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DX PRODUCTS USER'S GUIDE

digital equipment corporation • merrimack, new hampshire

1st Edition, September 1978
2nd Edition, February 1979

Copyright @ 1979 by Diptal Equipment Corporation
The information in this document is subject to chanae without notice and
should not be construed as a commitment by Diptal Equipment Corporation.
Diptal Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that
may appear in this document.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may
not be used or copied except in accordance with the terms or such license.
Diptal Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for the use or
reliability of its software on equipment that is not supplied by DIGITAL.

Printed in U.S.A.

This document was typeset on DIGITAL's
DECset-8000 computerized typesettina system.

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CONTENTS
Page
PREFACE
CHAYfER 1

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1-1

CHAPTER 2

TRANSFERRING BETWEEN A WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM
AND A HOST OPERATING SySTEM ............................................................. 2-1

CHAPTER 3

PRINTIN G.......................................................................................... ...... ......... 3-1

CHAYfER 4

CONVERTING .................................................................................................. 4-1

4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2

CONVERTING FROM TEXT TO WORD PROCESSING FORMAT ............ 4-3
Line Endings ............................................................................................... 4-3
Multiple Spaces ........................................................................................... 4-4
Rulers .......................................................................................................... 4-4
CONVERTING FROM WORD PROCESSING
TO TEXT FILE FORMAT ................................................................................ 4-6

APPENDIX A

LOGGING ON AND OFF A HOST SySTEM .................................................... A-I

A.l
A.I.l
A.l.2
A.2
A.2.1
A.2.2

LOGGING ON A HOST SySTEM ................................................................... A-I
Logging On a RSTSIE System .................................................................... A-I
Logging On a RSX-IIM System ................................................................. A-3
LOGGING OFF A HOST SySTEM ................................................................. A-3
Logging Off a RSTS IE System .................................................................... A-3
Logging orr a RSX-IIM System ................................................................. A-3

APPENDIX B

RUNNING PROGRAMS DXLYf AND DXFLX WITHOUT PROMYfS......... B-1

B.I
B.2

RUNNING DXLPT WITHOUT PROMPTS.................................................... B-1
RUNNING DXFLX WITHOUT PROMPTS ................................................... B-1

APPENDIX C

SPECIFYING FILE NAMES ............................................................................. C-l

APPENDIX D

CONVERTING BETWEEN WORD PROCESSING AND
SOURCE PROGRAM, BASIC-PLUS, OR TEXT FILES .................................. 0-1

D.l

CONVERTING BETWEEN SOURCE PROGRAM
AND WORD PROCESSING FILE FORMAT................................................. 0-1
CONVERTING BETWEEN BASIC-PLUS PROGRAM
AND WORD PROCESSING FILE FORMAT................................................. o.l
CONVERTING BETWEEN TEXT AND WORD
PROCESSING FILE FORMAT ....................................................................... 0.2

D.2
D.3

iii

TABLES
Table No.

3-1
4-1
4-2
B-1
B-2
B-3

B-4

Title

Page

Print Menu Settings............................................................................................. 3-4
Types of Files Automatically Determined
Based on User-Specified Extensions ..................................................................... 4-2
Meaning of Characters in a Ruler ........................................................................ 4-5
Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Output File......................................................................... 8-3
Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Input File........................................................................... B-6
Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Output File........................................................................ B-7
Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Input File .......................................................................... B-9

FIGURES
Figure No.

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

2-6
A-I
A-2
B-1
B-2

Title

Page

Document Transfer Menu ................................................................................... 2-2
Screen Display After User Indicates a Word Processing Document
Is To Be Sent to a Host Operating System Document.. ......................................... 2-3
Screen Display After User Indicates a Word Processing Document
Is To Be Received From a Host Operating System Document.............................. 2-3
Screen Display After Host Operating System
Name for Document Being Sent Is Typed ............................................................ 2-4
Screen Display After Word Processing N arne
for Document Being Received Is Typed ............................................................... 2-4
Screen Display After an Existing
Document Is Specified...................................................................... .................. 2-5
Main Menu Page ................................................................................................ A-2
Communications Menu ...................................................................................... A-2
Format To Use for Running the
Printing Program (DXLPT) Without Prompts ..................................................... 8-2
Format To Use for Running the Conversion
Program (DXFLX) Without Prompts ................................................................. B-2

PREFACE

This manual presents user operating instructions
for the DX Products software, a Digital Equipment Corporation product that runs on a PDPII computer under control of either the RSTS /E
or RSX-Il M host operating system. This product enables a user to transmit documents in both
directions between a word processing terminal
and the host operating system, print documents
on the PD P-ll 's high-speed line printer, and
convert documents stored in the PDP-ll between word processing format and host operating system format.

A knowledge of using the word processing system and its communications capabilities is recommended for using the instructions presented
in this manual. A knowledge of issuing commands within the host operating system environment is also recommended. If the user does not
have this recommended knowledge, additional
information may be obtained from the following
documents.
RSTS/E V06C System User's Guide, DIGITAL
part number DEC-II-ORSUB-A-D including
DEC-II-ORSEB-A-DNl, for information applicable to the RSTS/E operating system.

The instructions in Chapters 1 through 4 may be
read by anyone using the DX Products. If the
user is not familiar with using the host operating
system, supplementary information may be
found in Appendixes A and C. For users familiar with the host operating system, two alternative methods for using the DX Products are
presented in Appendix B. For users familiar with
programming techniques, supplementary information regarding methods of conversion may be
found in Appendix D.

Introduction to RSX-JJ M, DIGITAL part number AA-2555C-Te, for information applicable
to the RSX-ll M operating system.

WPS-8 Word Processing System Reference
Manual (Version 2.7 and 3.0), DIGITAL part
number AA-5267C-TA, for both operating instructions and background material applicable to
the PDP-8 word processing system (WPS-8).
WPS-ll M Word Processing System Reference
Manual, DIGITAL part number AA-D727ATC, for both operating instructions and background material applicable to the PDP-II word
processing system (running under the RSX-Il M
operating system).

The DX Products software described in this
document operates in conjunction with version
V06C of the RSTS/E system, version 3.1 of the
RSX-ll M system, and version V3.1 of the word
processing systems.

Word Processing System Communications Options User's Manual, DIGITAL part number
AA-5264C-TK, for operating instructions applicable to DIGITAL's word processing system
communications capabilities.

plementary reference material sufficient to process or produce a word processing-formatted file
on a PDP-ll computer.
To use the capabilities described in this manual,
a host operating system account number and
identifying password are needed. These may be
obtained from the system manager of the PDP11 installation.

DX Products Programmer's Reference Manual,
DIGITAL part number AA-5469C-TC, for sup..

