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  1. .PO0
  2. .OP
  3.       Dating 5: Automatic dating of documents in Wordstar (FOOTINGS)
  4.       --------------------------------------------------------------
  5.  
  6. By Charles Sandercock,
  7. 7 Illawarra Rd.,
  8. Hawthorn,
  9. Victoria,3122,
  10. Australia
  11.  
  12. Lonτá title║á Printinτ identifier≤ oε harΣ cop∙ s∩ tha⌠ disδ anΣ filσá froφ ì
  13. whicΦ i⌠ camσ caε bσ identified.
  14.  
  15.  
  16. Iεá m∙á busines≤ wσ typσ man∙ letter≤ anΣ storσ theφ temporaril∙á oεá disc≤ ì
  17. labelleΣá iε thei≥ director∙ a≤ !csdat.nnε wherσ íá serve≤ t∩ ge⌠ thσ labe∞ ì
  18. t∩ thσ fron⌠ oµ thσ directory¼ C╙ stand≤ fo≥ me¼ da⌠ indicate≤ datß anΣ nnε ì
  19. i≤ disδ number«á Thi≤ labe∞ i≤ go⌠ b∙ Savσ ░ b:!csdat.nnn« thesσ datß disk≤ ì
  20. caε bσ recycleΣ a≤ olΣ letter≤ d∩ no⌠ neeΣ preservinτ anΣ wσ havσ harΣ cop∙ ì
  21. iε ß manillß filecover« Programmσ disk≤ arσ similarl∙ labelleΣ !wscs.nnn.
  22.  
  23. However¼ wσ producσ Paten⌠ Specification≤ anΣ Agreement≤ whicΦ mus⌠ bσ kep⌠ ì
  24. oε disπ fo≥ u≡ t∩ 1╕ year≤ anΣ thesσ arσ kep⌠ oε disc≤ oµ labe∞ !csspe.nnn« ì
  25. Wσá kee≡ harΣ cop∙ oµ thσ specification≤ anΣ agreement≤ bu⌠ iµ yo⌡ neeΣá t∩ ì
  26. revisσá onσ ho≈ d∩ yo⌡ finΣ thσ disπ oε whicΦ i⌠ i≤ stored«á AnΣ iµ i⌠á ha≤ ì
  27. beeε revised¼ wheε wa≤ i⌠ reviseΣ anΣ wha⌠ revisioε i≤ it.
  28.  
  29. Wσ dea∞ witΦ thσ probleφ b∙ printinτ oε al∞ harΣ cop∙ thσ datσ oµ printing¼ ì
  30. thσá disδ oε whicΦ thσ filσ reside≤ anΣ thσ filenamσ oµ thσ filσ al∞á iεá ß ì
  31. footing.
  32.  
  33. Herσ i≤ ho≈ i⌠ i≤ done.
  34.  
  35. 1«   Star⌠ ß ne≈ filσ witΦ ß filename.
  36.  
  37. 2«   Usinτ ß SFK¼ cal∞ forma⌠ filσ /PCTSPE├ whicΦ hold≤ forma⌠ suitablσ fo≥ ì
  38. mos⌠á oversea≤ Paten⌠ Office≤ (eveε includinτ m∙ deares⌠ friend≤ a⌠ thσ US┴ ì
  39. Paten⌠ Office).
  40.  
  41.      /PCTSPE├ read≤ a≤ follows
  42. ".I╟ forφ /PCTSPE├ t∩ holΣ forma⌠ fo≥ PC╘ PA╘ SPEC
  43. ".«  ****INSER╘ FILENAM┼ NEX╘ LIN┼ afte≥  ¼ theε deletσ ??┐ ***************
  44. ".S╓ FILENAME,???
  45. ".« Theε deletσ ?????┐ anΣ d∩ ^Q├ 
  46. ".L╚ 12
  47. ".P╧ 13
  48. ".OP
  49. ".F╔ a:date
  50. ".F╔ b:diskname
  51. ".F╧ &yymmdd&,&diskname/o&,&filename/o&,
  52. ".H┼                                - ú -
  53. ".I╟ PC╘ PA╘ SPE├ FORMAT:- Star⌠ SPEC¼ TABBED,
  54. ".« oε NEX╘ LIN┼ Linσ ▒ a⌠ Curso≥ position
  55.      
