export ascii and insert a text file

[Enrique Arredondo]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Enrique Arredondo" <henry at vegena.net>
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Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: export ascii and insert a text file


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian K. White" <brian at aljex.com>
> To: "filePro mailing list" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: export ascii and insert a text file
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>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Enrique Arredondo" <henry at vegena.net>
>> To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:54 AM
>> Subject: export ascii and insert a text file
>>
>>
>>> How can I make this happend :
>>>
>>> I'm generating a XML document to a ascii file , but Under the tag 
>>> "ImageFile" I need to do a quick system command that will convert a JPG 
>>> file to a text file and stick in inside this tag and then close the tag.
>>>
>>> So the Idea is to do this :
>>>
>>> Then : "<ImageFile>"{system noredraw "base64 chevy350.jpg > 
>>> chev350.64"{"</ImageFile>" ;gosub writeit
>>>
>>> How should I import the chev350.64 to this line ? using a GETENV or 
>>> import ascii line by line ?
>>
>> Neither I think.
>>
>> assuming the export filename is in ef
>> and the jpg filename is in jf
>>
>> My first suggestion as the best balance between efficient and robust:
>> close export
>> system noredraw "base64" < jf < ">>" < ef
>> reopen export in append mode
>
> Ok, so far so good, the base64 file is getting appended to the file, but 
> after when I issue any of these commands :
>
> Then:  export ascii xritea=(filename) -a
>
> or Then :  export ascii xritea=(filename) -a -x
>
> Is not writing to the file anymore, Is the "base64 >>" command locking the 
> file so that if I try to append it can't any more ? Or After I do a :
>
> Then : close xrite
>
> Should I do something else before the "export ASCII ....." ?
>
> Thanks
>
>


Never Mind, I figured it out! I'm using 2 exports within the prc and I 
forgot to make an extra line to write to the "2nd export" Duhh.