Microsoft KB Archive/40501

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File: Can't Paste Records into Middle of a Data File
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q40501

Summary:

A record cannot be directly pasted into the middle of a Microsoft File database.

For example, a record pasted between the first and second records in a database will generate the following message:

Records on clipboard will be pasted at the &quot;New&quot; record. The record will be pasted into the &quot;New&quot; record line at the bottom of the data file.

More Information:

To move a record within the database (for example, to move the 25th record to be located after the 3rd record), do the following:


 * 1) Make a backup of your database.
 * 2) Select all of the records between the record's current position and the position it is to be moved to (using the above example, this would be the 4th record through the 24th record).
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Cut to cut the selected records from the database.
 * 4) Select the record labeled &quot;New,&quot; which is the last record.
 * 5) From the Edit menu, choose Paste to paste the cut records at the New record.