was wordwrap, now memo

[John Esak]

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying about a memo field not copying to a lookup free. Why not? What happens? In other words...


     then: lookup filename r=free
     then: filename(1)=14  


With field 1 in the lookup file and field 14 in the current file both being defined as 16,MEMO fields... I would expect that to work.

John


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> Behalf Of bobsimcoe at adelphia.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:59 PM
> To: filepro-list at seaslug.org
> Subject: was wordwrap, now memo
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Yesterday, I ask for the best way to enter mutiple item 
> description lines with some type of word wrap in a sales order program. 
> I tried the MEMO function as advised. I was really impressed how 
> well it work, and how they actually printed as desired for each 
> line item I entered.
> This worked fine when I entered records into the same file I printed from.
> however, I normally assemble each line item data from a standing 
> file and copy that data to a single record to detail file for 
> saving manipulation and printing etc.
> 
> The problem is, the memo fields don't copy via:
> Lookup filename r=free,  filename(1) = 1, where lookup field1 is 
> defined as a memo field and field 1 is the memo I want to copy to 
> the lookup file.
> 
> Does anyone know how to copy a memo field from one file to another?
> 
> If I can't, then I might try to read the memo field file, after 
> exporting, using I/O functions and save each line to a filepro 
> record. The output processing can lookup the description lines 
> from the filepro record for each item line it prints. If I need 
> to edit a line in my initial standing file, I think I can create 
> the memo import file and fill in the data lines from the filepro 
> record using the I/O functions again.
> 
> I still haven't found a way to use the functions WORDWRAP AND 
> @WORDWRAP to help with this problem.
> 
> Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thank you again,
> 
> Bob Simcoe
> MidCity Office Furniture
>  
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