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SET ALTERNATE Command

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Directs screen or printer output created with ?, ??, DISPLAY, or LIST to a text file.

SET ALTERNATE ON | OFF
-or-
SET ALTERNATE TO [FileName [ADDITIVE]]

Parameters

  • ON
    Directs output to the text file.

  • OFF
    (Default) Disables output to the text file.

  • TO FileName
    Creates the text file, which is assigned the default extension .txt unless you include a different extension with the file name.

    If you use SET ALTERNATE TO without FileName, the last file you created using SET ALTERNATE TO FileName is closed.

  • ADDITIVE
    Appends output to the end of the file specified with FileName. If you omit ADDITIVE, the contents of the file are overwritten.

See Also

Reference

? | ?? Command

DISPLAY Command

LIST Commands

SET PRINTER Command

ACTIVATE SCREEN Command

SET Command Overview

Other Resources

Commands (Visual FoxPro)