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- STRIP.COM
- By
- Richard A. Gautier
-
- This file is intended to strip out the 8th bit of characters saved in
- WordStar document-type files. As far as I know it will work on WordStar
- files up to version 4. Versions 5 and above also embed printer types, tab
- placements and other strangeties that I don't wish to have to deal with.
-
- The program was written on the fly (I couldn't access SIMTEL-20, so I
- wrote it in Turbo-C) and doesn't claim to be the best on the market.
-
- It takes an input file from the command line, and opens it for input.
- It then evaluates the file one character at a time. If the /r is NOT used,
- it merely strips off bit 8, and prints it out to standard output.
-
- If the /r is used on the command line, whenever it hits a period in the
- irst column of a line, it assumes it is a dot command, and ignores all
- further input up until the next line feed (ASCII 10, 0x0A).
-
- The syntax is simple:
-
- strip filename [/r]
-
- The /r is of course optional, and the filename may contain a full path.
-
- To get the output to go to a file, you may use the > command or >> command
- in DOS to redirect the output to a file or the printer. An example of this
- is:
- strip wsfile.txt /r > output.fil to send output to 'output.fil'
-
- or
-
- strip wsfile.txt /r > prn to send to a printer.
-
-
- The program is public domain, free for any who want to use it. The
- author can be reached at:
- Richard A. Gautier
- 498 Denbigh Blvd #107
- Newport News, VA 23602
-