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PCPFIND.DOC Version 2.10 07 May 91
The original Amiga version of this program was created
by Maurice Spear CI$ 76636,1377. The IBM version was
written by Jesse Warford. If you like it PLEASE direct all
feedback to Maurice Spear on CompuServe, or on the PC
Pursuit Net Exchange (AMIGA SECTION), or PSA BBS @ 414-278-
5390 WIMIL, or No Name BBS @ 619-948-5751 (NOT PURSUITABLE).
I will not improve these programs, unless I know that people
are using, and like them, so please leave me feedback.
The IBM version was created May of 1991 to satisfy the
multitude of requests I received for its creation. Special
thanks to Jesse Warford for his expiedent translation of my
source code and programming abilities. This IBM version is
almost exactly the same as my Amiga version and is very
fast. It will support up to 64 area codes and 64 outdials.
To run the program you type PCPFIND and the area code
and exchange. The following are valid USAGES.
PCPFIND ? 'displays the help screen
PCPFIND /v 'displays library data file information
PCPFIND 201-200 'tells you if the number is PC Pursuitable
PCPFIND 201-999 201-200 499-567 414-286
PCPFIND 999-999 301-400 465-999
You may enter as many numbers after the program name as
you wish, but due to the way MS/DOS sends the parameters to
the program, only the first 80 characters will be processed.
These are NOT VALID USAGES:
PCPFIND 222 222 ** Separating Dash REQUIRED **
PCPFIND 222 ** Not long enough **
PCPFIND 212-569-0000 ** Too long **
PCPFIND 212-199 ** No such EXCHANGE **
PCPFIND 199-200 ** No such area code **
PCPFIND 20A-199 ** INVALID area code **
PCPFIND 201-AB2 ** INVALID exchange **
REMEMBER if you like this program please let me (Maurice
Spear) know. It is the first program I have ever written
for PUBLIC domain, though FUTURE versions may be SHAREWARE.
Added to this version of PCPFIND was the version
command (/v). This command prints out the VERSION and date
of the the last update to the PC Pursuit Library, and also
ALL of the outdials and area codes supported. Try this and
see what it prints! To transfer the text to your printer,
just hit the PRINT SCREEN key. Then you will have a quick
reference of the supported area codes and outdials.
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IF YOU NOTICE AN OUTDIAL OR AREA CODE THAT IS MISSING
PLEASE LEAVE ME E-MAIL SO I CAN ADD IT TO THE PCFIND LIBRARY
DATA FILE!
If an area code or 1 - area code is printed out, then
you must "DIAL" these numbers when using the outdial! Such
as NYNYO 1-718-344-XXXX, you MUST type in the 1 - area code.
The version number of the LIBRARY DATA FILE is the ver#
in the name of the ZIPped file which you find on BBS's.
Check every now and then for updates to the library data
file for outdials and new area codes which have been added
to the PC Pursuit system since the last update.
Thanks, and Good Luck
Maurice Spear
287 Texas Avenue
GAFB, CA 92394
Programmers note: The PC-Pursuit utilities are the first
programs for the IBM and compatables that I have written in
assembly language, and I am very proud of them. They have
been thoroughly tested and I believe them to be bug free.
However, if you do find something wrong with them, just let
Maurice Spear know and he will pass the word to me so I can
fix them. Please be specific and describe exactly what
happened. Just to be on the safe side, the programs do not
write directly to the disk themselves. That is all handled
by MS/DOS with the redirection command ( >filename.ext ).
The only writes these programs do is to the standard out-
put channel, which MS/ DOS uses to redirect output if
requested, and the standard error channel, which MS/DOS uses
to write directly to the screen, regardless of the re-
direction status. This is so any error messages will be
sent to the screen instead of your output file.
To respect the wishes of Maurice Spear, the source code for
these programs is not available to the general public. How-
ever, future programs I write and release to the public
domain will MOST LIKELY include the source code.
These MS/DOS versions of the Amiga programs use the exact
same library file (PCP.LIB) that the Amiga uses. Not only
does this maintain compatability between the versions, but
it was absolutely no hassle at all to write the programs to
accept the Amiga library file.
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