Not sure the help is all that helpful when it comes to "everyone once knew this."
Try: change fields fred=fieldname1+' '+fieldname2+" ", fieldname3 Essential, you're creating a calculated field, fred. It doesn't have to be named that, but it always worked for me :) On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:27 PM, American Sentry Systems, Inc. <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried: > change fields fieldname1+' '+fieldname2+" ", fieldname3 > > "I got a unrecog phrase/keyword in cmd" error > > by the way, I am running 2.6 if that is material > > John > > > > On 03/25/2015 04:44 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> >> I'd forgotten about CHANGE! I believe EDIT is a synonym. >> >> Clever work-around! >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Michael Glassman >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> John, >>> >>> I work with FoxPro for DOS v2.5, and a two-line BROWSE window isn’t >>> possible. You can, however, approximate this with a CHANGE window, in which >>> all fields have their own line. If you want just two lines, though, then >>> concatenate the fields for the first line like this: >>> >>> CHANGE FIELDS Ticket = Ticket_No + " | " + Account_No + " | " + Name >>> + " | " + City, Comments >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> From: mailto:[email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 4:39 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: FoxPro/DOS 2 Lines per record in a browse? >>> >>> IDK - FPD - 2 lines in a Browse? It's old & probably not possible! >>> >>> -K- >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 25, 2015, at 6:31 PM, "John R. Sowden" >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am trying to generate a browse window with thinks kine ticket #, >>>> Account Number, Name, City on line one, and about a 70 char >>>> field of text on line 2 in a browse window. The help screen does not >>>> reference this, in fact the word 'line' does not exist in the help for >>>> browse. >>>> >>>> help? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4s_NHCnzkRrLVO13JSEYoPD7s=sj77xv-riulb0axk...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
