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- ObjTool 2.3 Copyright (c) 1990-1993 Thomas G. Hanlin III
-
-
-
- ObjTool is designed to manipulate .OBJ files. It can search
- them, check them for validity, repair checksums, rename or
- delete symbols, and display stats. ObjTool is protected by
- copyright, but may be distributed freely provided that it is
- not altered in any way.
-
- Switches can be abbreviated to any extent, as long as there are
- enough letters for the utility to recognize them. Switches can
- be repeated, in which case all of the values specified are
- used. For example:
-
- OBJTOOL *.OBJ /DISPLAY=EXTERNAL /DISPLAY=PUBLIC
-
- is the same as:
-
- OBJTOOL *.OBJ /DISPLAY=EXTERNAL,PUBLIC
-
- and might be abbreviated as something like this:
-
- OBJTOOL *.OBJ /DISP=EXT,PUB
-
-
-
- The following switches are supported:
-
- /CHECK
- /DATE condition date
- /DELETE = LANGUAGE, LIBRARY
- /DISPLAY = ALL, EXTERNAL, LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, MODULE, PUBLIC, TYPE
- /EXCLUDE filespec[, filespec]
- /FILTER = BASIC
- /HELP or /?
- /INCLUDE filespec[, filespec]
- /NOBACKUP
- /PAGE
- /REGISTER
- /RENAME = EXTERNAL, LIBRARY, PUBLIC oldname newname
- /REPAIR
- /SEARCH = ALL, EXTERNAL, LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, MODULE, PUBLIC 'name'
- /SIZE condition size
- /TIME condition time
-
- A "condition" is any of the following:
-
- EQ or .EQ. equal
- GE or .GE. greater than or equal
- GT or .GT. greater than
- LE or .LE. less than or equal
- LT or .LT. less than
- NE or .NE. not equal
- /CHECK
- Each internal record of an .OBJ file is given a checksum
- when it is created. This switch tells ObjTool to check the
- checksum and see whether it is still valid. If the checksum
- isn't valid, the .OBJ has been damaged or tampered with.
- See also /REPAIR.
-
-
- /DATE condition date
- This switch allows you to screen files by date. ObjTool
- will process only files that match your date condition(s).
- See the first page for a list of valid conditionals.
-
-
- /DELETE = LANGUAGE, LIBRARY
- This switch allows you to delete the language record and/or
- default library specification. The language record is for
- informational purposes only and may be readily deleted to
- make the .OBJ smaller. The default library record is not
- necessarily needed if the .OBJ is not the main module, but
- is quite short and won't make much of a size difference.
- You should probably leave it be unless you have a different
- reason for wanting it gone.
-
-
- /DISPLAY = ALL, EXTERNAL, LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, MODULE, PUBLIC, TYPE
- This switch tells ObjTool what information (besides the file
- name) to display about the files it processes.
-
-
- /EXCLUDE filespec[, filespec]
- This switch allows you to exclude files from processing by
- name. You may use wildcards, but not drive or path specs.
-
-
- /FILTER = BASIC
- This switch activates an array of filters which configure
- ObjTool for more convenient handling of compiled BASIC
- files. It makes sure that any EXTERNALs and PUBLICs you
- enter are converted to uppercase and screens out BASIC's
- runtime support routines from the .OBJ's externals list.
-
-
- /HELP or /?
- This switch provides information on ObjTool. If output is
- going to the display, a command summary is shown. If output
- has been redirected, a user manual is generated.
-
-
- /INCLUDE filespec[, filespec]
- This switch allows you to include files from processing by
- name. The /INCLUDE switch isn't really necessary, since
- anything that isn't a switch is presumed to be an include
- filespec. Filespecs may include full paths and wildcards.
- /NOBACKUP
- When requested to alter an .OBJ file, ObjTool normally makes
- a backup copy of the original, using the extension .0BJ
- (with a zero, not an "o"). Use /NOBACKUP if you do not want
- backup files made. This will improve operation speed.
-
-
- /PAGE
- This switch causes output to be paged. If output is going
- to the display, you will be prompted to press a key to
- continue when the screen is full. If output has been
- redirected, this switch causes a formfeed every 55 rows.
-
-
- /REGISTER
- This switch provides information on how to register ObjTool.
- If output is going to the display, registration information
- is shown. If output has been redirected, a registration
- form is generated instead.
-
-
- /RENAME = EXTERNAL, LIBRARY, PUBLIC oldname newname
- This switch allows you to rename an external symbol, a
- default library specification, and/or a public symbol. It is
- most likely to be used to resolve naming conflicts between
- two libraries for which you don't have source code. In such
- a case, all you need to do is extract the .OBJs from one
- library into a fresh directory, and use /REN=EXT,PUB to
- change every occurrence in the library at once.
-
-
- /REPAIR
- Each internal record of an .OBJ file is given a checksum
- when it is created. This switch tells ObjTool to create a
- new checksum for each record based on the current data. In
- effect, it repairs the .OBJ after modifications have been
- made to it-- say, if you patched the .OBJ using a binary
- editor. See also /CHECK.
-
-
- /SEARCH = ALL, EXTERNAL, LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, MODULE, PUBLIC "name"
- This switch lets you search for a keyword in various parts
- of an .OBJ file. If the keyword is not found, the file will
- not be processed by ObjTool. Searches are done by the
- following rules:
- EXTERNAL and PUBLIC searches are case-sensitive,
- unless /FILTER=BASIC is on.
- LIBRARY searches are not case-sensitive.
- LANGUAGE and MODULE searches are not case-sensitive,
- and match if the name is anywhere within the string.
- The name only needs to have quotation marks around it if
- it contains a space.
- /SIZE condition size
- This switch allows you to screen files by size. ObjTool
- will only process files that match your size condition(s).
- See the first page for a list of valid conditionals.
-
-
- /TIME condition time
- This switch allows you to screen files by time. ObjTool
- will only process files that match your time condition(s).
- See the first page for a list of valid conditionals.
-