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READMAKE.DOC 1 Jul 31, 1997
The READMAKE program makes any text file into an executable viewable file. The
viewer is a version of the READ program and supports backscrolling, EGA/VGA
modes, searching, copying, and printing. See the separate READ.DOC file for a
description of the READ program's capabilities. The only difference between
viewing the file with READ vs viewing it in this self-viewable mode is that you
can't specify any file specification when you use the self-viewable mode.
The self-viewable file uses the READ.INI file if one exists. See READ.DOC for
an explanation of this file. READMAKE itself does not use this file however.
Syntax:
READMAKE [ infile ] [ outfile ] [ /OVERWRITE | /-OVERWRITE | /OVERASK ]
[ /DATE=FILE | /DATE=TODAY | /DATE=NONE ] [ /TITLE="title" ]
[ /-ENV ] [ /? ]
where:
"infile" is the name of the text file you want to make self-viewable. Full
drive and path specifications are allowed. The program will prompt you for an
infile specification if none is provided.
"outfile" is the name of the executable file you want to create. Any extension
is ignored (it has to be an .EXE file). You can specify a drive and path if
desired. If "outfile" is not specified, the routine will presume that the
output file name is the same as the infile name, with an EXE extension.
"/OVERWRITE" says to overwrite the outfile if it already exists.
"/-OVERWRITE" says to abort if the output file exists already.
"/OVERASK" says to prompt if the output file exists already; default.
"/DATE=FILE" and "/DATE=TODAY" allow you to specify which date/time stamp will
appear when the person views the file. "/DATE=FILE" means they'll see the date
and time that the original text file was last created/modified. "/DATE=TODAY"
means they'll see the date and time that you ran READMAKE on the file. By
default, they will see /DATE=TODAY.
"/DATE=NONE" says that no date/time stamp at all will be shown. This allows
the title to be up to 44 characters in length, instead of the normal 29.
"/TITLE="title"" allows you to specify a short (normally not to exceed 29
characters) title line to appear at the bottom of the viewing screen. Normally,
this title should not exceed 29 characters. If /DATE=NONE is specified, the
title can be extended to 44 characters. Any characters after the maximum
length will be ignored. The title must be provided within quotation marks. If
no title is provided, then the default title is "Text file viewer".
"/ENV" says to look for %var% occurrences in the command line and try to
resolve any apparent environmental variable references. See BRUCEINI.DOC for
more information. This is initially the default.
"/-ENV" says to skip resolving apparent %var% occurrences in the command line.
Initially defaults to "/ENV".
"/?" or "/HELP" or "HELP" shows you the syntax for the command.
READMAKE.DOC 2 Jul 31, 1997
Return codes:
READMAKE returns the following ERRORLEVEL codes:
0 = no problems
254 = internal problem finding string, contact Wayne Software
255 = syntax problems, file not found, or /? requested
Author:
This program was written by Bruce Guthrie of Wayne Software. It is free for
use and redistribution provided relevant documentation is kept with the
program, no changes are made to the program or documentation, and it is not
bundled with commercial programs or charged for separately. People who need to
bundle it in for-sale packages must pay a $50 registration fee to "Wayne
Software" at the following address.
Additional information about this and other Wayne Software programs can be
found in the file BRUCE.DOC which should be included in the original ZIP file.
The recent change history for this and the other programs is provided in the
HISTORY.ymm file which should be in the same ZIP file where "y" is replaced by
the last digit of the year and "mm" is the two digit month of the release;
HISTORY.611 came out in November 1996. This same naming convention is used in
naming the ZIP file (READymm.ZIP) that this program was included in.
Comments and suggestions can also be sent to:
Bruce Guthrie
Wayne Software
113 Sheffield St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
e-mail: WayneSof@erols.com fax: (301) 588-8986
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/2414
Please provide an Internet e-mail address on all correspondence.