>I have a dBaseV table that has a memo file. When I issue:
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>SET EXCL ON
>SET COMPATIBLE DB4 NOPROMPT
>USE mytable
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>I receive a prompt to "Remove dBase 'soft' carriage return from memos?". Is there a way to avoid this prompt?
>
>Thanks.
This is all that hackers guide says about it

If you choose to convert the dBASE IV file, a follow-up dialog prompts you to strip the "soft returns" from the memo fields. Soft returns are CHR(141)'s that dBASE added into a file to do word wrap. Select Yes only in those cases where text is stored in this field—always answer No if the memo field contains binary data.