Article ID: 101292
Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.0
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
This article was previously published under Q101292
SUMMARY
WordPerfect secondary merge files use specific codes to separate data items. Because these codes differ from the standard delimiters used in text files, you must use FoxPro's low-level file functions to create the file with the appropriate codes.
MORE INFORMATION
File Conversions
WordPerfect 6.0 for MS-DOS:
In WordPerfect 6.0 for MS-DOS, when prompted, choose one of the following two conversions:
- ASCII text (Standard)
- ASCII text (CR/LF to SRt)
NOTE: If you create your WordPerfect merge file in FoxPro for Windows and then import it into WordPerfect for MS-DOS, you may see control characters.
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows:
When you import data from FoxPro for Windows into WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows, you will be asked to convert the file format when you choose Open from the File menu. Choose any of the ANSI options for Windows:
- ANSI Text (Windows)
- ANSI Delimited Text (Windows)
- ANSI Text CR/LF to SRt (Windows)
NOTE: If you try to import the file from FoxPro for Windows as an ASCII file, you will see double-headed vertical arrows and spade characters. Use ANSI when using the Windows products.
Cross-Platform Program
The following program is provided as an example of using FoxPro's low-level file functions to create a WordPerfect merge file.
* WPMRG.PRG - Creates a WordPerfect merge file.
* Pass it the database name and output filename.
* This procedure uses database fields
* FNAME, LNAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, and ZIP.
* It returns a negative number if an error occurs;
* otherwise, it returns a 1.
PARA fil_name, out_file
IF USED(fil_name)
m.env=SELECT()
m.dbf_open=.F.
SELECT (fil_name)
ELSE
IF FILE(ALLTRIM(fil_name)+".DBF")
m.env=SELECT()
m.dbf_open=.T.
SELECT 0
USE (fil_name)
ELSE
reason=" NO INPUT FILE!"
DO NOTIFY WITH reason
RETURN -1
ENDIF
ENDIF
handle=FCREATE(out_file)
IF handle<0
DO CASE
CASE FERROR()=4
reason="CAN'T CREATE FILE - OUT OF FILE HANDLES"
CASE FERROR()=5
reason="CAN'T CREATE FILE - ACCESS DENIED"
CASE FERROR()=8
reason="CAN'T CREATE FILE - OUT OF MEMORY"
CASE FERROR()=29
reason="CAN'T CREATE FILE - DISK FULL"
CASE FERROR()=31
reason="CAN'T CREATE FILE - GENERAL FAILURE"
ENDCASE
DO NOTIFY WITH reason
RETURN -2
ELSE
SCAN
alldata=ALLTRIM(fname)+" "+ALLTRIM(lname)+CHR(18)+ ;
ALLTRIM(address)+CHR(18)+ALLTRIM(city)+CHR(18)+ ;
ALLTRIM(state)+CHR(18)+ALLTRIM(zip)+CHR(18)+CHR(5)+CHR(12)
=FWRITE(handle,alldata)
=FSEEK(handle,0,2)
ENDSCAN
=FCLOSE(handle)
ENDIF
SELECT (m.env)
IF m.dbf_open
USE
ENDIF
RETURN 1 && End of main procedure
PROCEDURE NOTIFY
PARAMETER reason
DEFINE WIND alert FROM 7,17 TO 12,60 DOUBLE COLOR SCHEME 7
ACTIVATE WIND alert
@1,7 SAY "UNABLE TO CREATE FILE"
@2,7 SAY reason
@3,7 SAY "PRESS A KEY TO EXIT"
=INKEY(0)
DEACTIVATE WIND alert
CANCEL
Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin WP WPD WPW SIX.0 merge
Keywords: KB101292
