Check the following: http://www.rsyntax.com/rbg65pp/Syntax.htm for WRITE. "CONTINUE Suppresses the carriage return line feed." It seems to have disappeared in later documentation.
Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 --- On Tue, 8/19/08, MikeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: MikeB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Last carriage return removal > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 12:32 PM > ----- 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 > >> > >>
