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┌──────────────────────┐
│ SCR v2.2 │
│ (c) 1993 by Hank Lee │
└──────────────────────┘
WHAT'S NEW 2.2
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This is a maintenance release. I managed to improve on script size by
setting the output line to 70 - 72 characters each. That cuts down on the
number of lines the script has.
WHAT'S NEW 2.1
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Characters which can be represented with a single character (e.g. 09h)
are written with a single character (09 becomes 9).
WHAT'S NEW 2.0
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SCR has been re-written to implement a new idea that drastically shrinks
the size of the DEBUG script generated. I have to admit that this is not an
original idea, but it is very efficient. The idea is to use printable ASCII
characters whenever possible. Instead of writing hex representations of
characters such as ABCDEFG, this new version writes "ABCDEFG" instead. Yes,
it's a valid way to enter DEBUG script.
I've also made a change to the output file. The script filename is no
longer locked at SCRIPT. The script generated will have the same file name
as the source file, but with an extension of .SCR.
WHAT'S NEW 1.2
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With SCR v1.1, one could go ahead and convert a file of any size into a
DEBUG script. However, any file larger than 65279 bytes would result in a
script file with newer data overwrapping the 64K (a segment) limit. The newer
data would then proceed to overwrite the previous data. This would result in
a corrupted file, once recreated by DEBUG.
This fix release puts a limit on the file size. Instead of converting a
file larger than 65279 bytes, SCR will present you with an error message and
exit to DOS.
WHAT IS IT?
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SCR is a handy utility that can convert any file into a DEBUG script.
The script can then be run thru DEBUG to reassemble the original file. You
might ask your self, why would I need to do that? My files are fine the
way they are. Well, I can give you one specific example.
Some networks allow you to send a file along with your message. Some
don't. Or maybe you don't know how. That's were SCR comes into play. SCR
can convert a binary file (any file, for that matter) into a DEBUG script,
which is ASCII text. You can then send the text over as a message and the
receiver can then reassemble your program with DEBUG.
Security of data was not an issue when I wrote this small utility. I
wrote it because I needed to send a file over a network, as described above.
Then I realized, that others might benefit from it too.
By using this program, you agree that I, Hank Lee, are in no way
responsible for the possible damages, lost of security, or lost of profit,
etc. I am also not responsible for the possible misuse of SCR.
SCR is strictly FreeWare. You are free to distribute it any way you see
fit, _WITHOUT_ charging any money. Vendors can charge for shipping and
handling and the cost of the disk.
SCR is simple to use. Run it without any switches or parameters to see
the Help Screen. The Help Screen is self-explanatory. Remeber, .EXE files
cannot be written when you use DEBUG. So rename your .EXE file to something
else before using SCR.