Re: I can't EXEC binscii.txt. Why??

[grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)]

In article <1gmkvnINNgt7@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cd248@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Sherman) writes:
>
>I downloaded binscii.txt from cco.caltech.edu and followed the
>instructions and I can't seem to get it to work.  I get the text
>file on my computer and it looks OK when I bring it up on a text
>editor but it won't EXEC properly.  I get a bunch of syntax errors
>and end up with the ']' prompt again instead of the promised status
>bar.  I doesn't give me another file either.

You probably have the same problem that I had: The file has Linefeeds
(Control-J) as line terminators, instead of regular carraige returns
(Control-M).  Unix and Apple text files don't seem to mix well.

The easiest way to fix this is to run the file through a word processor
or some 'LF Strip' type of program before trying to EXEC it.

Gee, this is about the 4th time I've seen this problem.  Perhaps it
belongs in the FAQ.
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