New Stuff on JPR's FTP Site: ftp.jpr.com

[Bob Stockler]

I've just uploaded, and Jean-Pierre Radley has courtesly put up,
some new files in the "filePro" directory on his ftp site:

  ftp.jpr.com.

If you're not happy with FTP, use your browser to go to:

  hhtp://www.jpr.com

and click on:

  FTP Directory (ftp.jpr.com)

then on:

  Up to higher level directory

at the top of that page, and then on:

  filePro

on that page.

Either way you might find something of interest (there's more
there than what I just contributed).

Here's the README from that site describing the files I've just
recently put up there:

  =============================================================
  README File for Bob Stockler's contributions 05/31-06/11 2005
  =============================================================

  The following downloadable files are described:

    ck.table.pl
    mktable.pl
    prc.AddCR
    prc.addmap
    prc.mkAlien
    prc.pmap
    prc.pprc
    deflate.tar
    me2.demo.tar

  All work on UNIX, Linux and Windows.
  
  There are two Perl programs:

    ck.table.pl
    ===========

    This program is of most value when used by those of us who
    create and edit processing tables using a text editor such
    as 'vi', because it picks up errors common to us, and may 
    be called from within the text editor to check the table
    we are working on.  But it also is of use to others, for
    pointing out some contitions that pass the filePro syntax
    check, but may be undesirable in the program.  It can be
    configured to tun the filePro syntax checker on the table,
    if it detects no no errors it checks for.

    mktable.pl
    ==========
  
    This program will generate a processing table by reading a
    file consisting of If - Then lines.  It works with files
    created by DOCGEN or the filePro CABE documentation.  Also
    it works with freestyle If - Then lines such as might be
    posted to the filePro Mailing List.

  Five filePro processing tables (which may be placed in
  any filePro File directory):
  
    prc.AddCR
    =========
    A processing table useful on Windows for adding carriage
    returns to lines of text files created on UNIX or Linux,
    or on UNIX and Linux to remove them from files created on
    Windows.
  
    prc.addmap
    ==========
  
    This program is, again, of primary interest to those of us
    who create and edit filePro processing tables using a text
    editor.  It appends the file definitions as comments at the
    bottom of a processing table for easy reference.
  
    prc.mkAlien
    ===========
  
    This table more or less automates the creation of an Alien
    File to overlay the "key" file of a filePro File.
  
    prc.pmap
    ========
  
    This table documents filePro "map" files.
  
    prc.pprc
    ========
  
    This table documents filePro processing tables in a format
    that is conservative of space - "If" lines that are empty
    and have no associated label are not printed.  Long lines
    are intelligently broken, for good readability.
  
  One filePro File:
  
    deflate.tar
    ===========
  
    A tar archive of the filePro File "deflate".
  
    This is program performs two separate functions:
  
    1 - Deflate - Automatically moves all of the active
        records in the target filePro File to the front of
        the file and, optionally, truncates the file so only
        one free record remains as the last record in the file.
        The 20-byte filePro field at the beginning of each key
        file record is left unchanged.
  
    2 - Key+Data to Key-Only - Automatically converts a target
        filePro File that utilizes both the key and data file
        segments to one using the key file segment only.
  
  And a demonstration of MENU EDIT II:
  
    me2.demo.tar
    ============
  
    This is a tar archive of the filePro File "me2".  It is a
    fully functional version of MENU EDIT II, but will execute
    for only 90 days after its first use.  It includes a Perl
    program (not time limited) that can be used to rename a
    filePro User Menu and all of its associated shell scripts
    or batch files in one simple operation.
  
  All of the files are gzipped.  Windows users can use WinZip to
  extract them (including the gzipped tar archives).  The latter
  users will also have to rename the processing tables.  UNIX
  and Linux users will have to make the user "filepro" owner of
  all files and directories.
  
  All programs have lines near the top that allow for users to
  customize them for their own preferences.
  
Now, this is Bob back again, suggesting you visit that site and
scarf what you're interested in.

Also I suggest that if YOU have anything to share that you think
others of us might be interested in, please put it up there.

Bob

PS - JPR has maintained this FTP site for the sharing of filePro
     stuff for a long time.  Three Cheers for Jean-Pierre Radley !!!

-- 
Bob Stockler - bob at trebor.iglou.com - http://members.iglou.com/trebor
Author: MENU EDIT II - The BEST Creator/Editor/Manager for filePro User Menus.
Fully functional (time-limited) demos available by email request (specify OS).