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05-07-92
"Convert" is a simple utility I used when I first converted my original ASCII
data files into faster binary format. You can use this program to change the
names of the elements and symbols, thereby using the proper names if you are
in a different country (thanks to Andreas Mack from Germany for the
suggestion on doing this - "Mercury" is "Quecksilber" in his country).
HOW TO USE CONVERT:
NOTE: You must do the conversion from the CLI.
The ASCII source files for each of the included language files are included
in the Data directory. These files have a TXT extension, and contain a list
of element numbers, names, symbols, and row/column information. I'm giving
you permission to change ONLY the symbol and element names, as any other
changes should break the program in all weird manners.
Simply select a TXT file as a starting point for your language, make a
copy of it, and modify it with a text editor, changing the names/symbols
necessary. Please keep symbols three characters or less, and names 15
characters or less. If you exceed these values, you will probably mess
up something (I won't go into this). Save the file with a new name (a good
idea would to be to call it the name of your language, as in Yiddish.TXT).
Run Convert:
Like this: "Convert <text_file.TXT> <binary_file.DAT> [RETURN]"
where <text_file.TXT> is the name of the modified copy of the ASCII
English.TXT data file and <binary_file.DAT> is the name you want to
call your converted binary file.
If anyone builds a new symbol/name file for his/her country that does not
use all American names, please drop me a disk with your file, and I'll
include it in my next release of Elements to PD. I'll be happy to reimburse
you with the latest version of Elements (if there are any more enhancements...).
To use your language file, select it into the "NameFile" tooltype in the icon and
run Elements III.