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- QTAwk version 4.20, dated 10/10/90. This version contains two
- additions from the previous version:
-
- 1) The behavior of the RS pre-defined variable has been changed. It is
- now similar to the behavior of the FS variable. If RS is assigned a
- value, which when converted to a string value, is a single character
- in length, then that character becomes the record separator. If the
- string is longer in length than a single character, then it is
- treated as a regular expression. The string matching the regular
- expression is treated as a record separator. As for FS, the string
- value is converted to the internal regular expression form when the
- assignment is made. To obtain the same behavior for RS as in
- previous versions, use the character class operator for regular
- expressions. If s was the string previously used for RS, then use:
-
- RS = /[s]/;
-
- 2) Two new functions have been added:
-
- getc() --> reads a single character from the current input file.
- The character is returned by the function.
-
- fgetc(file) --> reads a single character from the file 'file'. The
- character is returned by the function.
-
- These functions allow the user to naturally obtain single characters
- from any file including the standard input file (which would be the
- keyboard if not redirected or piped).
-
- 2) Error messages now have a numerical value displayed in addition to
- the short error message. The error messages are listed in numerical
- order in the QTAwk documentation with a short explanation of the
- error. In some cases, an attempt has been made to provide guidance
- as to what may have caused the error and possible remedies. Since
- the error messages are generated at fixed points within QTAwk and
- may be caused by different reasons in different utilities during
- compilation or during execution on data files, it is not possible to
- list every possible reason for the display of the error messages.
- The line number within the QTAwk utility on which the error was
- discovered and the input data file record number are provided in the
- error message to provide some help to the user in attempting to
- ascertain the real reason for the error.
-
- ===========>
-
- QTAwk Version 4.10, dated 09/14/90, contained one addition from the
- previous version:
-
- 1) In previous versions, the GROUP pattern keyword could accept
- patterns consisting only of a regular expression constant. For
- version 4.10, The GROUP pattern keyword has been expanded to accept
- regular expression constants, string constants and variables. The
- variables are evaluated at the time the GROUP patterns are first
- utilized to scan an input record. The value is converted to string
- form and interpreted as a regular expression.
-
- ===========>
-
- Version 4.01 contained two additions from the previous version:
-
- 1) The command line argument, double hyphen, "--", stops further
- scanning of the command line for options. The double hyphen
- argument is not passed to the QTAwk utility in the ARGV array or
- counted in the ARGC variable. Since QTAwk only recognizes two
- command options, this has been included to be compatible with the
- latest Unix(tm) conventions.
-
- 2) The built-in array ENVIRON has been added. This array contains the
- environment strings passed to QTAwk. Changing a string in ENVIRON
- will have no effect on the environment strings passed in the QTAwk
- "system" built-in function. Environment strings are set with the
- PC/MS-DOS "SET" command. The strings are of the form:
-
- set name = string
-
- where the blanks on either side of the equal sign, '=', are optional
- and depend on the particular form used in the "SET" command. The
- QTAwk utility may scan the elements of ENVIRON for a particular name
- or string as desired.
