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subject: STARTING PC-Type II OVERVIEW
discussion: The PC-Type II program is the file PCT.EXE. To run
PC-Type II, this file must be in your default directory
or made available through the DOS PATH command.
When PC-Type II begins, it will look for a file called
PCTYPE.PRO which contains default settings you select
to configure PC-Type II to your taste. PC-Type II will
first look for this file in your default directory.
If it is not found there and you use DOS version 3.0
or later, PC-Type II will look for the file in the same
directory in which the PCT.EXE file is located.
Finally each directory in your PATH is searched. If
it is not found there either, then PC-Type II's internal
defaults will be used.
If your PCTYPE.PRO file is located elsewhere, you can
tell PC-Type II where as a parameter when you run the
PCT.EXE program. There are a number of parameters you
can specify. These will be discussed in this section.
format: PCT {filespec {parm1 ... parmn}}
Assuming you are at DOS, you can start a PC-Type II
session by entering the command shown above after the
DOS prompt and then pressing the Enter key.
PCT: This tells DOS to run PCT.EXE and is the minimum entry
for running PC-Type II. If no filespec is given,
PC-Type II
will begin in an empty file called "New File" in which
you can begin typing or from which you can call in
other files to be edited. If you begin typing in "New
File", you name the file as you wish when you save it,
or you can give it a name with the NAME command.
filespec: This entry defines the first file you want to edit
during the PC-Type II session. Filespec may contain a
drive, directory path, filename and extension.
If no drive is given, the default drive is assumed.
If no path is given, the default directory is assumed.
The filename and extension may contain the wildcard
characters * and ?.
If you give a filespec with no wildcard characters,
the file does not have to exist. If it does not,
PC-Type II will begin with an empty file bearing the
filespec name you provided. If the file does exist,
it will be loaded and your session will begin.
parmn: The parameters will be discussed later in this
section.
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subject: ENTRY MENU
discussion: If your filespec contains the characters * and/or ?
in the filename and/or extension, then all files in
the directory which match the description will be
presented in a menu similar to the one shown below.
The command to start PC-Type II which produced this menu
on my computer was:
C> PCT doc*.pct
┌──────────────────┐ The path you specify in your
│Default Directory │ filespec is displayed in the
╞══════════════════╡ menu header, and all files in
│DOCCMD.PCT │ that directory which match the
│DOCCNF.PCT │ request are displayed in the
│DOCHOP.PCT │ menu. If there are too many
│DOCMAC.PCT │ files to see in the menu, you
│DOCMM.PCT │ can use numerous keystrokes
│DOCMVMT.PCT │ to browse through the list.
│DOCPARMS.PCT │
│DOCSCRN.PCT │ The maximum number of files
│EXIT │ which will be loaded into a
└──────────────────┘ menu is 300.
strokes: Ctrl PgUp - move to the first file in the list.
Ctrl PgDn - move to the last file in the list.
PgUp - move up in the list about 18 files at a
time.
PgDn - move down in the list about 18 files at a
time.
Ctrl Home - move to first file in the menu display.
Ctrl End - move to last file in the menu display.
Letter key - move to the first file in the list which
begins with the letter specified.
file reminder: If the file extension of a menu entry is .PCT, (which
is the special extension of a PC-Type II document file),
then the line where the Command Line normally appears
may contain information about the content of the file
when the highlight bar is moved to that file.
The information about the file contents is normally
entered when the file is saved. It may also be
entered or edited in the Filing Options menu reached
by pressing Q from the Main Menu. This data is called
the File Reminder and is only saved with .PCT files.
file select: To select the file you want to edit, move the
highlight bar in the menu to the desired file and
press the Enter key, and that file will be loaded
immediately. If you press the Esc key, then PC-Type II
will begin with the empty file "New File".
