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- ***** FLIST v1.0 *****
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- FLIST v1.0
- by
- Frederick F. Portz
- Copyright 1988
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- INTRODUCTION
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- FLIST stands for "formatted lister". The purpose of the program
- is to neatly format and list source code listings. I use it to
- list QuickBASIC programs, however it will work with any ASCII
- file. It creates the listing as follows:
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- 1. It puts a header at the top of each page with the filename,
- date, time, and page number.
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- 2. It puts a footer at the bottom of each page.
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- 3. It indents each line on the left to make the list easier to
- bind.
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- 4. It performs an "intelligent word wrap" at the right side of
- each page. The program will only break a line at a space.
- This is very convenient for QuickBASIC programs because the
- QuickBASIC editor automatically inserts spaces between
- commands. The remaining characters continue on the following
- line, with the line marked with ">>".
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- 5. The program can output to either a printer or a disk file.
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- RUNNING FLIST
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- To invoke FLIST type "FLIST disk:path\filename". The file you
- want to print MUST BE IN ASCII format. Remember if you are using
- QuickBASIC to save the file in ASCII format.
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- If no filename is provided, the program will prompt for a
- filename. If it can't find the filename, the program asks if you
- want to try another filename, or exit the program.
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- The program then asks whether you want to print to the printer (P)
- or disk (D). I included the option to print to the disk mainly
- for my development purposes - it allowed me to test the program
- without wasting paper.
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- If you select P for printer output, and the printer is not ready,
- you will be prompted to fix the printer and then press the space
- bar to try again, or hit the escape key to abort the program.
- Once the program starts printing, you can abort the program by
- pressing the escape key.
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- If you select D for disk, you will be prompted for a filename. DO
- NOT USE THE SAME FILENAME (the program does not check). Once you
- input a filename, you will be prompted to press the space bar to
- start printing to the file. Once again, you can abort the program
- at any time during the printing by pressing the escape key.
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- FINAL NOTES
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- FLIST is copyrighted 1988 by Frederick F. Portz. The program is
- placed in the public domain. It may not be used for commercial
- purposes.
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- The program was written in Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0.
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- Please address any comments to:
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- Frederick F. Portz
- 201 National Drive
- Pittsburgh, Pa. 15236
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- Compuserve ID: 75505,276
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- QuickBASIC is a registered trademark of Microsoft corporation.
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