[Sunhelp] Totally off topic for any list I know of

[Robert.Cross at scottish-newcastle.co.uk]

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Kyle wrote:
>Does anybody remember the DOS editor EDLIN?
>a co-worker is trying to edit a text file on a PC and has 
>found that EDLIN will do a command she needs but can't
>figure out how to get it to do the edits via a batch file.
>The edit is to select a particular line then delete it.
>Should be quite simple - any ideas for EDLIN batch jobs
>or other editors for PCs that can do the same

As I see it you probably don't want to be tied to software
who's future support is murky - so look at alternatives. The two
best (as far as I can see) are:

1. PERL - I'm a major fan of this since it's cross-platform; powerful;
stable; and *free*. If you're colleague is using Windows 95/98/NT/2000
then you can get a downloadable copy from
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/index.html
or pick up a Perl-for-NT book which usually has a CD distribution. There's
also a DOS version via the DJGPP project (about which I know little).

2. SED - There probably is a DJGPP version of this if you're running DOS,
but if you're on Win32 you might want to look at CYGWIN at
http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
(This gives you a Unix-like environment integrated to an extent with Win32,
and it definitely includes base level tools like 'sed').

>This list just seems to have some of the most Tech savvy
>people I know of

Amen to that, (and I definitely do *not* include myself in that
Tech-savvy catagory - I get by!)

Regards

Robert Cross


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