Hello,

I use Paradox 4.0 to open some text files, add information and save them in
text format still.
For some reason, my Paradox program adds some "garbage", exactly one line at
the beginning and one line at the end of each file.

Here is the relevant code for the import script:
....
{Tools} {ExportImport} {Import} {ASCII} {AppendDelimited} {filename}
....
and for the export script:
....
{Report} {Output} {ScriptName} {1} {File} {destination_filename} {replace}
....


Thanks for help
N! Xau

If you examine the end of the file, you probably have a carriage return and
linefeed. That is normal.

You may also have a null character, end-of-file marker.


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Tony

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"Tony McGuire" <tony (AT) paradoxcommunity (DOT) com> wrote

No, Tony, it's a sequence of 7-10 garbage characters, like ?-?? and similar.
Not always the same, they vary.
And, again, it appears at the end and also at the begin of the file.

bye
N! Xau

"Here is the relevant code for the [import/export] script:"

I'd say you should post the IRrelevant code.

It appears that you are appending to the file. What's in the file to begin
with, and what makes you think the export/import routines are what are
adding those characters?



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Tony

"I woke up and was able to get myself out of bed.
Being that fortunate, what's to complain about?"
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"N! Xau" <xness1 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

:
: "Tony McGuire" <tony (AT) paradoxcommunity (DOT) com> wrote in message
: news:3f09d394$1 (AT) jedstarmail (DOT) psfloan.com...
: >
: > If you examine the end of the file, you probably have a carriage return
: and
: > linefeed. That is normal.
: >
: > You may also have a null character, end-of-file marker.
:
: No, Tony, it's a sequence of 7-10 garbage characters, like ?-?? and
similar.
: Not always the same, they vary.
: And, again, it appears at the end and also at the begin of the file.
:
: bye
: N! Xau
:
:

You are probably getting a printer control code string at the top of your
report and a printer reset string at the end...
goto:
{Report} {Change} {ScriptName(actually table name)} {Settings}{Setup}
and snoop around there, maybe something in CCP
goto:
alt-spacebar {Utilities} {Custom} {Reports} {Printer Setup}

pick the standard printer which should not have any set up strings

Dave

Dave Porter wrote:

yes.. I missed that one..



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