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BUG: REPORT FORM TO FILE ASCII adds extra carriage return and line feed characters to output file

Article ID: 172851

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2005

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS

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

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Use a table.
Create a new report form called Test.
From the Report Designer Menu select Report.
Select Quick Report.
Select either vertical or horizontal layout.
Save the report.
From the command line, type: REPORT FORM test PREVIEW
Observe the placement of the data elements within the detail band.

From the command line, type: REPORT FORM test TO FILE test ASCII

From the command window, type: MODIFY FILE test.txt
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.

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