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- Short: DTConvert V1.6 - Universal Datatypes converter
- Author: GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de (Roland Mainz)
- Uploader: GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de (Roland Mainz)
- Type: util/conv
-
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-
- DTConvert/DTConvert DTConvert/DTConvert
-
- NAME
- DTConvert -- DataTypes-based conversion tool
-
- FORMAT
- DTConvert [FROM|NAME|SRCNAME <file>]
- [DESTDATATYPE|DATATYPE|DTN <datatype>] [IFF]
- [TO|DESTNAME <file>] [GUI] [PUBSCREEN <public screen>]
-
- TEMPLATE
- FROM=NAME=SRCNAME,DESTDATATYPE=DATATYPE=DTN,IFF/S,TO=DESTNAME,
- GUI/S,PUBSCREEN/K
-
- PURPOSE
- Convert data from one format into another format using datatypes
- classes.
-
- DESCRIPTION
- DTConvert converts data from one format into another format,
- e.g. picture -> picture,
- animation -> anmation,
- movie -> movie,
- sound -> sound,
- text -> text (n/a)
-
- You simply have to set the souce file name (SRCNAME), the
- datatype to convert to (DATATYPE) (or the IFF switch if you want to
- convert into the base-IFF format and the destination file name (TO).
-
- BUGS
- - picture.datatype V43 interface not implemented.
- This causes that any encoder only runs in V42 mode any may
- only encode 8 bit data.
-
- - path names are limitted to 1024 chars, larger filenames may cause
- mailfunctions
-
- NOTES
- - picture.datatype V43 pixmap interface not supported.
-
- - text conversion not supported yet.
-
- TODO
- - picture.datatype V43 compatibility
-
- - text conversion
-
- - GUI and WB suppport
-
- HISTORY
- V1.1:
- - First release to dta@amigawolrd.com mailinglist.
-
- V1.2:
- - Added support for animation.datatype subclasses
-
- V1.3:
- - Minor fixes.
-
- V1.4
- - Added support for sound.datatype V40 subclasses, partial support
- for suggested sound.datatype V41 interface.
-
- - Added some usefull comments.
-
- - WriteAnimClass/WriteSoundClass now sets
- SetIoErr( ERROR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENT_MISSING ); if something goes
- wrong (this should abort the encoder; only ERROR_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
- is accepted here).
-
- - Fixed some holes in the error handling.
-
- - GUI added.
-
- - Added WB support
-
- - Added ENV variable support; a local or global (ENV) variable
- "DTConvert" takes the same arguments as the shell template.
- Variable settings can be overridden by any argument.
-
- - Project split in seperate sources (e.g. main, GUI, converters)
-
- V1.5
- - Added the feature that the datatypes selection requester shows
- only entries which match the source group IDs
- (if a source has been already selected).
-
- - Added kluge which alows the conversion between GID_MOVIE
- and GID_ANIMATION datatypes (both are based on
- animation.datatype, here we have the same interface :-)
-
- - Fixed the bug that ConvertAnimation function did not deal
- with truecolor bitmaps (e.g. CyberGFX bitmaps for example,
- truecolor bitmaps are indicated by ADTA_NumColors == 0.
- Fixed.
-
- V1.6
- - Fixed the bug that ObtainDataTypeA was called for each
- INTUITICK if the datatype selection requester was open.
- Fixed.
-
-
- AUTHOR's REQUEST
- By releasing this program I do not place any obligations on you,
- feel free to share this program with your friends (and enemies).
-
- If you want to blame me, report any bugs, or wants a new version
- send your letter to:
- Roland Mainz
- Hohenstaufenstraße 8
- 52388 Nörvenich
- GERMANY
-
- Phone: (+49)(0)2426/901568
- Fax: (+49)(0)2426/901569
-
- EMAIL is also available:
- GISBURN@w-specht.rhein-ruhr.de
-
- If you want to send me attachments larger than 1MB (up to 5MB,
- more with my permission):
- Up to April 1998 I'm reachable using this email address, too:
- Reinhold.A.Mainz@KBV.DE
-
- | Please put your name and address in your mails !
- | German mailers should add their phone numbers.
- | See BUGS section above when submitting bug reports.
-
- Sorry, but I can only look once a week for mails.
- If you don't hear something from me within three weeks, please
- send your mail again (but watch about new releases) (problems with
- this email port are caused by reconfigurations, hackers, network
- problems etc.).
-
- The entire "DTConvert" package may be noncommercially
- redistributed, provided that the package is always distributed
- in it's complete form (including it's documentation). A small copy
- fee for media costs is okay but any kind of commercial distribution
- is strictly forbidden! Comments and suggestions how to improve
- this program are generally appreciated!
-
- Thanks to Matt Dillon for his DICE, David Junod for this datatypes
- environment and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel for his help, ideas and some
- text clips from his documentations.
-
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-
- Bye,
- Roland
-