I've always preferred TEXTMERGE to the LLFF; it's a lot easier to manage, and the code is more readable. Peter could:

SET TEXTMERGE TO
SET TEXTMERGE ON

*setup logic

\<>

*shutdown logic

SET TEXTMERGE TO
SET TEXTMERGE OFF SHOW

>You could look at the functions fcreate(), fputs(), fclose(), etc.
>
>Joe
>
>>The contents of expression ALLTRIM(field1) is "info 01 ABCD". If I send this expression to a text file by the code: SELECT ALLTRIM (field1) FROM table1 TO FILE myfile PLAIN, it places "info 01 ABCD" into the text file but with unwanted spaces before and after. What I need is the exact expression "info 01 ABCD", a carriage return and no empty spaces after. For example if I send four ALLTRIM(field1)’s to the text file one after the other it will be formatted as
>>
>>info 01 ABCD
>>info 01 ABCD
>>info 01 ABCD
>>info 01 ABCD
>>
>>Is this possible? Can I control formatting in a text file to that extent?

Scott D. Grabo
Chief Information Officer
Occupational Health Group
First Advantage Corporation