Hi all,
Does anyone know any good text editor out there that can read and write any invisible characters (for Windows XP Pro)? Or suggest a way to do it with any default text editors found in Windows XP? I used to be able to do it using Notepad from Windows 2000 Professional ed. It was a perfect editor. But the XP version has "put user friendliness in it" and hides those invisible chars.
Now, the problem that I have here is (if you know HL7 standard, you know why I need this):
1. I need to know if a particular line in a text file has Ascii(28) - File Separator. This character is super invisible (well, some text editors allow us to see carriage return and line feeds, but limited to those frequently used only). And the file may have hundreds of lines of long messages. Although editors like Notepad++ or UltraEdit allow us to read in Hex format, but reading in that columnar format for thousands of characters is a headache. And I can't search for "[Ascii(28)]".
2. Aside from reading, I'll need to write too (and quickly. I can build a .net program to write the char to the text file, but i need more granular control to the writing. I prefer the same experience as using the good old Notepad. 
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Perhaps, anyone know where I can get the good old Notepad from Windows 2000?
Thanks in advance.