TABLE_CHOOSER_ACTUAL Function

Syntax

Fullname as C = table_chooser_actual([C table_name ])

Arguments

table_name

Optional. Default = "". The name of a table (.DBF) file.

Returns

FullnameCharacter

The fully qualified path and filename of the table.

Description

Opens the Table Chooser dialog.

Discussion

The TABLE_CHOOSER_ACTUAL() displays the Table Chooser dialog if the Tablename is not supplied. After the user makes a selection, the function returns the table's fully qualified path and filename. If the Tablename does not match a table in the current database, the function returns Tablename. If the Tablename does match a table in the current database, the function returns the table's fully qualified path and filename.

Example

? table_chooser_actual("customer")
= "c:\program files\a5v7\samples\alphasports\customer.dbf"

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also