CONVERT SUBSYSTEM - line number options.
Options:
- Asis
- leaves the text exactly as is.
- Insert(n,m)
- inserts line numbers, beginning with "n" and
incrementing by "m". The default is both
"n" and "m" equal to 10. The number
fields are at least as wide as the "n" field;
for example, "Insert(0010,10)" gives sequence
numbers of 0010, 0020, 0030 etc.
- label(abcdef(i-j)fghij(i-j)---)
- If the "insert", "move" or
"resequence" option precedes the
"label" option and the output records are one
of "comdk", "card", or
"acard", then a label (max of five characters)
is placed in columns 73-77 of the output records. The
labels are put on the records with sequence numbers in
the range from i-j.
- Move
- strips away line numbers from the input text and
re-attaches the numbers, depending on the type of output
records desired. For "bcd", "print"
or "aprint", "move" acts exactly like
"strip".
- N(<char>)
- indicates that Gmap tab-settings (8,16,32,73) have been
used in building the input file(s). If a character
<char> is specified, the character was used as a
tab character when the file was built. If no <char>
is given, the ASCII tab character is assumed. The N
option implies Move.
- Strip
- truncates "comdk", "card", and
"acard" records at column 72. For
"ascii" and "oldasc" records, any
line numbers found are thrown away.
- Resequence(i,j)
- resequences the line numbers by first stripping the input
text's numbers then re-numbers, starting from
"i" and incrementing by "j". The
default for "i" and "j" is 10. If the
output file is "bcd", "print" or
"aprint", "resequence" is treated
exactly like "strip".
Description:
These options exist only with the "comdk",
"card", "acard", "oldasc", and
"ascii" options. Line numbers for "ascii" and
"oldasc" must be among the first eight characters, and
must include leading blanks. A "#" in the first eight
characters is considered as a delimiter (neither text nor part of
the line number). For "comdk", "card" and
"acard" records, line numbers are considered to be the
trailing digits in columns 73-80. The field may begin with
non-numerics, which are treated the same as a '#' in the
"ascii" and "oldasc" records.
Be careful not to alter the line numbers when using Basic
files.
See Also:
expl convert
expl convert options
expl convert character
expl convert dollar
expl convert miscellaneous
expl convert specialized
expl jdac
expl jrn
expl jprint
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