>>>>I have a file called datconv with a memo field into which I have appended the data from dat files
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>>>>But when i try to process the memo fields much of the data is missing - my reasoning is that I am missing data because reading the dat file into the memo field in the first instance had created 2-3 lines in the memo field because of its length
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>>>>On the assumption that the dat files have very long lines lets say over 500 characters how can I create a dbf file from them - the data has no formatting
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>>>>Hope this is understandable
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>>>The only important factor I see, is that the memo field is "memo binary".
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>>what does that mean and what do I do?
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>Binary memo fields won't get translated according to the code page, as opposed to normal memo fields.
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>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/65sc733b(v=vs.80).aspx

How then can I manipulate the original dat file with variable and very long fields?