Version
This document is current with Tab_2_Tilde version 1.0.2.0. The most up to date information can be found at https://www.iii-software.com/products/.

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Overview
Tab_2_Tilde is a command-line utility that will convert tabs to the tilde character (~). Previously, we used XchangeCL. The problem was the program was so slow on very large files, it was almost unusable. Tab_2_Tilde is very small and extremely fast.

Limitations
The current version of Tab_2_Tilde was designed to process MS-DOS / Windows style sequential files. In other words, files where the lines are terminated with a carriage return and line feed (CRLF).

Requirements
Tab_2_Tilde will run on any 32-bit version of Windows. Windows 95 through Vista and beyond are supported on workstations. On the server side, all versions of Windows Server from NT4 through 2008 are supported.

Installation
First, download the Tab_2_Tilde package. It does not require a formal installation. You can unpack the zip into any directory. You can either reference the utility with a fully qualified path (e.g., \util\tab_2_tilde...) or you can add the directory containing Tab_2_Tilde to your path. If you need a utility to unpack the zip file, we suggest WinZIP.

Syntax
Tab_2_Tilde infile outfile

Parameters

Errors
Any error generated by the utility will be displayed to the console.

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