The IBM-PC version of Program CAPTURE is the full FORTRAN 77 version as distributed for main frame computers. This version has been compiled with the Ryan-McFarland FORTRAN compiler (Version 2.4) and requires about 512k of ram to run, preferable with an 8087 math coprocessor.

Program CAPTURE reads its input from the file CAPTIN and generates output on CAPTLP, as documented in the User's Manual. Other files for data input can be opened as documented in the User's Manual. No changes in the use of CAPTURE were required to port the code to the IBM-PC.

To use files with different names than CAPTIN and CAPTLP, use the I= and O= options on the command line. Specifying

CAPTURE I=CAPT.DAT O=CAPT.OUT

tells CAPTURE to read input commands from the file CAPT.DAT and to place output on the file CAPT.OUT.

To recompile the code, use the make utility included on the source disk and the associated makefile. Dimensions of the code can be changed in the PARAMTR.INC file -- all size limitations are documented in this file. After changes are made, recompile and relink the code with the single command

MAKE

The make utility assumes that the RM FORTRAN compiler is in the directory \RMFORT on the current disk. The PLINK86 linker has been used to link the objects, and the COMPEXE utility to compress the size of the executable file.

If you discover any bugs in the code, please report them to:

Gary C. White
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
ph: (303)491-6678
e-mail:gwhite@cnr.colostate.edu

Please include the input that caused the problem, so that I can duplicate the output in error.