>>>Hi Peter,
>>>
>>>I quoted VFP8 help which uses word 'terminate'. The difference I see between 'terminate' and 'delimit' that 'terminate' tells only that previous element ended. The word 'delimit' on other hand indicates that one item ended and other begins.
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>>I agree. I think that the word 'delimit' is more correct. So, the doc of vfp8 should be corrected also, don't you agree?
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>I think that is no need to change it because 'terminate' exactly describes how ALINES() works know.
No, it does not exactly describe the current behavior (unless it has changed in vfp8). If there's something not-empty AFTER the last delimiter/terminator, then that will be processed by ALINES() also.
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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