Import ASCII file

Scott Nelson scott at logicdatasystems.com
Fri Apr 15 08:39:54 PDT 2011


> Note that I "discovered" a method some years ago, where you don't need a
> record to sit on.  Run the import in *clerk, and put the processing in the
> @MENU handler.
>

And this groovy method is also a great way to do reports from large 
files.  Build the input process to ask the user questions, look into the 
files for the report data by the indexes, put the data into variables, 
use the formm command and you have a fast and flexible report.




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