The following files are included in this package:

  RPTAB.DOC     -  A complete reference manual for RPTAB.
  RPTAB.EXE     -  Used if a text file contains tabs.  It expands the tabs so
                   that any SORT can sort the file correctly.
  RPTAB.PAS     -  Source code for RPTAB.EXE.


  If you have any problems, suggestions, or comments contact:

        Robert Pirko
        3881 Sedgwick Ave, Apt 6D
        Bronx, NY  10463

        or Compuserve 70363,1511

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  September 17, 1991           RPTAB Reference



      If your input file contains tabs and if the tabs must be expanded to
      the proper number of spaces for your sort keys to line up properly,
      then any SORT routines will not sort it correctly because SORT does
      not expand the tabs. The solution is to process the file with some
      program that expands the tabs and then to use the output of this
      program as the input to SORT.

      As a convenience, for those who face this problem, I have included a
      program called RPTAB in this package.  The syntax for RPTAB is:

        RPTAB  input-filespec  output-filespec  [tabstop...]

      The parameters must be given in the indicated order.

      The input is a file containing tabs to be expanded.  After RPTAB does
      its thing, the contents of the output file will be the same as that of