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

The DX Products software links the data processing and file management capabilities of a
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-II computer with the editing and text processing capabilities of a word processing system. Two
separate DX Products are available:

edit the program on the word processing
system. and then repeat the process until
the COBOL program is error-free.
OX Products program DXPIP transfers
documents between a word processing terminal and PDP-II host operating system.
Instructions for using this program are described in Chapter 2.

• DX/RSTS, which runs under control of a
RSTS/E (Resource Sharing Timesharing
System/Extended) host operating system;
and

2. Print documents on the PDP-II's high-speed
line printer. Quality of PDP-ll printing is
equivalent to that produced by the word
processing system's draft printer.

• DX/11M, which runs under control of an
RSX-IIM (Resource Sharing Executive)
host operating system.

DX Products program DXLPT prints host
operating system-stored word processing
documents. Instructions for using this program are described in Chapter 3.

The DX Products software consists of three
programs that permit the user to:
1. Transmit documents between a word processing terminal and the host operating system. A user may type a document with the
word processing system's easy-to-use editing capabilities and then transmit it to the
host operating system for processing. For
example, a user can create a COBOL program on the word processing system, send
the program to the host operating system
for printing and compilation, detect errors,

3. Convert documents stored in the PDP-ll between word processing format and host operating system format (ASCII). The types of
format that may be converted include text
or source program (BASIC-PLUS II, COBOL, FORTRAN, MACRO). The conversion is necessary before a file may be
processed in the host operating system
(such as compiling a COBOL program).

1-1

DX Products program DXFLX converts
host operating system-stored documents
between word processing and ASCII format. Instructions for using this program
are presented in Chapter 4.
The following terminology is used in the DX
Products User's Guide:

Display

Prompt

A displayed message requiring a
user response.

File

Unit of storage on a PDP-l1 host
computer.

Document Unit of storage on a word processing system. Also, word processingformatted PDP-II file.

Information shown on a video display terminal's screen.

1-2

CHAPTER 2
TRANSFERRING BETWEEN A
WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM AND
A HOST OPERATING SYSTEM

A document may be transferred from a word
processing system to a RSTSjE or RSX-IIM
host operating system with the DX Products
program DXPIP. This program may be run oply
from a word processing terminal. In addition,
the following values must be set in the word processing system System Options Menu:
Setting

Value

STANDARD
YES
Host-compatible characteristics

1. Log on the RSTSjE or RSX-llM host oper-

ating system (see Appendix A).
2. Type DXP and press the RETURN key to
make the transfer program operational.
The screen displays the following (if it does
not, contact your system manager).
Please type
\R<GOLO><MENU>OX<RETURN>
NOTE
To stop DXPIP from any of the steps listed below, press the gold and the MENU keys twice,
type the letters CX, press the RETURN key
twice, and press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously.

When DXPIP is used with the RSX-llM host
operating system, the following conditions must
be met:

3. Type the characters \r, press the gold and
the MENU keys, type the letters DX, and
press the RETURN key. The word processing Document Transfer Menu is then displayed on the screen (see Figure 2-1).

• The terminal characteristics specified in
commands such as "SET jSPEED=" must
match the characteristics of the word processing system.
• The "SET jLOWER=TI:" command must
be issued.

NOTE
A descriptive error message is displayed on the
screen whenever the user types an unacceptable
response to any of the prompts listed below.

To use DXPIP, perform the following steps:

2-1

Figure 2-1

Document Transfer Menu
typed in step 4. Refer to Table B-1 for details on specifying document names. After
a response is typed, the screen displayap.
pears as shown in Figure 2·4 (a document
named SUMR Y is used as an example in
Figure 2-4; the actual screen display will
contain the name of a user's document).

4. Type either the letter S or R and press the
RETURN key to send a document to or receive one from the host operating system,
respectively. If the letter S is typed, a screen
display similar to Figure 2-2 appears; if the
letter R is typed, a screen display similar to
Figure 2-3 appears.
NOTE
All figures in this chapter illustrate screen dis·
plays for a RSTS/E host operating system. If an
RSX·ll M host operating system is used, "RSX11M" appears in place of "RSTS/E" in the second line of the screen displays.

OR
Type the word processing name for the document to contain the one being received and
press the RETURN key if the letter R was
typed in step 4. The screen display appears
as shown in Figure 2·5 (a document named
SALES PLAN is used as an example in
Figure 2-5; the actual screen display will
contain the name of a user's document).

5. Type the host operating system name for the
document to contain the one being sent and
press the RETURN key if the letter S was

2-2

-----------------.---...

------~----

----~-~------.

Figure 2-2 Screen Display After User Indicates
a Word Processing Document Is To Be Sent
to a Host Operating System Document

Figure 2-3 Screen Display After User Indicates
a Word Processing Document Is To Be Received
From a Host Operating System Document

2-3

Figure 2-4 Screen Display After Host Operating System
Name for Document Being Sent Is Typed

Figure 2-5 Screen Display After Word Processing Name
for Document Being Received Is Typed
2-4

if the letter R was typed in step 4. To use
the document name displayed on the
screen, press the RETURN key; to specify
another document, type its name and press
the RETURN key. Refer to Appendix C
for details on specifying file names.

NOTE
The next to the last line of the screen displays in
both Figures 2-4 and 2-5 will contain the name
of the document just specified.
6. Specify the word processing name of the
document being sent and press the RETURN
key if the letter S was typed in step 4. To
use the document name displayed on the
screen, press the RETURN key; to specify
another document, type its name and press
the RETURN key.

If the document specified already exists, the

screen display appears as shown in Figure
2-6. The user may add the transferred information to either the beginning or end of
the document or may replace the document
by typing the letter T, A, or 0 and pressing
the RETURN key.

Specify the host operating system name of
the document to be received at the word processing terminal and press the RETURN key

Figure 2-6

Respond to the prompt.

Screen Display After an Existing
Document Is Specified

2-5

7. Inspect the· screen for completion of the
transfer. While transfer is in process, the
screen displays

8. Perform another transfer, word processing

Packets in document transferred:

• To perform another transfer, follow the
instructions starting with step 4.

work, or issue host operatina system commands as follows:

followed by a constantly-changing number;
in addition, the third line from the top of
the Document Transfer Menu displays

• To perform word processing work, log
off the host operating system (see Appendix A.2), type the characters \r, and
press the gold and the MENU keys. This
action displays a word processing Main
Menu page.

Status: Transfer in progress
When transfer is complete, the third line
from the top of the Document Transfer
Menu displays

• To issue host operating system commands, press the gold and the MENU
keys, type the letters ex, press the RETURN key twice, and press the CTRL
and the Z keys simultaneously.

Status: Transfer complete

2-6
-----------------

CHAPTER 3
PRINTING

To use DXLPT, perform the following steps:

A word processing-formatted file may be printed
on the PDP-ll line printer with the DX Products DXLPT program. The file must be stored in
the host operating system. To print a document
that is stored in a word processing system, transfer that document to the PDP-ll with the DX
Products transfer program DXPIP (see Chapter

1. Log onto the RSTSjE or RSX-llM host op-

erating system using any terminal attached
to the PDP-ll (see Appendix A.I).
2. Type DXL and press the RETURN key to
make the printing program operational. The
screen will display a welcome message. The
following is an example.

