>is this command only works for certain version of the vfp?? I am using 5.0 it does not work: dummy = filetostr(test). It tells me that filetostr program does not exist..
>sherry
FileToStr() is a built-in function in VFP 6 or later. Fortunately, it can easily be emulated in earlier versions. Try download #
9592.
The purpose of FileToStr() is to convert from a file to a memory variable with a single command.
The purpose of StrToFile() is the opposite: write a variable (actually, any expression) directly to a disk file, with a single command.
HTH, Hilmar.
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