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# 15  
Old 02-05-2009
I have used Var=`echo "$Var"|sed -e 's/[^ -~]//g'` and thankfully there were no complaints Smilie

Thankyou all for the help!!!Smilie
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Old 02-05-2009
I have used Var=`echo "$Var"|sed -e 's/[^ -~]//g'` and thankfully there were no complaints Smilie

Thankyou all for the help!!!Smilie
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# 17  
Old 02-05-2009
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Originally Posted by Qwerty123
Hi All,

How to remove a box like special character which appears at the end of a string/line/record. I have no clue what this box like special character is. It is transparent square like box. This appears in a .DAT file at the end of header.

I'm to compare a value in header with a parameter. Even when the both are same, due to this special character, the script returns as non matching.

Example of the header:

H20090130QWERTY ASDFGH.DAT[]

As I can't exactly make that box appear here I'm typing square braces in bold. That's the place where the box like special character appears. Is it a new line?

I tried doing
Var=`echo $Var1 | tr -d "\n"`
but no use.

Any help is highly appreciated.


I have used Var=`echo "$Var"|sed -e 's/[^ -~]//g'` and thankfully there were no complaints Smilie

Thankyou all for the help!!!Smilie
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