-
- ***********>
-
- Total QTAwk package to registered users consists of the following
- files:
-
- 1) qtawk.exe ==> QTAwk executable with 8086/88 processor
- and up with/without numeric coprocessor
-
- 2) qtawkf.exe ==> QTAwk executable with 8086/88 processor
- and up with numeric coprocessor
-
- 3) qtawk2.exe ==> QTAwk executable with 80286 processor
- and up with/without numeric coprocessor
-
- 4) qtawk2f.exe ==> QTAwk executable with 80286 processor
- and up with numeric coprocessor
-
- 5) qtawkn.exe ==> QTAwk database for Norton Online Guides
- Self-extracting compressed file
-
- 6) qtawku.exe ==> Archive of QTAwk utilities
- Self-extracting compressed file
-
- 7) qtawkd.exe ==> QTAwk Documentation w/QTAwk utility to display
- Self-extracting compressed file
-
- 8) qtgrep.exe ==> Documentation for shareware program
- Self-extracting compressed file
-
- 9) xb.exe ==> Documentation for shareware program
- Self-extracting compressed file
-
- 10) diffdoc.fmt ==> Differences between QTAwk and AWK
-
- 11) license.fmt ==> QTAwk registration notice
-
- 12) order.frm ==> QTAwk registration form
-
- 12) qtawk.man ==> QTAwk Unix(tm) style manual pages
-
- 13) read.me ==> This file
-
- 14) prod_lis.t ==> Other shareware products available
-
- The self-extracting files contain compressed forms of the
- following files:
-
- ------ Self-extracting File List ------
-
- QTAWKU.EXE - QTAwk Utilities Archive
-
- Name Original Packed Ratio Date Time Attr Type CRC
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- -------- ---- ----- ----
- ADDCOMMA.EXP 591 359 60.7% 90-01-07 17:13:44 ---w -lh1- F87A
- ALARM.EXP 4071 1607 39.5% 90-07-25 21:29:46 ---w -lh1- 6929
- ANSICLST.EXP 7227 1730 23.9% 90-04-30 20:46:26 ---w -lh1- 677E
- ANSICSTD.EXP 3619 1564 43.2% 90-04-23 21:27:34 ---w -lh1- 2FFC
- ANSIRSV.EXP 1973 612 31.0% 89-04-28 20:55:58 ---w -lh1- FDA2
- ANSIRSVG.EXP 1514 605 40.0% 89-04-28 20:53:16 ---w -lh1- DD7E
- APPTADD.EXP 4813 1918 39.9% 90-07-25 21:30:46 ---w -lh1- B50C
- APPTDIS.EXP 4374 1760 40.2% 90-07-25 21:31:18 ---w -lh1- 6E01
- CALCIN.EXP 9027 3287 36.4% 90-09-27 20:12:24 ---w -lh1- 86BC
- CALCINNA.EXP 8095 3133 38.7% 90-09-27 20:14:16 ---w -lh1- 9C76
- CALCRP.EXP 20781 6324 30.4% 90-11-09 21:22:08 ---w -lh1- 24EB
- CALCRPNA.EXP 19406 6095 31.4% 90-11-09 21:22:04 ---w -lh1- D929
- CALEXPT.EXP 5198 1869 36.0% 90-04-30 21:03:30 ---w -lh1- 6D53
- CALNDPRT.EXP 3222 1258 39.0% 90-04-23 21:29:44 ---w -lh1- 37FB
- CDCL.EXP 6215 1786 28.7% 90-04-30 21:03:40 ---w -lh1- 2F56
- CLICHE.EXP 298 201 67.4% 89-03-15 17:59:48 ---w -lh1- 1964
- COMPAT.EXP 3547 1574 44.4% 90-05-02 20:01:02 ---w -lh1- 615C
- COMPRESS.EXP 307 190 61.9% 90-04-23 21:30:32 ---w -lh1- E3B8
- CRV.DAT 264 174 65.9% 90-01-05 21:16:18 ---w -lh1- B5C6
- CURVEFIT.EXP 11800 3714 31.5% 90-04-30 21:03:52 ---w -lh1- E5B9
- DATE.EXP 1160 620 53.4% 90-04-23 21:30:56 ---w -lh1- 2474
- DIFFDOC.FMT 13966 5400 38.7% 90-10-22 20:34:12 ---w -lh1- 7917
- FILENAME.EXP 1055 568 53.8% 90-04-23 21:31:12 ---w -lh1- 8AF4
- FIN.EXP 28186 10128 35.9% 90-05-16 15:26:42 ---w -lh1- A41D
- FIN.INP 225 129 57.3% 90-03-06 16:56:06 ---w -lh1- 2069
- FINNA.EXP 26779 9850 36.8% 90-05-16 15:26:30 ---w -lh1- E9FA
- FMTDOC.EXP 27754 9253 33.3% 90-04-29 20:20:30 ---w -lh1- 2EB9