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subject: STARTING PC-Type II PARAMETERS
discussion: All startup parameters are optional. When used with
.BAT files they can be quite useful as will be shown
later. All parameters MUST BE PRECEDED by at least
one space and the slash character /.
load by lines: If a filespec is provided, you may specify the
first line and the number of lines of the file to
load. Use the parameters /n /m where n is the first
line number and m is the number of lines to load. If
you specify /n with no /m, then all remaining lines in
the file will be loaded.
C> PCT myfile /25
Myfile is loaded starting at line 25 to the end.
C> PCT myfile /25 /15
Fifteen lines of myfile is loaded starting at line 25.
load by pages: If a filespec is provided, you may specify the
first page and the number of pages of the file to
load with the parameters /PAGE /n /m where n is the
first page number and m is the number of pages to
load. If you specify /n with no /m, then all
remaining pages in the file will be loaded.
C>PCT myfile /page /5
Myfile is loaded starting at page 5 to the end.
C>PCT myfile /page /5 /3
Three pages of myfile are loaded starting at page 5.
green screen: If you have a green screen graphics monitor, you may
use the parameter /GREEN to force the colors used
inside PC-Type II to black and white regardless of the
colors specified in any .PRO file which may be loaded.
Once inside, you will probably want to set your
configuration so that this parameter will not be
needed every time you call PC-Type II.
C>PCT myfile /GREEN
start macro: If a macro file will be loaded when PC-Type II begins,
you may initiate one of its macros with: /Mx where 'x'
is the key assigned to the macro. This has the same
effect as pressing Alt x after entering PC-Type II.
Suppose you have a macro which will go to the PRINT
window and initiate printing a mail-merge file. Its
key was defined to be A. Suppose MYFILE.PCT is a
mail-merge file you previously created.
C>PCT myfile.pct /ma
Macro A will begin as soon as MYFILE.PCT is loaded.
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EGA/VGA: The /E=d parameter allows you to specify which EGA/VGA
line density you desire on entry. "d" may be H for
high, M for medium, or L for low. If no /E parameter
is used, the current setting of your monitor is used.
L is 25 lines.
M is 35 lines for EGA and 40 lines for VGA.
H is 43 lines for EGA and 50 lines for VGA.
Of course you can use Ctrl E from inside PC-Type II to
toggle between these modes, or use the "(E)GA/VGA
toggle" of the Other Functions menu reached by
pressing O from the Main Menu.
NOTE:ïThis parameter has no effect unless your active
ïmonitor is EGA or VGA.
C>PCT myfile /E=h
Start session in 43 line EGA (or 50 line VGA) mode.
help: The help screens of PC-Type II are stored in the file
PCT.HLP. In order for help to be available for your
use, PC-Type II must know where to find this file.
Normally it will look first on the default directory.
If it cannot find it there and you run under DOS
version 3.0 or later, it will next look for it in the
same directory where PCT.EXE itself is located. If it
still cannot be found, then PC-Type II will search for it
in each directory defined in your PATH.
If you do not keep the PCT.HLP file in the same
directory with PCT.EXE, you should use the /H=FILEPATH
parameter to tell PC-Type II where the help file is
located. If FILEPATH does not include a drive, the
default drive is assumed. FILEPATH must contain a
valid directory.
C>PCT myfile /H=d:\pct\help
The PCT.HLP file will be located in directory
\PCT\HELP on the D drive.
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.PRO files: .PRO files contain all the configuration parameters
and file references (such as keystroke macro files)
you can define to customize PC-Type II to your taste.
When PC-Type II begins, it looks for the file PCTYPE.PRO
first on the default directory. If it cannot find it
there and you run under DOS version 3.0 or later, it
will next look for it in the same directory where
PCT.EXE itself is located. If it still is not found,
then PC-Type II will search for the file in each
directory defined in your PATH.
If your PCTYPE.PRO file cannot be found under the
above circumstances, or if you want PC-Type II to load a
different .PRO file, use the parameter /P=FILESPEC.
If no drive is specified in FILESPEC, the default
drive is assumed. If no directory is supplied in
FILESPEC, the default directory is assumed. The
extension .PRO does not need to be included in
FILESPEC.
