On 05/18/12 17:29, Ken Dibble wrote: > >> No, the problem is that the syntax is invalid. From the VFP Help: >> SELECT [ALL][DISTINCT][TOP<exp>]<field list> ...... >> I.e., the "top 5" has to come before the field list. > > Hm.. Well you can do: > > SELECT myfield1, myfield2 DISTINCT FROM... > > without a problem. So it's something peculiar to TOP.
Not really. There is a bug in the syntax checking for DISTINCT. And the error message is rather unhelpful. Dan Covill San Diego _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
