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- RALDUMP 1.0
- Remote Access Language File Dump to Text
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- (C)Copyright 1993, Rand Nowell - RaLin Enterprises
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- RALDUMP.EXE is distributed as FREEWARE! Registration is not required.
- You may freely distribute and use RALDUMP.
-
- If you find the program useful, a postcard, letter, netmail, echo message,
- stating this fact would be appreciated.
- Of course if you want to send money, I would not refuse it! <smile>
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- ┌────────┐
- │WARRANTY│
- └────────┘
- NONE! Program is supplied "AS IS" and the author assumes no liability
- whatsoever for any damages. You use it at your own risk! Test results
- here at RaLin have shown NO problems, but if one develops, we are not
- responsible. If a problem is reported, we will attempt to fix it, and
- release a modified version of the program.
-
- But.... the author is not obligated to produce any further version of the
- program.
-
- By using this program, you state your agreemnet to the above terms,
- warranties and conditions.
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- ┌─────────────┐
- │WHAT IT DOES:│
- └─────────────┘
- RALDUMP reads the specified language file, and dumps it to a formatted
- text file, which you may then view or print.
- If you are wanting to find a specified prompt, and you cannot remember
- what the text is, the RALDUMP file will ease your search somewhat.
-
- It would be a good idea to create a Dump of the standard ENGLISH file, to
- reference your custom files with.
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- RALDUMP does NOT modify your language file, only reads it.
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- The program has been tested on RA ver 1.11 and 2.0 language files.
- It will probably work on earlier versions, but not tested.
-
- ┌────────────┐
- │LIST FORMAT:│
- └────────────┘
- The format of the output is as such:
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- Prompt Number - Hot Keys - Prompt Color - Prompt Text
- Example....
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- 603. [YN=TVE] (10) More(Y/n/=/(T)ag/(V)iew/(E)dit)?
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- This is prompt # 603
- Hotkeys are displayed in square brackets []
- Prompt color, displayed in parantheses is (10) "bright green"
- And then the text.
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- If a color has not been specified for the prompt, RALDUMP will show it as
- zero (0).
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- If a prompt text is not defined, RALDUMP will write a message entry to
- that fact, for that prompt's text.
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- NOTE: Prompt #0 is always the File "Title", be it the default, from when
- the RAL file format was originaly created, or one that has been modified
- by you or another, to reflect the NEW/MODIFIED language file.
-
- ┌────────────────┐
- │RUNNING RALDUMP:│
- └────────────────┘
- Simple..... RALDUMP <RAL_file>
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- If you do not specify a language file, ENGLISH.RAL is processed.
- If you do not supply the extension .RAL with the filename, RALDUMP will
- add the proper extension, thus RALDUMP english, is a proper command.
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- The Language File dump, will be given the same name as the language file,
- with the extension of .LST.
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- RALDUMP cowpoke, will result in COWPOKE.LST
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- BTW: COWPOKE.RAL was developed here at RaLin, and seems to be enjoying
- some popularity!
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- If RALDUMP cannot find the specified file, it will abort with an error.
-
- When the program starts, it clears the screen, displays a Program Title
- and Copyright Notice, then displays a message telling what file its
- dumping to what list, as such: Dumping COWPOKE.RAL => COWPOKE.LST
-
- RALDUMP is pretty quick, it does not use a buffers for writing, but still
- does not take long. On a 486/33 with a fairly fast disk, it takes about
- 1/2 second to dump the file to a list.
- On a slower XT system, it may take up to a minute. Usually less.
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- ┌────────────────┐
- │LANG/FILE FORMAT│
- └────────────────┘
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- If your language file has any undefined prompts, the resulting list entry
- for that prompt, "may" be a little out of position. This is not a problem
- for viewing, but should you wish to print the list, it may result in a
- wrapped line, which will look bad.
-
- This usually only happens in the newer RAL files, 2.0+ where the PRO
- version prompts have not been filled in. Somewhere up on the 500 number
- range.
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- You can either edit the list and remove the leading blanks in those lines,
- or, what I reccomend, fire up RACONFIG and edit the Language text, and on
- blank prompts, press ALT-D to assign the DEFAULT prompt. Then save the
- file.
-
- ┌────────┐
- │SUPPORT │
- └────────┘
-
- Questions may be directed to the author, Rand Nowell, via the following:
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- Net Mail - 1:161/710 - PVT, you can modifiy FDNODE.CTL to call by
- inserting the line PHONE 1:161/710 1-510-651-0253,,3322 then recompile
- the nodelist.
- The commas represent a required 4 second pause, then send code.
-
- BBS: The RaLin BBS, same number as Net Mail.
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- VOICE: 1-510-651-0253 - RaLin Enterprises... Fremont, Ca.
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- FIDO ECHOS: Shareware - RA_UTIL - RA_SUPPORT
-
- Snail Mail: Rand Nowell
- RaLin Enterprises
- 40728 Sundale Dr.
- Fremont, Ca. 94538
- ┌─────┐
- │KUDOS│
- └─────┘
- Code for accessing the Remote Access language file was derived from
- Public Domain source, released by P.H. Hankin Hansen, AKA Ping Hansen,
- code released into PD Feb-24-1992
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- RemoteAccess BBS software, the RemoteAccess Language File Format,
- Copyright Andrew Milner - Wantree Software.
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- RALDUMP compiled under Turbo Pascal v7.0
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