X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,3cada648124de7d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-26 00:25:26 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!landlord!wards.force9.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Steve" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: Subject: Re: OT: how to send ascii art across a network Lines: 35 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Forwarded: for blakemore.force9.co.uk via NNTP Proxy Message-ID: Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:25:52 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.159.3.244 X-Complaints-To: abuse@plus.net.uk X-Trace: wards.force9.net 1072427231 212.159.3.244 (Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:27:11 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:27:11 GMT Organization: Customer of PlusNet Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:905 "P�r Sm�rs" wrote in message If pipes (|), or redirect characters (>, <), or similar stuff don't work using text files, you could try to paste it as text into the CMD window, no guarantee though that the formatting will work since ASCII art usually has more than one line of text. The worst that could happen (using the first option) is that the redirect character and the file name turn up at the other user's display. Perhaps something like: net send * < c:\temp\ascii_art.txt I'm still working on this, I like the idea of being able to send the contents of a text file... If you have to paste the text, and if you don't know how to, look under the CMD window's system menu (the little icon), then "Edit"->"Paste" (could be different words since I use a Swedish system). Ctrl-V won't work at the command line. You'll probably get ^v at the prompt. This won't work, because it interprets the end of every line as a return command! But another thought, doesn't those messages pop up as dialog boxes on the other users' monitors? If so, wouldn't the ASCII art be scrambled...? Dialog boxes on windows usually use a type face that isn't suitable for ASCII art. You're right, I don't know exactly what font is used in these dialog boxes, but its not suitable for ascii-art :( Anyway, Christmas is over, so I won't be sending any messages this year! Thanks for your help.