armylogman
Technical User
I am trying to create a text file using a variable in Db 5.5 and am having no luck.
Thanks in advance for any and all help
Thanks in advance for any and all help
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Visual Dbase 5.5
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You can output to file several ways:
1. outputting contents of a dbf file to a text file
LIST myField1,myField2 To FILE myText.txt
You can specify the file path name and use macro substitution to create a filename on the fly
e.g.
myFile = "c:\dbase\data\names.txt"
LIST surname, firstname TO FILE &myFile
will create a text output to the specified file name.
2. You can output data using the ? and ?? commands
SET PRINTER ON
SET TALK OFF
SET PRINTER TO FILE myText.txt
? field1,field2
skip
? field1,field2
SET PRINTER TO
SET PRINTER OFF
In the 2nd way you can program other text to out put e.g.
SET PRINTER ON
SET TALK OFF
SET PRINTER TO FILE myText.txt
?
?? "Surname : " AT 5
?? SURNAME AT 17
SET PRINTER TO
SET PRINTER OFF
HTH
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There is more than one way to skin a cat...but who wants a skinned cat?
1. outputting contents of a dbf file to a text file
LIST myField1,myField2 To FILE myText.txt
You can specify the file path name and use macro substitution to create a filename on the fly
e.g.
myFile = "c:\dbase\data\names.txt"
LIST surname, firstname TO FILE &myFile
will create a text output to the specified file name.
2. You can output data using the ? and ?? commands
SET PRINTER ON
SET TALK OFF
SET PRINTER TO FILE myText.txt
? field1,field2
skip
? field1,field2
SET PRINTER TO
SET PRINTER OFF
In the 2nd way you can program other text to out put e.g.
SET PRINTER ON
SET TALK OFF
SET PRINTER TO FILE myText.txt
?
?? "Surname : " AT 5
?? SURNAME AT 17
SET PRINTER TO
SET PRINTER OFF
HTH
**********************************
There is more than one way to skin a cat...but who wants a skinned cat?
rca501narrator
IS-IT--Management
I need a copy of dBase 5.5, Preferably 32 bit. Can anyone prove me with a copy?
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