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TextPort/!TextPort/!Help
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| Filename: | TextPort/!TextPort/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0EF4 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Help on 'TextPort' version 1.02 & 1.03 (c) 1995 ALT-itude software
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See the WARNING at the end before using this program to transfer files.
This is a drag-and drop text file processor designed to simplify the
business of moving text files between platforms, or between your own
RISC OS system and the internal PC implimentation or other systems.
There is also a command-line version, nominally labelled v 1.03, inside
the app. shell (open with shift-double-click) which you can put in your
library. Running the command-line TextPort with no parameters gives a
usage summary.
The file TPORT/EXE is a DOS version of the command line program, using
the same C source code as the RISC OS version except for the system-
specific file operations. I haven't used this much but it has proved
reliable during reasonable tests. The only functional difference is
that it will not let you copy/move a file onto itself (the RISC OS
version uses a temp file to do this). If you copy this to a DOS disc
or partition you can rename it to TEXTPORT.EXE.
Explanation
~~~~~~~~~~~
Different operating systems use different characters to indicate the
end-of-line (EOL) in text files. These characters are usually one or
both of &0D and &0A (these are in hexadecimal).
These characters are more commonly known by their ASCII names, which are
CR (for Carriage Return) and LF (for Line Feed) respectively. The
standard usage is as follows:
System End-of-line sequence
RISC OS LF
Unix LF
MS-DOS CR LF
Apple Macs CR
I have found that Mac users can't read my text files, and quite often I
can't read theirs easily. This program helps here, as well as the more
obvious uses of moving files around on your own machine.
Usage in the RISC OS desktop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dropping any file onto the 'TextPort' icon will open a dialogue box where
you can set the type of line feeds you want to give the new file. The
program assumes that you want to turn foreign files into Acorn format, and
Acorn files into PC format. You can just click on the required button to
select your choice.
There is one other option : 'Strip trailing spaces' will remove any
spaces from the end of the lines.
Since this is a text file processor, the file type of the output file will
always be set to 'Text' so you can double-click on it to load it.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If, like me, you usually can't be bothered to shut down your PC emulator
or co-processor card, you should be aware that you may confuse the PC
system by writing to a drive which it thinks it has 'seen'. Try to use
a floppy to transfer files to DOS, even 'inside' your RiscPC etc., and
remember to dismount the disc after writing to it. This can be done
without freezing the PC component and is usually the safest method. If,
like me, you can't *even* be bothered to do that, then at least set up a
very small (say 4 Mb) D: drive for your PC and NEVER write to the C:
drive while !PC is running, even if the window is closed.
Terms, Disclaimer, etc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This software is FREEWARE. Copy it, distribute it, keep it complete.
No liability is accepted for loss or damage caused by this software.
If it seems to go wrong let me know; I'll do my best to fix the problem.
(c) Ian Giblin, ALT-itude, 1995.
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| ALT-itude is... Dr Ian Giblin, e-mail: giblin@dm.unipi.it |
| Dr Paddy Spencer, e-mail: spencer@pcu.helsinki.fi |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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System | 00000600 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 45 6e 64 2d 6f 66 2d 6c | End-of-l| 00000610 69 6e 65 20 73 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 0a 0a 20 20 |ine sequence.. | 00000620 20 20 20 52 49 53 43 20 4f 53 20 20 20 20 20 20 | RISC OS | 00000630 20 20 20 4c 46 0a 20 20 20 20 20 55 6e 69 78 20 | LF. Unix | 00000640 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 4c 46 0a 20 20 | LF. | 00000650 20 20 20 4d 53 2d 44 4f 53 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | MS-DOS | 00000660 20 20 20 43 52 20 4c 46 0a 20 20 20 20 20 41 70 | CR LF. Ap| 00000670 