Hi Marcus,

*IF* the row numbering is SEQUENTIAL in this application (that is, prior was 2184 and subsequent would be 2186), then you *might* have some luck coding a dollar-sign ($) instead of an actual numeric. However, if there is an actual limit of 2184, then my guess is that you will be out of luck. Never heard of such a limit, but on the other hand I'm surprised you can go that high.

Good luck,

Jim N

>I need to create a text file that has matches a specific fixed width format. It was simple enough to SET DEVICE TO FILE textfile.txt and do a series of @ row,col Say 'mydata' where row and column matched the specs required. I have since run into a problem with longer files. It seems that when I get to line 2185, an error message is created saying 'invalid coordinates'. This is true whether device is set to screen or file. Any suggestions on a more proper way to due this? On some files, I cannot have line feeds or carriage returns at the end of the lines.
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>TIA,
>Marcus.