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'''Filelist Entries''' | '''Filelist Entries''' | ||
In order to remove the invalid characters from filelist entries, you can run the DataFlex File Maintenance Utility (dfmaint). | In order to remove the invalid characters from filelist entries, you can run the DataFlex File Maintenance Utility (''dfmaint''). | ||
1. From the Maintenance pulldown menu, select Filelist to display the current filelist entries. | 1. From the '''Maintenance''' pulldown menu, select '''Filelist''' to display the current filelist entries. | ||
2. Select the filelist entry you wish to edit and press <Enter>. | 2. Select the filelist entry you wish to edit and press <Enter>. | ||
Common symptoms experienced are the inability to open the menu.dat file in the menu program. In this case, you want to select filelist entry number 49, the DataFlex Menu File. | :Common symptoms experienced are the inability to open the menu.dat file in the menu program. In this case, you want to select filelist entry number 49, the '''DataFlex Menu File'''. | ||
3. Make sure that the rootname does not contain any illegal characters such as "@" or ":", such as a commonly used rootname entry in DataFlex 2.3b: "@:menu". | 3. Make sure that the rootname does not contain any illegal characters such as "@" or ":", such as a commonly used rootname entry in DataFlex 2.3b: "@:menu". | ||
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'''Data File Field Names''' | '''Data File Field Names''' | ||
In order to remove invalid characters from File.Field definitions, you need to open the file using DFFile, the DataFlex File Definition Utility. Some commands, make_file for example, will not work properly with invalid characters in front of file.field names. | In order to remove invalid characters from ''File.Field'' definitions, you need to open the file using DFFile, the ''DataFlex File Definition Utility''. Some commands, ''make_file'' for example, will not work properly with invalid characters in front of file.field names. | ||
Note: You can still use the "@" character in front of a data file's User Display Name to hide that data file from the user in DFQuery. | Note: You can still use the "@" character in front of a data file's User Display Name to hide that data file from the user in DFQuery. | ||