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README.1ST May 7, 1992
The RAP Programming Language
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RAP stands for Rational Pilot. It is a full-featured programming
language designed for building user-friendly applications from a
collection of stand-alone programs. It can be viewed as a
replacement for MS-DOS's batch processor which offers the
following added features: extensive string-handling primitives,
structured programming constructs, built-in mechanism for
displaying menus and handling user's responses, and a wide range
of primitives for testing the state of the file system so that
user-proof programs can be written. A common library of RAP
subroutines is also included.
The documentation included with this network release of RAP is
taken from the following two books:
The RAP Programming Language
by Richard A. Strangfeld
OPAC 10 (1988)
250 pages, ISBN 0-88312-633-8
A Common Subroutine Library for RAP Programmers
by Kirk H. Parker and Gary F. Simons
OPAC 11 (1988)
102 pages, ISBN 0-88312-634-6
These two books, plus software, are sold in a package for $36.
They can be ordered from:
International Academic Bookstore
Summer Institute of Linguistics
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236 U.S.A.
phone 214/709-2404
fax 214/709-2433
For more information on ordering RAP and on other SIL linguistic
software, see the file OPAC.BIB.
Permission to use and copy RAP
---------------------------------------------
The RAP software and documentation are copyrighted property of
the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Permission is hereby given
for anyone to use it on the understanding that the program is
provided on an "as is" basis and anyone using it does so entirely
at their own risk. This special network release of RAP may be
used at no charge or obligation. Permission is hereby given to
copy or distribute this special network release of RAP provided
that (1) all the files listed in FILES.LST are included in
unmodified form and (2) it is distributed free of charge.
Getting started
---------------
1. Look at the file READ.ME.
2. Try the demos, namely DEMO.RAP, KEYMENU.RAP, and MENUCOL.RAP.
For instance, type: rap demo .
3. Examine the *.RAP files and read the manual files RAP.MAN and
COMMON.MAN. These files contain selected chapters from the two
books described above.
4. The printed RAP book (see above) has a ten-chapter tutorial.
Contact me if you have questions or problems.
Evan Antworth | Internet: evan@sil.org
Academic Computing Department | phone: 214/709-2418
Summer Institute of Linguistics | fax: 214/709-3387
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road |
Dallas, TX 75236 |
U.S.A. |
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