Quiz text file width
Edis, Bob
BEdis@usbnc.org
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:29:39 -0500
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G'day Chris
I don't know what version of UNIX you are using but I seem to remember from
using HP-UX that you can't have fixed length records in a UNIX ISAM file.
The system automatically truncates (put a NULL after that last non-null
character) the record to 'save' space. I.e. all trailing blanks are
removed.
Your suggestion to insert a char at the end of the record is probably the
best way to go.
Regards,
Blue
-----Original Message-----
From: Gassett, Chris [mailto:Gassett@aavid.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:18 AM
To: 'powerh-l@lists.swau.edu'
Subject: Quiz text file width
I am creating a text file with Quiz that needs to be 80 characters wide.
The data may not fill that 80 characters but the field needs to be displayed
as 80 characters wide. When I vi the file after the quiz has executed those
records that do not fill the 80 characters are really not 80 characters
wide. How do I go about creating a txt file that stays 80 characters wide?
I could dump out a char at 81 and use a unix script to strip that character.
Any other suggestions?
PowerHouse 8.13.D3
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=992132316-25042002>G'day
Chris</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=992132316-25042002>I
don't know what version of UNIX you are using but I seem to remember from using
HP-UX that you can't have fixed length records in a UNIX ISAM file. The
system automatically truncates (put a NULL after that last non-null character)
the record to 'save' space. I.e. all trailing blanks are
removed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=992132316-25042002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=992132316-25042002>Your
suggestion to insert a char at the end of the record is probably the best way to
go.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=992132316-25042002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=992132316-25042002>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=992132316-25042002>Blue</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am creating a text file with Quiz that needs to
be 80 characters wide. The data may not fill that 80 characters but the
field needs to be displayed as 80 characters wide. When I vi the file
after the quiz has executed those records that do not fill the 80 characters
are really not 80 characters wide. How do I go about creating a txt file
that stays 80 characters wide? I could dump out a char at 81 and use a
unix script to strip that character. Any other suggestions?</FONT></P>
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