THANKS SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE'S HELP! I'll take a look at these examples and see if I need to ask any more questions.

Thanks!

--- On Wed, 3/2/11, Dan Covill <dcovill@san.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Dan Covill <dcovill@san.rr.com>

> Subject: Re: Weird format

> To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com>

> Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 12:06 PM

> On 3/2/2011 5:56 AM, Carl Lindner

> wrote:

> > I ran across this is download files from a few

> securities firms.

> >

> > {ABCDEFGHI represent positive 0 through 9

> > }JKLMNOPQR represent negative 0 through 9

> >

> > 256K converts to -2562

> >

> > 256B converts to  2562

> >

> > the last field gives the last digit and the sign of

> the number

> >

> That's called a "sign overpunch".  In the last column,

> you punch the

> digit and also the 12-row if it's positive and the 11-row

> if negative.

> (You are using punched cards, aren't you?)

>

> Nostalgia aside, just retrieve the fields as Character,

> then run them

> through a conversion routine.  Pretty easy.

>

> Dan Covill

> World's Oldest FoxPro Programmer

>

>

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