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12/05/1999 11:12:58
Paul Frost
Instem Computer Systems Ltd
Stone, United Kingdom
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00217427
Message ID:
00217857
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9
>Hi Don,
>>>
>>>How can I save my report into text file? If I just try to write something like REPORT FORM myReport TO FILE myFile, myFile looks strange - populated with symbols, which I can not understand. Is there any easy solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>Did you try the ASCII keyword?
>>
>>report form xxx to file (myfile) ASCII
>
>
> It helps, thanks a lot. Although my report looks much better in Preview - Print, than in text file. But it's minor...
>
> Thanks again.

There is a known bug with VFP5 & 6, with extra blank lines being inserted into the ASCII files (MS KB Ref Q172851).

If this is the problem with your file, the suggested workaround is to set
_ASCIIROWS = 30
prior to the report form ... ASCII command.

hth
Paul
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