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CSS DESKTOP UTILITIES SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION REFERENCE MANUAL Version 1.0 Common Sense Software P.O. Box 50941 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250 (317) 594-0820 This manual and the CSS Desktop Utilities are Copyright (C) 1992 by Common Sense Software. All rights reserved. Family Tree Print Utility, GENCHECK, and Common Sense Software are trademarks of Common Sense Software. GENCHECK - Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS COPYRIGHT...................................................2 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.....................................2 SHAREWARE REGISTRATION INFORMATION..........................3 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT....................................4 SUPPORT.....................................................4 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT..........................................5 INTRODUCTION................................................5 INSTALLATION................................................5 BIFF.EXE - BINARY FILE DIFFERENCE UTILITY...................5 DIFF.EXE - ASCII FILE DIFFERENCE UTILITY....................7 FASTFORM.EXE - FAST DISK FORMATTER UTILITY..................10 GREN.EXE - GENERIC RENAME UTILITY...........................11 OPERATION - SEARCH.EXE......................................12 A LOOK AHEAD................................................14 REGISTRATION FORM - CSS DESKTOP UTILITIES VERSION 1.0.......16 COPYRIGHT The CSS Desktop Utilities and manual are Copyright 1992 by Common Sense Software. Portions Copyright 1982-1990 Microsoft Corp. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THE CSS DESKTOP UTILITIES SOFTWARE ARE SUPPLIED AS IS. COMMON SENSE SOFTWARE MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROGRAMS, REFERENCE MANUAL OR DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING THEIR QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL COMMON SENSE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THESE PROGRAMS, REFERENCE MANUAL OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF COMMON SENSE SOFTWARE IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, COMMON SENSE SOFTWARE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF USE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, LOSS OF DATA, THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PROGRAMS, CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES OR FOR OTHER SIMILAR COSTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMMON SENSE SOFTWARE'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE LICENSE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana and shall inure to the benefit of Common Sense Software and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only GENCHECK - Page 3 in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in HAMILTON county, INDIANA. The parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. Common Sense Software reserves the right to update the contents of the CSS Desktop Utilities and their associated documentation at its discretion and without the consent of or any obligation to any licensed users. SHAREWARE REGISTRATION INFORMATION Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details - some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, like commercial authors, and programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee - if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. The CSS Desktop Utilities are Shareware programs and are provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. The essence of "user- supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find these programs useful and are continuing to use them after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $10 to Common Sense Software. The CSS Desktop Utilities took many man-hours of software development effort to produce, and registration fees are the ONLY WAY the authors receive compensation for their time and effort. Help to keep the Shareware concept alive and well by becoming a registered user after your evaluation period. The CSS Desktop Utilities are not copy protected or "crippled" in any way from the registered user's version; Common Sense Software is counting on each user's GENCHECK - Page 4 honesty to register their copy. EVERY REGISTRATION COUNTS, INCLUDING YOURS! The cost of registration is $10. As a registered user, you will receive the latest registered user's version of the programs and a registration number which will allow us to inform you of future enhancements, and provide you with upgrades and new products at reduced prices. Registered users also receive technical support by both mail and phone. A registration form is provided at the end of this documentation for your convenience. Common Sense Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT Common Sense Software is a trademark of Common Sense Software. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, XT, AT and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. SUPPORT Support will be provided to REGISTERED USERS by mail, CompuServe, Prodigy, and telephone. Telephone support will be available weekday evenings from 6PM to 9PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) and weekends from 10AM to 5PM EST. CompuServe: E-Mail to: Keith R. Wehmeyer (70274,3020) Prodigy: E-Mail to Keith R. Wehmeyer (VMSR09A) Address: Common Sense Software P.O. Box 50941 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250 Phone: (317) 594-0820 Please note that we are unable to assist you with directions concerning the use of other programs with the CSS Desktop Utilities. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT GENCHECK - Page 5 The CSS Desktop Utilities will run on most IBM or compatible computers with 256K of RAM, PC-DOS or MS-DOS 2.1 or greater and two disk drives. INTRODUCTION The CSS Desktop Utilities were created to assist in the every-day operation of the typical computer user. The utilities consist of five programs with the following capabilities: 1.BIFF.EXE - A Binary file "Difference" program, which compares two binary files and looks for differences. This can be used to compare two separate data files in order to note any changes or differences. 2.DIFF.EXE - An ASCII file "Difference" program, which compares two human-readable text files to find changes or differences. 3.FASTFORM.EXE - A fast formatting program which can be run from a .BAT file, and formats 360K, 720K, 1.2M, and 1.44M diskettes (both 5.25" and 3.5") with a variety of options. Formatting can be accomplished in as little as 28 seconds for a 360K diskette, compared to 40 seconds for DOS's FORMAT. 4.GREN.EXE - A Generic Rename program, which can rename files and sub directories, and automatically move renamed files to new sub directories. 5.SEARCH.EXE - A file Search program, which scans one or multiple files for a given phrase or word. This manual is divided into the following sections. The first part provides installation and set-up information so you can get the CSS Desktop Utilities running on your computer. A brief description of how to operate each utility program then follows. While the CSS Desktop Utilities were designed to be operated by the computer novice with little training, please take the time to read this manual and get to know their capabilities. It is best to run each utility program as you read along, so that you can understand exactly how it works. Enjoy the programs! We hope the CSS Desktop Utilities are a valuable assistant in you everyday computer operation. INSTALLATION Installation of the CSS Desktop Utility programs is easy, even for the novice computer user. Simply insert the Master diskette into your diskette drive (A: or B:) then run the installation program by typing "A:INSTALL" or "B:INSTALL" and pressing the ENTER key. Follow the directions which follow to install the programs on either a floppy diskette or your hard drive. BIFF.EXE - BINARY FILE DIFFERENCE UTILITY BIFF.EXE is the binary version of DIFF; it does differences on any file type, byte by byte, in binary mode, displaying the GENCHECK - Page 6 differences in hexadecimal (Base 16) notation. While similar to the DIFF utility, it differs in a number of significant ways. In normal mode, BIFF will list the difference regions sequentially, separated by a double bar, with the first file's contents on top. Each line of output is preceded by the starting byte number. Bytes are numbered in the file starting at 1. Each byte in the difference region will be shown in hexadecimal notation on the left, and ASCII notation on the right, separated by a vertical bar. If a byte cannot be represented in ASCII on the screen and/or printer, it will be shown as an asterisk ('*'). In parallel mode, each difference region will contain all of the bytes in the difference section, but no ASCII representation. Both modes provide a closing summary, consisting of the number of difference sections found, and the number of total bytes in those sections. When invoking BIFF, you mush supply the name of at least two files for BIFF to operate on. If they are not supplied, or are specified incorrectly, BIFF will prompt you for them. Other command line parameters you may wish to supply, but for which you will not be prompted, include the following: PARALLEL - or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. If selected, the differences between the files will be presented to you in the parallel format discussed above, with a file name header, and concurrent difference regions headed by the starting file byte number. OUTPUT FILE - If a third file name is specified on the command line, BIFF will write it's output to this file and not the screen. If the file already exists, it is over-written without any warning. MATCH - the number of bytes that must match after a section of differing data before BIFF decides that the