2).

This chapter describes the method of using
DXLPT in which prompts are displayed on the
screen for the user's responses. An alternate
method in which no prompts are displayed is described in Appendix B.l. The alternate method
is intended for someone knowledgeable in using
the host operating system.

DXLPT version V03001
Type the name of the document to be
printed.
NOTE
To stop DXLPT from any of the steps listed below, press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneou~ly.
At that point, the user may issue host operatmg
system commands or log off (refer to Appendix

NOTE
A descriptive error message is displayed on the
screen and the user prompted for another response whenever the user types an incorrect response to any ofthe prompts listed in steps 3 to 7
below.

A.2).

3-1

After the response is typed, the screen displays the following prompt only if the output is directed to a file-structured device:

3. Identify the document to be printed and press
the RETURN key. Refer to Table B-1 for details of specifying host operating system
document names. The following is an example of identifying a document to be
printed.

Do you want DXLPT to spool the file to the printer
(YES)

SUMMRY.BAK

5. Type NO and press the RETURN key if the
output is not to be spooled; just press the RETURN key if it is. "Spooling" allows the
host operating system to schedule output as
a function of all requests submitted. The advantage of spooling output is that the terminal may be used for other activities should
the printer not be immediately available.

Ifno extension to the file name is specified (the
extension in the example above is BAK), the
extension W 11 is assumed. After the response
is typed, the screen displays two lines similar
to the following:
Type the file specification for the printable output
To call it SUMMRY.LST just press RETURN

If a RSTSjE host operating system is being
used and spooling is selected, the screen displays the following prompt:

The second line of the actual screen display
contains the name of the document to be
printed with the extension LST.

COPIES I; DELETE YES; FORMS NORMAL;
NH YES; PRIORITY 128;
Press RETURN if the above spooler settings are OK
Otherwise type new spooler settings

4. Identify a host operating system file to hold
the printed output and press the RETURN
key. To examine a file on the screen before
printing it, type the three characters KB: (for
a RSTSjE host operating system) or TI: (for
a RSX-II M host operating system) and
press the RETURN key.

How do you want the output file modified
0= overwrite, T = add to top, B=add to bottom (0)

The first line of the above prompt contains
preset values for RSTSjE QUE (the program that controls output) spooling
switches. To change anyone, type the first
two letters of the switch name, a space, the
new value, and press the RETURN key.
This action causes the above three lines to be
redisplayed with the new value in the appropriate position. Refer to the RSTSj E V06C
System User's Guide for a list of the switches
and their meanings.

Type the letter corresponding to the desired
modification choice and press the RETURN
key (to overwrite, just press the RETURN
key).

NOTE
Additional information for each RSTSjE spooling switch may be obtained by typing the first
two letters of the switch name and pressing the
RETURN key. This action displays a description of the switch on the screen.

If the file specified already exists, the screen
displays the following prompt:

3-2

After the response to the spooling prompt
(and subsequent one, if spooling was selected) is typed, the screen displays the following lines:

NOTE
Additional information for each Print Menu setting may be obtained by typing a two-letter
name and pressing the RETURN key. This action displays a description of the setting on the
screen.

CP 1; IP 1; FR 1; TO 0; AP NO; DA NORMAL;
PM 12; TM 6; 8M 6; PS 66; EX 0; PlIO; SE NO; TW
NO; DD 3; CM 0;
Press RETURN if the above printer settings are OK
Otherwise type new printer settings

After the user signifies that the Print Menu
setting values are acceptable, the document
will be output. When output is completed,
the following prompt is displayed on the
screen:

6. Type any word processing Print Menu setting
with its desired value and press the RETURN
key; press only the RETURN key if the displayed values are acceptable. When a setting
and value are typed, the above four lines are
redisplayed with the value specified shown
after the two-letter setting name.

7. Print another document or issue host operating system commands as follows:

Table 3-1 lists the two-letter Print Menu setting names, the meanings for each, and the
allowable values that may be supplied.

• To issue host operating system commands, press the CTRL and the Z keys
sim ultaneously.

Type the name of the document to be printed

• To print another document, follow the
instructions starting with step 3.

3-3

Table 3-1

Print Menu Settings

Two-Letter
Print Menu Name

Meaning

Allowable Values

Automatic Pagination. Page endings
can automatically be determined by
the system.

YES. The system automatically
paginates while printing.
NO, for having the system use the
page endings you specified.

Bottom Margin. Number of lines be-tween the last line of text and the bottom edge.

Any number between 0 and 999.

Column Margin. Number of spaces
(typing positions) to be added between multiple columns.

Any number between 0 and 999.

Number of original CoPies to be
printed.

Any number between 1 and 999.

DArkness, or number of times characters are struck.

NORMAL, for striking each character once.
DARK, for striking each character
twice.

Document Destination. The output
device to be used for printing.

3, indicating draft printer.

EXtra half-line, vertical spacing.
Number of extra, blank half-lines to
be used between printed lines.

0, 1,2,3

Print FRom this page number

Any number between 1 and 999.

3-4

Table 3-1

Print Menu Settings (Cont)

Two-Letter
Print Menu Name

Meaning

Allowable Values

Initial Page number. This number appears in the header and/or footer of
the first page printed (if the page n umber is to be printed).

Any number between 1 and 999.

Pitch, the number of characters that
can be printed per inch.

Print Margin. Number of spaces (typing positions) to be added to the left of
each printed page.

Any number between 0 and 999.

Page Size. Number of lines that can fit
on a page from the top edge to the
bottom (6 lines = 1 inch)

Any number between I and 200.

Stop Every page. This setting has no
effect on the host operating system.

YES, for stopping at the beginning
of each page.
NO, for printing continuously from
the first through the last page.
FIRST, for stopping only at the beginning of the first page of a document.

Print TO this page number. Allows
printing to stop prior to the last document page.

Any number between 0 and 999 (0
means print to the last document
page).

3-5

Table 3-1

Print Menu Settings (Cont)

Two-Letter
Print Menu Name

Meaning

Allowable Values

Top Margin. Number of lines between
the top edge of each page and the first
text line printed. A header, if used,
will be printed here.

Any number between 0 and 999.

Two Wheels. Two different type styles
can be used to print a document (done
by means of two different print
wheels).

YES, for using two print wheels.

3-6

NO, for using one print wheel.

CHAPTER 4
CONVERTING

2. Type DXF and press the RETURN key to
make the conversion program operational.
The screen displays a welcome message
which resembles the following example.

A document stored in the PDP-II may be converted between word processing format and host
operating system format with the OX Products
DXFLX program. The types of RSTS/E files include source program, BASIC-PLUS, and text;
the types of RSX-IIM files include source program and text.

