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Documentation for PCTCDD.EXE Version 1.0
Dial Directory Compress Utility for PC-TALK III Version C
-- Jim Gainsley [76703,1007] --
The program PCTCDD.EXE, may be used to reduce the file size of a PC-TALK III
Dial Directory, PC-TALK.DIR, that has been contracted after having been
previously expanded.
It NOT necessary to run this program, unless you are just interested in
reducing the *physical* file size in bytes, AFTER it has been *logically*
reduced by PC-TALK.
To illustrate:
You have expanded the directory from 60 to 100 dialing entries. Then you
decide to reduce it back to 60 entries. All of this is accomplished
within PC-TALK, using the S option in the Alt-D routine.
A 60-entry dial directory is 8291 bytes. A 100-entry is 12032 bytes.
After PC-TALK finishes reducing the logical size to 60 entries, the
directory will still show as being 12032 bytes. The 'extra' bytes
are not used anymore.
PCTCDD compress this directory from 12032, back to 8192, or the
absolute size required for the number of dialing entries (60) that
you've set it for.
To run, type PCTCDD at the DOS prompt. You'll be asked where the
file PC-TALK.DIR is located, and where you want the compressed
new directory placed.
The use of PCTCDD has NO effect on the operation of PC-TALK. The 'old'
.DIR file is renamed to extension .BAK and is not affected by PCTDD.
The 'new' directory is of course called PC-TALK.DIR.
12/18/85