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UPDATE NOTICE
Q.PRG is now a TTP program! Once again, thanks to Robert
Groh, SysOp of the Mind^s Eye BBS for the suggestion!
If you read NOTHING else in this file, PLEASE read the
following, as there are many changes from previous versions.
The Q.INF file is now 7 lines long. Older versions of Q.INF
were only 5 lines, but not only has the file "grown", the order
has changed as well! PLEASE read the section on the Q.INF file in
Q_DOC.ASC to understand those changes.
The main change in Q.TTP is that you may now use as many
different text files, index files, and inf files as you wish.
When you run Q.TTP enter the name of a INF file you wish to use on
the command line. This file *DOES NOT* have to be named "Q.INF"
nor does it have to be in the same directory or even on the same
drive as Q.TTP. You don't have to have Q.TXT or Q.IDX in the same
folder or drive either! They don't even have to be named Q.TXT or
Q.IDX! The INF file you select will have the name and location of
the text file in it (as line #1) and Q.TTP will figure out the
name and location of the IDX file to use from that. (Q.TTP simply
replaces the ".TXT" extention with ".IDX". Cheap trick, but it
works!) Be warned, Q.TTP will expect to find the IDX file in the
same directory as the TXT file!
The ONLY restriction here is that the text file MUST, I
repeat *MUST* have a extention of some form! The routine I use to
get the name of the IDX file looks for the LAST "." in the text
file name and replaces whatever is after that with "IDX". (That's
the problem with "cheap tricks." You have to follow certain rules
to make them work. <sigh> )
If you run Q.TTP with no arguements on the command line,
Q.TTP will look for Q.TXT, Q.IDX, and Q.INF in the same directory
as the program is. (These are the "default" settings left in for
those that don't care and want a program that's simple to
run.) (Like me! <GRIN> )
QIDXMAKE.PRG has also been fixed so that you can now "change"
your text file and not lose any of the used/not used data or
number of times run, number of times "cycled". When run,
QIDXMAKE.PRG looks to see if there is a Q.IDX file already in the
same folder as Q.TXT. If there is, it is renamed as Q_OLD.IDX and
as the new IDX file is created the data is copied over. This way
you can now edit out spelling errors, or increase the file without
losing all the data on what quotes have been used. (Yes, you can
now ADD to the text file!) My thanks go out to the SysOp of a
private BBS who asked not to be named for the suggestion. (See, I
didn't say who you were. You can now relax. <grin> )
Once QIDXMAKE.PRG is done, you may remove Q_OLD.IDX if you
want. QIDXMAKE.PRG won't do that automaticly in case you change
your mind.
Note: This file is the same as UPDATE #3 in the Q_DOC.ASC file.