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From: dan@leadsv.UUCP (Dan Gold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: For WordPerfect users only: parallel-columns, loading foreign files
Message-ID: <1759@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 19:01:46 EDT
Article-I.D.: leadsv.1759
Posted: Mon Sep 28 19:01:46 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Sep-87 04:19:21 EDT
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Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca.
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Keywords: WordPerfect 4.2, parallel-columns, foreign files

I am having a problem with WP that doesn't seem to be documented too
well so I thought someone out there might have an answer.  I am trying
to take a standard ASCII file and "force-fit" it into the WP
parallel-column format.  The file has five character fields of the
specified widths: 1, 6, 82, 8, 8 (respectively).  The fields are
tab-separated and end with a Hard Return ([HRt]).  To avoid any
misinterpretation the format looks like the following:

C<TAB>CCCCCC<TAB>C ...<TAB>CCCCCCCC<TAB>CCCCCCCC

C = a character

I understand how parallel-format columns are set up and used and even
have examined the hidden codes (<ALT><F3>).  The hidden codes for
parallel columns are:

[Block Pro: On][Col on]C[HPg]CCCCCC[HPg]C    (continued on next line)
...[HPg]CCCCCCCC[HPg]CCCCCCCC[Block Pro: Off][Col off][HRt]

Through search-and-replace each <TAB> is replaced by a [HPg] so that
part is ok, however, I can find no way to insert the [Block Prot: X]
and [Col: X] codes.  Perhaps these matter but then again I can't find
anything that says yes or no.

After I have replaced the <TAB> characters, I set-up the columns and
enable them.  WP takes the first line and formats it fine but then
strips out all [HPg] codes on the following lines and scrunches the
text into the last column, thinking that it is one continuous string.

If someone has a solution I would sure appreciate hearing about it so
as to avoid manually re-entering the text myself.  PLEASE  reply by
E-MAIL, don't post a follow-up.  I will summarize if there is
sufficient interest.

Dan Gold
Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. 
Sunnyvale, California

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