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UP-TO-20.DOC - A DOC FILE FOR THE PROGRAM REM-RES.EXE
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IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM PCBGIF 1.3 OR PRIOR, READ THESE DOCS
COMPLETELY. IF YOU HAVE NEVER USED PCBGIF, ERASE THIS DOC FILE AND
THE REM-RES.EXE FILE, UNZIP THE PROGRAM FILES, AND FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FILE PCBGIF.DOC.
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REM-RES.EXE is a program designed to strip out resolutions in your
PCBoard DIR files inserted by prior versions of PCBGIF. PCBGIF
Version 2.0 now appends resolutions to the last description line, if
possible, where prior versions added a resolution only description
line. Since PCBGIF V2.0 the resolution at the end of a line, any
resolution only lines inserted by prior versions will result in a
double reporting of resolutions.
REM-RES.EXE is a quick and dirty program to remove resolution only
lines from DIR files created from PCBGIF version 1.3 and before.
It's logic looks for the "|" character in position 32, the "["
character in position 34, the "]" character after the "[" character,
and an "x" character between "[" and "]". If a line meets all these
characteristics, the line is removed, since it will be considered a
resolution only line from a prior version of PCBGIF.
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I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU BACK UP YOUR CURRENT DIR FILES BEFORE USING
THIS PROGRAM. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR DIR
FILES! PLEASE TAKE THIS SUGGESTION SERIOUSLY!
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To use this program,
First back-up your current DIR files!
Run the REM-RES program and pass it the path/filename of the
SECOND configuration file used by the previous version of
PCBGIF. The second configuration file is the one referenced by
the first configuration file, and it contains the path/filenames
of the PCBoard DIR files containing GIF files. Note that you do
NOT pass this name to PCBGIF normally. An example of running
this program might be:
REM-RES PCBGIF-O.CFG
where PCBGIF-O.CFG is the name of the second configuration file.
After running REM-RES on all your PCBGIF configuration sets, check
the results for anything strange. If all looks ok, unZIP the
program files and proceed with PCBGIF.DOC for information on the new
version of PCBGIF.
Note that the first configuration file for PCBGIF Version 2.0 has
changed from prior versions (the second configuration file remains
the same.). You MUST modify the first configuration file to run
PCBGIF Version 2.0! Please read the entire PCBGIF.DOC file before
running the new version of PCBGIF.
PCBGIF no longer requires BRUN45.EXE (Microsoft BASIC run-time
module), SORTF, or Bob Berry's GIFDIR. However, it does require
GIFDIR by Paul Boulay. It is unfortunate that both programs share
the same filename, and even the same version number. However, they
function quite differently. Be sure that PCBGIF 2.0 will access the
correct GIFDIR. If PCBGIF V2.0 somehow gets to Bob Berry's version
rather than Paul Boulay's, it will choke, and unknown results will
occur.
Please report any strange problems to me on my BBS. Thanks!
PC Treasure Chest BBS
1200/1400 Baud, 24 Hrs.
Fullerton, California
(714) 738-0841
Ramon Martinez, Sysop
End of quick and dirty docs.