********************************************************************* * * * TextVerter1.0 by António Abreu 1993 * * March * ********************************************************************* Only works on Release 2 OS. 1. Copyright ------------ All parts of the TextVerter package are written and copyright © by António Abreu. 2. Disclaimer ------------- The executable and non-executable parts of this software package may NOT be altered by any means (this includes editing, reprogramming, crunching, and resourceing), except archiving. The author is in NO way liable for any changes made to any part of the package, or consequences thereof as he is in NO way liable for damages or loss of data directly or indirectly caused by this software. 3. Distribution --------------- Neither fees may be charged nor profits may be made by distributing this piece of software. Only a nominal fee for cost of magnetic media may be acceptable. Outside a single machine environment, you are NOT allowed to reproduce only some parts of the package, but you have to copy it completely. See this list of contents for verification: TextVerter_680x0 TextVerter_680x0.info TextVerter_68030 TextVerter_68030.info VerterMan VerterMan.info Note that the original package was released as 'TextVerter.run' archive. If any parts were already missing when you received this package, look out for another source to get your software in future. Made in Portugal. This program intends to be a Workench utility that should be kept open when doing text editing. It is here to resolve conflicts betwen IBM compatibles text format and Amiga format. Also performs some text encoding to protect your text. Besides its utility, it's also supposed to be an incentive to releasing software made in this country. Also I'll be glad to supply its full assembly source code (as other sources) to anyone who reaches me for that purpose. I'll also be glad to say a word to anyone doing assembly/C code programming on the Amiga (just don't speak to me about Basic!). Using TextVerter is very straightfoward. There are (as of now) four basic functions: Convert to "ASCII only" - converts any non-ASCII character into a question mark '?' so you may quickly 'search' them on a text editor. Convert "CR"<=>"CR-LF" - detects the end-of-line character and performs reverse conversion. Usually Amiga generated textfiles have a 'CR' character for line-feed & carriage return, so, when you try using it on a IBM compatible the text will form one unique, very long line that usually is not supported by the text editors, so you should convert it using this utility. When you bring IBM compatible like text into the Amiga it will have blank lines between text lines. This is due to the extra line-feed 'LF' used on such files. When TextVerter detects these, it will strip them. Convert both ASCII/CR-Lf - performs both described actions. Crypt text - Performs fast encoding of your text. It detects whether you're giving it an already encoded text or not and acts accordingly. After you select the conversion type, click the "DoIt..." gadget to begin the conversion. You'll be prompted for a file to be loaded and then a requester will pop up with some of the following text: "ASCII only" - means that your file only has ASCII characters "CR-LF pair" - means that it is an IBM compatible style file. "LF only" - means that it is probably an Amiga text file. As you find convenient either Cancel the operation at this stage, or proceed, allowing the save-file requester to pop up. Once you select a save-file the conversion will start. If no errors occur, you'll be back at the starting window; otherwise a requester will pop up, to inform you and allow you to either 'reselect' the file in question (the file requester will re-pop up) or cancel. Since the program is fully made in assembly it is really fast specially on hardisks and ramdisks. There's a 68030 version which is smaller and faster than the 680x0 version on the 68030. Use it! All bug or enhancement reports are welcome! My address is: Rua Carlos Reis, 270 Cobre 2750 - Cascais Portugal Phone: (01)4840771