It IS in the help for 6.5+ as part of the WRITE command. Somehow it got dropped in the later versions.
A mystery. Dennis McGrath -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MikeB Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:49 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Last carriage return removal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Last carriage return removal > Try going to the current help and search for continue... > > Sort the results alphabetically... > > Double click on the middle on the three CONTINUEs You're right as rain.. It's an orphan in the help file, not linked to a topic. > Regards, > Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:32 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Last carriage return removal > > >> >> ----- 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 >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: >> 270.6.5/1619 - Release Date: 18/08/2008 17:39 >> >> >> > > >
