I think that I got Nel to
volunteer for this one and then it got sidelined on his job list.
Sorry about that. What I'm going to do is give you the raw comments
from the source file headers. Here goes:
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194 Canadian:
REM 194can.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for Canada.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdcan.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add page before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
-----------------
194 Demo:
REM 194demo.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the
demonstrations.
REM In election mode this produces a short summary
report for the default
REM election results and offers to print
short reports with summaries and
REM precinct breakdowns until
powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will
print all combinations
REM of short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-10 GLL Created from stddemo.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
----------------
194 French:
REM 194fr.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the French
Canada.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals
report
REM for the default election results and offers to print
short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM NOTE: This does not handle cross endorsed candidates.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus.abs and old stdfr.abs.
REM
96-10-22 GLL Fix to handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified
to avoid malloc bug in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix
problem where get_yesno() was printing "NO".
REM 96-10-30 GLL
Clean up ballot count reporting.
REM 96-11-01 GLL Add numeric default
straight party codes up to 16.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM 99-10-25 GLL
Print only the blank lines in the signatures section.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194 US:
REM
194us.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the United States.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 96-10-24 GLL print_wrapString()
truncates trailing spaces.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194 US 5
decimals:
REM 194us5d.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the
United States
REM with 5 digits allowed for all counters.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus5d.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194 California:
REM 194usca.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state of
California.
REM In election mode this produces a cards cast report
REM for the default zero totals and election results and offers
REM to print short reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
REM until powered off. All results reports include cards
cast with
REM party codes for closed primary ballots.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 00-05-16 GLL Created from 194usga.abs.
REM 00-05-28 GLL Also
print just cards cast for election zero totals.
REM
***************************************************************************
-------------------
194uscp: [VTS
only]
REM 194uscp.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for
Cambridge's
REM Preference voting in the United States.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM The candidate counts are not printed since they are
always zero
REM for Cambridge Preference.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 96-10-24 GLL print_wrapString()
truncates trailing spaces.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM 97-10-23 GLL
Suppress printing candidate counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
-----------------
194 Georgia:
REM 194usga.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the state of
Georgia.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off. All results reports include cards
cast with
REM party codes for closed primary ballots.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 00-05-11 GLL Created from 194us.abs.
REM 00-05-28 GLL Enable
searching for partisan card party code.
REM
***************************************************************************
-----------------
194 Illinois:
REM 194usil.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the the State of
Illinois.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and then offers
to print short
REM precinct breakdowns. In the election end
and post-election
REM modes it offers to repeat this until powered
off.
REM
REM In pre-election mode it will print these or a
summary.
REM
REM In pre and post election modes, it offers to
print long
REM versions of the reports.
REM
REM For
Illinois we include blank votes in the undervotes.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 00-01-18 GLL Adapted from 194us.abs for Illinois.
REM 00-01-28
GLL Modified to not offer summaries of election results.
REM 00-01-28
GLL Modified to offer each pct result after election default.
REM
00-02-16 GLL Fix undervotes to use race.vote_for rather than no_running.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194usjc: [VTS
only]
REM 194usjc.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for Jefferson County
as requested by Debbie Musser.
REM This version is based on the
194us.abs as of Jan. 6, 1998 but is modified to suppress
REM the straight party races.
REM
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 96-10-24 GLL print_wrapString()
truncates trailing spaces.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
-----------------
194
Massachusetts:
REM 194usma.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for
the states of
REM MA, NH, ME, CT, and RI which:
REM -
report all non-used votes as blank votes,
REM - prints ballot
summary after race summary,
REM In election mode this produces a
short precinct totals report for the
REM default election results
and offers to print short reports with
REM summaries and precinct
breakdowns until powered off.
REM In pre-election and
post-election modes it will print all combinations
REM of long and
short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdusma.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
---------------------
194
Minnesota:
REM 194usmn.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state of
Minnisota.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct
totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to
print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and
post-election modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and
short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 97-05-14 GLL Modified from 194us.abs.
REM
***************************************************************************
---------------------
194 US
Summary:
REM 194ussm.abs - Accu-Basic Source file for summary only
election night results.
REM In election mode this produces a short
summary totals report
REM for the election results and then offers
to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns
until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and
post-election modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and
short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdus.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 96-10-24 GLL print_wrapString()
truncates trailing spaces.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194 Virginia:
REM 194usva.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the Virginia,
USA
REM which:
REM - prints long reports in election
mode.
REM In election mode this produces a long precinct totals
report with
REM an optional summary report for the default
election results and offers
REM to print short reports with
summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election modes it will print all
combinations
REM of long and short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-10 GLL Created from stdusva.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters.
REM
***************************************************************************
------------------
194 Vermont:
REM 194usvm.abs - The standard Accu-Basic Source file for the state of
Vermont
REM which:
REM - reports blank votes as
undervotes,
REM - prints ballot summary after race summary,
REM - always reports write-in ballots in summary.
REM In
election mode this produces a short precinct totals report with
REM an optional summary report for the default election results
and offers
REM to print short reports with summaries and precinct
breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election
and post-election modes it will print all combinations
REM of long
and short reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 96-10-11 GLL Created from stdusvm.abs.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Fix to
handle xtot as unsigned.
REM 96-10-22 GLL Modified to avoid malloc bug
in pre 194f^ (1.94l) releases.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Add PAGE before prompts.
REM 97-03-27 GLL Allow 5 digits for long counters
REM 00-01-25 GLL
Print card summary on short as well as long reports.
REM
***************************************************************************
--------------------
194
Wisconsin:
REM 194uswi.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state of
Wisconsin.
REM This is based on 194us.abs but prints RPT UNIT
instead of
REM PRECINCT and prints SCATTERING instead of WRITE-INS
for the
REM race results.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 00-01-11 GLL Modified from 194us.abs for Wisconsin.
REM
***************************************************************************
--------------------
195 Anoka:
REM 195anoka.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for Anoka Co., Minnisota.
REM In election mode this produces a short precinct totals report
REM for the default election results and offers to print short
REM reports with summaries and precinct breakdowns until
REM powered off.
REM In pre-election and post-election
modes it will print all
REM combinations of long and short
reports.
REM Candidates are printed in the order that they appear
on the
REM first ballot card containing the race.
REM
Precinct headings print the new precinct name string.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 98-09-14 GLL Modified from 194anoka.abs.
REM 99-02-04 GLL Added
VOTECTR.NAME to label.
REM
***************************************************************************
---------------------
195
Wisconsion:
REM 195uswi.abs - The Accu-Basic Source file for the state
of Wisconsin.
REM This is based on 194us.abs but prints RPT UNIT
instead of
REM PRECINCT and prints SCATTERING instead of WRITE-INS
for the
REM race results. It also prints the vote center
name on the
REM label.
REM
***************************************************************************
REM 00-01-19 GLL Modified from 194us.abs for Wisconsin.
REM
***************************************************************************
--------------------
I can't guarantee that these
descriptions are accurate but we try. Anyone want to volunteer to turn
this into a proper document?
Guy