode=true
rem set cgipath=c:\tilia\drivers
rem c:\tilia\drivers

Save and exit and exit DOS.


2.   MAKE BATCH FILES

Example of a batch file:

set kernel=c:\tilia
set cursormode=true
set cgipath=c:\tilia\drivers
c:\tilia\drivers        (loads the tilia drivers into memory)
cd\tilia\tildata        ("working" directory)
c:\tilia\tg             (or tilia, tilia1, tg2, tg2b5 etc.: starts the program)
drivers /a              (removes the tilia drivers from memory when exiting the program)
cd\                (only necessary when working from the DOS prompt)
cls                (only necessary when working from the DOS prompt)

Make a separate directory for the batch files (e.g. \BAT). Don't put the batch files in 
the \TILIA directory, Tilia.Graph won't startup.


3.   MAKE SHORTCUTS

1.   Go to the Windows Explorer / File Manager and than to the directory with the batch files (e.g. \BAT).
2.   Click on the batch file
3.   Click on the right mouse: a menu becomes visible
4.   Click on "Create shortcut"
5.   Click on the shortcut
6.   Click on the right mouse: got to "Properties"
7.   Go to "Screen": change screen to "Full-screen"
8.   Go to "Program" and change icon (optional)

Click on OK and run the program (shortcut). In case of a non-start (in case of a program/computer 
jam press CTRL+ALT+DEL and end the task) go back to the "Properties".

9.   Go to "Memory": change "Conventional memory Total" from auto to 640. Press OK go back to properties
     and check if the memory change is saved. In case of a non-save (auto again as "Conventional memory")
     change "Total" from auto to 600. Press again on OK and check the memory in the "Properties" again. In
     case of a non save try to change some of the other memory fields (I have solved problems with changing
     "Initial environment" to 512 or "MS-DOS protected mode (DPMI) memory" to 1024 (just keep on trying).


PREPARING TILIA GRAPH FILES FOR CORELDRAW !

For making your diagrams ready for CorelDraw! your .TGF file has to be converted to a TILIA-GRAPH 2b5
file and than exported to a .CGM file. This has to be done:
A.   export the .TGF file as a .CGM file
B.   import the .CGM file in CorelDraw!

A. EXPORTING THE .TGF FILE AS A .CGM FILE

A1.  start Tilia-Graph
A2.  load the converted .TGF file
A3.  after [A] Make diagram, choose [C] Plot diagram and [A] Plot diagram
A4.  now choose the option METABIN. The file will be exported as METAFILE.CGM in the \tilia\tildata
     directory. If you want to export more than one .TGF file you have to rename or copy this file. Every
     time you choose the METABIN option the DIAGRAM.CGM file will be overwritten without warning.

For exporting more than one file:
B5.  quit TILIA
B6.  go to the \tilia\tildata directory (or the directory with your tilia data)
B7.  type: REN METAFILE.CGM YOURFILE.CGM (this will rename the exported file to
     YOURFILE.CGM) and start with B1 again

B. IMPORTING THE .CGM FILE IN CorelDraw!

B1.  when in CorelDraw! choose FILE, IMPORT, got to the \TILIA\TILDATA directory, choose in the
     "List files of Type" to COMPUTER GRAPHICS METAFILE (*.CGM). All .CGM files will be
     listed. Choose yourfile and press OK. The file will now be shown on the screen (will take a while,
     depending on the speed of the computer).
B2.  fit the diagram into the paper format, ungroup the diagram and make the lines thinner. The diagram is
     now ready for any adaptation you want.