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║ VIEW Copyright (c) 1993 Malcolm Drury ║
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Note: this package contains the following files:
VIEW.EXE (version 8.0)
VIEWCFG.COM
VIEW80.DOC
VIEW is a file viewing utility, allowing you to read ASCII, WordPerfect
(5.0 and 5.1/5.2, including Windows) and Microsoft Word (4 and 5 and WinWord
1 and 2) files, and to print all or part of them to file or printer.
VIEW also allows you to search for text strings (both case-sensitive
and case-insensitive).
VIEWCFG allows you to customize display colors for VIEW and also allows you
to customize its printing and display features.
*** IMPORTANT ***
The author makes no warranty that the software in this package will work with
your particular hardware configuration. Further, you use the programs
entirely at your own risk, and the author will not be held liable for any
damage caused to your hardware or software through their use.
Legalities aside, you should not run into difficulties with this software.
VIEW and the other programs in this package are distributed as "contributory
shareware". You do not have to register as a user, nor are you under any
obligation to pay for the use of the programs. However, in the spirit of
shareware, you are requested to consider making a small donation to the author
if you find the software in this package useful. The suggested contribution
is $10, but less (or more!) would be fine - whatever you feel VIEW is worth
to you! Should you decide to make a contribution, please remit to:
Malcolm Drury
11 Adele Crescent
Nepean
ON K2J 2T7
Canada
Thank you.
IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR AN EARLIER VERSION - THANKS, AND
OF COURSE YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PAY AGAIN.
Please note that at the contribution requested, I cannot provide direct
technical support, nor automatically send upgrades, should they
become available. If you have comments, questions, bug reports etc., please
leave a message on this BBS, or to my CIS address - 70574,3457 - or
to my INTERNET address - drury@gsc.emr.ca
The software is supplied on an "as is" basis, and is fully functional
- not crippled in any way. Furthermore, you will never be prompted with
"Have you paid me yet?" notices. I do not use - or register - "crippleware",
and I do not ask you to do that with a crippled version of VIEW.
You are free to distribute this software package provided that you
distribute the ENTIRE package, including this documentation file.
I hope you find this package useful.
Now to the fun stuff!
**************************************************
VIEW
Usage: view [d:][path]filename [/x]
Using VIEW is pretty straightforward. Pressing F1 brings up a help menu,
and the key features of the menu are permanently displayed on the bottom line.
Note that VIEW reads as much of a file as possible into memory, but if not all
of a file can be read in it won't display the full file. This allows you to
skip instantly to any part of the file in memory without disk reads. Depending
on how much conventional RAM you have installed and how many TSRs you have
running, you should have no difficulty reading in up to 400kb of text - and
believe me, that's one big file! If you are not using DOS 5.0 or a memory
manager such as QEMM386 or 386MAX, I strongly recommend you do so.
Note that if you have WordPerfect files with embedded graphics, the file
size may be substantial - not to worry, VIEW will automatically bypass the
graphics information, which would be stored in an enormous header preceding
the text.
VIEW will automatically detect WordPerfect 5.0 and later and Microsoft Word
formats. However, you can override this by using the "/a" switch (see below).
**** NEW IN VERSION 6.0 ****
Support for WordPerfect 4.2 has been removed. I will attempt to provide
customized versions with this feature reinstated to any paying customer
who sends a blank formattd diskette along with their payment.
Support for WinWord 2 has been added. I am not a Word user, so I cannot
guarantee that this feature works properly. I have attempted to cover every
possibility for reading and decoding WordPerfect and Word's file structure,
but if you find that VIEW is not properly displaying a document, please send
me a copy of the file and I will attempt to resolve the problem and send you
back an updated version of VIEW. Owing to the tortuous complexities of
WordPerfect document file structures in particular, I cannot guarantee that
I'll be able to resolve the problem - however, I have been able to resolve all
difficulties I've come across so far. PLEASE NOTE THAT FORMATTED TABLES ETC.
WILL NOT DISPLAY IN THE SAME WAY AS YOU WOULD SEE THEM PRINTED FROM THE WORD
PROCEESOR IRSELF.
Text searches (up to 40 characters) are now case-insensitive, both for
on-screen display and for output files of lines containing (or not containing)
the text string specified.
