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Q172851: BUG: REPORT FORM TO FILE ASCII Adds Extra CR/LF in Detail Band

Article: Q172851
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp
Last Modified: 20-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you direct report output to an ASCII text file using the command REPORT
FORM <report> TO FILE <filename> ASCII, additional carriage return
and line feed characters are inserted into the detail band of the output text
file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Use a table.

2. Create a new report form called Test.

3. From the Report Designer Menu select Report.

4. Select Quick Report.

5. Select either vertical or horizontal layout.

6. Save the report.

7. From the command line, type:

        REPORT FORM test PREVIEW

8. Observe the placement of the data elements within the detail band.

9. From the command line, type:

        REPORT FORM test TO FILE test ASCII

10. From the command window, type:

        MODIFY FILE test.txt

11. Observe the placement of the data elements within the detail band.

WORKAROUND
==========

In the Visual FoxPro Command window issue the following command:

     _ASCIIROWS=30

Then print the report to the file using the ASCII clause and it does not place
the extra CR+LF into the text file output.

NOTE: The default for _ASCIIROWS = 63.

Additional query words: kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbvfp500bug kbvfp500abug kbvfp600bug

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Keywords          : kbvfp 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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