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Re: writing a PC type file - character stream - on the 3000
From:
Goetz Neumann <[log in to unmask]>
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Goetz Neumann <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 03:33:41 -0600
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 William L. Brandt wrote:

> Now another program I will need will not process fixed length ASCII files.
>
[snip]

> Is a variable length file the way to go? I've never used one of those on the
> 3000 in 25 years...

I suggest you try your luck with a bytestream file.
The 'tobyte' command in the POSIX Shell (or TOBYTE.HPBIN.SYS)
can convert your fixed length ASCII file into that format.

HTH,

Goetz

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