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Tabs In ASCII File Converted To Hard Tabs [TA
DocumentID: 601959
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:29:26 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Tabs in an ASCII file are brought into WordPerfect as hard tabs [TAB]. The customer would like an option to select the type of tab when retrieving an ASCII document with tabs. Solutions: When an ASCII document that contains tabs is retrieved into WordPerfect, the tabs will be converted to hard tabs. The program is working as designed. If the ASCII tabs were converted to regular tabs, any attributes that were in effect (i.e., dot leaders, right align tabs, center tabs, etc.) would take effect in the new ASCII document and could cause it to completely reformat. The workaround is simple: Retrieve the document and search for hard tabs [TAB] and replace them with regular tabs [Tab].

Status:      Enhance
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