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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 con-
straints you can port a text file not organized in STRUCTURED
style into an outline. This is especially useful for transfer-
ring a document created with a PASCAL—compatible word proces-
sor 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 incompati-
bilities 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 head-
lines 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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