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Re: Text file: DOS to MAC
At 09:46 AM 1/22/96 EST, you wrote:
>>
>> > I begin work on Monday with an organization that has only Macintosh
>> > computers. If I type a plain ASCII file in DOS, can I easily open it
>> > on a Macintosh, or do I need some sort of emulator program to save it
>> > in a format particular to Mac? I'll be doing all of my writing on my
>> > IBM Thinkpad, and want to be prepared.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any help.
>> >
>> > Chuck
>>
>> It looks like you'll be running into the classic problem
>> where IBMs save their text files with CR/LF pair when you
>> hit enter, and with a Macintosh, it's one of the two (can't
>> remember).. When you open the file on a Mac, you'll see a
>> box at the beginning of each line, because it doesn't
>> understand the extra character.. DOS Edit will open a Mac
>> text file no problem because it is aware of the missing
>> character and will convert it on the fly.
>>
>> Executor should definitely fit the bill for what you're
>> looking for... You can use it to write all your files and
>> you will be virtually without a problem.
>>
>> Another option you might think about doing is to write
>> the text files in DOS, load them up in Tex-Edit, and then
>> you can remove the extra character with one of those
>> CR-LF -> LF (or something like that) commands.. Then
>> resave and you'll be ready to go!
>>
>> Email me if you need more help,
>>
>> Jon Abbott
>> Registered E/D User
>>
>
>To be fair System 7.5 has all the translations built-in. Anything you save
>on an IBM can be opened by your MAC customers transparently. At least I've
>tried Word 5.1, Excel ? , Canvas 3.?, and PageMaker 5.0.
>
>-Scott
I just remember opening up a couple text files from a DOS disk once,
on a System 7.5 based machine, and they appeared with the extra
character at the beginning of each line.. I didn't really need to get
it fixed, so I didn't play around with it much.. I'm sure there's a way
if it's not automatic already.
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