- FMTDOC2P.EXP 28123 9377 33.3% 90-04-29 20:20:34 ---w -lh1- DF5E
- GEODH.EXP 4794 1700 35.5% 90-04-23 21:32:30 ---w -lh1- DB07
- GETDIR.EXP 3987 1709 42.9% 90-07-25 9:02:32 ---w -lh1- 1856
- GRAPH.EXP 3387 1345 39.7% 90-04-23 21:32:52 ---w -lh1- 03E2
- HISTOGRM.EXP 763 446 58.5% 90-04-23 21:33:24 ---w -lh1- 048D
- HOLIDAY.EXP 4971 1633 32.9% 90-04-23 21:33:52 ---w -lh1- AD97
- LICENSE.FMT 8095 3387 41.8% 90-11-10 16:42:26 a--w -lh1- 00ED
- LINENUM.EXP 22 22 100.0% 89-03-07 20:47:44 ---w -lh0- 2723
- MORE.EXP 19624 7112 36.2% 90-10-09 21:25:20 ---w -lh1- C779
- MOREQ.BAT 64 62 96.9% 90-08-05 19:55:54 ---w -lh1- FF4A
- PRDN.EXP 1141 256 22.4% 90-04-23 21:34:52 ---w -lh1- 572E
- READ.ME 11966 4826 40.3% 90-11-10 20:52:56 a--w -lh1- 0323
- ROMN.EXP 2137 746 34.9% 90-04-23 21:35:00 ---w -lh1- EC84
- SCREEN.EXP 4460 1352 30.3% 90-04-23 21:35:32 ---w -lh1- CDDB
- SINCOS.EXP 2710 1143 42.2% 90-02-10 19:47:22 ---w -lh1- D70F
- SLIKE.EXP 3993 1740 43.6% 90-04-23 21:35:52 ---w -lh1- 4054
- SOUNDIX.EXP 3418 1546 45.2% 90-03-31 18:58:14 ---w -lh1- 3433
- SOUNDX4.EXP 2926 1167 39.9% 90-04-23 21:36:22 ---w -lh1- 8BE4
- SSFUNCS.EXP 14208 1865 13.1% 90-04-29 21:50:42 ---w -lh1- 2D33
- STATE.EXP 706 331 46.9% 89-11-25 18:23:44 ---w -lh1- A7E6
- STATES.DTA 3575 1836 51.4% 89-10-29 19:31:20 ---w -lh1- 5637
- TABLE.EXP 809 451 55.7% 90-02-10 19:56:58 ---w -lh1- C632
- TOC.EXP 1268 667 52.6% 90-04-23 21:37:08 ---w -lh1- D1AC
- WORDFREQ.EXP 962 565 58.7% 90-02-10 20:25:16 ---w -lh1- 53CA
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- --------
- 52 files 344382 121337 35.2% 90-11-10 21:01:52
-
- QTAWKN.EXE - QTAwk Database for Norton Online Guides
-
- Name Original Packed Ratio Date Time Attr Type CRC
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- -------- ---- ----- ----
- DIFFDOC.FMT 13966 5400 38.7% 90-10-22 20:34:12 ---w -lh1- 7917
- LICENSE.FMT 8095 3387 41.8% 90-11-10 16:42:26 ---w -lh1- 00ED
- ORDER.FRM 12380 4747 38.3% 90-11-10 16:58:40 ---w -lh1- A9B4
- QTAWK.NG 121970 43839 35.9% 90-10-10 20:55:56 ---w -lh1- 7D69
- READ.ME 14758 5734 38.9% 90-11-10 21:03:24 a--w -lh1- DF6A
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- --------
- 6 files 171997 63470 36.9% 90-11-10 21:09:22
-
- QTAWKD.EXE - QTAwk Documentation
-
- Name Original Packed Ratio Date Time Attr Type CRC
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- -------- ---- ----- ----
- DIFFDOC.FMT 13409 5382 40.1% 90-11-04 16:46:34 ---w -lh1- F951
- LICENSE.FMT 8095 3387 41.8% 90-11-10 16:42:26 a--w -lh1- 00ED
- ORDER.FRM 12380 4747 38.3% 90-11-10 16:58:40 a--w -lh1- A9B4
- PROD_LIS.T 2077 1006 48.4% 90-07-22 18:46:12 ---w -lh1- A98F
- QTAWK.DOC 344917 93948 27.2% 90-11-10 20:23:48 ---w -lh1- 47A9
- QTAWK.MAN 37508 14864 39.6% 90-11-04 16:44:06 ---w -lh1- F152
- QTGREP.DOC 130828 40974 31.3% 90-11-04 16:50:44 ---w -lh1- 9D30
- READ.ME 12040 4496 37.3% 90-11-10 20:42:56 a--w -lh1- A48F
- XB.DOC 42294 11985 28.3% 90-07-09 20:54:28 ---w -lh1- 9672
- -------------- -------- -------- ------ -------- --------
- 10 files 604741 181339 30.0% 90-11-10 20:47:02
-
- ------ File Description --------
-
- Executables:
-
- QTAWK .EXE with or without 80x87, 8086/8088/80286... (80x87 used if present)
- QTAWK2 .EXE with or without 80x87, 80286... (80x87 used if present)
- QTAWK2F .EXE with 80x87, 80286...
