Two applications are included in this archive. One is a direct port of the PC code into the console enviroment of Think C 5.0.4 (VCR Console) The Think C project along with the the source files are included. The second is a quick revision of the program to sport a Mac interface (or some semblance thereof). Since I used AppMaker to throw together an interface, it uses code from a support AppMaker library, this is why the code for the mac-like version isn't included. (The AppMaker library is very large, so no one would want to download it, besides I think I can't upload it in any form without violating someone's license, so I'm covering my behind. I do not warrant that the programs included will work on everyone's machine, and since I'm obviously not gaining any wealth from these masterpieces I can't promise anyone fixes to make these compatible with specific hardware configurations. But, if you ask nicely, and don't mind waiting (school and work come before fiddling around with programs) I can try to help. As this archive is just 50K, it is slightly smaller than the 54K PC version in the PC Programming Forum, and you won't have to fight with getting it to work. (Just don't take the static keyword off the functions in this download, since they have similar names in both files, and you shouldn't have any problems with them.)
Please do not derate my coding abilities when veiwing the code in this archive as most of it is NOT mine. I do not care for the use of goto, but tried to preserve most of the code as originally presented in the files Decode2.c, and Encode2.c.
Short description of archive contents:
Decode2.c: function to decode a VCR+ code, and supporting functions.
Encode2.c: function to create a VCR+ code, and supporting functions.
Read Me First: This File.
README.TXT: the original read me from the PC side. Long, but more help than this file.
VCR Console: application in the console environment. Very PC like.
VCR+ Control: application sporting a semi-mac interface. See below for description.
VCR+2.c: main function for the console application.
VCR+2.π: the Think C project
VCR+ Control
General:
The memory size should not really be set below 64K, but you might be able to work it in only 52K or less, but with 64K you will be okay with up to 5 windows open. I have set the default size to 72K to give some extra room. The reason being that the program doesn't check much for out of memory conditions, so I figure a good estimate is to alot about 4K extra for each window you want to open above and beyond 64K. I also wanted to take the time to point out that the channel is not the channel on your TV, it is the VCR+ channel, which those of you who have seen Deirdre's version will know, but I figured anyone wanting to use this would have VCR+, and know this about the different channels for VCR+.
Menus:
Apple-About: Self Explanitory.
File-New: Makes a new window to do convertions in.
-Quit: Quits
Standard Edit menu functions
Cut, copy, paste, clear, select all.
Undo not implemented
Main Window:
You must specify all options except the TextEdit box for the code before hitting the Get Code button. You need to specify the Month, Date, Year, and Code before hitting the Decode button. The month and year must be right when decoding, the day will be changed for you if the code actually points to a different day (the algorithm does not change from month to month, or year to year).
