ml>> it must be noted that there is a distinct difference
ml>> between having CTRL-Z characters in the FILE_ID.DIZ
ml>> and in the .TIC file... yes, same character, but
ml>> different processing... it is likely that in your case,
ml>> the CTRL-Z in the FILE_ID.DIZ is being taken care of by
ml>> your filter... as to why you're not seeing the same
ml>> problems that were described, that may be because
ml>> someone downstream of you is correcting the problem
ml>> unbeknownst to you...

 FR> No, they were in the .tic, and I was seeing the same problem
 FR> that's been reported (all the TICs were thrown into bad,
 FR> because ALLFIX stopped parsing after it hit the Ctrl-Z).
 FR> Research indicated the Ctrl-Z *originated* in the
 FR> FILE_ID.DIZ which is, I assume, where HTick picked it up and
 FR> inserted it into the TIC.

ahhh, that explains the apparent confusion in terms... i knew that you had
been talking about the FILE_ID.DIZ while the other discussion was about the
TIC...

even if the FILE_ID.DIZ does contain the CTRL-Z character, it is possible
that soneone upstream from you can filter and correct a bad TIC file and
still leave the FILE_ID.DIZ alone... that's what i was trying to say
above... hummm, i note that i also used downstream rather than upstream,
too >

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