This program was written using Blitz Basic¹ and
MUI²
Given a list in an ascii text file this programme will convert
it to an html file in the form of a table.
Acceptable list format is;
[col 1 content][tab]......[col n content]return
col x content = any ascii string
tab = chr$(9)
return = chr$(10)
acceptable lists include;
[text][tab][text][tab][text]return
[tab][tab][text]return
[text][tab][tab][text]return
return
[text]return
The number of columns given need not match the actual number of
columns in the text file. Giving too large a number of columns will result in the last ones being empty. Too few and the later text
will be ignored. A tab is taken as a column break (With or without
text between it).
MUI is an object oriented system to create and maintain graphical user interfaces. From a programmers point of view, using
MUI saves a lot of time and makes life much easier. Thinking about
complicated terms like window resizing or font sensitivity is
simply not necessary.
On the other hand, users of MUI based applications have the
ability to customize nearly every pixel of a programs interface
according to their personal taste.