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MM-TO-QB.BAS
Version 1.4
by
John P. Nicholson
1109 Mc Kinley Ave
Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310
FidoNet 1:308/10
(505) - 437-2280 - HST
DISCLAIMER
This basic program is here-by placed into the Public Domain
and can be freely distributed, copied, modified, compiled or
deleted. The author makes no warranties that this program will
or will not work on your system. Use at your own risk.
COPYRIGHT CREDITS
Meal Master (C) Quikbook (C)
Episoft Systems Robert J. Butler
Suite # 143 7432 Sheridan Ave. South
10121 Evergreen Way Richfield, Minnesota 55423
Everett, Washington 98204
PROGRAM INTENT
The program MM-TO-QB.BAS is a conversion utility that can be
used with the program FOOD20.BAS. The conversion program will
take the file MEALMAST that is produced by FOOD20.BAS and use it
as input for MM-TO-QB.BAS and convert the MEALMASTER Recipe files,
(6.14 and 6.15) to QuikBook format. The converted file will have
the name MM-QBOUT. The file MM-QBOUT may then be used as input
for the QuikBook Recipe program.
PROGRAM FEATURES
MM-TO-QB requires either BASIC.EXE or BASICA.COM in order
for the program to function. To operate, execute Basica or Basic
with the commands: BASIC/F:2 or BASICA/F:2 depending upon which
basic you have. Load the MM-TO-QB program and type RUN enter. The
conversion program looks for the file MEALMAST that contains the
recipes to be converted & creates an output file called MM-QBOUT.
The first line of the input file that says ------------- Recipe
will be converted to -Begin Recipe Export-. The third line of the
input file which is the name of the recipe or Title: will be
converted to QuikBook format. The fourth line of input
Categories: will be converted to Keywords: for QuikBook
compatibility and the remaining lines of the recipe will be copied
word for word to the output file until the program encounters the
line of dashes that indicate the end of a MealMaster recipe. This
line will be converted to -End Recipe Export-.
One of the nicer features of this program is that it will
use the Categories of MealMaster output and replace the spaces
between categories with a "," so as to be compatible with Quikbook
Keyword format. Some MealMaster recipes will have as its first
Category "Main meal". MM-TO-QB conversion program will not put a
comma between Main and meal so that the two words become an index
| key for QuikBook. If "Main meal" is not first, it becomes 2 words.
| The same holds true for "Side dish", as long as this is the first
| category there will not be a comma between "Side" and "dish".
PROGRAM NOTES
WARNING - the input file MEALMAST must not have any garbage
characters embedded in the first or last line of the recipes.
this input file will have to capable of being imported into the
Meal Master Recipe program as being error free or the MM-TO-QB
program will produce either nothing or garbage due to the GIGO
(Garbage in - Garbage out) syndrome. This program will convert
either MM614 or MM615 recipes to QuikBook format. (MM615 has two
extra dashes in the first and last lines.
I hope you enjoy using this program as much as I enjoyed the
challenge of writing it. Watch for other conversion programs as
time permits. The author can be reached via FidoNet 1:308/10
Netmail or by calling Fast-Kode BBS on (505) 437-2280 or call my
residence on voice (your nickel - no collect calls) on (505) 437-
4308.