export gotcha

[Kenneth Brody]

Robert Haussmann wrote:
> 
> Here's a head's up to anyone using the export command to
> create external files, in the hopes of saving someone
> else a few hours of troubleshooting time.
> 
> There's a potential conflict in naming arrays/variables and
> exports that can cause unexpected results.  This is on
> fileProODBC 1.0.13, though it probably exists on
> other platforms as well.
[...]

Can you give this a quick test with the .14 update?  It sounds like it
may be related to this fix:

> (All) #709
> 
>     EXPORT ASCII/WORD would always export the same number of fields,
>     regardless of whether the fields were assigned to on each record,
>     even if they were only referenced in a comment.
> 
>     Now, filePro will only export the number of fields as the highest-
>     reference field actually assigned.
[...]
>     To revert back to the old behavior, set PFEXPORTALL=ON.


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