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QUICKIE: TEXT MANAGEMENT UTILITY, VERSION 1.0
QUICKIE is a program for managing and retrieving information. It
allows a user to browse through a pure ASCII (with carriage return
terminated lines), WordStar, or Office Writer file, select and
unselect text for retention, and dump it to an output file (named
QUICKIE.OUT) for combination into reports or for import into word
processor files. QUICKIE can call files from the command line, or
will prompt the user for an input filename. Hitting the "+" key
at the filename input prompt will call up a directory listing,
which can be used as a menu for file selection. QUICKIE is a
versatile text manipulation utility, useful for compiling reports
from documents in a number of different formats. It requires no
configuration files, no overlays, no installation menus, and takes
up no memory when not in use.
SYNTAX:
Command Line Option: At the A> prompt, type QUICKIE plus the
filename from which the data is to be retrieved. The program will
display the first 21 lines of the document unless:
1. The document name is "QUICKIE.OUT" or it has a ".COM",
".EXE", or ".OBJ" extender.
2. The file doesn't exist; in this case, QUICKIE will inform
you of the fact and then return to the file selection menu.
3. An output file can't be opened; this may happen when the
disk is full. Change disks and try again.
Menu Option: At the A> prompt, enter QUICKIE. The logo will be
displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and a user
prompt for the filename will be displayed in the center of the
screen.
Enter + (PLUS) at the prompt, rather than a filename, and the
directory will be displayed in the upper left hand corner of the
screen, with an arrow prompt at the end of the entry line. Move
the arrow up or down with the keypad arrow keys. If the desired
file doesn't show on the first page of the directory, hit any key
to go on to the next. To select the filename, hit the <ENTER>
(RETURN) key. Once the filename is selected, the directory menu
will return to the opening menu. Hit <ENTER>, rather than filling
in a filename, and the file selected from the directory menu will
be called up; or enter a different filename, and the new one will
be called up.
If the directory menu isn't used, a filename (with extension)
can be typed in.
OPERATION:
Text selection operates similarly to the process used by the
directory menu: The selection arrow is moved up or down with the
keypad arrow keys. User prompts are displayed at the bottom of
the screen at all times.
Hitting ESCape will close the output file with any text
copied and return to DOS.
Hitting <ENTER> or Page Down on the numeric keypad will copy
any text selected from the display page into the output file and
will move on to the next display page.
Hitting "+" (PLUS) will select the line pointed to by the
screen arrow and move the arrow down one line. Hitting "-"
(MINUS) will select the line and move the arrow up one line. When
the arrow reaches the top of the display screen it will jump to
the last line of the display when moved up one position; when it
reaches the bottom of the display screen, it will jump to the
first line of the display when moved down one position. Selected
text is displayed in inverted characters. Selected blank lines
(consisting only of a carriage return) will have the first three
spaces displayed in inverse video.
Selection is a toggle process: Hitting PLUS or MINUS when the
text is displayed in normal video will select it; hitting the same
keys when the text is displayed in inverse video will deselect it.
ABOUT QUICKIE:
QUICKIE was developed in Borland's Turbo C. It is intended to
provide a mechanism to combine input from a number of different
widely used source formats into a single report. Future versions
will support a wider variety of word processor formats.
QUICKIE is a shareware program; you may make as many copies as you
like, and wide distribution to other interested users is welcome,
but the author retains his rights under copywrite laws. You may
register as a user by sending $20 to:
Fred Pruitt
7723 Harmans Road
Hanover, MD 21076
In return you will receive future updates to the program for a $10
fee and advance notice of additional programs planned in the same
series. Comments and suggestions for new programs are also
welcome. Our ambition is to make QUICKIE into a faultless
program.