DXFLX version V03001
Is input a word processing document (YES)

This chapter describes the method of using
DXFLX in which prompts are displayed on the
screen for the user's responses. An alternate
method in which no prompts are displayed is described in Appendix B.2. The alternate method
is intended for someone knowledgeable in using
the host operating system.

NOTE
To stop DXFLX from any ofthe steps listed below, press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously.
At that point, the user may issue host operating
system commands or log off (refer to Appendix
A.2).

NOTE
A descriptive error message is displayed on the
screen and the user prompted for another response whenever the user types an incorrect response to any of the prompts listed below.

3. Press the RETURN key if the rde to be eonverted is in word processing format; type NO
and press the RETURN key if it is not. The
following prompt is displayed on the screen:
Type name of document to be converted

To use DXFLX, perform the following steps:

NOTE
The word "file" appears instead of "documentU
in the above prompt if the previous prompt is
answered affirmatively.

I. Log on the RSfS/E or RSX-llM host operating system (see Appendix A.l) using any
terminal attached to the PDP-ll.

4-1

Table 4-1

Types of Files Automatically
Determined Based on
User-Specified Extensions

Type of File

Extension

RSTS/E Source Program

B2S, MAC, FrN, FOR, F4P, CBL

RSX-IIM Source Program

B2S, MAC, FrN, FOR, F4P, CBL, BAS

RStS/E BASIC-PLUS

BAS

4. Type the name of the file to be converted and
press the RETURN key. Refer to Appendix
C for details of specifying names of files. The
following is an example of identifying a file
to be converted.

If the file being converted is a program source
file, type YES and press the RETURN key. If
it is not, press the RETURN key; this action
causes the following to be displaye~ on the
screen:
Is it a BASIC-PLUS program (NO)

SUMMRY.BAK
If a word processing-formatted file is to be
converted and an extension to its name is not
specified (the extension in the example above
is BAK), the extension Wll is assumed.

If the file being converted is BASIC-PLUS.
type YES and press the RETURN key.lf~t is
not, press the RETURN key; this action
indicates that the file type is source program.
Additional prompts are displayed for a text
file; they are described in Section 4.1.

Before a file can be converted, it is necessary
that its type be indicated. If the user responds affirmatively in step 3 above, the file
type is obviously word processing. If an extension to the name of the file is specified in
step 4, that extension aids in indicating the
type of file. Table 4-1 summarizes the types
of files that are automatically determined by
DXFLX as a resu.lt of user-specified extensions.

Once the file type is determined, the following is displayed on the screen only if the input document is in word processing format.

Is output a word processing document (NO)

If the file type cannot be determined automatically, the following is displayed on the
screen:

If the file is not in word processing format,
the prompt given in step 5 below is displayed.

Is it a program source file (NO)

4-2

5. Press the RETURN key if the document to
contain the converted output is not in word
processing format; type YES and press the
RETURN key if it is. The following prompt
is displayed on the screen.

When processing is complete, the following
prompt is displayed again.
Type name of file to be converted
7. Convert another document or issue host
operating system commands as follows:

Type name of document to hold output'
6. Type the name of the file to contain the converted output and press the RETURN key.
Refer to Appendix B.l for details on specifying document names. If an existing document is specified, the following is displayed
on the screen:

• To convert another document, follow the
instructions starting with step 3.
• To issue host operating system commands, press the CTRL and toe Z keys
sim ultaneously.

How do you want output file modified
0= overwrite, T = add to top, 8 = add to bottom (0)

4.1 CONVERTING FROM TEXT TO WORD
PROCESSING FORMAT
If a text file is to be converted to word processing format, the user may specify how the following three items are processed:

Type the letter corresponding to the desired
choice and press the RETURN key or just
press the RETURN key to overwrite the existing information.

1. Line endings (Section 4.1.1).
2. Multiple spaces (Section 4.1.2).

It is necessary that the type of output file be
indicated. If the user responds affirmatively
to the "Is output a word processing document" prompt, the file type is obviously
word processing. If an extension to the
name of the file is specified in step 6, that
extension aids in indicating the type of file.
Table 4-1 summarizes the types of files that
are automatically determined by DXFLX
as a result of user-specified extensions.

3. Rulers (Section 4.1.3).
4.1.1 Line Endings
The following will be displayed on the screen:
Try to form word processing paragraphs (YES)

Press the RETURN key to form word processing
paragraphs or type NO and press the RETURN
key not to.

If the file type cannot be determined automatically, the prompt "Is it a program
source file" will be displayed on the screen.
If the file is not, the prompt "Is it a
BASIC-PLUS program" will be displayed.

The above prompt allows the user to form word
processing paragraphs out of text file lines.
These two types of files have different line endings. In a word processing-formatted file, each

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Press the RETURN key if all instances of multiple spaces are to be replaced with a tab or type
NO and press the RETURN key if they are not.

line within a paragraph is ended with a systemsupplied (word wrap) carriage return. The endof
a word processing paragraph is marked with two
carriage returns. Text file lines are generally
ended with one or more carriage returns. one or
more line feeds. or some combination of the two.

The above prompt presents another way of processing multiple spaces: replacing them with one
or more tabs. If the above is answered negatively. the user is positioned at the ruler prompt
(Section 4.1.3). If affirmatively, the following is
displayed next:

If the above prompt is answered affirmatively.
each line ending within a paragraph and all leading spaces on each line are removed. The user is
then positioned at the ruler prompt (Section
4.1.3).

The minimum number of spaces to be converted to
one tab is 3.
Specify the maximum.
Just press RETURN to use 8.

A description of text file characteristics and how
they are converted to word processing format
may be found in Appendix D.
4.1.1 Multiple Spaces
If the line ending prompt (Section 4.1.1) is answered negatively. the user has the option of
compressing each use of three or more horizontal spaces. The following will be displayed:

Type the maximum number of spaces to be replaced with a tab and press the RETURN key or
just press the RETURN key for eight to be used.
Any value between 3 and 158 is allowable.
Instances of three or more text file spaces are
converted to tabs in the resultant word processing file. The response to the above prompt indicates the number of spaces to be converted per
tab. For example. if a text file contains seven
spaces and the user indicated that five spaces are
to be replaced with a tab mark, the converted
word processing file will contain one tab mark
plus two spaces.

Do you want mUltiple spaces reduced to just one
space (NO)

Press the RETURN key if all instances of
multiple spaces are not to be compressed to a
single space or type YES and press the RETURN key if they are.
The above prompt allows the user to minimize
storage requirements. If the text file being converted contains tabular information. it is advisable to answer the prompt negatively. thereby
preserving the tabular format.

