Wow, that syntax still works in VFP 9. Table->field Object->property Object->method()
However, the . is so much easier to use, intellisense works on it, why go back? Tracy -----Original Message----- From: Ken Kixmoeller/fh Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:03 PM On Feb 20, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Gil Hale wrote: > I still have my dBaseIII + floppies and original documentation (yep, > back when a manual was a real manual!). I guess I could look the > "table->field" > up to see if it is valid... I *know* it was valid. My only question was whether it pre-dated Clipper. I suspect so, because Clipper, like Fox, was originally just a compiler for dBase. Right, fellow old fogies? Ken _______________________________________________ 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/000901c99398$3d3d9d50$b7b8d7...@com ** 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.

