*/*/*›          Download Doctor ›  (Will be found on  this  disk  under›  the name "DLFILSPL.OBJ") By  Matthew›  Gilarde-Reprinted by the OL' HACKERS›  A.U.G. 8 BIT,  NY››   Notice:   This  program was written› using Action!. Action! is a trademark› of Action Computer Services.››      Download   Doctor   (DLDR),   or› DLFILSPL.OBJ,  is  a   program   that› allows you to strip extra bytes off a› file   which  was  transferred  using› XModem. It  also  can  convert  Ascii› carriage  return/line  feed  codes to› Atascii  EOLs  and  vice  versa,  and› split large text files into  separate› smaller files. **   ›    To  load DLDR simply go to Dos and› binary load DLDOCTOR.OBJ. The program› uses  only  "legal"  CIO  calls   and› should  work  with any Dos. When run,› the main menu appears.  Simply  press› the  letter of the option you want to› use.  You will be  asked  to  provide› the name of the file you want to work› on and the drive to which  DLDR  will› write  the  output file.  Each option› will add a different extender to  the› name,  so that you know what was done› to the  file.   Make  sure  you  have› enough  room  on the destination disk› for the  output  file.   If  you  are› using one drive, you will be prompted› to  swap disks as necessary.   ›    The options are explained below:  ›› **       Strip  File Method #1 - This› option will strip  the  excess  bytes› from  a file downloaded with XModem. › The   output   file   will  have  the› extender "ST1".  This  command  works› by  finding the last byte of the file› and  then  removing  bytes  until  it› finds a byte that does not match.  It› then saves the file without the extra› bytes.           › **      Strip File Method #2  -  This› option is similar to #1 above, except› that  it  creates  a  file  one  byte› longer, since the byte  stripped  may› be part of the file.  The output file› is given the extender "ST2".›› **      Strip File -  Manual  -  When› you  select  this option, the file is› loaded and you are shown the last 128› bytes  in  a window.  Move the cursor› within the window until  it  is  over› the  byte  where  you  want  to begin› stripping, and  then  press  RETURN. › The  byte  the  cursor  is on and all› following bytes will be removed.  The› output  file has  the extender "ST3".›› **      Ascii To Atascii Conv. - This› command will read  through  the  file› and    change    CR/LF   (or   LF/CR)› combinations to  EOLs.   The  current› byte count is shown in a window.  The› output file  is  given  the  extender› "ATA".›› **      Atascii To Ascii Conv. - This› command will read  through  the  file› and change EOLs to Ascii CR/LFs.  The› output file  is  given  the  extender› "ASC".›› **       Split  File  -  This command› divides  a  large  file  into  1K-16K› sections. The program  will  ask  how› big  you  want  each  section  to be.› Pressing  RETURN  gives  the  default› value of 16K.  Each section  will  be› saved with an extender of "Pnn" where› "nn" is the section  number  (0-99). › This  command  is  really only useful› with text files, but will  work  with› all file types.›› **       Set  Default  Drive  -  This› command  lets  you set the drive that› filename prompts  will  default  to. › This  makes  it  easier  to  use  the› program  with  files  in  a ramdisk. › Just set the  default  drive  to  the› number  of your ramdisk and you won't› have to change the drive number  when› asked for a filename.›› **      Disk Directory 1-8 - Pressing› a number 1-8 will allow you  to  view› the  directory  of  that  drive.  You› will be asked for  a  mask.   If  you› want  to  see  all  files, just press› RETURN.›› **      Mini-Dos Menu - This  command› will  take  you  to another menu that› allows you to  erase,  lock,  unlock,› rename  and copy files.  You can also› format a disk (single density only). › To  return  to  the  main menu, press› 'H'.›         ** **   Notes   ** **›        1. If you are stripping a file› and  get the message "File can not be› stripped", press CTRL-B at  the  main› menu  and try again. This will change› the buffer size so there will  enough› data  in  the  buffer  for  the strip› routines to  work  (they  require  at› least 128 bytes in the buffer).›       2. Wildcards are allowed in the› input   filename,   and   all   files› matching  the filename will be worked› on.    For   example,  if  you  enter› '*.OBJ'  as  the  input  file  for  a› command,  any  file  with  an  '.OBJ'› extender will  be  manipulated.   The› copy    command    does   NOT   allow› wildcards.›       3. If you have two  files  with› the  same  filename   but   different› extenders,  and  try  to  do the same› operation on both, the first one will› be written over.  For example, if you› strip TEST1.OBJ and  TEST1.DOC,  both› will  be  written  to  TEST1.ST1.  To› avoid this, make sure all files  have› unique filenames.›       4. You can abort any command by› pressing ESCAPE at  any  prompt  that› requires you to press a key.  You can› not stop a command at a  prompt  that› asks you to press START.›             =-=END=-=›