BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 04-02-93 (23:01) Number: 330 From: VICTOR YIU Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: NO Subj: PostIt! 6.0 7/16 Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
'>>> Start of page 7. END IF COLOR 15 PRINT " on this file." WhatFmt$ = UCASE$(GetInput$("Which format [" + R$ + "]? ", 1)) IF (WhatFmt$ <> "Y") AND (WhatFmt$ <> "N") THEN WhatFmt$ = R$ LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 19 PRINT WhatFmt$ 'max file size is actually about 24576 bytes '(because 24576*1.33333 is >32767) IF WhatFmt$ = "Y" THEN IF A& > 24550 THEN COLOR 7: PRINT PRINT "Binary file exceeds maximum size of 24K!" END ELSE FileLength = A& END IF A$ = UCASE$(GetInput$("Use condensed script format [Y]? ", 1)) IF A$ <> "N" THEN SmallScript = True A$ = "Y" END IF LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 34 PRINT A$ ELSE PRINT A$ = "Expand tabs to how many spaces [4]? " TabStops = VAL(GetInput$(A$, 1)) IF TabStops <= 0 THEN TabStops = 4 LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 36 PRINT TabStops END IF END IF PRINT A$ = "What is the destination prefix (max. 6 chars.) [" DestFile$ = UCASE$(GetInput$(A$ + DefaultFile$ + "]? ", 6)) IF LEN(DestFile$) = 0 THEN DestFile$ = DefaultFile$ LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 52 + LEN(DefaultFile$) PRINT DefaultFile$ END IF IF SmallScript THEN DExt$ = ".PI6" ELSE DExt$ = ".BAS" END IF DestExten$ = UCASE$(GetInput$("What is the destination extension"+_ " (max. 3 chars.) [" + DExt$ + "]? ", 3)) IF LEN(DestExten$) = 0 THEN DestExten$ = DExt$ LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 59 PRINT DExt$ ELSEIF INSTR(DestExten$, ".") = 0 THEN DestExten$ = "." + DestExten$ END IF PageLength = VAL(GetInput$("Page length [85]? ", 3)) IF PageLength < 5 THEN PageLength = 85 LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 19 PRINT "85 " END IF LinesOut$ = GetInput$("Lines to reserve on first message [5]? ",_ 2) LinesOut = VAL(LinesOut$) IF (LEN(LinesOut$) = 0) OR (LinesOut < 0) THEN LinesOut = 5 LOCATE CSRLIN - 1, 40 PRINT "5 " END IF LOCATE , , 0 '>>> Continued on page 8 --- Blue Wave/RA v2.12 [NR] * Origin: Hard Disc Cafe | Houston Texas | (713) 589-2690 | (1:106/30.0)
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