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- T H E T E X T L O C A T O R
-
- Version 1.2
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- Users Guide
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-
- The Text Locator is designed for a number of users: Programmers,
- Secretaries, or anyone that needs to find a text string buried in
- the middle of multiple files. The Text Locator will quickly and
- accurately locate any text string or substring and print the exact
- location of the text searched. The output will show the directory,
- filenames, and line number of each occurence. It will also show
- the date and time of the printout and the string that was searched.
- Once the program begins searching, a pop-up window will appear
- that will display each filename as it is being searched.
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- The Text Locator will work on any text or ASCII files in any
- directory. This program will also perform a search on network
- drives as well. The Text Locator may be started from any drive and
- any directory provided that The Text Locator has been included in
- your path statement. If you are not familiar with this statement,
- refer to your DOS manual or get someone familiar with DOS to assist
- you. Please note that you must be on the same drive (i.e. "C:")
- that contains the directory of files to be searched. This does not
- mean that you have to be on the same drive where The Text Locator
- is located. Also, you do not have to be in the directory being
- searched.
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-
- The Text Locator is very simple to use. Below is an example of how
- you should enter your search criteria so that The Text Locator may
- find the string you wish to locate.
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- String to locate: school
-
- Search path: c:\school\summer
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- Search files: *.sum (can also be *.* or tech.*)
-
-
- The Text Locator is not case sensitive and is not "word only"
- oriented. In other words you can find words by entering just
- a portion of the word (substring). For example:
-
-
- String to locate: ool
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- Search path: c:\doctrck
-
- Search files: *.prg
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-
- This would find any words containing the substring "ool" in all
- files with the "prg" extension (i.e. "pools", "TOOLS", "Wool").
- Here is an actual example of the output after running The Text
- Locator:
-
-
- String to locate: OOL Wed Jul 03 22:23:22 1991
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-
-
- c:\doctrck POOLHDR.PRG
- ***************************************************************************
-
- Line 3 *: Program: POOLHDR.PRG
- Line 10 *: Called by: PTPOOL.PRG
- Line 17 * This program prints the investor pool headings.
- Line 59 Wk_var = Fn_pthdr(Title,'Investor Pool List for ' + Pooltype
- Line 60 @ 7,2 Say ' Pool # Loans
- Line 61 @ 8,2 Say 'Pool # Type Pooled
- Line 74 *: EOF: POOLHDR.PRG
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- ***************************************************************************
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- c:\doctrck UPDREL.PRG
- ***************************************************************************
-
- Line 153 wk_pool = ln_poolno
- Line 181 replace rl_poolno with wk_pool
- Line 189 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
- Line 259 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
- Line 329 @ 11,15 say 'Investor Pool #' get rl_poolno
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- ***************************************************************************
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-
- The Text Locator was originally designed with the programmer in mind
- as it is a great tool for searching all programs for tokens such as
- variables, operators, etc. It soon became popular with all types of
- users because of the flexibility it offers in the way that files
- may be searched. Please note that the author is in no way responsible
- for any damages incurred as a result of using this software.
-
-
- NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I sincerely believe you will find this
- program to be a great asset in reducing the time and effort spent
- searching through multiple files. If you can think of any way that
- this program may be enhanced to better serve your needs, you may
- send your comments to the address on the registration form or leave
- mail in my Compuserve mailbox 76206,521.
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