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BROWSE - VIEW A TEXT FILE LINE BY LINE. REXX program. ─V─940515─
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ AUTHOR: Bruce E. Högman │
│ (C) COPYRIGHT 1992, 1994. │
│ All Rights Reserved. │
│ COMPUSERVE: 72050,1327 │
└──────────────────────────────┘
■ BROWSE Text files.
■ BROWSE binary files.
■ View file data in ASCII or in hexadecimal. BROWSE translates some
unprintable characters in order to display them on the screen.
■ Use more than 25 lines per screen (OS/2 2.0 VGA supports up to 60).
■ Use 80+ columns (when SVGA OS/2 support is available).
■ Set your own preferences for screen color, size and save them.
■ Choose files from directory and navigate drives and directories.
■ Edit files using your favorite text editor.
■ Search for text and display matching lines in file browse.
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SYNTAX of BROWSE command line:
BROWSE file_spec /a /b /w /i /h
/a View all lines, including all blank lines. BROWSE suppresses
display of groups of blank lines, retaining a single blank line.
/b Handle the file as a binary file. Read the file in using a "line"
length which is the current screen size, ignoring any CRLF which
may be in data. BROWSE will check to see if the file data should
be considered as binary data (executables, .SYS, etc.) using the
data in the first 80 bytes of the input file, and will set /B
processing itself.
/h Display help information, command line syntax and keys help.
/i Initialize stored parm values: restore to default.
/q Quiet - suppress display of Copyright notice.
/w Don't fold long lines. BROWSE folds lines longer than the current
screen width to fit on the screen so you don't have to scroll from
side to side to see all the data. The /w option turns this off.
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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
■ OS/2 2.x
■ REXX
■ ANSI screen handling enabled (ANSI ON)
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This program is published as shareware by the author, who ascribes
to the principles and practices of the Association of Shareware
Professionals. If you use this program, please support the
shareware principles by registering this program with the author for
a suggested fee of $7. The author will send you the next published
version at no additional cost. You may copy this program freely and
distribute it as long as there is no fee charged for this program by
itself.
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Release ─V─940515 Notes
■ Fixed bugs in handling of root directory "no files found" msg,
display of cursor in popup windows.
■ Hex display of file data (1 line data, 2 lines vertical hex).
This version has a rudimentary form of the hex display.
NEW IN RELEASE ─V─920810─
■ Edit file displayed in directory listing, or edit file being
browsed using 'E' letter key to select for edit.
■ Choose the editor to use with the edit function. OS/2 Editor is the
default. Note: command generated is: E fullfilename You may use
'E' to select a directory to edit, in which case the OS/2 editor
will produce an error, but other editors will bring up a display of
the files in that directory (SPF\2 by Command Technology Corp, or
TSPF by Tritus Inc. editors both function in the latter manner).
■ Select another directory or filename using 'F' key.
■ Search for text in file under browse and display lines containing
text. This requires that browse.cmd be in the OS/2 PATH, since it
uses BROWSE as a subcommand. Place BROWSE.CMD in \OS2\APPS.
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FUTURE RELEASES:
■ User-programmable keyboard functions (user macros) to support
invoking programs or batch files using the currently highlighted
list item.
■ Full Hex display of file data (1 line data, 2 lines vertical hex).
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
Bruce E. Högman │ AUTHOR: Bruce E. Högman │
1338 Avocado Isle │ (C) 1992, 1994. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED │
Fort Lauderdale FL 33315-1344│ COMPUSERVE: 72050,1327 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