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dBASEII Utilities
The following programs are provided under the freeware
concept. Full documentation and support are limited to registered
users.
To become a registered user:
Send $50 to:
Digital Design Consultants, Inc.
15303 Colfax St
Lowell, IN 46356
or:
Call (219)696-6760
for shipment UPS COD Cash
The purchaser will receive. Complete documentation, files
that have not been included in the freeware version, Later versions
of the program that have greater features, increased speed, or other
enhancements and a warranty.
The freeware version is provided without charge and liability
is limited to the cost of the freeware. No warranty is expressed or
implied.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE CP/M 80 SYSTEM.
dCODE.EXE
This program decrypts programs that were created for run-time
or for use under 2.41. Such programs list as lines containing mostly
graphics characters. The program can return such program to their
ASCII source.
nCODE.EXE
Allows the user to encrypt programs for use under Runtime or
as protected 2.41 files. The user will need to recreate a proper
CODES.DAT file for this program to work. To do so either use dCODE
to help create the proper file structure or purchase the full software
package.
NOTE: Both programs use the file CODES.DAT for decryption. A limited
version of this file is provided that requires the user to re-
create the file with the proper command word. You cannot use
nCODE without doing so but will be able to use dCODE.
dFIX.EXE
Repair damaged dBASE headers and remove embedded end-of-file
markers.
d2SLOW.EXE
dBASE command files are interpreted. They must process each
character in the command file and do so rather slowly. This program
reduces the size of a structured command file by almost 50%. All
extraneous white space is removed and keywords are reduced to 4 char.
The speedup is quite noticeable in most applications. The program uses
the KEYWORD.DAT file. This file is modifiable using KEYWORDS.EXE.
The version (1.#) being provided here expects full spacing and
full keywords in the input file. Version 2.0 has extended capability.
Programs/file not included in freeware.
VSHORT.EXE
Extends the file reduction of d2SLOW by renaming variables to
short 1 to 2 char names. Has the side effect of making the resulting
command file even more difficult for another programmer to decipher.
Multiple CODES.DAT files. Different versions of the run-time use a
different tokenizing scheme. These file address that problem.
KEYWORD.EXE
Allow modifying the KEYWORDS.DAT file for new keywords.
Also allows the deleting of existing keywords.
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These programs have been successfully marketed at up to $99.95/set.(3-sets)
In doing so, the cost of advertising reduced the profits to almost
nothing. This put several other dBASEII projects on the back burner.
If the programs can support themselves under the freeware concept,
future releases will address Multiple file report generation, program
creation, pretty printing, syntax checking, and others.
Your purchase of these programs will help to make those new programs
possible. It will also provide you with support and feed-back for
enhancement to the existing products. IF YOU ARE NOT A PAID-UP USER
OF THESE PROGRAMS, DO NOT CALL!!!!
These programs were written in PL/I.