Assuming you are working with the converted files and not directly with the PDFs, you should have all the string manipulation functions you need right in VFP (9, at least). You can use FILETOSTR() to dump to a single memvar; ALINES() to place into an array; STRTRAN(), CHRTRAN & STREXTRACT() for manipulation, etc.
rk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: VFP9 - neet to work with large character fields I need to work with text variables larger than 254 characters in length (vfp limit). I am reading a text file that was converted from a landscape PDF file, so you can imagine what the translation is like (horrible doesn't being to describe it). I need to parse through it line by line and try to find the data I need, remove extra spaces, etc. To add to the fun, the PDF converter does not pad records, so each line has its own length - meaning I can't just make 2 reads of 140 characters and use them together. Any thoughts, besides the obvious one of using a different tool? That's my first thought, but I wanted to bounce it off the list before doing so. LouS --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/related multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html image/jpeg --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/df1eef11e586a64fb54a97f22a8bd04418fd44f...@ackbwddqh1.artfact.local ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
