spstoa.1

speech signal process tools

.\" Copyright (c) 1987 Entropic Speech, Inc.; All rights reserved
.\"@(#)spstoa.1	3.4 10/27/89 ESI
.TH SPSTOA 1\-ESPS 10/27/89
.ds ]W "\fI\s+4\ze\h'0.05'e\s-4\v'-0.4m'\fP\(*p\v'0.4m'\ Entropic Speech, Inc.
.SH NAME
spstoa \- convert an ESPS SD, FILT or FEA file to a machine\-independent format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B spstoa
.I infile
.I outfile
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I Spstoa
converts an ESPS SD, FILT or FEA file to a machine\-independent, ASCII format.
The output can
then be moved to a different type of computer (with different representation
for integers and floating values) and converted back into an ESPS file using
\fIatosps\fP(1\-ESPS).
.PP
If the first argument is "\-",
.I spstoa
will read from the standard input.
If the second argument is "\-",
it will write to the standard output.
Integer and character values are represented exactly in the output; float
values retain seven significant digits; double precision values retain 15
significant digits.
.PP
.I Spstoa
informs the user and quits if the input file does not exist or is not an ESPS
file.
.SH BUGS
.PP
This version of the program cannot deal with feature files with complex
fields.  The next version will.
.SH ESPS PARAMETERS
.PP
This program does not access the parameter file.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.nf
Usage: spstoa infile outfile
spstoa: Input file %s must either be an ESPS SD, FILT file or an ESPS FEA file.
spstoa: Unknown file type: \fItype_code\fP
spstoa: Unknown embedded header type %d: removing header.
spstoa: Error reading \fIinfile\fP
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
atosps(1\-ESPS)
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Joe Buck and Alan Parker. ESPS FEA file support by Ajaipal S. Virdy,
Entropic Speech, Inc.