15 May 1985
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         Document Development Runoff Templates/Require Files
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                                  by

                               Don Amby
                       Delco Systems Operations
                      General Motors Corporation
                    Post Office Box 471, M/S 1A21
                      Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

                            (414)768-2682
                        GM Network: 8/521-2682

                        logical name: DOC_RNO

The logical name DOC_RNO is assumed to point to this directory, and is
set by the SETLOGS.COM file.

This directory contains several standard  Runoff  REQUIRE  files,  and
some  templates  that  are  used by the document development utilities
(DOC_UTILS) to create new documents.

                 Structured Documentation Development
                 ------------------------------------

The purpose of a Runoff source file is the same as a  source  file  in
any  programming  language.   These  files  are  then  run  through  a
translation process that generates the desired output, from the  input
source files.

The include (or require for *.RNO) files are  set  up  to  encapsulate
common  features  of  a  document,  be it a memo, a short report, or a
large manual composed of many chapters and appendices.  This  is  like
the  partitioning  a large program into a set of reusable functions or
procedures, that can be used by anyone  to  build  new  programs  with
them.   They  also  function  similar  to  the  constants,  types, and
variable declarations of a programming language such as PASCAL.

                           Important Files
                           ---------------

The following is a list of some of the important files that are to  be
found in this directory.

        REPORT.RNO      Standard REPORT Body file template.
        REPORT.TOC      Standard REPORT Table of Contents file template.
        REPORT.TPG      Standard REPORT Title page file template.
        REPORT.TTL      Standard REPORT Page heading file template.
        SETLOGS.COM     Defines logical names for this directory.
        STD*.RNO        Standard setup files for Runoff documents.