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RWAP wrote:If all a user has is Notepad, then that program adds the wrong code (CR,LF) to end each line of text (and you also get spacing before each line).

Umm, if all a user has is Notepad, then I assume Windows. In which case, most (all?) versions of Windows after 3.11 (!) come with Wordpad as well as Notepad.

It's doesn't appear on the accessories menu as far as I remember, but you can add it there.

You can use it to open txt files by coniguring it in Explorer:

• Right click a text file name while holding shift. (You may not need shift with some Windows versions)
• Select Open WIth ...
• Choose Program ...
• Wait .....it has to think for a bit.
• Scroll down, looking for WordPad.
• If you find it, select it and check the box that says "Always use this program ..."
• If you don't find it, click the Other ... button.
• Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and locate the file named "write.exe" - yes, I know! (Your location for windows may differ depending on the version)
• OK your way out.

For a one-off, use start->Run->Write.exe and wordpad will load.

When you save a text file, it saves back with the same line endings as the file had when it was read in. You always get a prompt saying "are you sure you want to save in text mode" (or words to that effect) - just say "yes".

Cheers,
Norm.