OT: how to send ascii art across a network

I'd like to send ascii pictures of Santa and stuff that has been posted in
this ng from PC to PC. I know how to send messages using the "net send"
command, but how can I send ascii art in this way?

Regards
Steve

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> I'd like to send ascii pictures of Santa and stuff that has been posted in
> this ng from PC to PC. I know how to send messages using the "net send"
> command, but how can I send ascii art in this way?

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

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.

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.

HTH


Regards,
P. Smårs, Sweden.
-- 
BTW, Merry Christmas! :-)

"P�r Sm�rs" <sma...@ask.me.first> 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.