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JR-Update is a small conversion utility for all #?.def, #?.macros
and #?.phones files, hereafter described as "jrcomm.#?" files.
I didn't intend to have to include this program yet, but the phonebook
wasn't saving all the necessary information, to wit: palette colors,
alternate dial prefix and password length/type data.
All JR-Comm files have a version number contained inside each file,
this prevents a future JR-Comm program from using an incompatible file
which could have untold disasterous results on your system. Well, if
it were to guru on you and there was some unsaved work somewhere else
you'd be slinging some mud at me, and I don't exactly go around asking
for mud to be thrown my way... So, I came up with this little idea for
preventing that from happening.
Anyways, JR-Update is fairly quick and dirty, to run it use the following
command template:
jrupdate [pathname]
The pathname is optional, if omitted then you must have your jrcomm.?#
files in the current directory.
If it is included there is two things to remember. If the pathname is a
volume or assigned directory include the colon, for example, "JRCOMM:".
If it is a subdirectory then add the '/' character to the pathname, if
if it isn't a directly below the current directory use the full pathname.
So, "defs/" would mean that the directory is a subdirectory of the
current directory, whereas "TELECOMM:jrcomm/defs/" would describe the
complete pathname to where your jrcomm.#? files are.
Like I said, it's quick and dirty right now, I plan to fortify it
for the official release. It does do all the required error checking
right now, it just is a little weak in pathname processing.