--- Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> If I were inclined to use vi on MPE text files, I would probably
> try a command file similar to the one below, keeping in mind to not
> use the :w command in vi to write to a different filename than the
> original one...
> 
>   parm filename
>   xeq /bin/tobyte "-at !filename /tmp/!filename"
>   setvar term, "hp2392a"
>   xeq /bin/vi /tmp/!filename
>   xeq /bin/frombyte "/tmp/!filename !filename"
> 
> Note, however, that I have not tested above for any "pitfalls".

just be aware that frombyte only generates an 80-byte text file.  i'm
not sure if the frombyte'd file is numbered or not....  there are
programs out there that are expecting 'their' input files to be
unnumbered (setparms.arpa.sys is one of them, for example) and maybe
even 72 bytes wide.

i seem to recall a contributed program from ted ashton that was a
'smarter' frombyte.  does anyone else?  is it on jazz?    - d

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