SA>> Then the fix that the other person mentioned should work.   
   SA>> I never had encountered that problem really :)   
      
    FR> My ALLFIX (6.00.018) definitely strips the Ctrl-Z character   
    FR> using the "filter" mechanism I describe.  I know, because I   
    FR> banged my head against the wall with exactly this problem   
    FR> for weeks (messages from HTick that included EOF characters   
    FR> added in the FDIZ by the author).  I process the whole   
    FR> filebone through here, and I know I'm seeing the same TICs.   
      
   it must be noted that there is a distinct difference between having CTRL-Z   
   characters in the FILE_ID.DIZ and in the .TIC file... yes, same character, but   
   different processing... it is likely that in your case, the CTRL-Z in the   
   FILE_ID.DIZ is being taken care of by your filter... as to why you're not   
   seeing the same problems that were described, that may be because someone   
   downstream of you is correcting the problem unbeknownst to you...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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