>>>When I open a text file created by REPORT FORM, the detail lines are double-spaced. Is there a way to prevent this?
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>>You may be able to get around the problem with double-spaced lines by changing the value of _ASCIIROWS. It is not very intuitive, and does not make any kind of logical sense, so don't bother figuring out WHY this works the way it does -- it's just a buggy situation.
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>>Here is Microsoft's recommended solution from the Knowledgebase article Q172851:
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>>Issue the following command:
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>> _ASCIIROWS=30
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>>Then print the report to the file using the ASCII clause and it does not place the extra CR+LF into the text file output.
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>This adds CR+LF after each 30th line !
>Also, this adds empty lines after to last page.

One thing that helps, but does not cure, potential double space problems. Make sure that your detail band has no extra space between the top and bottom of all of your controls in it.