I just started programming on BBx and have to code a normally simple program...
But I don't have any idea of the all the possibilities and commands in BBx.
I have to open an existing file with some printer settings, and have to split every printer into a new file.

Every block of printer settings looks like that:

printername/description:/
setting1:/
setting2:/
:

nextprintername/description:/
setting1:/

and so on.

Now I have to create a file with the printername.
Then I have to read every line of the settings into this new file.
The Combination ":/" shows, that there is still comming up and ":" not followed by a "/" means the end of  the printer settings.

Sorry for my poor english, but i really need help!
I would be very greatful, if somebody could post some commands to solve this problem!

Greetings from Germany

I assume this is a simple text file?

And each line is terminated by LF or CRLF?

If so, heres a way:

100 open(1)"filename"
110 read (1,end=EOF)DTA$
120 if DTA$="" goto 110; rem catch lf alone
130 if !(pos(":/"=DTA$) gosub Do_WRITE; DTA2$=""
140 DTA2$=DTA2$+DTA$+$OA$;rem use $0D0A$ on Windows
150 goto 110
200 DO_WRITE:
210 <put logic to create the new file here, then open it>
220 write (new_file)DTA2$,; close(new_file)
230 return
900 EOF:
910 gosub DO_WRITE
920 end

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