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OS/2 REXX Batch file
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1997-07-22
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/* FixQuotes.rexx 1.0 - 15-Mar-97
** Removes those annoying squares from a message which are displayed if your font
** doesn't support all characters.
** Check http://www.utu.fi/~knikulai/ARexx.html for other useful scripts! */
options results
address 'YAM'
'GetMailInfo File'
if rc>0 then do /* You screwed up! */
'Request "You need to select a message first!" "_Abort script"'
exit /* quit script */
end /* not the script, the do after then... */
filename=result
if open(in,filename,'r') then do
if open(out,'t:tmp','w') then do /* try to open a temp file */
do while ~eof(in) /* convert whole message */
r=readln(in) /* read a line */
r=change(r,'=92',"'") /* I've no idea what this */
r=change(r,'92'x,"'") /* char is called... :-) */
r=change(r,'=93','"') /* begin quote */
r=change(r,'93'x,'"') /* so is this */
r=change(r,'=94','"') /* end quote */
r=change(r,'94'x,'"') /* same here */
call writeln(out,r)
end
call close(out)
end
else do
'Request "Can not write temp file!" "_Abort script"' /* Bad luck! */
exit
end
call close(in)
address command 'copy >nil: t:tmp' filename
address command 'delete >nil: t:tmp'
'Request "All quotes converted." "Ok"'
end
else
'Request "Can not open message!" "_Abort script"'/* This shouldn't ever happen */
exit /* That's all folks! */
change:
parse arg s,o,n /* Args: string, old chars, new chars */
do while pos(o,s)>0 /* do while there are old chars left */
p=pos(o,s) /* find the position */
b=left(s,p-1) /* store the beginning of line */
e=substr(s,p+length(o)) /* and the end of line */
s=b || n || e /* create new and improved string */
end
return s /* Return the result */