files are resynchronized. The default is 30 bytes. MATCH can be between 1 and 79. WIDTH - the number of characters per line BIFF will display. In the parallel mode, the number of displayed bytes from each file is roughly equal to (WIDTH / 6 - 1), while in normal mode it is (WIDTH / 4 - 3). The default value is 80 characters, with valid values extending upward to 255 characters. BIFF will apply the integers you supply in the command line to the proper parameters according to their value. Input files must be specified first and the output file specified last, and any other parameters which are not numbers or 'parallel' will be ignored. MATCH and WIDTH parameters may be specified multiple times, the last values read being the ones BIFF will use. File name and integer parameters may be intermixed. An example: C> biff first.dat 40 second.dat 132 file.dif GENCHECK - Page 7 This command entry would cause BIFF to calculate the differences between FIRST.DAT and SECOND.DAT using a match value of 40 bytes, and place the 132 column wide output in the file FILE.DIF. Another example: C> biff 140 file.xxx file.yyy lpt1 2 para This command entry would cause BIFF to print the differences between FILE.XXX and FILE.YYY with 140 character wide output being sent to the printer attached to the first parallel port of the machine. The differences would be calculated with a match value of 2 bytes and displayed in the parallel format. BIFF produces output that contains characters only printable by an IBM ProPrinter or compatible device. IBM ProPrinter XLs can be fed with 8-, 11-, or 14-inch paper, and print in pica (10 CPI), elite (12 CPI), or condensed (17.1 CPI) print modes. Consult your ProPrinter User's Manual for instructions on loading different sizes of paper and invoking the different print modes. Use the chart below to determine the number of characters per line for each setup: Paper width 8" 11" 14" +-----+-----+-----+ 10 : 80 : 110 : 140 : C +-----+-----+-----+ P 12 : 96 : 132 : 168 : I +-----+-----+-----+ 17 : 137 : 188 : 239 : +-----+-----+-----+ While BIFF should work on just about any file you may have, it does have some limitations: Maximum number of: bytes per file - 4,294,967,295 (4 MBytes - 1) bytes per difference section - 65,534 difference sections - 65,535 BIFF gives no warning when these limits are reached, and may halt DOS or other programs in memory if they are exceeded. DIFF.EXE - ASCII FILE DIFFERENCE UTILITY DIFF.EXE is the equivalent of the VMS DIFF command, found on the VAX line of computers by Digital Equipment Corporation. However, there are several differences. Unlike the VMS command, DIFF will not work predictably on binary files, nor will it recognize differences in lines beyond the 255th character. Many of the VAX qualifiers are not supported in this version, but sufficient interest in these features could prompt their integration. GENCHECK - Page 8 When invoking DIFF, you mush supply the name of at least two files for DIFF to operate on. Wild cards are supported in the first file name only. If wild cards are used, the second file name must be a valid DOS path name. If they are not supplied, or are specified incorrectly, DIFF will prompt you for them. If a wild card name is specified, DIFF will search for files that match the wild card spec. in the directory specified with that name, or the default directory if none is specified. It will then search for each found file by name in the path specified in the second file name. If no match is found for that file, a message is printed to that effect, and processing continues. Other command line parameters you may wish to supply, but for which you will not be prompted, include the following: PARALLEL - or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. If selected, the differences between the files will be presented to you in the VMS /PARALLEL format with a file name header, and concurrent difference regions headed by the starting line number. If not selected, the difference regions will be listed sequentially, separated by a double bar, with the first file's contents on top. Both modes provide a closing summary. TABS - or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. If selected, this qualifier instructs DIFF to treat any tabs found in each file as the appropriate number of blanks during the compare operation. Without this qualifier, DIFF will identify lines as different when a tab has replaced one or more blanks in the original (or vice-versa), even though the lines in the output appear to be identical. With this qualifier, DIFF will evaluate the lines based on their perceived spacing. OUTPUT FILE - If a third file name is specified on the command line, DIFF will write it's output to this file and not the screen. If the file already exists, it is over-written without any warning. MATCH - the number of lines that must match after a section of differing text before DIFF decides that the files are resynchronized. The default is 3 lines, the same as the VAX. MATCH