I am not sure, but what you could try: First create a table with at least the column XXX type: VARCHAR and probably an id Fill the column xxx with the necessary content
Create a report a have a look at the option: File | Print to file text Setup The report function is a very good option if you have to create files like EDI or XML files I am not sure where the limits are, but you can find out N.B. If things like a EOL characters are still added maybe it is possible the remove them after having created the file by a special program Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Les Stark Sent: donderdag 3 november 2011 15:02 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - How do I create a very long text string I need to create a file that contains an EDI document that is a very long text string with no hidden markers such as EOL etc. It could be thousands of characters long. I tried to construct a long variable string, OUTPUT fname ; WRITE .vstring; OUTPUT SCREEN... but there appears to be a 1500 character limit on variables. I tried setting EOFCHAR OFF and... OUTPUT fname APPEND; WRITE .vstring; OUTPUT SCREEN in a loop that wrote each piece of the string variable to the file. The file looks like a single string but there is an invisible character imbedded after each append. HELP... there must be a way in Rbase?
