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Document ACTool version 1.0
ACTool Program Documentation
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Version 1.0
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1. Copyright
============
ACTool v1.0 is © Laurent Papier 1993.
ACTool is freely redistributable.
The files in this archive were written by Laurent Papier and are freely
distributable as long as the archive remains intact, and only a nominal
fee is charged for its distribution.
This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied. By using it, you agree to accept the entire risk as
to the quality and performance of the program.
Comments, suggestions and bug reports are welcome. See `The author'.
2. Introduction
===============
ACTool is a program for integer convertion between :
- Decimal/Octal/Binary/Hexadecimal
and
- Decimal/Octal/Binary/Hexadecimal
ACTool have a GUI interface and is compatible OS 1.3/2.x/3.x.
ACTool should run on every system.
ACTool is written using IObject.lib from Christophe Passuello which
emulate some of the gadget of the gadtools.library.
IObject.lib is © Christophe Passuello 1993.
ACTool is very easy to use, so just try it and you will understand how
it works.
ACTool have both english and french interface. See `Usage'.
3. Usage
========
ACTool can be start from CLI or Workbench.
All options are case insensitive.
3.1. CLI usage
--------------
Usage: ACTool [?]
ACTool <number> <base> ...
option :
? : print usage.
<number> : input number.
789 -> decimal number
@45 -> octal number
%11 -> binary number
$2b -> hexadecimal number
<base> : output base.
dec | d : decimal
oct | o : octal
bin | b : binary
hex | h : hexadecimal
Examples:
- convert hexadecimal number 'ff' to decimal
ACTool $ff dec
$ff = 255
- convert hexadecimal number 'ff' to binary and decimal number '255'
to hexadecimal
ACTool $ff b 255 hex
$ff = 11111111
255 = ff
3.2. Workbench usage
--------------------
Just double-click on its icon.
By default ACTool starts in english mode.
Tooltypes:
LANGAGE=francais : french mode.
4. The author
=============
If you have suggestions or remarks about this program, or if you find
any bugs, please let me know.
Contacting the author:
Internet: papier@tris.u-strasbg.fr
Mail: Papier Laurent
11 rue BERLIOZ
67202 WOLFISHEIM
FRANCE
If you can please use e-mail.
5. Notes
========
The text documentation is written for Text2Guide, a program that can
convert text files to AmigaGuide files.
Text2Guide is © Stephan Sürken 1993.