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CHKTXT -- Is a DOS utility that checks a textfile for suspicious
characters. Suspicious characters are control characters other than
CR+LF (0D 0A), TAB/HT (09) and EOF/SUB (1A). It also gives the user an
option to fix the file. Fixing the file removes the suspicious control
characters and replaces CR, LF, LF+CR with CR+LF. Fixing also adds an
EOF char after the last line in the file, if it's missing or removes
it if it's in the middle of a line.
I wrote CHKTXT couple a years ago when I had a damaged .C file that
compiled, but didn't work right. Later (MUCH LATER) when I found out
that the bug was realy a CR+LF mixup I got so angry that I sat down and
wrote CHKTXT. Since than it has often been a real life-saver e.g. when
moving textfiles between systems or when the DOS makes one of those
"funny" surprices that make life worth living. Since it has been such a
live-saver to me, I thought that maybe there was someone out there who
liked to be saved. If there are, feel free to be saved. Hope it will be
useful.