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QFIX Version 1.0
Copyright (c)1990 Ross Neilson Wentworth
All Rights Reserved
QFIX processes the converted file list (FILES.FIX) that is
produced by ZZAP when the /F+ option is used. It will
automatically make any necessary changes to archive file names in
the BBS file lists that use the same format as QuickBBS. This
means you don't have to manually edit your download lists to
change the file extensions after you convert files from one
format to another.
The QuickBBS format is fairly simple, each download subdirectory
contains a file, normally FILES.BBS, that contains the list of
files and descriptions for that subdirectory. For example:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ZZAP53A.ZIP Universal archive conversion utility
TPPOP22A.ZIP TSR package for Turbo Pascal 5.x
-----------------------------------------------------------------
The file name must be at the start of the line (no leading
spaces) and must not exceed 12 characters (the maximum DOS
limit). Lines preceded by one or more spaces will be ignored by
QFIX, thus allowing multi-line descriptions, headers, etc.
QFIX accepts one optional command line parameter. If the BBS
file list name is not FILES.BBS then you must state the file name
on the command line. QFIX will properly handle hidden files so
you can use it to fix up the description file as used by 4DOS.
Simply give the description file name on the command line:
QFIX descript.ion
When QFIX is executed it will look in the default subdirectory
and along the PATH for FILES.FIX, which contains the list of file
names that have changed.