Reference Guide

RECEIVE

 

Port a text file into an outline

 

Command

key:

R

Command

prefix:

No

Location:

PORT DIRECTION Menu (PORT command)

See also:

PORT

When you give the PORT/TEXTFILE command, ThinkTank displays the PORT DIRECTION Menu which allow you to choose the direction in which information is to be transferred. Select RECEIVE to transfer (copy) a text file into a ThinkTank outline, directly below the bar cursor headline (or, if the bar cursor is at the summit, directly to the right).

The RECEIVE option ordinarily assumes that the text file is arranged in STRUCTURED style. However, within certain constraints you can port a text file not organized in STRUCTURED style into an outline. This is especially useful for transferring a document created with a PASCAL—compatible word processor into ThinkTank. Details are provided in a ThinkTank technical note described in Appendix D.

You can use PORT/TEXTFILE to transfer an outline between two different kinds of computers. However, certain incompatibilities may cause problems. For example, when transferring from a computer that can display 80 characters on a line to one that can only display 40, ThinkTank will truncate headlines to 40 characters when it RECEIVES the text file. The best way to avoid this problem is to restrict headlines to 40 characters when you anticipate porting the outline to a 40—character computer.

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