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- FILETEST
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- L« P« Levine
- MarcΦ 13¼ 1988
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- FILETES╘ i≤ ß prograφ t∩ hel≡ detec⌠ wheε file≤ havσ beeε ì
- corrupted« FILETES╘ use≤ ß lis⌠ oµ al∞ thσ file≤ oε thσ defaul⌠ ì
- drivσ whicΦ thσ use≥ wishe≤ t∩ tracσ (FILETEST.FIL⌐ and¼ wheε ruε ì
- fo≥ thσ firs⌠ time¼ produce≤ aε origina∞ lis⌠ (FILETEST.OLD⌐ oµ ì
- thosσ file≤ alonτ witΦ creatioε date¼ filσ size¼ anΣ ß CR├ ì
- (cycliπ redundanc∙ check⌐ fo≥ eacΦ sucΦ file« Wheε FILETES╘ i≤ ì
- ruε agaiε ß ne≈ lis⌠ (FILETEST.NEW⌐ i≤ prepareΣ anΣ compareΣ witΦ ì
- thσ olΣ list« Fo≥ an∙ file¼ i⌠ i≤ possiblσ that:
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- 1⌐ Thσ filσ i≤ completel∙ unchangeΣ froφ thσ previou≤ time« ì
- Thσ filσ namσ (anΣ director∙ entry⌐ arσ thσ samσ a⌠ thσ tw∩ ì
- times¼ anΣ i⌠ ha≤ no⌠ beeε modified« Onl∙ ß coun⌠ oµ sucΦ file≤ ì
- wil∞ bσ shown¼ iµ ß repor⌠ i≤ printed.
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- 2⌐ Thσ filσ ha≤ beeε modifieΣ iε thσ norma∞ manner¼ s∩ tha⌠ thσ ì
- director∙ entr∙ ha≤ ß ne≈ timσ oµ creation« File≤ oµ thi≤ sor⌠ ì
- arσ counteΣ anΣ ß postinτ t∩ thσ screeε i≤ made« Yo⌡ shoulΣ bσ ì
- awarσ oµ sucΦ filσ alterations.
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- 3⌐ Thσ filσ ha≤ beeε deleteΣ sincσ thσ las⌠ timσ FILETES╘ wa≤ ì
- run« File≤ oµ thi≤ sor⌠ arσ counteΣ anΣ ß postinτ t∩ thσ screeε ì
- i≤ made« Thi≤ shoulΣ onl∙ occu≥ wheε ß changσ ha≤ beeε madσ iε ì
- thσ FILETEST.FIL«
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- 4⌐ ┴ ne≈ filσ ha≤ appeareΣ tha⌠ wa≤ no⌠ oε thσ disδ a⌠ thσ timσ ì
- oµ thσ previou≤ ruε oµ FILETEST« File≤ oµ thi≤ sor⌠ arσ counteΣ ì
- anΣ ß postinτ t∩ thσ screeε i≤ made« Thi≤ shoulΣ onl∙ occu≥ wheε ì
- ß changσ ha≤ beeε madσ iε thσ FILETEST.FI╠«
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- 5⌐ Thσ director∙ entr∙ fo≥ ß filσ i≤ thσ samσ fo≥ botΦ oµ thσ ì
- time≤ thσ prograφ wa≤ run¼ bu⌠ thσ filσ wa≤ modifieΣ iε somσ way« ì
- Thi≤ shoulΣ no⌠ occu≥ iε norma∞ practice¼ s∩ thσ prograφ write≤ ß ì
- specia∞ alarφ messagσ t∩ thσ terminal« Thi≤ caε occu≥ wheε yo⌡ ì
- usσ NORTO╬ UTILITIES¼ o≥ othe≥ sucΦ program≤ t∩ modif∙ thσ disδ ì
- directly¼ bypassinτ thσ norma∞ DO╙ handlinτ oµ thσ files« I⌠ ì
- als∩ caε happeε wheε trojaε horsσ program≤ 'ruε wildº (thi≤ i≤ ì
- wha⌠ prompteΣ mσ t∩ writσ thi≤ prograφ iε thσ firs⌠ place).
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- Runninτ thσ prograφ beforσ eacΦ systeφ shutdowε wil∞ hel≡ t∩ ì
- assurσ yo⌡ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ no⌠ continuinτ t∩ ruε witΦ systeφ file≤ ì
- tha⌠ havσ beeε corrupted« Also¼ iε prograφ development¼ runninτ ì
- thσ prograφ beforσ anΣ afte≥ ß tes⌠ ruε oµ somσ unknowε prograφ ì
- caε hel≡ assurσ yo⌡ tha⌠ thσ tes⌠ prograφ ha≤ no⌠ messeΣ u≡ ì
- importan⌠ file≤ oε thσ disk.
