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Different Ways To Retrieve DOS Text Files - S
DocumentID: 604407
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:30:34 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: It takes longer to retrieve a DOS text file when retrieving it as a regular file through Shift-F10. If the customer retrieves the file through Ctrl-F5 it retrieves quickly, but using Shift-F10, or List Files, 1, it takes much longer and displays the message "DOS Text Conversion In Progress."

Another customer reports that after retrieving a DOS text file from List Files using 1-Retrieve, WordPerfect will no longer remember the document filename when he presses Ctrl-F1, 1-DOS Text, 1-Save. Solutions: This occurs because when WP retrieves a DOS file as a regular file, it has one more additional algorithm to go through where it checks the first 16 bytes and creates a document prefix. Whereas, if the file comes in as straight DOS, the prefix or algorithm is ignored. Retrieving a file using Ctrl-F5 is faster because the file is in DOS format and does not have to go through a conversion.

Text In/Out was removed from the options in List Files in WP 5.1. But while in List Files, customers can highlight the DOS text file, press Ctrl-F5, and the document will be retrieved as DOS text. Using Ctrl-F5 to retrieve a DOS Text file from List Files has the following advantages over using option 1 to retrieve the file:
1.      The message "DOS Text Conversion In Progress" will not appear
2.      You save a lot of time if you are retrieving large files
3.      The name of the document will appear when you use Ctrl-F5, 1, 1 in WP to save the file again

Development is aware of the problem with the filename not being saved. WordPerfect is designed to work as follows: Whenever a user attempts to retrieve or save a file in a different format than on disk, the filename is removed from the filename buffer. However, if the file is retrieved in the same format as the disk copy is in, WordPerfect preserves the filename. At this point, if the user attempts to save the file in a different format, the filename will be removed. In order to have WP remember the filename for the DOS text files, the customer should retrieve them from List Files by highlighting them and pressing Ctrl-F5. After retrieving a DOS text file in this manner, WP will remember the filename when the user saves using Ctrl-F5, 1-DOS Text, 1-Save. Also, if the user presses 1-Retrieve to pull up a DOS text file, they can press Shift-F10 at the blank filename prompt (Ctrl-F1, 1-DOS Text, 1-Save) and WP will restore the filename.

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