Replacing Carriage Return & Line Feeds with Other CharactersLast reviewed: March 11, 1997Article ID: Q128522 |
2.60a 3.00
WINDOWS 3.00
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SUMMARYThis article shows by example how to have a program process a file to replace carriage returns and line feeds with a double dollar sign. You can modify the code to use a character other than the double dollar sign by replacing the double dollar sign ASCII value (CHR(36)) with some other appropriate ASCII value. The code in this article also demonstrates how to use low level file functions.
MORE INFORMATIONThe following program takes two parameters:
Sample CodePARAMETER file1,file2 PRIVATE fhandle_in,fhandle_out,fisize,inchar fhandle_in=FOPEN(file1,2) IF (fhandle_in#-1) && open read/write buffered fhandle_out=FCREATE(file2) && default read/write fisize=FSEEK(fhandle_in,0,2) && get the size of the file =FSEEK(fhandle_in,0,0) && reposition pointer to beginning of && file x=1 DO WHILE (x<=fisize) && process the whole file inchar=FREAD(fhandle_in,1) && read 1 byte at a time IF ((inchar = CHR(13)) .OR. ; (inchar = CHR(10))) *** change the replacement character '$$' *** by changing the CHR value below =FWRITE(fhandle_out,CHR(36)) && replace crlf with $$ ELSE =FWRITE(fhandle_out,inchar) && write the character to file ENDIF x=x+1 && increment the variable ENDDO =FCLOSE(fhandle_in) && release the file handle to close && file1 =FCLOSE(fhandle_out) && release the file handle to close && file2 MODIFY FILE &file2 && opens the target file for viewing ELSE RETURN .F. && could not open the input fileENDIF
How to Use the Sample CodeTo demonstrate the code example, copy it into a new program file, and save it as TEST.PRG. Then from the Command Window, type:
Do TEST.PRG with "C:\TEST.TXT", "C:\TEST1.TXT"NOTE: Please note that file names passed to a program as parameters must be enclosed by quotation marks. Here C:\TEST.TXT is the file that needs carriage returns and line feeds removed, and C:\TEST1.TXT is the name of the new file.
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