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- Mach 2
-
- (Turbo Pascal Version)
-
-
- Performance Toolkit for the Programmer
-
- (Demonstration disk available)
-
-
- Published by
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- MicroHelp, Inc.
- 2220 Carlyle Dr.
- Marietta GA 30062-5841
- (404) 973-9272 (800) 922-3383
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-
- There are more than 90 "include" files in the package, most of are written
- in assembly language. No knowledge of assembly language is needed, nor is
- an assembler program required in order to use Mach 2.
-
- This version of Mach 2 is compatible with Turbo Pascal 3.x. Versions are also
- available for Turbo Basic and Microsoft/IBM Compiled BASIC.
-
- All of the video related routines allow you to select the monitor to use
- (including Multilink video segments) and you can specify if snow checking
- is necessary on a color monitor.
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- All file/device and directory related routines return true DOS error codes
- without your having to use Turbo's error handling. In addition to
- eliminating the dreaded "A)bort, R)etry or I)gnore", this can save
- substantial amounts of program code.
-
- All source code is included - both assembly and Turbo Pascal.
-
- The indexed manual provides all the necessary instructions and
- there is a small, sample program for each subroutine.
-
- The window management system in this product must be seen to be appreciated.
- We won't list the individual routines that are used for windows - suffice it
- to say that there is very little you cannot do. Included are routines to:
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- Make a window (with or without a box - 4 different box types)
- Display a non-displayed window
- Draw a window with an "exploding" box
- Kill a window
- Redisplay a "hidden" window, making it the current window
- Move a window
- Remove a window from the screen
- Change a window's size
- Write a string within a window
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- The routines (other than the windowing routines) included in Mach 2 are:
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- Video Display Routines
- ----------------------
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- Mh_ClrWindow Clear part of screen
- Mh_DrawBox Draw a box on screen
- Mh_MoveFromVideo Save a portion of the screen
- Mh_MoveToVideo Restore a portion of the screen
- Mh_MoveVideo Move a portion of the screen
- Mh_PutAttr Change color attributes without redisplaying text
- Mh_PutCh Display a character instantly
- Mh_PutCStr Display string constant instantly
- Mh_PutStr Display a string variable instantly
- Mh_PutVCh Display characters vertically
- Mh_ReadScr Read string from the screen instantly
- Mh_ScreenIn Restore entire screen
- Mh_ScreenOut Save entire screen
- Mh_Scroll Scroll portion of the screen in any direction
- Mh_VideoMove Move data to/from screen
- Mh_WBigCh Large character set (5 lines by 4 columns)
- Mh_WPutStr Write string in window
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- File and Device Routines
- ------------------------
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- Mh_Append Set an opened file for append status
- Mh_Attr Get or set a file's attributes
- Mh_Checkerror Low level and/or critical DOS errors
- Mh_Close Close a file/device
- Mh_Dir Mkdir, Rmdir, Chdir
- Mh_Erase Erase a file
- Mh_Execute Execute a program, command or batch file
- Mh_Exist Test for file existence without opening file
- Mh_FileSize Get a file's size
- Mh_Find Find first/next matching file
- Mh_Flush Update directory information
- Mh_GetDir Get current directory
- Mh_GetDrive Get default drive
- Mh_Getfdate Get a file's date and time
- Mh_Ioresult Return/clear critical errors
- Mh_Open Open/create file/device
- Mh_ParsePath Parse user path
- Mh_Read Read from file/device
- Mh_ReaddFileDir Read the file directory (any drive/path)
- Mh_Rename Rename a file
- Mh_SearchPath Search DOS path for file
- Mh_Seek Move file read/write pointer
- Mh_Setfdate Set a file's date and time
- Mh_Write Write to file/device
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- String Handling Routines
- ------------------------
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- Mh_CmpStr Compare two strings. Returns <, > and =
- Mh_Lcase Convert a string to lower case
- Mh_Left Pad or truncate a string to n leftmost characters
- Mh_LeftJust Left justify a string
- Mh_RepStr Make a string of repeated characters
- Mh_Right Insert spaces/truncate a string
- Mh_RightJust Right justify a string
- Mh_Rlb Remove leading spaces
- Mh_Rtb Remove trailing spaces
- Mh_Sndx Convert string to SOUNDEX code
- Mh_Strip Replace characters in a string
- Mh_StrSearch Find string in memory
- Mh_Trim Remove leading and trailing spaces
- Mh_UCase Convert a string to upper case
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- Numeric Routines
- ----------------
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- Mh_Pu Formatted output - real (like BASIC's PRINT USING)
- Mh_Pu2 Formatted output - string (like BASIC's PRINT USING)
- Mh_Round Round a number
-
- User Interface
- --------------
-
- Mh_Affirmative Wait for and return a 'Y' or 'N' response
- Mh_Beep Sound the speaker
- Mh_CBreakInit Install ^C/^Break routine (Int $1B)
- Mh_CBreakReset Restore original ^C/^Break routine
- Mh_CCInit Install ^C Handler (Int $23)
- Mh_CCReset Restore original ^C Handler
- Mh_Choose Choose from valid list of characters
- Mh_Cursor Set the cursor size
- Mh_GetKey Get next keystroke
- Mh_GetKs Get next keystroke and shift status
- Mh_GetShift Get shift status
- Mh_HorizMenu Display horizontal menu (like Lotus 1-2-3)
- Mh_InputStr Controlled input - uses standard edit keys and optionally ignores ^C/Break
- Mh_KClr Clear keyboard buffer/return key
- Mh_KClr2 Clear keyboard buffer/return key and shift status
- Mh_PikDir Full screen file selection
- Mh_VertMenu Choose from a vertical bar menu
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- Array Handling
- --------------
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- Mh_BinSearch Binary search routine for sorted arrays
- Mh_QSort Sort an array (Quick Sort method)
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- Miscellaneous
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- Mh_24Init Installs critical error handler
- Mh_24Reset Restores original critical error handler
- Mh_DosVersion Get the DOS version
- Mh_GetEnvironStr Return a string from the environment
- Mh_GetInt Get interrupt vector address
- Mh_LongJump Jump to a far address
- Mh_Scan Scan memory for a character
- Mh_SetInt Set interrupt address
- Mh_SetJump Set long jump address