Re: Question about creating a file with "Null" characterin it

Hi Bruce,

Fixed.str or Fixit.str - got copy of fixit.str that was packaged with
dp23/apps - is that the one you mean?

Regards

Colin

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From: "Bruce Conrad" <bruce-xMP48JVT3pBBDgjK7y7TUQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [Dataperf] Question about creating a file with "Null"
characterin it


> Hi Laurie,
>
> I know that this is possible because I have done it in the past.
> Unfortunately, all of my older machines are broken, and I can't find it.
> It was in a database named FIXED.STR which I distributed widely many
> years ago, and demonstrated in a one of the DataPerfect conferences held
> on the WordPerfect campus. The database generated an executable program
> to convert a fixed-width file into a delimited file for import purposes.
> Maybe someone else on the list still has a copy of it. I'll keep
looking...
>
> I think that I defined one of the control characters to be null/zero,
> but don't remember how I did it...
>
> Best wishes,
> Bruce
>
> Laurie Corvacho wrote:
> > Hello, all,
> >
> > I am trying to use a DataPerfect report to create a file which needs to
> > contain (among other things) null characters.  How can you get a
> > DataPerfect Report to print a null character as part of a text field in
> > a formula?  Alt-n works for other ASCII characters, but not the
> > null/zero.  (I searched my DP mail folder but didn't find a relevant
> > answer regarding this from prior group e-mails.  Is there a way to
> > search the mailing list archives on the dataperfect.nl website?)  I also
> > can create a printer code with the null in it, but I really need to be
> > able to use it in a formula.
> >
> > If all else fails, is there a way to import one into a field in a record
> > where it can be used, such as the way to use the begin and end Bold and
> > Underline codes, as I think it was Ralph explained how to do so long
ago?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Laurie
> >
> >
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