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==== DOS Files and MV's (OpenInsight Specific) ====
=== At 19 OCT 1999 07:11:14AM Marty Rosenbloom wrote: ===
 
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Using OIv2.6, I am collecting data from an edittable (name and ID number)and want to place them in a DOS file (ID_Card.Txt). I can write them to the file but it is straight across and I need them columnar.



I first OSWrite "NAME ID" to the file and then want to add my list of names and ID's. How do I convert the long list into columns and then write to the file?



Thanks,



Marty
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=== At 19 OCT 1999 09:43AM Don Bakke wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Marty,



Since multi-valued data is separated by @VM's you would just need to convert these to something else that suits your needs like the Tab character. Here's an example of a one-liner that might work:



Convert @VM to Char(9) in NameList



dbakke@srpcs.com

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=== At 19 OCT 1999 01:14PM Matt Sorrell wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Also, as you go through each row in the table writing it out don't forget to append a CRLF to the end of each row.  Otherwise, all of your data will still be on one line in the DOS file.



Matt Sorrell

msorrel@greyhound.com

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