can be between 1 and 79 lines. WIDTH - the number of characters per line DIFF will display. In the parallel mode, the number of displayed characters from each file is roughly equal to (WIDTH / 2 - 2). The default value is 80 characters, with valid values extending upward to 255. GRAPHICAL - By default, DIFF uses ASCII characters to draw the separator bars (or in parallel mode, boxes) in the output listing. If you would like DIFF to use the extended ASCII set line drawing characters to make these, specify GRAPHICAL, or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. These line drawing characters make for better-looking output, but take a GENCHECK - Page 9 long time to print on a ProPrinter printer, and some printers (e.g. Epson) won't handle them at all. In general, you should only use GRAPHICAL output for presentation purposes. DIFF will apply the integers you supply in the command line to the proper parameters according to their value. Input files must be specified first and the output file specified last, and any other parameters which are not numbers or 'parallel' or 'tabs' will be ignored. MATCH and WIDTH parameters may be specified multiple times, the last values read being the ones DIFF will use. File name and integer parameters may be intermixed. An example: C> diff first.dat 4 second.dat 132 file.dif This command entry would cause DIFF to calculate the differences between FIRST.DAT and SECOND.DAT using a match value of 4 lines, and place the 132 column wide output in the file FILE.DIF. Another example: C> diff 140 *.c source\ lpt1 2 para gra This command entry would cause DIFF to print the differences between all the files matching the wild card specification *.C and those files matching the same wild card name in the sub directory SOURCE\. The output will be 140 columns wide, and sent to the printer attached to the first parallel port of the machine. The differences would be calculated with a match value of 2 lines and displayed in the parallel format. The printer attached must be able to handle the IBM extended character set line drawing characters, as GRAPHICAL output boxes have been specified. In GRAPHICAL mode, DIFF produces output that contains characters only printable by an IBM ProPrinter or compatible device. IBM ProPrinter XLs can be fed with either 8-, 11-, or 14-inch paper, and print in either pica (10 CPI), elite (12 CPI), or condensed (17 CPI) print modes. Consult your ProPrinter manual for instructions on loading different sizes of paper and invoking the different print modes. Use the chart below to determine the number of characters per line for each setup: Paper width 8" 11" 14" +-----+-----+-----+ 10 : 80 : 110 : 140 : C +-----+-----+-----+ P 12 : 96 : 132 : 168 : I +-----+-----+-----+ 17 : 137 : 188 : 239 : +-----+-----+-----+ Only files written with CR or CR-LF record separators will work correctly with DIFF. EDLIN, QuickC, Programmer's Workbench and GENCHECK - Page 10 EDT+ all produce files of this type. Files downloaded to the PC with KERMIT or XMODEM are usually written in this manner. Files created with Word, Write and Displaywrite must be exported to ASCII before DIFF can be used effectively on them. Maximum number of: files per run - unlimited lines per file - 32767 chars per line - 256 difference sections - 32767 difference lines - 32767 FASTFORM.EXE - FAST DISK FORMATTER UTILITY FASTFORM is a general purpose, high speed disk formatting program which supports IBM PCs, XTs, and ATs and compatibles, as well as both 5.25" and 3.5" diskette drives. FASTFORM uses your computer's BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) to control your floppy drive, permitting it to work with nearly all types of disk drive and controller card combinations. All FASTFORM parameters must be supplied on the command line using the following syntax. Parameters not meeting the syntax will be ignored. C> fastform [DRIVE] [DENSITY] [/V] [/nnn] The parameter DRIVE specifies which drive is to be formatted. The permissible values are A: or B:, as FASTFORM does not support hard disk formatting. If DRIVE is not specified, FASTFORM assumes the A: drive. The DENSITY parameter specifies if the density of the format. The permissible values are LOW or HIGH, which may be entered in any combination of upper and lower case letters. For a 5.25" diskette drive, use LOW to format a 360K floppy, and HIGH to format a 1.2M floppy. For a 3.5" diskette drive, use LOW to format a 720K floppy, and HIGH to format a 1.44M floppy. If DENSITY is not specified, FASTFORM determines the type of drive in the computer and attempts to format the diskette for the highest density possible in that drive. Diskettes may be optionally verified while they are being formatted by adding the /V qualifier in either upper or lower case. Diskettes which are verified take longer to format, but are guaranteed to have correct formatting information on each track. By default, no verification is performed, so that diskettes may be formatted as