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- | LIST MAKER v1.0 |
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- | Copyright(c) 1993 by Eldon D. Martin |
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- Introduction:
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- The List Maker is a utility for programmers who wish to make self-listing
- documents. The List Maker actually does all of the programming itself. It
- depends on the user only to load the text file, make simple changes, and direct
- the List Maker to generate the program code. Once the code is compiled, It
- becomes a self-listing executable file.
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- The List Maker is distributed as shareware. You may give copies of this
- program to others as long as all files are complete and unmodified, and no
- files have been added or deleted. The files this package includes are:
- LISTMAKR.EXE, LISTMAKR.DOC, ORDER.FRM, and CATALOG.EXE.
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- If you find this program useful and continue to use it, you must register by
- sending the appropiate fee to the author. No programs generated by the List
- Maker may be distributed in any form unless you have registered with the
- author. Once you register, you may distribute generated code freely, without
- paying any royalties to the author. When you register, you will also recieve
- other free and shareware programs that I have written. For more information on
- registering see the file ORDER.FRM. You can send this file to you printer by
- typing the following line at the DOS prompt:
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- COPY ORDER.FRM PRN
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- Making a list file with the List Maker:
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- To make a self-listing text file with List Maker, you must first write the
- document using your normal word processor, or you may use a text file that
- already exists. In order for the List Maker to read the document properly,
- there must be a carriage return at the end of each line of the document. Once
- you have the text file ready, you load it into the List Maker to make the self
- listing program. In addition to simply generating the program code, the List
- Maker also lets you change line colors, indent or center lines, and move lines
- left or right. Once you have the text file the way you like it, you simply
- tell the List Maker to generate program code, give it the name of the program,
- and wait a few seconds while the List Maker generates the code.
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- The program that the List Maker generates will be in QuickBASIC and needs to
- be compiled before it becomes a stand-alone file. Since QuickBASIC contains no
- routines to scroll the screen down, the generated program uses the file QB.LIB
- which is supplied with the QuickBASIC package. If you compile the program from
- the command line, you must link the program using the following line:
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- LINK program/EX,,NUL,QB.LIB
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- If you compile using the editor supplied with QuickBASIC, start it using the
- command:
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- QB /L QB.QLB
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- The List Maker in the future:
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- If I get a show of support for the List Maker, I plan to make alot of
- modifications to the program. Some of these include full editing capability,
- multi-language support, and a better user interface. Registered users will
- recieve updates for only $3.00. If you have any suggestions on how I can make
- the List Maker a better program, please write to me at:
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- Eldon Martin
- HCR 75 Box 99
- McConnellsburg, PA 17233
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