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%% This is file `textmerg.sty',
%% generated with the docstrip utility.
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%% The original source files were:
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%% textmerg.dtx  (with options: `textmerg')
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%% Copyright (C) 1992,1994 Mike Piff, University of Sheffield, England 
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%% You are not allowed to change this file. 
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%% file except for a nominal charge for copying etc. 
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%% M.Piff@shef.ac.uk 
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%% For updates, contact your nearest CTAN site. 
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\def\fileversion{2.01}
\def\filedate{1994/06/20}
\def\filename{textmerg.dtx}
\def\Copyright{Copyright (C) 1992,1994 Mike Piff, University of Sheffield, England}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/01/01]
\ProvidesPackage{textmerg}[\filedate]
\typeout{Package `textmerg' <\filedate>.}
\typeout{\Copyright}
\def\glet{\global\let}
\newread\MergeFile
\def\InputFile#1{%
   \openin\MergeFile=#1
   \ifeof\MergeFile
   \errmessage{Empty merge file}%
   \closein\MergeFile
   \long\def\MakeTemplate##1{%
      \def\Template{}}%
   \else\GetInput\fi}
\def\GetInput{{\endlinechar=-1
   \global\read\MergeFile to\InputBuffer}}
\def\SeeIfEof{%
   \let\NextLook\relax
   \ifeof\MergeFile
   \else
      \ifx\InputBuffer\empty
         \LookAgain
      \fi
   \fi
   \NextLook}
\def\LookAgain{\GetInput
   \let\NextLook\SeeIfEof}
\newif\ifNonBlank \NonBlankfalse
\def\AllowBlank{\global\NonBlankfalse}
\def\DontAllowBlank{\global\NonBlanktrue}
\def\ReadIn#1{%
   \ifNonBlank\SeeIfEof\fi
   \ifeof\MergeFile
      \gdef#1{??}\MissingField
   \else
      \glet#1\InputBuffer
      \GetInput
   \fi}
\def\MissingField{%
   \message{Missing field in file}}
\newtoks\GlobalFields
\def\Fields#1{\GlobalFields{#1}}
\def\ParseFields#1{%
   \ifx#1\EndParseFields
      \let\NextParse\relax
   \else
      \let\NextParse\ParseFields
      \ifx#1+\DontAllowBlank
      \else
         \ifx#1-\AllowBlank
         \else\ReadIn#1
         \fi
      \fi
   \fi\NextParse}
\let\EndParseFields\ParseFields
\def\ReadFields#1{\expandafter\ParseFields
   \the#1\EndParseFields
   \AllowBlank}
\long\def\Merge#1#2{\begingroup%
   \InputFile{#1}%
   \def\Fields##1{%
      \ParseFields##1\EndParseFields}%
   \MakeTemplate{#2}\Iterate}
\long\def\MakeTemplate#1{\def\Template{#1}}
\countdef\Iteratecounter=2
\Iteratecounter=0
\def\Iterate{%
   \global\advance\Iteratecounter by1
   \ReadFields\GlobalFields
   \Template
   \SeeIfEof
   \ifeof\MergeFile
      \def\NextIteration{%
         \endgroup\closein\MergeFile}%
   \else
      \let\NextIteration\Iterate
   \fi
   \NextIteration}
\newcount\MultiCount \newcount\MaxCount
\newif\ifStartOfList
\def\MultiRead#1{%
   \ifnum#1>0
      \SelectCR
      \MakeEmpty{#1}%
      \global\StartOfListtrue
      \glet\NextRead\MRead
      \AllowBlank
      \global\MaxCount=#1
      \NextRead
   \fi}
\newcount\Emptyctr
\def\MakeEmpty#1{\Emptyctr=0
   \loop
      \advance\Emptyctr by1
      \expandafter\ifx\csname
         pr\the\Emptyctr\endcsname\relax
         \expandafter\glet\csname
            pr\the\Emptyctr\endcsname\empty
      \fi
      \ifnum\Emptyctr<#1
   \repeat}
\def\Process#1#2{%
   \expandafter\def\csname
      pr#1\endcsname##1{#2{##1}}}
\def\MarkEnd#1{\gdef\EndMarker{#1}}
\MarkEnd{}
\newtoks\NextLine \newtoks\NextField
\def\AppendNextField{%
   \global\advance\MultiCount1
   \NextField=\expandafter{\TempField}%
   \edef\Append{\NextLine=
      {\the\NextLine&\csname
         pr\the\MultiCount\endcsname
         {\the\NextField}}}%
   \Append}
\def\SelectCR{\glet\EndLine\\}%
\def\FinishLine{%
   \ifStartOfList
      \global\StartOfListfalse
   \else\EndLine\fi}
\def\StopProcessing{%
   \global\MultiCount\MaxCount
   \glet\NextRead\AllowBlank}
\def\MRead{%
   \global\MultiCount=1
   \ReadIn\TempField
   \ifx\TempField\EndMarker
      \StopProcessing
   \else
      \FinishLine
      \NextField=\expandafter{\TempField}%
      \edef\StartLine{\NextLine={\csname
         pr1\endcsname{\the\NextField}}}%
      \StartLine
      \ConstructNextRow
   \fi
   \NextRead}
\def\ConstructNextRow{%
   \ifnum\MultiCount<\MaxCount
      \loop
         \ReadIn\TempField
         \ifx\TempField\EndMarker
            \glet\TempField\empty
            \StopProcessing
            \MissingField
         \else
            \ifeof\MergeFile
               \glet\TempField\empty
               \StopProcessing
               \MissingField
            \fi
         \fi
         \AppendNextField
         \ifnum\MultiCount<\MaxCount
      \repeat
    \fi
   \the\NextLine}
\endinput
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%% End of file `textmerg.sty'.