Export field separator question

[John Esak]

t field separator question
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> John Esak wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > Have you considered "f=253"?
> > >
> > > I wouldn't have considered that, since, clearly (:-), that means "use
> > > as the field separator (the first character of the string in) field
> > > 253".
> > >
> > > :-)
> >
> > I agree with you... this is/has always been a vague inconsistency in
> > filePro.  At least, it is not intuitive since things like \r
> will work here
> > as well... Using just literal numbers (especially up to 3 of
> them) usually
> > means the contents of that field to filePro. Score 1 for you... :-)
>
> Well, if you had to put the "\n" in quotes, I might agree.  However, since
> the parameters to export flags are literal values, "f=253"
> doesn't refer to
> field 253 any more than "f=x" refers to field x.
>

Hey... okay!!!  Too bad, now we have -1 Jay.

:-)

John