home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Fritz: All Fritz
/
All Fritz.zip
/
All Fritz
/
FILES
/
MISCEOUS
/
NUMWRD.LZH
/
NUMWORDS.DOC
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1989-04-23
|
5KB
|
149 lines
Overview:
--------
NUMWORDS, Version 1.1, prompts you to type in a phone number. It then
generates all possible "words" that that number could create and prints
them on your screen, disk, or printer (as you choose).
NUMWORDS runs on the IBM PC and compatible computers with a monochrome or
color monitor. A disk drive and a printer are optional.
This program was written and compiled with QuickBASIC, Version 4.5
Instructions for using NUMWORDS, Version 1.1:
--------------------------------------------
NUMWORDS is extremely easy to use. You probably don't even need to read
these instructions. But here they are, just in case.
First, copy NUMWORDS.EXE to your computer and, from the DOS prompt, enter
NUMWORDS. Then just follow the prompts.
PROMPT 1: Please type in the phone number:
ACTION: Type the 7-digit phone number.
NUMWORDS automatically supplies the hyphen after the third digit.
You can change any of the first 6 digits by backspacing and
retyping. Once you type the seventh digit, you are instantly
sent to the next prompt.
PROMPT 2: Send output to <S>creen <D>isk <P>rinter
ACTION: Press S, D, or P
If you press S or P, the words the phone number spells--between 1
and 2,187 of them--are printed, 6 per line, on the screen or
printer. Output to the screen will pause when the screen is
full. Press any key to continue.
If you press "D" (for Disk), the program then prompts you to name
the file that will be created:
PROMPT 3: Select a file name (<Enter> = xxx-xxxx.LST):
ACTION: Press <Enter> OR type a valid DOS filename
(including, if desired, drive and path) and then
press <Enter>.
If you press <Enter> alone, output will be written to a file
in the current drive and directory. The file's base name
will be the same as the phone number (including the "-"),
and its extension will be ".LST". (You will see the actual
file name in the prompt, not literally "xxx-xxxx.LST.")
You may specify a different file name (including optional
drive and directory name) if you prefer. At the prompt,
enter any valid DOS pathname (for instance,
C:\DATA\MYPHONE.NUM) and the press <Enter>. Output will
then be added to the file you specified.
If you specify the name of an existing file, the words
generated will be added to the end of the file: the original
contents of that file will not be damaged.
PROMPT 4: Select another number?
ACTION: Press "y" or <Enter> to start again, OR press any other key to
end the program.
If you want to use the same number but send the output to a
different place, press "y" or <Enter> and begin again.
Special Features of NUMWORDS, Version 1.1:
-----------------------------------------
ERROR-TRAPPING:
NUMWORDS responds to almost any conceivable error--an illegal file name,
a write-protected floppy disk, a printer out of paper, etc.-- by beeping,
informing you of the specific error, and giving you the option of fixing
the error and continuing or else ending the program. In most cases, you
are prompted to press <Spacebar> to continue or <Esc> to end. A few
errors cannot be recovered from--for instance, writing to a disk with
inadequate free space. In these rare cases, NUMWORDS will advise you to
press <Esc> to end the program. (Pressing <Spacebar> will do neither
harm nor good.)
ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE WORDS:
A phone number with no 1's or 0's will generate 2,187 different words.
Each 1 or 0 in the number will reduce the number of unique words by a
power of 3. (The number 246-1800, for instance, will produce only 81
unique words.) Another word-generating program available will print
2,187 words--many of them duplicates--no matter how many 1's or 0's
appear in the phone number. NUMWORDS's more sophisticated algorithm
eliminates duplicates and generates only unique words.
CHOICE OF OUTPUT TO DISK, SCREEN, OR PRINTER:
For output to disk, the user may choose any filename (s)he wants or
accept a default name based on the phone number.
IT'S FREE:
NUMWORDS, Version 1.1, is free of charge. You may copy it and distribute
copies as promiscuously as you like, provided that no fee is charged for
the program. Please include this Documentation file along with the
program file (NUMWORDS.EXE). Please do not modify either file.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
CODA:
If you enjoy NUMWORDS, or if you have any suggestions for improvement,
please drop me a note. You can reach me at these addresses:
CompuServe: 71511,661
The Source: BFP483
PARTICIPATE [conferencing system] on The Source: 'Ken Dowst'
Hartford-area BBS's:
Try CONNECTICUT YANKEE (203) 277-2931
WINDSOR MANOR (203) 688-4973
Ken Dowst
Hartford, CT
April, 1989