MKCLTEXT - CLTEXT Compiler
Copyright 1993-94, PAROLE Software
FIDO: 1:151/185
all rights reserved
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This program will *ONLY* function with a registered CatList installation.
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This utility will compile the CLTEXT.TXT to the CLTEXT.DAT database
format used by CatList. You must have the MKCLTEXT.EXE, CLTEXT.DAT and
LASTCHK.DAT file in the same directory for it to operate properly.
You may change most of the prompts in the CLTEXT.TXT file. Some of them
will not display properly if they are changed so you will need to
experiment and see which will.
There are some special characters in the TXT file that will enable
you to change the color of some of the prompts. Below you will find the
definition of these characters.
ENHANCEMENTS: There are some special symbols available to make text blink
in the middle of a line in any color you wish. For example:
"This will %{Blink Yellow{"
Note the {'s before and after Blink Yellow. They tell the routine
to display the text in between in yellow and blinks because
of the % symbol. Without the % the text is displayed in yellow
but does not blink. The rest of the line is displayed in white
on black. The symbols and their corresponding colors are:
~ = Blue, ` = Green, @ = Cyan, ^ = Red, | = Magenta
{ = Yellow, and } = White
Put a * in front of the first symbol to display in low intensity
colors. Ex: *}text} displays 'text' in low intensity white. And
%*}test} displays 'text' in low intensity white and blinks.
If you see a line in the CLTEXT.TXT file that that says "-FILLER-",
it is exactly what it means. It is there to enable future expansion in
CatList. Changing them will not bother CatList. They are not displayed
to the screen.
-Dennis Maidon