The files in your Quickload package include:

             1. QL.EXE - This is the executable Quickload file.

             2. QL.TXT - This is the documentation file for Quickload.
                It is set to print on standard 8.5" x 11" paper with
                proper line spacing for page breaks.  It will also
                print on the 8" x 10.5" format for the HP Laser Jet
                printer.

             3. T.TXT - This is a sample data file containing stock
                quotes in the traditional DATE, BID, ASKED, CLOSE,
                VOLUME format used by many on-line information
                services.  It can be used with T.FMT to show how
                Quickload works with both character and number fields.
                It also contains fractions which are converted to
                decimal numbers.

             4. T.IN - This is a data file identical to the T.TXT
                except that it has no carriage returns or linefeeds:
                all the information is in 'continuous' form.  The size
                of each line is 49 positions, the same as T.TXT.  You
                can use this to test the -L option in Quickload
                version 1.6 by entering:

                    ql -l49 t.in t.out t.fmt

             5. T.FMT - This is the instruction (or format) file to be
                used with either T.IN or T.TXT.

             6. README.QL - This file.

             7. QL.PIF - This is a Program Information File for using
                Quickload with Microsoft Windows.


An additional file, RULER.EXE, has been added to the Quickload package.  RULER
is useful in measuring your data file to determine how large the fields are.  To
use RULER, type in:

        ruler [-lnnn] [-fmmm] filename

where nnn is the length of the ruler you want printed, mmm is how often
(in lines) you want the ruler printed, and filename is the data file you want
to measure.  The -l and -f parameters are optional: the default line length for
the ruler is 80 and the default frequency is 9999 (so the ruler prints only once
at the start of the data file.)

Example using the t.txt data file included with Quickload:

the command:

        ruler -f10 -l60 t.txt

produces the following output.

Copyright 1986, Sheepware Associates
         1         2         3         4         5         6
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
12/18/85    11 3/8    11 5/8                  136
12/19/85    11 3/8    11 5/8                   41
12/20/85    11 1/4    11 5/8                   47
12/23/85    11 1/4    11 1/2                   65
12/24/85    11 1/4    11 1/2                    3
12/26/85    11 1/4    11 1/2                   58
12/27/85    11 3/4    12 1/8                  113
12/30/85    11 7/8    12 1/4                  181
12/31/85    12 3/8    12 5/8                  177
01/02/86    12 1/4    12 1/2                  218
         1         2         3         4         5         6
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
01/03/86    12 1/4    12 1/2                   47
01/06/86    12 1/4    12 3/8                  251
01/07/86    12 1/4    12 1/2                  168
01/08/86    12 3/8    12 5/8                  114
01/09/86    12 1/2    12 3/4                  447
etc......

Now you can measure each field size against the ruler.
Note that the output of RULER can be redirected to your printer using the >
symbol.  For example:

        ruler -f15 t.txt >prn:

instructs RULER to send the results to the printer.