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From: mitchell@MDI.COM (Bill Mitchell)
Subject: Re: Using EDLIN to insert ^C in a file (???)
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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1991 17:36:45 GMT
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In article <1991Jun11.161125.23246@wdl1.wdl.loral.com> ekman@wdl30.wdl.loral.com (Donald Ekman) writes:
>In article <1991Jun11.145649.10912@noao.edu> buchholz@noao.edu (Nick Buchholz) writes:

>>From article <1991Jun10.213629.1591@unlinfo.unl.edu>, by khawand@hoss.unl.edu (Nancy Khawand):
>>> Using EDLIN, how can I insert the ^C character into a file?  
>>>[...]
>>
>>
>>try getting into insert mode and typeing 003 while holding down the alt key
>>This enters the ascii character 3 (^C) into the file.
>>
>>
>>[...]
>
>In my edlin (PC-DOS 3.3) this doesn't work.  It escapes from insert mode
>just as if you had pressed Ctrl-C.
>
>I don't know how to do it either.  I tried ^V^C, but that didn't work.
>Anybody got any other ideas?
>

The only quick answer I've found is to place another char where you want
the control-c, and then use debug to edit the file and replace that char
with a byte containing 0x03.

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mitchell@mdi.com (Bill Mitchell)