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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

2806.0. "EDIT function and file formats" by TAV02::SHAPIRA () Sun Jun 06 1993 09:34

Hi,

I have a question regarding the "EDIT" function in ALL-IN-1.

A customer developed an application using WPS-PLUS as the editor. Due to the
logic of that application, the files are copied to other files with a
"WPL_TEMP" extention in their name.

In a later stage the application invokes the WPS-PLUS editor with the "EDIT"
function. Since the file extention is not "WPL", the editor assumes the file
is not a "WPL" file (but probably an ASCII file) and tries to convert the file
into WPS format. That action failes and corrupts the file.

In the application programming reference, it is stated that the "EDIT" function 
examines the extention of the file, in order to determine it's internal format.
That probably causes the problem stated above. Is there any workaround to this
problem?

Thanks, 
Yariv

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2806.1 Create a "new" editor OR change the extension TAV02::CHAIM Semper ubi Sub ubi ..... Mon Jun 07 1993 06:47 17

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	Yariv, Unless there is some undocumented qualifier to the EDIT command in which you can specify the format of the input file without EDIT having to to use the file extension to determine the file format, then I can see only two possible alternatives: 1. Using CLI, create a "new" editor which would be identical to WPSPLUS but with the extension that you desire. 2. Use the .WPL extension and tack on your TMP to the file name rather than the file extension. Thanks, Cb.

Yariv,


Unless there is some undocumented qualifier to the EDIT command in which
you can specify the format of the input file without EDIT having to
to use the file extension to determine the file format, then I can see only two 
possible alternatives:

1. Using CLI, create a "new" editor which would be identical to WPSPLUS
   but with the extension that you desire.

2. Use the .WPL extension and tack on your TMP to the file name rather
   than the file extension.

Thanks,

Cb.