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Old 03-23-2011
Text format problem with xmail
Hi,

I have a very weird problem when I try to send a text file to outlook using the xmail command.
Code:
[root@bgsvm0202 tmp]# cat -e dec1.tmp
SPEEDY 23-MAR-2011 01:28 ok$
99svpp pas d'information$
98pdrt pas d'information$
57METZ 22-MAR-2011 23:50 ok$

[root@bgsvm0202 tmp]# cat -e dec2.tmp
SPEEDY 23-MAR-2011 01:14, SaveSYST ==> DerniM-hre : 18-MAR-2011 11:10:08.16$
99svpp pas d'information$
98pdrt pas d'information$
57METZ 22-MAR-2011 23:44, SaveSYST ==> DerniM-hre : 18-MAR-2011 11:17:51.90$

I try to send the file by email with those commands
Code:
mailx -s "dec1" " myadress@xxx.com" < dec1.tmp
mailx -s "dec2" " myadress@xxx.com" < dec2.tmp


In outlook the dec1 is perfectly correct.
Code:
SPEEDY 23-MAR-2011 01:28 ok
99svpp pas d'information
98pdrt pas d'information
57METZ 22-MAR-2011 23:50 ok


dec2 is like that :
Code:
SPEEDY 23-MAR-2011 01:14, SaveSYST ==> Dernière : 18-MAR-2011 11:10:08.16 99svpp pas d'information 98pdrt pas d'information 57METZ 22-MAR-2011 23:44, SaveSYST ==> Dernière : 18-MAR-2011 11:17:51.90

Not easy to read... Every lines are on the same line...
The both files look the sames but something is wrong with dec2...Smilie

Do you have any idea to solve this problem?

Thanks for your help!!
Last edited by Franklin52; 03-23-2011 at 06:23 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 03-23-2011
I guess there are some trailing \n in dec2 whereas in dec1 you have ^M which are in fact \r\n sequence (see man ascii) at the end of the lines.

try this (if unix2dos command is available on your plateform)
Code:
unix2dos dec2.tmp dec2.tmp

Code:
mailx -s "dec2" " myadress@xxx.com" < dec2.tmp

if unix2dos not available you can try :

Code:
printf ",s/.*/&\r/\nw\nq\n" | ed -s dec2.tmp

this will add the missing \r so your end of line will have the "windows style" sequence \r\n instead of the unix single \n.
So outlook may then be able parse this sequence as "newline" instead of the \n which outlook may not be able to understand as being a newline and put everything inline.
then try
Code:
mailx -s "dec2" " myadress@xxx.com" < dec2.tmp

and see if it is displayed as expected
Last edited by ctsgnb; 03-23-2011 at 06:53 AM..
# 3  
Old 03-23-2011
Thanks ctsgnb but both solution didn't work.
I still have the same problem.
Nothing is logical in the problem

An other solution?
# 4  
Old 03-23-2011
what output gives the following commands:

Code:
od -bc dec1.tmp

Code:
od -bc dec2.tmp

???
# 5  
Old 03-23-2011
This symptom can be caused by a Microsoft Outlook setting:
See: Outlook/Tools/Options/Preferences/E-mail Options/
The box "Remove extra line breaks in plain text messages" should be unchecked.
The default for this value changed in Outlook 2003.
# 6  
Old 03-23-2011
I think that I found the solution.
When I delete everything after "SaveSYST", the text format is good.

So I'm looking for the bad characters which is guilty.
I'll tell you which one it is.

Thanks again
# 7  
Old 03-23-2011
To make the file format visible, try this enquiry with "sed":

Code:
sed -n l dec1.tmp
sed -n l dec2.tmp

Have you checked your Outlook settings?
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