TXT_TO_DAT
Copy data from text to binary file.

TXT_TO_DAT is a FORTRAN77 program which demonstrates how to copy data from a text file to a binary file.

The program, as written, assumes that the input file is a list of (single precision) real numbers, one per line. The program is easily modified to handle other situations.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

ASCII_TO_MRI, a C program which restores MRI data to its original binary format, having been previously converted to an ASCII text file.

BITS_TO_UI, a C++ program which reads a text file of "bits", ('0' and '1' characters), and writes a binary file in which groups of 32 bits have been interpreted as an unsigned integer;

MRI_TO_ASCII, a C program which converts the binary data in an MRI file to ASCII text.

UUDECODE, a C program which recovers the original (possibly binary) file from a UU encoded text file;

UUENCODE, a C program which takes an input file, especially a binary file, and creates a UU encoded copy that is a text file, suitable for transmission through mail or other text-only systems.

Source Code:

• txt_to_dat.f, the source code.
• txt_to_dat.csh, commands to compile the source code.

Examples and Tests:

• numbers.txt, a sample text file, containing 10 numbers.
• numbers.dat, the resulting binary file, containing the same 10 numbers.

List of Routines:

• MAIN is the main program for TXT_TO_DAT.
• FILE_DELETE deletes a file if it exists.
• GET_UNIT returns a free FORTRAN unit number.
• TIMESTAMP prints out the current YMDHMS date as a timestamp.

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