MEMO field use

[daN baueR]

This should be a simple question. I've been asked to add memos to an old
application. I'm testing the memo function with a test file. The show memo
and edit memo commands work just fine. But to make this actually useful I'd
like to know if a memo has been already created for any specific record.
Then I could place a dummy field on the screen that says something like
"Please See Existing Comments - Press 'S' "
I've looked at the fpmanual but that doesn't address this feature? Is it
missing?
I did try using
MEMO xx CO 'mytext"
as illustrated but that doesn't pass the syntax test

*** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***

Line Number: 15

memo 14 co ""
     ^
Process contains a syntax error at position indicated.

Field 14 is 16 chrs and is MEMO type. It does works with the show and edit
commands.

Anyone out there actually using the MEMO function? This is a SCO Unix env
running filePro 5.7.04

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Dan Bauer
dan at onlinemgt.com
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