wwang@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Weylan Wang) (04/01/88)
I wanted to know how to convert a file that has been written with Apple Writer and convert it to an ASCII file that can bee edited and printed via UNIX. I know they are not totaly compatible. Do I need to do anything special to convert it? Is the file in dos 3.3 text, easily converted? ANy one help me? Please send Email. USnail: Email: Weylan Wang wwang@ucscb.ucsc.EDU UCSC College 8 #608 Santa Cruz, CA 95064
jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer) (04/05/88)
In article <2580@saturn.ucsc.edu>, wwang@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Weylan Wang) writes: > I wanted to know how to convert a file that has been written with Apple > Writer and convert it to an ASCII file that can bee edited and printed > via UNIX. I know they are not totaly compatible. Do I need to do > anything special to convert it? Is the file in dos 3.3 text, easily > converted? ANy one help me? The main difference is that UNIX needs a carriage return after each line, and a linefeed after each carriage return. The easiest way to add a <cr> to the end of each line is to print the file to disk (use [P] pd 8), then load the printed file into applewriter. To get the <lf>s after each <cr>, do a [F]<><>J<A where you replace the 'J' with a ctrl-j (downarrow). This command tells AppleWriter to find each <cr> (the '>') and replace it with a <cr> and <lf> (If that command doesn't do it, try using '>' for the delimiter and '<' for the <cr> token. It's been a l o o ng time since I've used AppleWriter). l o o -- __ Mike Jetzer "If you can't be right, be forceful" uwvax!uwmcsd1!marque!studsys!jetzer
F3U@PSUVM.BITNET (04/07/88)
> The main difference is that UNIX needs a carriage return after each line, and > a linefeed after each carriage return. NOOOOOOO!! MS-DOS requires the carriage return-linefeed combination. UNIX needs *just* the linefeed(control-J) at the end of each line. ------- ********************************************************************** * Frank Uzzolino Penn State University * * f3u@psuvm 7 Hamilton Hall * * frank@psuvaxg University Park, PA 16802 * **********************************************************************