DUP.TXT
                              Short Text File
                        Written by Michael MacDonald
                                 09/09/90
                               rev 01/01/91

DUP is a compiled Clipper PRG program. It is 'freeware'. No fee is expected or
will be accepted. 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.

                      Michael MacDonald - Seattle, 1991