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VIEWER: simibm.def MODE: TEXT (ASCII)
; SIMIBM.DEF
; CONVERT field-definition file for the SimTel archive listing.
; Get this from ftp.coast.net, subdirectory SimTel/filedocs,
; filename simindex.zip
; You can restrict the listing to certain records by using
; Cell Filters (e.g. N 6 FileDate || > 951001).
C  7 Directory (always SimTel/)
C 15 Subdirectory
C 12 Filename
N  1 Version (8 is usually binary, 7 is text)
N  7 Filesize
N  1 Filetype (always 1)
N  6 Filedate (yymmdd)
C 46 File description
;
; Personally, I use a modified version of the above to find the
; new files and present them in an easy to read format:
; C  7 0 0 Directory
; C 15 Subdirectory
; C 12 Filename
; N  1 0 0 Version
; N  7 Filesize
; N  1 0 0 Filetype
; N  6 Filedate (yymmdd) || >= 951101
; C 46 File description
; I don't care about the Directory, Version, and Filetype so I drop
; those on output.  I also specify a filter on filedate to only give
; the newer files.  Then I invoke CONVERT with this:
;    CONVERT SIMIBM.IDX /INDEF=SIMIBM.DEF /TO FIXED /GAP=2 /OVERWRITE

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