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can you write to a dos format while in unix mmccaws2 04-08-2008
Posted by mmccaws2 on April 8, 2008, 5:29 pm
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>
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> > On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:12:18 +0200, Joost Diepenmaat wrote:
>
> > >> My users are will be uploading a file from unix. I'm trying to save a
> > >> step by formatting the file while in unix so they don't have to format
> > >> it with
>
> > >> "perl -p -e 's/\r/\r\n/' < $infile > $dosfile"
>
> > >> The resulting file after copied to windows did not have a readable
> > >> format. Is this a process that can only be done after the file
> > >> transfer?
>
> > > No, you're doing it wrong.
>
> > > *ON UNIX*, you can do:
>
> > > perl -p -e 's/\n/\r\n/' < $infile > $dosfile
>
> > > Final results are dependent on the transfer protocol (i.e. do NOT
> > > transfer those files with FTP in ASCII mode).
>
> > What's wrong with
> > $ todos < $infile > $dosfile
> > ?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Rich
>
> Sorry that wasn't quite right. I made the change and then scp'd. scp
> on XP which is a product of Attachmate.
>
> Mike

How does one print hidden characters like '\n' in perl or cl?

Mike

Posted by mmccaws2 on April 8, 2008, 5:37 pm
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>
>
>
> > > On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:12:18 +0200, Joost Diepenmaat wrote:
>
> > > >> My users are will be uploading a file from unix. I'm trying to save a
> > > >> step by formatting the file while in unix so they don't have to format
> > > >> it with
>
> > > >> "perl -p -e 's/\r/\r\n/' < $infile > $dosfile"
>
> > > >> The resulting file after copied to windows did not have a readable
> > > >> format. Is this a process that can only be done after the file
> > > >> transfer?
>
> > > > No, you're doing it wrong.
>
> > > > *ON UNIX*, you can do:
>
> > > > perl -p -e 's/\n/\r\n/' < $infile > $dosfile
>
> > > > Final results are dependent on the transfer protocol (i.e. do NOT
> > > > transfer those files with FTP in ASCII mode).
>
> > > What's wrong with
> > > $ todos < $infile > $dosfile
> > > ?
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rich
>
> > Sorry that wasn't quite right. I made the change and then scp'd. scp
> > on XP which is a product of Attachmate.
>
> > Mike
>
> How does one print hidden characters like '\n' in perl or cl?
>
> Mike

Also, I've never used unix2dos, is this a module or program?

Mike

Posted by Jim Gibson on April 8, 2008, 7:22 pm
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> How does one print hidden characters like '\n' in perl or cl?

You change them to something printable:

$line = "123\n";
$line =~ sg; # '123\n'

or maybe

$line =~ seg; # '123\a'
print $line;

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Posted by mmccaws2 on April 8, 2008, 8:09 pm
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> > How does one print hidden characters like '\n' in perl or cl?
>
> You change them to something printable:
>
> $line = "123\n";
> $line =~ sg; # '123\n'
>
> or maybe
>
> $line =~ seg; # '123\a'
> print $line;
>
> --
> Jim Gibson
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Thanks I should've, could've thought of that, but I hadn't

Mike

Posted by Joost Diepenmaat on April 8, 2008, 8:09 pm
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> What's wrong with
> $ todos < $infile > $dosfile
> ?

Nothing if you have it. Same for unix2dos etc. FTR: I seem to have
neither on my debian box which has been in use for years.

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