Ted said:

> In using the QUAD editor and trying to make a mass change I get the
> following error.  The file has around 6,000 records.
> 
> =20
> 
> /ch :  ",": to :",":,a
> 
>   Error in work file routine PUT'WORK'REC
> 
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *=20
> 
>   File system error
> 
>   END OF FILE  (FSERR 0)
> 
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *=20

The easiest way to avoid this problem (and to run faster) is to operate on
the file as an external file.  Thus, instead of this:

/t file
/ch :  ",": to :",":,a

do this (without first texting the file)

/ch :  ",": to :",": <file>

Be careful, because changes made in this way are permanent and cannot be
cancelled or undone.

There is also a way to increase the size of the work file in later versions
of Quad, but I don't remember how exactly.  It's probably a JCW but could be
a command.  It is covered in HELP.

Jim

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