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- CISMSG Command
- --------------
-
- Purpose: This program copies a file containing CIS messages into
- a new file with the messages in subject or number order.
-
- Format:
- | CISMSG [d:][path]fname[.ext] [d:][path]fname[.ext]
- | [/n] [/M]
-
- Remarks: Records read from the input file ending with a carriage
- return and line feed are considered logical records and
- may be up to 255 characters in length.
-
- Tab characters should not be present in the input file.
-
- Messages from a single section may be selected by using
- the /n option. Specify a one or two digit section number
- in place of the n.
-
- The records are sorted into section and subject order,
- | unless the /M option is used to specify that the
- | messages be sorted in message number order.
-
- Any superfluous data, such as bulletins, become part of
- the preceding message. Duplicate messages are skipped
- only if they are identical.
-
- All available memory is used. A maximum of 64K is used
- for I/O buffers. Half of the available memory is used
- for containing message data. Each message requires 32
- bytes.
-
- Depending on the amount of memory available, up to
- 10000 records may be ordered. Neither the size of the
- file, nor the lengths of messages, affects the maximum
- number of messages that can be processed.
-
- For best performance, place the input message file on
- the fastest disk drive, e.g. RAM disk.
-
- Examples:
- - Sort the messages from file IBMSW.719 on drive A, to
- a new file called IBMSW.XXX on drive B
-
- CISMSG A:IBMSW.719 B:IBMSW.XXX
-
- - Sort messages in file IBMSW.MON which is on the current
- drive, and copy to a new files called IBMSW.MON on drive B
-
- CISMSG IBMSW.MON B:
-
- - Supply the file names by using prompts
-
- CISMSG
- Enter INPUT file name- A:IBMSW.719
- Enter OUTPUT file name- C:
-
- - Select section 8 messages from file IBMNEW.MSG
-
- CISMSG IBMNEW.MSG IBMNEW.8 /8
-
- | - Sort the messages in the file IBMSWM.ATO by message number:
- |
- | CISMSG IBMSWM.ATO IBMSW.MSG /M
-
-
- Notes: (c) Copyright Vernon D. Buerg 1985, 1986
- 456 Lakeshire Drive
- Daly City, CA 94015
- CompuServe: 70007,1212
- Fidonet: 125/4
- BBS: (415)-994-2944
-
- Written using MS-MASM for the IBM PC and DOS 2.0
- through DOS 3.1.
-
- For private, personal use only. Not for sale or hire.
-
- Version 1.7, Sig version 3B(24), March 26, 1985.
- Version 1.8, Sig versions 3B35,37, April 28, 1985.
- Version 1.9, Correct "Sb:" incorrect sort order. June 10,1985.
- Corrected by short patch on 8/19/85 to allow processing
- more than 2047 messages. Sig version 4A(45).
- Version 2.0, Sept 15, 1985,
- Adds the /n command line option to select messages
- for a single section only.
- Version 2.1, July 1, 1986, through Sig version 4A(70).
- Corrections for large files (over 1 Mb).
- | Version 2.2, August 20, 1986.
- | Add /M option to sort messages by number only.
- | Correct problem when there are no valid messages found
-