Re: Remove blank lines from text file

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From: Terry M (Nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:05:38 -0800

Attached is a script that should work for ya.

Compile the script
Create a test file called orig.txt in c:\temp
make sure some blank lines are included
Run the exe
Should remove all blank lines.

Terry

"DMI@QUT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5912E602-DAAC-4968-A4A1-C5746B92CDCB@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to remove blank lines from between lines of text in a text
> file using an sms installer script?
>
> Steve.
>

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