Re: Formatting an unformatted file

No, nothing weird.  

Here's the code from a sample program.  The file "CUSTOMER.DAT" is a PC file.  
It can't be indexed.  (Use fixed font to make the columns line up):

      *********************************************************************
      *                                                                   *
      * Program ID . . : LOCALIO                                          *
      *                                                                   *
      * Description  . : VARPG program to access local files on the PC    *
      *                                                                   *
      *                                                                   *
      *********************************************************************
      *
     FCUSTOMER  UF A F  217        DISK    UsrOpn ExtFile(File)
     F                                     Recno(cur)
      *
     D File            S            128    Inz('CUSTOMER.DAT')
      *
      * Define input fields for local file:
     ICustomer  NS  01
     I                                  1    7  CustNo
     I                                  8   47  CustNa
     I                                 48   52  Cont
     I                                 83   94  Phone
     I                                117  156  Address
     I                                157  186  City
     I                                207  213  Post
      *********************************************************************



In <36516DEE.1CAC5015@fwi.com>, on 11/17/98 
   at 07:37 AM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@fwi.com> said:


>Really!?  I've got the "Try Before You Buy" and have been through the
>tutorial on both Code400 and VARPG.  Honestly, I am (was) interested
>mostly in Code400 and not VARPG, I just did the tutorial for the heck of
>it.

>Do I do something special or weird to get VARPG to handle this type of
>file?

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