Microsoft KB Archive/46478

Saving ASCII Text Files with Carriage Returns

PSS ID Number: Q46478 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

SUMMARY

To save a file in ASCII text format with a carriage return at the end of each line, choose one of the following methods:

1. Select Text-only-with-line-breaks in the “format:” field when issuing the Transfer Save command.
2. Choose PLAIN.PRD in the “printer:” field of the Print Options command and print to a file.
3. Don’t select a printer in the Print Options “printer:” field (this has the same effect as selecting PLAIN.PRD). Then, print to a file.

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