Most of the previous command line switches have been omitted. The only two
that are now available are:
/80 - force line wrap after 80 characters
/a - force ASCII display
(These correspond to /x in the usage information above).
The "force to 80 characters" switch allows you to see all text without having
to scroll left or right. However, it does mean that lines with more than 80
characters will display on screen with line breaks that are perhaps in the
middle of words, which may prevent text searches from finding all occurrences
of a given string (text searches are limited to "hits" in single screen lines
only).
The "force to ASCII" switch allows you to display files in their entirety. Both
WordPerfect and Word files have non-text headers (and Word also has a non-text
footer) that are normally not displayed if VIEW is allowed to detect the file
type automatically.
**** NEW IN VERSION 6.1 ****
Version 6.1 is functionally the same as version 6.0. The only difference
is that 6.1 will restore your default screen colors on exit.
**** NEW IN VERSION 6.2 ****
In version 6.2 you now have the choice of performing text searches either
in case-sensitive mode or case-insensitive mode. When using the /80 switch
VIEW now attempts to put in a line wrap inbetween words rather than inside
them.
**** NEW IN VERSION 7.0 ****
Version 7.0 allows you to view WordPerfect for Windows 5.2 files (which are
fully compatible with 5.1 versions). The /a switch code has been improved
and other portions of the code have been tightened up.
**** NEW IN VERSION 7.1 ****
Version 7.1 allows you to use the special functions (text search etc.) even
if you get a "file too big" message. In version 7.0 these were disabled;
better memory management in version 7.1 allows them to be used.
**** NEW IN VERSION 8.0 ****
Version 8.0 incorporates a correction to the read routine for WordPerfect
5.1/5.2 files. It no longer requires a file called viewset.71 for custom
configuration; customization of colors, display parameters etc. are now
saved within VIEW.EXE.
*********************
VIEWCFG
usage: viewcfg [filename]
where filename is view.exe or an exact copy with some other file name.
This program allows you to customize VIEW.EXE.
Setting colors is self-explanatory. However, VIEWCFG also allows you to set
some print parameters, such as number of lines per printed page, number of
spaces to expand tabs, and number of spaces to leave for the left margin.
It also allows you to choose whether the "delete file?" feature of
VIEW is activated. As a safety measure, the default is delete off. You can
override this. Even with the feature on, a file will not
be deleted until you have answered an "are you sure?" question.
Finally, VIEWCFG allows you to override the default number of lines of display
and display speeds. VIEW as shipped is configured for normal display speed
and hard coded to display 25 lines by 80 columns. Try experimenting with
the display parameters to get maximum benefit; if your system crashes - and
there's a lot of non-standard hardware and BIOS software out there - just
reconfigure VIEW to a lower display standard.
Finally, VIEWCFG allows you to set the right margin for use with the /80
switch. The default is 12 - that is, VIEW counts characters per line and
if it is within 12 of the rightmost screen column puts in a line feed if
it finds a space. This is not absolutely foolproof; you may find that
setting the line wrap margin to greater than 12 gives better performance.
Note that Word files automatically use the right margin line wrap
value, whether you use the /80 switch or not. This is because the body of
text in a Word file does not contain "soft" carriage return information.
Malcolm Drury
23 February 1993
**************************************************************************
Look for the following shareware on this BBS
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than 2600000 colors! (And see how many you can actually discern!).
One palette can be used to create a small (2k) TSR program that
maintains your chosen scheme. Alternatively, you can set any of
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DDIRV73.ZIP - double-column directory display that highlights new files,
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the "dead" space on disk associated with each file or the total
space each file actually uses. Full file list sorting, and
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ADR60.ZIP - address and telephone number filer, and label maker. Suitable
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telephone numbers quickly.
DSPACE51.ZIP - shows graphically hard disk space installed, used and free,
for all drives; second program shows graphically space on
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IF YOU DO NOT FIND ANY OF THESE, LEAVE ME A MESSAGE!
CIS 70574,3457
INTERNET drury@gsc.emr.ca
Malcolm Drury
11 Adele Crescent
Nepean
Ont. K2J 2T7
CANADA