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Program: MAC Sub data to PC Data Format (S3 MAC)
Version: 2.0
Date: 05/18/93
Author: George Spafford
Copyright: George Spafford, All Rights Reserved
Purpose:
To take data prepared by a MAC (in particular, a MAC running MACsub) and
convert it to a file more readily processable by a PC.
Procedure:
MACsub is an excellent mailing program for the MACintosh by Brauch Software.
It can export data to a file that uses the TAB character (ASCII 9) to delimit
data fields and a CR (ASCII 13) to delimit records. AS such, it can frustrate
many PC programs that require and CRLF record separator and a non-control
character for field separation. S3 Software's MAC program reads the data in
and converts the TAB to a vertical pipe (|) and the CR record separator to the
CRLF (ASCII 13 and 10) combination.
Invoke MAC in the following manner:
MAC input.fil output.fil
input.fil This is the source file name.
output.fil This is the destination file name.
This file will be erased if it exists before
data is written to it.
DO NOT SPECIFY IDENTICAL INPUT AND OUTPUT FILE NAMES.
After you have entered the necessary information on the command line and pressed
ENTER, the program will process the data. On my 80386 DX 25MHz system with
a 15ms SCSI hard drive and SMARTDRIVE running, it took 7 seconds to process a
212,250 byte data file.
NOTE: S3 MAC CAN NOT DIRECTLY READ A MAC DISK!!!! USE EITHER A MAC SUPERFLOPPY
TO WRITE A PC DISK, OR USE PACIFIC SOFTWARE'S MAC-IN-DOS TO READ A MAC
HIGH-DENSITY DISK.
History:
v2.0 05/18/93
Man, was version 1.0 slow or what?!?!?!? It was a quick hack that I
had to write to get by. The new code is optimized C++ and there is
a performance boost to beat the band!
v1.0 02/08/93
Initial Release.
REGISTER ME:
I hope this program helps you evaluate some of your problems
or even makes some solutions/benefits clear. This program is
released as shareware. Its price is $10 for each concurrently
used copy. If you have any suggestions or comments, I'd REALLY
like to hear those too.
Sincerely,
George Spafford
3003 LakeShore Drive, #216
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Data: (616) 429-3414 Michigan Online BBS 14.4Kb USR Dual HST
Sysop: Zeke Torres
I can also be reached by EMail on the EXEC-PC and Channel One BBSes.
And now for the unpleasantries:
S3 MAC IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS. THE AUTHOR (GEORGE SPAFFORD) MAKES NO
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST
SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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