Fixed my own problem again. This is getting to be a habit.

shitty_html.gsub!(/\r/, '')

Thanks for suggestions!

* Dick Davies <rasputnik / hellooperator.net> [0658 11:58]:
> * Robert Klemme <bob.news / gmx.net> [0624 11:24]:
> > 
> > "Dick Davies" <rasputnik / hellooperator.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:20040609094700.GA21180 / lb.tenfour...
> > > For no good reason I have buttloads of '^M's all over the file
> > > when I check it in vi. What would I feed gsub to strip them out?

> > while ( line = gets )
> >   line.chomp!
> >   p line # no more \r\n at end
> > end

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