TPDETECT - checks for Turbo Pascal 4+ executables.
written by D.J. Murdoch for the public domain, August 1992.

Syntax:

   TPDETECT fileset1 [fileset2 ...]

   will look at all the files in the filesets to find those
   that appear to have been compiled by Turbo Pascal.

Description:

   Since the introduction of "units" with version 4.0 of TP,
   executables compiled by TP have been recognizable in a debugger by
   the fact that they start out with a series of far calls to the
   initialization sections of the various units. I recently got a new
   package containing a large collection of executables, and was
   curious whether any of them had been written in TP. Loading each of
   them into a debugger looked pretty dull, so I whipped this little
   utility together.

   The tests it uses are very simple:  if a file is in .EXE format,
   and the first executed instruction is a far call, it is flagged as
   a possible TP program.  If it's a new executable, and the first and
   second instructions are both far calls, then it's a TP for Windows
   program.

   This test correctly detects TP versions 4.0 to 6.0, and TPW versions
   1.0 and 1.5; it may work for later versions, too.  I don't know of
   any false positives, but I'm sure there are some, so don't trust it
   too much.  Just have fun with it!

Bugs:

   TPDETECT is without warranty, is poorly tested, and probably
   contains lots of bugs. If you find any, please let me know;
   I might even fix them.

   Duncan Murdoch
   Internet:    dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca
   Compuserve:  71631,122
   Fidonet:     DJ Murdoch at 1:249/99.5

Registration fee:

   TPDETECT is public domain.  There's no charge! But, if the money
   is burning a hole in your pocket, donate it to a local charity and
   let me know, so we'll both feel good about it.