Steve,

The scenario is as follows:
We have developed an application that allows the user to enter free form notes (stored in VFP MEMO).
Our application has to be able to 'export' our data to the end user's accounting app in an ASCII format.
They would like this MEMO field to be segmented into 50 character records in the ASCII file.
Now, if the user (in our VFP app) enters 50 or more consecutive spaces, that
portion of the memo creates a record with "" in the ASCII file.
I would like to be able to retain these spaces.
>Why is the empty string a problem?
>
>>Steve,
>>
>>We need delimiters.
>>
>>>Allan,
>>>
>>>You can use fixed length records, but in this format there is no delimiter at all (there is no need for it).
>>>