- QTAWKF .EXE with 80x87, 8086/8088/80286...
-
- Utilities:
-
- ADDCOMMA.EXP utility to add commas to numbers
- ALARM .EXP utility to set TSR alarm from appointment list
- ANSICLST.EXP
- ANSICSTD.EXP
- ANSIRSV .EXP
- ANSIRSVG.EXP
- APPTADD .EXP utility to add appointments to data file for alarm/apptdis
- APPTDIS .EXP utility to display todays appointments from alarm data file
- CALCIN .EXP infix calculator (assumes ANSI.SYS)
- CALCINNA.EXP infix calculator (does not assume ANSI.SYS)
- CALCRP .EXP reverse polish calculator (assumes ANSI.SYS)
- CALCRPNA.EXP reverse polish calculator (does not assume ANSI.SYS)
- CALEXPT .EXP calender calculation utility
- CALNDPRT.EXP calender calculation utility
- CDCL .EXP translate C declarations to English
- CLICHE .EXP cliche creator
- COMPAT .EXP test compatability of utility to QTawk
- COMPRESS.EXP compress successive blank line in text files
- CURVEFIT.EXP fit data to one or best of 9 curves
- DATE .EXP date computation utility
- FILENAME.EXP split path and filename.ext
- FIN .EXP financial calculator (assumes ANSI.SYS)
- FINNA .EXP financial calculator (does not assume ANSI.SYS)
- FMTDOC .EXP document formattor
- FMTDOC2P.EXP document formattor - 2 pass
- GEODH .EXP utility to compare iterative and exact solutions for geodetic Lat.
- GETDIR .EXP sample utility to get contents of directory
- GRAPH .EXP graphing utility
- HISTOGRM.EXP histogram utility
- HOLIDAY .EXP compute holidays
- LINENUM .EXP add line numbers to file
- MORE .EXP display files one screen at a time/search for expressions
- PRDN .EXP print pre-defined regular expressions
- ROMN .EXP convert arabic number to roman numeral
- SCREEN .EXP functions to utilize ANSI.SYS for screen/cursor manipulation
- SINCOS .EXP graph sine/cosine functions
- SLIKE .EXP find words which sound like a specified set of words
- SOUNDIX .EXP algorithm for "slike"
- SOUNDX4 .EXP another algorithm for "slike"
- SSFUNCS .EXP standard scoring functions for trade studies
- STATE .EXP state demostration utility
- TABLE .EXP table creation utility
- TOC .EXP line oriented Table of Contents creation utility
- WORDFREQ.EXP count words
-
- MOREQ .bat batch file driver for more.exp
-
- Data:
-
- FIN .INP sample input file for financial calculator
- CRV .DAT input data for curvefit.exp
- STATES .DTA input data file for state.exp
-
- Documentation:
-
- READ .ME this file
-
- QTAWK .MAN QTAwk Unix(tm) style manual pages
-
- QTAWK .NG QTawk database for Norton Online Guides
-
- QTAWK .DOC QTAwk Documentation
-
- LICENSE .FMT QTAwk Registration Notice
-
- ORDER .FRM QTAwk order form
-
- DISPLAY .DOC QTAwk utility to display QTAwk documentation files
- QTAwk.doc and QTAwk.man. ANSI.SYS display driver must
- be installed to utilize phrase and search highlighting
-
- DISPLAY .BAT Batch file to run display.doc utility - assumes ANSI.SYS
- installed. Use displayn.bat if ANSI.SYS display driver not
- installed. Adaptation of more.exp utility
-
- DISPLAYN.BAT Batch file to run display.doc utility - ANSI.SYS not
- installed. Use display.bat if ANSI.SYS display driver
- installed. Adaptation of more.exp utility
-
- DIFFDOC .FMT QTAwk Differences from
- "Awk Programming Language" by:
- Alfred V. Aho
- Brian W. Kernighan
- Peter J. Weinberger
-