Actually, it was a hidden (unprintable) character that Java translated differently and once I got it translating correctly all was good. Especially since it's the character that tells the Modem "I'm ready for transfer".
So there....nyaah (sticking tongue out)
(grin)
>This doesn't sound like anything to do with Java. Sounds more like an issue with the QA person who compared the two files(<g>).
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>>>I'm not familiar with TextPad so don't know whether its compare function is sufficiently rigorous but if, in otherwise identical environments, one file works and the other does not then logic dictates they are *not* the same.
>>>Does VFP see both strings as identical if you FILETOSTR() both files?
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>>(D'OH!) Completely forgot about that function. Am checking it now and yes, VFP says one line is different. And of course, it would be the line that I have to have a chr(17) on, wouldn't it?
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