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[n9mfk9]

hi all I have a script read one text file edit it then filewrites to an other file

then the output opens in notepad my question is what command be used as part of a string to make notepad go the the next line I have tried @cr @LF @crlf chr(13) chr(013)

thy all make a small box but does not go to the next line

thanks for any help

[herewasplato]

hi all I have a script read one text file edit it then filewrites to an other file

then the output opens in notepad my question is what command be used as part of a string to make notepad go the the next line I have tried @cr @LF @crlf chr(13) chr(013)

thy all make a small box but does not go to the next line

thanks for any help

The end result should be a @CRLF for most Windows based software. Open the file that your script is making using SciTE, then select View > End of Line. That will let you see what is at the end of each line. EDIT: that should let you see what those little boxes are that you now see within notepad - if they are CRs or LFs. Edited May 24, 2007 by herewasplato

[PsaltyDS]

thy all make a small box but does not go to the next line

thanks for any help

That's an indication that you are getting Unicode back.

[herewasplato]

That's an indication that you are getting Unicode back.

Notepad displays a rectangle in place of non-printable characters.

A CR without a LF is a non-printable character.

A LF without a CR is a non-printable character.

I do not know if that falls within the definition of Unicode.

FileOpen("test.txt", 2)
FileWrite("test.txt", _
        "carriage return" _
         & @CR & @CR & @CR & _
        "carriage return" & @CRLF)
FileWriteLine("test.txt", "FileWriteLine")
FileWriteLine("test.txt", "FileWriteLine")
FileWriteLine("test.txt", "FileWriteLine")
FileWrite("test.txt", _
        "line feed" _
         & @LF & @LF & @LF & _
        "line feed" & @CRLF)
FileClose("test.txt")
ShellExecute("test.txt")

Edited May 24, 2007 by herewasplato

[n9mfk9]

That's an indication that you are getting Unicode back.

what can i do to fix unicode

[PsaltyDS]

I do not know if that falls within the definition of Unicode.

Nope, I was just wrong... :">

[PsaltyDS]

what can i do to fix unicode

My mistake, go with herewasplato's answer...

[jefhal]

what can i do to fix unicode

Can you just send a keystroke "ENTER" using SEND? ftm:

Send

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Sends simulated keystrokes to the active window.

Send ( "keys" [, flag] )

P.S. Notepad is so weird. Often times it puts extra carriage returns into data that I paste in. Sometimes it puts the squares. If I use PSPAD or SCITE, this never happens. Of course, Unix, Macs, and Windows PC's will never agree on anything, so we have to deal with the garbage cleanup... Edited May 23, 2007 by jefhal

[herewasplato]

...I have a script read one text file edit it then filewrites to an other file...

Can you post a sample script that replicates the issue?

...I have tried @cr @LF @crlf...

Adding @CRLF should have added a line return as shown by notepad. There may still be unprintable characters at the end of a line - but you should have a "hard return" caused by the CRLF as far as notepad is concerned.

Also, what did SciTE show you when you looked at the file that your script makes? (See my earlier post - I hope that I clarified what I said about SciTE.)

Edited May 24, 2007 by herewasplato

[n9mfk9]

I got @crlf to work thinks to all for the help