>>I'm studying the message thread you sent me - thanks
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>>By the way
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>>lcFileStr = filetostr('&wwx')
>>lcFileStr = chrtran(m.lcFileStr, chr(13) + chr(10),'') && to remove all of them at once - the file will be one long line now
>>strtofile(m.lcFileStr,'myFile1.txt')
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>>Is fine as my csv file only ever contains a single record - but there's the problem - how do I get rid of the column headers - I have no control over the way the csv file is written?
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>>Colin
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>You may first remove the first line with Headers, e.g.
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>lcFileStr = substring(m.lcFileStr, at(CRLF, m.lcFileStr) + 2) && and then apply chrtran.
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>Also, you don't need to use macro in your code above, I think.

Of course that's the way to remove the header - thank you so much

I have to use macros - the file names are contained in a table and are processed one by one

Great stuff Naomi - thanks