$VER: SVConvert.dopus5 1.5 (23.01.2000)

Note: It will only work with a registered version of SViewNG/SViewII/SViewIV.

Description:

Whilst using DOpus Magellan have you ever required the need to convert a large
number of picture files from one format to another.

This script uses SViewIV, but could be changed to use SViewNG or SViewII, to
perform the necessary file conversions. As I wrote this script I decided to use
it as an exercise in the use of multiple source and destination listers.
Therefore SVConvert.dopus5 will process all the selected picture files from all
the source listers it finds, converting them and then saving the results into
all the destination listers.

As part of the conversion process the files are renamed. It does this by
stripping off all text after the last '.' and appending an appropriate suffix.

Example: Converting to PNG   - Pic1.iff becomes Pic1.PNG
         Converting to JPEG  - Pic2.gif becomes Pic2.JPG


Installation:

1. Run the Install script.

2. Copy SVConvert.dopus5 to DOpus5:Arexx/
        SViewII.buttons and SViewII.menu to DOpus5:Buttons/
        Libs/#?.library to Libs:
        catalog/#? to DOpus5:catalogs/

Before using you will have to amend the script giving it the location of
SViewIV/SViewNG/SViewII and setting up the appropriate ARexx port name.


Usage:

    ARexx     DOpus5:ARexx/SVConvert.dopus5 {Qp} format*

* At present this is limited to: JPEG, BMP, PNG, DEEP, PCX, ILBM,
                                 PBM, RGFX, TIFF, SVG or <blank>.

Read the Superview-Library.guide for further information on graphic formats
supported by SViewIV/SViewNG/SViewII.

Both a button bank (SViewII.buttons) and Start Menu (SViewII.menu) have been
supplied as an examples on how to use it. Thought I run it from one of my User
Menus.


Distribution:

Freeware.  Feel free to email me if you have any suggestions for improvements or
           you find an error.

I give permission for the script to be put onto magazine cover-discs, software
compilation discs, the DOpus Plus CD or the SView CD, as long as the text files
in the archive accompanies it.

PERMISSION  UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP     NAME
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[generic]                  512     904  56.6% -lh5- 864e Jan 16  2000 catalogs/deutsch/SVConvert.catalog
[generic]                  622    1227  50.7% -lh5- eb16 Dec 30  1999 catalogs/SVConvert.cd
[generic]                  544    1114  48.8% -lh5- d0ac Dec 30  1999 catalogs/SVConvert.ct
[generic]                  717    2611  27.5% -lh5- e9a5 Jan 22  2000 Install
[generic]                 1052    1910  55.1% -lh5- bc54 Jan  3  2000 Install.info
[generic]                28259   54172  52.2% -lh5- 31a6 Feb  3  1998 libs/triton.library
[generic]                22047   58028  38.0% -lh5- 843a Dec 23  1995 libs/tritonrexx.library
[generic]                  273    1160  23.5% -lh5- 7cef Apr  1  1999 SViewII.buttons
[generic]                  342    1718  19.9% -lh5- 4274 Dec 28  1999 SViewII.menu
[generic]                  352    1724  20.4% -lh5- 2bd7 Jan 16  2000 SViewII_de.menu
[generic]                  829    1634  50.7% -lh5- d09a Jan 23  2000 catalogs/deutsch.ct
[generic]                 6323   25281  25.0% -lh5- 6640 Jan 23  2000 SVConvert.dopus5
[generic]                 1671    4249  39.3% -lh5- f35e Jan 23  2000 svconvert.history
[generic]                 1146    2285  50.2% -lh5- c1bd Jan 23  2000 svconvert.readme
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 Total        14 files   64689  158017  40.9%            Jan 27  2000