What is the easiest way to convert unix/linux text files to DIS/Win text files?

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Eugen Austermann

As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under Unix/linux differ from
those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?

Eugen
 
Eugen Austermann said:
As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
Unix/linux differ from
those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?

Eugen
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AFAIR, Unix has an option to write text files with CRLF at the
end of each line.

Alternatively you could open the file with Word, then save it
as a text file. You will be prompted to specify the EOL string,
i.e. CRLF.
 
As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under Unix/linux differ from
those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
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From the lack or responses, there IS no "easy" way, or - since this is
a group dedicated to talking about the XP OPERATING SYSTEM - no one
here really gives a shit about your problem or has any knowledge about
UNIX.
 
I have a VBScript file that I leave on my Desktop.
Unix has one variation. Some Windows files (like
Word docs) have another variation. The standard in
Windows is to end the line with ASCII characters
13-10. (Carriage return - line feed)

If you paste the following text to Notepad and save
it as a .vbs file, you can just drop any file onto it and
have it fixed. (Note that in some cases on XP you
may need to adjust security to run a .vbs file.)

'---------------- start text of vbs file ------------

Dim fso, ts, s, arg, fil, fpath, s1
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
arg = WScript.arguments.item(0)
Set ts = fso.OpenTextFile(arg, 1, False)
s = ts.ReadAll
ts.Close
Set ts = Nothing

s1 = Replace(s, vbCrLf, vbCr, 1, -1, 0)
s1 = Replace(s1, vbLf, vbCr, 1, -1, 0)
s1 = Replace(s1, vbCr, vbCrLf, 1, -1, 0)

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg, True)
ts.Write s1
ts.Close
Set ts = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
MsgBox "All done", 64, "File fixed"

' -------- end vbs file ---------------

Another variation, if you want to save the edited text
to a different file, replace the line:

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg, True)

with:

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg & ".txt", True)
 
As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
Unix/linux differ from those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds. What is the easiest
way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
Click to expand...

Eugen,

after a quick search for Unix2Dos, I found a utility here
http://www.bastet.com/

If you are going back and forth from Unix to Windows, checkout Unix
utilities for Windows

http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
 
Pegasus said:
AFAIR, Unix has an option to write text files with CRLF at the
end of each line.
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It mainly depends on the app that writes it.
Alternatively you could open the file with Word, then save it
as a text file. You will be prompted to specify the EOL string,
i.e. CRLF.
Click to expand...
That's neat.

Cheers,

Cliff
 
Eugen said:
As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
Unix/linux differ from those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds. What is the
easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
Click to expand...
Eugen,

If you just want to *read* them (and print them) open them in WordPad.

Cheers,

Cliff
 
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