Re: [mv] Last field in Text-based databases (ASC)

[Mike Heins <mikeh@minivend.com>]

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Quoting Handytman@aol.com (Handytman@aol.com):
> In a message dated 8/23/00 4:11:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> digital@frognet.net writes:
> 
> >  I have run across something I have not heard mention of in the docs or on 
> > the
> >  list.  I've noticed that when I'm trying to search the last field in a text
> >  database (with an in-page [loop search="..."]  construct, all searches on 
> > the
> >  last field in the database fail.
> >  
> >  I banged my head against this for like 20 minutes before I figured what I 
> > had
> >  to do (move it closer to the front of the database.)  This fixed it right 
> > away,
> >  and since I hate wasting time, I thought I'd post and let everyone else 
> know.
> > 
> >  
> >  Sorry if that is a stupid post!
> 
> Not at all! In fact, what I wound up doing was adding a "dummy" last field to 
> all my text databases.

I have seen this most often in older versions of MV that have a table
source file uploaded from a DOS machine in binary mode. AFAIK, the last
field should work fine.

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