VIEW 13.4 - HOW DO I? ====================== Q. I have a text file for which the line wrap is not what I want. It wraps at column 76 and I want it to wrap at column 64. Can VIEW handle this for me? A. Yes. If the file is WordPerfect, Word or any other word processing file you must first convert it to ASCII by pressing F6 and choosing "Save as" at VIEW's menu. Suppose you save the file as "myfile.doc", then from the file selection menu press F2 and set your required line wrap, then make sure you toggle F3 so that the message "ASCII line wrap on" appears above the list of files. Then select myfile.doc to view. If it appears the way you want it, press F6 and chooses "Save as" again. You can give it the same name or a different one. ==================================== Q. I obtained a file from a UNIX server. It contains accented characters, but they don't look right. Can VIEW help me? A. Yes. UNIX files use the ANSI character set and DOS uses the ASCII set. To convert all you need to do is press F10 while viewing the file, then F6 to save it in its converted form. Alternatively, convert the file directly by using the /c or /C switches plus the /d switch. ==================================== Q. I have a Windows Notepad file containing accented characters, but they don't look right. What can I do? A. See the answer to the previous question. Notepad also uses the ANSI character set. ==================================== Q. I have a document containing accented characters that I want to send to a UNIX server. Can I translate the characters to UNIX (ANSI) format? A. Yes - just press Shift-F10 while viewing the file, then press F6 and choose "Save as"). To convert the saved file further, use the utility dos-unix, which is provided to those who register VIEW. This utility converts from the DOS line feed format to the UNIX format. ==================================== Q. I want to do a text search in a lot of files. Do I have to load them individually in VIEW? A. No. Suppose you want to find the word "California". All you need do is type view *.* California. Then the text search function will be on for all files you view. To find each occurrence of California, keep pressing F2. To switch the text search function off, press F4. You could also use the program VIEWSEEK, which automates this process. ==================================== Q. Can I convert from one word processor format to another? A. No, VIEW converts to ASCII (or ANSI). However, using the "save for word processor" (F4 at the print menu or directly from the command line with the /C switch), you can save a file in a format that your word processor should be able to import without a hard return at the end of every line. ==================================== Q. How can I print the file I am viewing from 2COL or JETCOL? A. Press either F8 to print it directly, or F6 to print it with the option of including line numbers. ==================================== Q. How can I print a file from the command line, that is, without viewing it? A. Use the /c switch and put prn as the file name. For example: view myfile.doc /cprn Q. When I try to print or convert a file that has been split I only get the first part. How can I get all the file? A. There are two ways. If you press F6 at the file selection menu you can print or convert the ENTIRE file, regardless of its size (because VIEW is not using any memory to store the file image). Alternatively, if you are viewing a file you can first save to file the first part, then press n to display the second part and press F6 - save to file. Use the same file name that you used to save the first part, and select 'append" rather than "over write". ==================================== Q. How can see the HTML tags and