Date   : Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:23:50 +0000 (GMT)
From   : u7c92@... (Christopher)
Subject: Re: Mode 7 file

Hi,

A simple program like this one:

        0 MODE 7
       10 INPUT "Input file",infile$
       20 I%=OPENIN infile$
       30 REPEAT
       40 X%=BGET£ I%
       50 IF X%<32 OR X%>127 X%=ASC"."
       60 VDU X%
       70 UNTIL EOF£ I%

will dump 'infile$' to the screen; normal characters (in the ASCII
range 32-126) will be displayed, but a full stop (ASC"." in line 50)
will be substituted for any control code.

Alternatively, insert the following lines:

       15 INPUT "Output file",outfile$
       25 O%=OPENOUT outfile$
       65 BPUT£ O%,X%

which will create a file 'outfile$' stripped of control codes.

I don't know if this is of any help, as presumably the control codes
meant something to the program that created the original file (e.g.
highlight codes in View).

Christopher.

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Christopher Dewhurst
u7c92@...
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