Hi Suresh,
You need to use the strfile program to convert the properly-formatted
ASCII fortune file into the .dat format.
Regards,
-- Raju
>>>>> "Suresh" == Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Suresh> Hi, I want to have fortune read from a set of quotes I
Suresh> have - and also to edit some of the current fortune quote
Suresh> files for errors (grammatical, factual etc). However,
Suresh> there's a hassle (see below). Pointers appreciated --
Suresh> those beyond "man fortune" that is :)
Suresh> On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, thus spake Syed Khader Vali:
>> Hi there, I don't think there is a utility to make fortune
>> quotes, but the only thing you might need to add a % before and
>> after each quote and put it in the fortunes directory. Maybe
>> you should post the query on LI for more info.
Suresh> Won't work - there's a .dat file for each fortune quote
Suresh> file. How do you build the .dat file (which is what
Suresh> fortune reads)?
>> HTH Regards Khader
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