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- (Thi≤ prograφ grou≡ i≤ ß mino≥ rewritσ oµ ß pai≥ oµ program≤ ì
- calleΣ FILECR├ anΣ COMPAR┼ writteε b∙ TeΣ H« Emigh« Dr« Emigh'≤ ì
- program≤ tes⌠ thσ entirσ harΣ disk¼ rathe≥ thaε onl∙ selecteΣ ì
- files¼ anΣ thu≤ takσ man∙ minute≤ t∩ run« Thi≤ documen⌠ i≤ ß ì
- rewritσ oµ hi≤ documentation« Thσ majo≥ differencσ betweeε hi≤ ìèanΣ m∙ prograφ group≤ i≤ iε thσ increaseΣ speeΣ oµ execution¼ anΣ ì
- iε thσ decreasσ iε thσ sizσ oµ thσ reports¼ permittinτ m∙ prograφ ì
- t∩ bσ ruε witΦ eacΦ shutdown« Dr« Emigh'≤ program≤ anΣ ì
- documentatioε arσ includeΣ witΦ thi≤ package¼ permittinτ thσ use≥ ì
- t∩ seσ ho≈ littlσ worδ ╔ havσ donσ iε thσ modificatioε anΣ ì
- permittinτ thσ use≥ t∩ ruε hi≤ grou≡ wheε thσ longe≥ stud∙ timσ ì
- i≤ calleΣ for.)
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- RUNNING FILETEST
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- There are six files associated with FILETEST:
- FILETEST.BAT -- The main batcΦ program.
- FILEREAD.COM -- The prograφ tha⌠ check≤ thσ CRCs.
- FILECOMP.COM -- A comparison program.
- FILETEST.FI╠ -¡ Thσ lis⌠ oµ file≤ t∩ bσ tested.
- FILETEST.OL─ -¡ Thσ olΣ lis⌠ oµ CRC≤.
- FILETEST.NE╫ -¡ Thσ ne≈ lis⌠ oµ CRCs.
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- FILETEST.BA╘ firs⌠ call≤ FILEREAD« FILEREA─ i≤ ruε withou⌠ ì
- commanΣ linσ parameter≤ (althougΦ outpu⌠ redirectioε i≤ ì
- permitted)« I⌠ wil∞ reaΣ FILETEST.FI╠ anΣ wil∞ creatσ ì
- FILETEST.NE╫ (o≥ FILETEST.OL─ iµ tha⌠ filσ doe≤ no⌠ exis⌠ iε thσ ì
- defaul⌠ directory)¼ whicΦ i≤ ß lis⌠ oµ al∞ thσ file≤ thσ use≥ ì
- wisheΣ t∩ tes⌠ iε an∙ directory« (FILEREA─ display≤ thσ ì
- director∙ anΣ filσ name≤ a≤ i⌠ goe≤ througΦ them¼ wheε compileΣ ì
- anΣ ruε iε diagnostiπ mode.⌐ FILETEST.BA╘ wil∞ theε cal∞ ì
- FILECOMP¼ whicΦ wil∞ comparσ thσ file≤ iε FILETEST.NE╫ witΦ thosσ ì
- iε FILETEST.OLD¼ notinτ an∙ differences« Wheε FILECOMP i≤ ì
- finished¼ ß repor⌠ i≤ madσ onl∙ iµ difference≤ appea≥ anΣ thσ ì
- use≥ i≤ prompteΣ t∩ replacσ FILETEST.OL─ witΦ FILETEST.NEW.
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- An∙ file≤ created¼ deleted¼ o≥ normall∙ altereΣ sincσ thσ ì
- previou≤ timσ FILETES╘ wa≤ ruε wil∞ bσ listeΣ t∩ thσ screen« An∙ ì
- file≤ tha⌠ havσ beeε modifieΣ iε ß "NO╬ DOSó manne≥ wil∞ bσ ì
- listeΣ t∩ thσ screeε¼ highlighted.
