Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!sri-spam!mordor!lll-tis!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!CLARKU.BITNET!DHASKIN From: DHASKIN@CLARKU.BITNET (Denis W. Haskin, Manager, Technical Services) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: BITNET mail follows Message-ID: <8706241444.AA29969@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Mon, 22-Jun-87 13:35:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8706241444.AA29969 Posted: Mon Jun 22 13:35:00 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 26-Jun-87 05:24:43 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 71 > Date: 19 JUN 87 11:14-EDT > From: BRUCE%UC780.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU > > >> Does anyone out there know if it is possible to use RUNOFF to get a file > >> suitable for insertion into a help library, given a file designed to be > >> printed documentation? In particular, can the .HEADER LEVEL type of > >> directives be instructed to produce single numbers, as required. > > Yes it is possible because the vax version of kermit uses runoff to produce > the kermit help files, but I can't find it on my system.... > > bruce on bitnet Aha... I was waiting to see whether there's another way to do it, but I guess not. You can do it, but you have to plan for it *before* writing your file, e.g. if you want to do it to some existing documentation you're in for a bit of editing. Bruce was right that the Kermit documentation uses it; at the bottom of this message is an excerpt from VMSMIT.RNH. It would be processed with RUNOFF/VARIANT=SYSTEM VMSMIT.RNH to produce a help file, and RUNOFF VMSMIT.RNH to produce a manual. Hope this helps... % Denis W. Haskin Manager, Technical Services % % ----------------------------------------------------------------------- % % DHASKIN@CLARKU.BITNET Office of Information Systems (617)793-7193 % % Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester MA 01610 % -------------------------- excerpt from VMSMIT.RNH ------------------------- VR SYSTEM P0 ap LM1.RM70 I-1 IF SYSTEM 1 Kermit ENDIF SYSTEM Kermit is a file transfer protocol. It allows the transfer of files over [... etc ...] a message indicating the default transfer terminal when it is started. I-1 IF SYSTEM 2 BYE ELSE SYSTEM 1 BYE ENDIF SYSTEM This command will cause Kermit-32 (when in local mode) to tell the other [... etc ...] the acknowledgement that this is being done, it will exit to VMS. b.i+10 Kermit-32>BYE b I-1 IF SYSTEM 2 CONNECT ELSE SYSTEM 1 CONNECT ENDIF SYSTEM The CONNECT command will allow you to connect in as a virtual terminal [... etc ...]