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- QWP.EXE (C) Copyright 1989 Stephen J. Lowens Version 1.04
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- QWP.EXE A file format translation program.
- Translates Quattro and 1-2-3 files into WordPerfect 4.x.
- Output can be used in WordPerfect versions 4.x and 5.0.
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- LICENSE
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- QWP is distributed as user supported software. It is not in the
- public domain and it is not free software. You may use the program
- on a trial basis to determine if it is useful to you. You may also
- make copies for distribution to others for evaluation purposes.
- If you use the program for productive work, please send a license
- fee of $25 to:
-
- Stephen Lowens
- 1644 Oak View Avenue
- Kensington, CA 94707
-
- The fee permits the use of the program on an unlimited number of
- computers located at a single street address.
-
- Upon request, I will send you a copy that bypasses the help screen
- and request for license message when the program starts.
-
- WHAT QWP DOES
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- QWP translates spreadsheet files into a format that can use fixed
- or proportional spaced fonts in WordPerfect. Columnar spreadsheet
- data is analyzed by the program to determine whether the data
- should be right or left justified in each column. The program
- automatically develops the appropriate tab format line, and will
- change the tab line if the data types change. The program also
- inserts the proper code for left tab or right alignment before each
- cell value.
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- The program solves the problem caused by the interaction of blank
- spaces in a line composed of proportional font text.
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- BEFORE YOUR RUN QWP
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- QWP can extract data from a Quattro or 1-2-3 file in two ways:
- using range names or cell coordinates. You can specify range names
- within the spreadsheet which identify the data to be extracted, or
- you can enter coordinates of the cells directly into QWP. In
- general, you will find it easier to identify range names within the
- spreadsheet before saving it, and then enter those range names into
- QWP. Up to 50 ranges of data can be extracted from a single
- spreadsheet in a single pass of the program.
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- QWP.EXE (C) Copyright 1989 Stephen J. Lowens
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- RUNNING QWP
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- To start the program, type "QWP."
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- After QWP is started, you will be presented with a listing of
- spreadsheet names in the current directory. Cursor keys or the
- first letter of the file name can be used to select the file.
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- An output file name is then requested. Any legal DOS name can be
- specified.
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- Two parameters are then requested. The "Left Margin" should
- correspond with the default left margin that is used in WordPer-
- fect. Note that QWP's Left Margin is in "characters", rather
- than inches or points. The QWP value may thus be different than
- the WordPerfect Left Margin. Some experimentation may necessary
- to establish the value that works best for you.
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- The "Multiplier" value is used to spread or compress the data
- horizontally. The value should be greater than 0.0. A value less
- than 1 will squeeze the data together. A value greater than 1 will
- spread it apart. The value 1.0 is recommended as a starting point.
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- The program will then present a selection screen for range names.
- The names should be selected in the order in which they are to be
- translated. Select the name "Specify" if you want to specify the
- upper left and lower right hand corners of a range inside QWP. The
- label "Quit" ends the selection process and initiates format
- translation.
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- For each data range, the program also has an option of identifying
- one or more "border" columns. These borders work just like 1-2-3
- or Quattro border columns. They allow you to print a set of
- columns that is not adjacent to your main data range. An example:
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- Say that your desired data range is from K40 to Z99. This is
- probably too wide for the page, so you will convert it in three
- sections. Say that columns J,K and L contain information
- relevant to all of the other columns, and you would like to see
- them printed with all of the rest of the data. One way to do
- this would be to set up three data ranges, one from M40 to P99,
- one from Q40 to U99, and one from V40 to Z99. Save these as
- rangenames in the spreadsheet. When you identify each of these
- rangenames inside QWP, enter columns J and L as the left and
- right boundaries for the borders. You need specify these borders
- only once. Select "Retain Borders" for the other two ranges.
- Columns J, K and L will be printed with each range.
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- QWP.EXE (C) Copyright 1989 Stephen J. Lowens
-
- WHAT YOU GET OUT OF THIS
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- The resultant file will be in WordPerfect 4.2 format. This format
- can be directly read by WordPerfect 5.0. You will need to page
- down through the file the first time to get it to appear properly
- on the screen.
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- QWP SUPPORTS:
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- 1-2-3 Versions 1A and 2.1; Quattro Versions 1.0 and 1.1.
- General,fixed,currency,percent,comma,date and time formats.
- Left,right and repeating (\) labels.
- Hidden Columns and cells.
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- FIVE CAUTIONARY NOTES:
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- A QWP does not split lines that are longer than a default line
- length. If you desire to print an area that is wider than a
- typical page, you will need to specify separate ranges for
- each horizontal section. You may use the "Borders" option
- just like in Quattro or 1-2-3 to repeat border columns with
- each range of data.
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- B If the columns do not appear to line up in the WordPerfect
- document, the space available in WordPerfect may not be wide
- enough for the data. If this occurs, there are four options:
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- 1. Select a smaller multiplier value in QWP.
- 2. Reduce the value of the left and right margins in both
- QWP and WordPerfect.
- 3. Select a smaller font in WordPerfect.
- 4. Use landscape mode in WordPerfect.
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- C Because spreadsheet files effectively work with fixed space
- fonts and current word-processing favors proportional spacing,
- it is not always possible to get an ideal translation between
- the two formats, particularly where spreadsheet labels are
- long. In QWP, this may be a problem where a label is longer
- than the cell width. QWP includes code to make a best guess
- in this case. However, the most successful use of the program
- will occur in spreadsheets where labels are always no longer
- than the width of the cell in which they reside.
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- D QWP Version 1.0 is incompatible with 1-2-3 Vsn 3.
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- E QWP does not insert margin changes into the WordPerfect file.
- If margin changes are needed, they should be done before the
- file is imported into WordPerfect.
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- QWP.EXE (C) Copyright 1989 Stephen J. Lowens
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- TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
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- A If the entire table is too tightly packed, select a larger
- multiplier. If the entire table is spread out to far, use
- a smaller multiplier. If one column is the wrong width,
- change the column width inside Quattro or 1-2-3.
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- B QWP reads through the spreadsheet from top to bottom. If
- the program seems to be very slow and the spreadsheet is
- large, try extracting the values of the data to be printed
- into a separate spreadsheet, or move the data to be printed
- to the top of the spreadsheet.
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- C You should set the QWP "Left Margin" parameter so that the
- resultant tab line in WordPerfect contains a tab on or just
- to the right of the left margin inside WordPerfect.
-
- D Since there may be adjustments to the left margin and
- multiplier parameters, is advisable to run QWP out of the DOS
- Shell in WordPerfect. In this way, QWP can be accessed, the
- parameters can be adjusted, and the resultant file can then
- be directly imported into WordPerfect. Parameter changes can
- be made by repeating this sequence. However, if the WordPer-
- fect file is large, there may not be enough memory to run QWP
- out of the DOS shell more than once. In this case, it will
- be necessary to run the programs separately.
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- Quattro is a trademark of Borland, International.
- WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
- 1-2-3 is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation
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- QWP.EXE (C) Copyright 1989 Stephen J. Lowens