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I need to export dbase IV files, which contain memo fields, to ASCII files,
without using the dbase IV database engine.  I have a Clipper program that
will do this for a .dbf that does not contain a memo field.  Is there a way
to do this for a .dbf that does contain a memo field?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Todd Owers

Hello Todd!

The most easiest way is to
        use dBASEIV.dbf
        set textmerge to myfile.txt
        select dBaseIV
        scan for !deleted()    && or any other FOR-clause
            \\<<variable>> <<memofield>> <<any other variable>>
        end scan
        set textmerge off

For further information look in the manual or helpfile topics:Textmerge,
dBASE

mfg

Wolfgang Schmale

Todd Owers schrieb in Nachricht

Todd Owers schrieb in Nachricht

Quote:

>I need to export dbase IV files, which contain memo fields, to ASCII files,
>without using the dbase IV database engine.  I have a Clipper program that
>will do this for a .dbf that does not contain a memo field.  Is there a way
>to do this for a .dbf that does contain a memo field?

2.) There always was a number of wordprocessors that could read dBASE-data
incl. MemoFields; Lotus AmiPro could do that, WinWord too, but with certain
limitattions.

3.) The way of exporting to "ASCII-files" would depend on (a) how long the
texts in MemoFields are, (b) what was to be done with the results.
As the length of MemFields is nearly unlimited, under normal circumstances
it does not make sense to put "normal" fields and MemoFields into the same
ASCII-file - neither delimited, nor SDF would work with longer entries.
So producing separate files, one for echo the Memo of each record mostly is
the only way to proceed.

Regards

Rainald
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Fachhhochschule Heilbronn
Heilbronn/Germany

http://www.fh-heilbronn.de/Fachhochschule/Fachbereiche/BWL/TB/dozente...
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