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Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? [message #86245 is a reply to message #86227]

Mon, 21 October 2013 06:31

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Registered: April 2002

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Hello,

On 10/19/2013 04:01 PM, Rob Rutten wrote:
> I started using read_ascii with a corresponding GUI-produced
> template_ascii_template('filename'). It works fine but the reading is
> limited to 80-column line width. I didn't see a width settting as
> for readf and writef etc. Advise welcome!

Quite apart from the READ_ASCII issue, widths for ASCII files are set in
the OPEN statement via the WIDTH keyword:

http://www.exelisvis.com/docs/OPEN.html#O_828691053_889787

If not specified the default is, you guessed it, 80 columns.

cheers,

paulv

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		how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: Rob Rutten on Sat, 19 October 2013 13:01
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: David Fanning on Sat, 19 October 2013 15:03
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: Phillip Bitzer on Sat, 19 October 2013 15:24
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: Rob Rutten on Sun, 20 October 2013 06:59
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: SonicKenking on Sun, 20 October 2013 17:34
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 21 October 2013 06:31
		Re: how to undo 80-column line width maximum in read_ascii? By: Rob Rutten on Mon, 21 October 2013 06:58

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