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- PROGRAMMING NOTES
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- FILETES╘ i≤ writteε usinτ Turb∩ Pascal¼ Versioε 3.░ fo≥ MSDOS« ì
- I⌠ ha≤ beeε testeΣ oε ß nonamσ A╘ anΣ ß ZenitΦ P├ usinτ DO╙ 3.3« ì
- Thi≤ prograφ i≤ no⌠ mean⌠ t∩ represen⌠ thσ epitomσ oµ programminτ ì
- skill¼ bu⌠ i⌠ works« An∙ improvement≤ anΣ suggestion≤ arσ ì
- welcome«
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- FILETES╘ wil∞ worδ witΦ an∙ numbe≥ oµ file≤ o≥ directories« A≤ ì
- written¼ FILECOM╨ ha≤ ß maximuφ oµ 20░ directorie≤ anΣ 180░ file≤ ì
- witΦ an∙ numbe≥ oµ file≤ withiε an∙ particula≥ directory« Thσ ì
- maximuφ lengtΦ oµ thσ director∙ namσ strinτ i≤ 6┤ characters« ╔ ì
- havσ useΣ thσ prograφ oε subdirectorie≤ u≡ t∩ 1░ level≤ dee≡ ì
- withou⌠ an∙ problems« Thesσ value≤ fo≥ thσ numbe≥ oµ directorie≤ ì
- anΣ thσ numbe≥ oµ file≤ use≤ u≡ jus⌠ abou⌠ a≤ mucΦ memor∙ a≤ ì
- TURB╧ Pasca∞ allows¼ s∩ aε increasσ iε thesσ number≤ woulΣ ì
- necessitatσ ß redesigε oµ thσ program« FILETES╘ read≤ filename≤ ìèfroφ FILETEST.FI╠ anΣ searche≤ onl∙ a≤ fa≥ a≤ needeΣ t∩ completσ ì
- comparison≤ oµ tha⌠ list«
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- FILETEST.FI╠ i≤ aε ASCI╔ lis⌠ oµ eacΦ oµ thσ file≤ thσ use≥ ì
- wishe≤ traced« Ful∞ pathname≤ anΣ uppe≥ casσ arσ requireΣ ì
- (i.e.C:\WS\WS.EXE)« Sincσ FILEREA─ wil∞ tracσ thσ director∙ ì
- treσ unti∞ FILETEST.FI╠ i≤ satisfied¼ thσ inclusioε oµ ß ì
- nonexisten⌠ filσ wil∞ seriousl∙ affec⌠ executioε speed« SucΦ ì
- file≤ arσ listeΣ wheε FILEREA─ terminates« SpeeΣ wil∞ als∩ bσ ì
- enhanceΣ iµ thσ file≤ t∩ bσ testeΣ arσ iε directorie≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
- earl∙ iε thσ tree« Iµ thσ filσ 'C:\?º i≤ includeΣ a≤ thσ firs⌠ ì
- filσ iε FILETEST.FIL¼ ß diagnostiπ listinτ oµ thσ file≤ testeΣ ì
- wil∞ bσ displayeΣ a≤ thσ prograφ i≤ run« Iµ neithe≥ oµ thσ ì
- condition≤ discusseΣ abovσ i≤ presen⌠ (nonexistan⌠ file≤ o≥ thσ ì
- filσ C:\?⌐ FILEREA─ wil∞ ruε silently.
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- Specia∞ thank≤ g∩ t∩ DaviΣ Dantowit· oµ Digita∞ Equipmen⌠ ì
- Corporatioε (Dantowitz%eagle1.dec@decwrl⌐ fo≥ providinτ thσ CR├ ì
- routine≤ (generate_table_25╢ anΣ crc_string_256⌐ anΣ thσ routine≤ ì
- fo≥ gettinτ ß director∙ (get_DTA¼ set_DTA¼ find_first¼ anΣ ì
- find_next)« Oµ course¼ hσ take≤ n∩ responsibilit∙ fo≥ thσ wa∙ ╔ ì
- useΣ hi≤ code« ┴ discussioε oµ thσ CR├ i≤ showε iε thσ listinτ ì
- oµ FILEREAD.PA╙ anΣ FILECRC.PAS.
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- Simila≥ thank≤ goe≤ t∩ TeΣ ╚ Emigh¼ (Departmen⌠ oµ Genetics¼ ì
- NortΦ Carolinß Statσ University¼ Bo° 7614¼ Raleigh¼ N├ 2769╡-ì
- 7614¼ emigh@ncsugn.uucp¼ NEMIGH@TUCC.BITNET⌐ whosσ FILECR├ ì
- packagσ form≤ thσ bulδ oµ thi≤ work« Oµ course¼ hσ take≤ n∩ ì
- responsibilit∙ eithe≥ fo≥ thσ wa∙ ╔ useΣ hi≤ code.
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- Leε Levine
- Departmen⌠ oµ Electrica∞ Engineerinτ anΣ Compute≥ Science
- Universit∙ oµ Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- P╧ Bo° 785
- Milwaukee¼ W╔ 53201
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- len@evax.milw.wisc.edu
- (414⌐ 229-517░ worδ
- (414⌐ 962-471╣ home
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