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Inserting a a text file in a report
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17/09/1999 08:17:46
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00265772
Message ID:
00265810
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>Hi there,
>
> Is there a way to insert a text file in the detail band of a report?
>
> I have this client who prints purchase orders from a DOS program but now wants to fax them. I was thinking about redirecting the printing from the dos program to a text file and then faxing it from VFP.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark

Read the textfile into a variable (you can use FILETOSTR()) or into a memo field (APPEND MEMO). From there, it's simple to get it onto the report.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer
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