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

HELP SET MARGIN

>>>[snip]
>>>Sets the left printer margin and affects all output directed to the printer.
>>>[/snip]
>>>
>>>Anyway @ and ? is not appropriate for user interfaces anymore
>>>
>>>One would use this for out-of-the-hip tests or debugs.
>>>
>>>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.

OK to be hones I don't know how to incorporate the text file imported into a variable called fred into an frx