IIRC APPEND FROM needs to be able to find a physical file in disk. So you want to use DBF() when the source workarea is a cursor (i.e. created via SELECT or CREATE CURSOR) since the physical file name cannot be known simply by referring to the alias. I'm not sure why you would ever use the second option (table name in quotes).
rk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: VFP9SP1 APPEND FROM syntax -- when to use DBF(..)? When is it appropriate to use APPEND FROM DBF("MyCursor") versus APPEND FROM "MyCursor" ??? I'm changing a ton of code to use CURSORs instead of local DBFs now and several lines have APPEND FROM DBF("MyLocalDBFName") and I'm wondering if I should change these too? This is one of those things that I often mix up in understanding. tia! --Mike _______________________________________________ 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/df1eef11e586a64fb54a97f22a8bd044065c9d2...@ackbwddqh1.artfact.local ** 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.
