McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2010.2

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DOSTOLW

Converts ASCII text format files to LW format text files.

Format

DOSTOLW sfile dfile R

Parameters

sfile

source ASCII text file name and extension

dfile

destination LW file name; it must be different than sfile

R

replaces the destination file if it already exists

Remarks

The sfile must be an ASCII text file with a new line character at the end of each line.

A line in LW file format is an 80-character card image, blank padded as needed, with no carriage returns or linefeeds.

Examples

DOSTOLW SFCPLT.RUN SFCPLT

This entry converts the ASCII text file named SFCPLT.RUN to an 80-character card image format LW file named SFCPLT.

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