Detecting End-of-File using READLINE command

[George Simon]

So, I did not do anything different from the message I posted yesterday
about html quoting and today, except that I specifically told Outlook not to
use Word as the editor.  So it has nothing to do with html or plain text
because I have always had the setting on Outlook to use plain text.   Maybe
Word changes the plain text default to html, I don't know.

Unfortunately, I must use Word as my editor (company rules), so unless I go
into the defaults and change the settings each time I post to the list... I
guess I won't be doing much posting.

I did not send the original message, which was in html.  My point was that I
had no trouble quoting that html message and was wondering why others did.
And, if I did not have Word as the editor, it probably would have quoted
correctly.

As far as the vertical line, I do not see it when I reply to a message, so I
don't know how it gets there.
As far as top posting, I find it much easier to read a message that is top
posted than to have to scroll all the way down to read what the poster has
to say.  Especially when it is a long post.
Just wondering again here but, if top-posting is such a no-no, why does
Outlook default to that method?  I find no way of changing that, except to
scroll all the way to the end of the message.  It's OK on short messages but
when the original message is written by someone like Lujak, that can take
several minutes, especially if there are responses!

As a parting note, I've received several private messages on this subject.
Here is one of them, without revealing the identity of the sender, which is
representative of most of the others:

"George, I've been happy reading your emails all along. I'm sick of the
whining about HTML. It's  a shame they live in there own tiny world.

filePro as a major data base engine is disappearing out of the market place
faster than "D"  batteries @ Home Depot with a Hurricane coming. Its a
shame, I am starting to see where they are a dead end street."

Now, I don't necessarily agree with the statement the filePro is a dead-end
street.  I love filePro and I think it's a great tool, but is time to move
to the 21st Century. If you could experience what can be done with other
databases, such as FileMaker Pro, you could see how far behind the times
filePro is.
Sure, filePro can do some things that file Maker Pro can't do or it is a lot
harder to do in FileMaker Pro, but FileMaker Pro can do A LOT more things
that filePro cannot and will never be able to do.

The fact is John, that 90% of the world loves HTML.  People in general love
to attach pictures, use fancy fonts, use emoticons, etc., etc, in their
emails.  Preferring plain-text to HTML is like preferring black and white TV
to color.  I guess some people do, but I prefer color.
See you around.


George Simon
American River Logistics, LTD
614 Progress St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07201





> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Esak [mailto:john at valar.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:29 AM
> To: George Simon
> Cc: filePro mailing list
> Subject: RE: Detecting End-of-File using READLINE command
>
>
> <top-posted>
> Ahhh! Now, this is much better... nearly perfect in fact... if
> only you had
> interspersed your anser, or at worst case put it at the very end of the
> message thread... it would be perfect. Top posting like I am doing now is,
> of course, as you know a no-no.
> Good luck, hope you can keep it this way... I, too like editing
> in Word, but
> the problems it presents make it a bad choice for *this* list...
> Thanks,
> John