----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Last carriage return removal
> 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 Good Question... I looked all the way back to RB45 help file and can't find it either. I can only suppose it's a DNA thing... ;-) No Really, I'm sure it's something undocumented that's been around for a lonnnnng time. I think I first used it with PageMode.. >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 >> >>
