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conv123, grph123 9 Aug 1993 -- gss
conv123 is a utility for creating a binary-ready spreadsheet
that can be read in directly by Lotus/123(TM) or programs
that can read Lotus/123(TM) spreadsheets. It grew out of
the need to take our corporate data and deliver it as a
kind of inexpensive "executive information system" to
micro-computers that had been networked together, when it
was realized that the standard "import" function used to
read ASCII data files was too restricting.
It is hoped that the straightforward ASCII input file format,
designed for use with a report writer, will be suitable for
most data-generating methods, including 3rd and 4th generation
languages.
This distribution also includes grph123, which produces a Lotus(TM)
"named graph" file. Although requiring a different input file
format, this utility can be quite useful, permitting as it does
the creation of pre-formatted graph instructions for Lotus/123(TM),
and also for those programs capable of interpreting such information
(e.g., Excel(TM)).
The utilities are fairly simple, currently supporting no options, and
after unpacking, should just require a simple "make" to create.
You may want to edit the Makefile for compiler flags, or for target
directory information ("BINDIR" and "MANDIR" variables) if you intend
to "make install."
conv123 can be used as a filter (i.e., stdin or stdout redirected),
although grph123 can re-direct only stdout. They have been tested
only on HP-UX 8.0x (series 700 machines), AIX 3.2, and SunOS 4.x. We
really don't feel much like enhancing them right now, but feel free to
mail bugs reports (in any form) to greg@brooktree.com.
By the way: if you really must run this program on an Intel processor,
be sure to alter the "swapb" macro to do no swapping. It is not
imagined that there would be much need for this, as most Intel-based
operating systems should have utilities such as conv123 readily and
inexpensively available.