[comp.sys.mac] prog wanted to strip high bit from files

robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) (07/13/89)

Does anyone know of a public domain program or da which will strip the high
bit off all the characters in a file?  I know that this is a trivial program
to write but I am not a Mac programmer plus I hate to re-invent the wheel.
This is requested by a user who has a bunch of files brought over from an 
Apple II using Apple File Exchange.  He says all the files have their high bits
set.  Maybe he is just doing something wrong in the transfer.  Any suggestions
or solutions would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist
California State University, Chico  Computer Center
robin@csuchico.edu (guest on csun.edu - reply to csuchico please!)

paul@steven.COM (paul) (07/15/89)

In article <2239@csun.edu>, robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) writes:
> Does anyone know of a public domain program or da which will strip the high
> bit off all the characters in a file?  I know that this is a trivial program

Two desk accessories DeskZap and I think MacSink do this.  DeskZap does it
for sure.  Try your local public domain files.

dlugose@ecsvax.UUCP (Dan Dlugose) (07/18/89)

In article <2239@csun.edu> robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) writes:
>Does anyone know of a public domain program or da which will strip the high
>bit off all the characters in a file?  I know that this is a trivial program

DeskZap does it.  I have version 1.1 from Bruce Tomlin, mail address
645 Weatherly, San Antonio TX 78239.  That's a 1986 address, but I
don't know any other way of getting it.
McSink is more useful, but I didn't know it stripped high bits.

Dan Dlugose
UNC Educational Computing Service

roland@dna.lth.se (Roland Mansson) (07/22/89)

In article <7348@ecsvax.UUCP> dlugose@ecsvax.uncecs.edu.UUCP (Dan Dlugose) writes:
>In article <2239@csun.edu> robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) writes:
>>Does anyone know of a public domain program or da which will strip the high
>>bit off all the characters in a file?  I know that this is a trivial program
>
>DeskZap does it.  I have version 1.1 from Bruce Tomlin, mail address
>645 Weatherly, San Antonio TX 78239.  That's a 1986 address, but I
>don't know any other way of getting it.
Version 1.3 is available at sumex.stanford.edu.
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