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  1.     CONVERT.BAS : A WORDBEE TO WORSTAR FILE CONVERTER
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  4. Thi≤á shor⌠ MBASI├ prograφ i≤ thσ resul⌠ oµ ß reques⌠ b∙á severa∞ ì
  5. Microbeσá Disδá Systeφá owners«á  A≤ it≤ titlσ suggest≤ i⌠á i≤á ß ì
  6. WORDBE┼ t∩ WORDSTA╥ filσ converter«á  Thσ reasoε i⌠ i≤ writteε iε ì
  7. MBASI├ iε preferencσ t∩ MicroworlΣ BASI├ i≤ tha⌠ thσ prograφá caε ì
  8. be run directly from CP/M by typing;
  9.  
  10. A>MBASIC CONVERT
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  12. a⌠á thσ CP/═ promp⌠ ¿ A╛ )«á  Thi≤ cause≤ MBASI├ t∩ bσ loadeΣ anΣ ì
  13. CONVERT.BA╙á t∩á loaΣá anΣ theε run«á  CONVER╘ caεá als∩á bσá ruε ì
  14. directl∙á froφ WORDSTA╥ b∙ selectinτ ╥ (uε ß program⌐ a⌠ thσ maiε ì
  15. menu«á  Upoε doinτ s∩ yo⌡ arσ askeΣ fo≥ thσ commanΣ t∩ whicΦá yo⌡ ì
  16. reply;
  17.  
  18. MBASIC CONVERT
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  20. Oncσá agaiε MBASI├ i≤ automatical∙ loadeΣ anΣ theε CONVERT.BA╙ i≤ ì
  21. loadeΣá anΣ run«á  Wheε thσ prograφ ha≤ finisheΣá processinτá yo⌡ ì
  22. arσ askeΣ t∩ hi⌠ an∙ ke∙ t∩ returε t∩ WORDSTAR«  Thi≤ return≤ yo⌡ ì
  23. t∩á thσ openinτ men⌡ enablinτ yo⌡ t∩ theε loaΣ anΣ edi⌠ thσ newl∙ ì
  24. converted file.
  25.  
  26. Oncσá CONVERT.BA╙á i≤ runninτ yo⌡ arσ askeΣ thσ filenamσá oµá thσ ì
  27. filσ t∩ convert«á  Iε responsσ t∩ thi≤ yo⌡ typσ thσ WORDBE┼á filσ ì
  28. namσá WITHOU╘ TH┼ FIL┼ EXTENSIO╬ .WBF«á iσ TES╘ ║á iε thσ casσ oµ ì
  29. TEST.WBF«á  Yo⌡ arσ thσ askeΣ thσ namσ oµ thσ resultinτá WORDSTA╥ ì
  30. file«á  Oncσá again¼á DON'╘á INCLUD┼á TH┼ FIL┼á EXTENSIO╬á a≤á aε ì
  31. extensioεá oµá .WS╞ (WordSta≥ File⌐ i≤ addeΣ automatical∙ b∙á thσ ì
  32. program«á  Hencσ i⌠ i≤ quitσ permissiblσ t∩ givσ thσ samσ namσá t∩ ì
  33. botΦ files«á iσ ║á answerinτ botΦ oµ thσ question≤ witΦ TES╘ wil∞ ì
  34. result in the file TEST.WBF being converted to TEST.WSF.
  35.  
  36. Oncσá thesσ question≤ havσ beeε answereΣ thσ prograφ wil∞ proceeΣ ì
  37. witΦá thσá conversion«á  Becausσá i⌠ read≤ anΣá write≤á onl∙á onσ ì
  38. characte≥ froφ anΣ t∩ disπ a⌠ ß time¼á thσ prograφ take≤ ßá whilσ ì
  39. t∩á execute¼á s∩ pleasσ don'⌠ paniπ wheε tryinτ t∩ conver⌠ ßá 60╦ ì
  40. long file as it will take a while.
  41.  
  42. I⌠á i≤á hopeΣá ß .CO═ filσ versioε oµ thi≤ prograφ wil∞á sooεá bσ ì
  43. writteε (iµ ╔ ge⌠ time⌐ hencσ aleviatinτ thσ neeΣ t∩ havσá MBASI├ ì
  44. residinτá oε thσ disπ anΣ havinτ t∩ worδ viß that«á  Thσá presen⌠ ì
  45. prograφá caεá bσá improveΣ b∙ gettinτ i⌠ t∩ reaΣá morσá thaεá onσ ì
  46. characte≥á a⌠á ß timσ froφ thσ file¼á iσ ║á usinτ ßá buffer¼á thσ ì
  47. bigge≥ thσ better«á  A≤ sucΦ ╔ encouragσ thσ hacker≤ amonτ yo⌡ t∩ ì
  48. alte≥ it¼ rememberinτ oµ coursσ t∩ contributσ you≥ result≤ t∩ ou≥ ì
  49. M.U.G.S.A. software library.
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  52.                                    Ian D. Jolly, 21/5/84
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