COPY MEMO Command Example

In the following example, the contents of the memo field named notes are copied to a file called Test.txt. The memo field is then copied again and appended to the end of the text file.

CLOSE DATABASES
OPEN DATABASE (HOME(2) + 'Data\testdata')
USE employee && Opens Employee table
COPY MEMO notes TO test.txt
WAIT WINDOW 'Memo contents now in test.txt' NOWAIT
MODIFY FILE test.txt
COPY MEMO notes TO test.txt ADDITIVE
WAIT WINDOW 'Memo contents added again to test.txt' NOWAIT
MODIFY FILE test.txt
DELETE FILE test.txt