After the response to the above prompt is typed,
the user is positioned at the ruler prompt (Section 4.1.3).
4.1.3 Rulers
A word processing ruler indicates locations of
the document's left and right margin positions
and also its vertical line spacing. A ruler may
also include the locations and types of tab settings. An unlimited number of rulers may appear anywhere in a word processing-formatted

If the above prompt is answered affirmatively.
the user is positioned at the ruler prompt (Section 4.1.3). If negatively. the following is displayed next:
Do you want multiple spaces replaced with a tab
(YES)

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file. Because a text file does not contain a comparable ruler, it is necessary to add one before
converting to word processing format.

A number represents the column position at
which the letter following it takes effect. For example, 9 T means that a tab takes effect in column position 9 of a line. Table 4-2 lists each
ruler character that may be used and its corresponding meaning.

The following four lines are displayed to assist
the user in inserting a ruler to the text file being
converted.
1 L; 9 T; 17 T; 25 T; 33 T; 41 T; 49 T; 57 T; 65 T;
73 T; 74 T; 75 T; 76 T; 77 T; 78 T; 79 R;
Just press RETURN to use the above ruler.
Otherwise type new settings.

Table 4-2 Meaning of Characters in a Ruler
Ruler Character

Meaning

Centering point

Left margin position, double- spaced

Left margin position, half-line spaced

Hyphenation zone

Right margin position,justified

Left margin position, single-spaced

Left margin position, space and one - half spaced

Automatic paragraph indent

Right margin position, ragged

Left-justified tab

Automatic word wrap indent

Right-justified tab
Decimal-aligned tab.

4-S

Capital

State

Changes to the system-supplied ruler may be
made as follows:

Arizona

Phoenix
T S

1. To eliminate all the system-supplied setting
values, type the new settings with their corresponding values and press the RETURN
key.

It is not possible to convert tabbed spaces to text
format and retain both the tab mark and the tabbed spaces. There are two alternative ways of
converting: preserving just the tab or preserving
just the spaces.

2. To make additional entries (or eliminate
some, but not all, settings), type a plus character (+) before the column position of the
first new setting and press the RETURN
key. Separate successive entries with either a
comma or a semicolon.

The following is displayed for the user to choose
how spaces resulting from tabs are to be converted.
Type T to output tabs or S to output spaces (T)

3. To eliminate a partieular setting, type a plus
character (+) followed by the column position number and press the RETURN key.

Press the RETURN key to output tabs or type the
letter S and press the RETURN key to output
spaees.

After changes are made, the new settings and
their values are displayed on the screen. Press
the RETURN key when all settings are satisrae';'
tory.

The two alternatives are processed as follows:
1. Tabs - The tab mark itself is converted. The
tabbed spaces are removed.

4.2 CONVERTING FROM WORD PROCESSING TO TEXT FILE FORMAT
If a file is being converted from word processing
format to text, the user has a choice of how
spaces resulting from tabs are processed. The
following example illustrates the formatting of a
word processing tab and is presented to help the
user determine how to process tabbed spaces. In
the following table excerpt, the letter "T" under
the space immediately after the letter "a" in Arizona denotes a word processing tab mark; the
letter "S" under the space to the immediate left
of the letter P in Phoenix denotes tabbed spaces
added after point "T."

2. Spaces - The tabbed spaces are converted
and, in addition, the tab mark is converted to a
space.
The following guidelines are supplied to assist
the user in selecting between the two alternatives:
1. If there is no tabbed information in the
word processing file being converted, either
alternative may be selected.

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2. If the word processing file contains tabbed
information and the ruler is the same as that
supplied by the system. select the alternative
that outputs tabs.

3. If the word processing file contains tabbed
information and the ruler is different from
the ruler supplied by the system. select the
alternative that outputs spaces.

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APPENDIX A
LOGGING ON AND OFF
A HOST SYSTEM

Instructions for logging on a host system are
presented in Section A.I; instructions for logging off, in Section A.2.

At this point, the screen will become blank. You
may log on either the RSTSjE or RSX-IIM system, whichever is operational in your PDP-II
installation. Section A.I.I presents instructions
for logging on the RSTSjE system; Section
A.I.2 presents instructions for logging on the
RSX-IIM system.

A.I LOGGING ON A HOST SYSTEM
To log on a host system, perform the following
steps:

NOTE
To resume word processing activity, type the
characters \r . This action redisplays the Communications Menu. Then press the gold and the
MENU keys. This action redisplays the word
processing Main Menu.

1. Connect the word processing terminal with the
host system by means of a communications
link (refer to the Word Processing System
Communications Options User's Manual).
2. Display any Main Menu page. Figure A-I
shows the fourth Main Menu page.

A.I.I Logging On a RSTSjE System
To log on a RSTSjE system, perform the following steps:

3. Type the letters ex and press the RETURN key. The word processing Communications Menu (see Figure A-2) will be
displayed on the screen. The letters KH HS
should be displayed at the bottom of the
screen.

1. Type the word HELLO and press the RETURN key. The system will print a system
identification message followed by a number
sign (#).
2. Type your project-programmer number and
press the RETURN key. The system will display "PASSWORD:" requesting a password
to be typed.

4. Press the RETURN key (if the letters KH
HS did not appear in step 3's screen display,
it is necessary to type them).

A-I

Figure A-I Main Menu Page

Figure A-2 Communications Menu
A-2

3. Type your password. For security reasons, it
is not displayed on the screen as you type it.
If the password is valid, the system logs you
in and displays a daily message followed by
the word "Ready."

1. Press the CTRL and the Z keys simultaneously. The word "Ready" will be displayed on the screen.
2. If logging off from a RSTS/E host system,
proceed to Section A.l.t; if logging off from a
RSX-llM host system, proceed to Section

A.t.l Logging On a RSX-llM System

A.2.2.

To log on a RSX-llM system, perform the following steps:

To log off a host operating system after running
the DX Products transfer program (DXPIP),
type the characters \r KH HS and press the RETURN key. The screen will become blank at
which point steps 1 and 2 above should be performed.

1. Type HELLO and press the RETURN key.
The system will display "ACCOUNT OR
NAME:" requesting an account number or
name to be typed.

A.2.t Logging'Off a RSTS/E System

1. Type your name or account number and press

1. Type the word BYE and press the RETURN
key. The system will display the word "Confirm:" requesting confirmation of the log off
request.

the RETURN key. The system will display
"PASSWORD:" requesting a password to be
typed.
3. Type your password. For security reasons it
is not displayed on the screen as you type it.
If the password is valid, the system logs you
in and displays a daily message followed by a
right angle bracket character (».

2. Type the letter Y and press the RETURN
key. The system will log you off and display
a log off message. To omit displaying the log
off message, type BYE/F (instead of the letter Y) and press the RETURN ~ey.

A.l LOGGING OFF A HOST SYSTEM
A.2.2 Logging Off a RSX-llM System

To log off from a host system after running either the DX Products printing or conversion
program (DXLPT and DXFLX), perform the
following steps:

Type the word BYE and press the RETURN
key. The system will log you off and display a log
off message.

