One could always create a character variable named DELIM and set it equal
to a comma, semicolon, etc... I prefer a semicolon because many names
have commas embedded in them.
At 01:03 PM 6/27/01 -0600, you wrote:
>"Ted Stern" <[log in to unmask]> Wrote:
>...
> > Of course, James is correct and I'm wrong -- put the DELIM specifier in the
> > OPEN statement, not the WRITE statement.
>
>Well, now that you mention it, it would be convenient if it
>was also permitted on the WRITE statement. Then you could
>override the behavior selectively on the same file. You can
>reOPEN files to change certain things about the how it's
>connected, but I disremember whether DELIM is allowed
>to be one of the things changed. A reOPEN is less convenient
>than just specifying on the WRITE would be anyway.
>
>--
>J. Giles
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