>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".
The good ol' CMD-line utility FC is a fast, easy way to compare files to see if they're identical. If it says "no differences encoutered", well and good. Otherwise you can view its (sometimes hard to interpret) output, or use another tool to dig deeper.
Regards. Al
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