Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sphinx.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor From: shor@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Melinda Shore) Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Re: WordStar to ASCII Message-ID: <1322@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 12:34:00 EST Article-I.D.: sphinx.1322 Posted: Tue Nov 12 12:34:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 08:34:06 EST References: <2961@brl-tgr.ARPA>, <126@multivu.UUCP> Organization: U. Chicago - Computation Center Lines: 16 [] > From: bob@multivu.UUCP (Bob Hutson) > I believe that WordStar can generate ``straight ASCII'' by > itself. I am not in a position to test this, but as I recall, > WordStar can ``print'' a file to another file. The resulting > file may very well be what you're looking for. Printing to disk expands the dot commands and makes basic line- and page-end decisions, but leaves high bits on. It doesn't get rid of control characters (^S, ^B, etc.), either. -- Melinda Shore ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor University of Chicago Computation Center Staff.Melinda%chip@UChicago.Bitnet "Beavers, by teamwork family life!" [Dr. Bronner]