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Il giorno gioved=EC 7 agosto 2014 11:23:02 UTC+2, renato.p...@gmail.com ha =
scritto:
> Hi,
>=20
> I'm using the replace-regexp on win XP.
>=20
> I need to replace some "tab" with null char.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> I do:
>=20
> --replace-regexp
>=20
> ---\\tab (in when it ask me wich char to replace)
>=20
> ----RETURN (to insert nothing in the replace)
>=20
>=20
>=20
> emacs find about 96 replacement.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Then, I open the file with MS word, and I find that emacs, replace the ta=
b, with space.
>=20
> I want that it replace with null char, not space.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Can it be a win prob.?
>=20
>=20
>=20
> TIA
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Renato

I had an idea:
could it be a prob of coding?
I mean: the file is coded as MS-DOS, could it be this the prob?
and if yes:
- wich isthe code that in MS-DOS coding, represent the nul space?