I use 32 -"space" in the row and 255 at the end. If you don't put the 255 at the end, R:base will eat all of the spaces to the right of the last character on the row.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sami Aaron Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:50 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: IRS Electronic files - CHAR 32 or 255? Thanks, Troy - Do you use CHAR (32) within the record and JUST 255 at the end? Or do you use 255 throughout? Sami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy Sosamon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: IRS Electronic files - CHAR 32 or 255? > Sami, > > I have the code written to do electronic 1099 files for the IRS. > I have not put 2003 updates in because this is the first year since I can > remember where I did not have to do 1099s for at least one client. > > I have always put a 255 out at the end to preserve the space, and they have > never complained. > > Troy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sami Aaron > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:05 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - IRS Electronic files - CHAR 32 or 255? > > I'm preparing an electronic file for the IRS for a client's 1099 payments. > Does anyone know if the "blank" they refer to in their extremely helpful > Publication 1220 should be CHAR(32) or CHAR(255)? > > Since there are blanks at the end of each record, it appears that the > CHAR(32) isn't retained, but the CHAR(255) is. > > The final two characters on each record need to be the carriage-return and > line feed. > > TIA - > > Sami > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Sami Aaron > Software Management Specialists > 19312 W 63rd Terr > Shawnee KS 66218 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 913-915-1971 > > > >
