Optron #09 13 марта 1998

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System - files encoder text files in IBM-format and back.

    The spark will kindle the flame!



     Decoders text files

          in IBM-format and back


      (C) Andrew Boloshin, Lviv, 1996


  Was published in applied software package to convert text 
files from IS-DOS format in MS-DOS and vice versa (and 
similarly is_ibm ibm_is). What's so surprising, you say, if you 
had, with home Speccy, but somewhere on the side of the IBM PC 
(less likely is The reverse situation), wrap text,

recruited in the IS-DOS for use in
On MS-DOS and vice versa. After all, the firm
IskraSOFT have the foresight to bother to create multiple 
versions of data programs (coder, ibm_is, is_ibm) and their 
variants (*. com and *. res) - step fully justified in terms of 
use this all good for our dearest

Spectrum. But why make him do so routine and uninteresting 
work, as the recoding? Instead to play, for example, in some 
Dizzy, and recoding to produce in advance, or later

on the same IBM'ke. That's why we have (though not exclusively) 
the idea to write these Decoders for the IBM PC under MS-DOS, 
which was successfully Closed objects by POWER DiamonD Software.


  Besides the obvious vyigrasha in performance, which provides 
a powerful IBM PC, and the convenience of working with hard 
drive (on the diskettes often not enough space)

are recoding implemented Ukrainian
characters from those using the method
educated bet, badly placed firm
IskraSOFT in the code set of the same name DOS
(View'ernite file from Lexicon code_
tab.txt on the Spectrum in the IS-DOS), in generally accepted 
in Ukraine, MS-DOS encoding Driver keyukr and back.


  Readers will find all the software
Products in this package called MISS
(Micro - Iskra, Soft 2-fold) in the form exefaylov who want to 
migrate to MS-DOS drive (in any case do not try to re-encode!) 
The latest in September 1996. - 1.1. 

  Programs and IBM_IS IBM_IS_U - Decoders text files from the 
format, which uses, in particular, Multi-Edit, for the less 
steep it also use simply Edit and Norton Editor IBM PC (symbol

"PS", also known as "LF", he's # 0A, after the character
"BK" ("CR", # 0D), tabs instead of spaces) in the format 
IS-DOS. Source files can be of any type except. txt (reserved 
as a type of output file). 

  Both programs create an output file
the same name as that of the input (if the name
Output file is not specified), and extension
. Txt. The names of input and output files
are specified as command line parameters
MS-DOS, the possible formats that are issued
If you run it without parameters.
Tabs (# 09) are replaced with blanks.
The latter, in the name of the letter "U" means recoding 
Ukrainian symbols transcoder without the letter "U" will not 
touch them. The rate of conversion on a PC with Intel 486DX2-80 
- 10 kbps. 

  Programs and IS_IBM IS_IBM_U represent
Decoders are text files of
above described format IS-DOS with MS-DOS and
analogous to the use of the previous two,
only the output file by default *. ibm, and
tabs (# 09) are not considered as
special characters. The rate of conversion on a PC with Intel 
486DX2-80 - 5 KB / sec.


  Features of all software programs are that the size of the 
input file unlimited, and that all characters with codes

0-31 can be extended without change, except in special cases (# 
0D # 0A, # 09). It is worth noting that the program IBM_IS ... 
recorded in the resulting IS-DOS-file terminator File EOF, code 
# 03, in a place where he (there code 26) was in MS-DOS-file or 
(if it was not) at the end of the IS-DOS-file. A program IS_IBM 
... ignore the code # 03 in IS-DOS-files (pass) and recorded

general end of file EOF, code 26,
MS-DOS-files. Why do we need these codes and those
and other files, it is unclear,
although if it turns out, that this is of fundamental 
importance, the program will amended accordingly.


  For sravkami you can contact the editors "Sinclair DiamonD", 
or by phone Lviv (0322) 75-18-29.


  Enjoy your encoding!



                   P.S.



  As noted above, the program description given editorial 
rights-free distribution. Therefore, anyone can get them in 
touch with the editorial board or directly with the authors.