                    Clean Text V1.2 by John Augustine

  CT (Clean Text) runs in Dos mode or Dos "prompt" (Windows 3.1/9x/ME/etc.).

  CT was created to remove all non-text characters from a document.  The
original file is unchanged, but a new file is created with the number "2" at
the end (ex, "PROJECT.TX2").  Some editors add an eof (end of file) character
at the end, and/or "plug in" other control characters.  Carriage returns and
line feeds are the only control characters that are kept.

  CT can handle any size file (a few bytes to a gigabyte and more).

  TAB (9) CHARACTER/S:

  All tab characters are replaced with spaces (one space for each tab
character).

   COUNTER FEATURE:

  CT counts the number of non-text characters that were removed and the
number of tab characters that were replaced with a space.

  TIP:

  Put "CLN-TXT.EXE" in "COMMAND" folder/directory, sub-directory within
"WINDOWS".  This allows you to launch CT anywhere, just as you do with any Dos
command.

  IMPORTANT:

  Every byte has a range from 0 to 255 (decimal).  A range of 32 to 126 is
used to represent text characters, but within that range are values than can
represent instruction code, variables, data, etc.  Since CT "filters" by range
(32 to 126) text characters, some bytes can pass as text characters if their
"value" falls within that range.  Example: If you create a file,
"CLN-TXT.EX2" from "CLN-TXT.EXE" (not a document), you will find a lot of
random text characters in that file, among the "legitimate" text messages.

  GETTING STARTED:

  Simply type (without quotes), "CLN-TXT FILENAME" and press Enter.  Note:
"FILENAME" represents the name of any document you want to "clean".

  CONCLUSION:

  This software is free.  If you have any problems with the software, please
let me know.

                        Regards,
                     John Augustine N3AOF
                  jaugust@bellatlantic.net

