FileEdit()

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Opens the editor, and loads the file with the specified name. This name is the current value of the current record in the field where the method is used.

If the file exists it is loaded into the editor, otherwise a message is displayed.

Syntax

FileEdit([<title>])

Parameters

title

If specified, the editor window will be titled "<name>Shell", otherwise it will be titled "File Editor".

Object

Column (Field)

NOTE:

The character combination \' (backslash followed by a single-quote) is reserved for use as an escape character sequence in the argument for FileEdit(). If you need to use this particular sequence in a string (but not as an escape sequence) you must separate the two characters with a space, or use another construction.