The help is not telling the whole truth. Only some system variables can be set through config.fpw and _ASCIICOLS is not one of them. You've to put it your startup program or right before report.

_ASCIICOLS=160

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>Todays problem is this...............
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>I have some Reports I want to not only output to the Printer and Display, but also to a Text File.
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>The code uses this..................
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>Do Case
>		Case mdisprt = "D"
>			Report Form (lcFile) To Printer Prompt Preview &lcExtra
>		Case mdisprt = "P"
>			Report Form (lcFile) To Print Prompt Noconsole &lcExtra
>		Case mdisprt = "F"
>			Local lcOut
>			lcOut  = Putfile()
>			If Not Empty(lcOut)
>				Report Form (lcFile) To File (lcOut) Ascii &lcExtra
>			Endif
>	Endcase
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>Printer and Display output great!
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>BUT...................
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>The File output is all scrunched up!!! Columns of data are cut off so that each row will fit in under 80 columns in the text file output.
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>Searching the help gives this.... the output for the text file is contolled by
>_ASCIICOLS = somenumber.... where the default is 80.
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>The help says I can change this value and put it in the config.fpw file.
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>I tried that, but it didn't seem to have any effect (I set the output to 160 columns).
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>I even placed the _ASCIICOLS value on the report, so I could see its value.
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>Here is the config.fpw
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>MVCOUNT=3600
>TITLE="Loading Horizon Application..."
>SCREEN=OFF
>STATUSBAR=OFF
>TABLEVALIDATE=0
>REPROCESS=30
>_ASCIICOLS=160
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>And I made sure that the program used this config.fpw file on startup.
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>OK Gurus.... any ideas? Thanks!
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>Tommy