!   Author:     John Guidi,  sped up by Pete Siemsen
    Date:       20-July-79

    Useage:     MUNG DETAB filespec

    Abstract:   All tabs in the file specified will be replaced with
                spaces. Tab stops are assumed to be at every 8 spaces.
!



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   This macro will read the file and transform all <TAB>
characters into the appropriate number of <SPACE> chars.
Note that tab stops are assumed to be at every 8 spaces.
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@^UF%EB%              ! set F up with EB command !
H:XF                  ! append filespec to F !
27@:^UF%%             ! append <ESC> to F !

HK                    ! clear text buffer !
MF                    ! execute F to open input and output files !
Y                     ! pull first page into text buffer !

<
  :@N/	/"U1;'        ! search for a tab,  leave loop when unsuccessful !
  .UB                 ! put current pointer in B !
  0L .UA              ! put pointer to begining of line in A !
  QB-QAUC             ! put how many characters up to TAB in C !
  <                   ! subtract 8 until QC is less than 9 !
    QC-9"L
      1;
    '
    -8%C
  >
  9-QCUD              ! put number of spaces into D !
  @S/	/-D           ! find the tab again and delete it !
  QD<                 ! insert the spaces !
    @I/ /
  >
>
EX                    ! close files !