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- COMPARE
- BBS File List Comparing Utility
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- User's Manual
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- Version 1.05
- Copyright (c) 1991 Edward Gause
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- Thank you for supporting Shareware
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- ABOUT COMPARE
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- Compare is a handy utility for comparing file lists obtained from
- Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). Optionally, you may also build your
- own list of files that you already have. How many times have you
- tried uploading a file to a particular BBS and received the
- "File already exist" notice? By using COMPARE, you can determine
- what files a BBS has (or possibly one or two you may not have!) and
- save some online time and frustration. Hence, my reason for
- developing this program in the first place!
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- The following configuration is the minimum required to run COMPARE:
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- IBM PC/XT/AT or Compatible with 256k
- 2 Disk Drives (5.25 and/or 3.50)
- CGA (or above) adaptor card
- PC/MS-DOS 2.0 or higher
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- A hard drive is highly encouraged if comparing very large files.
- Several temporary files are created during operation and if disk
- space is limited runtime errors may occur. Also, a hard drive will
- speed up read/write process during the file comparisons.
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- USING COMPARE
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- Floppy Disk Users:
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- 1. Place the diskette containing COMPARE.EXE in drive A.
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- 2. Place a blank, formatted diskette in drive B.
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- 3. At the "A:" prompt, type "COMPARE" (without quotes).
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- 4. Shareware users will get a copyright notice screen is displayed
- for 10 seconds. Afterwards, press any key to continue to the
- Main Menu.
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- Hard Disk Users
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- 1. Make a sub-directory called "COMPARE" or whatever name you
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- 2. Copy the program COMPARE.EXE to the newly created sub-
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- 3. Type "COMPARE" (without quotes).
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- COMPARE Version 1.05 Page 1
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- MAIN MENU
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- The Main Menu is the heart of the program. From here you may build
- your own file lists, compare file lists that you've downloaded
- from a BBS or quit the program.
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- Build File Lists
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- Selecting this option prompts you for a filename to build and the
- path where the files are stored. The default filename is
- "FILELIST.TXT" but you may choose another path and/or name if
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- desired. The default path is the current working directory.
- Floppy disk users will enter "B:" here. Hard disk users will enter
- the path where they keep their downloaded files. If reading from
- floppy diskettes, you will have to repeat this process for each
- diskette. Hard Drive users should copy all their files to one
- specific sub-directory (ie: C:\TEMP). Once the new file is created
- you can then delete all the files and remove the sub-directory
- (refer to your DOS manual for creating and removing sub-
- directories).
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- Compare File Lists
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- This is where the actual comparisons take place. After selecting
- this option you are prompted for the name of the files to compare.
- If the files are located in the current working directory, all you
- need to type in is the filenames, otherwise, input the path and
- filename.
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- EXAMPLE: C:\TEMP\MY_FILE.LST or B:FILELIST.TXT
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- COMPARE will then begin to extract filenames from both lists and
- store them in two separate temporary files. It will match file 1
- against file 2 and create a new file which will contain the file-
- names that are not listed in file 1 (are you with me?). Next, it
- will repeat the process, creating another file contain-ing the
- names of files not listed in file 2. The new files will have the
- same filenames but the extension "OUT" is added. You can then
- look at each file to see which files a BBS already has or that you
- don't have.
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- Quit
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- Select this option to quit the program and return to DOS.
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- COMPARE Version 1.05 Page 2
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- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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- I would like to thank Craig LaCoss for giving me this "Assignment".
- While developing this program Craig, along with Jim Smoot were very
- helpful in the debugging and suggestion departments (hopefully,
- they didn't miss anything). Thanks for keeping me "chk" guys! By
- the way, Craig is the SysOp of MEGABYTE BBS (408) 883-0604 and Jim
- is SysOp for the VIKING BBS (408) 883-2853. Both BBSs are located
- on the Monterey Penisula, CA. Give 'em a call sometime.
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- SHAREWARE AGREEMENT
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- COMPARE, version 1.05 is distributed has shareware, therefore, you
- may make copies of the program and its documentation and distribute
- them freely to others under the following conditions:
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- 1. No fee or other consideration is to be charged for copying or
- distributing the program without written permission from the
- author.
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- 2. The program and its documentation are not to be modified in any
- form.
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- 3. Commercial users are required to register their copies.
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- REGISTRATION
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- If you like this program and find it useful, a registration fee of
- $15.00 is requested. For your convenience, a registration form is
- included. (See REGISTER.DOC)
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- Registration entitles you to the following:
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- 1. A serialized diskette of the latest version available at time
- of registration.
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- 2. Registered users will have the option available to sort file
- list in alphabetical order. Also, three new file extensions have
- been added to the registered copy. The Shareware version searches
- for ZIP, ARC, EXE, TXT, LZH, GIF, DOC, and LST extensions. The
- three extensions added are FLI, GL, and COM.
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- 3. You will receive my telephone number for any support or
- questions you require assistance on.
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- 4. Notifications of future upgrades to this program.
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- 5. Notification of new products developed.
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- DISCLAIMER
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- COMPARE is provide "as is" without warranty of any kind, either
- expressed or implied, including but not limited to the loss of
- business profits or information, business interruption or any other
- loss arising out of the use or inability to use this software
- product.
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- REVISION HISTORY
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- 12-27-90 Ver 1.0 Released to public.
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- 12-29-90 Ver 1.01 Fixed bug if file manipulation routine.
- If there was only one filename listed in
- output file, Compare would delete it.
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- 12-30-90 Ver 1.02 Set larger text buffer to speed up the
- filename extraction process.
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- 12-31-90 Ver 1.03 Fixed bug in building files. Adding new
- filenames would erase old text file.
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- 01-10-91 Ver 1.04 Modified the "Build List" Option to repeat
- file name and path during repeat scans.
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- 01-18-91 Ver 1.05 Added code to notify user of how many files
- with "OUT" extensension were created.
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- Questions or comments will be deeply appreciated. If there's
- something about this program that you like or dislike, please tell
- me. It makes me try that much harder. You may contact me on one
- of the BBSs listed above or write to:
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- Edward Gause
- 1037 Scott Ct
- Ft Ord, CA 93941
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