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- CONCAT.EXE
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- Program Description:
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- Concat is a file concatenation program used to join multiple
- files into a single combined file in a user specified sequence.
- Files can be concatenated one at a time or sorted by filespec
- as a group. Sorting can be specified as any of the following and
- can be combined for multi level sorts. Concat will handle large files
- and runs properly on Novell networks.
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- N - File name
- E - File Extension
- D - DOS File Date
- T - DOS File Time
- S - File Size
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- A detailed report and audit trail can be created by specifying the
- report option. The report will detail all files and byte sizes as
- they are appended to the destination file.
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- Concat will also handle TEXT files which will allow for the handling
- of CR/LF sequence. This will allow concatenation of text editor files
- properly. When processing in TEXT mode any embedded ^Z characters will
- be stripped out of the data. If a file contains only CR then specifying TEXT will convert
- all CR to CR/LF.
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- Command Line Options:
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- 1. Destination Filename: (target)
- This is the file that will be appended to (TARGET), or created
- if it already exists. A complete path can be entered if file is
- to be created on a drive or directory different from the current
- directory.
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- 2. Files to Add or Append:
- This filespec represents all of the files to add or concatenate
- to the destination file. Wildcards are allowed to specify groups
- of files. Enter Drive and Path if files are not in current working
- directory.
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- 3. Sort order / Report file:
- This parameter specifies the sort order to use if a group of files
- was entered in parameter 2. The sorting is specified by the
- letters NDTSE. Sort order is determined by the order of NDTSE.
- See Examples.
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- If a / is entered following the sort order then a report will be
- created using the default name of concat.rep. If a filename is
- entered following the / then a report is created using the entered
- filename.
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- 4. TEXT Processing Switch:
- If a T is entered for this parameter then all CR in the files to
- add will be converted to CR/LF sequences as files are processed.
- Any embedded ^Z characters will be stripped out of the data.
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- CONCAT.EXE
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- Examples:
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- 1. Concatenate 3 small binary files into 1 large file appending
- them in date/time order.
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- Files to Concatenate:
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- SMALL1.BIN 7650 8-16-91 2:10
- SMALL2.BIN 3278 7-01-90 5:15
- PARTXC.BIN 10567 8-16-91 1:01
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- Concat Command Line:
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin DT (No Report)
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- CONCAT c:\path\large.bin c:\old\*.bin DT (No Report)
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin DT/
- (Report using default filename concat.rep)
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin DT/run.rep (Report using run.rep)
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- Result:
- The files will be concatenated as follows;
- SMALL2.BIN + PARTXC.BIN + SMALL1.BIN
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- 2. Concatenate 4 small binary files into 1 large file appending them
- in filename, then extension, and then date/time order.
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- Files to Concatenate:
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- SMALL1.BIN 7650 8-16-91 2:10
- SMALL1.AAA 7650 8-16-91 2:10
- SMALL2.BIN 3278 7-01-90 5:15
- PARTXC.BIN 10567 8-16-91 1:01
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- Concat Command Line:
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin NEDT (No Report)
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin NEDT/
- (Report using default filename concat.rep)
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- CONCAT large.bin *.bin NEDT/run.rep (Report using run.rep)
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- Result:
- The files will be concatenated as follows;
- PARTXC.BIN + SMALL1.AAA + SMALL1.BIN + SMALL2.BIN
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- CONCAT.EXE
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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- Users of CONCAT.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "CONCAT.EXE is supplied as is. The author WEB Computer Consulting
- disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
- limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
- purpose. The author WEB Computer Consulting assumes no liability for
- damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of
- CONCAT.EXE."
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- CONCAT.EXE is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
- continue to develop new products. If you find this program
- useful and find that you are using CONCAT.EXE and continue to use
- CONCAT.EXE after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment of $12.00 to WEB Computer Consulting. The $12.00
- registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
- computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
- a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
- being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
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- WEB Computer Consulting
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- CONCAT.EXE
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- Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting WEB Computer
- Consulting.
-
- Anyone distributing CONCAT.EXE for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact WEB Computer Consulting at the address below for
- authorization.
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of CONCAT.EXE along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it.
-
- Future enhancements planned for CONCAT.EXE include the following:
- - Menu driven user interface
- - The ability to select files from multiple directories
- - The ability to concatenate sections of files from byte counts
-
- All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of
- CONCAT.EXE and documentation.
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- May 1994
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- WEB Computer Consulting
- Wayne E. Birch
- 104 Girard Avenue
- Hatboro, Penna. 19040
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- Compuserve: 73260,3020
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