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- VTCAP.COM
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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- 23k (181) 90C9 1.2 Terry Pinto 11/87 Z3COM10
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- 1- Syntax
-
- VTCAP is a video-oriented database manager designed specifically to
- manipulate the Terminal CAPabilities (TCAP) database. Until VTCAP, the only
- way to modify or add terminals to an existing TCAP was to edit the source code
- and reassemble the code. VTCAP provides a much easier method to modify TCAP
- files. Type the appropriate letter for help on each of VTCAP's functions.
-
- A)DD Terminal to TCAP S)EARCH for Terminal in TCAP
- P)REVIOUS Terminal in Listing N)EXT Terminal in Listing
- U)PDATE Current Terminal D)ELETE Current Terminal
- L)IST Terminals to CRT or Printer M)ERGE New TCAP file with Old TCAP
- H)ELP Z)3-LOAD Load Z3TCAP file
- :1
-
-
- Syntax: VTCAP /H or // or /? <-- command line help
-
- VTCAP filename /o <-- edit TCAP file
-
-
- TCAP files should be placed in the DU selected in VTCAPHDR.LIB.
- VTCAP should be anywhere in the path (NOT IN REMOTE USER PATH).
- :A
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ADD Terminals To TCAP Files
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /A
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- On entry, you are placed in a blank TCAP record. You may enter all of the
- desired information about the terminal at this time. If you specified the
- terminal on the command line, the program will enter the terminal name in the
- appropriate field and processing will continue to the next field.
-
- While in the TCAP record, you may place the cursor on anywhere within the TCAP
- record with the use of the arrow keys, if the TCAP for your terminal support
- them. If not, you may use the standard Wordstar conventions.
-
- When entry is completed, you may issue a ^W (control W) to record the new
- information to the disk. If you wish to exit without writing to the disk,
- just issue a ^Q (control Q).
- :S
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SEARCH for Terminal in TCAP
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /S
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This is used to locate a specific terminal in the TCAP file. You may include
- the terminal name in the command line or provide it when prompted within the
- file.
- :P
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PREVIOUS Terminal in TCAP
-
- Command Line Syntax: Not Available From Command Line
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This command is only available from within the database section. After you
- select a terminal by a SEARCH, you may use PREVIOUS to get to the terminal
- prior to the one selected.
- :N
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- NEXT Terminal in TCAP
-
- Command Line Syntax: Not Available From Command Line
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-
- This command is only available from within the database section. After you
- select a terminal by a SEARCH, you may use NEXT to get to the terminal after
- the one selected.
- :U
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- UPDATE Current Terminal
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /U
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This command is used to select and update the selected terminal. If the
- terminal is specified on the command line, you will be placed in the database
- within the terminal record selected. After the update is complete, you may
- use ^W (control W) to write the file to disk or you may use ^Q (control Q) to
- abort the update and be returned to the database level.
- :D
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- DELETE Current Terminal
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /D
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- You may use this command to delete a selected terminal from the TCAP files. If
- you specify the terminal from the command line, the terminal requested will be
- deleted from the TCAP files and you will be returned to the database level.
- If you elect to specify the 'D' option from the database, you will delete the
- current terminal from the listing.
- :L
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- LIST Terminals
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /L
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-
- This command will allow you to list all of the terminals in the requested TCAP
- file to the CRT or printer. If the filename is not supplied on the command
- line, you will be prompted for one. The file requested MUST reside on the
- Drive/User area specified as TCPDRV and TCPUSR in the source file. The
- default D/U is A14.
- :M
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- MERGE TCAP Files
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /M
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-
- The MERGE command is by far the most powerful. It allows you to compare two
- TCAP files and create a new one (MERGE.TCP). This feature will allow you to
- make sure that no terminal definations have been dropped from the listing.
- Careful usage will also allow you to create a file consisting of a few new
- listings and use that file as the newfile listing. Newfile MUST be specified
- on the command line and is the name of the new TCAP file. Oldfile is
- optional. You may supply the name of your old TCAP file, or a default name of
- Z3TCAP.TCP will be used. If you get a new TCAP file somewhere and are not
- sure if it was created by using TCDB, just MERGE it with your current TCAP.
- :H
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- HELP Files
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP /H
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The help command differs from the help files you are currently reading in that
- the internal help files only supply you with a quick synopsis of the commands
- available and their proper syntax. No detailed information is provided.
- :Z
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- LOAD Z3TCAP FILE
-
- Command Line Syntax: VTCAP filename /Z
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-
- The load command allows the user to select other Z3TCAP files. After
- functions such as MERGE, ADD and DELETE, new files are created. The filename
- will be Z3TCAPxx where xx is the version number of the file. This is the
- same version number you are prompted for. You may use the LOAD function to
- examine the results. You will be prompted to enter the filename.