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From: Mike_Dustan@ucs.sfu.ca (Mike Dustan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Needed: XCMD that writes text files
Message-ID: <1991Feb28.230217.29739@newsserver.sfu.ca>
Date: 28 Feb 91 23:02:17 GMT
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Organization: Simon Fraser University
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OK, OK, I know that with HyperCard I can write text files with the WRITE 
command. I have a problem with output of long lines to a text file in 
FoxBASE+/Mac, because of what I consider a bug in that package. (In case 
you're wondering what a FoxBASE posting is doing in 
comp.sys.mac.hypercard, FoxBASE can use many HyperCard-compatible XCMDs 
and XFCNs. Since 98% of XCMD and XFCN writers create them for HyperCard, 
this seems like a more useful place to post my request.)

The problem in a nutshell is that FoxBASE limits output lines written to a 
text file to 255 characters between carriage returns, even though it can 
produce lines of much greater length on the screen simply by outputting 
them without carriage returns. (If any FB types want the details, e-mail 
me). I figure the easiest way to get my text files written is via an XCMD 
that will write a text string to a file without worrying about what's in 
it.

Any code, source or pointers would be helpful. Fox has no plans to fix 
this problem until FoxPro is released later this year.