If you're just looking to strip the extra ^M that Windows sticks into the files, then change the tr command to " tr -d '\015' "
\015 is the escape code for ^M. --- Keith Rinaldo Systems Administrator College of Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Novosielski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:10 AM Subject: Re: LPRng: Problem with 'file' > Nope -- the file behaves exactly the same after the tr (I redirected it to > another file), and still will work only after being vi'd (or probably > otherwise massaged, but this is what I know works). > > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > > On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, David Bear wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 10:58:39AM -0400, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > > > So what is the appropriate way to repair such a file before it gets to the > > > printer, then? > > > > if indeed it is the extra cr chars, you could > > > > cat file | tr -d \r | ifhp > > > > or something like that. tr is fast... > > > > > > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > > > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin > > > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > > > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > > > > > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Henrik Edlund wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > > > > > > > > RN> I am printing via the HP 2500cm driver for Win2k, which sends some PJL and > > > > RN> says @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL3GUI. That's just fine. The problem is that > > > > RN> 'file' claims that the file is of type 'data'. I vi'd the file, did > > > > RN> nothing to it, saved it, and ran file again -- now it recognizes it as a > > > > RN> HP Printer Job Language. The file appears to have the proper PJL header, > > > > RN> with the ^[%-12345X -- forgive me if I'm getting that wrong off the top of > > > > RN> my head. Unfortunately, though, as printed, file calls it data and runs > > > > RN> off a page that says "No conversion available for type 'data'". > > > > RN> > > > > RN> Any clues here? > > > > > > > > Could it be the file contain CR (carriage return)? Windows machines puts > > > > both NL and CR and end of lines. How it becomes "data" I don't know, but > > > > as it was okay after you saved it (on UNIX I presume) it sounds familiar. > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > > > > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > > > > > > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > > > > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. 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