# Make prompt: mkprompt

Creates a prompt rules table. mkprompt compiles prompt rule source files (.ptx) into prompt rule tables (.tbl). The .tbl file is created only if there are no errors during the compile. If errors occur, they are reported with the line number where the error occurred.

For more information, refer to Creating a prompt rules table.

#### Usage

mkprompt source[.ptx] [dest[.tbl]]

where:

Argument | Description
source[.ptx] | Source text file to be compiled. If no extension is specified, .ptx is assumed.
[dest[.tbl]] | Optional output file name. If no output file is specified, the source file name is used with the .tbl extension. If no extension is specified, .tbl is assumed.

#### Example

mkprompt american

Creates american.tbl from the source american.ptx file.