;^d^/^SOFT^ to ^AMOS^ format HELP file converter
^% DSH2AM - A d/SOFT to AMOS Product Help file converter %^
by
% James A. Jarboe IV %
^Alpha Micro^ products help files use escape ^TCRT^ codes to produce
graphic effects for terminal display. This means help files for
^AMOS 2.x^, ^AlphaCALC^, ^AlphaWRITE^, ^AlphaMENU^, ^ESP^, and ^DART^ also use
this style of help file processing. Although effective, producing
help files with this method can become ^tedious and confusing^ at
times.
Help files for ^d^/^SOFT^ products use a method of defining_terminal_
_attributes_by defining ^toggle^ characters within the text file.
This method makes producing effective help files_much easier_.
^DSH2AM^ is a utility that will convert a ^d^/^SOFT^ style help
file to an ^AMOS^ product style help file. Therefore a text file can
be created using ^d^/^SOFT^ style ^toggle^ characters and then be
converted to ^AMOS^ product style help file format for ^AMOS 2.x^,
^AlphaCALC^, ^AlphaWRITE^, ^AlphaMENU^, ^ESP^, or ^DART^.
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The format of the ^DSH2AM^ command is as follows:
^.DSH2AM^ {Output filespec} = Input filespec
Where:
^Input filespec^ = Name of ^d^/^SOFT^ file to convert to AMOS
style help file. (Defaults to ^.HLP^).
^Output filespec^ = Name of file converted to ^AMOS^ style help
file. (Defaults to input filespec).
_Full file specifications_, along with_Ersatz devices_are accepted.
If ^Output file^ specification is omitted then the ^Output file^ will
have the same name as the ^Input file^ specification.
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If the ^full^ Input file specification is the same as the ^full^
Output file specification then the Input file specification will
create a ^backup^ copy named% Inputfilespec.DSH %.
If an Output file already ^exists^ or a ^backup^ copy of the Input
file specification already exists as% filename.DSH %, the user
will be prompted for confirmation of ^deletion^ of the already
existing file.
Example:
^.DSH2AM DSH2AM.USA = HLP:DSH2AM.HLP^
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This ^Help^ file was originally produced with ^SuperVUE^, then
formatted with the ^AMHELP.PDV^, and converted to ^d^/^SOFT^ format with
^AMH2DS.LIT^.
Any ^comments^, ^suggestions^, for ^DSH2AM^ should be made to:
^James A. Jarboe IV^
Educational Filmstrips
1401 19th Street
Huntsville, Texas 77340
