Differentiate DOS format and UNIX format CSV file.

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Hello,
Can anyone tell me the difference of CSV file in DOS format and in UNIX format.
If I had CSV file then How can I check that this file is in DOS format or in UNIX format?

Help me out.

Thanks in advance.

Posted 22-Jun-10 18:33pm

Poonamol

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-22T22:20:00

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As far as I know, the difference between DOS (Windows) and UNIX text files (CSV are text files) is the newline encoding.
See "Newline" at Wikipedia [^].
:)

Posted 22-Jun-10 22:20pm

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Poonamol 1-Jul-10 7:47am

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Nish Nishant 13-Jul-10 11:11am

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