http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89 Every now and then we'll add a Progress 4GL code snippet or sample program here. You can use our stuff, but please don't remove the copyright notice. en-us Copyright (C) 2004,2005 by smart-it-consulting.com Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 This program dumps all table contents to text files. http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=8 http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=8 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 This routine returns the temp directory or converts relative paths to absolute OS paths. http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=16 http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=16 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 This routine creates a unique file name. Properly implemented, the file name is unique across all computers on this planet. http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=17 http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=17 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 This routine converts special characters like 'Ä' or 'Æ' to lower ASCII strings like 'Ae'. http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=9 http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=9 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 This routine creates UUIDs. Use it to assign unique values to primary keys, message IDs, file names or whatever. http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=15 http://www.smart-it-consulting.com/article.htm?node=89&page=15 Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400