HOW A TEXT FILE CREATED IN FOXPRO 2.5a CAN BE APPENDED WITH OUT DELETING THE PREVIOUS DATA , THROUGH CODING?

Question

HOW A TEXT FILE CREATED IN FOXPRO 2.5a CAN BE APPENDED WITH OUT DELETING THE PREVIOUS DATA , THROUGH CODING.

Answer 1

if ur dbf structure matches the layout of the text file, then u can simply give 2 commands in your program.

use
appe from type sdf

the records from text file will be added to your dbf but the existing records of dbf will remain as it is

but if ur dbf sturcture does not match text file layout then u have to create a new dbf (structure should be same as per the layout of text file)

Answer 2

You need to open the file in Append mode and then start writing to the file.

I am not sure that language you are using to modify that otherwise, I would have provided you the code for the same.