export fixed length and append

Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) rtr at rsquared.com
Mon Feb 28 08:27:16 PST 2011


Running filepro 4.8 (it's what the client has so I am stuck using it) 
that needs to export several fixed length files that need to be 
appended.  The -X flag is for fixed length, the -A flag is for 
append, the problem is they appear to be mutually exclusive.

If I execute 'export ASCII vip=c:\tmp\vipexport.txt -X -A'
I get a fixed length file but the second export does not append, it 
overwrites.

If I execute 'export ASCII vip=c:\tmp\vipexport.txt -A -X'
the files append but they are not fixed length.

Any ideas on how export fixed length AND append several files.

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