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