controlling the format of a "Line Break"

**penfold1992** · 08-19-2013, 09:06 AM

If I create a text file using VBA with the method of:

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what is determining whether the line break ( or Chr(10) ) is in which unicode format?

The problem I have is opening text files in both unix and microsoft without having any issues with line breaks.
Windows uses: LF VT FF CR as new lines
Unix uses : LS and PS as new lines

so you can see the problem lies with both of their default programs using different line breaks.

So If im using windows, how can i assure that my Chr(10) is going to be a line break when opening that text file in notepad?

**JosephP** · 08-19-2013, 09:08 AM

if you run the code in Windows you will always get a Windows linefeed character I reckon

**penfold1992** · 08-19-2013, 11:38 AM

no, i had a file which I produced in unix line feed. I think the origional document was created by unix and thats why the result is in unix line feed but im not sure.

**romperstomper** · 08-19-2013, 11:53 AM

I don't think you read what Josie said. She said that if you run that code in Windows you will get a Windows linefeed. If the file is created in Unix then you will equally get a Unix linefeed.