quickly as possible The final FASTFORM parameter is used to specify the number of sectors which will be allocated to diskette directory area. Each sector holds information on up to 16 files. Both 360K and 720K diskettes by default allocate 7 sectors, for a total of 42 files permissible on a single diskette. High density diskettes, such GENCHECK - Page 11 as 1.2M and 1.44M, allocate 14 sectors, for a total of 84 files per diskette. You may choose to reduce the number of sectors allocated for directory space in order to maximize free space (for BACKUP purposes, for example), or you may expand the amount of directory space allocated in you want to put many small files on a single diskette. Maximum allocation values are as follows: 360K diskette 23 sectors 720K diskette 85 sectors 1.2M diskette 141 sectors 1.44M diskette 169 sectors If no parameter is specified, FASTFORM uses the default values normally used by DOS for the formatting process. An example: C> fastform FASTFORM will format a diskette in the A: drive at the highest possible density for that drive, with no verification, and with the default number of sectors allocated for directory storage. C> fastform b: low /v /10 FASTFORM will format a diskette in the B: drive at LOW density (360K or 720K, depending upon the drive type) and verify while formatting. FASTFORM will then allocate 10 sectors for directory space, permitting 160 files to be stored on this diskette. Another significant advantage of FASTFORM over the DOS FORMAT command is its ability to be run from a Batch file. FASTFORM will wait to begin formatting until a diskette is inserted and ready to format. This includes testing to make sure that the diskette is not write-protected. If any problems occur during the formatting process, an error message is displayed and a non- zero number is returned to the Batch file using the DOS ERRORLEVEL parameter. See your DOS manual for additional information on ERRORLEVEL and how you can use it in your DOS Batch file application. GREN.EXE - GENERIC RENAME UTILITY GREN is a general rename utility for the PC. Not only can it rename files, but sub-directories as well, and can move files from one sub directory to another. Sub-directories cannot be moved. GREN must be called with two arguments. The first is the current name of the object, and the second is the new name. Only the first two arguments are acted upon. Examples: C> GREN fred.dat george.dat GENCHECK - Page 12 This example will rename the file FRED.DAT in the current sub- directory to GEORGE.DAT. C> GREN \data\new \data\old This example renames the sub-directory NEW to OLD. Note that the directory is referenced from the top level directory. This allows the renaming of sub-directories not in the current tree. C> GREN old\data old\buddy This example renames the sub-directory OLD to BUDDY, but it is referenced from the current working directory. C> GREN \input\file.in \output\file.out This example renames the file FILE.IN to FILE.OUT, and moves it to the OUTPUT sub-directory. Error Messages: 'Usage: GREN from to' - Insufficient number of parameters supplied. Supply both the source and destination parameters. 'No access permitted for xxxxxxxx.xxx' - The object was marked read-only, it was locked by another user, an error occurred during the rename or the disk was not present. 'xxxxxxxx.xxx does not exist.' - The specified object could not be found. 'Cannot rename to a different device.' - An attempt was made to move a file to a different logical disk. OPERATION - SEARCH.EXE SEARCH.EXE is the equivalent of the VMS SEARCH command found on the VAX. However, there are some differences. Unlike the VMS command, SEARCH will not work predictably on binary files, nor on files with lines longer than 255 characters. Also, you must have ANSI.SYS loaded as a device from the CONFIG.DAT file at boot time. Many of the VAX qualifiers are not supported in this version, but sufficient interest in these features could prompt their integration. When invoking SEARCH, you must supply the name of the file for SEARCH to operate on and the string to search for, in that order. If they are not supplied, or are specified incorrectly, SEARCH will prompt you for them. Wild cards as used in DOS are supported. If you specify a wild card file name, all files matching that wild card spec. in the current default directory are searched. If a file does not contain the string you are searching for, its name is not displayed. GENCHECK - Page 13 Search strings may be supplied with or without double quotes. If you specify a search string which contains blanks or special characters, you MUST enclose it in double quotes. If you wish to specify a search string which contains a quote, either single or double, do not supply it on the command line. Search strings entered at the prompt are read literally, without the need of enclosing quotes, and single and double quotes may be specified there. Other command line parameters you may wish to supply, but for which you will not