TPIPE /simple=4

[HSaathoff]

Hello,

when converting old DOS (OEM-charset) to ANSI with TPIPE /simple=4
I noticed that the EOL chars (CR LF) are replaced by '?'.

Applying the /simple=3 filter replaces every char with binary zero.
This will show it:

echo "Hallo, dies ist überhaupt nicht schön" | tpipe /simple=3 | view

Version: TCC 27.00.18

- Heinz

 

[vefatica]

With simple=3, TCC just gets lost.

v:\> echo xxx | tpipe /simple=3
tpiEA
v:\> echo xxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
Installe
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
Installer I
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
2021-02-11 12:
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
2021-02-11 12:31:
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
????????????????????

 

[rconn]

I've passed this on to the textpipeengine developers.

 

[Alpengreis]

I read that the textpipe engine is updated ... however: it's still wrong here ...

 

[rconn]

I read that the textpipe engine is updated ... however: it's still wrong here ...

Because that issue was not fixed. If it was, I would have noted it in the update.

 

[Alpengreis]

Rex, could you ask the TPIPE people, what the progress is? I mean, it's soon 4 months ago ...

 

[rconn]

I have asked them multiple times; they have never responded.

 

[Charles G]

Seems the email address would be: Support2(at)DataMystic.com - if anyone wants to try their luck...

 

[Alpengreis]

Oh, ok - thanks Rex and Charles!

Mail to DataMystic is sent with following text:

Dear support

I am a customer of JP Software and their program Take Command (#1 Windows Command Prompt | Windows Console Replacement). There is your great product TPIPE integrated. Unfortunately it exist the following problem with TPIPE (see also TPIPE /simple=4):

With tpipe /simple=3, TCC just gets lost:

v:\> echo xxx | tpipe /simple=3
tpiEA
v:\> echo xxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
Installe
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
Installer I
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
2021-02-11 12:
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
2021-02-11 12:31:
v:\> echo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | tpipe /simple=3
????????????????????

Could you provide a fix for this problem?

Kind regards,

...

Maybe it helps (a bit) ...

PS: They have a support phone number too and also Skype seems possible. More info on page Support

 

[Bob]

FWIW Data Mystic also has a Facebook (ptui) page DataMystic. It doesn't have a lot of traffic but there was post by Data Mystic on April 20 to announce the release of TextPipe Pro 11.8.

 

[Charles G]

I did hear back from Datamystic:
==================
Hi Charles, thanks for letting us know. We have prepared a fix for this and it will be in the next release.

Let me know if I can help further.

Regards,
==================

 

[Charles G]

Any other TPIPE problems? I do recall problems converting a PDF to TXT and also this thread is titled /Simple=4 but the content is /Simple=3 ? Was there a problem with /Simple=4 or just a typo?

 

[Alpengreis]

I think, the problem is with /simple=3 ...

PS: It's fixed in v28.00.10 ... thank you!