Thanks everyone for all the input. At this point I my code scans through
multiple databases doing the following for several hundred tables:
- Loop through the original table to build a cursor with the memo fields
converted to character fields
- Build a header string with field names
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When there is a table that is part of a database (DBSTAFF) I can browse it
and it automatically opens the database and shows the long
: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 6:03 AM
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Joe,
have a look at AFIELDS() and COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED ...
HTH
The Foxil
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When there is a table that is part of a database (DBSTAFF) I can browse
On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Joe Yoder j...@wheypower.com wrote:
The help so far has given me the tools to figure out how to create a
translation table but I still don't know what syntax to use when I want to
write an SQL Select specifying the fields I want using the long name form.
in the Fox to get you where you
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Richard,
So I am concluding
When there is a table that is part of a database (DBSTAFF) I can browse it
and it automatically opens the database and shows the long field names as
headers. When I do a select * from DBSTAFF I get a cursor with the long
field names as headers. My question is What syntax do I use specify
specific
Joe Yoder wrote:
When there is a table that is part of a database (DBSTAFF) I can browse it
and it automatically opens the database and shows the long field names as
headers. When I do a select * from DBSTAFF I get a cursor with the long
field names as headers. My question is What syntax do I
Subject: Re: Data Dictionary questions
Joe,
have a look at AFIELDS() and COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED ...
HTH
The Foxil
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] On Behalf Of Jean MAURICE
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I wonder one thing : I have NEVER had problems with longfield names. Is'nt it
because of the space in the name that you have your problem ?
The Foxil
I wonder one thing : I have NEVER had problems with longfield names. Is'nt it
because of the space in the name that you have your problem ?
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When there is a table that is part of a database (DBSTAFF) I can browse it
and it automatically opens the database and shows the long field names as
headers. When I do a select * from DBSTAFF I get a cursor with the long
field names as headers. My question is What syntax do I use specify
Open the database as a database (not a table) and use:
? DBGETPROP(table.fieldname, FIELD, Caption)
Laurie
On 15 April 2015 at 00:57, Joe Yoder j...@wheypower.com wrote:
I am needing to do some coding to manipulate data stored in tables that are
a part of a database.
I had assumed that one
Joe,
have a look at AFIELDS() and COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED ...
HTH
The Foxil
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On 15/04/2015 14:43, Laurie Alvey wrote:
Open the database as a database (not a table) and use:
? DBGETPROP(table.fieldname, FIELD, Caption)
Laurie
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ADBOBJECTS() can also be useful.
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From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Jean MAURICE
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Joe,
have a look at AFIELDS() and COPY
I am needing to do some coding to manipulate data stored in tables that are
a part of a database.
I had assumed that one can open the DBC as a table and get access to the
long field names but when I tried it I found only some of the long field
names embedded in the property memo field. Can
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