>I am using the 'Export File' MapBasic command to create a text file.
>
>Export l_table Into "locdata.txt" Type "ASCII" OverWrite
>
>I have 3 fields, first of which is a character field storing data in the
>format "99999.9.9" (e.g. 34551.1.0) - and the >other 2 fields are floats.
>When I use the above command, it displays the 1st field between quotes
>(like >"34551.1.0") and then the other 2 fields, all are tab-delimited.
>BUT, I need to drop the quotes from the 1st field!!! This text file is
>used as an input to another tool, and this file >format is standard format
>(cannot interchange the fields) and that tool doesnt accept records which
>do not begin >with a digit!! Please help!
You want to print your own file. Loop through your file like this...
' ---- Sample Code ----
include "MapBasic.DEF"
Dim x, i_rows as integer
Open File "C:\temp\locdata.txt" For Output As #1
i_rows = TableInfo(l_table,TAB_INFO_NROWS)
For x = 1 to i_rows
Fetch Rec x From l_table
Print #1, l_table.COL1 + Chr$(9) +
Format$(l_table.COL2,"#.###########") + Chr$(9) +
Format$(l_table.COL3,"#.###########")
Next
Close File #1
Note "Done!"
' ---- End ----
If you don't use the Format$ command, MapInfo likes to truncate your float
to 4 decimal places (Why?).
Steve Wallace
GIS & Market Information Manager
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
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