C>PCT myfile /P=d:\pct\profiles\letter
The configuration file LETTER.PRO located in directory
\PCT\PROFILES on drive D will be used when PC-Type II is
loaded.
NOTE: You can always load a specific .PRO file from
inside PC-Type II with the "(F)ile handling" option
of the Configuration Menu.
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import: The definitions of data to be imported into a file
from within PC-Type II are saved in files with a .IMP
extension. If there is one import definition you
normally use, it can be referenced within a .PRO file
and loaded automatically along with the configuration
data.
If you wish to load a different .IMP file, or if no
.IMP file is referenced, you may do so with the
parameter /I=FILESPEC. The .IMP file in FILESPEC will
override any other .IMP file referenced.
If no drive is specified in FILESPEC, the default
drive is assumed. If no directory is supplied in
FILESPEC, the default directory is assumed. The
extension .IMP does not need to be included in
FILESPEC.
C>PCT myfile /I=d:\pct\imports\business
The import file BUSINESS.IMP located in directory
\PCT\IMPORTS on drive D will be used when PC-Type II is
loaded.
NOTE: You can always load a specific .IMP file from
inside PC-Type II with the "(F)ile handling" option
of the Configuration Menu.
macros: Keystroke macros used by PC-Type II are saved in files
with a .MAC extension. If there is one set of macros
you normally use, it can be referenced within a .PRO
file and loaded automatically along with the
configuration data.
If you wish to load a different set of macros, or if
no .MAC file is referenced, you may do so with the
parameter /M=FILESPEC. The .MAC file in FILESPEC will
override any other .MAC file referenced.
If no drive is specified in FILESPEC, the default
drive is assumed. If no directory is supplied in
FILESPEC, the default directory is assumed. The
extension .MAC does not need to be included in
FILESPEC.
C>PCT myfile /M=d:\pct\macros\letters
The macros file LETTERS.MAC located in directory
\PCT\MACROS on drive D will be used when PC-Type II is
loaded.
NOTE: You can always load a specific .MAC file from
inside PC-Type II with the "(F)ile handling" option
of the Configuration Menu.
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escape codes: Printer escape codes used by PC-Type II are saved in
files with a .PRN extension. If there is one set of
escape codes you normally use, it can be referenced
within a .PRO file and loaded automatically along with
the configuration data.
If you wish to load escape codes for a different
printer, or if no .PRN file is referenced, you may do
so with the parameter /X=FILESPEC. The .PRN file in
FILESPEC will override any other .PRN file referenced.
If no drive is specified in FILESPEC, the default
drive is assumed. If no directory is supplied in
FILESPEC, the default directory is assumed. The
extension .PRN does not need to be included in
FILESPEC.
C>PCT myfile /X=d:\pct\esccode\brother
The escape code file BROTHER.PRN located in directory
\PCT\ESCCODE on drive D will be used when PC-Type II is
loaded.
NOTE: You can always load a specific .PRN file from
inside PC-Type II with the "(F)ile handling" option
of the Configuration Menu.
batch files: Many of the parameters described previously lend
themselves well to batch files.
Assume you normally write documents and print them on
your letter quality printer. Since this is where you
spend most of your time, you will probably set
PCTYPE.PRO to the configuration most beneficial to
your documentation needs, and will reference your
letter quality printer within that file. This being
the case, you would start such a session like:
C>PCT doc1188.pct
Further assume you spend another large chunk of time
writing memos and printing them on a fast dot matrix
printer. Rather than having to remember the parameter
commands, or entering PC-Type II and loading these files
every time, you could set up a file called MEMO.BAT:
PCT %1 /P=d:\pct\profiles\memo /X=d:\pct\esccode\dot
Placing the .BAT file in the directory where you
normally write memos, or placing it in a directory
normally found in your DOS PATH statement, you could
then start a memo PC-Type II session like:
C>MEMO mem1188.pct
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