MTOS()

Class

Expressions and Type Conversion

Purpose

Function to convert a memo field to character data type

Syntax

MTOS(<memofield>)

See Also

HARDCR(), MEMLINES(), MEMOEDIT(), MEMOLINE(), MEMOSAY(), MEMOREAD(), MEMOTRAN(), MEMOWRITE(), MLCOUNT(), MLINE(), SET MEMOCLEAR(), SET MEMOFORMAT, SET MEMOWIDTH, SET MEMOWINDOW, SET PRERECORD, SET WP, STRTRAN(), SUBSTR(), TEXTEDIT()

Description

The MTOS() function converts the memo field <memofield> to a character data type. This function is particularly useful for modifying fields globally. If the specified <memofield> is empty, the MTOS() function returns a null string ("").

Example

set memoformat off
string = mtos(notes)
string = string + chr(10) + "AT" + date() +" " + time()
replace notes with string

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer