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- EnQue Software's XLATE
- For the Atari ST, 10/21/90
- by Dr. Boyd Gafford
-
- About a month ago, I put into the public domain a little program called
- TXTTODOC.PRG, which was a simple ASCII to Word Writer ST conversion
- program. I was surprised at the number of people who downloaded it, and
- the number of E-mails I received on GEnie.
-
- So I took the advice of several people, and spent a little more time and
- effort to make the program as flexible and useful as possible. XLATE is
- the result! The extra time also made me think that I should make this
- version ShareWare, under the EnQue label my partner and I have established.
-
- Ok, now on using the program. Simply choose the source and destination
- filenames, and click on [Begin]! That's it! All the XLATE options are
- defaulted to the usual settings for converting an ASCII file to Word
- Writer ST or First Word Plus. If you want to change some of the options,
- just click on the [Options] button and pick from the selections that present
- themself. You can have CR\LF's treated as the end of a line or paragraph,
- and you can also specify if control characters (like form feeds or any
- extended characters) or excessive spaces are to be stripped.
- I've tested the program with several different ASCII files, some printed
- to disk with an IBM word processor, some taken from the online services
- (like ST Report), and some files generated with garbage in them, and XLATE
- did wonders to them all! Gone, gone, gone is the "hard" return at the
- end of every line in the Word Writer ST files! Every paragraph reformatted
- flawlessly.
-
- If you are interested in the program and EnQue software, just click your
- mouse on the EnQue logo from the main menu. You'll be given the opportunity
- to fill out the "online" order form and print it to your printer. If you
- do not have a printer, you may write down the information below. Registered
- users are sent a disk with the latest version of the software, and are
- given technical support and free upgrades via the EnQue BBS. Registered
- users also have their suggestions for enhancements given first priority.
- We feel this is more than what you get from most ST software houses for
- your hard earned bucks.
-
- Please feel free to distribute this program. You may give it to your
- friends or upload it to your favorite BBS. The only thing I ask is
- that you distribute the ARC file, rather than just the PRG file, and
- if you charge any price, that it only covers the cost of the disk.
-
- If you find this program useful, I would like to hear from you! Just
- drop me a line on GENIE ( My name there is B.GAFFORD1), or call the EnQue
- BBS at 816-353-0991. The BBS is currently up each weekday except for
- 5-10pm. If you want to chat, call 5-10pm weekdays or on the weekends!
-
- To register, just send your address and a check or money order for
- $15.00 to:
- EnQue Software
- Route 1, Box 116C
- Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
- BBS (816) 353-0991
- (voice 5-10pm and weekends)
-