Dave My experience IS different from yours on all counts.
First of all, using the latest build downloaded just now, build 7.1.81.30626, these two commands (TASK is a NOTE data type field): edit empid,workdate,task=20,hour from hour edit empid,workdate,task=40,hour from hour yield the same results - the task column displays about 16 characters, but of course remember, this is WINDOWS - so unless you're using a fixed space font such as courier, the number of "characters" has no meaning. That said, i tried changing the default font (Settings / Data Browser / Set Default Font) to Courier New 8, and it did not change the behavior of the screen - just the number of characters displayed in both cases. Second of all, clicking on the Question mark for help, selecting Command Index, and checking both EDIT and BROWSE, I do NOT see the =width as an option any more - it IS there for SELECT where it works as advertised. Where are you finding this in the syntax in 7.1? David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "dgallup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 8:44 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: EDIT COLX=10 FROM table WHE ... - Does NotSeem To Work > Hello All, > > I employ a large table of book data containing a number of columns. When > I attempt to call up a note col labeled Cand and limit its display to 10 > characters, for example, using the > following command, Edit Col A Col B Cand=10 From (Table) Where ColN GT > 30000, column CAND comes up fine, except it consumes the the whole > screen. Have I missed something in all the updates > or what? I note that this method of display is still listed in the > command help definitions under the samples and I know it used to work. > Any help would be appreciated. I am using Update 81, RB 7.1. > > Dave Gallup, Ventura. > > > > > > > >
