Converted ASCII File Not Formatted Correctly

DocumentID: 652065
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:13 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A customer has converted from Apple II to WordPerfect. Using the TYPE command at DOS, the file in question is shown as strictly ASCII text. When viewed with the Look feature of List Files, the document seems to be formatted with tabs and spacing. However, when the file is retrieved into WP 5.1, it comes in as ASCII text without the tabs and the correct spacing. Solutions: The reason that the file is not formatted the same in WP51 as when it is viewed in List Files, is because the ASCII file does not have a line feed code (ASCII 10). It only has carriage returns (ASCII 13). If WP comes across a carriage return without a line feed, it will ignore the carriage return. List Files just assumes that a carriage return is followed by a line feed. A work around for this customer would be to retrieve the file into Editor, save it, and then retrieve the file into WP. Editor inserts a line feed when it encounters a carriage return.

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