Convert Nroff/Troff Style Help to SGML

DESCRIPTION:

Converts help files written using nroff/troff-style formatting to SGML-style help for use with S-PLUS 5.1 and above.

USAGE:

convertOldDoc(from, to, what, force=F, report=T)

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:

from
a character string specifying where to find the old-style help files. This should be a directory containing a .Data directory containing a .Help directory.
to
a character string specifying the destination chapter.

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:

what
a character string specifying which help files to convert. By default, all files in from's .Data/.Help subdirectory are converted.
force
a logical flag. If TRUE, convertOldDoc converts the documentation even if it already exists in to. If FALSE, the old-style documentation is not converted if documentation of the same name exists in to.
report
a logical flag. If TRUE, S-PLUS prints a list of files being converted while the conversion is taking place.

VALUE:

an (invisibly-returned) character string listing the candidate files for conversion.

SEE ALSO:

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EXAMPLES:

convertOldDoc("/homes/rich/splus34", "/homes/rich/splus51")
convertOldDoc(to="/homes/rich/splus5.1", what="myprompt")