Re: OverRide PrintFile to DB file

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Monnier" <gary.monnier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: OverRide PrintFile to DB file


> Jim,
>
> You're trying to mix object types.  It sounds like you're expecting
> OVRPRTF to transform data for you automatically.  Simply using the
> OVRPRTF command will not place a copy of your file data to the printer
> file.  You have to have a program that reads you're file and prints its
> contents.
>
>
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> Subject: OverRide PrintFile to DB file
>
>
> I have an externally described print file and want to send a DB file
> (basically a flat file, one field per record).  When I try and just do
> an
> OverRide of the Print file to DB file I get "Record format  not in
> member"
> error.  As there are several formats in the print file and only one in
> the
> DB file.  Is this something that is only possible for in program
> described
> print file?  Seems like there should be a way to tell it to ignore
> different formats and just write, but I can find it.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -- Jim Lowary
> ToastMaster/Salton, Inc.
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