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- Xbase Utilities by Alan C. Longstreet.
- 1185 Narragansette Blvd Apt # 202
- Cranston, RI 02905 - (401)941-9246
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- These programs are a series of utilities that I wrote for my own needs.
- They are either written in an Xbase dialect or operate on Xbase data files.
- They are NOT Freeware. These utilities are copyrighted. You may use them
- with-out registering for 30 days to evaluate them. If you find them of use
- (I will be blunt) please send me money, $10.00 would be nice more would be
- better. If I get some money I will continue to write more utilities and
- make them available to all. Any one who registers with $10.00 or more will
- automatically recieve the next set of utilities FREE! For $25.00 or more
- I will include the Source Code.
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- All are written in either Force, or Microsoft 'C' 5.1 and CodeBase. I am
- now working with CodeBase++ and Borland C++, I am also working on Windows 3.0
- versions of all of these utilities. All of the Utilities written in 'C' used
- the -G2 switch - 80286 instruction set, these may not work on a computer with
- less than an 80286 processor. For anyone who is still working with an 8088
- or an 8086 (like an IBM PS/2 model 25 or 30 ) - Sorry - I do reccomend you
- upgrade ( If you have a PS/2 I highly reccomend you get yourself something
- IBM PC-AT compatible - the IBM PS/2 Line IS NOT fully compatible with the
- IBM PC-AT. Sounds odd but it is true.
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- Name Description: * Indicates 'C' language.
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- ATDT.EXE Allows the user to dial the modem from the DOS prompt.
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- * DBSTAT.EXE Shows information from the header record of a .DBF file
- Including: Memo or No Memo
- Number of Fields
- Record width
- Number of Records
- Size of Header
- Date last Updated
- and Record Structure
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- DBF.EXE Lists all files with .DBF extension to standard output
- (can be redirected), offers a /p switch to pause the
- display after 23 lines. Displays: File Name, No. Records,
- File Size, and Date of last update. Indicates when a
- Memo files is associated with the .DBF (dbase, clipper,
- force and FoxBase/FoxPro). Also shows dBase II files.
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- DD.EXE Set an environment variable: SET DATADIR= to your data
- directory (specify drive if you have more than one hard
- drive) DD.EXE will change directory to your data directory.
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- OD.EXE As above: SET OLDDIR=
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- WD.EXE As above: SET WORKDIR=
- With these you can move to any of three directories
- on your hard disk Verry Quickly!
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- * DIALDBF.EXE Allows you to search ANY Xbase file on one field and dial the
- modem from another field with a phone number in it.
- Assumes: Hayes command set and that the phone field
- requires no changes other than Trim().
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- * DIALDBFP.EXE As above: For Pulse Systems.
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- Xbase Utilities by Alan C. Longstreet. (Cont.)
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- SETCAL.EXE Allows entry of a Date and a message. Use with GETCAL
- to display a daily ToDo list.
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- GETCAL.EXE Displays and calendar entries with the current date.
- Use in Autoexec.bat to display a daily ToDo list.
- Both SETCAL and GETCAL use an environment variable to
- locate the data file. SET CAL=.
- You can edit the calendar file with ANY ASCII Text
- editor or a Word Processor in NON DOCUMENT Mode.
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- KTIMER.EXE Kitchen Minute/Second Timer - up to 71.58 minutes or
- up to 4295 seconds ( about 72 minutes ).
- You can specify Minutes to 1/10,000th minute OR
- Seconds to 1/10,000th second.
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- * LISTDBF.EXE List the records of any Xbase data file to standard
- out. Options include a FIELD clause and a FOR clause.
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- LISTSTR.EXE Displays the Structure of an Xbase data file to standard
- output.
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- NB.EXE No screen Burn utility. Use at DOS prompt when you need
- to save a screen but have to leave the computer for a half
- hour or more.
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- ZAP.EXE Delete ALL records in any Xbase file. NOT RECOVERABLE.
- Identical to the ZAP at the dBase DOT prompt.
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