iptxt2tab This program is used to convert plain text tables to NITF/HTML - where possible ! If the input switch '-Z' is on, the FipHdr of the incoming file may have a 'DY' which is the parameter file to use. If that does not exist, or that file does not exist in tables/setup then the default is used. The default parameter file is TXT2TAB (Winnt = Txt2Tab.fip) in tables/setup. Keywords for Txt2TAB parameter file are : ; comment line chr:(octal/dec/hex number):(FipSeq string) Replace this character with the string - usually an Sgml escaped chr. This can be a printable chr or an escaped number. The number is octal/dec/hex depending on the preceding 'number' keyword (if any). eg chr:\313:£ chr:<:< Note that the ';' is part of the string and NOT a comment as it does NOT start the line. extra-fiphdr (FipSeq) Extra information to be added to the FipHdr of the output file.default: none outque Output queue for the new file (overrides the -o input switch) default:spool/2db donque Done queue for the raw input file (overrides the -d input switch) default: none script: script to run against the New file. default: none newname: name of output file default: same as input file-before: name of a template file to add BEFORE any data - such as an HTML top.default: none file-after: name of a template file to add AFTER any data - such as an HTML end. default: none log-line: Custom log string for the Item Log entry default:\SU \SN no-fiphdr: do NOT add a FipHdr to the output file. default: do always-start-on-para: Always start the file with a <P> tag default: do NOT data-format: reuters/afx/ap/dpa/afp source format default: reuters use-pi:yes/no Use the PI for TableColumnWidths (ie use FipHdr FE and NOT FD) 'no' for use FD and ignore FE; default is no paragraph-indent: normal paragraph indent default: 4 spaces minimum-river: number of spaces between cells default: 2 cell-gap: Used for PI and CharWidth default: 2 table-border: usually 2 - 1 at start of line default: 2 min-rogue-lines: no of data lines before we will accept a rogue/colspan. default: 4 preserve-tab-spacing:no/yes default: no NO=zap all leading and trailing spaces inside a tab cell YES=leave all spaces Parameters for changing the markup : para-start default "<p>" para-end default "\n</p>" standAloneEnd-BR default "<br/>" standAloneEnd-P default "<p></p>" ul-start default "<ul>" ul-end default "</ul>" ol-start default "<ol>" ol-end default "</ol>" li-start default "<li>" li-end default "</li>" table-start default "<table\\VC style=\"CharWidth:\\FC\"\\$o>\\VE<?FingerPost IDNtableColWidth=\"\\FE\"?>\\$o" table-end default "</table>" row-start default "<tr>" row-end default "</tr>" tab-start default "<td align=\"\\FA\"\\VB colspan=\"\\FB\"\\$o\\VD style=\"CharWidth:\\FD\"\\$o>" tab-end default "</td>" FipHdr fields used internally are : FA cell alignment for TD or TH - left, right, center FB number of columns spanned for this TD (default is 1) FC width of this table (in chrs) FD width of this cell (in chrs) - the cell being TD or TH FE width of all cells (in chrs) plus VA to VE are options for the 5 above Where sections of FipHdr fields are required or changes to the output style, use keywords : fixed, partial, combie, optional, repeat, newdate and/or style. (see The SysAdmin manual for more information). They are normally specified : fixed:QZ 1234543 partial:QT ST,3,2,U,<,> combie:QY ep|na,(0000000)a option:QE ep,11,7,s repeat:QK XK,-,3 or repeat:QP PK,,4,#X style:QS XN,%.03d Example of a Parameter file ; ; 'Txt2Tab' - default ; ; add the following fields for first ipxchg then ipedsys ; xchg - CQ - send to lookup next ; xchg - CX - use param file NTM2NewsML.fip ; edsys - EQ - stuff in 2tibrv after ; edsys - DF - use param file NEWSML-Text.fip extra-fiphdr:#CQ:2lookup#EQ:2tibrv#CX:convert2NewsML.fip#DF:NewsML-Text.FIP ; always map these chrs pls chr:<:< chr:>:> chr:&:& chr:\000 chr:\177 ; but not these - yes pls chr:':' chr:":" ; NONONO need a <P> and </P> at end... ;;;always-start-on-para:yes ; for colspan - only output if there is an FB option:VB FB ; default is 3 ;;;normal-para:4 ; default is unlimited/ ;;;line-length-max:64 ; End Input Parameters are (all optional) : Either -1 : path/filename for single shot default: spooled The input file is NOT deleted If this does NOT start with a '/', it is assumed relative to the current path. Or -i : input queue default: spool/txt2tab If this does NOT start with a '/', it is assumed under spool. -d : optional done folder for the input files default: none -l : do NOT log files in default: log -o : output queue default: spool/2go If this does NOT start with a '/', it is assumed under spool. -P : add raw data as a PRE afterwards default: no add add NL to every start tag to help viewing -w : file wait for files arriving across a network. def: 8 secs -z : default parameter file in tables/setup default: tables/setup/TXT2TAB (or TXT2TAB.fip for NT) -Z : allow FipHdr field DY to override the parameter file name default: use ONLY the default. -v : print version number and exit ---NOTES--- Version Control ;002c 08nov04 RTRS (( is an Xref and 002 ->the Xref NL ;c 05feb05 allow rows of dashes to be part of the table ;001z 30apr03 cleanups ;b use <p></p> not <p/> ;c blank lines endtable plus colhdr bugette ;d added -d doneque ;e 12jun03 minors as per rtrs build 65 ;f-r 18jun03 minors as per rtrs NNG build ;s-t 27sep03 look after <FipTextType-TW:X> ;u 03nov03 timings ;v 08nov03 v3.0 pre ;w-y 03apr04 v3.7 exceptions/lists ;z 20sep04 speedy ;000z 20nov01 original version ;t for Lists ;u for stripping spaces after <p> ;v startpara can be 4 +/- 2 spaces Uppercase or quotes ;w redo spcs ;x check for ALL UPPERCASE lines at start of para = CrossHead ;y 05apr03 bugette - not zapping extra fiphdr used for tabs. ;z 07apr03 zapped all extra NL from data (copyright) 2017 and previous years FingerPost Ltd.