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PCBWrap v1.10
DOS utility: PCBoard filelist offline reformatter
Freeware, copyright (c) April 10, 1996
by
David Daniel Anderson
Reign Ware
** READ REIGNWAR.TXT FOR LEGAL TERMS **
PCBWrap reformats downloaded PCBoard directory list "short" (45 character)
description lines into "long" lines (78 characters [or more]). Make the
lists easier to read and smaller. See "visual example" below.
****** WARNING!!! ******
PCBwrap overwrites the input file, so make sure that you either work on
a copy of your file(s), or you know what you are doing before you start.
(Use PCBWrap filename 31:1 to return them to approximate original style.)
****** WARNING!!! ******
Usage: PCBWrap file(s)_to_wrap [prepipe[:postpipe]]
SET-able DOS Environment variables: MARGIN, NOSTRIP
Example: PCBWrap uploads.dir 31:2
The first command line parameter is the mandatory filename (or names),
which may include the DOS wildcards of "*" and "?" (e.g. WIN*.*).
The second command line parameter is an optional LEFT margin specification.
Background: The left margin of the FILE is composed of at least one space
(prepipe), followed by a pipe symbol (|), and, finally, at least one more
space (postpipe).
Similarly, the left margin specification is composed of a prepipe value, a
_COLON_ (:), and a postpipe value. Prepipe and postpipe are specified as
numbers in the range of 1 to 79, whose -sum- must not exceed 80 characters.
You need not specify either a prepipe or postpipe length, but you can not
specify a postpipe length without including a prepipe length. Remember to
use a colon (:) as a delimiter if you specify both.
The DOS env. var. "margin" allows the RIGHT margin to be changed from the
default of 78 to anything in the range of 47 to 125 (invalid values will be
changed to 78). Use "SET margin=nn", where "nn" is the value (such as 90).
If the "margin" is SET in DOS, all values must be set so that the following
equation is true:
right margin - left margin <= 44
where right margin is the value of "margin" (or 78),
and left margin is the sum of prepipe+postpipe+1.
The DOS env. var. "nostrip" overrides the default feature of PCBWrap which
removes the "Uploaded by:...", "Files:...", and other lines which are often
present. Set "NOSTRIP=true" to prevent these lines from being stripped.
Starting with version 1.06, PCBWrap removes control codes and box/ line
drawing characters from file descriptions. This feature can not be
disabled.
Visual example:
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>> The command "PCBWrap uploads.dir" changes this:
PWRAP106.ZIP 19081 08-09-94 PCBWrap v1.06, DOS utility: PCBoard filelist
offline reformatter. Freeware (c) 1994
[94/08/09] by DDA - Reign Ware. W/ Pascal
source. New: faster & more powerful.
>> to this:
PWRAP106.ZIP 19081 08-09-94 PCBWrap v1.06, DOS utility: PCBoard filelist
| offline reformatter. Freeware (c) 1994 [94/08/09] by DDA - Reign Ware. W/
| Pascal source. New: faster & more powerful.
Try PCBWrap filelist 32:1 for an easy to read filelist (with hanging
indents). To minimize file size, use PCBWrap filelist [1:1].
Included files:
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FILE_ID.diz - Description In Zip (brief description, used by PCBoard)
PCBWrap.doc - this documentation file
PCBWrap.exe - program to run
PCBWrap.pas - source code and revision history
PCBWrap.cmp - a comparison between PCBWrap and COPYDESC
Reignwar.txt - legal terms
RW_progs.lst - list of other Reign Ware programs
PCBoard is a registered trademark of Clark Development Corp. (I think.)