About Fangorn

This program is meant to convert data downloaded from host computers into a
form that can be read into a CDS/ISIS database (i.e. into a file conforming
to ISO-2709 specifications with a 80-byte record). The rationale for this
program is that many sources of machine-readable information (such as host
computers and CD-ROM's) do not provide data according to ISO-2709, but rather
as text files that are supposed to be readable by the end-user.

The file FANGORN.ZIP contains the following files

FANGORN.EXE                The program itself

FANGORN.DOC                The manual in english. The French
                           version of the manual is still being
                           corrected and will be sent to those
                           who requested it when it is ready.
                           The program itself is bilingual.
                           This file is in ASCII, if you printed
                           be aware that some printers may have
                           problems to print  characters like
                           ~ or @ or ^ that are crucial to use
                           the program.

BIOSIS.FAN
MEDLINE.FAN
STN.FAN                    Sample specification files that
                           operate on the sample downloaded files

BIOSIS.DWN
MEDLINE.DWN
STN.DWN


AEJEMP.FMT                  These files form a simple sample
BEJEMP.FMT                  database in which you can import
CEJEMP.FMT                  the files that result from the
EJEMPL.FDT                  sample conversions. In order to
EJEMPL.FST                  use the database first you will
EJEMPL.PFT                  have to initialize the masterfile.
                            (Option D in the CDS/ISIS main menu
                             and then option I)


Hugo Besemer
Bredeweg 17
6668 AR Randwijk
the Netherlands
e-mail BESEMER@JKA.WAU.NL
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