70 6c 65 20 4d 61 63 73 20 20 20 20 20 20 43 52 |ple Macs CR| 00000680 0a 0a 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 20 |.. I have found | 00000690 74 68 61 74 20 4d 61 63 20 75 73 65 72 73 20 63 |that Mac users c| 000006a0 61 6e 27 74 20 72 65 61 64 20 6d 79 20 74 65 78 |an't read my tex| 000006b0 74 20 66 69 6c 65 73 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 71 75 69 |t files, and qui| 000006c0 74 65 20 6f 66 74 65 6e 20 49 0a 20 63 61 6e 27 |te often I. can'| 000006d0 74 20 72 65 61 64 20 74 68 65 69 72 73 20 65 61 |t read theirs ea| 000006e0 73 69 6c 79 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 |sily. This progr| 000006f0 61 6d 20 68 65 6c 70 73 20 68 65 72 65 2c 20 61 |am helps here, a| 00000700 73 20 77 65 6c 6c 20 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f |s well as the mo| 00000710 72 65 0a 20 6f 62 76 69 6f 75 73 20 75 73 65 73 |re. obvious uses| 00000720 20 6f 66 20 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 66 69 6c 65 73 | of moving files| 00000730 20 61 72 6f 75 6e 64 20 6f 6e 20 79 6f 75 72 20 | around on your | 00000740 6f 77 6e 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 2e 0a 0a 20 55 |own machine... U| 00000750 73 61 67 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 52 49 53 43 |sage in the RISC| 00000760 20 4f 53 20 64 65 73 6b 74 6f 70 0a 20 7e 7e 7e | OS desktop. ~~~| 00000770 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 00000780 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 7e 0a 0a 20 44 72 6f 70 |~~~~~~~~~.. Drop| 00000790 70 69 6e 67 20 61 6e 79 20 66 69 6c 65 20 6f 6e |ping any file on| 000007a0 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 27 54 65 78 74 50 6f 72 74 |to the 'TextPort| 000007b0 27 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6f 70 65 6e |' icon will open| 000007c0 20 61 20 64 69 61 6c 6f 67 75 65 20 62 6f 78 20 | a dialogue box | 000007d0 77 68 65 72 65 0a 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 73 |where. you can s| 000007e0 65 74 20 74 68 65 20 74 79 70 65 20 6f 66 20 6c |et the type of l| 000007f0 69 6e 65 20 66 65 65 64 73 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 |ine feeds you wa| 00000800 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 67 69 76 65 20 74 68 65 20 6e |nt to give the n| 00000810 65 77 20 66 69 6c 65 2e 20 54 68 65 0a 20 70 72 |ew file. The. pr| 00000820 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 61 73 73 75 6d 65 73 20 74 68 |ogram assumes th| 00000830 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 74 |at you want to t| 00000840 75 72 6e 20 66 6f 72 65 69 67 6e 20 66 69 6c 65 |urn foreign file| 00000850 73 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 66 6f 72 |s into Acorn for| 00000860 6d 61 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 0a 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 |mat, and. Acorn | 00000870 66 69 6c 65 73 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 50 43 20 66 6f |files into PC fo| 00000880 72 6d 61 74 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 6a 75 |rmat. You can ju| 00000890 73 74 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |st click on the | 000008a0 72 65 71 75 69 72 65 64 20 62 75 74 74 6f 6e 20 |required button | 000008b0 74 6f 0a 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 20 79 6f 75 72 20 |to. select your | 000008c0 63 68 6f 69 63 65 2e 0a 0a 20 54 68 65 72 65 20 |choice... There | 000008d0 69 73 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 74 68 65 72 20 6f 70 74 |is one other opt| 000008e0 69 6f 6e 20 3a 20 27 53 74 72 69 70 20 74 72 61 |ion : 'Strip tra| 000008f0 69 6c 69 6e 67 20 73 70 61 63 65 73 27 20 77 69 |iling spaces' wi| 00000900 6c 6c 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 20 61 6e 79 0a 20 73 |ll remove any. s| 00000910 70 61 63 65 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 65 |paces from the e| 00000920 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 73 2e |nd of the lines.| 00000930 0a 0a 20 53 69 6e 63 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 |.. Since this is| 00000940 20 61 20 74 65 78 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 70 72 6f | a text file pro| 00000950 63 65 73 73 6f 72 2c 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 |cessor, the file| 00000960 20 74 79 70 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6f 75 74 | type of the out| 00000970 70 75 74 20 66 69 6c 65 20 77 69 6c 6c 0a 20 61 |put file will. a| 00000980 6c 77 61 79 73 20 62 65 20 73 65 74 20 74 6f 20 |lways be set to | 00000990 27 54 65 78 74 27 20 73 6f 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 |'Text' so you ca| 000009a0 6e 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f |n double-click o| 000009b0 6e 20 69 74 20 74 6f 20 6c 6f 61 64 20 69 74 2e |n it to load it.