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From: clive@aldetec.oz.au (Clive Salvidge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Z88 file transfer
Summary: Z88 end of line character
Message-ID: <330@aldetec.oz.au>
Date: 9 Jan 91 06:23:49 GMT
References: <1991Jan7.175818.10875@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Aldetec Pty Ltd, Perth West Australia
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Alan Weinstein writes:
> I have a problem with the transfer of files from a Cambridge Z88 to a
> PC using the PC-link software.  When a file produced with Pipedream
> (and saved as a text file) is transferred to the PC, most PC
> applications (including "type" and kermit) see it as one long line.
> Others (MS Word and the Notebook in Sidekick) just see what was the
> first line of the Pipedream file, while ChiWriter reads it correctly
> line by line.  
> 
> Clearly, some kind of end-of-line character is being transmitted to
> the PC, but it is not being interpreted in the same way by all the PC
> applications.  Can anyone explain to me what might be going on and
> give some advice for more effective transfer?

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In Z88 'Plain text' files, each line is terminated with an ASCII RETURN
character (13).  Whereas most other packages like to see RETURN-LINEFEED
characters (13,10). or Unix likes just the 10..

I thought that pc-link included some file conversion utilities to change
the received file to say 'WordStar' format.  That SHOULD work?

If I can help further, let me know