be prompted, include the following: OUTPUT= - To direct the output of the search function to a file or device, precede its name with the characters OUTPUT= in upper, mixed or lower case. Do not include any blanks. SEARCH will write it's output to this file and not the screen. If the file already exists, it is over-written without any warning. SEARCH highlights each occurrence of your search string when the output is going to the screen by using ANSI.SYS escape code sequences. Since these sequences would garble the output if it were going to a file and lock up (!) most printers, this is not done if the output is redirected. WORD - or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. If selected, SEARCH will only display those occurrences of the search string which are not immediately preceded or followed by other letters, i.e. those strings which are entire words. NOEXACT - or any abbreviation thereof, in upper, mixed or lower case. If chosen, SEARCH will ignore the case of all letters in matching the search string. BEFORE - the number of lines that SEARCH is to display that precede the located search string. If this number of lines is not available when SEARCH encounters the string, it will display what it has. AFTER - the number of lines that SEARCH is to display that follow the located search string. If this number of lines is not available when SEARCH encounters the string, it will display what it has. SEARCH will apply the first integer you supply in the command line to the BEFORE parameter and the second (and all subsequent ones) to the AFTER qualifier. If you wish to have extra lines displayed after the occurrence but not before, you must still specify a value of zero(0) for BEFORE. Input file name must appear first, but other parameters may be intermixed. An example: GENCHECK - Page 14 C> search *.c printf 3 output=lpt1 3 word This command entry would cause SEARCH to find and print all occurrences of the string 'printf' (but not 'sprintf' and 'fprintf' because WORD was specified) in all the files which match the wild card name '*.c' in the current directory on the printer attached to the first parallel port of the machine. Each occurrence would be preceded and followed by the 3 surrounding lines in the file. Another example: C> search *.h " _MAX_LINE " 0 4 output=match.max This command entry would cause SEARCH to find and print all occurrences of the string ' _MAX_LINE ' (note the leading and trailing blanks; ' _MAX_LINE_NUM' and 'OUT_MAX_LINE ' would NOT be found) to the output file MATCH.MAX. Each occurrence would be listed with the four lines which follow it in the file. Only files written with CR or CR-LF record separators will work correctly with SEARCH. EDLIN, QuickC, EDT+ and PC-EDT all produce files of this type. Files downloaded to the PC with KERMIT or XMODEM are usually written in this manner. Files created with MultiMate, DisplayWrite and ManuScript must be exported to ASCII before SEARCH can be used effectively on them. Maximum number of... files per search - unlimited lines per file - 32767 chars per line - 255 lines before occurrence - 255 (approx.) lines after occurrence - unlimited A LOOK AHEAD This version of the CSS Desktop Utilities would not have been possible without the assistance of many registered users who contributed their ideas for new this new product. In order for us to serve you better, please contact us with your ideas about new features for our programs. New feature suggestions are always welcome; registered users may forward them to: Common Sense Software P.O. Box 50941 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250 Most importantly, we wish to thank our registered users for continuing to support the Shareware concept by registering their software and encouraging others to evaluate and register. As registrations are our only means of support for these programs, we are indebted to you for your honesty. GENCHECK - Page 15 REGISTRATION FORM - CSS DESKTOP UTILITIES VERSION 1.0 Last Name _____________________________ First Name _____________ Address ________________________________________________________ City _______________________ State __________ Zip ______________ Phone (______) ______ - ________ Where did you hear about these programs? ________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Hardware Configuration: ____ PC or clone ____ AT or clone ____ 386/486 ____ PS/2 ____ Monochrome ____ CGA color ____ EGA ____ VGA ____ Floppy ____ Hard Disk (if checked, size: ____ MB) ____ Mouse ____ Modem Printer type ___________________ Floppy Disk Type: ____ 5.25" ____ 3.5" VISA/MasterCard# __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Expiration Date: ___ / ___ Authorized Signature: _______________ Mail this form with your check for $10 (payable to Common Sense Software) in U.S. DOLLARS ONLY, or VISA / MasterCard number to: CSS Desktop Utilities Registration Common Sense Software P.O. Box 50941 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250 THANK YOU!!