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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Executable envelopes
|extensions={{ext|com}}
|released=1987?
}}
'''FL2COM''' (derived from "Files to COM format") is a utility and toolkit that converts a text file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|DOS COM]] file that, when executed, displays the text in a viewer. It was developed by Charles White.

According to the documentation, it was originally named "TXT2COM" (see also the [[TXT2COM]] disambiguation page).

== Discussion ==
FL2COM seems to be the most authoritative name, but '''FLCOM''' is also used.

Only the presumably-final version, 60M, has been found. It's unclear how many other versions there were. Version 60M's documentation mentions versions 50B and 60L, "FL2COM45", and TXT2COM 1.0/1.5.

== Identification ==
Based on minimal information, generated files start with byte <code>0xe9</code> or <code>0xeb</code>. At offset 3 is an ASCII string that starts "{{magic|FL2COM}}".

== Software ==
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/txtutl/flcom60m.zip|FL2COM version 60M}} (1998 release of software that seems to be from 1992-1993)

== Sample files ==
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/txtutl/flcom60m.zip|flcom60m.zip}} → FLCOM60.EXE ([[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive|LHA SFX]]) → 60M-DOC.COM
* {{CdTextfiles|mhblackbox4/GENAPPS/USP40.ARJ|USP40.ARJ}} → *.COM (made by a version of FL2COM from around 1990)

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	* {{CdTextfiles\|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/txtutl/flcom60m.zip\|flcom60m.zip}} → FLCOM60.EXE ([[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive\|LHA SFX]]) → 60M-DOC.COM		* {{CdTextfiles\|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/txtutl/flcom60m.zip\|flcom60m.zip}} → FLCOM60.EXE ([[LHA/LHarc self-extracting archive\|LHA SFX]]) → 60M-DOC.COM
	* {{CdTextfiles\|mhblackbox4/GENAPPS/USP40.ARJ\|USP40.ARJ}} → *.COM (made by a version of FL2COM from around 1990)		* {{CdTextfiles\|mhblackbox4/GENAPPS/USP40.ARJ\|USP40.ARJ}} → *.COM (made by a version of FL2COM from around 1990)
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FL2COM - Revision history

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