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- WFile - WorkFile - work (do things) on (ASCII-)files
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- Version 1.10 - Freely distributable as long as it is used in non-commercial
- products.
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- WFile takes one (1 in the current version, more in later versions) file and
- processes certain characters in it. Tabs can be expanded to multiple
- spaces, multiple spaces can be shrinked into one tab. Newline characters
- can be expanded by a CR code (usual on MS-DOS machines) or MS-DOS
- file-newlines can be stripped to a single LF code (usual on Amiga and UNIX
- machines). Foreign characters (German Umlaute for example) can be changed
- to the character set of another machine.
-
- WFile provides a number of built-in templates to adapt files between
- AmigaDOS, MS-DOS and UNIX machines. This allows the user to adapt a file
- quickly without knowing the different ASCII-codes on each system.
-
- Type wfile without any parameters to see how to invoke WFile. Parameters in
- <> brackets have to be specified, those in [] brackets are optional.
- Parameters divided by a | can be replaced by each other, i.e. one of those
- parameters have to be specified.
-
- Here are some more facts concerning the parameters:
-
- file - name of the file to be processed. WFile
- automatically backs up the original file by adding
- the extension .bak to it. (The MS-DOS version changes
- a present extension to .bak.) You could switch this
- off by setting the -b option (no backup).
-
- -? - displays this help text and exits. All other
- parameters are ignored.
-
- +|-CR - adds (+) or removes (-) the CR character ($0d) before
- a LF character ($0a). In AmigaDOS and UNIX a newline
- is represented by a single LF character, on MS-DOS
- systems a newline is represented by a CR and a LF
- character.
-
- +|-T[tabsize] - +T shrinks multiple spaces (number can be specified
- by the optional tabsize parameter) to one tab.
- -T expands one tab to multiple spaces.
- If no tabsize parameter is given a tabsize of 8 is
- assumed.
- WFile regards tabs as fixed tabs, that means that
- tabstops start at fixed positions. Example: If you
- have a tabsize of 8 and the first two characters are
- two slashes (//) the next tab will advance the
- cursor to file position 8 (next tabstop) and not 10
- (fileposition + tabsize).
-
- -ddd=ddd exchange characters
- With this option you can adapt foreign symbols
- (German Umlaute for example) from one system to
- another since they have different ASCII codes on
- each system. With -246=148 you can adapt the German
- oe on Amiga systems to an oe on MSDOS systems.
- You could also delete characters like an oe if you
- say -246=0. To exchange the ASCII value 246 against
- the ASCII value null (0) you have also to specify
- the -0 option (see below)
-
- -0 treat 0 as an ASCII value
- If you want to *EXCHANGE* anything with a \0 rather
- than deleting a character you have to set the -0
- option, otherwise the 0 would be treated as a remove
- command (see exchange characters above)
-
- -b do not create backup of the original.
- Usually WFile creates a backup of the original file
- to make sure that, in case of an error, you could
- restore the original state. The backup file gets the
- extension .bak.
-
- -f[filename] use a profile to enter commands.
- With this powerful option you can specify a file
- that may contain WFile options. This allows you to
- save all your desired options in a file so that you
- don't have to enter all the options every time you
- use WFile. If you don't specify a file name, WFile
- will look for the file "wfile.pro" to read. (see
- below how to build a profile)
-
- +ddd add character to end of file
- Some (strange) operating systems such as the famous
- operating system bulit in (curiously enough) very
- popular machines (starting with M..., I don't dare
- to speak out the name) add a $1A code to the end of
- each file. If you convert files from a real computer
- to one of those systems you can enforce to add this
- character with +26 (decimal value of $1A). You
- could, of course, add any other (ASCII) value
- between 0 and 255.
-
- TEMPLATES: ----------
-
- Generally: All options within a template are written to STDOUT to let you see
- what's going on.
-
- -AI - Amiga to IBM
- This template changes foreign symbols (German
- Umlaute in the current version) from the Amiga to
- the enhanced IBM-ASCII set used in IBM PCs and its
- clones. It also adds an CR code to the end of each
- line.
-
- -IA - IBM to Amiga
- This templete changes foreign symbols (German
- Umlaute in the current version) from the enhanced
- IBM-ASCII set to MSDOS compatible systems to the
- character set of the Amiga. The CR code at the ende
- of each line will be stripped.
-
- -AU - Amiga to UNIX
- changes Amiga foreign symbols to their UNIX (HP
- 9000/825 HP-UX 7.0 SysV) equivalents (see above).
-
- -UA - UNIX to Amiga
- changes UNIX (HP 9000/825 HP-UX 7.0 SysV) foreign
- symbols to their Amiga equivalents (see above).
-
- -UI - UNIX to IBM.
- changes foreign symbols from UNIX to the enhanced
- IBM- ASCII set used in IBM PCs and its clones. It
- also adds an CR code to the end of each line.
-
- -IU - IBM to UNIX
- changes foreign symbols from the enhanced IBM-ASCII
- set on MSDOS compatible systems their equivalents
- in UNIX.The CR code at the end of each line will be
- stripped.
-
-
- PROFILES:
- ---------
-
- Generally: All options within a profile are written to STDOUT to let you
- see what's going on.
-
- In a profile you can specify the options that WFile should use. You can
- keep any number of profiles, according to your needs. If you want to use a
- profile you must specify the -f option (see above) to let WFile know your
- commands come from a file. If no filename after the -f option is specified,
- WFile looks for a file named 'wfile.pro' in the current directory to read
- from. Amiga users should keep their wfile.pro file in the s: directory and
- invoke WFile with -fs:wfile.pro option.
-
- A profile can contain any number of options as long as the general maximum
- for WFile commands is not exceeded. All templates (see above) may be used!
- In this case you should not specify the options within a template also by
- yourself. WFile might get confused if an option has to be processed twice.
-
- Each option must stand in a single line. Each line MUST NOT contain more
- than 79 characters (currently there is no option, that is that long). Each
- line MUST end with a newline character ($0a on UNIX and Amiga, $0d$0a on
- MSDOS). Comment lines MUST have a # character as their first sign.
-
- Example:
-
- # don't enter the <newline> literally, just press return
- -t2 <newline>
- -UI <newline>
- -b <newline>
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- WFile is (C) Copyright 1991 by Joerg Fenin / Metalworx.
-
- USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
- There is no guarantee that WFile works properly. The author takes no
- responsibility for any damage that might result from the use of WFile.
-
- This program may be distributed and used freely as long as no more than DM
- 5,- / US $ 5,- is charged for copying. It MUST NOT be part of any
- commercial product without the written permission of the author.
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