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SQL_TableInfoOfDBF Function
Syntax
Result_Flag as L = SQL_TableInfoOfDBF(* Name_or_pointer ,& TableInfoResult )
Arguments
- Result_Flag
Indicates whether the operation was successful.
- Name_or_pointer
The path to and name of an Alpha Anywhere table.
- TableInfoResult
A SQL::TableInfo object that records the properties of the named table.
Description
Create a SQL table definition from a DBF file, or an open table pointer.
Discussion
The SQL_TableInfoOfDBF() function creates a SQL::TableInfo object based on a local Alpha Anywhere .DBF table. This function is a wrapper for A5_SQL_TableInfo_of_DBF().
Example
dim ti as SQL::tableinfo ? SQL_TableInfoOfDBF("c:\databases\alphasports\product.dbf", ti) = .T. ? ti = +Column. Comment = "" DBFRowSyntax = PRODUCT_ID,C,12,0 DESCRIPTION,C,32,0 COST,N,7,2 RETAIL,N,7,2 RE_ORDER,N,4,0 VENDOR,C,5,0 QTY_IN_STO,N,6,0 +Index. Name = "c:\databases\alphasports\product.dbf" NativeAPI = "DBF" NativeSyntax = "DBF" Owner = "" TableType = 0 TableTypeName = "Table" Updateable = .T.
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