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From: infocntr@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Geri N. Finkelstein)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Emacs to Multimate conversion
Summary: ASCII-->Multimate using MultiMate Advantage II
Keywords: Emacs Multimate Conversion
Message-ID: <22482@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 13 Feb 88 06:32:25 GMT
References: <8801261730.AA26717@icst-cmr.arpa.ARPA> <2718@oxtrap.UUCP> <189@cocktrice.uucp>
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
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In article <189@cocktrice.uucp>, mdm@cocktrice.uucp (Mike Mitchell) writes:
> The Multimate folks have given you the ability to do this from the very
> early releases of this program. What you are looking for is a capability
> provided by the UTIL program (Utility Disk).
> 
> The menu selection you wish to do is "File Conversion." Then you wish to
> convert from ASCII text (Emacs files) to Multimate (Document files). The
> process is fully documented in the Advanced User's section of the Multimate
> manual.
> 
> I have had to help users with this in the past so I know it is possible.
> Sit down with a backup copy of your document (Emacs style) and give it 
> a go. I shouldn't take too long to figure out.

If you're using Advantage II (MultiMate's latest version) you don't have
to use "File Conversion" on the utility disk--there is a new feature
accessible from within a document which allows direct ASCII import into
the open document.  It brings the text in rather smoothly....

As was already mentioned, the easiest method going the other way
(MultiMate to ASCII) is printing to disk.  Use the TTYCRLF PAT table but
make the following modifications to your document--take out any headers/
footers.  Then on your print screen change your margin to 0, top margin
to 0 and page length to 1.  You'll get your text (relatively painlessly!)

Hope this helps.
-- 
Geri Finkelstein           !{ihnp4,decwrl}!amdahl!infocntr
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