MakeDoc6
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Version 0.7
25/10/96
Pat Beirne
patb@corel.ca


Overview
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This program is a document preprocessor for Rick Bram's PilotDOC reader.
It runs in a DOS box, and should run on any version of DOS from 3.1
up.



Usage
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The program is invoked normally by typing the name of the source
file, the name of the Pilot file and the name of the document.

For example:
	makedoc6 wizoz10.txt wiz.prc "Wizard of Oz"


The first name is the name of the text file. Just about any text will
do. If you need accented characters, use text that was created in the
Window environment, since the Pilot uses Windows character
assignment.

The second name is the name of the transfer file. Its name doesn't
really matter, since you don't need it after you install the file
on the Pilot.

The third name is the name of the document. This is the name that
appears in the book selection menu on your Pilot. If the document
name has spaces, you can use quotes to glue it together.


After you create the .prc file, use the Windows Explorer to drag and
drop it on to INSTAPP.EXE in your Pilot directory. This will
copy it into the correct place for your next hot-sync. You can then 
delete the .prc file.


Options
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To check that everything worked properly, you can decompress the
.prc file back to text.

	makedoc6 -d wiz.prc wizcheck.txt

To check on the progress and on compression ratio's, you can add
the -r option to the compressor

	makedoc6 -r wizoz10.txt wiz.prc "Wizard of Oz"
  
To build a .prc file without compression, use the -n option.

	makedoc6 -n wizoz10.txt wiz.prc "Wizard of Oz (fat)"	



[I use .prc and .pdb suffix's interchangably; it doesn't seem to
matter.]


Futures
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A Windows version of this utility is possible. I am gathering 
comments on what the interface should look like, and Rick and I
are working on possible future features.


History
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Ver 0.7 (27/11/96)
	-fixed a bug when the user asked for no-compression, the
	.prc files were incorrectly marked as 'compressed'
Ver 0.6
	-enforce 31 character limit for database name
Ver 0.5 (23/10/96)
	-fixed a bug in the compressor when the input was >1meg
	-fixed a bug in the decompressor when the file was >2meg
	(both are not realistic numbers on today's Pilot)
	-significant rewrite
Ver 0.4 (22/10/96)
	-initial release



Terms
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If you use this software, you accept full responsibility for any
loss of data or productivity. No warantee is implied or expressed.

This code is freeware.