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The RichEdit Text Control May Replace CR-LF in the Output

Article ID: 320368 - View products that this article applies to.

This article was previously published under Q320368

SYMPTOMS

When text is retrieved from a RichEdit text control, some carriage return/linefeed character combinations (also known as CR-LF, or 0x0D,0x0A in hexadecimal) may be replaced by "CR-CR-LF" or 0x0D,0x0D,0x0A.

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CAUSE

The RichEdit text control reads its content in blocks of 2,048 characters. If a CR-LF combination spans the boundary between two blocks, an extra CR (0x0D) is inserted.

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RESOLUTION

Windows XP

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/EN-US/ )

How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version       Size       File name      Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   22-Apr-2002  16:53  5.30.23.1211    403,456  Riched20.dll   x86
   22-Apr-2002  16:54  5.30.23.1211  1,440,768  Riched20.dll   IA-64
   22-Apr-2002  16:53  5.30.23.1211    403,456  Wriched20.dll  IA-64

Windows 2000

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )

How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name         
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   13-May-2002  20:21  5.30.23.1211   412,432  Riched20.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

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