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# 8  
Old 01-07-2008
do a dos2unix on the files first before doing other things.
man dos2unix for more info
# 9  
Old 01-17-2008
i am still having problems trying to get this to work.

The grep is having problems returning the filename if there are null charachers within the file. I have tried the dos2unix command, but it still doesn't help.
# 10  
Old 01-24-2008
thanks everybody for their help, based on a combination of all the replies received, i was able to achieve what i wanted.

thanks again
Melvyn
# 11  
Old 01-24-2008
I understand that this is not a helpful post, and I'm glad to hear you have the problem solved... however...

...Volvo is a Swedish made vehicle.

Smilie

Have a nice day.
# 12  
Old 01-24-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by earnstaf
I understand that this is not a helpful post, and I'm glad to hear you have the problem solved... however...

...Volvo is a Swedish made vehicle.

Smilie

[...]

It was ...

Quote:
On January 28th, 1998 Volvo Group sold its business area Volvo Car Corporation to Ford Motor Company for US$6.45 billion
# 13  
Old 02-15-2008
Sorry, my mistake. It was just an example to illustrate the problem i needed solving.
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