Hello

I have a program that creates a pattern of data into a var and then it
sends that var to an alte file.

Sometimes, the line for a company would be broken to multiple lines.
So, "MICROSOFT, INC" would turn to be:
"Microsoft,
Inc."



Code example:

locate ???
set alte to jj
set alte on
do whille found()
outline = ""
out_line = outline + "13,"+comp_name
out_line = outline + "14,"+comp_adrs1

AK,
I'm not sure what your question or problem is. Can you provide more information? A number of input and expected output examples would be useful - especially at least one that is "right" and one that is "wrong".

Rick

"AK" <newal (AT) rugwho (DOT) com> wrote

Rick;

I'm basically generating a file that is to be read by Fedex. The file
structure is kinda funny, but again, the result is that sometimes
lines would be cut in the middle.

Example of 'Right':
0,"020"1,"AFTID1"12,"MALOOLY'S CARPET CITY"
Turns to be (Wrong):
0,"020"1,"AFTID1"12,"MALOOLY'S CARPET
CITY"

Again, thi happens to SOME of the records, and some others are just
fine.

And again, all the code does is to 'push' the different fields into
one var and then use a ? command to send it to the alternate file.

I just can't figure out why SOMETIMES the stram of data is broken with
a newline...

Thanks for your help,

AK


On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:23:32 -0400, "Rick Bean"
<rgbean (AT) NOSPAMmelange-inc (DOT) com> wrote:

AK,
I guess that I'd start by not using the "obsolete" xBase code that "prints" to an alternate file. How about trying:
locate ???
*set alte to jj
*set alte on
IF FILE("JJ")
ERASE JJ
ENDIF
do while found()
outline = ""
outline = outline + "13,"+comp_name
outline = outline + "14,"+comp_adrs1

Thanks Rick. It may work. One other option is to use low level IO to
write to the text file.
I was just wondering if anyone has an idea why VFP would pop a CR/LF
at seemingly random places in the file...

Thanks,

AK

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:57:09 -0400, "Rick Bean"
<rgbean (AT) NOSPAMmelange-inc (DOT) com> wrote:

AK,
I guess I was too subtle - I'd assume that in the old backward compatible xBase code handling for alternates and ? output, there were requirements about max line lengths, or "hidden" buffers that need to be flushed with extra characters. My VFP code doesn't have any "secret" add-in code, so it should work as expected.

Rick

"AK" <newal (AT) rugwho (DOT) com> wrote

Rick;

Thanks for your help. I used the strtofile command and it works
perfectly.

Thanks again,

AK