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- recio, Version 2.00, Release April 15, 1994.
- Copyright (C) 1994, William Pierpoint.
-
-
- Description
- -----------
- The recio library consists of a set of more than 75 functions that make
- it easy to read and write text files in which each line is treated as a
- data record, and each record is subdivided into fields. Fields may be
- either character delimited or column delimited. The learning curve is
- rapidly traversed because (1) functions are based on analogous counterparts
- in stdio and (2) function names are based on consistent mnemonics.
-
- Getting Started
- ---------------
- First check the MANIFEST file for brief one line descriptions of the
- files in this release.
-
- Learning the recio functions will be easier if you read the documentation
- in the following order:
-
- TUTOR.TXT - Introductory material including some simple example programs.
- USAGE.TXT - Shows the typical order in which functions are used.
- SPEC.TXT - Specification of all functions and macros. Use as reference.
- TIPS.TXT - Tips and ideas on using the recio functions.
- DESIGN.TXT - Design and development notes.
-
- If you use the Borland C compiler, all you need to do to use the recio
- functions in your application is to
-
- #include "recio.h"
-
- in your source code and link using the recio library for the memory
- model you are using. For example, if using the small memory model,
- link with RECIOS.LIB. See the echo, wc, and test example programs.
- If you use another compiler, you will need to recompile the source
- for your compiler.
-
-
- Source Code
- -----------
- Complete source code for recio is provided. To recompile, you will need an
- ANSI-C compatible compiler. This release used Borland C 3.1. MKLIBS.BAT
- will generate all the libraries for this compiler. Modify the MAKEFILE to
- reflect your setup and to set the memory model. To use another compiler,
- you will need to generate libraries or object code for that compiler.
-
-
- Distribution
- ------------
- This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 1, February 1989, as
- published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
- This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
- or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Read the file COPYRITE for more
- details on the GNU General Public License.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-
- Contact
- -------
- Please send feedback to:
-
- bill@anacapa.ncel.navy.mil
- or
- Bill Pierpoint
- 1152 Harris Avenue
- Camarillo, CA 93010-2921
-
-
- Preface to version 2.00
- -----------------------
- I was not planning to add output functionality to this package so soon, but
- since it turned out that I had another week on my hands before my next contract
- starts, here it is. In order to keep the zip file down to a manageable size,
- I have included only the executable of one test program, and the small and
- large recio libraries. The batch files MKLIBS.BAT and MKTEST.BAT make all
- the libraries and all the test programs.
-