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Thank you for trying PC-INDEX.
Below is a list of new or undocumented features in version 4.3 of PC-INDEX.
Due to the large size of the personal names database, the files NAMES.DBF and
NAMES.DBI are not distributed with the shareware version. Instead, the ASCII
file NAMES.TXT is distributed. The first time that you try to perform a
function that requires the NAMES.DBF and .DBI files they will be created for
you from the NAMES.TXT file. This significantly cuts down on the size of
the packed file that you may have had to download. These two files together
take up almost 1.3 megabytes of disk space and many people won't even use
them.
For the first time, all document types (WordPerfect, MS Word, Multimate,
Wordstar, and PC-WRITE) are supported in the shareware version. All features
are available in this version of PC-INDEX. Nothing has been disabled.
A program is now included that will convert a Postscript file to a file that
can be indexed using PC-INDEX. This will allow most Windows applications to
be indexed using PC-INDEX. By using this program you can index documents
created by programs such as Pagemaker, Ventura Publisher, Word for Windows
2.0, etc. In order to use this option you must print the document to disk
using the application. See the PS2ASC.DOC file for more information. Let me
know if this application doesn't work well for you (or even if it does). I
really want to make sure that this utility works.
There are also a few things included with version 4.3 that you won't find
in the documentation.
In the Document Menu there are two new entries, PC-WRITE and Converted
Postscript. I have had a number of requests for PC-WRITE and it is now
included. This setting should work with all versions of PC-WRITE as well
as PC-WRITE Lite. The Converted Postscript option was included as an
attempt to support users of Pagemaker, Ventura Publisher, and MS Word for
Windows. See the PS2ASC.DOC file for more information.
MS Word for Windows users can also save their documents in a WordPerfect 5.1
format and index them as a WordPerfect 5.1 document. The pages seem to stay
pretty much in synch. Word for Windows support is planned for later versions,
but these are some workarounds that you can try for now.
Under the Merge Menu you will find two new undocumented options. These
options allow you to create either a single word file (i.e. INCLUDE.DBF,
DISCARD.DBF, or NAMES.DBF) or a phrase file (PHRASE.DBF) from a straight
ASCII file. The ASCII file can have up to 25 characters per line for a
word file and up to 70 characters per line for a phrase file. For word and
phrase files, only one line per entry is allowed.
For instance, if you wanted to create your own include word file, select
Import ASCII File into a Word File from the Merge Menu. For the input file
give the name of your ASCII file and for the output file give the name of the
file that you want to create. The default filenames in PC-INDEX are
INCLUDE.DBF for the include word file, DISCARD.DBF for the discard word file
and NAMES.DBF for the personal name file. (These default names can be
changed from within PC-INDEX if you wish.) If the file you are importing to
doesn't exist it will be created, if the file name that you give does exist
then the new names from the ASCII file will be merged with the existing file.
The ASCII file that you use should be layed out like this:
Each
Word
Can
Be
Up
To
Twenty
Five
Characters
Long
Note that there is only one word per line for the single word files followed
by a carriage return. The words do not need to be in sorted order, they will
be sorted as they are put into the word file.
Creating a Phrase file from an ASCII file is very similar except that you can
import phrases instead of single words. The file that you use should be
layed out something like this:
Each Word Can Be
Up to Twenty Five Characters
Long
Once again the entries do not need to be in a sorted order. Also notice
that you can have single words in the Phrase file.
The default filename for the phrase file is PHRASE.DBF, you will probably
want to use this name for the file to create.
I hope you enjoy using PC-INDEX, all comments and suggestions are welcomed.
If you have any questions or would like to become a registered user please
contact me at:
Help Software
Brian Benson
16706 Bradley Court
Belton, MO 64012 USA
(816) 331-5809
Attention Shareware Distributors...
You have permission to distribute unmodified copies of this version of
PC-INDEX under the following conditions:
1) All files must be distributed together without any modification.
2) The cost per disk must not exceed $10.00.
3) It is clearly stated that this is a shareware program and that
registration is required for continued use.