>I am trying to create an output file for each record in a table. The name of the each ascii output file should be the same as a field in the table for that corresponding record. Any ideas how to accomplish this?
Paul,
I won't ask why are you doing it :)

set textmerge on

scan
  lcThisASCIIName = eval(field(1)) && Or which field is that
  set textmerge to (lcThisASCIIName) noshow
  *\
  *\...
  set textmerge to
endscan
set textmerge off

Cetin