<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I need to produce a text file that contains the ASCII character ESC (1BH or 027 decimal). How do I do that wit, say, vim? Thanks. <div class="moz-signature">-- Pete Holsberg Columbus, NJ All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire... -- Aristotle </div> </body> </html>