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- UTIL.TXT
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- Utility Programs Supplied With Registered Version of WE
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- The following useful utility programs are included with the registered
- full version of WE. These utilities aren't available anywhere else!
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- For details on how to register see REGISTER.TXT.
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- WARC.EXE - Willow Creek Archiver
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- WARC is a flexible multi-volume file compression and archiving
- utility. Similar to PKZIP, but with the ability to overflow onto
- extra diskettes. Has a command line interface so can be used in
- an automated fashion in batch files. Has options to read/create
- subdirectories as necessary when saving/restoring entire directory
- trees. Highly flexible method of choosing destination directories
- during restore.
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- Includes in the archive a computed "signature" for each file
- similar to a CRC total, so it can be absolutely sure of
- correctness when a file is restored. Also has ability to verify
- an existing archive to make sure it is readable (diskettes don't
- last forever...) and that all the signatures match the data in the
- archive. WARC is an extremely safe and convenient way to archive
- information.
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- WARC is also a very convenient way to transfer data between
- machines that aren't connected by a LAN, because you can be
- absolutely sure of data correctness and you don't have to worry
- about exceeding the capacity of a diskette.
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- NAMCHG.EXE - Source Code Symbolic Name Changer
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- NAMCHG is a dictionary driven tool for changing symbolic names in
- lists of text files. NAMCHG uses a dictionary of old and new
- symbolic names such as variable and type names, a list of files to
- scan, extensions to use for archiving, and a log file which
- records all activity. NAMCHG gives you the option to review each
- change before it is made, and switch interactively between varying
- levels of operator supervision as scanning proceeds through input
- files. The "before" and "after" text of all changed lines is
- written to a log file for review. All files which have been
- changed have their complete old versions archived as well under
- different extensions.
-
- Making global symbolic name changes in a programming project with
- a large volume of source code is a tedious and nerve wracking
- affair. The search and replace facilities of most editors are not
- equal to the task because they either don't provide enough
- automation in working with large numbers of files, or they don't
- provide enough protection against accidental mistakes. With
- NAMCHG you can completely automate the process, supervising it to
- whatever degree you wish, and leave behind a complete audit trail
- noting what you've done.
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- CHKSUM.EXE - File Comparator
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- CHKSUM is a simple tool to compare files by computing a
- "signature" for them similar to a CRC total. CHKSUM will compute
- and display signatures for files listed on the command line, and
- report if any of the files have different signatures from the
- others. CHKSUM also has wildcard and subdirectory scanning
- capability to help you find all versions of a file or program
- wherever they may be hiding, and find out if they are the same or
- not. You can also compute a total signature for all files
- matching a wildcard/subdirectory spec. This allows you to compare
- entire directories to see if all the files are the same.
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