Subject: how to use my HZ+ software (UNIX version)

 > Hi, there. I downloaded the hzp file and compiled it onto my UNIX
 > system. However, I could not use it to convert the file. Why? Pls
 > give me some instruction on this such as 1) Do I need some special 
 > font files along with hzp; 2)what is the sytax for use these excutable
 > files, like hzp2gb < in file > out file, etc. Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Thanks for your interest in HZ+.

(0) I will place a copy of this message with my other HZ+ material
at ftp.math.psu.edu, /pub/simpson/chinese/hzp/.

(1) You don't need any special font files.  My programs should work
with your existing GB and/or Big5 software.  Please let me know of any
problems that you experience.

(2) All of these programs are filters.  The filter named aaa2bbb
converts AAA data into BBB data.  For instance

  big2hzp < file.big > file.hzp

converts a Big5 file to an HZ+ file, and

  cat file.big | big2hzp | hzp2big

should be equivalent to cat file.big.

(3) If you have a mixed HZ+ file, you can convert it to Big5 or GB
(your choice) by doing something like

  cat file.hzp | hzp2gb | gb2big | hzp2big -8 > file.big

or

  cat file.hzp | hzp2big | big2gb | hzp2gb -8 > file.gb

assuming you have Big5<->GB filters.  The -8 option tells hzp2gb and
hzp2big to pass 8-bit data.  Big5<->GB filters are available for
anonymous FTP at ifcss.org, /software/unix/convert/hc-30.tar.gz.

(4) You can always use the -h option to get help.  For instance,

  hzp2big -h

displays help on hzp2big.

-- Steve

Stephen G. Simpson
Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University
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