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- HI2LO Version 1.00
-
- Written by Scott Dale Robison
- Copyright (C) 1992, SANDD Software
-
-
- LICENSE TO USE AGREEMENT
-
- SANDD Software (SANDD) grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use
- the program HI2LO.EXE. SANDD makes no warranties of any kind, expressed
- or implied, with respect to the quality, performance, accuracy or
- fitness of the software. In no event shall SANDD, or any of its
- representatives, be liable for any loss of profit or damage arising from
- the use or inability to use this software even if SANDD or an authorized
- agent of SANDD has been advised of the possibility of damage. SANDD
- reserves the right to make changes, enhancements, and improvements to
- the software at any time and without notice.
-
-
- ABOUT HI2LO
-
- This program was written to fill a need I had to create TRUE ASCII files
- for use with my BBS. After modifying the ANSI screen for the umpteenth
- time, I was dreading making the necessary changes to the ASCII file.
- Deciding that I could write a program that would do the job better than
- I could do it, I set to work on HI2LO.
-
- HI2LO.EXE is a utility used to convert HIGH ASCII characters in a text
- file to eqivalent standard ASCII characters that represent, as closely
- as possible, the original HIGH ASCII characters. This is accomplished by
- giving HI2LO the filename to convert and the filename to create from the
- command line. An optional third file that contains an alternate remap
- character set may be specified (more on this later).
-
-
- HOW TO USE HI2LO
-
- If you type HI2LO at the command line without any command line
- parameters, it will provide an information screen with usage
- information. All that is needed to convert a file is the name of the
- source file and the name of the destination file (and the optional alternate
- remap character set), in the following format:
-
- HI2LO SOURCE DEST
-
- or
-
- HI2LO SOURCE DEST MAP
-
-
- IDEAS FOR USE OF HI2LO
-
- When using TheDraw, PCBDraw or PCBEdit (or equivalent program) to edit
- your BBS screens, save your ANSI screen in the normal manner. Save your
- ASCII screen with a different filename than usual. (For example, use
- WELCOME.SRC instead of WELCOME.) After you've returned to DOS, use
- HI2LO to convert your ASCII screen (with the HIGH ASCII characters) to a
- TRUE ASCII version. For example, if you had saved your welcome screen as
- WELCOME.SRC, just type HI2LO WELCOME.SRC WELCOME and hit the enter key.
- Now you'll have a file named WELCOME ready to display to your users that
- don't use IBM's.
-
-
- HI2LO ALTERNATE REMAP CHARACTER SETS
-
- The default remap sequence doesn't affect the first 127 characters. The
- 128th character (ASCII code 127 [DEL]) is remapped to a ^ symbol (ASCII 94).
- The remaining 128 characters (ASCII 128 through ASCII 255) are remapped as
- follows (left to right, top to bottom, the top left being ASCII 128 []):
-
- C u e a a a a c e e e i i i A A E a A o o o u u y O U c # Y P f
- a i o u n N a o ? - - 2 4 ! < > # # # | + + + + + + | + + + + +
- + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + # _ ( ) ~
- a B T r E o u t 0 0 O o % 0 e U = + > < f f / = O o . V n 2 *
-
- If you wish to change the remap character set, simply create a file with
- the new character set. It should be exactly 256 characters long with the
- characters in the order you want. For example, if you wanted to replace the
- double horizontal line character (Í) with an equal sign (=), you would put
- an equal sign in the 205th position of the remap character set file.
-
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION
-
- HI2LO is shareware. Instead of traditional registration request (money),
- I'd just like to know who you are, if you find it useful, etc. I can be
- reached on the Salt Air BBS (801-261-8976, 8/N/1, 1200-14400 bps [maybe
- 16800], USR DS HST/V.32bis) or on LCARS àlpha BBS (801-963-9772, 7/E/1 or
- 8/N/1, 300-2400 bps, V.42bis). I look forward to hearing from you.
-