NAME
	lx2win.exe - Convert character set from HP200LX to MsWindows 
	win2lx.exe - Convert character set from MsWindows to HP200LX
	lx2win.pl - The same, available as Perl library

VERSION	1.2

AUTHOR	Paulo Custodio (Paulo.Custodio@snafu.de)

SYNOPSIS
	Filters:
	    lx2win <lx-file >win-file
	    win2lx <win-file >lx-file

	Perl library:
	    require 'lx2win.pl';
	    $win_text = &lx2win( $lx_text );
	    $lx_text = &win2lx( $win_text );

DESCRIPTION
	lx2win and win2lx are filters that convert the international 
	characters supported by the HP200LX from the MsDos code page
	437 to the ISO Latin-1 character set used in MsWindows, and 
	vice versa. 

	They both read the standard input, convert each character and 
	write to standard output. The operating system file 
	redirection ('<' and '>') may be used to read and write to
	files.

	The characters that do not exist in both character sets are 
	just passed through unchanged. This has the consequence that 
	running the two tools in sequence does not produce the same 
	file that was given as input. For example:

		lx2win < lx.txt | win2lx > newlx.txt

	produces a newlx.txt file that is different from the original
	lx.txt. This is similar to getting a text file, converting all
	the "A"s to "B"s, and then back the "B"s to "A"s - you get also
	the original "B"s converted.

	Be careful not to use the same file as input and output, 
	because the operating system will truncate the input file
	before it has a chance to be converted. So if you write

		lx2win < myfile.txt > myfile.txt

	you loose the contents of myfile.txt.

	lx2win.pl provides two perl functions, &lx2win() and &win2lx() 
	that do exactly the same translation as the two filters.

INSTALLATION
	Just copy lx2win.exe and win2lx.exe to some directory in your 
	execution path.

	To use the perl library, copy the file lx2win.pl to your perl 
	library directory, or to some directory pointed by the PERLLIB
	environment variable.

COPYRIGHT, DISTRIBUTION POLICY, DISCLAIMER
	This program is a copyrighted freeware. The copyright of this 
	program is owned by its author, Paulo Custodio 
	(Paulo.Custodio@snafu.de)

	The redistribution of this program is free under the condition
	that the whole package is kept intact. If you post this program 
	to a BBS or ftp-site, please inform the author by e-mail.

	The author is not responsible for any damage, which may be 
	caused by using, or inability to use, this software.

