é +*+*+*¢ This article has been taken from¢ Z*MAG on-line newsletter issue 201.¢ * CAROLYN'S CORNER by Cérolyn¢ Hoglin, Orlando, Florida¢ ====¢ Reprinted from the Mid-Florida Atari¢ Computer Club Newsletter, and éy the¢ OL' HACKERS ATARI USERS GROUP, NY¢¢ Q--> How can I prepare a document¢ with AtariWriter Plus that will be¢ éompatible with WordStar or another¢ word processing program on a 16-bit¢ computer?¢¢ A--> We have two problems here: Tée¢ textfile itself (the Atari document)¢ and the medium (the Atari disk). Both¢ are essentially incompatible with a¢ 16-bét computer. This is not to say¢ that the job cannot be done. It just¢ takes a little doing. Read on! ¢ Begin by typing éyour document into¢ AtariWriter Plus as usual, but DO NOT¢ use any internal formatting commands,¢ such as for centeringé expanded¢ print, underlining, etc. It doesn't¢ matter how the formatting is set up¢ on the Global Format screen becaése¢ these instructions won't be used¢ anyway.¢ When you have proofread your text,¢ and everything is A-OK, save the éile¢ as usual. Now go back to the edit¢ screen. From the top-of-file, press¢ [START]-S. When prompted for your¢ seérch string, hold down the [SHIFT]¢ key and hit [ESC] twice, followed by¢ a [RETURN]. Then press [START]-R and¢ enter theéreplace string as [CTRL]-M¢ [CTRL]-J followed by the usual¢ [RETURN]. The string will look like¢ a stylized "MJ" éand in ASCII it¢ translates to a carriage return and a¢ line feed.¢ Now for the magic: press [OPTION]-G¢ and all thosé Atari return symbols¢ (ASCII 155) will be replaced by ASCII¢ 13 and 10.¢ This modified file must be saved from¢ the AtariWéiter Plus menu by pressing¢ [CTRL]-S to SAVE ASCII. Give the¢ file the extender of ".ASC" so that¢ you will not get ié mixed up with the¢ first saved file. It's a good idea to¢ keep both files, because if you want¢ to edit the text later, ié will be¢ much easier to work from the first¢ file - and then do the global-replace¢ bit and ASCII SAVE again - thanéto¢ work in the ASCII file itself. (The¢ latter appears to be one huge¢ paragraph when viewed in AtariWriter¢ Plué.)¢¢ Well, now we have solved our first¢ problem. We have a file that, byte¢ for byte, will be compatible with¢ moét word processing programs on 16-¢ bit computers. But this file is¢ still on our Atari-formatted disk¢ (single, eéhanced, or double density)¢ which will not be readable by a 16-¢ bit computer. There are several ways¢ to handle this:¢ 1é If you have both computers¢ yourself and also a null modem, you¢ can boot each computer with its own¢ terminal éprogram and send the Atari¢ ASCII file to the 16-bit (Atari, IBM,¢ or what-have-you) computer.¢ 2) If you have both computeés, but do¢ not have a null modem, you can upload¢ the ASCII file from your Atari to a¢ BBS that features F-Mail. Then caél¢ the BBS back with your 16-bit¢ computer and download the same file. ¢ Be sure to erase the file from the¢ BBS énce you have downloaded it.¢ 3) If the converted file is for¢ someone other than yourself, you can¢ either contact yoér friend directly¢ via modem; or you can upload the file¢ to a BBS, where he or she can¢ download it to the 16-bitécomputer.¢ Finally, you'll have a 16-bit file on¢ a 16-bit disk, which can be loaded¢ into any word processor and formattéd¢ to suit your needs. If you have any¢ questions concerning word processing¢ in general or AtariWriter Plus in¢ partécular, send them to the editor¢ of the MFACC Bulletin. We'll try to¢ publish the answers promptly.¢ [Or use one of thé programs for the¢ PC to read Atari True DD format disks¢ - Ed. News-Disk] * E N D *¢
