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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Steve Bliss wrote:
> Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I did a quick test on MLCAD.
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> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, Steve Bliss wrote:
> > Of course, if further MLCAD tests shows that it works with a fixed-format 25
> > char filename column, then there's less reason to go with the ragged format.
>
> I had a DUH! moment after posting the previous message. If MLCAD can use a
> ragged format file, of course it can use a fixed-25 format file. DOH.
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> > So it would be nice to be able to produce a PARTS.LST with full descriptions if
> > rigid conformance to 80-byte records is not needed.
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> I prepared a PARTS.LST file with data lines longer and shorter than 80
> bytes, and MLCAD seemed perfectly happy to use the data as presented.
> In particular, it could handle longer descriptions without truncating
> them (I didn't test to see if it had some longer limit).
In the mklist beta I posted there's an undocumented -r switch to turn
off the ragged edges and make room for 25 char filenames. There's also
an undocumented -t to twiddle with the 78 vs 80 character line formats.
But there's nothing yet for allowing descriptions longer than 64 chars.
We can add lots of options, but we also need to decide on the default
output format. And I suspect that should probably target whatever works
best for MLCAD users. Any newer programs currently in development can
create their own mklist type functions.
The -8 setting should produce 8.3 filenames and 80 character lines
(including the <CR><LF>) compatible with any older software out there.
Don
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| Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I did a quick test on MLCAD. (...) I had a DUH! moment after posting the previous message. If MLCAD can use a ragged format file, of course it can use a fixed-25 format file. DOH. (...) I prepared a PARTS.LST file (...) (15 years ago, 29-Sep-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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