BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 01-24-93 (19:34) Number: 356 From: JEFF FREEMAN Refer#: 329 To: JOHN SNEERINGER Recvd: NO Subj: Q-4-U! Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
> Here's a small question.. > When opening a random file like the following... > OPEN "r", 1, "a_file.dat", 64 > FIELD #1, 25 AS Fields$(1), 10 AS Fields$(2), 4 AS > Fields$(3), blah > Is there any abbreviation, or something that will > allow me to continue > a VERY long FIELD line on the next line in QuickBASIC? > How about PDS? Good Gawd! Man, get away from the FIELD non-sense and use a TYPE...END TYPE! Hasta --- * Origin: WarWorld's point away from home... (1:124/7006.1)
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