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- From the desk of Lonnie J. Rolland
- on the date 06/30/92
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- Please find contained within the zip file a program called 'dList.exe'
-
- It is a listing utility for dBase .dbf data files.
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- It is based largely upon one of the sample programs of:
- Bill MacLeod (major domo at)
- Max Software Consultants, Inc
- Baltimore, MD. 21218
- ph. 410/783-2668
-
- They make software programmers toolboxes for Turbo Pascal.
- I highly recommend getting a copy of their 'skipjack' package.
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- This program takes as a command line parameter a DBF data file.
- It can optionally take as a second parameter a NDX index file or a switch.
- It can optionally take as a third parameter a switch.
-
- The switches ( "/F" or "/C" ) are for selecting a subset of the database
- instead of getting the whole thing. Use the "/F" switch to select field
- name if you want some of the fields and not all of them. Or is you want
- them to come out in a different left to right order. Use the "/C" switch
- to select a FOR condition. This is another name for a filter where you
- want an output of only names equal to 'jones'. The expression must
- evaluate to a boolean. An example would be: " com='T' " where com is
- short for company and is a name of one of the fields. Here you would
- get all the companies that started with a 'T'.
-
- I am a tech support engineer and sysop at Symbol Technology in Costa
- Mesa California. The BBS phone number is 714/549-6669. It answers at
- 1200 and up to 14,400 baud.
-
- This program has no warantee, and stands as it is. I will assume no
- responsibility for any loss of your data from usage of the program.
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- I am asking NO money for the utility. If you are so inclined, please
- give me a call and tell me whats right and/or wrong with the program.
- My work phone number is 714/549-6612.
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- This is version 1.10
-
- HISTORY
-
- ver 1.00 - initial release
- ver 1.10 - Filled a request to modify the way the '/F' switch works.
- If you use '/F', it will now show you the fields that are
- available first before you start your pick.
- Trimmed the prgm's stack and heap usage. This utility now
- needs a mere 190kb to run successfully.
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- <relax & enjoy>