DOS program to sort a PCD2 file by color

Keywords
PFAFF PCD CREATIVE DESIGNER 7570 SORT COLOR
Abstract
This DOS program reads a version 2 PCD, PCQ, or PCS file and sorts it by color index. It has no knowledge of sewing but simply performs a dumb sort to group all stitch coordinates of a color together, so you will probably have to add locking stitches. The original stitch order within a color is preserved.
Author
Kenneth Porter
Email
Internet: ken@sewingwitch.com
License
Freely redistributable with attribution to the author. If you use it regularly, a donation of $5 is suggested. Send to

LSI
1431 Madeline Rd.
San Pablo, CA 94806-1259

Installation
After you download and unzip the program, you can put it anywhere in the DOS path (since you'll be running it from DOS). On my system, I have an all-purpose \bin directory that I put random utilities in, and put that in my path. That way I don't have a separate path entry for every little doo-dad I download. So that's where I'd put the PCD utilities. Once the program is in the path, you can execute it from anywhere (ie. from whatever directories you keep your designs in).
Usage
At the DOS command prompt, enter

SORTPCD file.pcs sorted_file.pcs

where file.pcs is a Pfaff Creative Designer version 2 embroidery design file, and sorted_file.pcs is the name of the output file. You can't use the same file name for both files (this might corrupt the input file). The file may have the extensions PCD, PCQ, or PCS. However, it only makes sense to sort PCS files, as PCD and PCQ files have no color information.

Download now. (26k ZIP file)

Download a neat Windows utility to make it easy to run SortPCD without resorting to DOS. This utility comes from Joran K. Gendell.


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