Subj : Re: New sysop with a few questions
To   : Momotombo
From : Corey
Date : Sun Feb 12 2012 08:11 pm

 Re: Re: New sysop with a few questions
 By: Momotombo to Jason H.@@nospam on Sun Feb 12 2012 08:14 pm

> Subject: Re: New sysop with a few questions
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>   Re: Re: New sysop with a few questions
>   By: Jason H.@@nospam to alt.bbs.synchronet on Sun Feb 12 2012 05:20 pm
>
>  > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
>  >
>  > On Feb 12, 12:58�pm, "Momotombo" <[email protected]>
>  > wrote:
>  > > One issue I've had with looking at the src files is that there's a stra
>  > > character in an oval shape that says "SOH" inside it wherever there's a
>  > > code. This is from displaying it in notepad++. Is there a better progra
>  > > could use that would display the CTRL codes properly?
>  > you can change the CTRL+A character to  \1 in all your .src files
>  > i use xchange from ruth's utilities for this [google it]
>  > when messing with a file that displays, convert it to ansi first with
>  > the msg2ans
>  > utility or whatever they are calling it now. asc2ans maybe.
>  > then change it back [if you wish. i wouldnt]
>  > > Thanks, and I apologize for my noobishness. I think I accidentally dele
>  > > of Digital Man's posts and I'm not sure if that affects DOVE-Net entire
>  > > just my BBS locally. I'll be more careful when scrolling through messag
>  > > now on.
>  > when you delete a msg on your bbs, it is just removed from your bbs.
> yeah, when I used asc2ans it came out like those screenshots I linked to. I
> thought I still had to convert them back to asc, but I guess not. I kinda ho
> not.
>
> I don't really understand what \1 means. is it just a placeholder? how do I
> change it back to a ctrl code afterward?
>
> thanks for your help.
>

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