>>>>Can anyone tell me how to do low level file manipulation in VFP? I have a file with row after row that looks something like this:
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>>>>01010212199909380000098463
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>>>>And I need to make it look like this:
>>>>
>>>>01010212990938098463
>>>>
>>>>Another tricky part is that the first line in the file is a header that's different from the rest.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Michelle
>>>
>>>If all you need to do is write a file, look at TEXTMERGE in Help. IMO, much easier than LLFO.
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>>Interesting function, but I don't see how that applies. I'm not merging anything...
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Michelle
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>
>You don't need to merge with anything. It makes creating text files a piece of cake. I use it all the time.

I guess I just don't see it. If it's short, could you show me what the code would look like?

Thanks,

Michelle