Re: Save selected DF block to file without EOF marker?

[Leslie Bialler lb136@xxxxxxxx]

J. R. Fox wrote:

> Wasn't there some setting that allowed Xy to ignore the EOF, thereby
> looking past it in the file ?
As has been answered already, yes, the d 1a=1 setting. It has one
functional purpose other than the business with docinfo. It will allow
you to examine a file from another format in its entirety. If you want,
say, to simply examine a Word file while you're in XyWrite, set the
system to 1a=1 temporarily, and you'll be able to read the thing, and,
alas, also the formatting stuff at the top and the bottom. You might
find this easier than dealing with List. (Or not.)


In light of the warnings about keeping this on, you might want to do a
little XPL thang if you ever decide you need to examine Word files in
XyWrite on a regular basis: map ctrl-Q to a routine that has an if
statement that says if df1a=1 then prompt Yo! Yo! Yo! 1a is active! Or
something.



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