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%%To: RPT378@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
%%Subject: Re: input mixed $ and real?
%%References: <92098.165112RPT378@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>

Try this basic program to put your file back together.
You will have to manipulate the X$ when you read your file however.

Since you are in GW-basic I will resort to line numbers (EEEK!)

10 OPEN"I",1,"<FILE IN QUESTION>"
20 OPEN"O",2,"<Recovered OUTPUT>"
25 REM ** Loop until end of file **
30 IF EOF(1) THEN GOTO 110        
35 LINE INPUT #1,X$
40 REM from this point on do what you need to do to the data using
50 REM MID$(x$,x,y) LEFT$(x$,x) RIGHT$(x$,x) INSTR(x$,x,y) and others
60 REM using a reference book of GW-Basic.  And re-write your 
70 REM results to another file.
80 REM You can replace LINE INPUT with D$=INPUT$(1,1) but this
90 REM will give you a character by character account of the file.
100 GOTO 20                    
110 CLOSE
120 END

Hope this helps!
Rob
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