TABLE.FIELDNAME_CHANGE Function

Syntax

V FieldName_Change(C filename,C fieldnames_old,C fieldnames_new)

Arguments

filename: The fully qualified file name of the table.
fieldnames_old: A CR-LF delimited list of old field names.
fieldnames_new: A CR-LF delimited list of new field names.

Description

Change the names of fields in a table without restructuring the table.

Discussion

The TABLE.FIELDNAME_CHANGE() function allows you to change field names through Xbasic. Important: If any of the fields whose name you change are included in any index expressions, those indexes will be dropped. Note : Alpha Anywhere pads the new field name with spaces to a length of 10 characters.

Example

dim old_names as C
dim new_names as C
old_names = "ID" + crlf()+ "Reference"
new_names = "ID_Seealso" + crlf()+ "Description"
table.fieldname_change("C:\Databases\Help_Database\Seealso.Dbf", old_names, new_names)