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READMAKE.DOC
01/07/93
The READMAKE program makes any text file into an executable viewable file. The
viewer is a version of the READ program and supports backscrolling, EGA/VGA
modes, searching, copying, and printing. See the separate READ.DOC file for a
description of the READ program's capabilities. The only difference between
viewing the file with READ vs viewing it in this self-viewable mode is that you
can't specify any file specification when you use the self-viewable mode.
The READMAKE syntax is as follows:
READMAKE infile [ outfile ] [ /OVERWRITE ] [ /DATE=FILE | /DATE=TODAY ]
[ /TITLE="text" ] [ /? ]
where:
"infile" is the name of the text file you want to make self-viewable. Full
drive and path specifications are allowed.
"outfile" is the name of the executable file you want to create. Any extension
is ignored (it has to be an .EXE file). You can specify a drive and path if
desired. If "outfile" is not specified, the routine will presume that the
output file name is the same as the infile name, with an EXE extension.
"/OVERWRITE" says to overwrite the outfile if it already exists.
"/DATE=FILE" and "/DATE=TODAY" allow you to specify which date will appear when
the person views the file. "/DATE=FILE" means they'll see the date the
original text file was last created/modified. "/DATE=TODAY" means they'll see
the date you ran READMAKE on the file. By default, they will see /DATE=TODAY.
"/TITLE="text"" allows you to specify a short (maximum 29 character) title line
to appear at the top of the viewing screen. Any characters after the 29th will
be ignored. The title must appear in quotation marks. If no title is provided,
then the screen will show nothing in that portion of the screen.
"/?" or "/HELP" or "HELP" gives you syntactical help.
Program written by Bruce Guthrie. Comments and suggestions can be sent to:
Bruce Guthrie
113 Sheffield St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910