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How to: Export a Quantity or Range of Records

One way you can limit the number of records is to specify a quantity or range of records. Using the Scope option, you can export a single record or a group of records positioned sequentially in the file.

Note

The active index and the current record pointer affect the results of the scope options Next and Rest. For example, the next record in a table indexed by last name is probably different than one in a table indexed by state. This does not affect the Record option because the number for a record does not change when the table is indexed.

To export a limited number of records

  1. From the File menu, choose Export.

  2. Enter the source table and destination file information.

  3. Choose Options.

  4. Choose Scope.

  5. Select the appropriate Scope option and complete the Scope dialog box.

    To export

    Choose

    Every record from the source file

    All

    A range of records starting with current record

    Next

    A specific record by number

    Record

    The current record plus all of those after it to the end of the file

    Rest

  6. Choose OK.

    Visual FoxPro exports records within the scope you select.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Export Data to New Files

How to: Export Records That Match Conditions

How to: Control the Record Export Process

How to: Export Text Files

How to: Export Numeric or Currency Values

Concepts

Exporting Data

Other Resources

Importing and Exporting Data