>>I recently created a foxpro 3.0 table, my program
>>searches for the record once the record is found
>>i ping the ip address but i am having a problem
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>>I have tried macro substitution but it does not work
>>can any one help me source code or give me some
>>advise
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>>thanks Donald Harris
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>Donald,
>
>The following code worked for me.
>USE iptable
>cIpAddress = iptable.ipaddress
>!ping &cIpAddress
>
>Ben Alicea
>
>B.A. Consulting

If the IP address contains . (dot/period) doesn't the Macro substitution end at the first . ?