| 000009c0 0a 0a 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 |.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!| 000009d0 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 57 41 52 |!!!!!!!!!!!! WAR| 000009e0 4e 49 4e 47 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 |NING !!!!!!!!!!!| 000009f0 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 |!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!| 00000a00 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 0a 0a 20 49 66 2c 20 |!!!!!!!!!.. If, | 00000a10 6c 69 6b 65 20 6d 65 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 75 73 75 |like me, you usu| 00000a20 61 6c 6c 79 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 62 65 20 62 6f |ally can't be bo| 00000a30 74 68 65 72 65 64 20 74 6f 20 73 68 75 74 20 64 |thered to shut d| 00000a40 6f 77 6e 20 79 6f 75 72 20 50 43 20 65 6d 75 6c |own your PC emul| 00000a50 61 74 6f 72 0a 20 6f 72 20 63 6f 2d 70 72 6f 63 |ator. or co-proc| 00000a60 65 73 73 6f 72 20 63 61 72 64 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 |essor card, you | 00000a70 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 20 61 77 61 72 65 20 |should be aware | 00000a80 74 68 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 6d 61 79 20 63 6f 6e |that you may con| 00000a90 66 75 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 50 43 0a 20 73 79 73 |fuse the PC. sys| 00000aa0 74 65 6d 20 62 79 20 77 72 69 74 69 6e 67 20 74 |tem by writing t| 00000ab0 6f 20 61 20 64 72 69 76 65 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 |o a drive which | 00000ac0 69 74 20 74 68 69 6e 6b 73 20 69 74 20 68 61 73 |it thinks it has| 00000ad0 20 27 73 65 65 6e 27 2e 20 54 72 79 20 74 6f 20 | 'seen'. Try to | 00000ae0 75 73 65 0a 20 61 20 66 6c 6f 70 70 79 20 74 6f |use. a floppy to| 00000af0 20 74 72 61 6e 73 66 65 72 20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 | transfer files | 00000b00 74 6f 20 44 4f 53 2c 20 65 76 65 6e 20 27 69 6e |to DOS, even 'in| 00000b10 73 69 64 65 27 20 79 6f 75 72 20 52 69 73 63 50 |side' your RiscP| 00000b20 43 20 65 74 63 2e 2c 20 61 6e 64 0a 20 72 65 6d |C etc., and. rem| 00000b30 65 6d 62 65 72 20 74 6f 20 64 69 73 6d 6f 75 6e |ember to dismoun| 00000b40 74 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 73 63 20 61 66 74 65 72 |t the disc after| 00000b50 20 77 72 69 74 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 69 74 2e 20 | writing to it. | 00000b60 54 68 69 73 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 64 6f 6e 65 |This can be done| 00000b70 0a 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 20 66 72 65 65 7a 69 |. without freezi| 00000b80 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 50 43 20 63 6f 6d 70 6f 6e |ng the PC compon| 00000b90 65 6e 74 20 61 6e 64 20 69 73 20 75 73 75 61 6c |ent and is usual| 00000ba0 6c 79 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 66 65 73 74 20 6d 65 |ly the safest me| 00000bb0 74 68 6f 64 2e 20 49 66 2c 0a 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 |thod. If,. like | 00000bc0 6d 65 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 2a 65 |me, you can't *e| 00000bd0 76 65 6e 2a 20 62 65 20 62 6f 74 68 65 72 65 64 |ven* be bothered| 00000be0 20 74 6f 20 64 6f 20 74 68 61 74 2c 20 74 68 65 | to do that, the| 00000bf0 6e 20 61 74 20 6c 65 61 73 74 20 73 65 74 20 75 |n at least set u| 00000c00 70 20 61 0a 20 76 65 72 79 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 |p a. very small | 00000c10 28 73 61 79 20 34 20 4d 62 29 20 44 3a 20 64 72 |(say 4 Mb) D: dr| 00000c20 69 76 65 20 66 6f 72 20 79 6f 75 72 20 50 43 20 |ive for your PC | 00000c30 61 6e 64 20 4e 45 56 45 52 20 77 72 69 74 65 20 |and NEVER write | 00000c40 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 43 3a 0a 20 64 72 69 76 65 |to the C:. drive| 00000c50 20 77 68 69 6c 65 20 21 50 43 20 69 73 20 72 75 | while !PC is ru| 00000c60 6e 6e 69 6e 67 2c 20 65 76 65 6e 20 69 66 20 74 |nning, even if t| 00000c70 68 65 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 69 73 20 63 6c 6f |he window is clo| 00000c80 73 65 64 2e 0a 0a 20 54 65 72 6d 73 2c 20 44 69 |sed... 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