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                            AColor.EXE v6.21
                Copyright (c) 1991,93 - PAROLE Software
                          ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
                             Dennis Maidon
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     AColor.EXE is a simple utility that I wrote in Turbo Pascal 7.0 to
randomly color text files on my BBS.  It will add ANSI color to any text
file line by line.   It's a nice utility to change those bland text
files into sparkling color and add a bit of life to the bulletin section
of a BBS.  It is FREE with no strings attached.  If you like it, stop by
The Parole Board one day and say hi to all the inmates incarcerated
here.

     AColor.exe now allows you to add ANSI color to the background if
you prefer.  It is controlled by a command line switch. "BLUE".
This will not work on files with lines longer than 79 columns.  AColor
will run unattended in Batch mode and exit back to the system upon
completion.  The user can also abort the colorization process at any
time by pressing "ctl C".  The ACOLOR switches are not case sensitive as
"blue" will produce the same results as "BLUE" or "BluE".  AColor will
truncate the line length to 77 columns so be sure to limit the line lengths
to that if you don't want to lose any text.

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SYNTAX: ACOLOR  <- Help Screen

        ACOLOR <filename> ;The default colors the file to a YELLOW foreground
                           on a BLUE background.

        RANDOM     ; Randomly adds ANSI color to the
                      foreground or background of a
                      sequential text file.

        RED        ;Colors the background or foreground RED

        GREEN      ;Colors the background or foreground GREEN

        YELLOW     ;Colors the background or foreground YELLOW

        BLUE       ;Colors the background or foreground BLUE

        MAGENTA    ;Colors the background or foreground MAGENTA

        CYAN       ;Colors the background or foreground CYAN

        WHITE      ;Colors the background or foreground WHITE

        BLACK      ;Colors the background or foreground BLACK

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     ACOLOR  will accept four (4) line switches.

   ACOLOR <filename> <ansi filename> RED YELLOW
                          ^             
         ANSI file          
  File to be Colorized                  
                       
                   ForeGround Color      
                         
                         BackGround Color

    AColor is now compatible with several different types of BBSs.  By
    using SET ACOLOR=WC, AColor will now create the file with a .SCR
    extension.  It also is compatible with Spitfire (CLR), QBBS and
    Remote Access (ANS)
     The correct environment codes are :
                WC  = Wildcat
                SF  = Spitfire
                RA  = Remote Access
                QB  = QBBS
                WC3 = Wildcat! 3.0
                PCB = PCBoard

     If no output file is specified AColor creates a file named
     ACOLOR.SCR in the current directory.
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     DISCLAIMER

     PAROLE Software makes no warranties as to the contents of this
     documentation and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of
     merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. PAROLE Software
     further reserves the right to alter the specifications of the program
     andor the contents of the manual without obligation to notify any
     person or organization of these changes.  In the immortal words of
     Bart,"It's yours, dude".

     You can always find the current version of ACOLOR on The Parole
     Board BBS.  It is available to first time callers.  If you are a
     SysOp and would like Visitin' Warden Priviledges just leave me a
     note and I'll see that you get access to the SysOp file areas.

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     Turbo Pascal 7.0 is Copyright 1987,1992 Borland International, INC.

                          ALL RIGHTS RESERVED



