SORTFON 1.0, Copyright 1993 by Jamal Mazrui


SORTFON.EXE is a simple, free utility for sorting the dialing
directory of the COMMO telecommunications software (copyright by
Fred Brucker).  This file, COMMO.FON, is in ASCII text format. 
Entries to dial are on separate lines with curly braces
surrounding key data such as the phone number to call.  Lines
without curly braces are regarded as comments.

     This format is convenient because it may be edited in any
text editor.  The dialing entries, however, would not be in
alphabetical order unless organized manually.  This order does
not affect dialing, but it helps in browsing entries because
similar names are grouped together and the place in the alphabet
indicates progression through the directory.

     The SORTFON.EXE utility automates the ordering task, 
assuming that entry names are the first non-blank characters on
their lines.  Simply run SORTFON in the directory containing
COMMO.FON, usually the C:\COMMO directory.  It will back up
COMMO.FON to OLDCOMMO.FON and then sort the entries, preserving
comments.  When done, it announces the number of entries and
returns to the DOS prompt.

     To have your dialing regularly sorted, place it in a batch
file to be run after using COMMO.  For example, your file might
be called CMO.BAT and contain the following lines:

@echo off
c:
cd\commo
commo
sortfon