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CISMSG Command
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Purpose: This program copies a file containing CIS messages into
a new file with the messages in subject or number order.
Format:
| CISMSG [d:][path]fname[.ext] [d:][path]fname[.ext]
| [/n] [/M]
Remarks: Records read from the input file ending with a carriage
return and line feed are considered logical records and
may be up to 255 characters in length.
Tab characters should not be present in the input file.
Messages from a single section may be selected by using
the /n option. Specify a one or two digit section number
in place of the n.
The records are sorted into section and subject order,
| unless the /M option is used to specify that the
| messages be sorted in message number order.
Any superfluous data, such as bulletins, become part of
the preceding message. Duplicate messages are skipped
only if they are identical.
All available memory is used. A maximum of 64K is used
for I/O buffers. Half of the available memory is used
for containing message data. Each message requires 32
bytes.
Depending on the amount of memory available, up to
10000 records may be ordered. Neither the size of the
file, nor the lengths of messages, affects the maximum
number of messages that can be processed.
For best performance, place the input message file on
the fastest disk drive, e.g. RAM disk.
Examples:
- Sort the messages from file IBMSW.719 on drive A, to
a new file called IBMSW.XXX on drive B
CISMSG A:IBMSW.719 B:IBMSW.XXX
- Sort messages in file IBMSW.MON which is on the current
drive, and copy to a new files called IBMSW.MON on drive B
CISMSG IBMSW.MON B:
- Supply the file names by using prompts
CISMSG
Enter INPUT file name- A:IBMSW.719
Enter OUTPUT file name- C:
- Select section 8 messages from file IBMNEW.MSG
CISMSG IBMNEW.MSG IBMNEW.8 /8
| - Sort the messages in the file IBMSWM.ATO by message number:
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| CISMSG IBMSWM.ATO IBMSW.MSG /M
Notes: (c) Copyright Vernon D. Buerg 1985, 1986
456 Lakeshire Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
CompuServe: 70007,1212
Fidonet: 125/4
BBS: (415)-994-2944
Written using MS-MASM for the IBM PC and DOS 2.0
through DOS 3.1.
For private, personal use only. Not for sale or hire.
Version 1.7, Sig version 3B(24), March 26, 1985.
Version 1.8, Sig versions 3B35,37, April 28, 1985.
Version 1.9, Correct "Sb:" incorrect sort order. June 10,1985.
Corrected by short patch on 8/19/85 to allow processing
more than 2047 messages. Sig version 4A(45).
Version 2.0, Sept 15, 1985,
Adds the /n command line option to select messages
for a single section only.
Version 2.1, July 1, 1986, through Sig version 4A(70).
Corrections for large files (over 1 Mb).
| Version 2.2, August 20, 1986.
| Add /M option to sort messages by number only.
| Correct problem when there are no valid messages found