Re: character encoding

["C.Caballero" Carlo.Caballero@xxxxxxxx]

Thank you, Kari! I'll give these methods a try (the batch method is
appealing). Knowing that this is a DOS to Unix process is already a big
help.


Carlo

On Sat, 4 Jun 2016, Kari Eveli wrote:

> Hello Carlo,
>
> First, the batch approach: There are tools that can be used on the Mac
> command line like dos2unix (see e.g.
> http://www.computerhope.com/unix/dos2unix.htm). I do not use a Mac, so I
> cannot tell how well this works.
>
>
> Second, the editor file-by-file approach: On the other hand, you could
> convert files using a programmer's editor. On the PC side or run in a virtual
> environment on the Mac, EditPad Lite (or Pro) handle the process well, and
> can even write Mac encoded files. The procedure is described in the vDosXy or
> vDos-lfn for Xy packages' manual.txt. Surely, there are even Mac editors that
> can accomplish similar feats.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
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> 4.6.2016, 5:11, C.Caballero wrote:
> > Colleagues,
> >
> > I wonder if someone could put me on the right track to a conversion tool I
> > can use on my Mac. I admit that I no longer use XyWrite, though I don't
> > rule out a return to it, as it remains superior to all other word
> > processors.
> >
> >
> > A lot of my legacy texts in XyWrite are in French and German. It is easy to
> > force a XyWrite file open in Pages (iWork) by giving it the suffix .txt.
> > However,a consistent pattern of misrepresentations of upper ASCII
> > characters then occurs. For instance,
> >
> >
> > what should be e-accent aigu appears as capital C cedilla what should be
> > e-accent grave appears as a-umlaut
> > ...and so on (I've avoided showing the characters but instead describe
> > them)
> >
> >
> > The originals were ASCII (XyWrite III+ files). But what is the
> > representation I should aim to convert to in Pages to preserve the
> > originally intended characters? Is there a converter that can automate this
> > character conversion for me now that I no longer run XyWrite? I do not care
> > about converting formatting, just the characters.
> >
> >
> > Thank you for any help.
> > Carlo
> >
> >
> > Carlo Caballero
> >
> > Associate Professor
> > Erma Mantey Faculty Fellow
> > Chairman, Musicology Area
> >
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> >
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