WinMacNewLineFormatter Program that fixes a niggling problem that arises periodically when downloading text files created on different platforms
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Program that fixes a niggling problem that arises periodically when downloading text files created on different platforms WinMacNewLineFormatter fixes a niggling problem that arises periodically when downloading text files created on different platforms (Mac vs. Windows or Unix). The core issue is that these platforms use different conventions for file formats. On most operating systems, each line ends with a character denoted n (backslash-n), which is not printed to the screen or page when the file is viewed. However, in MacOS, the end of line character is a , denoted r (backslash-r). Most internet protocols correct for this when files are transferred among iooperatoing systems, but occasionally there are problems. Since the characters are invisiblem these problems are really hard to discover unless the file is read in a program (such as a debugger) that prints these characters to the screen.WinMacNewLineFormatter may clean up these problems, formatting files explicitly for the operating system of choice no matter what the current end-of-line formatting is. Run WinMacNewLineFormatter and choose the options you want. There are a few constraints, since I don't specialize in programming interfaces. If it doesn't work, then try pasting a text file into an email program, sending it to yourself, and then pasting it back into your computer into a new file.

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