JS-Space Utility Program Documentation (Ver 5.0) Author: Johnathan Mark Smith THE OLD DISCLAIMER This software and manual are sold "as is" and without warranties as to performance or merchant ability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the entire risk of using and evaluating this program. Any liability of Johnathan Mark Smith Technology will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of purchase price. If you find these terms unacceptable, do not use this product. Introduction As time goes by more and more Mainframe Systems are being down sized to run on PC's, but one of the biggest setbacks are file with Tabs and Spaces. You may want to change your spaces to tabs to save space. JS-Space will convert X amount of spaces to a tab on a new output file. This will save you space on your disk. If you dont tell JS-Space the amount of spaces you want to be one tab, it will use the default of 4 spaces. this will make each set of 4 spaces to one tab this will save you 3 bytes in each set. JS-Space Ver 5.0 provides the following features: 1) Faster then JS-Space (Freeware Ver.). 3) No more need for a control file. 4) No limit on input file size. 5) For Huge file a fast and stealth mode. The JS-Space program must be provided with control information to govern its execution. This information is read from the command line. The format is: JS-Space [OPTION(S)] OPTIONS ------- -i or -I THE INPUT FILE NAME. -o or -O THE OUTPUT FILE NAME. -k or -K TO DELETE INPUT FILE ON EXIT. -t or -T TO BEEP ON EXIT. -s or -S TURNS ON FAST AND STEALTH MODE. -d or -D CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF SPACES. Sample #1: JS-Space -I A:\TEST.DAT -O A:\NEW.OUT This tells the utility to use the file "A:\TEST.DAT" as the input file and use the file "A:\NEW.OUT" for the output file. The utility will use the default amount that is set to 4 spaces. So each set of 4 spaces will be turn into one tab. Sample #2: JS-Space -S -i A:\TEST.OUT -o A:\NEW.OUT This is the same thing as sample #1 but now the utility turns on fast and stealth mode. (You have to try it !) Sample #3: JS-Space -S -D 2 -i A:\TEST.OUT -o A:\NEW.OUT This is the same thing as sample #2 but now the utility will change each set of 2 spaces to a tab. Registration I will keep improving the program if I know enough people are finding it useful. My registration policy is very flexible. The nominal fee are listed in the file REGISTER.TXT. If you don't feel you will get your money worth of use out of JS-Space, send whatever it is worth to you. If you are impoverished and can't afford to pay anything, enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and I will send you a registration. This is not freeware or public domain. Shareware is simply a means of marketing commercial software. You are required to register if you intend to use this program after a reasonable trial period. When registering, please tell me the version number you have and where you obtained your copy of JS-Space. Foreign checks and credit cards are NOT OK. See REGISTER.TXT for details. JS-UCase should be registered for the maximum number of copies that can be used simultaneously at your site. Site fees for commercial users can be negotiated. If you register for the full fee, and enclose a Shipping and Handling fee of $3 I will send you the latest versions of JS-Space and Some Free Demo's. if you decide to use it after a trial period. I will also send other File related shareware programs. Registered version features * FREE NEWSLETTERS * DISCOUNTS ON SHAREWARE * CUSTOM DEFAULT SETTINGS Program Abort Hitting Control-C (or Control-Break) will terminate the program immediately. Distribution Permission is hereby given to copy and distribute this program as long as no more than $5 is charged. It must be made clear to the buyer that this is only a handling charge and not a registration fee. You must include all files in their original unmodified form when distributing this program. . Permission to distribute may be revoked by the Johnathan Mark Smith at any time for any reason. YOU MUST NOT DISTRIBUTE ANY COPY WHICH HAS BEEN BRANDED WITH A REGISTRATION CODE. All trademarks used in this document are the property of their owners. -Johnathan Mark Smith- Questions or suggestions regarding JS-Space should be directed to the author at the following address: Johnathan Mark Smith 2039 85 STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11214 Telephone: 718-373-3886