################## # CARDS MANUAL # ################## PER BRINCH HANSEN 14 AUGUST 1975 PURPOSE: INPUTS AN ASCII FILE FROM PUNCHED CARDS. ELIMINATES TRAILING BLANKS FROM EACH CARD AND TERMINATES IT BY A NL CHARACTER. THE LAST CARD MUST CONTAIN THE CHARACTER # FOLLOWED BY BLANKS ONLY. IT IS CONVERTED INTO AN EM CHARACTER. CALL: CAN ONLY BE USED TO PRODUCE INPUT FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. ERROR MESSAGES: ERROR TRANSMISSION ERROR DURING CARD INPUT. ERRONEOUS CHARACTERS ARE CONVERTED TO SUB CHARACTERS AND THE INPUT CONTINUES.