Hello James,
Maybe it is an idea to have a look at the report possibilities.
Print a report as a txt file is possible and there are a lot of options
available.
open the report designer and choose for File | Print to Text File Setup
There you are able to create a TXT file in the way you like to have.
You can print the report as a file using the option TXT
Tony
Op 03-11-2023 om 21:29 schreef James W. Kim, CPA, MBA:
I'm trying to generate a text file shaped like a rectangle, where each
row is of equal length and includes blank spaces. My aim is to create
a rectangle that consists of 3 rows, each with 50 columns. However,
I'm encountering an issue where the blank spaces are being truncated
in the resulting text file. Does anyone have a reliable method for
crafting a rectangular text box that preserves all blank spaces
without trimming them?
I am currently using version X.5 build 10.5.5.20615
-- create 50 x 3 block without truncating blank spaces
clear all var
set var vSpc TEXT = (char(32))
set var vfile text = ('test'+ format(.#date,'_YYYYMMDD')+ '.txt')
SET VAR vline01 TEXT = (SFIL(.vSpc,50))
SET VAR vline02 TEXT = (SFIL(.vSpc,50))
SET VAR vline03 TEXT = (SFIL(.vSpc,50))
set var vline01 = (sput(.vline01, 'DATA',1))
set var vline02 = (sput(.vline02, 'DATA',45))
set var vline03 = (sput(.vline03, 'DATA',30))
set var vifexist integer = (chkfile(.vfile))
if vifexist = 1 then; delete .vfile; endif
output .vfile
WRITE .vline01 USING '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
WRITE .vline02 USING '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
WRITE .vline03 USING '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%'
output screen
launch .vfile
return
Thank you in advance,
James Kim
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