FilePro from Linux xterm or other terminal?

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at spamcop.net
Wed Aug 11 20:30:10 PDT 2010


On 8/11/2010 11:09 PM, John Esak wrote:
[...]
> variable is PFEOF and it takes the hex value of whatever you want.  No,
> wait, it takes the decimal value and converts it to the hex value and then
> displays that hex value converted.  So
>
> PFEOF=46
>
> Is really a 2e which is a period and makes things on Windows look like my
> Unix end of field markers.

You can use hex if you prepend "0x" to the number:

PFEOF=0x2e

>  I absolutely hate the giant triangles laying on
> their sides.  Whever thought that one up has zero aesthetic
> sensibilities.... :-)  Watch, I'll find out it was Ken now. .... :-)

What was the EOF marker under TRS-DOS?  I think Profile 16 kept the same 
marker, in which case, it was Howie.

Speaking of which...

     http://images.google.com/images?q=%22electric+file+clerk%22

A Google images search for "electric file clerk", with quotes, returns The 
Big Bang Theory logo.  :-)

(And, for some reason, Che Guevara.)


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-- 
Kenneth Brody


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