A-3

APPENDIX B
RUNNING PROGRAMS
DXLPT AND DXFLX
WITHOUT PROMPTS

. The information to be supplied for the output
file is typed to the left of the equal sign (= ) and is
interpreted as described in Table B-1.

The DX Products printing and conversion programs, DXLPT and DXFLX respectively, may
be run "directly" with no intervening prompts
displayed on the screen. The user needs to type
only a single RSTS/E or RSX-llM command
line. The command line may be inserted into a
RSTS/E batch control file or RSX-IIM indirect
command file to expedite processing.

B.2 RUNNING DXFLX WITHOUT
PROMPTS
To run the OX Products conversion program,
OXFLX, type a line using the format shown in
Figure B-2.

The method for running OXLPT directly is described in Section B.l; the method for running
OLFLX directly is· described Section B.2.

The information to be supplied for the file, in
which the resultant output is to be placed, is
typed to the left of the equal sign (=) and is interpreted as described in Table B-3.

B.l RUNNING DXLPT WITHOUT
PROMPTS
To run the OX Products printing program,
OXLPT, type a line using the format shown in
Figure B-1.

The information to be supplied for the file to be
converted (input) is typed to the right of the
equal sign (=) and is interpreted as described in
Table B-4.

B-1

DXL

dev:[id )filename.ext/sw1 /sw2 .••swn=dev:[uic )document/ps1 /ps2 •• ./psn

1
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ...--------~
FOR FILE CONTAINING
PRINTED OUTPUT
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLlED------------------------------------..,j
FOR FILE BEING PRINTED
MK05311

Figure B-1

DXF

Format To Use for Running the Printing
Program (DXLPT) Without Prompts

dev:[id)filename.ext~pc> /CL:clustersizJ(osw1 /osw2,,,/o~==eev:[uic )document/is1 /is2 .. ./is'j

~--------------

COMMAND THAT RUNS
DXFLX

-1---------------'

INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED FOR . .
FILE CONTAINING CONVERTED
OUTPUT
Q)INFORMATION THAT MAY BE
SUPPLIED ONLY WHEN AN RSTS/E
HOST OPERATING SYSTEM IS
USED
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPUED
FOR FILE BEING CONVERTED

MKOIl34

Figure B-2

Format To Use for Running the Conversion
Program (DXFLX) Without Prompts

B-2
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-------------

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Table B-1

Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Output File

dev

Optional, identifies the physical device on which the file is to be stored. If no value is
supplied by the user, SY is assumed for a RSTSjE host system and SYO for RSX11M.

Optional, identifies the user. If the host system is RSTSjE, supply a project programmer number (ppn); if RSX-ll M, supply a user identification code (uic). If no
value is supplied by the user, the system area currently logged into is assumed.

filename

Optional, identifies the name of the file. If the host system is RSTSjE, between one
and six alp han umeric characters may be specified; if RSX-ll M, between one and
nine characters may be specified. If no value is supplied by the user, the name of the
input file is assumed.

ext

Optional, identifies an extension to be added to the filename. May contain between
one and three alphanumeric characters. Ifno value is supplied by the user, the extension LST is assumed.

awL.awn

Optional, each identifies a RSTSjE or RSX-llM switch. The following switches
may be supplied when using a RSTSjE host system:

NOTE
If none of the following three switches is specified, the ADD:OVR switch is assumed.
Switch

Meaning

ADD:TOP

Add printed information to the top of the output file.

ADD:BOT

Add printed information to the bottom of the output file.

ADD:OVR

Overwrite file's previous contents with printed information.

NOTE
If neither of the following two switches is specified, the QU: YES switch is assumed.

B-3

Table B-1 Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Output File (Cont)

rwl. .. 1WIl

Switch

Meaning

QU:YES

Send the output file to the spooler.

QU:NO

Do not send the output file to the spooler.
NOTE
The first line of the following switches is not
processed if QU:NO is specified. If the QU:YES
switch is specified, but none of the following is
supplied, then switches NH:YES, DE:YES,
CO:l, FORMS:NORMAL, and PRIORITY:l28
are automatically assumed.

Switch

Meaning

DE:YES

Delete the output file after it is printed.

DE:NO

Do not delete the output file after it is printed.

NH:YES

Do not print a header for the output file.

NH:NO

Print a header for the output file.

co: n

Print n number of copies.

FORMS:name

Use name form in printing.

PRIORITY: n

Print according to n priority.

B-4

Table B-1

swL.swn

Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Output File (Cont)

The following switches may be supplied when using an RSX-ll M host system:

NOTE
If none of the following three switches is specified, the ADD:OVR switch is assumed.
Switch

Meaning

ADD:TOP

Add printed information to the top of the output file.

ADD:BOT

Add printed information to the bottom of the output file.

ADD:OYR

Overwrite file's previous contents with printed information.

NOTE
If neither of the following two switches is specified, the SP switch is assumed.
Switch

Meaning

SP:YES

Send the output file to the spooler.

SP:NO

Do not send the output file to the spooler.

B-S

Table B-1

Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXLPT Input File

dev

Optional, identifies the physical device on which the file is to be stored. If no value is
supplied by the user, SY is assumed for a RSTS/E host system and SYO for RSX11M.

Optional, identifies the user. If the host system is RSTS/E, supply a project programmer number (ppn); if RSX-ll M, supply a user identification code (uic). If no
value is supplied by the user, the system area currently logged into is assumed.

document

Required, identifies the file name. If the host system is RSTS/E, between one and six
alphanumeric characters may be specified; if RSX-ll M, between one and nine characters may be specified.

ext

Optional, identifies a file name extension. May contain between one and three alphanumeric characters. If no value is supplied by the user, the extension WI I is
assumed.

psI... pm

Optional, each constitutes a RSTS /E or RSX-ll M switch and corresponds to the
document's word processing Print Menu settings. The following switches may be
supplied:

AP:value

BM:n
CP:n
DO: value
FR:n
PI: value

CM:n

DA:value
EX:n
IP:n
PM:n

PS:value

SE:value

TM:n

TO:n

TW:value
NOTE
Refer to Table 3-1 for the. meanings of each twocharacter Print Menu setting and its allowable
user-supplied values.

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Table B-3 Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Output File
dev

Optional, identifies the physical device on which the file is to be stored. Refer to dev
in Table B-1 for more information.

Optional, identifies the user. Refer to id in Table B-1 for more information.

filename

Required, identifies the name of the file. Refer to filename in Table B-1 for more
information.

ext

Optional, identifies an extension to be added to the filename. Refer to ext in Table B1 for more information.

