The ^M only occurs when the file is created on a Windows system, if you ftp a file in bin mode from a UNIX system you will not get the ^M. This ^M is a windows thing.
Craig > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:perl-unix- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Martin Moss > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Perl-unix-users] ^M characters > > The ^M also occurs if you ftp an ascii file using Binary method...... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Craig B. Nakata > > Sent: Wednesday 24 April 2002 06:24 > > To: 'Nagesh Reddy'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Perl-unix-users] ^M characters > > > > > > Nagesh, > > > > The ^M is a carriage return it come from Windows. Windows uses a > > carriage return new line (CR/LF) for an end of line. On unix the end of > > line is a new line (LF). To get rid of the CR you can do a "dos2unix" > > on the attachment, if you want to use perl you can do a substitution on > > the carriage return (e.g., s/^M//g). > > > > Hope this helps, > > Craig > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:perl-unix- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nagesh Reddy > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:11 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Perl-unix-users] ^M characters > > > > > > Hi all , > > > > > > I have a problem after detaching a attachment from a e-mail , > > > I am able to see that the detached attachment contains ^M > > > characters appended to each line. > > > Can anyone tell me how do i get rid of the ^M characters > > > in the file detached from a e-mail. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Nagesh. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
