Introducing Reader 2.2 with Compressed data files. The compression idea originally came from Ian Young who worked up a version for VR. I adapted and enhanced his code so texts can be compressed in about 5-10 minutes rather then hours on a single file. TCReader (Text Compression for Reader) is a DOS program that converts plain text files into a compressed format that Reader understands. It's currently compiled for a 386 or better. if your machine is less capable let me know and I will send you a revised program. To use type: TCReader filename And the original file well be converted to a compressed file (same name.) If you wish to preserve the original file use TCReader like: TCReader infile outfile And the compressed file will be the name you selected as the outfile. You can always restore the original with: UnTCR infile [outfile] With the out file name being optional (like TCReader) if you do not want the original over written. Note: TCReader uses temporary files with numbers for names (corresponding to the number of passes.) So make sure your current directory is clear of files with names like "1", "2", "3" ... Reader will automatically detect a compressed file so there is no need to distinguish compressed files from normal files. DOS Wild cards - You can use DOS wild cards for both TCReader and UnTCR. If the optional outfile is used with wild cards just the outfile extension is used for the output file. Examples: TCReader *.txt or TCReader *.txt *.tcr Note: Do to the way I'm handling wild cards the same file may come be come up more then once. This has no ill effects other then displaying a message that it has already been processed.