# PERL script to process input argument lists
# Malcolm Wilkins 3.11.97


sub filter {
	local ($in) = @_;
	local ($start) = '<FONT SIZE=3><B>Inputs:</B></FONT><UL><FONT SIZE=2><TABLE>';
	local ($end) = '</TABLE></FONT></UL>';
	local ($key, $pname, $pdesc, $descriptions, $str);

	local (@words) = split (" ", $in);
	while (@words) {
		if ( ($key, ) = $words[0] =~ /(\w+):/ ) {
			if ($pname) {
				$descriptions .= "<TR><TD><FONT FACE=Helvetica><B>$pname:</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT FACE=Times>$pdesc</FONT></TD></TR>";
				}
			$pname=$key;
			$pdesc="";
			}
		else {
			$pdesc .= $words [0] . " ";
			}
		shift @words;
		}
	if ($pname) {
		$descriptions .= "<TR><TD><FONT FACE=Helvetica><B>$pname:</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT FACE=Times>$pdesc</FONT></TD></TR>";
		}
	$str = $start.$descriptions.$end;
	return $str;
	}