Subj : RE: HTick question
To   : Dan Richter
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Mon Dec 23 2019 01:53:58

 DR> The problem I've been seeing, is some in the inbound tic files will
 DR> have a Desc line that extends for 300 - 500 characters. When HTick
 DR> creates the files.bbs file, it puts this entire description onto
 DR> one line. When Mystic imports it, it is only importing the first 67
 DR> characters of the description. (filename with extension of 12
 DR> chars, plus the space)

The desc line is the old gold standard. It is just one line that can
carry on. Maximus had a limit of 1024 characters so it's possible the
desc line may be that long. The desc line may get chopped off at some
nodes too, so it's not a good option for long descriptions.

 DR> Is there a way to have HTick import the description onto separate
 DR> lines of 79/80 char max?

I don't think so, but it will use LDesc lines if present. There can be
more than 1 LDesc line. They are usually formatted like a file_id.diz.
You can also tell htick to get the description from a file_id.diz if
there is one.

 DR> I see there is an option of doing this with outgoing tic files,
 DR> using the 'MaxTicLineLength' keyword, but haven't seen anything for
 DR> incoming files. I just figured I'd ask here, before I write a
 DR> script to use fold or something before I import them.
 
In the case of incoming tic files you are stuck with what you get, a
single Desc line or multiple LDesc lines. In most cases it's easiest to
get the description from the file_id.diz if there is one. Sometimes even
the file_id.diz isn't very well formatted.


 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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