>>>I want to set the left hand margin to 10 when using the ? command
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>>>Set margin to 10 doesn't seem to do anything
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>>>Any ideas?
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>>Because it's related to PRINTER?
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HELP SET MARGIN

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>>Sets the left printer margin and affects all output directed to the printer.
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>>Anyway @ and ? is not appropriate for user interfaces anymore
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>>One would use this for out-of-the-hip tests or debugs.
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>>There is EDITBOX control.
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>I am importing text files and printing them using addresses from a dbh - report seems a complicated watt of doing this - so I use ? - set margin to should work why doesn't it?
Colin, you are talkin pre historic comands

You might remember the day of matrix printer controled by ESC/P commands. There was something to set those margins, I guess other printer langs where doing the same.
Basically this sets the printer. If your printer interface is not understand the margin, it ignores it. This is all DOS inherited stuff on simply will not use anymore.

What is wrong on a frx with just one simple full width field that grows as needed?

I strongly suggest to use the more recent interfaces, not those ancient stuff.

I bet a frx as suggested would run for hours while you are fiddiling with this SET MARGIN.