>I want to create a binary file to be sent to a mainframe. Can VFP do this?
With low-level file functions, you can control every aspect of the output.
lnFile = fcreate("output.bin")
scan
fwrite(lnFile, SomeCharacterExpression)
endscan
fclose(lnFile)
HTH, HIlmar.
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