Mike, Thanks! That works just as I need....
however, where does one find this stuff? I looked in the HELP files for V8, the online help files for V8 and help files for version 7 , yet I do not see CONTINUE listed as a parameter any where. Continue is listed in help as a While Loop function. Thanks again. -Bob -- Thompson Technology Consultants LaPorte, IN 46350 219-363-7441 -------------- Original message -------------- From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > untested... but the CONTINUE keyword used IN-Line eliminates the CRLF > > -- write the GE and IEA records > OUTPUT .v850file APPEND > WRITE .vchar > WRITE .vge > WRITE .viea CONTINUE > OUTPUT SCREEN > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:15 AM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Last carriage return removal > > > >I have a text file I am creating with the following: > > > > GATEWAY EXPORT CSV .v850file + > > SELECT edidata FROM edisplit + > > WHERE storenumber = 'All' OR location IN &vlocation + > > OPTION MESSAGES ON + > > |SHOW_PROGRESS ON + > > |QUALIFIER &vQualifier > > > > -- turn off eof setting > > set eof off > > > > -- write the GE and IEA records > > OUTPUT .v850file APPEND > > WRITE .vchar > > WRITE .vge > > WRITE .viea > > OUTPUT SCREEN > > > > > > Which works like I need except there is a carriage return at the end of the > > file. > > The customer will not accept the file with it ending with a carriage > > return. > > I have > > spent 2 hours trying to get this seemingly simple issue resolved and now I > > am > > frustrated. > > > > Any ideas on how to end a file without a carriage return? > > Thanks, > > -Bob > > > > > > -- > > Thompson Technology Consultants > > LaPorte, IN 46350 > > 219-363-7441 > >
