How to Specify an External Editor for Text Files (100429)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6a
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.6
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.6a
This article was previously published under Q100429 SUMMARY
Microsoft FoxPro supports the use of an external editor for the
editing of text files. In Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, this can
either be a Windows-based editor or an MS-DOS-based editor.
You can use the TEDIT entry in the CONFIG.FPW file to control what
text editor will be used.
The normal format for the TEDIT entry in the CONFIG.FPW file is:
The /0 (slash zero) parameter is used to tell FoxPro to give the
editor as much memory as possible. This format can be used to start an
MS-DOS-based editor such as EDIT.COM from MS-DOS versions 5.0 and
later, as follows:
If you want to use a Windows-based editor, you must use the /N
parameter. This parameter is used to specify that the program to be
run is a Windows-based program. For example, if you want to use
NOTEPAD.EXE as your editor, use the following line:
REFERENCES
For more information on the /0 and /N parameters, see the RUN command
in the Help file, or see the "Language Reference" manual.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/3/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB100429 |
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