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Originally posted by JimmyJazz
Is there any instruction on how to use this? For example, where do I unpack the files, and how do I tell it which files to work on?
I'd love to get these old files into the HTML or XML format.
Sorry, I have been away on this thread.
This would probably need a lot more improvements to meet your satisfaction, but if you want to try it out and see the output in ian_hawdon's HTML format, you will need to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), simply called Java as a shorthand.
Click here to see if you have Java installed:
http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1
It doesn't really matter if you have an older version, but upgrades are recommended anyway.
Click here to download the latest version of Java:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
On your computer, after you install Java, you will need to extract the archive and then start a command prompt, shell, terminal, or console.
In Windows, you go to Start > Run > Enter "cmd" > Navigate to the JAR directory > Enter "
java -jar "Messenger Plus! Legacy Chatlog.jar" SampleChatlog.txt".
Make sure your TXT file is in the same directory as the JAR file.
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