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Re: Editor to find and replace hidden chars, strip controls?

#3488
From: Timo Salmi
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 07:33
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In article <92278.184011RVK@psuvm.psu.edu> RVK@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>Where can I find an editor that can find and replace hidden characters,
>strip control characters and linefeeds?  Essentially, I need to strip a
>large number of linefeeds from a data acquisition file.  Thanks in advance.

garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfltb15.zip Build your own filters, T.Salmi
Filename        Comment                             Date      Time
--------        --------------------------------    ----      ----
DEMOTXT.XLT     How to build a translation table  08-04-91  11:04:16
FILBIN.EXE      General filter for binary files   01-29-92  05:10:42
FILGEN.EXE      Generalized filter for any file   08-06-91  11:28:40
FILTXT.EXE      General filter for text files     01-29-92  04:51:12
LOWER.XLT       To lowercase, also foreign chars  03-25-89  15:52:24
NOEOF.XLT       Enables reading text past eof     08-04-91  11:05:06
PC2UNIX.XLT     PC newlines to Unix newlines      08-04-91  11:01:44
SIMUL8.XLT      8-bit to look-alike 7-bit chars   07-04-89  23:55:02
STRIP.XLT       Strip the high bit of 8bit chars  07-04-89  21:21:02
TOASC.XLT       Scandinavian IBM to ASCII         03-23-89  18:39:22
TOIBM.XLT       Scandinavian ASCII to IBM         03-23-89  18:41:34
TSFLTB.INF      Document                          01-30-92  02:22:16
TSFLTB.NWS      News announcements about tsfltb   01-30-92  02:04:02
TSPROG.INF      List of programs from T.Salmi     01-25-92  04:54:22
UNIX2PC.XLT     Unix newlines to PC newlines      08-04-91  11:01:40
UPPER.XLT       To uppercase, also foreign chars  03-25-89  15:45:46
VAASA.INF       Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa  02-02-90  11:52:54
----            ------             ------  -----
0017            113690              78314   32%

garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfilt19.zip Filters for textfiles by T.Salmi
Filename        Comment                             Date      Time
--------        --------------------------------    ----      ----
ASC2IBM.EXE     toasc.exe in filter format        05-22-91  06:46:36
FLMARG.EXE      Filter for adding a left margin   08-16-89  20:21:20
FLRMARG.EXE     Filter for a right margin         08-16-89  20:21:34
FLSUBS.EXE      Filter for string substitution    08-16-89  20:21:06
IBM2ASC.EXE     toibm.exe in filter format        05-22-91  06:56:48
LOGFILT.EXE     Filters backspaces from logfiles  01-29-92  05:06:40
PC2UNIX.EXE     PC text eolns to Unix eolns       10-18-91  20:42:12
QUOTE.EXE       Quotes to messages                08-25-89  20:58:06
TOASC.EXE       8bit ibm to Scandinavian 7 ascii  01-28-92  21:57:52
TOASCI.EXE      8bit ibm to International 7ascii  01-29-92  03:47:24
TOIBM.EXE       7 ascii to Scandinavian 8bit ibm  01-28-92  21:59:20
TSFILT.INF      Document (a readme)               01-29-92  05:18:06
TSFILT.NWS      News announcements about tsfilt   01-29-92  05:20:14
TSPROG.INF      List of PD programs from T.Salmi  01-25-92  04:54:22
U2PC.BAT        Change Unix eolns to MsDos eolns  10-16-91  18:40:10
UNIX2PC.EXE     Unix text eolns to PC eolns       10-18-91  20:40:02
UNIXTEST.TXT    For testing Unix -> PC eolns      10-13-91  11:30:12
UNZIPTXT.BAT    Get text files from Unix zips     10-16-91  18:44:30
VAASA.INF       Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa  02-02-90  11:52:54
----            ------             ------  -----
0019            199275             143652   28%

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Prof. Timo Salmi
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Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: Editor to find and replace hidden chars, strip controls?
Message-ID: <1992Oct5.073322.19324@uwasa.fi>
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
References: <92278.184011RVK@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 07:33:22 GMT
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