wrote: > Does anybody know how to set the hi-bit in a text files' characters? A standard DOS 3.3 text file has every high order bit set (except for the zero terminator byte), while a standard ProDOS text file has every high order bit clear. > I could program it in 5 minutes, but I thought maybe there was a good > utility for it. Maybe a IIgs specific desktop program? You shouldn't need one. Merlin can load and save source files in standard text file format, by using a special command. (Digs out manual...) The DOS 3.3 version of Merlin 8 has a "R" command to read a text file, which is appended to the source code buffer, and a "W" command to write a text file. These usually precede the filename with "T.". You can suppress this by preceding the filename with a character in the range of ASCII characters from $20 (space) to $40 (@). The manual suggests using a "?" as a prefix. This won't end up as part of the actual filename. For the ProDOS version of Merlin 8, or for Merlin 16, you can use the FIX command in the editor's command mode to correct tabbing after loading a plain text file, and the TEXT command to convert all spaces into "inverse spaces" (prior to printing or export). It doesn't look like there is a direct text file save facility in these versions. You should be able to load a standard text file and use the FIX command for import. (Merlin 16 also has FIXS, which strips extra spaces.) Merlin 16+ has a secret "^" command to export an APW source file (in standard text format). -- David Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand