5.0 02/05/88 y1 1 n1010n666nn1 n6 1 sn963nb CF prn54271 │1···································································▐ │1·································································#▐ │1···················································■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.│1···················································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.│1···················································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 21076In 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.▐
