one method I use is I create the file using on unix with just the lf, then
I use zip to compress the file, converting the lf -> lf/cr, then transfer the 
file to the windows system


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of jpb-u2ug
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:49 AM
> To: 'U2 Users List'
> Subject: Re: [U2] import data to excel sheet...
> 
> This is a function of the operating system. On Unix systems only a
> linefeed
> character is added to the end of a line whereas on Windows both
> carriage
> return and linefeed characters are added to the end of a line. If you
> open a
> file created on a Unix system with the notepad app it will have one
> line
> with strange characters in it. A quick fix, if you open the same file
> with
> word pad it will be converted and you can save it. If you created a
> file on
> a Unix system for use on a Windows system you have to add a carriage
> return
> character to the end of the line.
> 
> Jerry Banker
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