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From: jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: converting from apple writer to UNIX
Message-ID: <93@studsys.mu.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 88 19:55:50 GMT
References: <2580@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Organization: Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In article <2580@saturn.ucsc.edu>, wwang@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Weylan Wang) writes:
> I wanted to know how to convert a file that has been written with Apple
> Writer and convert it to an ASCII file that can bee edited and printed
> via UNIX.  I know they are not totaly compatible.  Do I need to do
> anything special to convert it?  Is the file in dos 3.3 text, easily
> converted?  ANy one help me?

The main difference is that UNIX needs a carriage return after each line, and
a linefeed after each carriage return.

The easiest way to add a <cr> to the end of each line is to print the file
to disk (use [P] pd 8), then load the printed file into applewriter.

To get the <lf>s after each <cr>, do a
[F]<><>J<A
where you replace the 'J' with a ctrl-j (downarrow).  This command tells
AppleWriter to find each <cr> (the '>') and replace it with a <cr> and <lf>
(If that command doesn't do it, try using '>' for the delimiter and '<' for
the <cr> token.  It's been a  l o o ng  time since I've used AppleWriter). l o o
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Mike Jetzer
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