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T H E T E X T L O C A T O R
Version 1.2
Users Guide
The Text Locator is designed for a number of users: Programmers,
Secretaries, or anyone that needs to find a text string buried in
the middle of multiple files. The Text Locator will quickly and
accurately locate any text string or substring and print the exact
location of the text searched. The output will show the directory,
filenames, and line number of each occurence. It will also show
the date and time of the printout and the string that was searched.
Once the program begins searching, a pop-up window will appear
that will display each filename as it is being searched.
The Text Locator will work on any text or ASCII files in any
directory. This program will also perform a search on network
drives as well. The Text Locator may be started from any drive and
any directory provided that The Text Locator has been included in
your path statement. If you are not familiar with this statement,
refer to your DOS manual or get someone familiar with DOS to assist
you. Please note that you must be on the same drive (i.e. "C:")
that contains the directory of files to be searched. This does not
mean that you have to be on the same drive where The Text Locator
is located. Also, you do not have to be in the directory being
searched.
The Text Locator is very simple to use. Below is an example of how
you should enter your search criteria so that The Text Locator may
find the string you wish to locate.
String to locate: school
Search path: c:\school\summer
Search files: *.sum (can also be *.* or tech.*)
The Text Locator is not case sensitive and is not "word only"
oriented. In other words you can find words by entering just
a portion of the word (substring). For example:
String to locate: ool
Search path: c:\doctrck
Search files: *.prg
This would find any words containing the substring "ool" in all
files with the "prg" extension (i.e. "pools", "TOOLS", "Wool").
Here is an actual example of the output after running The Text
Locator:
String to locate: OOL Wed Jul 03 22:23:22 1991
c:\doctrck POOLHDR.PRG
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Line 3 *: Program: POOLHDR.PRG
Line 10 *: Called by: PTPOOL.PRG
Line 17 * This program prints the investor pool headings.
Line 59 Wk_var = Fn_pthdr(Title,'Investor Pool List for ' + Pooltype
Line 60 @ 7,2 Say ' Pool # Loans
Line 61 @ 8,2 Say 'Pool # Type Pooled
Line 74 *: EOF: POOLHDR.PRG
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c:\doctrck UPDREL.PRG
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Line 153 wk_pool = ln_poolno
Line 181 replace rl_poolno with wk_pool
Line 189 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
Line 259 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
Line 329 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
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The Text Locator was originally designed with the programmer in mind
as it is a great tool for searching all programs for tokens such as
variables, operators, etc. It soon became popular with all types of
users because of the flexibility it offers in the way that files
may be searched. Please note that the author is in no way responsible
for any damages incurred as a result of using this software.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I sincerely believe you will find this
program to be a great asset in reducing the time and effort spent
searching through multiple files. If you can think of any way that
this program may be enhanced to better serve your needs, you may
send your comments to the address on the registration form or leave
mail in my Compuserve mailbox 76206,521.