  56. 3«   Ste≡ t∩ linσ ▓ oµ thσ file¼ ente≥ thσ filename¼ deletσ thσ ??┐ anΣ ^Q├ ì
  57. t∩ ge⌠ yourselµ t∩ thσ end.è4«   Star⌠ typinτ text.
  58.  
  59. Therσá arσ othe≥ forma⌠ file≤ includinτ fo≥á Aus«á Pat«á Spec¼á agreements¼ ì
  60. agreement≤ a⌠ 1╡ characters/inch¼ 13▓ column≤ etc.
  61.  
  62. Iε thσ forma⌠ filσ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ tha⌠ thσ filenamσ wa≤ storeΣ viß ".SV".
  63.  
  64. Thσ filσ a:datσ whicΦ i≤ calleΣ b∙ ".FIó i≤ a≤ explaineΣ previously.
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Thσ filσ disknamσ whicΦ i≤ calleΣ b∙ .F╔ reads
  68.  
  69. "..
  70. ".« filσ b:diskname
  71. ".S╓ diskname,!csspe.nnn
  72.  
  73. anΣá i≤ aε additiona∞ filσ t∩ thσ director∙ labe∞ filσ oµá namσá !csspe.nnε ì
  74. mentioneΣ earlier.
  75.  
  76. Notσ thσ footinτ commanΣ iε thσ forma⌠ file.
  77.  
  78. 5«   Afte≥ tex⌠ i≤ finisheΣ anΣ storeΣ i⌠ i≤ printed.
  79.  
  80. 6«á   A⌠á prin⌠ timσ witΦ MailMergσ file≤ a:datσ anΣ b:disknamσ arσ reaΣ iε ì
  81. anΣá thei≥á nesteΣá ".SVó command≤ togethe≥ witΦá thσá ".SVóá fo≥á filenamσ ì
  82. producσ ß footinτ oµ form
  83.  
  84. "84O822,csspe.nnn,filename.ext"
  85.  
  86. So¼á wheε yo⌡ picδ u≡ an∙ oµ ou≥ harΣ cop∙ yo⌡ kno≈ wheε i⌠ wa≤ typed¼ wha⌠ ì
  87. disπ i⌠ i≤ oε anΣ wha⌠ filσ i⌠ i≤ in.
  88.  
  89. Tha⌠ i≤ thσ enΣ oµ tha⌠ story« Thσ footing≤ worδ perfectl∙ witΦ n∩ bugs.
  90.  
  91. Oµá course¼á eveεá afte≥ fivσ episode≤ yo⌡ stil∞ don'⌠ havσ thσ ful∞á stor∙ ì
  92. becausσ iε fac⌠ al∞ oµ thσ forma⌠ file≤ arσ no⌠ separatσ file≤ the∙ arσ no≈ ì
  93. onσá biτ file«á The∙ useΣ t∩ bσ separatσ file≤ bu⌠ the∙ werσ fillinτá m∙á ┴ ì
  94. disπ anΣ s∩ the∙ werσ combineΣ int∩ onσ biτ filσ t∩ savσ disπ space.
  95.  
  96. Ho≈á i≤ thσ correc⌠ forma⌠ par⌠ selected┐á Ver∙ simply¼á therσ i≤ ß SF╦ fo≥ ì
  97. eacΦá forma⌠á anΣ actuate≤ specia∞ Wordsta≥ code≤ iε eacΦá ne≈á filσá whicΦ ì
  98. cause≤ onl∙ thσ correc⌠ forma⌠ par⌠ oµ thσ biτ filσ t∩ bσ used« 
  99.  
  100. Thσ usσ oµ sucΦ Wordsta≥ code≤ i≤ effecteΣ b∙ Smartkey.coφ iε string≤ oµ u≡ ì
  101. t∩ 16╣ contro∞ code≤ anΣ ╔ wil∞ writσ agaiε oε this.
  102.  
  103. CHARLE╙ SANDERCOCK
  104.  
  105.