>how can we split and merge file (.dbf, .xml etc.) in vfp?
>
>thanks,
>Nap
I will assume that you mean the following: Split a file to pieces, for example 1,000,000 bytes each, to fit on a diskette, to have a reasonable size for e-mail attachments, etc.
To split:
You can read the entire file into a memory variable with FileToStr(), extract the the individual pieces with substr(), and copy those back to disk with StrToFile().
To combine:
Read the individual pieces with FileToStr(), and add them to a new file with StrToFile(). Use the appropriate parameter with StrToFile(), to append to the end of the file instead of overwriting.
HTH,
Hilmar.
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