OD OA is a line feed.1a is eof ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Wolfley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: SET EOFCHAR OFF
> When looking at the file with the "EOF" character in a hex editor, each > record ends with 0D 0A and the last line ends with 0D 0A 1A. A file without > the "EOF" character, the last lines ends with 0D 0A. > > Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: van der Zwaag, Frank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 6:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: SET EOFCHAR OFF > > > Good point. I have seen this funny character at the end of a file as well. > Let's take a step back and think about this: If the file that we created > opens with notepad or word or whatever, than there must be an EOF mark at > the end of the file, as with any other file, being that a word doc, > spreadsheet or database. The character that we see at the end of the file is > either a duplicate EOF character, which can't be as the next one wouldn't > have be shown, or it is some spurious character that we call EOF. > > I suggest that someone has a look with hexeditor and finds out what really > is inserted at the end of the file prior to the official EOF mark. Once we > know what it is we can find ways of getting rid of it. > > Frank > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Limburg > Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 08:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: SET EOFCHAR OFF > > > > Ted > > A long shot here, I wonder if it has to do anything with the charater set. > Maybe notepad/windows is reading a char rbase is putting in as something > else. I know there are some people on this list that know more about this > than I do, I have never tinkered in this area. Just a thought. > > Jim > > Ted Wolfley wrote: > > > Hi, > > Wrap is off. The difference in the files depends if the EOFCHAR is either > on or off. I guess I'll just have to delete the EOF character manually. > > Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Limburg [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: SET EOFCHAR OFF > > > The new versions of notepad for W2k and XP automatically wrap.. You have to > go to the format menu and uncheck wrap. What's a pain is it doesn't always > remember this setting if I remember right, or it may be it only remembers is > with same file that it has opened.. can't recall at moment.. > > Jim > > Ted Wolfley wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Using both 6.5++ and 7. Opening in Notepad is where we notice the > > difference, two other text editors show no wrapping. > > > > I am creating a empty file with the SET OUTPUT filename and using a cursor > > with a while loop to append data that is in a variable with a write command. > > In the loop, data of each record is added to the variable using the sput > > function to create the correct column widths, append variable to file, fetch > > new record. > > > > I've tried placing the SET EOFCHAR OFF inside the loop but have the same > > results. > > > > Ted > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Limburg [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:34 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: SET EOFCHAR OFF > > > > > > Ted > > > > 1. What version of RBase are you using ?? Win - Dos ?? > > > > 2. What are you opening the file in after it is created? Some text readers > > wrap even if you don't wan't them to. Try opening it in Notepad and > > set wordwrap off. > > > > 3. Are you sending this info out through a report, or a standard SET OUTPUT > > filename? If you going through a report then you'll have to set the > > page > > to landscape and the paper to legal or maybe something longer depending > > on info length. > > > > 4. You comments make me think you are sending the info through a report, so > > here is what I suggest.. Based on Win65++, Create a new printer -- > > depending on operating system the steps might be different ... > > Create a "Generic / Text Only" printer -- this willl be in the list > > of manufacturers. Set the settings for this printer to be landscape > > and paper to be legal as the default selections. Then use PRNSETUP > > and change to this printer before you start the report and see what > > your results are. > > > > Jim > > > > Ted Wolfley wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to create a fixed width text file that has a header and > > detail section without a end-of-file character. With SET EOFCHAR ON, > > the file is created correctly except for the end-of-file character at > > the bottom. 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