CompuServe Thread

>> INV.LHA .. need to change VAT to TAX … I haven't downloaded this program, and for the moment have other things to be done. But, assuming the program is not commercial or copyrighted by the author, this type of cosmetic change shouldn't be hard; you might even try taking it on. Using a file editor facility (such as NEWZAP), scan through the program looking for the occurence of VAT; when you see it, change each one to TAX. So long as your new string will fit within the same space as the old, it will probably go easily. Do this on a COPY of the program, of course. Save the revision, test it. If it works: 1. Contact the original author, if you can, telling what you've done and asking for confirmation that it's OK (he/she might prefer to do the job in a slightly different way, or even have a more recent version for you). 2. Do an upload of the revised version, adding to the documentation the fact that you have modified the original. Be very cautious if you try this sort of thing on commercial programs. They are much bigger and often "resist" changes as an anti-virus measure. And, of course, you couldn't upload the modified program (although some clever programmers devise "patch" programs to allow legit owners to do such an update). –Jim