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Date: 03-19-93 (13:39)             Number: 118
From: ERIC STEVENS                 Refer#: NONE
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Subj: Bin2txt  pd source             Conf: (36) C Language
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/*
**  bin2txt
**  Written By Eric Stevens
**  March 19, 1993
**  Released to Public Domain
**
**  Reads a file saved in binary mode and copies data to a text file.
**  Useful to convert CAPture files created by Telix or other terminals.
**  Also displays a method to turn on and off cursor blinking.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <dos.h>

int
main (int argc,char **argv)
{
        FILE *infile;
        FILE *outfile;
        char buffer;
        char x = 0;
        union REGS foo;

        printf("\n\nbin2txt  - Written by Eric Stevens\n");
        if (argc < 3) {
                printf ("\nCommand Line Systax : \n ");
                printf ("bin2txt <infile> <outfile>\n\n");
                return 1;
        }
        if (!(infile = fopen(argv[1],"rb"))) {
                printf ("\n\"%s\" could not be found\n",argv[1]);
                return 1;
        }
        if (!(outfile = fopen(argv[2],"wt"))) {
                printf ("\n\"%s\" could not be created\n",argv[2]);
                return 1;
        }
        printf("\n Converting File :  ");

        foo.h.ah = 1;                   /*                     */
        foo.h.ch = 32;                  /*   Turn Cursor Off   */
        int86(0x10,&foo,&foo);          /*                     */

        while (fread(&buffer,sizeof(char),1,infile)) {
                if (buffer == 13)       buffer = 0;
                if (x == 20)            printf("\b\x2d");
                if (x == 40)            printf("\b\x2f");
                if (x == 60)            printf("\b\x5c");
                if (x == 80)            printf("\b\xb3");
                x++;
                if (x == 100)           x = 0;
                fwrite(&buffer,sizeof(char),1,outfile);
        }
        printf("\bDone!\n");

        foo.h.ah = 1;                   /*                    */
        foo.h.ch = 6;                   /*   Turn Cursor On   */
        foo.h.cl = 7;                   /*                    */
        int86(0x10,&foo,&foo);          /*                    */

        return 0;
}


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