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- READMAKE.DOC 1 Revised: 02/16/96
-
- The READMAKE program makes any text file into an executable viewable file. The
- viewer is a version of the READ program and supports backscrolling, EGA/VGA
- modes, searching, copying, and printing. See the separate READ.DOC file for a
- description of the READ program's capabilities. The only difference between
- viewing the file with READ vs viewing it in this self-viewable mode is that you
- can't specify any file specification when you use the self-viewable mode.
-
- The self-viewable file uses the READ.INI file if one exists. See READ.DOC for
- an explanation of this file. READMAKE itself does not use this file however.
-
-
- Syntax:
-
- READMAKE infile [ outfile ] [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ]
- [ /DATE=FILE | /DATE=TODAY | /DATE=NONE ] [ /TITLE="title" ] [ /? ]
-
- where:
-
- "infile" is the name of the text file you want to make self-viewable. Full
- drive and path specifications are allowed.
-
- "outfile" is the name of the executable file you want to create. Any extension
- is ignored (it has to be an .EXE file). You can specify a drive and path if
- desired. If "outfile" is not specified, the routine will presume that the
- output file name is the same as the infile name, with an EXE extension.
-
- "/OVERWRITE" says to overwrite the outfile if it already exists.
-
- "/-OVERWRITE" says to abort if the output file exists already.
-
- "/OVERASK" says to prompt if the output file exists already; default.
-
- "/DATE=FILE" and "/DATE=TODAY" allow you to specify which date/time stamp will
- appear when the person views the file. "/DATE=FILE" means they'll see the date
- and time that the original text file was last created/modified. "/DATE=TODAY"
- means they'll see the date and time that you ran READMAKE on the file. By
- default, they will see /DATE=TODAY.
-
- "/DATE=NONE" says that no date/time stamp at all will be shown. This allows the
- title to be up to 44 characters in length, instead of the normal 29.
-
- "/TITLE="title"" allows you to specify a short (normally not to exceed 29
- characters) title line to appear at the bottom of the viewing screen. Normally,
- this title should not exceed 29 characters. If /DATE=NONE is specified, the
- title can be extended to 44 characters. Any characters after the maximum length
- will be ignored. The title must be provided within quotation marks. If no
- title is provided, then the default title is "Text file viewer".
-
- "/?" or "/HELP" or "HELP" shows you the syntax for the command.
-
-
-
- READMAKE.DOC 2 Revised: 02/16/96
-
- Return codes:
-
- READMAKE returns the following ERRORLEVEL codes:
- 0 = no problems
- 254 = internal problem finding string, contact Wayne Software
- 255 = syntax problems, file not found, or /? requested
-
-
- Author:
-
- This program was written by Bruce Guthrie of Wayne Software. It is free for use
- and redistribution provided relevant documentation is kept with the program, no
- changes are made to the program or documentation, and it is not bundled with
- commercial programs or charged for separately. People who need to bundle it in
- for-sale packages must pay a $50 registration fee to "Wayne Software" at the
- following address.
-
- Additional information about this and other Wayne Software programs can be found
- in the file BRUCEymm.DOC which should be included in the original ZIP file.
- ("ymm" is replaced by the last digit of the year and the two digit month of the
- release. BRUCE512.DOC came out in December 1995. This same naming convention
- is used in naming the ZIP file that this program was included in.) Comments and
- suggestions can also be sent to:
-
- Bruce Guthrie
- Wayne Software
- 113 Sheffield St.
- Silver Spring, MD 20910
-
- fax: (301) 588-8986
- e-mail: bguthrie@nmaa.org
- http://hjs.geol.uib.no/guthrie/
-
- See BRUCEymm.DOC file for additional contact information.
-
- Foreign users: Please provide an Internet e-mail address in all correspondence.
-
-