Checksum

REM Program to calculate the checksum of a given file item. It uses the original R83
REM method of doing so.
REM
REM ROBERT NORMAN & ASSOCIATES
REM 23441 Golden Springs Dr., #289, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
REM 951/541-1668
REM [email protected]
REM http://users.keyway.net/~ice/
REM
REM Modifications:
REM Mod#  Date    Programmer        Description of modification
REM     11-04-01  Robert Norman     Initial coding.
REM
      EQU CR TO CHAR(13);EQU LF TO CHAR(10);EQU AM TO CHAR(254)
      CRLF=CR:LF
      PROMPT ''
      SENTENCE=TRIM(@SENTENCE)
      PARAM.COUNT=COUNT(SENTENCE,' ')+1
      IF PARAM.COUNT>=2 THEN
         FOR X=2 TO PARAM.COUNT
            DOS.PATH=FIELD(SENTENCE,' ',X)
            GOSUB 10;* GENERATE CHECKSUM
         NEXT X
      END ELSE
         PRINT 'DOS path: ':;INPUT DOS.PATH
         IF DOS.PATH='' THEN STOP
         GOSUB 10;* GENERATE CHECKSUM
      END
      STOP
REM
10REM GENERATE CHECKSUM
REM
      OSREAD ITEM FROM DOS.PATH THEN
         CONVERT CRLF TO AM IN ITEM
         L=LEN(ITEM)-1
         CHECKSUM=0
         FOR I=1 TO L
            ASC=SEQ(ITEM[I,1])
            CHECKSUM=CHECKSUM+(ASC*I)
         NEXT I
         PRINT CHECKSUM
      END ELSE
         PRINT "'":DOS.PATH:"' not on file"
      END
      RETURN