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From: nfs0294@dsacg1.UUCP (Glendell R. Midkiff)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Dbase Question
Message-ID: <1483@dsacg1.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jun 89 16:34:21 GMT
References: <714@lakesys.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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From article <714@lakesys.UUCP>, by marc@lakesys.UUCP (Marc Rassbach):
> I can not seem to get the following concept to work.....
> STORE "myfile.ras" TO filename
> APPEND FROM filename TYPE SDF
> Is there anyway to get variables into this expression?

In Clipper, which is DBASE compatible, you would:
   STORE "myfile.ras" to filename
   APPEND FROM &filename TYPE SDF
Note the & to indicate macro prior to filename.  This concept
should work in DBASE.
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