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QUOTE version 2.0
"Quote of the Day"
Copyright(c) 1993
All Rights Reserved
BRAGWARE! -> Rick Bursey
169 Montana Drive, Apt. 4
Stephenville, NF.
A2N 2T4
Canada
Internet: ap374@freenet.carleton.ca
Disclaimer
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I claim no responsibility for any damages or losses caused by the use or
misuse of this program. It is being distributed "as is" with no warranty of
any kind being expressed or implied. The user agrees to these terms by the
use of this program.
Introduction
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QUOTE will display a different one line quote each time it's executed. It
will pick a quote at random from a data file of one liners.
Directions
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*FIRST*
=======
Before you attempt to run QUOTE you must first convert the included text file
into a QUOTE type data file. To convert the QUOTES.TXT file into QUOTES.DAT,
you must use the included QCONVERT utility.
Syntax for QConvert is:
QConvert [switches] <in_file> [out_file]
Where :
/? = Help.
/snn = Add/Remove nn lines to/from files.
/t = Convert a Quote type data file into a text file.
<in_file> = The name (including path) of the file to convert.
[out_file] = The name of the output file. If making a data file,
QUOTES.DAT is created by default. If making a text file,
QUOTES.TXT is created by default.
You may give the output files any names you choose.
All switches are optional.
Any text file can be converted into a QUOTE type data file as long as each
line in this file is no longer than 65 characters. Many different off-line
mail readers allow you to have different tagline files for different
conferences. You can create a QUOTE type data file for each one of these files.
Once you have a 'QUOTE' type data file created you can then use the Quote
program itself to display them.
The syntax for Quote is:
Quote [switches] <in_file>
Where switches are:
/? = help
/tnn = display the Quote window nn seconds. 10 max.
All switches are optional.
Thats all there is to it. The best place to put QUOTE is in a directory in
your path. That way you can call up the program from any directory in your
system. To have QUOTE display a different quote each time you boot your
computer is to include the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
QUOTE C:\WHATEVER\QUOTES.DAT
Where \WHATEVER is the directory where you have your data file located.
About Shareware
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QUOTE is being distributed as Shareware, as such you may "try before you buy"
. Shareware is NOT free software. You are licensed to operate the Shareware
distribution copy on a trial basis of 30 days. Then if you like it and make
regular use of it, you are required to pay for it.
If you find this program of value and continue to use it, please show your
support and send along a small registration fee of $10.00. For your
registration fee you'll get a key file to turn the SHAREWARE version into a
personalized copy. Also this key file will work on ALL future versions of
QUOTE, so you'll always have a 'registered' version. If you find a version of
QUOTE out there that has a later version number than the one you have, get it
because your key file will work on that version.
Files in this Archive
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FILE_ID.DIZ - BBS archive discription file.
FIRST.BAT - a quick QUOTES.TXT to QUOTES.DAT converter
ORDER.FRM - a registration order form.
QCONVERT.EXE - utility to convert text files into Quote format.
QUOTES.BAT - sample batch file to call Quote.
QUOTE.DOC - this file.
QUOTE.EXE - the Quote executable file.
QUOTES.TXT - the data file containing the quotes in text form.
READER.EXE - a free file displaying utility.
README.1ST - a short message telling you to use the QConvert utility
before attempting to run QUOTE for the first time.
VENDOR.DOC - a notice to shareware vendors.
History
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04/26/93 - version 1.00
Initial public release.
08/28/93 - version 1.21
Added count-down meters to the display and fixed up the code
a little.
11/15/93 - version 2.00
Added:
The '/t ' option to set the amount of time the display window
will appear on the screen.
QCONVERT utility to convert the straight text files that were
used in version 1.x into a faster format for speed reasons.
READER.EXE to make it easier to view text files.