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27/05/2011 04:02:45
 
 
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27/05/2011 03:54:54
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01511789
Message ID:
01511989
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42
Please show the COMPLETE code which is not working.

>>Hi Karen,
>>
>>as Naomi already wrote, FORCEEXT() is the function you should use.
>>
>>
>>lcSrcFName = [MyOriginalFile.txt]
>>lcNewFName = INPUTBOX( [Filename] , [Define the name of the file] , [MyNewFile] , 0 , [] , [MyNewFile] )
>>lcNewFName = FORCEEXT( lcNewFName , JUSTEXT( lcSrcFName ) )
>>COPY FILE ( lcSrcFName ) TO ( lcNewFName )
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>@ 0,1 say "Re-Name File:  " get fln
>>>READ
>>>fln = rtrim(fln)
>>>COPY FILE m.txt to c:\vaniermu\&fln
>>>
>>
>>>Is there a way to test the extension of data entered.
>>>Here i ask if the operator wants to name the file but if the extension txt is not typed
>>>i would like the program to add it automatically. Any siggestons would be appreciated
>>>thanks K
>>>
>>>
>>>@ 0,1 say "Re-Name File:  " get fln
>>>READ
>>>fln = rtrim(fln)
>>>COPY FILE m.txt to c:\vaniermu\&fln
>>>
>
>thanks tom - i like the format of this - it starts out nicely but breaks down on the last line - with message
>
>C:/MyOriginalFile.txt does not exist
>
>seems like the entry option does not translate to the new title i type in.
>maybe i'm doing something wrong in the set up. the file i'm viewing is called m.txt - am i missing a line of code that i should be inserting somewhere. many thanks for your suggestion.
>k
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