CREATE_TABLE Function
Syntax
Arguments
- filename
The file name of the .DBF file to create.
- field_list
A CR-LF delimited list of field names in the format: Fieldname, type, width, decimal_places The field types, the single character codes used to represent them, and the valid parameters associated with them are:
- Field Type
- Type Code and Valid Parameters
- Bitmap
Bitmap "B" Fieldname, Field Type
- Character
"C" Fieldname, Field Type, Width
- Date
"D" Fieldname, Field Type
- Exponent
Numeric "E" Fieldname, Field Type
- Linked
image "I" Fieldname, Field Type
- JPEG
"J" Fieldname, Field Type
- Logical
"L" Fieldname, Field Type
- Memo
"M" Fieldname, Field Type
- Numeric
"N" Fieldname, Field Type, Width , Decimal Width
- OLE
"O" Fieldname, Field Type
- Rich text memo
"R" Fieldname, Field Type
- Time
"T" Fieldname, Field Type
- Short Time
"Y" Fieldname, Field Type
Description
Create a new table using a CR-LF delimited list of field names
Discussion
CREATE_TABLE() is a high level Xbasic function to create a new table. This function is easier to use than the low level, TABLE.CREATE_BEGIN(), TABLE.FIELD_ADD(), and TABLE.CREATE_END()methods. See TABLE.CREATE_BEGIN()for a list of valid field type codes.
Example
Create a new table.
fields = <<%a%
fname,c,20
lname,c,20
dob,d
notes,m
%a%
create_table("c:\data\newtable.dbf", fields)See Also