Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site whuts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuts!2212msr From: 2212msr@whuts.UUCP (ROBIN) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.micro,net.micro.att Subject: WORDSTAR FIND/REPLACE & conversion Message-ID: <368@whuts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 14:21:51 EST Article-I.D.: whuts.368 Posted: Fri Nov 8 14:21:51 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 07:23:52 EST Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 73 Xref: watmath net.micro.pc:5816 net.micro:12631 net.micro.att:660 The following WORDSTAR information is material which I have gleaned from commercial publications, net contributors, other WS users, and my own experiences. I make NO claims for originality or creation of this material. I thought that some other WS users might find it helpful presented in this manner. Max S. Robin 201-386-6865 email: whuxg!2212msr ---------------------- cut here --------------------- Find/Replace CTRL-P Commands ^QF (Find) and ^QA (Find and Replace) commands can be used to Find/Replace ^P commands by entering the ASCII equivalent of these codes after the question mark prompt (FIND?). The procedure is: 1. Hold down the ALT key, then type in the 3-digit number, then release the ALT key. Use the number pad ONLY! The numbers on top row of keyboard will not work with ALT key. 2. The 3-digit codes are: ^PB 130 ^PD 132 ^PS 147 underline ^PT 148 ^PV 150 ^PX 152 ^Py 153 continuous underline ^QF (Find) and ^QA (Find and Replace) commands can be used to Find/Replace both hard and soft carriage returns by entering ^N after the question mark prompt (FIND?). Conversion of WORDSTAR files to ASCII WORDSTAR files may be converted to standard ASCII files with the following series of commands. These changes will made be in your existing file, so you may wish to work on a copy. (Remember to go to top of file before each ^QA command is entered, or use 'gnb' as optionresponcse to REPLACE WITH? prompott.) ^QA FIND?space REPLACE WITH?| OPTIONS?gn^QQ^B 1 FIND?| REPLACE WITH?space OPTIONS?gn ^QA FIND?^N REPLACE WITH?^N OPTIONS?gn where: | means pipe symbol where: space means 'press space bar once' Conversion of ASCII files to WORDSTAR ASCII files may be converted to standard WORDSTAR files with the following series of commands. These changes will made be in your existing file, so you may wish to work on a copy. (Remember to go to top of file before each ^QA command is entered, or use 'gnb' as responce to REPLACE WITH? prompt.) ^QA FIND?^N^N REPLACE WITH?^P^J^P^M OPTIONS?gn FIND?^N REPLACE WITH?space OPTIONS?gn FIND?^P^J^P^M REPLACE WITH?^N^N OPTIONS?gn ^QQ^B 1 where: space means 'press space bar once'