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From: Wiedemann@RADC-MULTICS.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm
Subject: dBASEII sort problem
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Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 12:45:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  9 12:45:00 1984
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I have CP/M dBASE, Version 2.4.  There appears to be a problem with the
"SORT" function.  Whenever I try to SORT ON  TO , I get a
"END OF FILE FOUND UNEXPECTEDLY" message.  Not only that, but even after
a CLEAR, I cannot erase the destination sorted file without incurring a
FILE ALREADY OPEN message.  When I try another CLEAR followed by a USE
with the sorted destination file, I get a NO DATA BASE IN USE message.

Can anyone shed any light on this?  Is it me or my dBASEII?  Is there a
fix?

Wolf Wiedemann RADC-MULTICS


P.S.  I have verified correct format of the source file I'm trying to
sort.  Every time I QUIT out of dBASEII and re-enter it, USEing the
sorted destination file, all I ever see on a DISPLAY ALL is the first
record of the source file, repeated ad infinitum.  HELP!!