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   Message 41,125 of 42,547   
   Todd Vargo to DMcCunney   
   Re: Add Carriage Return and Line Feed ev   
   18 May 15 18:09:20   
   
   From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 5/18/2015 4:36 PM, DMcCunney wrote:   
   > Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >> On 18.05.2015 16:49, Ferlin Short wrote:   
   >>> On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 11:13:17 PM UTC-7, foxidrive wrote:   
   >>>> On 16/05/2015 01:55, Ferlin Short wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>> I'm struggling with writing a batch file that will take a filename as   
   >>>>> the only parameter, reading the file contents and inserting a carriage   
   >>>>> return and line feed every 128 characters   
   >>   
   >>> I can't use any other tools besides the batch file, and the   
   >>> characters in the   
   >>> file could be anything in the WE8MSWIN1252 West European character set.   
   >>   
   >> You can't execute a batch file without the "tool" cmd.exe and   
   >> certutil.exe   
   >> is just an other tool which is part of windows like cmd.exe.   
   >   
   > certutil is a Windows Server/Windows8 tool provided as part of   
   > Certificate Services.  He may not have it.   
   >   
   > It's been a while since I played in the batch sandbox, but I don't   
   > believe this is doable as pure batch, and will require calling a utility   
   > that can do it.  If he is restricted to what is provided with the   
   > version of Windows he runs, he may be SOL.   
      
   True. However, since Win98, VBS has been a part of Windows but for some   
   unknown reason, several people lately insist that it not be used to   
   provide them with freebie solutions. Its a strange phenomenon.   
      
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   Todd Vargo   
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