fputs() and control characters

[chandler]

I'm using the fputs() function to send text to a text file, but the beginning of each line in the text file is showing 2 squares for some control characters. Am I missing a parameter?

FSEEK(_splits,2,2)
fputs(_splits,ALLTRIM(pname))

Chandler
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[bborissov]

Why not check STRTOFILE() in Help?
Much easier to use
I suppose these two char are CR LF (but not sure).

Borislav Borissov
VFP9 SP1, SQL Server 2000/2005.

 

[brigmar]

You're not missing a parameter, just coding your FSEEK wrong...

try

FSEEK( _splits, [b]0[/b], 2)

The way you have it is that you're moving you're file pointer to 2 bytes BEYOND the end of the file.

If you were trying to backtrack 2 characters, try

FSEEK( _splits, [b]-2[/b], 2)

 

[chandler]

FSEEK( _splits, 0, 2)

That's it. Thanks.

Chandler
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