>>Is there a way to read a file type? i.e if I expect to receive coma delimited files and get a spreadsheet instead, is there anyway to tell?
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>>Thanks
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>If it a true ascii text file then each row will end with a CHR(13)+CHR(10) and,
>on DOS systems, the file ends with a control-Z, CHR(26).
>JLK

Technically, not true. DOS "text" files (created with EDIT, e.g.) will have CHR(13)/CHR(10) on each line, but won't end with a CHR(26). Unix files, though, will typically have just a CHR(10) at the end of each line.

Don