Using a word processor or text editor

If you don't like NotePad, then change word processor

 

a) Input files: all lines in your control and data files follow DOS text conventions. This means that files created with a Word Processor, such as "Word Perfect", must be saved as "DOS-text with line breaks" or "ASCII" files.

 

1. Lines must not contain tabs or word processor codes.

2. Lines cannot overflow onto the next line, except for data records which are processed using the FORMAT= or MFORMS= control variables.

3. Lines must end with DOS or ASCII Carriage Return and Line Feed codes.

 

Be particularly careful to instruct your Word Processor to allow more characters within each line than are present in the longest line in your control or data files. Then your Word Processor will not break long data or control lines into two or more text lines with "Soft Return" codes. These cause Winsteps to malfunction. Space for a large number of characters per line is obtained by specifying a very wide paper size and/or a very small type size to your Word Processor.

 

When using "Word Perfect" to edit control or data files, select the smallest available type size (often 20 cpi or 5 pt). Define and use a very wide (50 inch) page style. It does not matter whether your printer can actually print it. Always save control and data files as "DOS-text with line breaks" or ASCII files.

 

With WordStar, use "Non-Document" mode to avoid these difficulties.

 

b) Output files: when importing Winsteps output into a document file, the following options have proved useful:

 

Base Font - 17 cpi (or more) or 8 point (or smaller) or 132 characters per line (or more)

Left Justify

Page numbering

Margins: top = 1", bottom = 0.5", left = 1", right = 0"

 

If your plot looks like this, please change the font in your text editor to "fixed width": Courier New, Consolas, Lucida Console

 

     -4     -3     -2     -1      0      1      2      3      4      5

     -+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+- COUNT  CLUSTER

  .8 +                            |                                   +

     |                            |            A B                    | 2      1

  .7 +                            |                                   +

     |                            |                                   |

  .6 +                            |                C                  + 1      1

 

becomes

 

     -4     -3     -2     -1      0      1      2      3      4      5

     -+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+- COUNT  CLUSTER

  .8 +                            |                                   +

     |                            |            A B                    | 2      1

  .7 +                            |                                   +

     |                            |                                   |

  .6 +                            |                C                  + 1      1