What is the easiest way to convert unix/linux text files to DIS/Win text files?

As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under Unix/linux differ from
those under DOS/WinXP.

Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?

Eugen

Unix2Dos tool:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=unix2dos

JS

"Eugen Austermann" <aussie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
> Unix/linux differ from
> those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>
> Eugen
>

Autoit @LF > @LFCR (get autoit from the authors web site)

Eugen Austermann wrote:

> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under Unix/linux differ from
> those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>
> Eugen
>

"Eugen Austermann" <aussie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:476be747$0$16581$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net...
> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
> Unix/linux differ from
> those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>
> Eugen

AFAIR, Unix has an option to write text files with CRLF at the
end of each line.

Alternatively you could open the file with Word, then save it
as a text file. You will be prompted to specify the EOL string,
i.e. CRLF.

I have a VBScript file that I leave on my Desktop.
Unix has one variation. Some Windows files (like
Word docs) have another variation. The standard in
Windows is to end the line with ASCII characters
13-10. (Carriage return - line feed)

If you paste the following text to Notepad and save
it as a .vbs file, you can just drop any file onto it and
have it fixed. (Note that in some cases on XP you
may need to adjust security to run a .vbs file.)

'---------------- start text of vbs file ------------

Dim fso, ts, s, arg, fil, fpath, s1
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
arg = WScript.arguments.item(0)
Set ts = fso.OpenTextFile(arg, 1, False)
s = ts.ReadAll
ts.Close
Set ts = Nothing

s1 = Replace(s, vbCrLf, vbCr, 1, -1, 0)
s1 = Replace(s1, vbLf, vbCr, 1, -1, 0)
s1 = Replace(s1, vbCr, vbCrLf, 1, -1, 0)

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg, True)
ts.Write s1
ts.Close
Set ts = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
MsgBox "All done", 64, "File fixed"

' -------- end vbs file ---------------

Another variation, if you want to save the edited text
to a different file, replace the line:

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg, True)

with:

Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile(arg & ".txt", True)





> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
Unix/linux differ from
> those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>
> Eugen
>

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:18:19 +0000, Eugen Austermann wrote:

> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
> Unix/linux differ from those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds. What is the easiest
> way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>

Eugen,

after a quick search for Unix2Dos, I found a utility here
http://www.bastet.com/

If you are going back and forth from Unix to Windows, checkout Unix
utilities for Windows

http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/

--
Mark

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> "Eugen Austermann" <aussie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:476be747$0$16581$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net...
>> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
>> Unix/linux differ from
>> those under DOS/WinXP.
>>
>> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
>> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>>
>> Eugen
>
> AFAIR, Unix has an option to write text files with CRLF at the
> end of each line.
>
It mainly depends on the app that writes it.
>
> Alternatively you could open the file with Word, then save it
> as a text file. You will be prompted to specify the EOL string,
> i.e. CRLF.
>
That's neat.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

Have you ever noticed that if something is advertised as 'amusing' or
'hilarious', it usually isn't?

Eugen Austermann wrote:
>
> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files under
> Unix/linux differ from those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds. What is the
> easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style ?
>
Eugen,

If you just want to *read* them (and print them) open them in WordPad.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

Have you ever noticed that if something is advertised as 'amusing' or
'hilarious', it usually isn't?

aussie@hotmail.com (Eugen Austermann) wrote in
news:476be747$0$16581$9b4e6d93@newsspool1.arcor-online.net:

> As well known the line endings/carriage returns in text files
> under Unix/linux differ from those under DOS/WinXP.
>
> Assume I got a text file with unix style line feeds.
> What is the easiest way to convert all line endings to WinXP style
> ?
>
> Eugen
>
>

Unix2Dos and/or Dos2unix

<http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Misc__Utilities/DOS2UNIX_UNIX2DOS.html>

HTH,
John