Yeah I was aware, so it may be a little more manual than the MLINE solution, but speed is an important check. I do appreciate the help thought, at least I have a solution now that is running. I will see if I can get it to run faster in the future.
>Be aware that ALINES() ignores SET MEMOWIDTH setting.
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>>The MLINE solutin worked for me so I will take your advice and try a ALINES solution and check for speed difference.
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>>>Hi Again,
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>>>I just read in HackFox that Alines() is quicker than using Mline(). Also, mline will strip trailing blanks.
Bret Hobbs
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