Wrong ATLINE results

[k2a]

While scanning some name and address lines I got some strange results from the ATLINE function. To find out what is going on, I run some test like this:

X1 = "Gxxxxxxx Sxxxxxxxxxxxx Uxxxxx Oxxxxxxxxstr. 56 A D-86156 Augsburg"
?ATLINE('D-', X1) >>> result = 2 but should be 1

X2 = " D-86156 Augsburg"
?ATLINE('D-', X2) >>> result = 1 which is correct

X3 = "1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789D-"
?ATLINE('D-', X3) >>> result = 0 but should be 1

x4 = "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890D-"
?ATLINE('D-', x4) >>> result = 2 but should be 1

x5 = "123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678D-"
?ATLINE('D-', X5) >>> result = 1 correct

It seem that strings longer than 50 characters the ATLINE returns wrong results, at least on my system.

Can anyone tell me if that is a bug or problem on my system?

Thanks
Klaus

 

[Mike Lewis]

Check the setting of SET MEMOWIDTH. This determines the width of a line within a memo. ATLINES() is sensitive to that width. The default is 50, so you will probably want to increase it.

Mike

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[k2a]

Thanks so much Mike, now it works!

Klaus