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dFIXUP 3.6_________________________________________________________ May 25, 1988
NAME: DFIXUP.EXE
PURPOSE: Processes standard dBASE1-type program files,
and writes properly indented output files. In
addition, dFIXUP detects and reports on
programming mistakes, and displays some file
statistics.
SYNTAX: DFIXUP [filespec1 ... filespecN]
filespec can be one of the following:
The name of a .PRG file, with optional
.PRG extension.
The name of a .CLP file (used by the
Clipper2 compiler), with optional .CLP
extension. All .CLP files must be
prefixed with an '@', which is
consistent with the syntax used by the
Clipper compiler. .CLP files contain the
names of files to be processed, one
filename per line, with optional .PRG
file extension.
The dFIXUP command line supports both path
names and wildcards.
If no command line arguments are given,
dFIXUP will prompt you for an input file to
be processed.
For files not prefixed with an '@', dFIXUP
will automatically assume a .PRG file
extension. For all files prefixed with an
'@', a .CLP extension is assumed. If you have
a file (either .CLP or .PRG) without an
extension, you can process it by including a
period after the filename, e.g. in essence
saying that the file extension is blank.
USAGE: dFIXUP will write all .PRG files specified
into files with the same basename, but with
an .OUT extension. The following are examples
of some input file names, and their resulting
output file names:
PAYROLL PAYROLL.OUT
SAMPLE.PRG SAMPLE.OUT
C:\DBASE\TEST C:\DBASE\TEST.OUT
____________________
1 dBASE is a registered trademark of Ashton-Tate
2 Clipper is a registered trademark of Nantucket
User's Guide ____________________________________________________________ Page 1
dFIXUP 3.6_________________________________________________________ May 25, 1988
All specified files will be indented as
required, and comments will not be removed.
If you do not specify one or more files to be
processed on the command line, dFIXUP will
ask you for the name of a single .PRG file to
be processed. In this interactive mode, both
path names and .CLP files are supported,
while wildcards are not.
In addition to the input file name, you will
also be asked to supply an output file name
(which must be different from the input file;
if this is not the case, the input file will
be destroyed), as well as whether to indent
the file and whether or not to remove all
comment lines.
If you press ENTER without a filename in
response to the output file prompt, dFIXUP
will assume the basename of the input file
with an .OUT extension.
If you answer 'N' to the prompt about
indenting, dFIXUP will remove all indentation
from the output file specified. This can be
useful after development is complete, and
disk space is tight.
If you answer 'Y' to the prompt about
indenting, or if you process files from the
command line, dFIXUP will prefix each line of
your program with three spaces each for each
level of indentation. This is also the
default if you press ENTER in response to
this prompt.
If you answer 'Y' to the prompt about
removing comments, dFIXUP will remove all
lines that start with a single asterisk ('*')
or the keyword NOTE. dFIXUP will not remove
comment lines starting with two ampersands
('&'). Pressing ENTER in response to this
prompt is equivalent to pressing 'N'.
User's Guide ____________________________________________________________ Page 2
dFIXUP 3.6_________________________________________________________ May 25, 1988
ERRORS: dFIXUP will detect the following kinds of
errors:
Mismatched statements:
IF - ELSE - ENDIF
DO WHILE - ENDDO
DO CASE - CASE - OTHERWISE - ENDCASE
FOR - NEXT
Example:
DO WHILE .T.
DO MAINMENU
ENDIF
Unbalanced statements:
IF - ENDIF
DO WHILE - ENDDO
DO CASE - ENDCASE
FOR - NEXT
Example:
IF AT(ANSWER,'YyNn') > 0
IF UPPER(ANSWER) = 'Y'
...
ELSE
...
ENDIF
...
...
<EOF>
Extra statements:
ELSE
OTHERWISE
Example:
IF upper(STATE) = 'CA'
...
ELSE
...
ELSE
...
ENDIF
User's Guide ____________________________________________________________ Page 3
dFIXUP 3.6_________________________________________________________ May 25, 1988
If any errors are found during the processing
of a file, dFIXUP will display the file
statistics, and then wait until you press a
key.
EXAMPLE: Command line use of dFIXUP:
DFIXUP PAYROLL.PRG
DFIXUP AR*.PRG AP*.PRG
DFIXUP @GL.CLP
DFIXUP *.PRG
Interactive use of dFIXUP:
DFIXUP
BATCH FILES:
dFIXUP will set the DOS ERRORLEVEL if it
terminates with an error condition. These
errors and the corresponding exit codes are:
Couldn't open input file 1
Couldn't open output file 2
Error writing output file 3
dFIXUP aborted by user 6
Couldn't install interrupt handler 7
Couldn't allocate memory for file list 8
Couldn't open .CLP file 9
dFIXUP will try to diagnose and explain these
errors if possible.
You can test against these exit code using a
IF ERRORLEVEL <n> statement in your
batchfiles.
SPECS: dFIXUP has the following limitations and
requirements:
DOS version: MS/PC-DOS 2.0 or
higher
Program file length: Unlimited
Indentation levels: 64 levels
Files per run: 256 files
File path length: 40 characters
Memory requirements: 28KB plus up to 41
bytes for each file
processed.
Program line length: 254 characters, as
in dBASE III
File size: 17009 bytes
File date & time: 5-25-88, 8:00pm
User's Guide ____________________________________________________________ Page 4
dFIXUP 3.6_________________________________________________________ May 25, 1988
If the file you receive is different in size,
or has a different date stamp, do not use the
program. It may be a Trojan Horse or infected
with a Virus.
dFIXUP was implemented using Microsoft C3
Version 5.0, using the standard C runtime
library.
COMMENTS: dFIXUP 3.6 is exactly the same as dFIXUP 3.5,
with the exception that 3.6 has a graphical
progress display.
All comments, suggestions and contributions,
if any, should be directed to the program's
author:
Vertical Solutions
Attn: Torsten Hoff
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90067
The author hereby grants a limited license to
copy and distribute dFIXUP to all non-
commercial users under the following
conditions:
dFIXUP must be distributed in unmodified
form, including the README.1ST,
DFIXUP.EXE, DFIXUP.TXT, and DFIXUP.PRN
files.
No fee may be charged by anyone for a
copy of dFIXUP.
dFIXUP may not be distributed as part of
any commercial product.
The author considers this product to be
shareware. Any contributions will be
appreciated.
____________________
3 Microsoft C is a registered trademark of Microsoft
User's Guide ____________________________________________________________ Page 5