Optional, identifies a RSTSjE protection code. May not be used with a RSX-ll M
host system. If none is supplied and there is a previous version of the named file, the
previous pc value is assumed. If none is supplied and there is not a previous version
of the named file, a system-supplied value is assumed.

c1ustersize

Optional, identifies a RSTSjE cluster size. May not be used with a RSX-llM host
system. If none is supplied and there is a previous version of the named file, the
previous c1ustersize value is assumed. If none is supplied and there is not a previous
version of the named file, a system-supplied value is assumed.

oswl...oswn

Optional, each identifies a RSTSjE or RSX-llM switch to be used with the output
file. The following switches may be supplied:

NOTE
If none of the following three switches is specified, the ADD:OVR switch is assumed.

Switch

Meaning

ADD:TOP

Add new information to the top of the output file.

ADD:BOT

Add new information to the bottom of the output file.

ADD:OVR

Overwrite file's previous contents with printed information.

B-7

Table B-3

oswl. ..oswn

Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Output File (Cont)

NOTE
If none of the following six switches is specified,
the TYPE:DOC switch is assumed.
Switch

Meaning

TYPE: DOC

Output file is to be formatted as a word processing document.

TYPE:PM

Output file is to be formatted as a program file.

TYPE:BP

Output file is to be formatted as a BASIC-PLUS program file
(but not as BASIC-PLUS 2). This switch may be used only
with a RSTS/E host system.

TYPE:TE or
TYPE:TE:TABS

Output file is to be formatted as a text file with tabs output.

TYPE:TE:SPACES

Output file is to be formatted as a text file with spaces output.

B-8

Table B-4 Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Input File
dev

Optional. identifies the physical device on which the file is to be stored. If no value is
supplied by the user, SYO is assumed.

Optional, identifies the user. If the host system is RSTS/E, supply a project programmer number (ppn); if RSX-llM, supply a user identification code (uic). If no
value is supplied by the user, the system area currently logged into is assumed.

document

Required, identifies the file name. If the host system is RSTS/E, between one and six
alphanumeric characters may be specified; if RSX-lt M, between one and nine characters may be specified.

ext

Optional, identifies a file name extension. May contain between one and three alphanumeric characters.

pst ... psn

Optional, each constitutes a RSTS/E or RSX-llM switch and corresponds to the
document's word processing Print Menu settings. The following switches may be
supplied:
NOTE
If none of the following six switches is specified,
the TYPE:DOC switch is assumed.

Switch

Meaning

TYPE: DOC

Input file is a word processing document.

TYPE:PM

Input file is a program file.

TYPE:BP

Input file is a BASIC-PLUS program file (but not a BASICPLUS 2). This switch may be used only with a RSTS/E host
system.

TYPE:TE or
TYPE:TE:PG

Input file is a text file whose paragraphs are to be converted
to a host system equivalent.

TYPE:TE:CP

Input file is a text file whose instances of multiple spaces are
to be converted to a single space each.

B-9

Table B·4 Information To Be Supplied When
Specifying a DXFLX Input File (Cont)
psl ...psn

TYPE:TE:TABS:n

Input file is a text file whose instances of three or more multiple spaces are to be converted to n spaces. If the user does
not supply a value for n, eight is assumed.

RUL:string

The values supplied for string are to be interpreted as a word
processing ruler that is applicable to the entire document
being converted. Supply values for string according to the
following format in which n denotes a typing position and s a
ruler setting character:

nsnsns ...
Refer to Table 4-2 for a listing of all permissible ruler setting
characters and their corresponding meanings.
NOTE
The rightiustified tab setting (» and decimalaligned tab setting (.) may not be specified as
part of string. If either of these settings is required, it is necessary to run DXFLX according
to the instructions presented in Chapter 4 (the
direct method presented in this Appendix cannot
be used).

B-I0

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APPENDIX C
SPECIFYING FILE NAMES

A RSTS/E file name may contain between one
to six alphanumeric characters; an RSX-ll M
file name may contain between one and nine.
The name may optionally be followed by a dot
and a one to three alphanumeric character extension.

for specifying a file name when using the DX11 M system is:
dev: [uic]filename.ext;version

NOTE
Spaces are not permitted within a file name specification.

RSTS/E host system users may also supply the
following optional information when specifying
a file name: a device on which the file is stored
(referred to as "dev"), a project programmer
number (referred to as "ppn"), a protection code
(referred to as "pc"), and a cluster size. The format for specifying a file name when using the
DX/RSTS system is:

Should any of the optional information not be
specified, the following default values are automatically assumed.
ppn = the ppn currently logged into
uic = the uic currently logged into
device = SYO

dev: [ppn]filename.ext <pc> /CL:clustersize
Users of the DX-llM system may also supply
the following optional information when specifying a file name: a device on which the file is
stored (referred to as "dev") and a user identification code (referred to as "uic"). The format

Example:

C-l

A DX/RSTS user logged into ppn
200,233 specifies "outlin" in response to a prompt for a file name.
The full name of the file supplied
would be SY:[200,233]OUTLIN.

APPENDIX D
CONVERTING BETWEEN
WORD PROCESSING AND
SOURCE PROGRAM,
BASIC.PLUS, OR TEXT FILES

NOTE
A BASIC-PLUS II file is converted as a source
program file, not as BASIC-PLUS.

This Appendix describes the method used by the
DX Products programs for converting certain
characteristics of a word processing file stored in
the RSTS jE or RSX-ll M system to source program, BASIC-PLUS, or text file format and vice
versa.

D.2 CONVERTING BETWEEN BASIC-PLUS
PROGRAM AND WORD PROCESSING
FILE FORMAT
The following processing occurs when a word
processing document is converted to BASICPLUS file format.

D.I CONVERTING BETWEEN SOURCE
PROGRAM AND WORD PROCESSING
FILE FORMAT
The following processing occurs when a word
processing document is converted to source program file format:

1. All spaces for justifying lines are removed.

2. All word wrap line endings are removed.

3. Each user-supplied line ending is replaced
with a line feed-carriage return-null sequence, provided the last non blank, nontab
character on the line is not an ampersand
(&), and the first character on the next line is
not a digit. In all other cases, each user-supplied line ending is converted to a carriage
return-line feed sequence. This procedure
permits BASIC-PLUS statements that extend over two or more lines to be typed at a
word processing terminal (and then transferred to RSTS jE for further processing).

3. All rulers and Print Menu settings are removed.
4. Each user-supplied line ending is replaced
with a carriage return-line feed sequence.
When a source program file is converted to word
processing file format, a system-supplied ruler is
inserted.

0-1

4. All rulers and Print Menu settings are removed.

feed sequences will be interpreted as two or
three lines respectively.

When a BASIC-PLUS file is converted to word
processing file format. a system-supplied ruler is
inserted.

4. Examination of text file line endings for
word wrap versus end of paragraph conversions is performed only if the following
prompt is answered affirmatively when operating the conversion program (DXFLX).

0.3 CONVERTING BETWEEN TEXT AND
WORD PROCESSING FILE FORMAT
The following processing occurs when a word
processing document is converted to text file format.

