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From: Jackie <Burhans%ECLD@usc-ecl>
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Subject: Wordstar Question
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 23:30:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 12 23:30:47 1985
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I'm working on a project using Wordstar to enter a class schedule. The
Wordstar file will be sent to a typesetter for formatting and printing.
The information is entered with minimal special codes (no bold, no
underlining, some hard-carriage returns) but it does use tabs.

The file is first entered in readable format and printed so that
it can be proofed for typing/content errors. Example:
347L    2   Woodwind Instruments     53435H   3 MW  Masek   MUS

After proofing we must go back and insert special codes for the
typesetter to indicate when to turn on special fonts/headings etc.,
In addition, the typesetter wants us to remove tabs and use '#' to
indicate when to tab. Example:
[j2]347L#2#Woodwind Instruments#53435H#3#MW#Masek#MUS#

Question: how to search for TAB (CTRL-I) and replace with null
and will this take out extra blanks--that is, does WS store actual
blanks or just ^I? We have tried the global search/replace
command ^QA Find:^I Replace with # Options:gn but it does not
even get so far as finding. NOTE: This strategy works with
^P^B (BOLD) codes but fails spectactularly with ^P^S (UNDERLINE) 
codes in our test file. Any pointers on this will be, of course,
appreciated.

Besides, or rather in addition, any pointers to where I can find
out more about WS format for .WS files so I can write a 
program to read .WS files and strip out some control codes
and replace with special typesetting notations???

Tx.