Re[2]: converting local mac .html files -> dos .htm please h

     
ag077@freenet.carleton.ca wrote:

> and i'm getting a bit
> frustrated using search and replace on all of my files are there any quick 
> utilities (either mac or pc) that do a tidy job of fixing this problem?
> and if so (assuming its free or shareware) which ftp site publishes it?

Norton's File Find (which unfortunately is not Shareware but well worth the 
price) will allow you to do a search and replace rather quickly. Simply point it
to a directory (or an entire drive for that matter), specify a file format, give
it the replacement argument, tell it to assume "yes" on all files and let it 
run. Any file that matches the file criteria (as in *.htm) that contains the 
specified text string will be automatically updated.



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Subject: Re: converting local mac .html files -> dos .htm please help
Author:   at Internet
Date:    1/28/95 2:37 PM


     
> I'm trying to find a quick way to change my local mac html files to 
> local files that can be read on a dos machine... my links wont work
> because even if i change the file name from *.html to *.htm the links are 
> still *.html and wont locate the *.htm files.... 
     
What browser are you using?  I've had no problem 
browsing a web developed on Unix as local files 
under Windows.
     
Just transferring the files to DOS automatically 
renames *.html to *.HTM, and when the browser tries
to load "foo.html" the O/S truncates this to "FOO.HTM" 
internally.  At least I *think* that's what's happening. 
Anyway, all I did was transfer the files over and it 
seemed to work...
     
> and i'm getting a bit
> frustrated using search and replace on all of my files are there any quick 
> utilities (either mac or pc) that do a tidy job of fixing this problem?
> and if so (assuming its free or shareware) which ftp site publishes it?
     
Hm... this sort of thing is pretty easy with standard 
Unix tools (sed, awk, sh), but installing Linux is 
probably overkill for this task.  You might try perl, 
which has been ported to DOS and System 7.  See
    <URL:http://www.cis.ufl.edu/perl/>
     
Also check on comp.infosystems.www.* ... I think there's been 
a discsussion about this issue running for some time now.
     
--Joe English
     
  jenglish@crl.com

Received on Saturday, 28 January 1995 12:13:21 UTC