HARPER@CSC.FI ("Robert Harper Finland", CSC) (01/17/91)
If you have written some text with a word processor it will usually have control codes in it to handle such things as boldfacing, underlining tab stops for tables etc. These codes and control sequences usually cause transmission problems over the network. For example in Wordperfect if you hit ALT-F3 you can "see" where all the printer codes are turned on and off. The normal way to save a file is by pressing F7, and this will save all the control codes in the file. However if you want to upload a file onto a mainframe from you micro you have to save the file as plain ASCII using the CTRL-F5 option. A plain ASCII file should go through the mail OK. The largest BioBiot that I have sent out has had about 1200 lines. So if you split your document up into sections of suitable size then it should go OK. This is by far the most simple method. However if you want to preserve all the control codes for underlinging etc then you should adopt the following proceedure. 1) Save the file in wordprocesser format. 2) ZIP, LHZ, ARC, or PAK that file ( reduction could be as much as 60% ) 3) UUENCODE the ZIP, LHZ, ARC, or PAK archive file with a UUENCODER that allows you to split the archive into suitable sections. These files are plain ASCII and can be mailed over the net. The person who receives the mail has to then EXTRACT the messages to files patch the sections together, download them to their micro, UUDECODE them to get the archive file and UNPACK it get you original text with all its control codes intact. PHEW................ The whole procedure sounds rather complicated in that you have to educate yourself in these techniques, and also the recipient of the files. A floppy disk in the post may be a more simple solution, and you save youself much experimentation and headaches. -=ROB=-