Carriage Return

[Conley, Steve]

Mark the problem is that the flat file you are creating is without
carriage_control=none.  If you create your file before processing with
carriage_control = carriage_return (below) then this will give the desired
effect you are looking for.

Steve Conley VSS


RECORD
        BLOCK_SPAN              yes
        CARRIAGE_CONTROL        carriage_return
        FORMAT                  fixed
        SIZE                    4


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Stewart, Mark [SMTP:MStewart@VICTORIA.COM]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 05, 1998 1:09 PM
> To:	'Powerh-l'
> Subject:	Carriage Return
> 
> 
> I coded the following:
> 
> SUBFILE HEADER PORTABLE KEEP NODICTIONARY AT T_ADD_ONCE                 & 
>    ALIAS TEST                                                           &
>    INCLUDE                                                              &
>    T_HDR_REC_001
> 
> SUBFILE HEADER PORTABLE      NODICTIONARY AT T_ADD_ONCE                 &
>    APPEND ALIAS TEST2                                                   &
>    INCLUDE                                                              &
>    T_HDR_REC_002
> 
> T_HDR_REC_002 IS CHAR*16
> 
> I get the following in the data file. 
> 
> 0001            0002 
> 
> I thought using the append would stick on another record but it actually
> appended to the existing record.
> 
> I need the following in the data file:
> 
> 0001
> 0002
> 
> I don't like to use escape sequence unless it's needed.  In this example
> PowerHouse is not doing what I expected it to do.  I'm using the EVE
> editor
> on the VAX.  I was thinking about using CNTRL/V and hitting enter which
> gives you a tiny CR.  Define D_CARRIAGE_RET to "CR" and using the vms SET
> FILE command to somewhere remove the carriage returns at that point.  The
> entire file needs a stagnate header, repeating detail, and a stagnate
> trailer.  The file must be converted to EBCIDIC later on but that's
> another
> story.
> 
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