
		       DBINDENT Help File

		    For Version 1.00  2-18-85

		   (C) 1985  by Merlin R. Null

     The purpose of DBINDENT is to change the  indentation  of  a
dBASE II command file and send the output to the screen, printer,
file or any/ combination  of  these.  Any  value  of  indentation
between 0 and 9 columns may be used.  This allows more freedom of
choice than is offered with most pretty  printers.   Usually, the
author's ideas of pretty printing are imposed on the user.








		Calling a Directory Listing

     To call a directory from the title screen simply enter the drive
you wish to list.

Filename.SRC/.CMD or Drive:? A:

   This will list the directory of drive A and give the prompt again.

Directory of drive A:
FOO	.CMD	DBSOURCE.BAS	DBSOURCE.COM	BRUN	.COM	A10	.CMD
ENCODE	.BAS	ENCODE	.COM	MBASIC	.COM	D	.COM	SAMPLE	.CMD
BOOKS	.DBF	BOOKS	.FRM	DBASE	.COM	CLS	.DAT	CLEARSET.BAS
CLEARSET.COM	DBASEMSG.TXT	DBASEOVR.COM	B4	.CMD	DROID	.CMD
DBINDENT.BAS	DBINDENT.COM	NURSE	.BAS	A10	.SRC	A10	.BAK
CLONE	.CMD	TEST	.CMD	CLONE	.SRC	A10	.OLD
Filename.SRC/.CMD or Drive:?



    The ZCPR like drive call of A; will also work to call the
directory, even if you are not running ZCPR.  The Filename may be
entered here or a <RETURN> will redisplay the start screen.


			Options

	P		Send output to Printer
	F		Send output to File
	N		No console output
	1-9		Value to indent or undent (default=2)
	0		Remove all indenting


		  No option specified

     Without an option specified, the output will go only to the
console with an indentation value of 2.  No files will be
generated or changed.


		Numbers with the options

     Adding a  numeral  with the  options  or as  a  sole  option
changes the default value of the indentation  or  undent.  Values
may be between 0 and 9.  0 produces a file  without  indentation.
This might be useful if you want to produce a slightly compressed
file.  With heavy nesting of loops a large number of bytes can be
tied up in indentation.


		 Send output to Printer

     The P option sends the output  to the  printer.  Used alone,
the P option  will not change  any disk files.  It will produce a
pretty  printed  listing of a file  for any  original indentation
value.


		   Send output to File

     The F option produces a new, pretty printed, file with the
same name as the input file.  The input file is renamed with a
.BAK extension.



		    No console output

     The N option shuts off the normal presentation of the output
file on the console.  This helps speed up generation of a file or
printing of the output.  It can not be used unless the F or P
options are also used.









			Help File

     This help file may be called from DBINDENT by entering a "?" at the
title screen.

Filename.SRC/.CMD or Drive:? ?





		      END OF THE HELP FILE




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