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What is a text file?
I have a fairly basic question, but nevertheless one that I don't know the
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Carter Devereaux wrote:
I have a fairly basic question, but nevertheless one that I don't know the exact answer to and would love help with. What exactly is a text file? http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/T/text_file.html |
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Carter Devereaux wrote:
I have a fairly basic question, but nevertheless one that I don't know the exact answer to and would love help with. What exactly is a text file? GDay Carter, A text file is one that contains written(typed) words. It can contain any of the characters that you may find on a standard keyboard, but may not contain any hidden formatting characters, such as those found in a Microsoft Word document for example. If you were to look at a text file using a Hex reader, you would see that each written(typed) letter is represented by a hexadecimal number. To find which hexadecimal numbers are allowed within a TEXT file, you need to look at an ASCII (pronounced askey) table. For Australians, you'll find the ASCII Table in the back of a Dick Smith catalogue. For others, you'll need to search the net. Hope that helps? -- Regards trumpy81 *** Please remove the `_ spam _' trap before replying to this message *** |
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Hi trumpy81,
Thanks for providing the kind of in-depth explanation and example I was looking for. Carter "trumpy81" wrote: Carter Devereaux wrote: I have a fairly basic question, but nevertheless one that I don't know the exact answer to and would love help with. What exactly is a text file? GDay Carter, A text file is one that contains written(typed) words. It can contain any of the characters that you may find on a standard keyboard, but may not contain any hidden formatting characters, such as those found in a Microsoft Word document for example. If you were to look at a text file using a Hex reader, you would see that each written(typed) letter is represented by a hexadecimal number. To find which hexadecimal numbers are allowed within a TEXT file, you need to look at an ASCII (pronounced askey) table. For Australians, you'll find the ASCII Table in the back of a Dick Smith catalogue. For others, you'll need to search the net. Hope that helps? -- Regards trumpy81 *** Please remove the `_ spam _' trap before replying to this message *** |
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