RNOTES is a tool provided by DECUServe to allow the reading of VAX Notes
conference files without the need to have a VAX Notes license.  It allows 
the user to get a directory of the conference and to extract entire topics 
from the conference file.

To use RNOTES, first edit the READ_NOTES.CLD file and change the IMAGE line to
point to the proper location.  Then SET COMMAND READ_NOTES.

The general form of the RNOTES command is

	$ RNOTES parameter/qualifier...

where parameter is the filespec of a VAX Notes conference file.  If no
extension is specified, .NOTE is assumed.  The valid qualifiers are

    /OUTPUT[=filespec]

	Specifies the output file for RNOTES.  If you do not specify this
	qualifier or don't specify the filespec, the resultant output will
	go to a file with the name of the conference file with an extension 
	of .LIS in the current directory.  If you want the output to go to 
	the screen, use /OUTPUT=TT:

    /RANGE=(START:first,END:last)

	Reads the specifed range of note topics.  If "last" is prior to 
	"first", only "first" will be read.  The default is to read all 
	topics in the conference.  

	If /RANGE is used in conjunction with /DIRECTORY, a directory of 
	the specified range will be produced.

    /DIRECTORY 

	Produces a directory of all topics and replies, listing the note ID,
	the date, the author and the title of the note.
	
Examples:

    $ RNOTES VMS

	This command will produce a file named SYS$DISK:[]VMS.LIS which 
	contains all of the notes in the file SYS$DISK:[]VMS.NOTE

    $ RNOTES NOTES:VAX_NOTES_UTILITY/RANGE=(START:181,END=181)/OUT=TT:

	This command will dump note 181 and all of it's replies from
	NOTES:VAX_NOTES_UTILITY.NOTE to the screen.

    $ RNOTES HARDWARE_HELP/DIRECTORY

	This will produce a directory of HARDWARE_HELP.NOTE in the file
	HARDWARE_HELP.LIS
    
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RNOTES was written by Bruce Bowler.