.\" @(#)spstoa.1	1.5 5/5/86 EPI.TH SPSTOA 1\-SPS 5/5/86.ds ]W "\fI\s+4\ze\h'0.05'e\s-4\v'-0.4m'\fP\(*p\v'0.4m'\ Entropic Processing, Inc..SH NAMEspstoa \- convert SPS file to machine-independent format.SH SYNOPSIS.B spstoa[.I infile] [.I outfile].SH DESCRIPTION.PP.I Spstoaconverts an SPS file to a machine-independent, ASCII format. The output canthen be moved to a different type of computer (with different representationfor integers and floating values) and converted back into an SPS file with the.I atospsprogram..PPIf the first argument is missing or is "\-",.I spstoawill read from the standard input.If the second argument is missing or is "\-",it will write to the standard output.Integer and character values are represented exactly in the output; floatvalues retain seven significant digits; double precision values retain 15significant digits..SH SPS PARAMETERS.PPThis program does not access the parameter file..SH DIAGNOSTICS.PP.I Spstoainforms the user and quits if the input file does not exist or is not an SPSfile..SH BUGS.PPNone known..SH AUTHOR.PPJoe Buck, Alan Parke