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Converting RM/COBOL-85 Indexed Files

vutil can convert an indexed file created by RM/COBOL-85 into a Vision file.

 vutil  -convert  [ -ac ]  [ +c ]  [ -f # ]  [ -234 ]
 [ -q ]  [ -d dir ]  [ files ]

The "-convert" function takes each named file and converts it from an RM/COBOL-85 indexed file to a corresponding Vision file. The Vision file replaces the original RM/COBOL-85 file, so you should make a backup of the original files before proceeding with "-convert". If no files are specified, then the standard input is read for a list of files to convert.

-a Automatic conversion, no warning.
-c Do not compress.
+c Compress.
-f# Sets compression factor to be used for converting.
-2 Convert file into Vision Version 2 format.
-3 Convert file into Vision Version 3 format.
-4 Convert file into Vision Version 4 format.
-d dir Place converted files into specified directory. Implies "-a".
-q Exit if user interaction is required.