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GROB2TIF.DOC File
(c) Hewlett-Packard Company, 1990
OVERVIEW
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The GROB2TIF application is a program for your personal computer that converts
an HP 48 graphics object (GROB) into a TIFF (Tag Image File Format) file.
TIFF format graphics can be used by many word processors, paint programs, and
desktop publishing programs.
PROCEDURE
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These are the steps for creating a TIFF format file:
1. Create a graphics object on your HP 48. (Executing the command sequence
PICT RCL is a good way to create a GROB.)
2. Store the GROB in a variable on your HP 48.
3. Transfer the variable to your computer. Since GROB2TIF requires ASCII-
type files, make sure your calculator is set to ASCII transfer mode in
the I/O SETUP menu.
4. Run GROB2TIF. [Note: include NO COMMENTS in the source file! -jkh-]
GROB2TIF reads the GROB file from the standard input and writes the output
to standard out. Therefore, you must give the output file a new name when
you run GROB2TIF:
GROB2TIF < grob_file > TIFF_file
EXAMPLE
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For example, if the GROB variable was uploaded to the computer file
PICTURE.GRO, you would type the following:
GROB2TIF < PICTURE.GRO > PICTURE.TIF
When you press [ENTER], the GROB (PICTURE.GRO) is converted into a TIFF
file (PICTURE.TIF).