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UNCOLOR
Conversion utility to remove Wildcat! 3.x
@xx@ color codes from a text file.
Version 1.01
by Michael A. Conley
Compile date: 4/26/92
UNCOLOR is a utility designed to uncolor Wildcat! 3.xx compatible
display files. It will not touch Wildcat!'s other @-codes, but will
remove any @xx@-style color codes in the valid range @00@ thru @FF@.
UNCOLOR will read your existing files, search for those codes, and
remove them. The original files will be preserved, with the last character
of the file extension changed to a Tilde (~).
USING THE PROGRAM:
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Use of UNCOLOR is rather straightforward ... it's command line driven as
follows:
UNCOLOR with no command line argument will attempt to uncolor all .BBS,
.SCR, and .HLP files in the CURRENT directory, with the sole exception
of CONFIGWC.BBS. (in case it's left over from your WC 2.x days.)
UNCOLOR followed by a DOS filename or wildcard argument will attempt to
convert all matching files, excluding several probable non-text filetypes
such as .COM, .EXE, .OVR, and several others.
The original file will be renamed, with the trailing character of the file
extension converted to a tilde (~) ... and the new file will be written
with the file's original name.
Read-only or other restricted files will cause the program to prompt the
user whether to continue. If so, the attributes of the file will be
changed to read-write, and the operation will continue. Any files whose
backup name already exists in the current directory will cause the program
to prompt the user whether to delete the previous backup.
Files with a tilde as the last character of the filename will be rejected
because of the conflict with the program's renaming pattern.
PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS:
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UNCOLOR is public domain. I don't seek or accept any registration fees for
this or any of my other public domain utility programs, including those for
Wildcat! BBS systems. If you're interested in making a charitable contribu-
tion to express your appreciation, please read the enclosed file SHARE for
my thoughts on the subject.
I welcome suggestions, and will try to help (no guarantees) if there are
problems. You may contact me at The Charlatan's Cabin BBS (213) 654-7337,
or via CompuServe (70250,220).
If you're a registered Wildcat! SysOp, please leave me a private comment on
the BBS including your Wildcat! registration number, and I'll upgrade you to
member level.
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Revision history:
1.00 Compiled 4/25/92 First public release of UNCOLOR.
1.01 Compiled 4/26/92 Bug fix -- improved directory parsing.