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- Help for !BasTxt version 0.84 (16-Sep-89)
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- !BasTxt converts files between BASIC tokenised form and plain text. To
- convert a file, drop it on the icon. There must be enough memory allocated
- in the NEXT slot to load the file & convert it, otherwise errors will be
- raised. The following points should be noted:
-
- * !BasTxt requires 32K to run if crunched, otherwise 64K is safer.
-
- * There are three options for the conversion from BASIC tokenised form to
- plain text:
-
- 1) Strip line numbers from the program
- 2) Send text directly to a resident text editor
- 3) Perform fast conversion. This is done by using the TWIN option in
- BASIC. However, it requires a LOT more memory that the slow version.
-
- * There is one option for the conversion from plain text to BASIC tokenised
- form:
-
- 1) Save program if name present. If the first line of the text file is of
- the form "REM > filename" then the file will be saved as "filename".
-
- Note that the text file MUST end in a newline otherwise an error will be
- raised.
-
- * There are no checks made for the prescence of (illegal) control codes in
- either form of file.
-
- * Options selected can be saved by using the "Save options" entry on the
- menu.
-
- If !BasTxt is present when a BASIC file is dropped onto a printer manager
- icon, the file will get converted into text to allow it to be printed. The
- normal rules for converting BASIC into text apply.
-