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|    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.              --       Todd Vargo       (Post questions to group only. Remove "z" to email personal messages)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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