						    fixfaqs.txt 04-97
			    FIX BASIC FAQS

Q:	What's FIX ?
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A:	FIX 5.xxx is a simple file maintenance utility that will find
	and replace occurrences of *any* string in *any* ibm-pc file.
	It is distributed in three configurations: Shareware, Registered
	and Licensed; and these configurations provide progressively
	greater functionality.  FIX is the "industrial strength"
	utility of it's type.


Q:	How large of a file can FIX operate on ?
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A:	The size of file that FIX can process is limited only by the
	size of your disk drive.  The destination drive must have
	enough free space to accommodate the complete output file after
	it has been FIXed.


Q:	How long of a string can FIX find and replace ?
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A:	The length total of findstring + replacestring may be as
	great as 42K.  Command line references to ms-dos environment
	strings (&strname), or to file contents (@filespec), enable
	the user to specify find/replace strings much longer than
	could be specified on the 127 char ms-dos command line.


Q:	Are there constraints on findstring or replacestring content ?
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	No.  Any byte value from 0 to 255 may be specified.  Short
	strings with any byte content may be specified by: (1) quotes,
	(2) decimal byte values, (3) hex byte values, (4) ascii cntrl
	char symbols, or (5) any combination.  Longer strings containing
	the printable ascii chars (with the exception: (=) (<) (<) (|))
	may be represented by environment strings: (&"strname").  Very
	long strings containing *any* byte value may be represented by
	files: (@"filespec").


Q:	How can I be sure that FIX isn't missing a few
	findstrings when I process a large set of large files ?
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A:	While no complex software can be guaranteed, FIX comes with
	a test data file with explanation to permit the interested
	user to perform his own "proof test".  Any software that
	processes files of "unlimited" size must use a buffer to
	process one block of text at a time.  What happens in those
	rare instances when the findstring spans the block boundary ?
	FIX can handle it.  Some of the competition can't.


Q:	Can I run FIX 5.xxx in ms-dos even though I use Windows ?
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A:	Yes.  FIX 5.xxx runs on an ibm-pc or compatible in ms-dos, and
	so will run in any operating environment that supports ms-dos.
	This includes: Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS-2.
	The distributed file set includes a .PIF file to facilitate
	access to FIX from Windows.


Q:	Where can I get information on the current version of FIX ?
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	ftp:\\teleport.com\vendors\novlogic\
	ftp:\\teleport.com\vendors\novlogic\fix???s.zip


					NovaLogic (TM)
					13585 SW Pommel Ct
					Beaverton, OR 97008 USA
					novlogic@teleport.com
					(503) 524-9184
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