I do this often by creating a string for each line and then outputting 
using FPUTS() low-level file operation.  I usually use the COPY TO 
myfile.csv TYPE CSV but I use the low-level method when I have a memo field.

HTH

Jeff

Jeff Johnson
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Sytze de Boer wrote:
> Can someone help me out please
> 
> My client requires me to produce a file with car details for their
> website developers
> The website developers asked me to transfer the information to them per csv 
> file
> 
> One of the columns is a MEMO field which I translate into a string so
> it becomes a column in the csv file.
> I truncate the string to 255 chars because excel is limited to column
> widths of 255 chars
> (and the remainder becomes another column)
> 
> The web people tell me that since a csv file is a text file, this
> splitting process is not required.
> How can I make a csv file where the memofield is not split ?
> 
> --
> Regards
> Sytze de Boer
> Kiss Systems
> Hamilton, NZ
> Ph: 64-7-8391670, Mob:021 937611,
> www.kiss.co.nz
> 


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