DUP v1.1
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                        Written by Michael MacDonald
                                 09/09/90
                               rev 02/26/91

DUP is a compiled Clipper PRG program. It is 'freeware'. No fee is expected or
will be accepted. (Well, maybe that's going a little too far. Let's call it
'You Be the Judge Ware' By this I mean, it's free, do whatever you like with
it. You're under no obligation, legally or morally to pay me anything for it.
But, hey, I'm human. If you feel so inclined, I'm not going to tear up the
check.) It's purpose is to check RoboComm's NEWFILES.DBF (the database that
keeps track of new files on the BBS's you call) for duplicate file names. It
will keep the first occurrence of a duplicate file name in the database and
delete the rest. DUP only marks the records as deleted, the database is not
'packed' or reindexed. I have separated the portion of the code that used to
automatically pack and reindex the database. It is included in this archive as
PACK.EXE. This way you may look at the records that DUP has marked as deleted
before actually losing them, if you wish. Also, since the packing and
reindexing routines are the most time consuming part of the program you may
wish to run NUKE on your database before packing it. DUP can reside anywhere,
but you must be in the directory where you keep your RoboComm files when you
invoke it. The source code has been included for any Clipper users that wish
to play with it.

UPDATE: Version 1.1

DUP will now create a text file of the filenames it deletes. (Due to popular
demand) The name of the text file is DELETED.FIL. This is the same file that
NUKE will write to. Both programs will append to it if it exists, and create
it if it doesn't. This way you can see which filenames were deleted. In
addition to marking the filenames as deleted, DUP will also tag them. There is
a field in the NEWFILES.DBF called TAG, and DUP will set this field true. This
can be used to view all the deleted files, not only in the text file
DELETED.FIL, but also listed all together in Robo's NEWFILES list. In Robo ver
2.0, do this by choosing BBS as the sort key while viewing the NEWFILES list.
Then CNTL/PGDN to go to the bottom of the list. All the files marked as
deleted will be there. Try it. The deleted files are sorted on Filename, and
all the other files will be sorted the way they should be, on BBS ID. With
Robo ver 3.x, there is a sort key called TAGGED, just sort on tagged, then
CNT/PGDN as before. Don't be alarmed if you notice the name of the DBF has
changed in Robo 3.0. DUP will still work just fine with it, with one
exception. You will only see the first line of the file description in the
text file DELETED.FIL. This is due to a new method of handling the extended
description. DUP will detect which version you're using, and act accordingly.
Have fun!

                             Michael MacDonald
                           15509 183rd  Place NE
                           Woodinville, WA 98072