Subject Re: Executive File Failure From Norman Snowden <duluth@msn.com> Date Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:00:38 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 4/12/2022 11:39 AM, Norman Ssnowden wrote: > > > > Thanks Ken, I was afraid the problem would be something about like what you said. I > > meant  executive.file as a deployable program file to my laptop computer. > > Norman > > Ah. Well, as noted, while it *can* be done -- using both XDML and OODML, > it's usually a bad idea. The code I pointed you will do what you need, > but you will want to look it over. > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm Ken, as is evident, I am an amateour and haven't done any programing for quite a while. I went back to your2005 dBASE Book, page 239 and found the proper OODML Command,  beginAppend(). This solved the problem. Thanks, Norman