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- recio, Version 2.12, Release January 29, 1995.
- Copyright (C) 1994-1995, William Pierpoint.
-
-
- Description
- -----------
- The recio library consists of a set of a hundred functions that make it
- easy to read and write text files in which each line is treated as a data
- record, and each record is subdivided into fields. Fields may be delimited
- either by a character, such as a comma, or by column positions. Field
- types available are integer, unsigned integer, long, unsigned long, float,
- double, time_t, struct tm, character, and string. The learning curve is
- rapidly traversed because (1) functions are based on analogous counterparts
- in stdio and (2) function names are based on a consistent set of mnemonics.
-
-
- Getting Started
- ---------------
- First check the MANIFEST file for brief one line descriptions of the files
- in this release.
-
- Learning the recio functions will be easier if you read the documentation
- in the following order:
-
- TUTOR.TXT - Introductory material including some simple example programs.
- USAGE.TXT - Shows the typical order in which functions are used.
- SPEC.TXT - Specification of all functions and macros. Use as reference.
- TIPS.TXT - Tips and ideas on using the recio functions.
- DESIGN.TXT - Design and development notes.
-
- To save disk space, this package contains the executable for only one of
- the test programs. Source for other test programs is included. To make
- all the test programs, see MKTEST.BAT. This package also contains the
- libraries for only the small and large memory models. To make libraries
- for all memory models, see MKLIBS.BAT.
-
- All you need to do to use the recio functions in your application is to
-
- #include "recio.h"
-
- in your source code and link using the recio library for the memory model
- you are using. For example, if using the small memory model, link with
- RECIOS.LIB. If you use a compiler other than Borland C 3.1, you will need
- to recompile the source code.
-
- If you use the recio library regularly, then you may wish to copy recio.h
- to your compiler's INCLUDE directory and copy the recio libraries to your
- compiler's LIBRARY directory. You can then
-
- #include <recio.h>
-
- in your source code and link to the recio library using the compiler's
- default paths.
-
-
- Source Code
- -----------
- Complete C source code for recio is provided. To recompile, you will need
- an ANSI-C compatible compiler. This release used Borland C 3.1. MKLIBS.BAT
- will generate all the libraries for this compiler. Modify the MAKEFILE to
- reflect your setup and to set the memory model. To use another compiler,
- you will need to generate libraries or object code for that compiler.
-
-
- Distribution
- ------------
- This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 1, February 1989, as
- published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
- This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
- or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. More details on the GNU General
- Public License can be found in the file COPYRITE.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-
- Contact
- -------
- Please send feedback to:
-
- 73545.207@compuserve.com
- or
- Bill Pierpoint
- 1152 Harris Avenue
- Camarillo, CA 93010-2921
-