5.3.4 Textfile to modem
This option outputs a textfile line by
line to the modem. (This is
sometimes called an "ASCII upload".)
For instance, if you wanted to enter a
message on a BBS that you had
already typed and saved in a SEQ
file using Novaterm's text editor,
you would use this option. On the BBS,
you would execute the
command to enter a message. When the BBS's
message editor is
ready, you would go to the Disk Operations
menu, select Textfile
to modem,
and give the name of the file you created previously.
As Novaterm send the file one line at a
time, the BBS will echo the
characters back to Novaterm, just as if
you were typing them. There is
often a delay involved in this which you
do not notice when typing,
but which will become significant since
Novaterm sends the data as
fast as possible. To compensate for the
delay, Novaterm must be told
to wait a certain number of seconds between
each line to give the BBS
time to catch up. This number of seconds
is specified with the Line
pacing
option in Novaterm's Configuration menu (see 4.6.6, Line
pacing).
A line pacing of zero eliminates the delay completely.
5.3.5 ASCII file to PET
This option converts a textfile from standard
ASCII to Commodore
PETSCII. (See 3.3.7.5, ASCII
to PET)
5.3.6 PET file to ASCII
This option converts a textfile from Commodore
PETSCII to standard
ASCII, ending each line with a carriage
return/linefeed. (See 3.3.7.6,
PET to ASCII).
5.3.7 PET file to Unix
This option converts a textfile from Commodore
PETSCII to standard
ASCII, ending each line with only a linefeed.
(See 3.3.7.7, PET to
Unix).
5.3.8 UUdecode file
UUdecodes a file. (See 3.3.7.8, UUdecode file).
5.3.9 UUencode file
UUencodes a file. (See 3.3.7.9 UUencode file).
5.3.10 UUencode file in PET