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Information about “VERSE”
Install VERSE on your computer and a different excerpt of the Bible will
automatically be displayed every day when you start your PC. The
program allows you to include your favorite verses. VERSE is a nice way
to start your day right.
FILE1511.TXT
Disk No: 1511
Program Title: VERSE
PC-SIG version 1
Install VERSE on your computer and a different excerpt of the Bible will
automatically be displayed every day when you start your PC. The
program allows you to include your favorite verses. VERSE is a nice way
to start your day right.
Synopsis: Enjoy a new verse from the Bible each time you boot up.
Usage: Religious/Bible Verse Display.
Special Requirements: None.
How to Start: Type GO (press enter).
Suggested Registration: None.
Author: Frank Chin
File Descriptions:
VERSE EXE Main program.
VERSE JAN Data file.
VERSE FEB ,, ,,
VERSE MAR ,, ,,
VERSE APR ,, ,,
VERSE MAY ,, ,,
VERSE JUN ,, ,,
VERSE JUL ,, ,,
VERSE AUG ,, ,,
VERSE SEP ,, ,,
VERSE OCT ,, ,,
VERSE NOV ,, ,,
VERSE DEC ,, ,,
VERSE DOC Documentation.
BROWSE COM Program used to read text files.
README BAT Batch file to display documentation.
The PC-SIG Library
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Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ To start the program, type VERSE (press enter) ║
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║ To view the documentation on your screen, type README (press enter) ║
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VERSE.DOC
"The grass withers, the flower fades. But the Word of our
God stands forever."
Isaiah 40:8
INTRODUCTION:
This program is designed to put a different Bible verse on
your computer screen each day on start up. Though I included many
of my own favorite verses, the program can be easily modified to
put in any that you like. Bible reading is important, and
this will make it a little easier to do!
INSTALLATION:
You should have a file called VERSE.EXE and 12 files called
VERSE.* (with the "*" representing each month). These 13 files
MUST all be in the same subdirectory of either your hard disk or
your boot up diskette. The files VERSE.DOC, README.BAT, and
BROWSE.COM are for viewing these instructions, and are not needed
to run the program.
I suggest that you put all the files in a subdirectory. To do so,
type the following at the A> or C>:
md \VERSE (Enter key)
cd \VERSE (Enter key)
cd\ (Enter key)
This will create a subdirectory called VERSE and then return you
to your root directory. Next, copy all the files of this program
into the VERSE subdirectory with the DOS COPY command.
To run the program from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file you next insert
these three lines:
cd \VERSE
VERSE (your choice of options)
cd \
This example would change directories to VERSE's subdirectory and
run the program on boot up.
Options for line 2 in the Autoexec.bat entry are:
VERSE CLEAR this clears the screen before displaying anything
VERSE WAIT will wait for a key press after the verse's
display before proceeding with the rest of the
Autoexec.bat file commands.
VERSE ONCE will only run VERSE once each day. Without this
option it will display the verse each time it is
run. Used in an AUTOEXEC.BAT, it will only run
VERSE when you turn on your system, not when you
reboot.
VERSE ONCE CLEAR WAIT This is my personal choice of options. It
will run VERSE ONCE a day, CLEAR the
screen before displaying the verse, and
then WAIT for you to press the spacebar
before removing the verse.
Most of these options are useful when VERSE is run from an
AUTOEXEC.BAT when you turn on your machine.
One other possible command is VERSE MMDD, where MM is the
month and DD is the day. For example, VERSE 0401 would call up
the verse for April 1. This latter command is useful when you
simply want to see what verses occur on what days.
CUSTOMIZATION
VERSE has one data file for each month of the year. They
are named VERSE.JAN, VERSE.FEB, VERSE.MAR, etc. All files are
simple ASCII text in this format:
Column 1: The record type which is an R for a reminder.
Cols 2-5: Month and day as MMDD with leading zeros. Zeros
for either month or day cause ALL months or days
to match when being scanned. For example 0001
would match the first of every month while 0400
would match every day of April.
Cols 6-9: The full year of the event as four digits.
May be left blank, msg will move left.
Column 10: A special processing flag. Values may be:
BLANK for no special processing.
C to continue a message from the previous line.
Note, that you MUST repeat the date fields.
DAY-OF-WEEK DIGIT where 1=Sunday ... 7=Saturday
This will cause the message to display only if
the date falls on a certain day of the week.
Cols 11-70 The message to display for this date.
--EXAMPLES--
*mmddyyyy Reminders
*--------
------------------------------------------------------------
R0101 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
R0115 How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
R0115 who walk in the law of the Lord.
Leave the headings in or the program may not work. To enter your
own verses, simply load the files in ASCII format into your word
processor, delete my verses, and replace my verses with your own.
HISTORY
This program is a modification of a program called TODAY.
The original TODAY program was written by Patrick Kincaid in July
of 1986. It can be found on many BBS's around the country, and is
a collection of famous dates, birthdays, and events in history.
It in turn was inspired by a program originally written by Mike
Butler.
USER SUPPORT
Do NOT send money! Instead, distribute this program far and
wide. If all of us read the Bible a little each day, this world
will be a better place.
If you have any problems with or suggestions for the
program, PLEASE let me know about them. Also, if you find this
program helps you in any way or gives you a blessing, mail me a
note and tell me about it. I can be reached via COMPUSERVE or
GENIE, or at this address:
Frank Chin
PO Box 1842
West Monroe, LA 71291
"But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name."
John 20:31
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1511
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
BROWSE COM 1024 3-15-86 6:41p
FILE1511 TXT 1131 8-04-89 2:16p
GO BAT 38 7-14-89 8:01a
GO TXT 540 8-04-89 2:17p
README BAT 34 6-26-88 12:45p
VERSE DOC 5729 7-06-88 8:19p
VERSE EXE 14608 6-21-88 7:46a
VERSE <DIR>
8 file(s) 23104 bytes
Directory of A:\VERSE
. <DIR>
.. <DIR>
VERSE APR 6916 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE AUG 7644 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE DEC 7425 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE FEB 7501 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE JAN 6584 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE JUL 6998 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE JUN 6359 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE MAR 7786 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE MAY 6791 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE NOV 5942 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE OCT 7223 8-04-89 2:09p
VERSE SEP 9060 8-04-89 2:09p
14 file(s) 86229 bytes
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22 file(s) 109333 bytes
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