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Hard Returns After End Of Record Causing Prob
DocumentID: 650067
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:56 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: This is more of a question of why the system works this way. Set up a secondary merge file in 5.1 with the desired amount of fields and an end record at the end of each. Then put a hard return after the very last end record. When merging this secondary file with the primary file, it merges all of the records correctly, but then, at the end of the merge, it starts to merge another primary file up to the first field. Solutions: This occurs because there is no code which specifically signals the end of a secondary merge file except the end record followed by nothing. When the program is merging and sees an end record it looks to see if text follows. If it does it continues to merge, if not the merge is ended. When the user has text following the last end record the program assumes that the text is part of the first field of the next record. The end of the file is encountered before the next end field or end record command therefore the merge stops. If this is a common complaint please take necessary steps to have this added tot he hotlist.

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