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BRUCE303.DOC 03/22/93 This documentation provides some overview information on a number of utilities that have been posted by Wayne Software. All programs described herein were written by Bruce Guthrie of Wayne Software. Some were written for and are distributed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. All are free for use provided relevant documentation is kept with the programs, no changes are made to the programs or documentation, and they are not bundled with commercial programs or charged for separately. READ (but not READMAKE and READINIT) and CONVERT are excluded from the commercial packaging restriction. People who need to bundle any of the other routines in for-sale packages must pay a $50 registration fee to "Wayne Software" at the following address. Comments and suggestions can also be sent to: Bruce Guthrie Wayne Software 113 Sheffield St. Silver Spring, MD 20910 fax: (301) 588-8986 The utilities are uploaded with a ZIP name that includes the year and month of the release. These names are: ADDymm.ZIP ADD program AVymm.ZIP AV program BFINDymm.ZIP BFIND program CHANGymm.ZIP CHANGE program CONCTymm.ZIP CONCAT program CONVRymm.ZIP CONVERT program DIRCMymm.ZIP DIRCOMP program DIRTOymm.ZIP DIRTOTAL program FILLymm.ZIP FILL program FILUPymm.ZIP FILUPDAT program FIXCHymm.ZIP FIXCHARS program MULCOymm.ZIP MULTICOL program READymm.ZIP READ program (with READINIT and READMAKE) TAKE1ymm.ZIP TAKE1ST program This collection of utilities were compiled using either Microsoft's QuickBASIC 4.5 or Microsoft's VisualBASIC for DOS 1.0 compilers. In each case, Thomas G. Hanlin III's excellent PBClone routines provided additional functionality. Each of the utilities are separately described in a like-named *.DOC file. This documentation (BRUCEymm.DOC--the file release date is indicated by the "ymm" parameter) serves to summarize what the various utilities consist of. Several of the routines have defaults that can be changed by the program CONFIGWS.EXE which is included in the appropriate ZIP's. Wayne Software also writes programs, batch files, and sets up menu systems for people on a for-fee basis. If you desire this service, contact Wayne Software at the address specified above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A summary of each routine follows. See the associated *.DOC files for fuller explanations: ADD.EXE: Adds up a column of numbers in a text file. Also presents minimum and maximum information. Syntax: ADD infile [ /COLUMNS { col1-col2 | col1 colct } ] [ /LINES { line1-line2 | line1 linect } ... ] [ /V | /-V ] [ /I | /-I ] [ /IN search ] [ /C | /-C ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] AV.EXE: Archive directory viewer. Presents list of files in archive (ZIP, ARC, etc) and lets you sort as desired. Syntax: AV filespec [ /-P | /P ] [ /Ox | /O-x ] [ /? ] BFIND.EXE: Allows Boolean-type FIND requests. For example, find any line with one string AND another one, or any line with one string OR another. The syntax shown below is limited since "search" allows a lot of choices. BFIND [ /V | /-V ] [ /C | /-C ] [ /N | /-N ] [ /I | /-I ] [ /P | /-P ] [ /-HEADER | /HEADER ] { search } infile [ /? ] [ >filename ] CHANGE.EXE: Processes change commands in files. Files can be of any size and type (e.g. binary or text) and are processed quickly. Up to twenty-five change commands can be processed in a single pass. Also provides ability to remove trailing spaces from text files. Syntax: CHANGE filename [ commandfile | /FROM string /TO string [ /IN search ] ] [ /LINES { line1-line2 | line1 linect } ... ] [ /V | /-V ] [ /I | /-I ] [ /Noutfile [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] ] [ /Fflag_file ] [ /Ttemp_file ] [ /TRIM | /-TRIM ] [ /BINARY | /TEXT ] [ /VERIFY | /-VERIFY ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] CONCAT.EXE: Concatenates a series of files together. Can use wildcards or an input file. Syntax: CONCAT [ filespec | @filespec | [drive:]filespec+ ] outfile [ /OVERWRITE | /APPEND | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] [ BINARY | /TEXT [ /CRLF ] ] [ /LRECL=nnn [ /BLKSIZE=nnnn ] ] [ /NAMED ] [ /BEEP | /-BEEP ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] CONFIGWS.EXE: Lets you change some of the defaults for some of the programs. Syntax: CONFIGWS [ routine ] [ /MONO | /-MONO | /COLOR | /-COLOR ] [ /? ] CONVERT.EXE: Converts between data formats: FROM dBase, ASCII-delimited (commas between fields and quotes around strings), and fixed field TO Lotus WKS, ASCII-delimited, dBase, and fixed field. Syntax: CONVERT infile [ outfile [ deffile ] ] [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /APPEND | /OVERASK ] [ /DEF=deffile ] [ /FROM { FIXED | ASCII | ASCII=char | DBF } ] [ /FIXED | /ASCII | /ASCII=char | /DBF ] [ /USEDEF | /NODEF ] [ /TO { FIXED | ASCII | ASCII=char | WKS | DBF } ] [ /HEADER | /-HEADER ] [ /SKIP | /MISSING | /ABORT ] [ /SAS ] [ /BEEP | /-BEEP ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] DIRCOMP.EXE: Updates files in one subdirectory based on files in another subdirectory. Similar to DOS' REPLACE commands in some ways but also removes unused files and can report what it's doing. Syntax: DIRCOMP directory1 directory2 [ /ALL ] [ /UPDATE ] [ /KILL ] [ /NET ] [ /Ffilename | /FNUL: ] [ /OVERWRITE | /APPEND | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] DIRTOTAL.EXE: Prepares report showing files in subdirectory or drive. Allows some restriction requests (show only files with date greater than a certain value). Similar to Norton's FF and Ray Van Tassle's WIZ command (which is a great program but it doesn't work on network or CD-ROM discs) in some ways but presents a more formal report. Syntax: DIRTOTAL [ [ drive: ] ... [drive:][filespec] | [ drive: ] ... [drive:]\path[\filespec] ] [ /NL ] [ /S { GT | GE | LT | LE | EQ | NE } value ] [ /D { GT | GE | LT | LE | EQ | NE } mm/dd/yy ] [ /ATTR=attr ] [ /Ffilename ] [ /SPLIT ] [ /SUB | /-SUB ] [ /Z ] [ /BEEP | /-BEEP ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] FILL.EXE: Program designed to fill up floppies with the maximum number of files that will fit into them. "FILL *.BAS" will move *.BAS files onto a floppy, taking the biggest files first. When it can't fit a file, it will skip it and move the next one. Syntax: FILL [ source-filespec ] [ dest-drive: | dest-drive:\path\ ] [ /MOVE | /COPY ] [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERSKIP | /OVERASK ] [ /PROMPT | /-PROMPT ] [ /Ox | /O-x ] [ /Xfilespec ]... [ /WIPE | /-WIPE ] [ /MULTI | /SINGLE ] [ /BEEP | /-BEEP ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] FILUPDAT.EXE: Program which compares a selected list of files in a source path against those in another path and copies those that have been updated. Similar to DOS' REPLACE command but works from a stored list of files and can handle any number of directories. Syntax: FILUPDAT control_fil [ /Flist_file [ /OVERWRITE | /APPEND | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] ] [ /FULL ] [ /ALL ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] FIXCHARS.EXE: Program which removes non-standard print characters from a text file. Translates graphics characters into their ASCII equivalents. Also expands tabs and removes backspaces. Is primarily intended for people who have problems printing a file. Syntax: FIXCHARS infile { outfile [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] | /REPLACE } [ /BINARY | /TEXT ] [ /Ffilename ] [ /-EJECT ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] MULTICOL.EXE: Program creates multiple column listings from straight ASCII text, ASCII-delimited text, or dBase files. Also does subtotalling. Syntax: MULTICOL infile outfile [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] [ /DELIM="string" ] [ /LINES=n ] [ /WIDTH=n ] [ /EJECT | /-EJECT ] [ /COLUMNS=n ] [ /WRAP | /-WRAP [ /INDENT=n ] | /REFLOW ] [ /Ccontrol_file ] [ /SETUP="string" ] [ /RESET="string" ] [ /{ TITLE | HEADER | FOOTER }[ R | C | L ][ 1 to 5]="text" ] [ /{ TITLE | HEADER | FOOTER }{ T | B }="string" ] [ /FROM ASCII | /FROM ASCII=char | /FROM DBF ] [ /DEF=deffile ] [ /SKIP | /MISSING | /ABORT ] [ /GAP=n ] [ /USEDEF ] [ /TALLY ] [ /SUM={ col_spec | var_spec } ] [ /BREAK={ col_spec | var_spec } ] [ /PRINT={ col_spec | var_spec } ] [ /? ] READ.EXE: Simplified version of a file browser. Only works with files of 16,000 lines or less (maybe 800,000 bytes). Other text viewers are out there. This one has some advantage because it's free. Syntax: READ [ filename ] [ /line ] [ /MONO | /-MONO | /COLOR | /-COLOR ] [ /Pport ] [ /-I ] [ /? ] READINIT.EXE: Creates and maintains the READ.INI file which may be used by READ.EXE and any self-viewable file created by READMAKE.EXE. Syntax: READINIT [ /MONO | /-MONO | /COLOR | /-COLOR ] [ /-I ] [ /? ] READMAKE.EXE: Program which takes an ASCII-text file and makes it self-viewable. Provides same capabilities as the READ program. Syntax: READMAKE infile [ outfile ] [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] [ /DATE=FILE | /DATE=TODAY ] [ /TITLE="text" ] [ /? ] TAKE1ST.EXE: Program that takes only the first occurrence of a record in a text file. Useful way to get rid of duplicates. Syntax: TAKE1ST infile outfile [ /COLUMNS { col1-col2 | col1 colct } ...] [ /LINES { line1-line2 | line1 linect } ... ] [ /OVERWRITE | /APPEND | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ] [ /V | /-V ] [ /I | /-I ] [ /IN search ] [ /UNIQUE | /DUPLICATES ] [ /GROUP=n ] [ /Q ] [ /? ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other utilities that I've written that I might clean up and release if requested include the following: COPSINCE.EXE: Copies files created since a given date to another subdirectory. DATES.EXE: Reminds you in advance of birthdays, special events, etc so you can get cards out in time or get out of time before hand. NETSORT.EXE: Rather slow directory sorting program (physically arranging the files in a particular order) which works on files on a network (at least on a Banyan network). SPLITREC.EXE: Splits up fixed length files without carriage return/line feeds into individual text records based on record lengths. I suspect there are better shareware/freeware versions of these out there. In any case, if you want a complete release of everything, send $10 to the address above and I'll send you everything. Another Wayne Software product, called The DEMO System, made its debut in January 1993. Unlike the other programs, this one is being released as shareware. The DEMO System is a unique system designed to create text-screen demos, tutorials, help screens, etc. Look for the file DEMOSymm.ZIP on boards around you. ================================Revision history================================ Detailed revision history is only maintained for the last two releases. After that, you get the summaries only. No one reads this junk anyway, right? Programmer types like to put in it in just to justify what they've been doing over the last couple of years. Release 93/03: Added one routine this time--AV which is similar to Vern Buerg's FV program but is free, views archive directories in page mode (so you can flip up and down), and lets you change the file date to be the date of the most recent member. Added a new routine--READINIT--to the READymm.ZIP file. This one creates a READ.INI file for you, primarily for setting up printer attributes. CONCAT: Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. CONVERT: Added /APPEND option which only works for ASCII-delimited or fixed- field output files. DIRCOMP: Recoding using VisualBASIC for DOS. Externally, nothing changed except for using VBDOS's ISAM program to avoid the need for an external sort program at all. This resulted in the dropping of the /SORT=pgm parameter. DIRTOTAL: Recoded using VisualBASIC for DOS. Externally, nothing changed except for using VBDOS's ISAM program to avoid the need for an external sort program at all. This resulted in the dropping of the /SORT=pgm, /DOS, and /-DOS parameters. MULTICOL: Fixed bug occuring when you had a numeric field that you skipped on output. Switched ASCII character representation to be /nnn to be more generic and to fit in with the changes in the READ program. "/27" should be recoded as "/027". Programmed it so imbedded page eject characters would work in any file that uses the /-WRAP option. READ: Switched to VBDOS for this one (for better or worse), added support for printers via the READ.INI file, and added a /-I switch to ignore same. Added secondary program READINIT.EXE which manages the READ.INI file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 93/02: In general, all routines have shifted from using Hanlin's PBClone 1.8 routines to using PBClone 2.1. Some routines should be a bit quicker because of this. In addition, I bought a fax machine and have put that phone number on this documentation. Finally, some of the options were rationalized; most routines now support /OVERWRITE, /-OVERWRITE, and /OVERASK. Much