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TRIM v4.0
Short Text File
Written by Michael MacDonald
06/26/92
TRIM is a compiled Clipper PRG program. It is 'freeware'. No fee is
expected for it's use. It's purpose is to search RoboComm's UPxx.DBF
(the database that keeps track of files you have downloaded) and
'trim' out any filenames which don't actually exist in your
configured download OR upload directories, OR that haven't been
moved offline by Robocomm. If you have moved the file somewhere
else, and haven't used Robocomm to do the moving, there's no way for
TRIM to know that. So, what TRIM does is this: First it gets the
names of your File Download and File Upload directories from
ROBOCOMM.MEM. This is where all your config options are stored
within Robocomm. Then it opens the database that stores your
Download Files List. (UPxx.DBF) It then goes through this database,
one record at a time and looks to see if the filename exists in your
Download directory, and if not checks your Upload directory, and if
it's in neither place it looks to see if the status has been set to
'Offline'. If none of these three things are true, it deletes the
record in the database.
Note that TRIM only marks the records as deleted. The database is
not 'packed' or reindexed. You must have RoboComm do that for you.
This way you may look at the records that TRIM has marked as deleted
before actually losing them, if you wish.
TRIM can reside anywhere, but you must be in the directory where you
keep your RoboComm files when you invoke it. The source code has
been included for any Clipper users that wish to play with it.
Michael MacDonald
4273 148th Ave NE Apt E-104
Bellevue, WA 98007