Text to HTML ???

**Whisper** · May 18th, 2000, 01:24 AM

I have a huge flat-text file (processed weekly from a mainframe machine and a Unix box) originally sent directly to a printer. I need to post it on the web, but when i try, all the formatting disappears, and everything is all jumbled together.

My idea is to open the file, line by line, and make each file an array. Then search the array for formatting (originally for the printer), and replace it with HTML code. However, I have NO IDEA where to start... any suggestions?

~~ Whisper ~~
(VB6)

**da_silvy** · May 18th, 2000, 10:58 AM

at the start of the file, have your
first code i.e.

Code:

"<html>"
"<head>"
"<title>Mainframe Printout" & Date "</title>"
"</head>"
"<body>"

then at the end of each line, add the
<br> tag

then at the end :

Code:

"</body>"
"</html>"

did this help?

**Phil.Hebert** · May 18th, 2000, 01:15 PM

If you can place the text in a RichText box, I have a really great code that will convert that to HTML. And keeps colors, fonts, sizes, alignments, etc. Someone sent it to me and i had to adjust some errors.

Email me for the script. [email protected]

**Whisper** · May 18th, 2000, 08:58 PM

Thanks for your help fellaz

However, I failed to mention that when the mainframe sends these documents to the printer, it sends non-printing characters embedded in the document so the printer will know exactly what/where to print (ie. tabs, hard returns, etc.) It seems as though notepad and other text editors recognize these non-printing characters, but when the code is transferred to HTML, all the tabs disappear. I suppoze this is kind of ambiguous, but does anyone know how I'd go about finding the (ASCII?) code for these non-printing characters?? If i had these, I could search each string for them, then replace them with HTML.

Thanx again...

~~Whisper~~

**da_silvy** · May 19th, 2000, 07:55 PM

yeah, you might be able to

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