TABLE.ZIP Function
Syntax
Arguments
- tablenameCharacter
The table to put into the zip file. If the table is in the current database, it is not necessary to specify the full drive and path.
- zipfilenameCharacter
Default = <Table_Name>.ZIP extension.The name of the zip file to create.
- optionsCharacter
Options is a string that can include one or more of the following flags:
- Option Flag
- Meaning
- C
Compress (pack) the table before zipping.
- P
Display the "Zip Table" dialog box. If "P" not specified, the table is zipped without any user prompting.
- D
Include the data dictionary files.
- X
Include index file.
Description
Zip a table.
Discussion
The TABLE.ZIP() method creates a zip file containing the table specified by Table_Name. If the table specified by Table_Name is in the current database, it is not necessary to specify the full drive and path.
Example
This script zips a table and includes the dictionary and indexes.
table.zip("c:\mydata\customers","","DX")See Also