home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Colossal Cookbook
/
ColossalCookbook.cdr
/
edna
/
2637
/
reconst.doc
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1990-04-13
|
3KB
|
66 lines
RECONST
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
RECONST (Reconstruct) reconstructs the ECB data and index files. In older
versions of the program a condition was possible that would cause the program
to look like it was performing correctly when it was not. Version 1.23 added
code to detect this condition and advise you to run the RECONST utility. You
may also wish to run RECONST if you have a recipe files with a number of
deleted recipes in it. RECONST does not reconstruct deleted files, so the
resulting file size is smaller.
The RECONST utility must run from your ECB program directory. If you have used
the UPGRADE utility to copy your program files, or simply copied any ECB
program disk (v. 1.23) that is already done.
RECONST reads your ECB setup files and operates on the directory that is
indicated in these files, i.e. if your program boots to drive B:, that is
where RECONST will look for files; if your program boots to C:\RECIPE, then
RECONST will look there. If you are running ECB on a hard disk and have more
than one directory with recipes on it, you will have to change directories
from inside ECB for RECONST to reach them.
RECONST creates a temporary file (which it erases after use) the same size as
your RECIPE.DAT file; however, it does not check for disk space, so you must
check to see that you have sufficient free disk space before running the
program. Floppy users should have an empty, freshly-formatted "scratch" disk
to accept the temporary file.
NOTE: version 2.00 of RECONST adds a the CHECK-CATEGORY feature; this function
examines the categories and sub-categories of each recipe and adjusts any
indexes that need to be adjusted to insure that recipes are appropriately
categorized. If the category or subcategory does not exist in the program
files, no change is made in the indexing. This function becomes particularly
useful if decide to rearrange your categories after recipes have already been
entered. You can now do so to your heart's content; just run RECONST on all
recipe files after rearrangement.
To run RECONST follow these directions:
1. Floppy users put the program disk in drive A: and type
"A:". Hard disk users change the default drive to your
ECB program directory.
2. Type "reconst" and press <return>.
3. RECONST will present you with a preliminary notice and
give you the opportunity to abort.
4. RECONST will then present you with the directory it will
use for the temporary file and give you the opportunity to
change it.
5. RECONST will construct the temporary file, then
reconstruct a new RECIPE file and index files.
6. RECONST will then erase the temporary file and return you
to DOS.