>>I have a text file that is being created by VFP, and it has some blank dates in it - so when they do the export it looks like this:
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>>|01/15/2017|/ /|02/17/2016
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>>..the problem is that part where it says "/ /" -- well I need that to be completely blank with no spaces or anything -- so that the line in the file ends up looking like this:
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>>|01/15/2017||02/17/2016
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>>Anyone know of an easy way to do this? Or maybe a tweek to the COPY TO command that's creating the file to being with???
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>>Thanks :)
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>select cFld, evl(dFld, .null.), etc.  from source into cursor xx
>set nulldisplay to ''
>copy to…
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Well this seems to work

SET NULLDSIPLAY TO ''

SELECT DTOC(evl(myDateField, .null.)) FROM myTable

COPY to myfile.txt delimited with "" with character '|'

If I don't have the DTOC in there then I still end up with the / / stuff in the text file. This will get me what I need ---- thanks guys!!!