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- +--------------------------[ PCB_DIR Ver 1.00 ]----------------------------+
- | Written By Gary Meeker 06/15/94 Updated / / |
- | SYSOP: SHARP Technical Support Line BBS Lawrenceville, GA |
- | (404) 962-1788 300-14400 Baud. 24 Hours |
- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- V1.00 06/15/94 - Initial release
-
-
- Syntax: PCB_DIR Dirs [DirLst] [/Z] [/3]
-
- Where: Dirs = Drive:\Path to DIRxx files
- [DirLst] = Drive:\Path to DIR & DIR.LST files if different
-
- [/3] = Generate 3 Columns instead of 2 in DIR file
- [/Z] = Use Zeros to pad the DIR1 - DIR9 files
-
- The '[' & ']' indicate optional parameters and these characters are not
- actually to be used.
-
- Example Usage:
-
- DIR_LST C:\PCB\CDROM
-
- This will copy the FILES.xxx directory listings to C:\PCB\CDROM\DIRxx and
- create the DIR.LST, DIR & DIRG files in the C:\PCB\CDROM directory with
- the default 2 column DIR & DIRG files.
-
- DIR_LST D:\CDROM\1 C:\PCB\CDROM /3
-
- This will copy the FILES.xxx directory listings to D:\CDROM\DIRxx and create
- the DIR.LST, DIR & DIRG files in the C:\PCB\CDROM directory with 3 column
- DIR & DIRG files.
-
- This program is designed to be run directly from the CD-Rom and will
- copy the FILES.xxx to DIRxx files and generate a DIR.LST, DIR & DIRG file
- in the specified directory.
-
- You may create the DIR & DIRG files in 2 (default) or 3 column formats.
- The DIRG will be colorized with PCBoard's @Xnn color and can be renamed
- DIR as PCBoard will strip the codes for non-graphic Users. The color
- coding and design is controlled by a configuration file named PCB_DIR.CFG
- and you can copy this file to the Dirs or DirLst directory and customize
- it before running the program. The format is as follows:
-
- Line 1: Maximum Directory Digits (2 = 01-99, 3 = 001-999)
- Line 2: Frame Characters (TopLeft, TopRight, BotLeft, BotRight, Horiz, Vert)
- Line 3: Colors (Frame Color, Digit Color, Cycle, NumColors, Color Codes, ....)
-
- Frame Characters are specified in Decimal
-
- 196 205 205 196
- 218┌───┐191 201╔═══╗187 213╒═══╕184 214╓───╖183
- 179│ │ 186║ ║ 179│ │ 186║ ║
- 192└───┘217 200╚═══╝188 212╘═══╛190 211╙───╜189
-
- Frame Color & Digit Color are specified using PCBoard's @Xnn codes. Digit
- Color refers to the color of the Directory Number column.
-
- Cycle refers to how many descriptions are printed in a color before moving
- on to the next color.
-
- NumColors is the number of colors to cycle through.
-
- Color Codes is a list of color codes in PCBoard's @Xnn and must match the
- number specified by numColors.
-
- Using /Z will rename FILES.001 to DIR01 instead of DIR1 to maintain a
- constant length of file names and to assist in proper sorting of the
- DIRxx files by directory sorting utilities.
-
- The program depends on a DIR.TXT file existing on the CD-ROM in the current
- directory. The format of the file is as follows.
-
- Value ┌─────── Hard Disk Subdirectory written
- Ignored │ to DIR.LST - 30 Characters Max
- └─ ───┴────
- [nn] Windows Application Utilities \WIN\APP
- ─────────────┬────────────────
- │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ └─ Used to determine end of Description
- │ │ │ and start of Subdirectory
- │ │ │
- │ │ └─ Description of Directory Content written
- │ │ to DIR.LST - 35 Characters Max
- │ │
- │ └─ Used to determine start of Description.
- │
- └──── Column 1 must start with this.
-
- The Description is determined to start 2 characters after the ']' and end
- 1 character before the '\' and the Subdirectory starts at the '\'. Only
- lines containing the '[', ']' & '\' will be used and counted. The number
- between the '[' & ']' is ignored and the actual number of the line in the
- file is used instead. The Sort field is always set to '0'.
-
- In 2 Column mode, 30 of the 35 allowable characters are written to the
- DIR & DIRG files and in 3 Column mode, 21 characters are used.
-
- This is just a quick & easy way to get the files generated without a lot
- of manual work involved. The program is FREEWARE and can be distributed
- freely or used on any CD-ROM which can benefit from it. It was written
- specifically for the Shareware Studio series of CD-ROM's as they contain
- a DIR.TXT file and the FILES.nnn directory listing files.
-
- Please direct any questions or comments to my BBS or on SaltAir BBS as I
- check in there daily.
-