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IE displaying text file

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techseek (MIS)
31 Jul 12 14:03
Hello
Just noticed that a plain text file which we generate for reporting Form13-F when open in notepad displays like "spaced" but uneven/disorganized data. Yet, when I open it in IE, it displays it in nice organized columns.
Just wondering what IE is doing to recognize the order in that text file.

Thanks all
feherke (Programmer)
31 Jul 12 14:08
Hi

Impossible to say without seeing the file and knowing how are you accessing it.

In meantime a guess : it has Unix or Mac line endings, which are unknown for NotePad but Explorer is able to detect them.

Feherke.
http://feherke.github.com/

techseek (MIS)
31 Jul 12 15:22
Thanks for responding.
I'm just opening it thru file/open in IE9. the file itself is just on my desktop. It may be what you say. Now if I knew how to reveal those....
feherke (Programmer)
1 Aug 12 2:21
Hi

Quote (techseek)

I'm just opening it thru file/open in IE9. the file itself is just on my desktop.
Then the issue is probably with the file itself.

Quote (techseek)

Now if I knew how to reveal those...
Use a text editor able to detect and change the line endings. Personally I preferred ConTEXT.

Feherke.
http://feherke.github.com/

darryncooke (TechnicalUser)
3 Aug 12 15:36
From what you are saying it sounds like in your text file content looks like

CODE

hello     a          world     today is
great

but in a browser is appears

CODE

hello a world today is great

if that is the case it is because browsers do not render extra spaces.

Darryn Cooke
www.darryncooke.com | Marketing and Creative Services

feherke (Programmer)
4 Aug 12 5:51
Hi

Quote (Darryn)

browsers do not render extra spaces.
True. For HTML files. However the OP wrote "plain text file".

Feherke.
http://feherke.github.com/

darryncooke (TechnicalUser)
4 Aug 12 23:33
i would love to see screenshots to get a better idea of what the question is then.

Darryn Cooke
www.darryncooke.com | Marketing and Creative Services

techseek (MIS)
5 Aug 12 6:54
hello
the text file in when viewed in notepad++ in fact has embedded CR's
the line data itself fills all 130 or so characters per line. The CR's appear in different places along a line. The browser however does the "wrap around" at each CR such that the data id displayed in oorganized columns.

It is no longer an issue/question.
Thank you
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