/**
  * Converts hc.txt to hc.dat for hits count applet hc.class
  * @author Robert John Morton
  * @version 27 April 2000 */

// This program uses the Java 1.1.8 API.

import java.io.*;

class hctxtdat {
  public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {

    BufferedReader  // for reading the input text file
      r = new BufferedReader(
            new InputStreamReader(
              new FileInputStream("hc.txt")
            )
          );

    DataOutputStream  // for writing the output data file
      w = new DataOutputStream(
            new FileOutputStream("hc.dat")
          );

    String s;
    int x;

    /* While there are still more lines of text in the
    input file, read in the next line and get its length. */

    while((s = r.readLine()) != null) {
      int l = s.length();

      /* Provided this line contains more than 8 characters,
      it is a valid entry, so extract the number of hits for
      that week; otherwise, set it as a null entry. */

      if(l > 8) 
        x = Integer.parseInt(s.substring(8,l));
      else
        x = -1;

      w.writeByte(x);  // write the integer to the output data
    }                  // file as a single signed byte value
    w.close();
    r.close();
  }
}