SLORES@umiami.miami.edu (Stanislaw L. Olejniczak) (09/26/89)
Dear DBase III+ (or FoxBase+, I guess) users: I would like to copy contents of a DBase III+ file into an SDF file in such a manner as to intersperse information from fields of the database with blank "fields" of specific length and location. For example, if the database has fields Field Type Size Decimal Contents ----- ---- ---- ------- -------- A C 3 AAA B C 5 BBBBB C N 3 1 1.5 D C 3 DDD I would like to output a record AAA BBBBB 1.5 DDD The actual number of database fields and number of blank SDF "fields" is large. I do not want to waste space by creating never used fields in the database to include the blanks in SDF. I have thought of either creating a dummy database with such fields, copying the records to be extracted into the dummy database, dumping them with the blank records into an SDF file, and zapping the dummy database; or writing a C program to process an SDF file created from the original database. If you have any other suggestions, I would appreciate it if you would pass them on to me. I would appreciate direct e-mail letters. I will create a summary in due time and post it to this newsgroup; if you would not want to have your reply included, or do not want excerpts verbatim quoted, or any algorithms listed or dissiminated, please specify so. The summary will likely NOT include any answers already posted this newsgroup. Thanks in advance! ---- Stan Olejniczak Internet: slores@umiami.miami.edu University of Miami, FL USA UUCP: (temp void) gould!umbio!solejni SLORES@UMIAMI.BITNET UUCP: (?) umigw!gables!slores Voice: (305) 547-6571 FAX: (305) 548-4612 My opinions cannot possibly represent the views of anyone else!