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   comp.databases.paradox      To crash or not to crash, asks Borland      9,834 messages   

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   Ed Nash to JoeSpareBedroom   
   Re: Flimport Mystery   
   16 Jan 07 10:29:53   
   
   From: ask.me@specifically.pls   
      
   JoeSpareBedroom wrote:   
   > Not that I can see in WinEdit. However:   
   >   
   > - If I open the text file in Word using the "Show All" option, there's a   
   > paragraph mark at the end of each line.   
   >   
   > - If I copy the text from the offending file into a new file, the import   
   > works. It's a minor extra step, but still, I'm curious.   
   >   
   >   
      
   One other thought... some programs that create text files put an   
   end-of-file marker (non-visible) after the last CR/LF.  My experience is   
   that Paradox doesn't like it.  I suspect that when you copy/paste you   
   are not bringing along that EOF byte.  Try deleting it with a hex editor   
   or even using the backspace key after opening the file in Notepad.  Then   
   re-save and re-import.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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