Re: CTRL-M Problem

The following one liner will remove CR from a CR/LF pair. It does not require the literal ^M, as it uses whatever '/r' is defined as on the current platform.

 perl -pe "s/\r//g" -i.bak <filename>

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:34:18 -0500, Mark W. Farnham <mwf_at_rsiz.com> wrote:
> Try replacing ^M^J with your tag.
>
>
>
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> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Wayne Bastow
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:11 PM
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: CTRL-M Problem
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm moving some tables from Sybase to Oracle (9i). I can dump the data
> out from Sybase into files using ~ as the field seperator and <CR> for
> the record end. The problem I have is that some of the fields have ^M
> in them. I have used sed to replace the ^M's with <br> html tag (The
> data ends up in Oracle and is accessed using PHP via a browser). The
> problem is that there is still a <CR> after the <br> tag meaning that
> sqlldr has trouble loading these records. I have tried sed
> s/^M$/\<br\>/g without luck. An example record which causes problems
> looks like:
>
> 3~5HIAA 24 Hr Urine
> ~U5HIAAT ~~St
> Vincent's~Biochemistry ~Note UVOL
> and pH on request form. Aliquot 100mls send refrigerated. Acid
> bottles (30ml 60% HCl) required for collection.~Urine container is
> available from Pathology Ext 3223. Please provide details of current
> medications.^M
> Dietary instructions: for at least 12 hours prior to and during
> collection of 24 hour urine, avoid consuming the following - avocados,
> bananas, pineapples, plums, tomatoes, nuts, chocolate, eggplant,
> kiwifruit, figs, grapes. These foods contain chemicals which may
> interfere with laboratory testing.~10 days~~WD ~E ~~7~~~~~~
>
> Using the above sed gives me ^M replaced by <br> but it still has the
> <CR> in it meaning that sqlldr sees it as two lines.
>
> Anyone sorted this one out before?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
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