Try to form word processing paragraphs (YES)

5. Each line ending is converted to a word processing user-supplied line ending only if the
following prompt is answered negatively.

1. Null characters are removed.
2. All rulers and Print Menu settings are removed.

Try to form word processing paragraphs (YES)

3. A carriage return-line feed sequence is added
to the end of each line (for both system-and
user-supplied line endings).

If the response is negative. leading spaces on
a line are removed and each group of two or
more spaces is converted to a single space.
Also, the end of a line is marked with a space
if the first nonblank character on the next
line is a printing character. If a line is followed by a blank line, a tabbed line. or a new
page. then an equivalent word processing
line ending is added.

The following processing occurs when a text file
is converted to word processing file format:
1. Null characters are removed.

2. All characters on a line that ends with a line
feed-carriage return sequence are converted.
All characters qn a line ended with a carriage
return-line feed sequence are converted (any
characters that appear between the carriage
return and line feed are removed). Multiple
line feeds are equivalent to a single line feed.

NOTE
As it is not possible to convert all text files to a
word processing equivalent. a series of prompts
with a selection of alternate processing choices is
displayed to enable the user to specify conversion method for certain text file characteristics.

3. Each line of double- or triple-spaced text
produced with multiple· carriage return-line

D-2

INDEX

File to be converted
Determining file type, 4-2 to 4-3
Identifying it, with prompts displayed on the
screen, 4-1 to 4-2
Identifying it, without prompts, B-9 to B-1 0
File to hold converted output
Identifying it, with prompts displayed on the
screen, 4-3
Identifying it, without prompts, B-7 to B-8
Modifying an existing file, 4-3
Stopping, 4-1
With no prompts displayed on the screen, B-6
to B-I0
With prompts displayed on the screen, 4-1 to 4-7

A
Account number
Obtaining, vi

B
BASIC-PLUS flle
Converting to and from word processing
format, D-l to D-2

C
Communications Menu, A-2
Converting a document between word processing and host operating system format,4-1 to 4-7
B-6 to B-1O
Actions possible upon completion
Converting another document, 4-3
Issuing host operating system commands, 4-3
Between BASIC-PLUS program and word
processing format, D-l to D-2
Between source program and word processing
format, D-l
Between text and word processing fonnat, D-2
From text to word processing fonnat, 4-3 to 4-6
Line endings processing, 4-3
Multiple spaces processing, 4-4
Ruler processing, 4-4 to 4-6
Changing, 4-6
Interpreting, 4-S
System-supplied ruler, 4-S
From word processing to text file fonnat, 4-6

Document Transfer Menu, 2-1,2-2
Documentation containing additional information, v
DXFLX. See also Converting a document be-

tween word processing and host operating system/onnat.
Stopping, 4-1
Using, with prompts displayed on the screen,
4-1 to 4-7
DXLPT. See also Printing a word processing-

fonnatted./ile on the PDP-ll line printer.
Stopping, 3-1
Using, with no prompts displayed on the screen
B-1 to B-6
Using, with prompts displayed on the screen,
3-1 to 3-6

INDEX-I

",',

DXPIP. See also Transferring a document from

word processing system to a host operating
system.
Stopping, 2-1
Using, 2-1 to 2-6

E
Extension., See File name extension.

F
Filename
Specifying a RSTSIE me name, C-l
Specifying an RSX-IIM file name, C-l
File name extension, 3-2, 4-2, B-2, .B-3, B-6,
B-9, C-l

L
Loggin~ otT a host operating system,

A-3
Loggmg off a RSTSIE system, A-3
Logging otT an RSX-IIM system A-3
Logging on a host operating system,' A-I to A-3
Logging on a RSTSIE system, A-I to A-3
Logging on an RSX-IIM system, A-3

M
Main Menu, A-2

Password
Obtaining, vi
Using, A-3
PDP-II computer, I-I
Prerequisite conditions, vi
Prerequisite knowledge, v
Printing a word processing-formatted file on
the PDP-II line printer, 3-1 to 3-6 B-1 to B-6
Actions PQssible upon printing CC:mpletion
Issuing host operating system commands 3-3
Printing another document, 3-2
'
Document or flle to be printed
Identifying, with prompts displayed on the
screen, 3-1
Identifying, without prompts, B-1
Document or file to hold output
Identifying, with prompts displayed on the
screen, 3-2
Identifying, without prompts, B-1 to B-5
Modifying an existing me, 3-2
File-structured device, 3-2
.
Print Menu settings, 3-3 to 3-6
Automatic pagination setting, 3-4
Bottom margin setting, 3-4
Changing, 3-3
Column margin setting, 3-4
Darkness setting, 3-4
Document destination setting, 3-4
Extra half-line vertical spacing setting, 3-4
First page to be printed setting, 3-4
Initial page number setting, 3-5

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Last page to be printed setting, 3-5
Number of copies setting, 3-4
Obtaining additional information about, 3-3
Page size setting, 3-5
Pitch setting, 3-5
Print margin setting, 3-5
Stop every page setting, 3-5
Top margin setting, 3-6
Two print wheels setting, 3-6
Spooling
When using RSTS/E, 3-2 to 3-3, B-4
When using RSX-IIM, 3-2 to 3-3, B-5
Stopping, 3-1
With no prompts displayed on the screen, B-1
to B-6
With prompts displayed on the screen, 3-1
to 3-6
Project programmer number (ppn), B-3, B-6,
B-7, B-9, C-l

s
Spooling
When using RSTS/E, 3-2 to 3-3, B-4
When using RSX-I1M, 3-2 to 3-3, B-5
Stopping
Converting, 4-1
Printing, 3-1
Transferring, 2-1
Switches
Used with file to be converted, B-9 to B-1O
Used with file to be printed, B-6
Used with file to hold converted output, B-7
to B-8
Used with file to hold printed output, B-3 to B-5
System Options Menu, 2-1

T
Terminology used in manual, 1-2
Text file format
Converting to and from word processing format, D-2
Transferring a document from the word processing system to a host operating system, 2-1 to
2-6
Actions possible upon transfer completion
Issuing host operating system commands, 2-6
Performing another transfer, 2-6
Performing word processing work, 2-6
Prerequisite conditions for, 2-1
Receiving a word processing document from a
host operating system document, 2-3
Screen display when transfer is complete, 2-6
Screen display while transfer is in process, 2-6
Sending a word processing document to a host
operating system document, 2-3
Specifying an existing document, 2-5
Specifying host operating system name for
document being sent, 2-4
Specifying word processing name for document being received, 2-4
Stopping, 2-1

U
User identification code (UIC), B-2, B-3, B-6,
B-9, C-l

INDEX-3

W
Word processing file format
Converting to and from BASIC-PLUS flle
format, D-l to 0-2
Converting to and from source file fonnat, 0-1
Converting to and from text file format, D-2

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