of the search functionality of the BFIND routine was extended to ADD, CHANGE, and TAKE1ST. Given the number of options supported by CHANGE, it's possible that new bugs have crept into the program. Please report them and back up files before using that command. ADD: Added /LINES selection option. Also added /V, /-V, /I, /-I and the search string capabilities of the BFIND routine. Changed /SKIP to be /C (similar to the BFIND and FIND parameters) and added /-C. Made several options CONFIGWS-able and added ADD to that routine. BFIND: Fixed a problem with the /V switch. CHANGE: Added /OVERWRITE, /-OVERWRITE, and /OVERASK options. Added /-TRIM, /-VERIFY, /V, /-V, /I, /-I, and /LINES. BFIND's search capabilities have been added to the "/IN search" parameter but only from the command line. /V, /-V, /I, and /-I are now settable by the CONFIGWS routine; CHANGE has been added to that program. Slashes were added in front of FROM, TO, and IN in order to make them consistent with the other routines although use without the slashes at least temporarily works. /CASE has been renamed /I to be consistent with the BFIND command (although /CASE at least temporarily still works). CONFIGWS: Was previously named BGCONFIG; renamed it as CONFIGWS. Recoded using the menu routines in PBClone. Added several settings for (and sometimes added in general) configuring ADD, CHANGE, DEMOMAKE (fromt The DEMO System), DIRTOTAL, FILL, and TAKE1ST. Added /COLOR and /-COLOR as synonyms for /-MONO and /MONO respectively. CHANGE: Fixed a problem with files that were in the root. You could get them before but you had to explicitly specify the subdirectory due to a bug. Also added some colors and changed subroutines to make the hexadecimal conversion chart a little more readable. CONVERT: Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. Fixed a bug in writing out dBase input files with numeric data. Fixed a bug in reading dBase files with more than 32,000 records. DIRCOMP: Boy! Been awhile since I looked at this one! Some things didn't work at all. Fixed them up. Added support for PC Magazine's PCSORT program. Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. DIRTOTAL: Added directory subtotals (adding in child subdirectories). Added /-SUB option. Added support for PC Magazine's PCSORT program. Made /SUB vs /-SUB CONFIGWS-able. FILL: Added /OVERASK and /OVERSKIP. Made the /OVERxxxx parms as well as the order parameter (/O[-]{N,S,D}) CONFIGWS-able. Added /COPY and /MOVE parameters as well as /MULTI and /SINGLE; all of these are CONFIGWS-able. Switched over to use Hanlin's BoxMenu subroutines for much of the prompting. FILUPDAT: Added /OVERASK and /-OVERWRITE options. FIXCHARS: Added /-EJECT, /-OVERWRITE, and /OVERASK options. MULTICOL: Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. READ: Added /COLOR and /-COLOR as synonyms for /-MONO and /MONO respectively. Now have READ returning error level 2 (file not found) and error level 1 (bad parameter). Added Ctrl-P (printer page eject). Added /Pport option and added the setting of this to CONFIGWS. READMAKE: Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. TAKE1ST: Added /-OVERWRITE and /OVERASK options. Added /LINES and /GROUP selection option. Also added /V, /-V, /I, /-I and the search string capabilities of the BFIND routine. Made several options CONFIGWS-able and added TAKE1ST to that routine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 93/01: First release posted on SIMTEL (Internet). New: The DEMO System (shareware and not part of normal package). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 92/12: Major changes: MULTICOL adds ASCII-delimited and dBase support. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release 92/11: BRUCEymm.ZIP idea ends; utilities released separately now. New: MULTICOL and READMAKE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release BRUCE210.ZIP: New: BFIND and CONFIGWS (called BGCONFIG then). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release BRUCE208.ZIP: New: FIXCHARS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release BRUCE205.ZIP: DIRTOTAL supports MS-DOS 5.0 and can avoid external sorting program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release BRUCE204.ZIP: Initial release. ADD, CHANGE, CONCAT, CONVERT, DIRCOMP, DIRTOTAL, FILL, FILUPDAT, READ, and TAKE1ST.