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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 1996
Subject: FAQPROGS.TXT contents
Copyright (c) 1993-1996 by Timo Salmi
All rights reserved
FAQPROGS.TXT Frequently (and not so frequently) asked questions
relating to programs with answers. Comments and corrections are
solicited.
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Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of news:comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at ftp:// & http://garbo.uwasa.fi archives 193.166.120.5
Department of Accounting and Business Finance ; University of Vaasa
ts@uwasa.fi http://uwasa.fi/~ts BBS 961-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland
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1) How do I capture text from the screen to a file?
2) How do I redirect the output from the screen to the printer?
3) How can I direct all output to a file instead of the printer?
4) Where can I get VT102 emulation codes?
5) Problems with Procomm or Telix VT102 emulation.
6) Is there a program to convert Pascal to C?
7) I need a bigger cursor for my laptop.
8) Where to find a source code for detecting which CPU my PC has?
9) Can anyone recommend me a good linear programming package?
10) Where can I find sources for Unix Zmodem?
11) Where can I find sources for Unix arc, lharc, zip, and zoo?
12) How to delete non-empty directories fast?
13) I can't run this file I got with a .zip (.arc etc) extension.
14) What is the best archiver?
15) What is the best text editor?
16) Am I safe against viruses if download files from FTP sites?
17) Where can I find a program to expand the keyboard buffer?
18) How to make z-modem transfer between a Unix mainframe and my PC?
19) Where can I find Unix-like utilities for my MS-DOS PC?
20) How can I hide files and directories?
21) Which is better, Procomm Plus or Telix?
22) How can I restore the original screen when a program muddles it?
23) Where can I find compress for MS-DOS to handle .Z files?
24) I found a bug in a shareware program. How should I report it?
25) Where can I find a program to break a PKZIP encryption password?
26) Where can I find other good programs that are not on this list?
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:01 1996
Subject: Capturing text to file from screen
1. *****
Q: I want to capture to a file everything that comes on the
screen. How do I do this?
A1: There are two sets of programs that are useful here. The first
set consists of programs which automatically capture to a file
everything that comes on the screen. Examples of these "scrolling"
programs are /pc/printer/concpy11.zip (or whatever version is the
latest) and /pc/printer/script11.zip.
The second set are the "static" programs which capture a snapshot
of the screen, or a portion of the screen at the invocation of a hot
key. Get /pc/screen/snippr26.zip for such a utility. Another is
/pc/printer/lamneth.zip which redirects the results of pressing the
PrintScreen key to a file instead of the printer. A third one is
/pc/printer/scap250.zip. Also worth considering is
/pc/screen/vprint51.zip. Please note that these programs only work
for the text mode. They won't capture graphics output. (The same
also goes for the next Q&As).
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! To get these and other programs given as !
! /dir/subdir/name !
! see the instructions in PD2ANS.TXT !
+------------------------------------------+
A2: How to find MS-DOS files on garbo.uwasa.fi: If you are looking
for a particular program at garbo.uwasa.fi you should start by
getting the following files:
/pc/INDEX.ZIP
/pc/INDEXTS.ZIP
For seeing what is new in the /pc/ts directory, get
/pc/ts/0news-ts
For seeing selected news and reviews of files in all MS-DOS (the
/pc) directories, get the following file full of information
/pc/pd2/news-pd2
For a monthly raw list of all the new MS-DOS files, get
/pc/_files.in
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:02 1996
Subject: Printing all output from screen
2. *****
Q: I want to get printed everything that comes to the screen. How
can I achieve this?
A: Simple. First capture the output to a file (see the previous
Q&A) and then print the file.
If you need to capture text that has already scrolled off the
screen use ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/screen/buffit30.zip resident
screen scrollback utility, which is a handy TSR (Terminate and Stay
Resident) program anyway. Another, even better screen scrollback
buffer TSR is ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/screen/scrlit18.zip (or
whatever is the current version number).
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:03 1996
Subject: Printer redirection to a file
3. *****
Q: How can I direct all output to a file instead of the printer?
A: There is a good utility ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/printer/lptx.zip
exactly for this purpose. It comes in several versions. Another such
utility ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/printer/prn2file.zip which I have
tried with good success. A third such utility is available from
Garbo archives is ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/printer/prndi802.zip, but
even if it is useful, it not very easy to figure out the first time.
In general, take a look at the /pc/printer directory at
garbo.uwasa.fi.
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:04 1996
Subject: VT102 emulation codes
4. *****
Q: I need information on VT100 (VT102) emulation codes.
A: The following packages may have some relevant information. Take
a look at MsKermit documentation /pc/termprog/mskdo232.zip, MsKermit
advice and utilities in ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tskerm26.zip, and
Procomm advice in ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tspfon29.zip. (A later
note: mskdo232.zip is no longer available from Garbo for the Kermit
authors' distribution policy reasons. For Kermit material connect to
Columbia University Academic Information Systems, New York:
kermit.columbia.edu)
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:05 1996
Subject: Procomm or Telix VT102 problems
5. *****
Q: I'm experiencing problems in my Procomm (or Telix) VT102
terminal emulation. What should I do?
A: If terminal emulation is your main concern, you should consider
using MsKermit. Procomm and Telix very good programs which are at
their best in connections to BBSes (bulletin boards). MsKermit is at
its best in main frame connections and terminal emulation. (MsKermit
is better at BBS connections as generally thought, since contrary to
common belief it can utilize a dialing directory). Get the packages
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/tspfon30.zip and /pc/ts/tskerm26.zip to
give more information and utilities for Procomm and MsKermit. The
packages are available by anonymous ftp, mail server and WWW from
garbo.uwasa.fi.
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From ts@uwasa.fi Sat Jun 15 00:00:06 1996
Subject: Pascal to C converters
6. *****
Q: I'm looking for a program to convert Turbo Pascal code
automatically to C. (Mother of all FAQs? :-)
A: To find utilities for such a specific purpose the very first
thing to do is to look through file lists. At garbo.uwasa.fi there
are useful file lists such as /pc/INDEX.ZIP and INDEXTS.ZIP. Here is
some old information as an example:
From simibm file list --------------------------------------------
T2C.ARC Microsoft's Turbo Pascal to C translator
TPTC17.ARC Turbo Pascal to C translator, 1of4
TPTC17SC.ARC Turbo Pascal to C - src for translator, 2of4
TPTC17TC.ARC Turbo Pascal to C - test cases, 3of4
TPTCINFO.ARC Info on Turbo Pascal to C translator, 4of4
From files-mm (Micro Maniacs Opus file list) ---------------------
PTOC.ZIP 79789 Pas