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- For use with the FWKCS(TM) Contents_Signature System, Version 1.19 or later.
- (C)Copyright Frederick W. Kantor 1988-1992. All rights reserved.
-
- Your use of this program is at solely your own risk:
-
- Please Have Proper Backups
-
-
- Column 13 Remove
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-
- 1992 November 25
-
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-
- FWKC13R(TM) is a utility for use by SYSOPS, and to help users
- help SYSOPS, in removing unwanted files. It is for use with
- alphabetically sorted text directories, which can include
- multi_line descriptions. Such multi_line descriptions must have
- a blank space in the leftmost column of each continuation line.
- For example, these text directories can be in the format used
- for Clark Development Company's PCBoard.
-
- The default for revising the directory header (see below) is in
- the format used on The Invention Factory.
-
- The filename of the text directory to be processed must not
- have a file extension (.ext). (This is because FWKC13R uses
- different extensions attached to the "root" filename for
- special purposes in different steps of processing.)
-
- To use FWKC13R.BAS, first use FWKDG111.BAT (in your \CSA) to
- make a fresh copy of DIRGUIDE.TXT for the files on your system.
- For faster execution with FWKC13R, below, it is suggested that
- you make DIRGUIDE.TXT while working in a directory which does
- not contain any of your text directories; DIRGUIDE.TXT is used
- here only for finding the location of each file to remove.
- After this use, the copy of DIRGUIDE.TXT will no longer be
- current, so there's no need to put into it any data read from
- your text directories; such material can be included when you
- make a fresh copy afterwards for other uses.
-
- For help re FWKDG111.BAT, type FWKDG111 /* <enter>
-
- More information about FWKDG can be found in FWKCS119.REF,
- "Appendix 3. Selected Utilities".
-
- Note: please replace all four occurrences of
- "110" with "111", in your copy of
- CSAM.BAT in your \CSA.
-
- To remove an entry (can include multi_line descriptions) from
- the alphabetically sorted text directory, put a lower_case 'd'
- or 'm' in column 13 (counting the leftmost column as "1") next
- to the filename of each file to be removed,
-
- d for Delete,
-
- m for Move.
-
- For example, using a word processor, turn off the wordwrap, and
- use "overwrite", so that the rest of the line is not shifted.
-
- Example: a file marked for moving:
-
- column 1 column 13
- | |
- FILENAME.EXTm
-
- These marks can be put in by the SYSOP; or a user can download
- the text directory, mark it, and then upload the marked file to
- the BBS. The marked file can then be used for the next part.
-
- If you want to move any files (rather than delete them), make a
- subdirectory to put them in.
-
- Then, to use the marked text directory with FWKC13R, first put
- a fresh copy of DIRGUIDE.TXT in the current directory with
- FWKC13R.BAS, and then do
-
- QBASIC /run FWKC13R <enter>
-
- and follow the instructions on the screen.
-
- FWKC13R then
-
- disposes of each marked file it finds, according to the 'd'
- or 'm',
-
- prepares a revised directory without those entries,
-
- renames the old text directory DIRname.OLD,
-
- appends to a new or existing file DIRname.DEL, each entry
- removed from the text directory (e.g., for DIR73, this
- corresponding file is called DIR73.DEL),
-
- appends to a new or existing file DELETED.LST, an entry for
- each file deleted or moved,
-
- appends to a new or existing file MISSED, an entry for each
- file not found, and
-
- revises the header for the text directory (the part near
- the top that says how many files, etc.).
-
- This last part, the revising of the header, may be different for
- different boards, and you probably have ways to do this in the
- format you are accustomed to. This program is configured for
- the fileheaders currently used on The Invention Factory.
-
- Note: If you would rather use a different
- filehead_maker, you can change
- FWKC13R.BAS line "620" to
-
- 620 RETURN
-
- This change will cause the old text
- directory to be left unchanged, and a new
- file named DIRname.TMP to be left by this
- program; you can then use this output
- .TMP file for further processing.
-
- Or, if you wish, you are welcome to
- rewrite that subroutine for your own use.
- <smile>
-
- After you run FWKC13R, your copy of DIRGUIDE.TXT will no longer
- be current. For further use, it is suggested that you make a
- fresh copy. (FWKDG is written in assembly_language, for speed.)
-
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-
- Have you registered FWKCS(TM) yet?
-
-
- (and do you have the latest version?)
-
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- As of 1992 November 25, the current version of FWKCS is 1.19,
- available in FWKCS119.ZIP from The Invention Factory on your
- first call:
-
- generic 2400 bits/sec 212-274-8110 N 8 1
-
- V32.bis 212-274-8298 N 8 1
-
- Hayes 9600 212-274-8118 N 8 1
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- USR 9600 212-274-8390 N 8 1
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- IBM DOS QBasic was copyrighted by IBM Corporation, 1987-1991.
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- This document (C)Copyright Frederick W. Kantor, 1992.
-