Save txt with FileIO problems

Question

I'm trying to save the contents of a field member (all short
sentences each
on a separate line) into a txt-file. The file is created OK,
but somehow,
all these short sentences are placed one after the other;
they're no longer
on a separate line.
Saving the text as an RTF solves the issue, but I really want
to save it as
a TXT... Is there a way to do this? (using D8.5)

Answer 1

Hi,
it probably depends on the OS (or which text editor) you
check the file in.
Director uses only the char(13) (Carriage Return of CR) as a
new line
char. Dos/windows refers the char(13) char(10) (Carriage
Return Line
Feed or CRLF) combo.
http://director-online.com/dougwiki/index.php/RETURN)
So, either use a different text editor or convert all
char(13) to
char(13) char(10). cr => crlf
See:
http://www.mediamacros.com/item/item-950637747/
(amongst others)
for a how to.
Manno
Somnifer wrote:
> I'm trying to save the contents of a field member (all
short sentences each
> on a separate line) into a txt-file. The file is created
OK, but somehow,
> all these short sentences are placed one after the
other; they're no longer
> on a separate line.
>
> Saving the text as an RTF solves the issue, but I really
want to save it as
> a TXT... Is there a way to do this? (using D8.5)
>
>
Manno Bult
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