was wordwrap, now memo

[bobsimcoe at adelphia.net]

The memo field contents does not seem to copy to another memo field in another file using the lookup and assignment, or by just using COPY filename. All other fields copy, but not the contents of the memo field.
The memo fields did copy when I copied the entire file to a new file name using the Utilities Menu - fpCopy.

Bob Simcoe
MidCity Office Furniture


---- John Esak <john at valar.com> wrote: 
> 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
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com]On
> > 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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